QMQ 23/10/16

• One answer leads to the next.

Question 1
• “It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him
of the fate of unrequited love.”
Opening lines from Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s ‘Love in the time of
cholera’
What here does ‘the scent of bitter almonds’ refer to? / What can we
assume just happened?

• Suicide by cyanide.
• Cyanide smells of bitter almonds.

Question 2
• This is a memorial in Sackville
gardens, Manchester.
• Given in the plaque
associated with the figure are
his credentials and also
“'IEKYF ROMSI ADXUO KVKZC
GUBJ'.”

Question 3
• On September 28, 2016, David Gilmour was performing at the Royal
Albert Hall in London.
• The crowd was surprised when Gilmour brought out someone from
backstage, a long time fan of Pink Floyd for a performance of
‘Comfortably Numb’.
• Audio

Question 4
• Who is the co-author?

Question 5
• Although the bipedal character’s appearance does not resemble its
marsupial inspiration from X , it contains multilayered references to
other Ys, he has horn-shaped tufts of fur on his and whirls about like
a dust Y (similar in appearance to a tornado) which sounds like
several motors whirring in unison. The character is constantly
ravenously hungry. His efforts to find more food (animate or
inanimate) are always a central plot device of his cartoons.
• This paragraph talks about a cartoon character who has been inspired
from a real life marsupial XY.
• XY?

Question 6
• In William Golding’s classic The Lord of the
Flies,
‘The Lord of the Flies’ refers to the bloody,
severed sow’s head that Jack impales on a stake
in the forest glade as an offering to the beast.
• The name “Lord of the Flies” is a literal
translation of the biblical name ____ , a
powerful demon from hell.
• FITB.

Question 7
• In this country’s slang, the term otaku is mostly equivalent to “geek”
or “nerd”, but in a more derogatory manner than used in the West.
• When these people are referred to as otaku, they are judged for their
behaviors - and people suddenly see an “otaku” as a person unable to
relate to reality.
• In addition there are otaku shops which sell the most common items
associated with the subculture. What do they sell?

Question 8
• A ‘transformation’ took place in the 90s and the reason behind the
appearance of this transformed state according to the creators, was that
the medium being black and white at the time, people would no longer
find it hard to tell if a certain character is transformed or in his regular
state.
• And also, they made his hair a particular way so that there would be
major expenditure and effort saved during the development process.
• This change in hair reflected in the later colour versions and is commonly
associated with what is being talked about.
• Who? / What change/transformation ?

*Question 9
• X is an ancient symbol/depiction originating in Ancient Egyptian
iconography.
• It often symbolizes self-reflexivity, introspection, the eternal return or
cyclicality and also the infinite cycle of nature’s endless creation and
destruction, life and death.
• It involves a certain creature in an act with itself.
• What creature/act or for full points ID X?
[ Also the name of a gaming mouse by Razer ]

• OUROBOROS
• Dragon/Serpent eating
its own tail.

Question 10
• This was a warning from the match-bearer near a cannon that he
had (or was about to) ignite the powder in the touch ____ of the
cannon (essentially a gunpowder fuse igniting the wadding and
charge).
• This origin story makes sense, because cannons did indeed have a
“____" to which ____ was applied.
• Most of you have heard the phrase in first person shooters, often
before a grenade throw.

Question 11
• A team from NASA assisted in keeping them healthy. On September 2,
they received their first hot meal.
• Spirits were kept high by installing a TV in the space. Among the films
the people watched is Jim Carrey’s The Mask.
• Spanish footballer David Villa donated two signed jerseys to them, his
family being one of the same trade as the people involved.
• There was even marijuana being smuggled to them.
• The capsule used to hoist them was called Phoenix.
• What?

Question 12
• One of the biggest questions on people’s minds were how the entities
were transported to its current location.
• Scientists have tested several theories most commonly concluding
that islanders used a combination of log rollers, ropes and wooden
sledges. In 2011, however, Terry Hunt of the University of Hawaii and
Carl Lipo of California State University Long Beach worked with
National Geographic to prove that a mere 18 people could move a 3m
(10ft) replica weighing 5 tonnes a few hundred metres with just three
strong ropes and some practice. (IMAGE ON NEXT SLIDE)
• ID current location.

• Easter Island.
• Moai Heads.

Question 13
• Cesare Borgia was a nobleman, politician and cardinal from Italy.
whose fight for power was a major inspiration for The Prince by
Machiavelli.
Cesare Borgia is featured as the main antagonist and final boss in the
2010 video game Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.
It is rumoured that Cesare Borgia was the model for something.
What ?
IMAGE ON NEXT SLIDE

• Jesus Christ
• Pope Alexander VI was the father of Cesare Borgia and he chose
Cesare as the model for Jesus thus we always see a Caucasian
representation of Jesus.

Question 14
• An ancient philosophy that preaches non-
preachiness, practices as little as possible,
and above all, uh…lost my train of thought
there. Anyway, if you’d like to find peace
on earth and goodwill, man, we’ll help you
get started. Right after a little nap.
• Name the corrupted version of the
painting.

• The Vitruvian Dude
• The Big Lebowski

Question 15
• The phrase comes from the military action of destroying paths
previously tread upon, as a disadvantage to the enemy, to commit
oneself to a course of action, later used primarily to mean “alienate
former friends”.

• Burn one’s bridges/ Burning bridges

Question 16
• The Gates of Hell ( La Porte de l'Enfer) is a
monumental sculptural group work by a
French artist that depicts a scene from X,
the first section of Y’s Divine Comedy. It
stands at 6 metres high, 4 metres wide and
1 metre deep and contains around 180
separate figures.
• Several of the figures were also cast
independently by the artist.
• For full points, give X, Y, the artist and the
most famous of the figures from these 180.
( 1 point each )
• BIGGER IMAGE ON NEXT SLIDE

• Dante’s Inferno
• Auguste Rodin
• The Thinker

Question 17
• In the 70s the subject of this
emblem X, reaffirmed
people’s beliefs in something
called
Triskaidekaphobia.
ID X

Question 18
• A hundred years after he died,
when his body was being moved
for reburial, a fan snipped off the
middle finger of his right hand as a
memento. X’s finger is now on
display, erect, at the Museum of
the History of Science in Florence.
• The finger points toward Rome.

Question 19*
• Rossini’s opera recounts the events of the first of the three plays by
French playwright Beaumarchais that revolve around the clever and
enterprising character named X.
• Mozart later composed a comic opera named The Marriage of X.
• The character’s name also comes up in a song by Queen closely with
previous clue.
• Name the opera / character.

• Figaro.
• The Barber of Seville.

Question 20*
• Red represents arterial blood, blue is symbolic of venous blood, and
white depicts the bandage.
• This is the history behind why certain entities have this colour.
• What?

• Barber Poles.
• Barbers were
involved with
surgery/bloo
d-letting.

Question 21
• Franz von Stuck was a painter known for
dark, terrifying artworks, ones that might
make good death metal album covers for
today.
X, strangely was a huge fan of Franz Stuck
from his childhood.
On seeing Medusa painted by von Stuck, X
exclaimed: “She has the eyes of my mother!
However the figure of the Norse God Wotan
from von Stuck’s Wild Chase influenced him so
much that he took many of his idiosyncratic
features from this one painting.
Who?
[IMAGE ON NEXT SLIDE]

• Hitler.
• Inspired his moustache & hair.

Rules
• Clockwise bounce +10/0
• Pounce +10/-10

QUESTION 2
• This company was founded by Alexander Macrae in Bondi Beach, New
South Wales, Australia.
• The Australian army’s need for socks in the First World War helped
flourish their business and this helped them to shift to their new line
of products that they are most commonly known for.
• The Australian roots are reflected in their logo which uses a
boomerang.

QUESTION 3
• Pic shows a cricketing
great.
• What action/move in
cricket is named after
him ?

• Mankading.
• Vinoo Mankad

QUESTION 4
• Moirology is a mostly historical occupation practiced in
Mediterranean and Near Eastern cultures. Those involved are paid a
handsome amount to do what they do.
• Recently, an Indian newspaper article considered happenings around
Jayalalitha’s failing health situation to be an instance of moirology.
• What is moirology?

Question 5
• The story behind the phrase is that of the literary critic and largely
unsuccessful playwright, John Dennis. In 1704, a play in London was
produced by Dennis in which the sound of _____ was created for the
production. Sources say the way this was done was by metal balls
being rolled around in a wooden bowl.
• This method for creating the sound was soon used without Dennis’
knowledge in another play, a production of Macbeth.
• The displeased Dennis responded thus:
• “Damn them! They will not let my play run , but they ________.”

• "Damn them! They will not let my play run, but they steal my
thunder."

Question 6
• The ______ Company was created by a 19-year-old entrepreneur
named Tom Lyle Williams in 1915. Williams noticed his older sister
applying a mixture of Vaseline and coal dust to her eyelashes to give
them a darker, fuller look.
• This gave Williams ideas for a product for similar purposes thus
forming the company X, named after his sister.
Which brand ?

• His sister was named Mabel. Mabel + Vaseline.

Question 7
• The Great War was a 2007 TV movie
detailing Canada’s involvement in World War
I. It was shown during the 90th anniversary
of the Vimy Ridge battle.
• This is a still from the movie. Identify the
actor on the left.
• Bigger image on next slide.

• JUSTIN TRUDEAU.
CANADIAN PM.
• The cast included
descendants of
people who
participated in the
war.

Question 8
• This is the Taipei 101. The appearance
of the Taipei 101 building, the
repeated segments, simultaneously
recall the rhythms of an
Asian pagoda (a tower linking earth
and sky, also evoked in the Petronas
Towers), a stalk of bamboo (an icon of
learning and growth), and a stack of
ancient Chinese ingots or money
boxes (a symbol of abundance).
However, popular humor sometimes
likens the building's shape to a stack
of _______ , a more urban line of
thought and closely associated with
the Asian culture.

Question 9
• Historically, money counterfeiting once had a method of testing the
metal at hand by biting it. Money handlers would bite down on coins
to test their authenticity, said David W. Lange of Numismatic Guaranty
Corporation. Some metals like gold are a relatively soft metal and
would show wear when distressed.
• This is the origin story behind something. What?

Question 10
• The Hidden Fortress is a 1958 film directed by Akira Kurosawa.
• This movies features two peasants, Tahei and Matashichi.
• They are depicted as two bumbling idiots wandering around in a
barren desert.
• These two characters and the dynamic they had inspired two similar
characters in an 80’s film and featured them in a similar situation and
environment.
• Which movie?
• [IMAGE IN NEXT SLIDE]

LIST 1
• Name all the faces on Mount Rushmore.
• +10 – Every right answer
• +10 bonus for all right.

• Lincoln
• Jefferson
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Washington

LIST 2
• +2 for every right answer
• +10 bonus for 10
• + 15 for all
• Names of MOVIES/MOVIE SERIES. ( Image in next slide )

14. Secret Window
15. Corpse Bride
16. From Hell
17. The Astronauts Wife
18. Nick Of Time
19. Sleepy Hollow
20. The Ninth Gate
21. Once Upon a Time in Mexico
22. Before Night Falls
23. Finding Neverland
24. The Imaginarium of Doctor
Parnassus
1. Sweeney Todd
2. Pirates
3. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
4. Blow
5. What’s eating Gilbert Grape
6. Ed Wood
7. Alice in Wonderland
8. Chocolat
9. Public Enemies
10. Edward Scissorhands
11. Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory
12. Cry Baby
13. Dead Man

LIST 3
• Countries whose names start and end with A.

1. Albania
2. Algeria
3. Andorra
4. Angola
5. Antigua and Barbuda
6. Argentina
7. Armenia
8. Australia
9. Austria

THEME 2
• Things you didn’t know had names

Question 1
• This word comes from the combination of two Greek words, one
meaning stone and the other meaning the blood of the gods and
goddesses. The term was coined by two Australian researchers in
1964 and really became a word in 2011 when it popped up in
a Doctor Who episode.
• What is this word used to describe an olfactory satisfaction due to
something?

Question 2
• Who or what is a Googleganger?

• a person with whom you share your name, discovered when typing
one's name into google

Question 3
• An integral part in pencil manufacturing is a ferrule.
• What is a ferrule?

Question 4
• The name for the symbol that represents something is called a
lemniscate.
• The word comes from the Latin lemniscatus meaning decorated with
ribbons and it soon became a term in another field where the
symbol commonly appears.

QUESTION 5
• This is a non standard punctuation mark used in various written
languages and intended to combine the functions of the
question mark and the exclamation mark to give
?! Or !? Or even one on top of the other.

• For a recent Music Issue of ESPN Magazine, photographer Mattias
Clamer created portraits of 14 famous athletes in the style of iconic
album cover photos. Clamer paid a huge amount of attention to
detail, which resulted in many of the photos looking nearly identical
to the covers they were meant to recreate.

Question 1
• The photograph
shows NFL
quarterback Josh
Freeman of the
Tampa Bay
Buccaneers.
• Artist & Album ?

Question 3
• NFL stars Trent
Richardson,
LaMarr
Woodley,
Marshawn
Lynch.
• Which early hip
hop group are
they
mimicking?

Question 4
• ID
• Sportsperson?
• Band?

Question 5
• NASCAR driver
Jimmie Johnson and
wife Chandra
• Artist?
• Album?

• Bob Dylan
• The
Freewheelin’
Bob Dylan

Question 1
• It is said that the four divisions represents the four major pillars of the
economy in the Middle Ages:
• The military
• Agriculture
• The church
• The merchant class

• Playing cards.
• Hearts represented the Church, Spades represented the military,
Clubs represented agriculture, and Diamonds represented the
merchant class.

Question 2
• It's a place made entirely of seaweed, full of meerkats and
freshwater ponds. It gets even stranger: dead fish rise to the surface
of the ponds at night and disappear by morning. Initially the
protagonist thinks the place is a delusion: I was getting used to my
delusion. To make it last I refrained from putting a strain on it; when
the lifeboat nudged the place, I did not move, only continued to
dream.

• Carnivorous algae island in Life of Pi

Question 3
• In 1985, Carmela Vitale of Dix Hills, New York,
was issued a patent for a plastic 3-legged
tripod. It is known by many names, one of
which is box tent.
• Vitale called her invention a “package saver”
and used that term also as the title of her
patent, but it has since been renamed the
_____ saver.

Question 4
• Before settling in the place, the entity first originated in Minneappolis
in 1948 and chose the name because of its direct relationship to the
state’s motto: “The Land of 10,000 Lakes.”
• What?

Question 5
• Etienne de ______, a French finance minister, in 1759, was forced by
France’s credit crisis during the Seven Years’ War, to impose severe
economic demands upon the French people.
• Because of his austere economies, his name became synonymous
with anything done or made cheaply.
• Thus, when the people of the time in France wanted to be
photographed , they would go for this alternative because it was
much cheaper.

Question 6
• What are these arrows
on ceilings of hotel
rooms for?

• They point towards Mecca.
• Common in hotels in the
middle-east.
• Such arrows are known
as Qibla pointers. They
indicate the direction of
Islam’s holiest site:
the Kaaba, in Mecca, Saudi
Arabia.

Question 7
• With the hairpin bends down
to Lamayuru, surely one of
the most picturesque and
dramatically situated villages
in India, if not in world.
Masterpiece of road design
and engineering, the Hangru
loops, carry the Kargil-Leh
road down from Lamayuru
to Khaltse.
• What are the bends
popularly known as, owing
to the overall shape of the
loops?

Question 8
• These are French actors
Gerard Dipardieu and
Christian Clavier
• This short-thin + obese-
tall duo played another
famous duo in 1999
made by Frenchmen
that fits the same bill in
terms of appearance.
• This was the first real
life adaptaion of the
characters.
• Who?

Question 9
• These scars are
called
Lichtenberg
figures.
• How do you get
Lichtenberg
figures on your
body?

Question 10
• This company came out with a statement on Twitter.
• The USA branch of the candy company, which is owned by the Italian
candy manufacturer Ferrero, said on Twitter that, “X respects all
women. We find the recent statements and behavior completely
inappropriate and unacceptable."
• Which company and why?

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