The Inter-Section General Quiz, conducted by the Literary, Debate and Quiz Club of Manipal, was conducted exclusively for freshers and saw participation from 70 teams.

1. Inter Section Quiz
Tournament 2017
Researched and Conducted by
Achintya Sharma

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3. On your sheets, write down:
• Your section
• Your names
• Your registration number
• Both your phone numbers

4. General Rules
• 25 questions in the prelims.
• 2, 3, 9, 13, 24, 25 are starred questions. They will be
used to resolve ties, if any.
• Put your phones on silent and stack them at the end
of the table. Please.
• Quizmaster’s decision is final and binding.

5. 1. Probably why you’re here.
• This is a screenshot from a 1993
episode of DevCast, a series of
videos intended to market a
certain company’s products to
developers.
• Who is this person, who can
be seen talking about a
spreadsheet creation software
in the video?

6. 1. Probably why you’re here.

7. *2. Which catchphrase?
• “In 2010, we were exposing a lot of scams and I was going after a
lot of politicians. I went into this banquet once, where a group of
Ministers were sitting. As I was walking towards them, they look at
me and say sarcastically: 'So, what does ___ ______ ____ __ ____,
today?’. They presume that I believe I’m asking the questions on
behalf of ___ ______.
• So the moment when those politicians asked me that question
somehow stayed in my mind and that’s it. So, most unfortunately it
was a politician who coined that phrase.”
• This is the story behind the origin of which catchphrase?

8. 3.Connect these to a particular event.

9. *4. What hashtag?
This hashtag has been a subject of several change.org petitions,
where loyalists have gone all guns blazing demanding a certain
change.
Quoting one of them:
“You have become an inherent loser. I don’t mean that as an
insult. It’s merely how it is. I know you don’t like it anymore than I
do. Watching you suffer made me feel sick. It really hurt. But you
have brought this on yourself by being stubborn. It is blindingly
obvious that you cannot keep going on. This dictatorship has to
end.”
Images follow.

12. 5. What’s the good word?
Which word in Sanskrit translates to ‘he who has no date;
who may come at any time’?

13. 6. Why is it so named?
•The Lamborghini Sesto
Elemento is a limited edition
V10 car released in 2011.
•Weighing just 999kg, only
20 of these were produced.
•Why is the name Sesto
Elemento so appropriate for
the car?

15. 7. In which ironic place have you seen this logo?
• "Home Taping Is Killing Music" was the slogan of a
1980s anti-copyright infringement campaign in Britian.
• It was feared that private citizens recording music from
the radio onto cassettes would cause a decline in
record sales.
• The logo for the campaign consists of a Jolly Roger
formed from a cassette tape.
• In which incredibly ironic place have we seen this
logo?
• (Image on the next slide)

17. 8.
• This logo is actually a cross-section of the motor the
company uses.
• The logo refers to the main body as representing one
of the poles that stick out of a motor’s rotor, with the
second line representing a section of the stator.
• (Images on the next slide)
• Which companies logo am I talking about?

19. *9.
• In 1967, coloured gloves such
as these were used by Swedish
authorities to remind people
that a certain change had been
made.
• After the change, Sweden
changed from Green to Orange
in the map on the next slide.
• What was the purpose of these
gloves, or, what does the map
represent?

20. 9.

21. 10. When was this image taken and from where?

23. Questions 11-13 have a common
theme.
Nicknames in the sporting world.

24. 11. 120 seconds
•When Vishwanathan Anand first met Magnus
Carlsen in 2007, he gave him a nickname owing to
how little time he took between moves.
•During a rough patch Rohit Sharma was given the
same nickname because his innings usually didn’t
last very long.
•What is this nickname, a play on Magnus’ name
and also something you’d associate with hostel life.

25. 12. 6’4
•Basketball has a storied history in New Zealand,
dating to back when Wilt Chamberlain vacationed
on the island and introduced the game to the
kiwis.
• The New Zealand Men’s National Basketball Team
is known by a certain nickname, a play on the
name given to their rugby team, the All-Blacks.
•What nickname?

26. *13. 𝑑𝑤/𝑑𝑡
• Camilo Villegas is a Colombian professional golfer who
plays on the PGA Tour.
• Born in Medellin, Colombia, he took up golf as a child.
• He is popularly known by a nickname which stems from
the rather interesting stance he takes while lining up a
putt.
• What nickname?
• (Images on the next slide)

28. Themed questions end.

29. 14.
• Sylvilagus palustris _______,
commonly known as the Lower
Keys marsh rabbit is an
endangered subspecies of
rabbits.
• It is named in honour of X, for
the contributions made by his
organization towards the
conservation of various rabbit
species.
• Who is it named after?

30. 15. Successor to which game?
On the next slide, you’ll see a trailer for a vehicular
combat racing game being developed by Pixel Dash
Studios and EQ Games.
It is meant to be the spiritual successor of an
immensely popular, lasting game released in the
90’s by EA.
Which game is this the successor to?

32. 16.
• The Adidas Munchen, are a
special range of sneakers
released in September, to
commemorate an annual
event that lasts for 16 to 18
days.
• What event? (0.5 points)
• What feature makes them
especially suited for wear at
this event? (0.5 points)

34. 17 X & Y?
The reason why the users of the social media platform ____ like X’s is the
following:
A long time ago, there were many low-quality pictures on ____ . Users of
____ would therefore joke about it, and comment “with which X did you
take that image?”. This concept grew, and new users of ____ , who didn’t
know the origin, started to put them at the end of long posts. Maybe
they thought the reason why people commented “with which X did you
take this image?” was that the community liked X’s..
ID X and FITB.

35. 18.
• Xs were designed for the launch of i-mode, NTT
DoCoMo’s mobile internet system, in 1999.
• As i-mode limited users to up to 250 characters in an
email, this was designed to be a quick and easy way
for them to communicate.
• Using only words in such a short message could to
misunderstandings, as it is difficult to express emotion
clearly in so few characters.

36. 19.
•An extremely famous Bollywood song from the
70’s was about a certain product from a certain
place, and it heaps with product with praises, such
as ‘it opens the lock of the mind’, etc.
•Now, the legend goes that the singer of the song
was a huge fan of the product, was actually ‘using’
the product/thing in question while singing the
song.
•Which song?

37. 20.
On an aircraft, why is it
compulsory to have the
window shades open during
take-off and landing?

38. 21.
According to a 1918 report in Popular Science
Monthly, this military vehicle got its name because it
was manufactured and transported under the guise of
a water carrier, to maintain secrecy during wartime.
Interestingly, it was developed by the Royal British
Navy, despite the fact that it isn’t useful on water. This
is why naval terminologies such as hatch, turret and
hull are associated with the vehicle in question.
Which vehicle?

39. 22.
• These t-shirts are used around the
world by people who want to avoid
using something they consider to be a
restrictive nuisance.
• However, law enforcement officials
(and basic common sense) would
strongly disagree with this
assessment.
• For what purpose do people buy t-
shirts such as this?

41. 23.
• Captured by US Defense satellites, this image was created to
highlight the population growth of a particular country over the
years. It’s not even a single photo, it’s a combination of many
photographs and data collected over several years.
• A combination of festive spirit and nationalistic fervor leads to
this image being represented as something else altogether,
around this time of the year. It has gained so much popularity
that even news agencies do not burst the bubble and rectify
this error.
• What is this deceiving image?

42. *24.
• Trichomes are resinous growths present all across this
plant, predominantly on its leaves. These trichomes
have chemicals which are responsible for causing a
certain effect.
• When animals foraging for food would eat this plant,
chemicals within the trichomes would induce this
effect in the system of the animal, which made eating
it seem futile since it didn’t reduce their hunger.
• Explanation for which plant causing what effect?

43. *25.
During the Great Depression
what did Flour companies learn
that made them sell their flour
in different decorative colorful
bags ?

44. Hand in your sheets please.

45. Now for the answers

46. 1. Probably why you’re here.
• This is a screenshot from a 1993
episode of DevCast, a series of
videos intended to market a
certain company’s products to
developers.
• Who is this person, who can
be seen talking about a
spreadsheet creation software
in the video?

47. 1. Probably why you’re here.

48. 1. Satya Nadella

49. 2. Which catchphrase?
• “In 2010, we were exposing a lot of scams and I was going after a
lot of politicians. I went into this banquet once, where a group of
Ministers were sitting. As I was walking towards them, they look at
me and say sarcastically: 'So, what does ___ ______ ____ __ ____,
today?’. They presume that I believe I’m asking the questions on
behalf of ___ ______.
• So the moment when those politicians asked me that question
somehow stayed in my mind and that’s it. So, most unfortunately it
was a politician who coined that phrase.”
• This is the story behind the origin of which catchphrase?

50. 2. The nation wants to know.

51. 3.Connect these to a particular event.

52. Countries of the dragons from the Triwizard
Tournament

53. *4. What hashtag?
This hashtag has been a subject of several change.org petitions,
where loyalists have gone all guns blazing demanding a certain
change.
Quoting one of them:
“You have become an inherent loser. I don’t mean that as an
insult. It’s merely how it is. I know you don’t like it anymore than I
do. Watching you suffer made me feel sick. It really hurt. But you
have brought this on yourself by being stubborn. It is blindingly
obvious that you cannot keep going on. This dictatorship has to
end.”
Images follow.

57. 5. What’s the good word?
Which word in Sanskrit translates to ‘he who has no date;
who may come at any time’?

58. A-tithi

59. 6. Why is it so named?
•The Lamborghini Sesto
Elemento is a limited edition
V10 car released in 2011.
•Weighing just 999kg, only
20 of these were produced.
•Why is the name Sesto
Elemento so appropriate for
the car?

61. Carbon Fibre- Sixth Element

62. 7. In which ironic place have you seen this logo?
• "Home Taping Is Killing Music" was the slogan of a
1980s anti-copyright infringement campaign in Britian.
• It was feared that private citizens recording music from
the radio onto cassettes would cause a decline in
record sales.
• The logo for the campaign consists of a Jolly Roger
formed from a cassette tape.
• In which incredibly ironic place have we seen this
logo?
• (Image on the next slide)

64. Pirate Bay Logo Flag

65. *8.
• This logo is actually a cross-section of the motor the
company uses.
• The logo refers to the main body as representing one
of the poles that stick out of a motor’s rotor, with the
second line representing a section of the stator.
• (Images on the next slide)
• Which company’s logo am I talking about?

67. Tesla

68. 9.
• In 1967, coloured gloves such
as these were used by Swedish
authorities to remind people
that a certain change had been
made.
• After the change, Sweden
changed from Green to Orange
in the map on the next slide.
• What was the purpose of these
gloves, or, what does the map
represent?

69. 9.

70. Changing from left-hand drive to right

71. 10. When was this image taken and from where?

73. 9/11

74. Questions 11-13 have a common
theme.
Nicknames in the sporting world.

75. 11. 120 seconds
•When Vishwanathan Anand first met Magnus
Carlsen in 2007, he gave him a nickname owing to
how little time he took between moves.
•During a rough patch Rohit Sharma was given the
same nickname because his innings usually didn’t
last very long.
•What is this nickname, a play on Magnus’ name
and also something you’d associate with hostel life.

76. Maggie

77. 12. 6’4
•Basketball has a storied history in New Zealand,
dating to back when Wilt Chamberlain vacationed
on the island and introduced the game to the
kiwis.
• The New Zealand Men’s National Basketball Team
is known by a certain nickname, a play on the
name given to their rugby team, the All-Blacks.
•What nickname?

79. 13. 𝑑𝑤/𝑑𝑡
• Camilo Villegas is a Colombian professional golfer who
plays on the PGA Tour.
• Born in Medellin, Colombia, he took up golf as a child.
• He is popularly known by a nickname which stems from
the rather interesting stance he takes while lining up a
putt.
• What nickname?
• (Images on the next slide)

82. Themed questions end.

83. 14.
• Sylvilagus palustris _______,
commonly known as the Lower
Keys marsh rabbit is an
endangered subspecies of
rabbits.
• It is named in honour of X, for
the contributions made by his
organization towards the
conservation of various rabbit
species.
• Who is it named after?

84. 14.
•Hugh Hefner
•The species is called
Sylvilagus palustris
hefneri,

85. 15. Successor to which game?
On the next slide, you’ll see a trailer for a vehicular
combat racing game being developed by Pixel Dash
Studios and EQ Games.
It is meant to be the spiritual successor of an
immensely popular, lasting game released in the
90’s by EA.
Which game is this the successor to?

87. Road Rash

88. 16.
• The Adidas Munchen, are a
special range of sneakers
released in September, to
commemorate an annual
event that lasts for 16 to 18
days.
• What event? (0.5 points)
• What feature makes them
especially suited for wear at
this event? (0.5 points)

90. 1. Oktoberfest
2. Beer and Vomit
Proof

91. 17* X & FITB?
The reason why the users of the social media platform ____ like X’s is the
following:
A long time ago, there were many low-quality pictures on ____ . Users of
____ would therefore joke about it, and comment “with which X did you
take that image?”. This concept grew, and new users of ____ , who didn’t
know the origin, started to put them at the end of long posts. Maybe
they thought the reason why people commented “with which X did you
take this image?” was that the community liked X’s..
ID X and FITB.

92. X – Potato
Blank – 9Gag

93. 18.
• Xs were designed for the launch of i-mode, NTT
DoCoMo’s mobile internet system, in 1999.
• As i-mode limited users to up to 250 characters in an
email, this was designed to be a quick and easy way
for them to communicate.
• Using only words in such a short message could to
misunderstandings, as it is difficult to express emotion
clearly in so few characters.

94. Emojis

95. 19.
•An extremely famous Bollywood song from the
70’s was about a certain product from a certain
place, and it heaps with product with praises, such
as ‘it opens the lock of the mind’, etc.
•Now, the legend goes that the singer of the song
was a huge fan of the product, was actually ‘using’
the product/thing in question while singing the
song.
•Which song?

96. Paan Banaraswala

97. 20.
On an aircraft, why is it
compulsory to have the
window shades open during
take-off and landing?

98. So that your eyes have time to adjust to the
lighting conditions outside.

99. 21.
According to a 1918 report in Popular Science
Monthly, this military vehicle got its name because it
was manufactured and transported under the guise of
a water carrier, to maintain secrecy during wartime.
Interestingly, it was developed by the Royal British
Navy, despite the fact that it isn’t useful on water. This
is why naval terminologies such as hatch, turret and
hull are associated with the vehicle in question.
Which vehicle?

100. Tanks

101. 22.
• These t-shirts are used around the
world by people who want to avoid
using something they consider to be a
restrictive nuisance.
• However, law enforcement officials
(and basic common sense) would
strongly disagree with this
assessment.
• For what purpose do people buy t-
shirts such as this?

103. To give the impression that they’re wearing a seatbelt!

104. 23.
• Captured by US Defense satellites, this image was created to
highlight the population growth of a particular country over the
years. It’s not even a single photo, it’s a combination of many
photographs and data collected over several years.
• A combination of festive spirit and nationalistic fervor leads to
this image being represented as something else altogether,
around this time of the year. It has gained so much popularity
that even news agencies do not burst the bubble and rectify
this error.
• What is this deceiving image?

105. India during Diwali!
Missing home already?

106. 24.
• Trichomes are resinous growths present all across this
plant, predominantly on its leaves. These trichomes
have chemicals which are responsible for causing a
certain effect.
• When animals foraging for food would eat this plant,
chemicals within the trichomes would induce this
effect in the system of the animal, which made eating
it seem futile since it didn’t reduce their hunger.
• Explanation for which plant causing what effect?

107. This is why you Marijuana gives you the munchies.

108. *25.
During the Great Depression
what did Flour companies learn
that made them sell their flour
in different decorative colorful
bags ?

109. *25.
Mothers who didn’t have money to buy clothes for
their children were making clothes out of flour sacks .
So, mill-owners started selling flour in beautifully
decorated sacks, so children wouldn’t feel too let
down.

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