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RANDOM STUFF QUIZ 3
SARASWAT CHATTERJEE

RULES
 5 rounds.
 Round 1 and 3 are written. Rules will be given before the rounds.
 Round 2 and 4 will have 17 questions each, with Infinite Bounce and Infinite
Pounce.
 +10 on direct/pass. +10/-10 on pounce.
 Round 5 is a long connect.
 Points for guessing long connect will be flashed on every question slide.
 Enjoy!

Round 1- Written
 This round consists of 5 trolls/memes/comics/puns taken from social media,
about common topics.
 Fill in the blanked word/phrase in each.
 +10 for every correct answer. No negatives.

ROUND 3
 Direct verbal.
 Infinite Bounce and Infinite Pounce.
 Clockwise Round.

1
 During the 1960s, Nigeria was racked by a devastating civil war.
 It was fought between 6 July 1967-15 January 1970 over the secession of the state of
Biafra from Nigeria. It was one of the bloodiest civil wars in Africa.
 A tragic internecine struggle between the federal government of Nigeria and the
breakaway republic of Biafra, the war attracted international condemnation and
actually played a key role in developing the modern humanitarian aid system.
 Inspite of the efforts of spokespeople and humanitarian organisations, the war never
stopped. In 1969, there was a 72 hour truce between the two parties, which surprised
the whole world. Although many expected the war to be over, it restarted after the
temporary ceasefire, and continued for two more years.
 What was the reason for this 72 hour ceasefire?

PELE PLAYED AN EXHIBITION MATCH IN
NIGERIA WITH HIS CLUB SANTOS

2
 The most famous X is the eight-day festival of Sanfermines in honour of Saint
Fermin in Pamplona, although they are also traditionally held in other places such as
towns and villages across Spain, Portugal, in some cities in Mexico, and
southern France during the summer.
 The origin of this event comes from the need to transport the _____ from the fields
outside the city, where they were bred, to the ring, where they would be killed in the
evening.
 Spanish tradition says the true origin of X began in northeastern Spain during the
early 14th century. While transporting _____ in order to sell them at the market, men
would try to speed the process by hurrying them using tactics of fear and excitement.
After years of this practice, the transportation and hurrying began to turn into a
competition. When the popularity of this practice increased and was noticed more and
more by the expanding population of Spanish cities, a tradition was created and
stands to this day.
 What annual event/festival is being talked about?

RUNNING OF THE BULLS/ENCIERRO
 It is a practice that involves running in front of a small group of cattle, typically
six, of the toro bravo breed that have been let loose on a course of a sectioned-
off subset of a town's streets.

3
 New Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch settlement, which served as the seat
of the colonial government in New Netherland. The factorij became a settlement
outside of Fort Amsterdam. Situated on the strategic, fortifiable southern tip of
the island, the fort was meant to defend the Dutch West India Company's fur
trade operations in the North River. It became a provincial extension of the Dutch
Republic as of 1624 and was designated the capital of the province in 1625.
 New Amsterdam was renamed X on September 8, 1664, in honor of the then
Duke of ______ (later James II of England), in whose name the English had
captured it. In 1667 the Dutch gave up their claim to the town and the rest of the
colony, in exchange for control of the Spice Islands.
 Id X.

4
 In the slides that follow, you will see pictures taken from a complex in Elstal,
Wustermark, an area on the outskirts of Berlin.
 What was this place used for?

5
 In 1969, The Beatles were working on an album called X (actually named after a
brand of cigarettes), when it was suggested, that they get the photo of the record
cover taken at the actual place the album was named after.
 Being too lazy to travel to the Himalayas, they decided against it, and Paul
McCartney suggested that they name it Y instead, and keep the idea of taking the
record cover photo at the place the album was named after.
 Id X and Y.

6
 The X are a small population of tribal people inhabiting regions of Jharkhand and
West Bengal mainly, although some of them are found in the Mysore district of
Karnataka as well.
 They are traditionally iron smelters, but have now taken up various occupations.
 Every year, during autumn (September-October), they maintain a period of
mourning of 15 days, during which they have food restrictions, they prefer to stay
inside their homes, and all sorts of joyous activities are forbidden.
 They explain themselves to de descendants of Y, thus explaining the name of their
tribe.
 Id X or Y.

7
 Burt Silverman, a budding American painter, met Emil Goldfus in the winter of
1954, in the elevator at Ovington Studios, a building where he and many of his
friends and professional colleagues rented space on Fulton Street in Downtown
Brooklyn.
 Emil Goldfus, a kindly, unassuming, retired photofinisher and amateur painter,
became good friends with Burt Silverman and his colleagues, and spent 3 years
working and creating together.
 Silverman gained some popularity, but Goldfus never emerged into prominence.
His paintings were never sold, nor were they ever published in any magazine.
 Why?

HE WAS ACTUALLY RUDOLF ABEL, A
SOVIET SPY (BRIDGE OF SPIES)

8
 Surtsey Island, was formed in 1967 due to a volcanic eruption, 20 miles south of
Iceland. Rather than letting tourists traipse around the virgin isle, scientists wanted to
keep Surtsey free from human interference, so they could monitor the colonisation
process of new land by plants and animals. The rocky outcrop has since revealed many
natural secrets, prompting Unesco to declare it a World Heritage Site.
 When the labyrinthine caves of Lascaux, France were discovered in 1940, they were
found, much to the delight of archaeologists, to contain some of the world’s best-
preserved Stone Age art, some of which was thought to be 17,300 years old. It was
declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The subterranean art gallery swiftly became
one of the Dordogne’s top attractions, but in 1955 experts warned that carbon dioxide,
heat and humidity brought into the caves by tourists was ruining the rock paintings.
 What specific feature connects Lascaux Caves and Surtsey Island?

ONLY UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES,
WHICH YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO VISIT, BY
LAW

SOMNATH TEMPLE
 Somnath Temple was where the Syamantak
Mani was kept. It was one of the few existing
stones which were historically referred to
have been the Philosopher’s Stone. It had
magnetic powers which supposedly kept the
idol suspended in mid-air.
 Mahmud of Ghazni famously plundered the
Somnath Temple in 1024 CE, during which
the Jyotirlingam broke, and the Syamantak
Mani was lost, never to be mentioned in
history again.

10
 On 16 September, 1937, a special match was arranged to be played between
Arsenal and Arsenal Reserves at Highbury, London.
 The record of the results of this match have been lost, but this match remains a
pioneer match in the history of football.
 Something happening in 1936 had prompted this event, and Arsenal was
bestowed the honour of arranging the match.
 The honor proved auspicious, as Arsenal proceeded to win the league that
season.
 Why was this match a pioneer event?

IT WAS THE FIRST EVER TELEVISED
FOOTBALL MATCH
 BBC started their
television service in
1936, and started
telecasting football
from 1937 onwards, this
match being the first.

11
 X is well-known for designing, manufacturing, and selling networking equipment.
It is therefore not surprising that they decided to incorporate an illustrated digital
signal into their logo.
 But there’s another meaning to that digital signal. In fact it looks like an abstract
of the famous Gold Gate bridge in San Francisco. By choosing this design, X
managed to both convey what they do and where they are located at.
 Id X.

12
 A favourite challenge conducted during Roman gladiatorial games was that of
Venatio.
 A team of gladiators were forced to face twenty elephants. The chances of
survival were almost non-existent.
 The crowds found this so entertaining that it became one of the most popular
events- so popular that it only ceased when they couldn’t find any more beasts to
use. They had in fact, caused the extinction of the North African elephant.
 Venatio was essentially a re-enactment of a much hated event. What event?

13
 In the comic book Asterix in Switzerland, there was a brief appearance of a world famous
fictional character.
 He appeared in only one comic block, as a chariot wheel dealer, who helped repair Asterix
and Obelix’s chariot wheel.
 Who is this famous fictional character?

14
 The night of September 14th, 1814, saw heavy bombardment of Baltimore by the
British. Despite this, the next morning, the large American flag was still flying
undamaged over Fort McHenry.
 Such a sight made Lawyer Francis Scott Key write four verses, called “Defence of
Fort McHenry”, which he set to the music of To Anacreon in Heaven, a British
drinking song.
 When it was later sold as sheet music, the publishers used a different title for
Key’s ditty.
 What was this different title?/ How do we know this song today?

THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER
(NATIONAL ANTHEM OF USA)

15
 A, D, Em, G, C are some of the simplest chords that a person learning guitar
would come across first, and then would come the barre chords.
 In spite of most songs using these common chords, some advanced chords exist,
like the added and suspended chords.
 Out of these, the Em7Add11 chord is very commonly played and used, in spite of
being a very uncommon chord.
 What is the reason for its strange popularity?/ Why is this chord so commonly
played?

IT IS THE CHORD PLAYED WHEN ALL THE STRINGS
ARE OPENLY PLAYED IN STANDARD TUNING

16
 Around 20-30 amputees were used to film this iconic scene from the iconic
movie, marking a landmark in the history of cinema. It was the first time actual
amputees were employed, so as to make the scene more realistic.
 It was named the "best battle scene of all time" by Empire magazine and was
ranked number one on TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest Movie Moments".
 Which iconic scene is being talked about?

OMAHA BEACH LANDING SCENE FROM
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN

17
 XY is a phrase from the ancient Aramaic language, which means “disappear like
this word”.
 It was used by ancient wizards to make illnesses disappear.
 XY is one supposed origin of the term Abracadabra, which was also used by
ancient priests to cure illnesses, but now is more of a magician’s entertaining
chatter.
 Give the term XY, which we are all familiar with, due to a very different usage of it.

ROUND 3- WRITTEN
 10 historically important photograhs will be flashed.
 Write the name of the event being depicted or the person whose photo is being
shown.
 +10 for every correct answer.

1- JACK RUBY ASSASSINATING LEE
HARVEY OSWALD
1963

2- FIRST PART DELIVERY OF STATUE OF
LIBERTY (FACE)
1885

3- HITLER’S BUNKER AFTER ALLIED
INVASION
1945

4- LAST CONVICTS LEAVING ALCATRAZ
1963

5- TIENANMEN SQUARE PROTESTS,
BEIJING
1989

6- ORIGINAL WOODSTOCK MUSIC
FESTIVAL
1969

7- MARTIN LUTHER KING’S “I HAVE A
DREAM” SPEECH
1963

8- HELEN KELLER MEETS DWIGHT
EISENHOWER
1953

10- NETAJI SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE
MEETS ADOLF HITLER
1942

ROUND 4
 Direct verbal.
 Infinite Bounce and Infinite Pounce.
 Anti-Clockwise Round.

1
 In his Feluda novel Golokdham Rahasya, Satyajit Ray introduced a word X. The
protagonist says, “A new word has come into use these days-X. The Ramayan and
the Mahabharat are like that- X”.
 It is a portmanteau term combining 3 words. It has since been defined by various
dictionaries as “unable to set aside”.
 This term became more popular in the Eastern part of India with the launching of
“The Telegraph” newspaper in Kolkata in 1982.
 Give the term X.

2
 In the Second World War, Germany allowed the International Red Cross to send
packages to POWs. There was a strict restriction on the objects which could be
sent, but one of the items allowed was a X.
 With this in mind, Allied forces made special versions, that helped prisoners to
escape. German, French and Italian money was hidden amongst the standard
ones, a metal file was hidden within the flatboard, maps printed on silk were put
into the plastic parts.
 What is X?

3
 X has a much higher crime rate than any other world capital, which is 1.5 times its
population. Snatching, pick-pocketing and shoplifting form majority of the
crimes.
 In 2006, there were more crimes reported than there are citizens, which was of
course, due to the huge number of tourists visiting, and hence the majority of the
crimes are of course not committed by its inhabitants.
 Give the city X.

4
 X dressed up as a 'male model' so she could enjoy an anonymous night out at a gay bar with
Queen singer Freddie Mercury, television entertainer Kenny Everett and his co-star Cleo
Rocos, it has been claimed. It was during one of their many get-togethers that a drink at the
Royal Vauxhall Tavern in London was suggested.
 Making the claims in her new book, Miss Rocos sets the scene by describing how Mercury
had also come round to Everett's flat and the four of them were larking around on Everett's
sofa watching The Golden Girls.
 Kenny turned the sound down on the television and we improvised the voices, but with a
much naughtier storyline. 'Kenny was Blanche, X was Dorothy, Freddie was Sophia and I was
Rose – we were uncontrollable with laughter. X, who was 27 at the time, was giggling from
behind a cushion and asked what our plans were for that evening.
 Id X.

5
 The picture shows the two types employed
during World War II to deter and report
German air strikes- Army and Navy. They
were installed first at the Thames estuary
and slowly more were constructed.
 They were decommissioned in the 1950s,
but Project Redsands was conserved for
pirate radio broadcasting.
 What are these otherwise unique pieces of
architecture?

SEA FORTS (MAUNSELL SEA FORTS)

6
 Radiation is a part of the natural world, and so things made with natural materials often contain
radioactive elements. In the case of X, the natural material is granite. To begin with, the granite in
X includes feldspar, which contains potassium. In any given supply of potassium there is a certain
amount of the isotope potassium-40. The isotope breaks down two different ways. Of the two, the
electron-capture is more damaging, as it is a process that sends out a high-energy gamma ray.
 Granite is also sprinkled with thorium-232, which decays by sending out an alpha particle and
another gamma ray. Granite doesn't have a lot of uranium overall, but it does have a greater
concentration of uranium than most other natural stones.
 It's worth noting that if X were a nuclear power plant, it would be shut down for exceeding the
maximum allowable annual dose of radiation for employees. Inspite of that, it is supposed to be
safe for the millions of people who pass through X everyday.
 Id X.

GRAND CENTRAL STATION, NEW YORK

7
 During the mid 1900s, when the World War II was going on, the British referred to
the Egyptians as “wogs”.
 The origin of this term comes from the fact that there were many Egyptians
working on the X. These workers were issued with special shirts, to show that they
had the right to be on British property. They were Working On Government
Service, so on the backs of their shirts, were printed the letters W.O.G.S.
 The British have also used this term loosely for Indians working in British offices
during the colonial rule.
 What is X?

8
 A spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Site, the X, was ordered to be built by Ivan the
Terrible to mark the 1552 capture of the city of Kazan. It is said that Ivan had the
architects blinded to ensure that they would never design something as beautiful as
this building.
 But Ivan the Terrible was not so terrible after all, since some of the old architects were
re-employed to make extensions to the building, which would have been impossible,
had they been blind.
 In the city of Jalainur, in northeastern Inner Mongolia, 700 miles north of Beijing, a
replica model of X is has been constructed. It’s beautiful turrets and domes are
actually just a shell, and it houses a children’s science museum.
 What building or structure is X?

9
 Identify the two photographs.

10
 Titles:
• Six of One
• Across the Hall
• Insomnia Café
• Once Upon a Time in the West Village
 What are the above titles referring to?/ What were these titles made for?

THEY WERE THE INITIALLY CHOSEN TITLES,
BEFORE F.R.I.E.N.D.S WAS SELECTED

11
 The logo of X has the image of a snow-capped mountain in
it, the Matterhorn, to be exact, thus giving an indication
towards its place of establishment.
 To narrow it down further, there is also an image of a bear
hidden in the image of the mountain, thus acknowledging
the fact that it was established in Berne, which is also called
the “City of Bears”.
 The name of the company is a portmanteau term, combining
the name of the founder, with the name of a food item in
Italian.
 Id X.

TOBLERONE
 Stands for Tobler (Theodor Tobler) + torrone (a type of nougat)

12
 Salavat Fidai is one of the foremost painters/sculptors of this generation in Russia.
 Apart from his miniatures of Van Gogh and his photography, he is mostly famous
for his sculptures using a unique material, and there are few others in the world
who practice this form of art. Some of his famous works are shown in the next
slide.
 What material does he use for his sculptures?

13
 When a book/movie is translated/dubbed into a different language, the names of people
and places, i.e., the proper nouns are usually kept as it is.
 An exception was made in the Harry Potter Universe, where the name “Tom Marvolo
Riddle” was changed to different names, according to the language it was translated into:
• Tom Sorvolo Ryddle in Spanish
• Tom Elvis Jedusor in French
• Marten Asmodom Vilijn in Dutch
• Tom Marvoldo Riddle in Turkish
• Romeo G. Detlev Jr. in Danish
• Tom Orvoloson Riddle in Italian
• Tom Gus Mervolo Dolder in Finnish
 What was the reason for these unusual translations of the name?

TO KEEP THE CONVERSION OF “I AM LORD
VOLDEMORT” TO THE NAME INTACT IN ALL
LANGUAGES
• Tom Sorvolo Ryddle to Soy Lord Voldemort in Spanish
• Tom Elvis Jedusor to Je suis Voldemort in French
• Marten Asmodom Vilijn to Mijn naam is Voldemort in
Dutch
• Tom Marvoldo Riddle to Adim Lord Voldemort in Turkish
• Romeo G. Detlev Jr. to Jeg er Voldemort in Danish
• Tom Orvoloson Riddle to Son io Lord Voldemort in
Italian
• Tom Gus Mervolo Dolder to Ego sum Lord Voldemort in
Finnish

14
 Maultaschen is a specialty food of Swabia, a region in the southwestern part of
Germany. It consists of pasta dough filled with minced meat, spinach, onions and
bread crumbs, and seasoned with different spices, including salt and pepper. They
are similar to mandu, ravioli, Chinese wontons, Jewish kreplach, and pierogies,
although they tend to be larger than any of these, at about eight by five
centimeters for each maultasche. Traditionally, this mouthwatering appetizer is
either fried, simmered in a broth, or dressed with butter and onions.
 They are also called herrgottbescheisserle, a name given by the monks of the
Maulbronn Monastery (the biggest monastery in the region), which roughly
translates to “little ones who cheat the lord.”
 What is the basis of this funny name given to this delicacy?

IN ORDER TO EAT MEAT DURING LENT, MONKS TUCKED THE MEAT INSIDE
THE MAULTASCHEN DOUGH, IN THE HOPES THAT GOD WOULDN’T SEE IT.

15
 In a place called Sonoma County in the Napa Valley region of California, lies a
rolling plain, with vineyards stretching far and wide across it.
 In the early 2000s, this location became quite famous, due to a reason well known
to all of us.
 Why did this place come into prominence?

IT WAS THE PLACE IN THE WINDOWS XP
WALLPAPER “BLISS”

16
 This is a painting by William Holman Hunt.
 It carried the following quotation: "Surely he
hath borne our griefs and carried our
sorrows; Yet we did esteem him stricken,
smitten of God and afflicted. And the
____________ shall bear upon him all their
iniquities unto a Land not inhabited.“
 Name the painting, which also fills the blank
in the quotation.

17
 In the recent movie “Doctor Strange”, the New York skyline was shown multiple
times, with a slight modification/addition to the world famous skyline. This was a
predictable move, considering the banner under which the movie has been made.
 What modification/addition was it?

ROUND 5
 Long Connect.
 5 questions.
 Answers to be written in pounce format.
 10 points for every correct answer. No negatives.
 Points for guessing long connect will be flashed on question slide.

1 +50/-40
 Urban Dictionary defines this onomatopoeic word for X, as:
 Exclamation: Used as an oral exclamation mark but in a purely conversational
context. Its function is not as heightened as the afore mentioned symbol so its
impact is designed to simply reinforce ones point or statement. Generally found
in light hearted, but not overtly humorous, situations.
• Dinner's ready.... ____!
Just quit my job... ____!
 What is X?

3 +30/-20
 Out of more than 18,000 nights in the 50-year history of Veterans Memorial
Auditorium (now the Iowa Events Center), in Des Moines, the landmark night
turned out to be 20th January, 1982.
 When the famous looney Englishman with toxic drug habits, whose job
description at the time read something like "dark prince of heavy metal”,
chomped on to his dinner on stage, the 5000 or so gathered couldn't believe
their eyes. It came to be regarded as one of Rock's wildest myths.
 What is the dinner being talked about?

BAT (OZZY OSBOURNE BIT THE HEAD OFF
A DEAD BAT ON STAGE)

4 +20/-10
 When Randy Schuller sent the black version of his favourite Marvel superhero
costume in the form of a letter in 1982, the then editor in chief, Jim Shooter,
bought the idea from Randy for $220, and hence the character X was conceived.
 The costume of X was also influenced by the "woman" version of the same
superhero.
 Name the character X.

5 +10/0
 Names have been given to _____s for a few hundred years. These days, a list of
names is assigned in alphabetical order to _____s as they are discovered in each
_____ season. Names starting with A-W are used, skipping Q and U. Names can be
repeated after an interval of six years, but the names of the severe ones are
permanently retired from use.
 For example, the names used in the Atlantic region in 2016 were- Alex, Bonnie,
Colin, Danielle, Earl, Fiona, Gaston, Hermine, Ian, Julia, Karl, Lisa, Matthew, Nicole,
Otto, Paula, Richard, Shary, Tobias, Virginie, Walter.
 What is being talked about?

NAMES OF LAMBORGHINI CAR MODELS
REVENTON
(EXPLOSION)
DIABLO
(DEVIL)
MURCIELAGO
(BAT)
DIABLO
(DEVIL)
VENENO
(VENOM)
HURACAN
(HURRICANE)

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