D&D quiz elims-19th August,2014

1. -INFOCRATS

2. Elims
• 20 questions.
• 15-20 * marked questions(Elixir in cases of a
tie).
• In cases of dispute, the Dungeon master’s
verdict would be final.

4. Q1.
So while playing a certain game, Howard
impersonates these three characters.
• Nicholas Cage
• Christopher Walken
• Al pacino
• So which game ?

5. Answer
Dungeons & Dragons !

6. Q2.
• Kristian Nairn, the Northern Irish actor is a house
music aficionado and a regular on the Belfast DJ
circuit.
• Now, in a nod to the hit fantasy TV series he stars
in as X, Nairn is embarking on an Australian tour
entitled Rave of Thrones and promising to play
“the deepest house in all the seven kingdoms”.
• “When DJing I am definitely trying to keep my
mind very much switched on and for X it’s really
the opposite,” he said.
• Which character?

7. Answer

8. Q3. Billy Crystal and X’s appearance wasn't in the
original script. They were by coincidence in the
same building, or the one across the street
from where "Friends" was being filmed, and
the writers asked if they wanted to make a
guest appearance. This was the day of shooting
so it was just quickly thrown in.

9. Answer
• Robin Williams

10. Q4.The webcomic XKCD published a comic titled
“Science,” featuring a graph showing the
relationship between energy density and
frequency using the Planck’s Law equation
A tribute to?

12. Q5.

13. Answer

14. Q6. Who are they?

15. Answer
Donna Paulsen Joan Holloway

16. Q7.These all things inspired something majestic
which won an Emmy. What?

17. Answer
GoT opening sequence

18. Q8.
Guillermo Ochoa had
become an overnight
celebrity after showing
some exceptional skills as a
goal-keeper in 2014 FIFA
World cup.
Although he did give rise to
a certain meme related to
the world of TVdom.
Which Meme?

19. Answer
Ted Mosby
Doppelganger
theory

20. Q9.
Connect

21. Answer
• Hell-Hounds

22. Q10.
Swinhay House is a contemporary Country
House built on the edge of the Cotswolds.
It was designed for Sir David, the head of high-tech
precision engineering firm Renishaw, by
David Austin of David Austin and Associates of
Nailsworth.
Though we know this house as something else
altogether.
(Caricature of the house follows)

24. Answer
Appledore

25. Q11.
Description:
Inspired by the seedy Washington D.C underworld
portrayed in Netflix's House of Cards, you can now do your
best Frank Underwood impression without all the messy
implications. Unlike Frank, we do birthday gifts...
Product Specification:
Approximately 3/4" W X 3/4"H
Stainless steel
Bullet back closure
What product?

26. Answer
FU Cufflinks

27. Q12.
Episode list of a YouTube/podcast show.
(A mini-series within a series.)
Which fictional mini-series/podcast show?
• Pilot - Explain vexillology
• Bavaria - Speak German, though grammatically
incorrect.
• Star Trek - Guest stars Wil Wheaton and LeVar
Burton.
• Nebraska

28. Answer

29. Q13.

30. Answer

31. Q14.
So this song , Far From Any Road by handsome
family gained a lot of admirers in 2014.
Why?
-audio removed

32. Answer

33. *Q15. A S.H.I.E.L.D. collectible.
• 1962 Chevrolet Corvette with modifications based on designs
and technologies developed by Howard Stark.
• Flight capable (VTOL) and equipped with flamethrowers and
the world's first GPS system.
• She clearly holds considerable sentimental value for Agent
Coulson. "Don't touch X", directed primarily at lower level
functionaries. Shares her name with a famous loonie toon.

34. Answer
• LOLA

35. *Q16.
Urban Dictionary explanation of a certain catchphrase.
“To tire of..., To be weary of..., but yet, keep plodding on, doing what it
is that causes the weariness. This catchphrase actually comes from the
"Sienfeld" sitcom.
However, it is easily applied to the state of mind of an Urban Dictionary
Editor who has tired of, and grown weary of having to constantly push
the, "Do Not Publish" button while at his/her station and thereby curtail
and do away with someone's dream of being published!
___ _____ ___ _____ __ ______; no, actually these dry of humor and
non-makable of sense suggestions are driving me crazy!
6 word phrase. Hint: Woody Allen

36. Answer

37. *Q17.
Non-Exhaustive list of what?
• Suicide and a Snowman
• My Mother's Ashes
• Double-Jointed Boy
• Ode To A Pubic Hair
• Crusty Old Man
• The Ballad of the Uncircumcised Man
• Papier-mâché Man
• Salt Water Taffy Man
• Su-Su-Suicide

38. Answer
• Phoebe’s Songs!

39. *Q18.
• So Ross and Katrina are discussing about two
shows in this conversation.
• Id both
• Part Points for either.

41. Answer
The Sopranos The Wire

42. *Q19.
• Post Credit Scene After Breaking Bad Season 5
Episode 9:Blood-Money.

43. Put funda why
they dedicated
an episode to
him.

44. Answer-The No.1 Fan who changed
the Felina
• Kevin Cordasco, suffering from cancer had impressed
Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan with his devotion to
the show.
• Gilligan asked him what he would like to see in the
show before it ended.
Cordasco said he wanted to know more about
secondary characters Gretchen and Elliott and their
role in shaping Walter White's life.
• The teenager died in March and never knew what
influence on had on the show's ending.

45. *Q20.Connect

46. Answer

47. Audience

48. Connect

49. Answer
Jimmy Fallon’s Epic parodies
• Joking Bad
• House of Cue Cards
• Game of Desks