Trials by Trivia, an intra-college quiz event was held on 13th-14th March 2021. One of the quizzes - 3M Quiz (Movies, Mythology, and Memes) was hosted on 14th March 2021 by Dhushyanth, Aditya, and Keshav. The quiz has 10 questions from each topic which makes this quiz interesting as well as enjoyable.

2. ● The Quiz consists of 30 questions - 10 questions each from Movie, Mythology
and Memes.
● Each question carries one point only. In case of multiple parts, point will be
equally distributed unless stated otherwise.
● You have to answer via the Google Form provided to you, only one GForm
should be submitted from each team.
● Simple spelling mistakes/typos will be ignored, until the Quiz Master can
understand what you meant.
● Ties would be resolved via star-marked questions.
● After the end of 30 questions, we will be going through all the questions again,
very fast. After which you need to submit the Google Form in under one
minute only. No late submissions would be accepted.
● We all quiz for the fun of guessing, since Googling spoils the fun, it isn’t allowed.
(Besides, there are certain questions laid as traps to catch Googlers)
● Happy Quizzing!

4. Q 1
The images on the right are
shooting locations of a famous
movie series X.
This movie location is at the
top of children’s go-to list.

5. Answer
Harry Potter

6. Q 2
X is a non-english catchphrase used by the main
character in a 1991 science fiction action
movie, which is used as farewell. In the native
country the phrase was dubbed as a Japanese
farewell phrase to preserve its humorous nature.
What is X?

7. Answer
Hasta la Vista baby
From Terminator

8. Q 3
The cover on the right is of a critically acclaimed
book by an Indian author released, which has
now been adapted into a Netflix movie this year.
The story follows a poor village boy as he uses his
cunning to escape poverty.
Name the movie.

9. Answer
The White Tiger

10. Q 4
He is considered to be greatest Indian
director of all time and has inspired
legendary directors of our age such as
Martin Scorsese.
He was also held in great regard by the
legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira
Kurosawa.
He is one of the only two Indians to ever
get Y (considered to be the greatest
honor in filmmaking).
Name him.

11. Answer
Satyajit Ray

12. Q 5 *
The movie poster on the right is of
a critically acclaimed Indian movie
which has garnered praise in
National as well as International
Film Festivals.
It is named after an illegal
traditional event/sport practised
in Southern India.

13. Answer
Jallikattu
India’s official entry to
Oscars 2021

14. Q 6
The director of X states that its inspiration came from the 1954 Japanese epic
samurai drama movie, “Seven Samurai”. Set in the Sengoku period of Japanese
history, it follows the story of a village of farmers that hire seven ronin to
combat bandits who will return after the harvest to steal their crops. Due to
directorial trouble, X was almost shelved and the director for the final
theatrical cut went uncredited.
Identify X which is in the spotlight yet again.

15. Answer
Justice League

16. Q 7
X is a 2010 psychological thriller. Easily one of
the most evocative sequences in the entire movie
is the dream sequence - or rather, the
nightmare sequence - where the protagonist
embraces the mirage of his wife, who turns to
ash in his arms. This distinct image, with their
similar pose and her flowery yellow dress is a
brilliant cinematic bow to the gold-encrusted
artwork on the right, one of the most famous
paintings in history.
Identify the movie, X.

17. Answer
Shutter Island

18. Q 8
While this archaeologist, who is definitely the most well known among us
movie fanatics, has unveiled a great number of things (including a alien skull
that melts minds with magnetism), the first great thing he found is the context
of this question. If we look closely, the are some intriguing hieroglyphs in the
wall behind. Look closely again, because those hieroglyphs might remind you
of two robots from a tale that happened long time ago, in a far far away
galaxy.
Which two robots?

19. Answer
R2D2 and C3PO

20. Q 9
"I think all of the were worthy so I accepted the result, I applauded like everybody
else, then I noticed the commotion but I was speechless when the result was
altered. I've never seen that happen before."
“There’s a mistake," announced the host, as confused audience and crew
members looked on.
What is this all about?

21. Answer
“La La Land”
and
“Moonlight”
Oscar Mix-up

22. Q 10 *
X is 1993 science fiction adventure movie based on a novel of the same
name. The visuals in this movie were so realistic that it inspired some
prominent filmmakers to start working on their projects which required
similar realistic effects and the use of groundbreaking CGI. Notably, it
inspired George Lucas to work on Prequel trilogy, which in turn inspired Peter
Jackson to use motion capture for Gollum in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Identify X.

23. Answer
Jurassic Park

25. Q 11
In the Star Wars movies, Luke Skywalker is shown hanging upside down many times-- and
always right before he makes some kind of sacrifice: on the cave on Hoth, under the vane in
Cloud City, and in Dagobah.
The Levicorpus spell from Harry Potter, causes someone to hang upside down with one leg
bent out. Every single person we see in the Harry Potter books get Levicorpus'd winds up
committing a great sacrifice somewhere further down the line.
This is an allusion to X, a Norse mythological character, who is in an eternal pursuit of
knowledge. To learn the runes, he sacrificed himself by hanging upside down from Y,
stabbing himself, and depriving himself of water and food for nine days and nights. Perhaps
a more famous sacrifice is the tale of him sacrificing ____ in exchange for a drink from
Mimir’s well, which gave him the enlightenment he sought.
Identify X & Y.

26. Answer
X: Odin, Y: Yggdrasil

27. Q 12
X is the Egyptian god of mummification and the afterlife
as well as the patron god of lost souls and the helpless.
He is one of the oldest gods of Egypt, who most likely
developed from the earlier (and much older) jackal god
Wepwawet. Usually depicted as a canine or a man with a
wolf head, X is often falsely portrayed as the sinister god
of the dead. He gained popularity during the 20th and
21st centuries through books, video games, and movies
where artists would give him evil powers and a
dangerous army. Despite his nefarious reputation, his
image is still the most recognizable of the Egyptian gods
and replicas of his statues and paintings remain popular.
This is a CSGO map that has been named after X.
Identify X.

28. Answer
Anubis

29. Q 13
Here you can see the Nataraja standing on X who is
supposed to represent ignorance.
The myth states that in order to ensure the knowledge in
the world is preserved, he can not be killed. To kill him
would mean attaining knowledge without any dedication
or effort, which would devalue all knowledge and
unbalance knowledge and ignorance in the world. Thus,
he is destined for immortality. Nataraja performed
tandava, the cosmic dance, in order to suppress and to
crush him under his right foot. It is said that Shiva’s stance
in doing this is a symbolic reminder of the need to
suppress ignorance, ego and laziness in order to realize
the truth.
Who is X, who also gives his name to the Hindi word for
epilepsy?

30. Answer
Apasmara

31. Q 14
“Each day, you'd rise with me
Know that I would gladly be
The X to your certainty
Oh, my sunlight, sunlight, sunlight
Strap the wing to me
Death trap clad happily
With wax melted, I'd meet the sea
Under sunlight, sunlight, sunlight”
This is an excerpt from the lyrics of “Sunlight” by Irish singer-songwriter and
musician Hozier. These lyrics make an allusion to a famous Greek
mythological character, X, who was the son of the master craftsman Daedalus,
the creator of the Labyrinth.
Identify X.

32. Answer
Icarus

33. Q 15 *
In Greek Mythology, X was the goddess of speed, strength and victory, also known as
the winged Goddess. She was the daughter of the giant Pallas and of the infernal
River Styx. X is also portrayed erecting a trophy or, frequently, hovering with
outspread wings over the victor in a competition, for her functions referred to
success not only in war but in all undertakings.
● Since 1928, the Olympics Medal has sported X on the obverse side bearing her
wreath of victory and the shield upon which the victor’s name is inscribed.
● A portion of the hood ornament on all Rolls-Royce vehicles includes a depiction
of X.
● Honda motorcycles use a symbol of X as part of the company’s logo.
● X is also the name of a world renowned MNC founded in 1964.
Identify X.

34. Answer
Nike

35. Q 16
The pokemon X is said to be based on the Kitsune, a
Japanese fox spirit. Stories depict these mythical foxes as
intelligent beings and as possessing paranormal abilities
that increase as they get older and wiser. According to
Yōkai folklore, all foxes have the ability to shapeshift into
human form. While some folktales speak of kitsune
employing this ability to trick others – as foxes in folklore
often do – other stories portray them as faithful
guardians, friends, lovers, and wives. Some sources talk
about X being inspired from the Kumiho, which is
essentially the Korean mythological counterpart of the
Japanese Kitsune.
Identify X. (larger image in next slide)

37. Answer
Ninetales

38. Q 17
In the next two slides, you’ll see two paintings of Raja Ravi Verma. You need to
identify the particular characters in the painting (for half a point each).

40. Answer
Left:
Rama
(Rama breaks Shiva's bow in order to win the hand of Sita)
Right:
Angad
(Angad Shishtai)

41. Q 18
In the third episode of TV Series “The Witcher”, Geralt of
Rivia faces a mostrous being called a X. In the show, the
X is a beast formed when an unborn child stays alive
after its mother dies, gradually growing larger and more
demonic. It leaves its mother’s crypt every night, wrecks
havoc and then must return before morning. There are
many variations of the X throughout Eastern European
mythology, but it is most prominent in Polish folklore.
People who were born with two hearts and two souls,
and two sets of teeth were believed to be X. The X has
long been thought to be one of the main inspirations for
Dracula and the modern crop of vampires, including the
methods by which the Polish Folktales calls for them to
be defeated. Identify X.

42. Answer
Stryha/
Strzyga/
Stryga

43. Q 19
X, (whose name means through the valley, or pierce the valley) was one of
King Arthur's legendary Knights of the Round Table. First made famous by the
French author Chretien de Troyes in the tale X, the Story of the Grail, he is best
known for being the original hero in the quest for the Grail, before being
replaced in later English and French literature by Galahad. Interestingly, one of
the many accepted variations of X’s name was used as the avatar of the
protagonist of a 2011 Sci-Fi adventure novel, Y. In 2018, the book was adapted
into a film of the same name, directed by Steven Spielberg.
Give me X and Y.

44. Answer
X - Parzival/ Percival/ Parsifal,
Y - Ready Player One.

45. Q 20 *
"Following are the different things that are named after this character from Homer's
Iliad, due to their similarity with the personality of this character:
1. A type of wrestling championship in which the defendant is allowed to declare
the type of match they will defend the championship in, which means it can be
changed every year. Thus it was named because of this shape changing deity.
2. A genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria. They are named based on their
ability to undergo morphological changes of colonies.
3. An adjective in the English language that means flexibility, versatility and
adaptability.
4. a charm in Harry Potter Universe which allows many objects to change together
Which is the 'fluid' character I am referring to?"

46. Answer
Proteus

48. Q 21
This popular meme of 2020 has been used quite popularly to spread the
message of staying at home during CoVid-19. The Brazil government even
created signboards with the text, "Stay at home or dance with us". This has
been usually used in situations when someone lands themselves in
trouble.
The meme comes from which country?

49. Answer
Ghana Pallbearers

50. Q 22
A scene from this comedy crime movie starring Jennifer Aniston is now a
meme. In the movie, a person agrees to transport drugs from Mexico to USA
to pay his large debt. As going alone would have raised suspicions, he took his
neighbours with him to show themselves as a family of four. As the story
moves forward the the person spills the bean about how much he was being
paid to get this done. Others being unhappy over their share in it, give
appropriate reactions. One of these reactions is the meme I am talking about.
Which meme?

51. Answer
You guys are getting paid?

52. Q23
This 18th century painting
titled "David Garrick
between Tragedy and
Comedy" has been
jokingly referred to as the
historical version of this
meme which became
popular in 2017.
Which meme?

53. Answer
Distracted boyfriend

54. Q 24
In this scene from a 2002 movie, we see
two characters standing besides each
other (the right one cropped from this
photo). The other character of this image
became a meme after a face swap with
this character. The resulting meme face
is usually used as a reaction.
Which character and from which movie
am I talking about?

55. Answer
Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc

56. Q 25 *
The smile you see in this T-Shirt came from an interview
of a person, whose smile (and the expression) went
viral. The company related to which this man was
working even changed their profile picture from their
logo to the man's expression. The following tweet
followed. Incidentally, the man shares his name with a
bollywood celebrity who was going to be in news for a
good part of 2020.
Name the company we are talking about.

57. Answer
Zomato

58. Q 26
In 2019 during a live interaction with over 2000 students in Delhi, a
concerned mother asked X about ways to keep her son away
from something.
X jokingly asked “ __ ____ ____ ___ ___ ?” inviting applause from the
gathered crowd.
What is this phrase? Also who is X?

59. Answer
Ye PUBG wala hai kya?

60. Q 27
"You shall not pass" is a catchphrase used as a meme. It is a reference to the
character, X's dialogue in a popular trilogy. This trilogy has given us another
meme in the form of Y's dialogue as replied to X. Y (played by Elijah Wood)
believes that X knows a secret, when X doesn't reply anything, Y utters
this phrase "Z" which has now been turned into a meme.
Name the characters X and Y for half points and phrase Z for the other half

61. Answer
Gandalf, Frodo and
"All right then, keep your secrets"

62. Q 28
The chef you see on the right has
been a part of a meme by the name
of XY doing his signature pose.
Where X is a kitchen item, referring
to what he is doing in (now) meme
photo and Y is a three word
abbreviation to refer to a loved one.
What is this name XY?

63. Answer
Saltbae
(Salt+bae)

64. Q 29
Identify the meme that this IKEA ad
is marketing on.

65. Answer
Bernie Sanders

66. Q 30 *
During the lockdown when the Indian public
revisited their favourite shows, a ton of memes
went viral. One of which was this show, where the
mother in law of the character played by this
lady, always tries to correct her by asking her
to replace something with something else. This
actress in an interview remarked how her son's
friend still call her by that name, she says, "aunty
toh bol hi sakte ho naa’ (laughs)". The meme also
exposes the deep-rooted linguistic divide in the
country.
Which meme? OR, What was the character played
by this actress?

67. Answer
Monisha beta, how middle class!