S04_E09: Deal with the Devil | Chanya & Prajyot

Quizmasters: Chanya and Prajyot
S04_E09
27th
February, 2021
DEAL WITH
THE DEVIL

Rules
1. There are 20 questions and 1 JUST FOR FUN question.
2. All questions carry +6 points except the JUST FOR FUN (0 point) question. The
marks are equally distributed within subparts of the questions.
3. THE DEVIL’S DEAL: If you’ve 2 answers for a particular question then you can make
two guesses if one of them is right then you’ll get +3 points instead of +6 but if
both of them are wrong then you’ll be awarded -3 points for that particular
question so be wise while making this deal with the devil.
4. At the end of the quiz, you have to send your answers. (within time limit)
5. 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.
What’s the common
mythological connection
between these four
pictures?
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animals associated with the
incarnations of Lord Vishnu
Matsya (ﬁsh),
Varaha (boar),
Kurma (tortoise),
Narsimha (half lion +half man)
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2.
The most famous _________ in China is surely Sun Wukong. He is one of the
main characters in a Chinese classic, “X”. At ﬁrst Sun Wukong is a very naughty
_________, eager to take over the world, and it costs Buddha a lot of eﬀort to
tame him. He later becomes a loyal companion to a monk on his adventure
from China to India and back again.
Here “X” is also a name of a movie.
Both blanks are same and it is a character in the classic “X”.
Identify “X” and FITB.
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FITB - Monkey
X - Journey to the West
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3.
This is the only temple in India which is dedicated to the great villain X.
The story of X is fascinating; today his name is often used as a
metaphor to refer for a cunning person. X is known for his intelligence,
cunningness and manipulation. As per the local legends, X attained
moksha (liberation) by praying to Lord Shiva at this place. A large
granite stone inside the shrine is believed to be the seat where X
performed his penance. Although it sounds crazy to see a temple for
the arch villain, the ideals behind its creation is interesting. Hinduism
has different schools of thoughts and one of them is to celebrate the
'traits' or 'Gunas'. In this shrine, X's intelligence and his determination
to win against all odds are praised and celebrated. A community called
Kurawar worship X as a God and believe he is not a villain in the real
sense! They believe it is the circumstances that changed X to take
revenge. Identify “X”.
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Shakuni
(Pavithreswaram Malanada Shakuni Temple)
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4.
What/who connects
these deceased
personalities?
(non-exhaustive list)
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Aaron Ramsey’s Curse
When former Arsenal footballer Aaron Ramsey scores,
a celebrity dies soon after.
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5.
X is the name of god of sun and air in Y civilization associated with
completion. He is usually depicted as a bearded man wearing a headdress
with a double plume or as a ram-headed man or simply a ram, symbolizing
fertility in his role. His name means "the hidden one," "invisible," "mysterious
of form," and unlike most other gods of Y civilization, he was considered Lord
of All who encompassed every aspect of creation.
The word X has been generally used as a concluding word for prayers and
hymns and an expression of strong agreement, X translates into ‘verily’ or
‘truly’.
X and Y please.
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X - Amen
Y - Egyptian
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6.
X is a game which is associated as the precursor of Y. X is also a Sanskrit name for
the battle formation mentioned in the Indian epic Mahabharata and sometimes
referred as the Indian name of Y
X translates as the "four divisions" as there were four divisions of army at that time
How X evolved is unclear. Some say that X is played with a die on a 64 - square
board. The board game (X played with a die not exactly X) is known to be the major
reason for Mahabharata to happen.
Y is a 2 player modern board game
Give me X and Y
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X - Chaturanga (Indian name for chess)
Y - Chess
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7.
Hero and heroine of a Babylonian love story, in which they were able to
communicate only through a crack in the wall between their houses. Though their
parents refused to consent to their union, the lovers at last resolved to flee together
and agreed to meet under a mulberry tree. Heroine, first to arrive, was terrified by
the roar of a lioness and took to flight. In her haste she dropped her veil, which the
lioness tore to pieces with jaws stained with the blood of an ox. Hero, believing that
she had been devoured by the lioness, stabbed himself. When heroine returned and
found her lover mortally wounded under the mulberry tree, she put an end to her
own life. From that time forward, legend relates, the fruit of the mulberry, previously
white, was black.
This mythological tale resembles a renowned couple. Name that couple
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Romeo and Juliet
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8.
This is the city seal of Zwolle from 1295 with the Archangel
Michael killing the creature X
X is a legendary reptile reputed to be a serpent king, who
can cause death with a single glance
Some have speculated that accounts and descriptions of
cobras may have given rise to the legend of the X. Cobras
can maintain an upright posture, and, as with many snakes
in overlapping territories, are often killed by mongoose.
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The mythical beast X also appears in one of the books of the most famous novel
series by the world's first billionaire author. What is X?

Basilisk
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9.
There are several theories regarding the origin of this expression.
1) Odin, the Norse god of storms, was often pictured with X. Witches, who
supposedly rode their brooms during storms, were often pictured with Y.
2) It may have been derived from the Greek expression catadoxa, meaning
“contrary to experience or belief”.
3) Perversion of the now obsolete word catadupe, which, in Old English, meant
a waterfall.
This expression contains the words X and Y. What common expression am I
talking about?
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It’s raining cats and dogs
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10.
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The original name of this place X literally translates to the “island of the pelicans”.
The same etymology also gives us the name of another bird Z which has an
unfortunate metaphor associated with it due to an 18th century work of literature.
A famous author has cited the etymology of a soul-sucking place Y in her books as a
combination of X and the Hebrew word Abaddon, meaning “depths of hell”.
Finally, a place in the Lego game which serves the same purpose as X and Y is
named after Z.
Identify X, Y and Z.

X- Alcatraz ,
Y- Azkaban,
Z – Albatross
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11.
According to the second chapter of “X”, she was created by God by taking her
from Y, to be Y’s companion.
Who is she being described ? And give me “X” also.
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Eve
X - Genesis
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12.
In Ramayana, there was a ruler of Lanka named Ravana. He was the king of
demons. He was cursed by X that Y would destroy him.
He was cursed because once he tried to fly his chariot (pushpak vimaan) over the
beautiful Kailash mountain but somehow he was unable to fly over that when
asked the reason he was told that lord Shiva and Parvati were enjoying dalliance
on the mountain and no one was allowed to pass so in rage Ravana mocked Lord
Shiva. And hence X cursed him.
Identify X (proper noun) and Y (common noun)
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X - Nandi
Y - Monkey
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13.
With it’s first marketing campaign slogan as ‘It’s round and long-lasting (in Catalan)‘,
this company was one of the revolutionaries in the confectionary market. The
founder of the company realised that sweets were particularly inconvenient for their
main consumers, children. Sticky hands caused them to run into trouble with their
parents. So he decided to stick the sweet on a stick. Their famous logo was
designed by Salvador Dali, who described the logo as a brightly coloured daisy
shaped logo which could be placed on the top of a lolly instead of the side. This was
the perfect place for the logo as it could always be seen intact.
Name this Spanish company which entered the Indian market in 2016.
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Chupa-Chups
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14.
‘X’ was the king of his tribe, simultaneously god of earth and sky, wisdom, poetry
and magic.
‘X’ was shamanic, a lover of ecstasy, and trance, and often ‘effeminate’,
embarrassing warriors who preferred his masculine side. One of the most striking
attributes of his appearance is ______. He gave up his ______ so he could drink
from the well of wisdom.
Another name of ‘X’, which comes from ‘Wednesday’, linked astrologically to the
solid-liquid ambiguous Mercury.
FTB and give the ‘X’
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X - Odin
FITB - eye
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15.
There are enough facts to prove that an episode of the
English version of the Pokemon anime was made in
honour of X. The title of the episode “Wherefore Art
Thou, Pokemon?” and the names of the 2 nidorans in
love, Tony and Maria (references to West Side Story)
are both inspired from X’s work.
Another reference is when the narrator ends the
episode using the phrase Y (another work of X).
Id X and Y.
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X – William Shakespeare
Y – All’s Well That Ends Well
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16.
Beauty contest that led to war: How feuding goddesses caused the ‘______’
Here the blank is one of the most important events in Greek mythology and has
been narrated through many works of Greek literature, most notably Homer's Iliad.
A wedding ceremony turned into a quarrel among goddesses which gradually laid
the path of towards the described event. The event is described as a period of four
days and two nights in the tenth year of the decade-long siege of a major city; it is
also described as one of the war's heroes. Other parts of the event are described
in a cycle of epic poems, which have survived through fragments.
Give me the event described.
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TROJAN WAR
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17.
When Sati gave up her life and set her body on fire after Raja Daksh Prajapati (the
son of Lord Brahma) tried to disgrace Lord Shiva in a Yagya performed by Daksh,
Lord Shiva took her burning body to the Himalayas. On seeing the painful sorrow
of Lord Shiva, Vishnu sent the Divine chakra, which cut the body into 51 parts that
fell on earth. They are known as “Ekannya Shaktipeeth”.
Legend has it that this particular Shaktipeetha X, held in great esteem by Hindus,
was formed when Sati's ear ornament landed here.
X also lends its name to a crucial figure in the Indian freedom struggle.
Identify X.
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Manikarnika Ghat
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18.
X day is an unofficial holiday celebrated among chemists, chemistry students and
chemistry enthusiasts on October 23, between 6:02 a.m. and 6:02 p.m.
The date and time if written in American format gives a quantity which is
particularly associated with X.
X is also a term for a pigmented spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance on
the human body.
Id X.
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X- Mole
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19.
This myth is one of unrequited love where Zeus fell in love with “X” while she was
playing by the seashore. Not wanting to approach her directly, he transformed
himself into a beautiful ______. “X” who was fascinated by the ______ was
eventually swept away on its back into the sea. Zeus took “X” as his lover and
placed the ______ in the heavens as a sign of love, strength, and beauty.
Here the blanks also represent one of the zodiac signs.
Give me “X” and FITB.
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X - Europa
FITB - Bull
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20.
When a jinxed husband followed his wife to the land of the death.
The primal human couple, were responsible for churning out islands from the sea
which they populated with their children, the many deities who populate the
countryside. The wife died and the husband was so anguished that he was
determined to bring her back. So, he went to the shadowy land of death, to fetch
his wife. To his horror, he found that her once beautiful body had decayed and was
covered with maggots. He ran out of the underworld in fear and pain, the wife
chased him and wanted him to stay. His angry wife yelled, “I will kill a thousand
living creatures each day.” The husband yelled back, “Then I will create 1,500 new
lives each day.”
This story belongs to which country?
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Japan
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JUST FOR FUN QUESTION (0 POINTS)
The etymology of X has slight variations in different languages.
In hebrew origin X means the grace of God Jehovah and if we look at the Indian
origin we find that the X is derived from the word Chananna( ਚਾਨ
ੰ ਨਾ ) (Punjabi
word) which basically means the light of moon (Chand) as in Indian culture the
moon is also considered as a deity and often regarded as Chandra devta. Here
one can see the connect between two different mythological origins as the word X
in both origins has quite similar meaning .
Id X.
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Chanya
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