S04_E08: WHATS POP-in | Khushi

WHATS POP-in
Quizmaster: Khushi Prasad
S04_E08
19th
FEB, 2021

Rules
1. There are 20 questions.
2. All questions carry 4 point, with no negative marking.
3. In questions with multiple answers, all the answers carry equal
points unless stated otherwise.
4. You have to write answers in the template provided to you.
5. At the end of the quiz, you have to send the template with
answers. (within time limit)
6. Do not try to Google the answers. It just spoils the fun for
everyone. Try to ﬁgure it out yourself.
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1.
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In July 2019, an Indian artist claimed to
have broken the record for the most
viewed music video within 24 hrs of its
release topping BTS’ 74.6 M for their
‘Boy with Luv’ mv. The record, however,
was never conﬁrmed by Youtube and
later that year, the artist admitted to
have paid 72 lakhs to purchase
advertisements from google and
youtube to boost the views on his music
video.
ID the artist and the song.

ARTIST: BADSHAH
SONG: PAAGAL
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2.
This dance X, became a trend when a teenager performed it on Saturday
Night Live during a Katy Perry performance. The dance involves rapidly
swinging one’s arm to the front and back of body.
However it also gets the blame for soaring number of knee problems,
because the dance causes lateral movement of joints, when knees are
made to move in hinge motion.
X is also a soft thread, used for dental care.
ID X .
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X : FLOSS
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3.
In April 2018, Kendrick Lamar became the ﬁrst non classical, non jazz
musician to win Y for his chart topping 2017 album. Earlier in the year, in
January, Lamar lost Grammy Award for Album of the year to Bruno Mars.
Y is named after an American newspaper publisher and was established
in 1917. It is awarded in the ﬁeld of journalism and the arts.
ID Y .
(Tie breaker : +4 if you name the album)
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Y : PULITZER PRIZE
ALBUM : DAMN
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4.
During his presidency, Barack Obama started sharing his reading lists and
playlists at the end of each year. He did this to reﬂect on the works that
resonated with him and to lift up authors and artists from around the
world.
Which Indian artist was featured in his favourite music of 2019 list
alongside the likes of Beyonce, Lizzo and Lil Nas X?
The artist makes independent music in Hindi and English and has had
his works featured in only two ﬁlms and a web series called Mismatched.
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PRATEEK KUHAD
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5.
Y is a two word japanese animated romantic film, which revolves around two
teenagers. Critically acclaimed for its animation, this film was also a major
commercial success. However, the director of the film said “ It should not go
to the Oscars”, because he felt that “the film was not perfect”.
These are initials of some of his films:
5CPS, VODS, CWCLV, GOW
The two words are used in a commonly asked question when meeting new
people.
ID Y.
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Y : YOUR NAME
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6.
Find the odd one out
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The rest are Ed Sheeran’s
albums.

7.
Eminem’s 2002 chart topping release ‘Stan’ is arguably his most critically
acclaimed song. One of the few songs that explores artist - fan dynamics,
it narrates the story of an obsessive fan . When his letters are not
answered, the fan, enraged by his idol’s apparent indiﬀerence to his
existence, drives oﬀ a bridge.
Today, stan, a commonly used slang in online fandom spaces, is
combination of two words .
What are those words?
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STAN = STALKER + FAN
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8.
This google doodle is dedicated to X. (Question continued in next slide)
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8.
Z is a phrase, which expresses amazement followed by comparing the
person to X’s most famous creation, as if they have made a great
deduction. It is however used in a sarcastic way, when someone states
something obvious.
This phrase has been around since 1950, with it’s ﬁrst recorded use in
popular culture dating back to 1986.
Who is X? What is Z?
(X- 1 point, Z- 3 points)
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X : SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
Z : NO SHIT, SHERLOCK
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9.
S is an instrumental by a ﬁnnish DJ and record producer, released in 1999.
S gained recognition for it’s usage in sports and by twitch gaming
streamers.
It’s popularity on live streaming platform led to a meme that any question
asking for the name of any song was replied to with ‘S’. On April fool’s day
in 2015, YouTube displayed “do you mean S” under all music related
searches.
S is also a common occurrence in deserts caused by strong winds.
ID S.
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S : SANDSTORM
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10.
Identify the book from it’s one line
summary
Consists of two subparts, with each question worth 2 points
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10. a)
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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
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10. b)
Older sister ruins younger sister’s chances to be on a
nationally televised game show
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THE HUNGER GAMES
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11.
A short audio clip became the most divisive subject on the internet in
2018.
It started when a high school student while playing an audio clip of X,
heard Y instead. The clip was posted on various social media platforms
and yielded similar observation.
This auditory illusion, as later explained was due to frequency
variation. At high frequency, Y is heard and at low, X.
X is also something worn on head as a symbol of victory.
ID X and Y.
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X: LAUREL
Y: YANNY
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12.
D, is an american singer-songwriter and a country music icon.
In April, D donated a million dollars to Vanderbilt University medical
centre, which was used to fund research for a vaccine against covid. The
vaccine proved to be 95% eﬀective according to early data.
Some hits of D are I will always love you, 9 to 5 and Jolene.
ID D.
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D : DOLLY PARTON
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13.
In 1993, The Simpsons aired an episode which showed outbreak of a
virus, eerily similar to today’s coronavirus crisis.
In the show, the mysterious virus originates in Japan. The symptoms of
the flu are as same as that of common cold. The mayor of the town
doesn’t take the virus seriously. They are unable to find any cure for the
virus.
The flu is named after the second biggest metropolitan city in Japan. A
player share the same last name as the city.
Name the flu.
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OSAKA FLU
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14.
Here is someone’s reaction to E’s answer to what his favourite movie was.
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14.
The movie, P, is widely acclaimed for its plot. P received 8 minutes long
standing ovation at Cannes ﬁlm festival.
The director of the ﬁlm recently revealed that the script of P’s follow up
movie is completed.
E recently became the richest person on the planet, albeit for a brief
stint .
ID P and E.
( E- 1 point, P- 3 points)
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P: PARASITE
E: ELON MUSK
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15.
Z is the youngest actress ever to win an Emmy for lead actress in a
drama series. She won the Emmy for her role as a drug addict teen in the
TV series E which is english remake of an Israeli mini series of the same
name.
Z made her feature ﬁlm debut with the current Spider-Man franchise.
E is a feeling of intense happiness and excitement.
ID Z, E.
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Z : ZENDAYA
E : EUPHORIA
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16.
X is a science ﬁctional ﬁrst player shooter game released in 2005. In the
game , an alien spaceship crashes in the U.S. The craft is then taken to X, a
real life secret military base near Nevada.
X has become the centre of modern conspiracy theories related to extra
terrestrial activities, with people going as far as planning to ‘raid’ the
place in hopes of catching glimpse of aliens.
ID X
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X : AREA 51
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17.
Connect and ﬁnd the next in the series.
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( Tie breaker : +4 (+1 each) for the languages in which the ﬁlms are made.)

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CONNECT:
List of Indian submissions for the
Academy Awards for the Best
International Feature Film in 2017, 2018,
2019 respectively.
The next in series: JALLIKATTU
LANGUAGES: Hindi, Assamese,
Hindi, Malayalam respectively

18.
X is a 2010 psychological horror about a ballet dancer played by Natalie
Portman. The ballet dancer wins the lead role in Swan lake, in which she
has to portray two conﬂicting characters. Through the course of the ﬁlm, X
battles for control in which she becomes more like X and dances the part.
X is a waterbird native to Australia and New Zealand, and was
considered a myth until 1600s. X is also a symbol for state of Western
Australia.
What is X?
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X: BLACK SWAN
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19.
This 2016 record by Brooklyn rapper and songwriter Saint Jhn
went viral on Tik Tok in early 2020 after a 19 yr old Kazakh
producer posted its remix on social media sites.
The song has hit No. 1 on several international charts in 2020 and
peaked at #4 on billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
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19.
Here’s the headline of an article updating the song’s chart
positions :
Name the song.
(Tie breaker: +4 if you name the producer)
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SONG: ROSES
PRODUCER: IMANBEK
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20.
The concept of fashion weeks began in France, where they were called
‘deﬁles de mode’ which means fashion parade.
The ﬁrst fashion week, however was held in U.S, with the aim of
providing buyers with an alternate to French fashion during WWII.
Today, there are many notable fashion weeks being held around the
world, four of which receive the maximum media coverage and attention
and are called ‘Big Four’.
Name the cities where they are held.
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NEW YORK, LONDON, MILAN, PARIS
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