Hosted by Ayush and Bhagyasree

1. ALUMNI SESSION 2021
Researched and Conducted By
AYUSH CHAUDHARY (2016-19)
BHAGYASREE SENGUPTA (2017-20)

2. INSTRUCTIONS
● Total 8 teams. Team strength to be decided accordingly.
● Pounce +15/-15
● Direct +10/0
● Bounce.
● Partial answer in pounce = Negative (unless an exception)
● Any member of the team can give answer in direct or pounce.
● In case of multiple pounce from the same team, the first one will
be considered.
● In direct, only the first answer from a team member will be
accepted.
● Negative marking for unfair means and misconduct.
● Teams can pounce their own direct.
● QMs decision shall be final and binding

3. LET’S START

4. Taiwan Sushiro is a sushi restaurant in Taiwan. It was recently in
news for a weird promotional campaign. The temporary promotional
deal offered free all-you-can-eat sushi to the eligible customer and
upto five friends. The promotion prompted an unexpected craze that
was dubbed "salmon chaos" on social media and by local news
outlets. However, the Taiwanese government was seemingly
unamused, and even ministers urged people to stop wasting officials'
time.
Rarely anyone would have been eligible for the promotional deal
but the attraction of it prompted people to become eligible resulting
in chaos for government officials.
What were people doing to become eligible?
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6. Changing their name to Salmon
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7. Find the missing name and the connect
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9. Javed Akhtar
Richard Dawkins Award
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10. ‘America _________’ is a 1943 pen and ink drawing by the Uruguayan
artist Joaquín Torres García. The ordinary looking drawing leaves
points out towards a particular kind of chauvinistic bias with respect
to his ‘region’ (in broader sense). The drawing challenges American
and European cultural imperialism especially in the field of
cartography.
What is so unconventional about this drawing? (Blank not required)
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12. South Pole on Top.
(America Invertida)
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13. The authors named this bee species in honor of the catchphrase X of
the main character from a popular television show. It is one of the
most popular comic word from the show, used by the lead character
when tricking somebody. This particular species has tricked the
scientists for some time due to its similarity to E. ignita, what led the
scientists to use X. Ironically, the character is allergic to bees.
X? (Image follows)
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17. X is a shadow library website that provides free access to research
papers and books, by bypassing publishers' paywalls in various ways. It
was founded by Alexandra Elbakyan in 2011 in Kazakhstan. It is quite
popular among researchers and have earned the tag - ‘The Pirate Bay of
Science’. Since its launch, it has attracted various lawsuits from different
governments including the recent court case in India.
Elbakyan is often dubbed as the ‘successor’ of Y who himself has a
legacy of Internet Freedom Activism, Open Access etc. He himself
attracted multiple lawsuits, went to jail, organized movements for this
cause. Documentaries - ‘Internet’s Own Boy’ and ‘Killswitch’ are based
on his life. He committed suicide at the age of 26.
X and Y?
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19. Sci-Hub - X
Aaron Schwartz - Y
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20. SCORE CHECK

21. This controversial personality wasn’t universally condemned. House
of Lords passed a motion in his support. Morning Post raised a sum
for him. Rudyard Kipling was a famous contributor to that fund.
Strangely enough, the clergy of Golden Temple led by Arur Singh
declared him a Sikh to honour him. One of the reason for this honour
was the demand for reforming the management of Sikh shrines
which later culminated into Gurudwara Reform Movement.
Who?
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23. General Reginald Dyer
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24. Connect these Australian International Cricketers (inexhaustive)
Jason Gillespie (First Male and only one for Test)
Faith Thomas (First Female)
Ashleigh Gardner (First female in Cricket World Cup)
Daniel Christian
D’Arcy Short
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26. They all represent/ belong to
Indigenous Aboriginal community.
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27. This practice has its origin in Israeli agriculture techniques and has an
Old Testament reference which says that Jews from Israel must take
a year-long break from working the fields every seven years.
Over the years, this term has come to mean an extended absence in
the career of an individual to fulfill some goal, e.g., writing a book or
travelling extensively for research. They were originally only offered
to academics and clerics but are now being increasingly offered by
companies around the world. In this, the employee still remains a
part of the organization unlike other career break options.
What?
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29. Sabbatical
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30. In 1989, Gunter Schabowski, a spokesperson was handed an
announcement about relaxed travel regulations. In his lack of
preparation, he mistakenly told that the checkpoints are open
whereas the original message was regarding relaxed travel
regulations. This wrong interpreted message spread like a fire in the
region raising popular expectations much more rapidly than the
government planned. The chain reaction that erupted didn’t gave a
scope for correction.
What followed as a result of it?
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32. Fall of the Berlin Wall
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33. There have been speculations regarding this ‘mystical’ character
from a popular 2020 web series. The inspiration behind this
character was himself involved in multiple controversial roles during
his lifetime. In his peak, he was known in India as a big-time power
broker, who could decide Cabinet positions, clinch business deals, do
transfers etc. He is said to have dispensed advice to the Sultan of
Brunei, British PM Margaret Thatcher, arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi,
crime lord Dawood Ibrahim etc.
He rose to national prominence by associating with PM PV
Narasimha Rao. In its report, the Jain Commission dedicated a
volume to his alleged involvement in the assassination of Rajiv
Gandhi.
Who am I talking about? (actual person not the character)
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35. Chandraswami
(Swamiji from Scam 1992)
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36. SCORE CHECK

37. Peter Mark Roget read a paper to the Royal Society about a peculiar
optical illusion in 1824, which is often regarded as the origin of the
persistence of vision theory (basis for animation).
But his most significant contribution was away from the field of
science. Even though he was not the first to do this, his 1852 work
Roget’s ___________ was the most popular version of it. It has now
become a generic term to denote such works.
Amarakosha by Amarsinha, a 4th century work is a ‘similar’ work but
in Sanskrit.
FITB. (Looking for a specific term)
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39. Thesaurus (no points for the book of synonyms)
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40. Although it was designed by Gerald Holtom for the British Campaign
for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), it is popularly recognized as
something else. The vertical line in the center represents the flag
semaphore signal for the letter D, and the downward lines on either
side represent the semaphore signal for the letter N. “N” and “D”, for
nuclear disarmament, enclosed in a circle.
Over the years, it has been interpreted in different ways ranging from
chickenfoot to anti-christian cross.
What am I talking about? (Image follows)
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43. Symbol of Peace
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44. With this, #Peas! from my side.
Over to Bhagyasree !

45. This pop culture Iconic moment holds a great significance for google.
A dress led to the creation of one of the key tools of Google i.e.
Google Images. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt revealed there
were so many searches for photos of the dress afterwards, that it
inspired them to create Google Images.
What iconic moment or dress am I talking about ? And who wore it ?
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47. Jennifer Lopez’s Green Versace Dress
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48. Id the Bollywood movie
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50. Barfi
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51. When we talk about the Black History Month in the US, this girl (in
the following picture) holds a great significance. This Louisiana girl at
the age of 6 had to go from trauma which will stay with her.
Everyday she used to be escorted by the Marshals who held guns
and the letter from the president of US. While she used to walk out
of her house to do her daily ordeal she faced racist and white
supremist chanting slurs and even holding black dolls inside a coffin.
It was her White teacher Barbara Henry, despite of all this stood her
ground and was her only rock solid support for one whole year. This
popular painting depicts the whole ordeal and commemorates her
courage.
Claim to fame? (Image follows)
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54. Ruby Bridges, the first African-American child to desegregate an all-
white school
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55. SCORE CHECK

56. A recent tussle went on between the diplomats of China and Japan
in which a historical painting got involved. A Chinese diplomat
known for his “wolf warrior”-style remarks has drawn the ire of
Japanese for tweeting a controversial meme. Zhao Lijian an
outspoken spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry on Monday
(April 26) shared a picture based on the famous woodblock print
"The Great Wave off Kanagawa." (Image follows). He shared it to
show his recent discontent and as a part of the larger protest about
the recent decision of Japan which china claim will have a long term
impact. What decision did Japan took, which triggered this reaction?
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59. Japan’s decision to release
nuclear wastewater from
Fukushima into the ocean
in two years
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60. Otto von Bismarck, was a conservative German statesman who
masterminded the unification of Germany in 1871 and served as its
first chancellor until 1890. But this was not his only feat. In
December 1884, Otto von Bismarck, Chancellor of the German
Empire, introduced the first large-scale compulsory insurance to
establish ___________. For the first time in history, all blue-collar
workers were covered by an insurance that provided all the perks
that were associated with it. The scheme served as a blueprint for
others. Even today, Bismarck’s model is pioneer towards this aspect.
But despite of all the glories associated with this it was still heavily
criticised and was not a big success.
What model am I talking about ?
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62. Bismarck’s Universal Health Care model
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63. We are all aware about some of the bizarre rules of communist
regime in China, but this one is on another tangent. Popular
children’s cartoon character X has been blocked from an online video
channel in China after becoming associated with a “gangster”
subculture. The search term #X was removed from video app Douyin
(Tik Tok), making as many as 30,000 videos of the cartoon
unreachable. The justification which was given to do this action was
that it holds “anti-establishment views” and “gangster” attitudes.
X?
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65. Peppa Pig
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66. X is a blockchain-based social network, which lets users speculate
on the social clout of personalities such as Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, and
popstar Rihanna using a cryptocurrency of the same name. X wants
to work as a stock market in which, instead of companies, people
invest in the reputations of individuals. The price of a creator’s coin
depends on their ability to create value for their investors through
their posts, other content, or actions in the real world. Consumers
and fans can in turn speculate on the price of these digital assets.
Id X.
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68. BitClout
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69. This case as it is known, occupies a certain standing in the history of
Indian legislation. It is one of the oldest cases in the country which started
in 1870s and though a verdict was delivered in 1981, it was never
implemented. At the heart of the issue are nine plots in _______________
which Shias claim as theirs, given to them by the Maharaja of Varanasi for
holding religious discourses and recitations during Muharram while
Sunnis claim that part of the area was their graveyard. There is
permanent police presence in the area, which gets intensified during
Muharram. In 1981, the Supreme Court too upheld the rights of Shias.
The two graves, it was later ordered, were to be shifted with boundary
walls constructed around the contested plots. In 1986, the state
administration cited fear of sectarian conflict and the court put its own
order in abeyance for the next decade, calling for a peaceful resolution.
It’s been 2020 and there’s still no resolution. What case am I talking
about?
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71. The Doshipura graveyard case
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72. SCORE CHECK

73. It was during their collaboration on 1983’s “Say Say Say” that former
Z, Y is said to have advised King of Pop X to invest some of his
enormous wealth in music publishing. It was sound financial advice
that Y may have come to regret giving on August 14, 1985, when X
purchased the publishing rights to the vast majority of the Z’s catalog
for $47 million, outbidding Y himself. In 2008, however, X gave up
his remaining interest in the catalog to Sony, one of his primary
creditors. After his death, Sony took full control of the catalog. It was
only in 2016 that Y secured rights over his own music.
Id X,Y and Z.
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75. X – Michael Jackson
Y – Paul McCartney
Z- The Beatles
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76. India’s e-commerce revolution has touched most men, women and
children in the country, so why should animals be left behind? With
the long list of apps doing around, _________ app is getting more
attention not only because what is does but also because of its
quirky name. __________ is an online platform which allows users to
buy and sell livestock including cows, buffalos and goats. Founded in
2019, __________ calls itself India’s largest online livestock market,
with the app saying it is the “No. 1 gaye bhains wala pashumela (No.
1 cow and buffalo animal fair).
FITB
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79. X is a fictional character in William Shakespeare’s play The Merchant
of Venice. A Venetian Jewish moneylender, X is the play's principle
antagonist. Shakespeare’s this character has been a matter of
discussion for a very long time. Several critiques called it a character
Shakespeare struggled the most with. X’s characterisation is
composed of stereotypes, for instance greediness and vengefulness,
although these are unfounded as there were no practicing Jews who
lived in England during Shakespearean England. Jews were expelled
from the country in 1290 by Edward I in the Edict of Expulsion; this
was not reversed until the Cromwell Era.
Id X
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81. Shylock
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82. Identify the movie by this minimalist poster
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84. The Help
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85. FINAL SCORES