A political filler organised as part of Quizotic 2023

1. QUESTION MARX
A political quiz by Sagarika Chaudhary

2. General Instructions
• This Quiz has 25 questions.
• Please write the answers on the
sheet provided to you.
• Please refrain from Googling or
using any unfair means, this is
NOT a real election.
• QM’s decision is binding, meri
baat suno main ladies hoon.
• Have Fun!!!!!

3. While entering popular slang around 2014, and later getting vilified
by certain politicians in America in the recent years, the usage of the
word X can be traced back to 1920s with some scholars believing its
origins to be found in a 1923 collection of sayings from social activist
Marcus Garvey, that included a call for awareness among Black
people that opened with the line “______ (verb) Ethiopia, ______
Africa”. Following which, X (noun) came to be used for Black
individuals who were aware of Anti-Blackness as a powerful force in
the world, and were on the lookout for it.
ID X.
1.

4. X was the first film with all black producers to be nominated
in the Academy Awards' Best Picture category. It was a very
clever plot to Trojan Horse the biopic of an important political
figure and guise it under strong biblical reference in the movie
title. The film's release was very topically relevant, despite
being set in the 60s. The theme may also lead you to a party
that emerged in 1972 India. Whose biopic are we speaking of?
Which party did it inspire?
2.

5. Jamia Millia Islamia was the sight of brutal violence when
the CAA-NRC ruling came into play. “This was how the
University “celebrated” its centenary,” is what Nehal
Ahmed says in her book, “defending and deepening the
idea of India, much like 100 years prior”. What historic
event had the university as a crucial site, which is also
often been sighted as the reason for its birth when AMU
responded to what they call “parvaan-e-aazadi”?
3.

6. This is a painting by artist
M.F. Hussain from the
year 1989 which was an
important one to Indian
artists of all sectors due to
how the year was
inaugurated. The painting
is titled 'A Tribute to
_____________' and was a
way of raising one's voice
against brutality. FITB.
4.

7. Communist leader X got his name from the frequent use of
the word that corresponds to "dude" "bro" or "man" in his
native tongue. Alberto Korda's photograph of him taken at
a memorial service for his comrades has been permanently
imprinted in popular imagination. He is also the person
who perhaps helped a Southeast Asian country device
their method of war which resulted in massive protests in
Chicago. ID X, give his original game.
5.

8. The first chief of India's Intelligence Agency had quite
an interesting pun made on his name which was used
to refer to the first batch of officers recruited under him.
A book by B. Raman also uses this pun to write a
biography on him. The word is of Spanish origin, but is
generally more popular in the rural, farm places of
USA. Name the chief who was recently played by
Parmeet Sethi in a film, as well as the pun on his name.
6.

9. A certain party, among other things, is quite famous for its
campaign songs, the recent one becoming a viral sensation
during the last UP elections. However, an underrated gem
________ was based on a famous piece of media released in
1989 and was a play on the name of a senior member, a soft
hearted man with ideals as strong as iron. The piece of
media can be considered one of the most comprehensive
summaries of world history from around 40 years before its
release, when the creator was born. What is the name of the
campaign song, what media was it inspired by?
7.

10. The name "X Y" was coined by the Finns. The name was a pejorative
reference to Soviet foreign minister __________ X, who was one of the
architects of the Nazi-Soviet Pact. The name's origin came from the
propaganda X produced during the Winter War, mainly his declaration
on Soviet State Radio that bombing missions over Finland were
actually airborne humanitarian food deliveries for their starving
neighbours. As a result, the Finns sarcastically dubbed the Soviet
cluster bombs "X bread baskets". When a certain beverage-based
weapon was developed to attack and destroy Soviet tanks, the Finns
called it the "X Y" as "a drink to go with his food parcels". ID X and Y.
8.

11. The origin of this movement happened from a Facebook post in 2014,
under the page name X, which later became the name of the movement
itself. While most protests speak of visible disruption the name and aim
of this protest was much more grounded and secretive given the
circumstances in which it took place. However, over the last year, the
movement gained increasing traction and received much international
support, despite still being violently shunned by the government. In 2017,
X led to the launch of another social media campaign which encouraged
people to join in X by pulling a Regina George but different colour.
What is X? What was the subsequent campaign?
9.

12. The first image given shows a
standard chess set used in
international chess competitions
called a Staunton Chess Set. A
variation of this chess set was,
however, used in the 9th chess
olympiad used in Dubrovnik
(Croatia) in 1950 with a particular
modification made to the pieces
(Second Image). The latter sets are
very popular in the Middle East
due to the same reason. What is
the funda behind this modification
made to the set?
10.

13. Connect:
11.

14. Shaheen Bagh gets its name from a poem that goes along these lines: "Tu
Shaheen Hai, Basera Kar Paharon ki Chataanon Mein" from a book called
"Bal-e-Jibrl" or "Gabriel's Wing". The poet was interestingly himself a
political philosopher and a Muslim revivalist. There is also a street named
after him in Germany to commemorate his stay there. Who is the poet?
12.

15. This is a song by American Grindcore band Pig Destroyer. The band
initially had a different much more to the point and on the nose name
that they changed to Pig Destroyer. However this change was only a
slight compromise from the original name as the band did want to shy
away from its anti authoritarian political stance. What was the heavy-
handed original name which was then changed to Pig Destroyer?
13.

16. In an attempt by a Hindu-vigilante group to relegate women to the
private sphere, women were stopped and slut-shamed from going to
pubs and partying with their friends. In response, women started
sending a certain item of clothing as a Valentine's Day gift to the
members of this group as a Gandhian protest symbol through which
they could reclaim the right to public spaces. It was in opposition to
the Savitri syndrome, in an attempt to be "besharam". What was this
item? This started a campaign with the hindi name of the garment
which was then "_____ washed" a phenomenon seen near Women's
Day by big brands. What did the campaign come to be called?
14.

17. A popular Indian series follows the life of the mafia of a particular
Indian district, obviously laden with crime. The inspiration behind it
could have been plenty, including subtly highlight the district's
history of electoral victories, especially the one in 1996 and 1999
wherein X became the member of parliament. However, calling X a
criminal would be a fallacy given she is often equated to Durga.
Multiple attempts are made to keep her image as a feminist icon
away from the mainstream, like banning the movie made on her life.
ID X and give the name of the district.
15.

18. Maya Krishna Rao, a theatre practitioner wrote a play called
"The Walk" in response to an incident that shook the country in
2012. This started a phenomenon popularised in Delhi for
liberation of women, and something that is recently gaining
traction in DU in tandem with the Pinjra Tod movement. While
huge participation is seen, the participants often lament over the
fact that they can't do this activity regularly or without the
organisation of a special event. What is being referred to?
16.

19. The influences of two starkly opposite books has been very prevalent
in the making of a graphic novel. While one speaks of a man
irreversibly tied to a religion, the other speaks of a man who couldn’t
be further from the same religion. He made a bold claim of not dying
in the religion despite being born in it because it wasn't one based on
the ideals he imagined for the Indian society, though the publishing
house shares his name with the religion he propagated. The former
makes up the name, and the latter, autobiographical in nature, the
content of this “comic”. What are the two books we are speaking of?
17.

20. In August 2012, The Yellow Cab, an art group
marked the completion of 25 years of X. There were
protests and exhibitions demonstrating people's
reaction through the time as well as focus on an
individual. Aniruddha Baruah, a member of the art
group, said in an interview, "We preferred the
photographs to be in black and white as it
represents the past and present. We all wore
(oxygen) pipes to mark our solidarity with <the
aforementioned individual> .......... It was on this
date that the ___ was imposed and our art group
has initiated this campaign as a collective effort
keeping in mind the views and opinions of
hundreds of people to address the issue”.
What was being protested? (Image on next slide)
18.

22. Jerry’s Pizza has played a great role in proving Aaron R
Borough and James EB Wilkie’s theory that women are
more involved in climate conservation than men. Towards
the end of last year, the brand came into the limelight
while highlighting the intersection between misogyny and
hostility to climate action. It also led to an increase in
Twitter users which came as a surprising consequence to
the incident. What is the incident being spoken of?
19.

23. With 287 households belonging to the Pallar caste, Kodiyankulam is
a village located in Tamil Nadu. The Human Rights Watch reported
that the Dalits of the village have benefited from the influx of
financial resources from family members working in the Middle East
and the USA 1980. But the reason we know of this village is related
very strongly to a bus stand and a 2021 movie. The village and what
it represents created a rift between Dravidian parties in 1995. The
movie is an alternate end to the Mahabharata, which is invoked in
the film to describe the magnanimity of the fight of the villagers.
While Krishna wins the Mahabharata, the lower caste titular
character _______ is the winner here. FITB.
20.

24. Michael Scott is not only known to be the world's best boss,
but also, for greatly flabbergasting an ancient political
philosopher. In the debate between whether a leader should
be feared or loved, they both chose fear but in tangentially
different ways. This philosopher's theories have also made
an appearance in Shakespearean texts like Macbeth, where
cruelty often takes precedence over mercy. Who is the
philosopher, what is the name of his Magnum Opus?
21.

25. Recently, X came under scrutiny by international media and EU for
being the only EU member that didn’t agree to impose an oil
embargo on Russia in the backdrop of the Ukraine War. However, as
no EU member can be kicked out once they are in, this led to the
member states to consider using a special Article 7 to suspend its
membership rights, but ultimately failing to do so as it requires all
members to agree, and X has a close ally in EU, Poland whom it’s
been protecting from the same Article 7 for years now.
Which country is X? Why did Poland come under scrutiny?
22.

26. Historian Uma Chakravarti, in a prologue to her
work ‘Gendering Caste’ starts by pointing out the
ridiculous nature of a certain movement. “At the
height of the X agitation in Delhi, spearheaded by
students and legitimised by prominent sociologists
of the University of Delhi, I was struck by a
photograph prominently displayed in a newspaper
showing women college students in Delhi
demonstrating in the streets. They were carrying
placards that said ‘We don’t want _______
husbands!’ Give X and funda for the placard/FITB.
23.

27. Ian Periera, a commercial photographer established a cult of
devout lovers of a particular beverage. The product has had
its fair share of discerning debates on the flavour, a
spectrum composed of vanilla, burnt caramel, toffee, dried
fruits and even Christmas pudding. The name of the
Council includes the name of the product, the resulting
acronym fits the quiz. Which beverage is being spoken of?
What is the word? {IMAGE FOLLOWS}
24.

29. This is a photo taken in 1977 in a where the students union president
X of a particular university is reading a memorandum signed by the
students asking Indira Gandhi to resign. The University has been
called the ground for budding politicians by a former student Y in
his autobiography that is a play on the rhyming of his birthplace and
a place of ill repute. He steals air conditioners among other things.
The President in the photo had his tenure at the university being cut
down, considering he had to abort his education there on being
arrested during the Emergency. ID X, the name of Y’s autobiography
and the university.

32. ANSWERS

33. 1. Woke

34. 2. Fred Hampton’s biopic, inspired
the Dalit Panthers in India.

35. 3. Non-Cooperation
Movement

36. 4. Safdar Hashmi

37. 5. Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara

38. 6. R.N Kao was the name of the
Chief, ‘Kaoboys’ being the pun.

39. 7. Mann Se Hai Mulayam, inspired
by We Didn’t Start the Fire

40. 8. X- Molotov, Y-Cocktail

41. 9. X-My Stealthy Freedom, White
Wednesday (wearing white on
Wednesdays)

42. 10. The modification was made
because in 1960 Communist Croatia,
religious symbols were not allowed.

43. 11. Names of Indian Missiles.

44. 12. Allama Iqbal

45. 13. The original name was
‘Cop Killer’

46. 14. The garment was underwear, the
movement came to be called “The
Pink Chaddi Campaign”.

47. 15. X- Phoolan Devi, the
district being Mirzapur

48. 16. Midnight Walks for
Women

49. 17. Ramayana and Waiting
For A Visa

50. 18. AFSPA: Armed Forces
(Special Powers) Act

51. 19. The arrest of Andrew Tate after
his Twitter feud with Greta
Thunberg

52. 20. Karnan

53. 21. The Prince by Machiavelli

54. 22. Hungary, Poland came under
scrutiny due to lack of freedom of
press.

55. 23. X-Mandal Commission,
husbands for the blank

56. 24. Beverage- Old Monk, the acronym
being COMRADE: Council of Old Monk
Rum Addicted Drinkers and Eccentrics

57. 25. X- Sitaram Yechury,
Autobiography- From Bihar to Tihar
and Jawaharlal Nehru University