Answer slides of the Prelims of Karavaan Quiz 2018 - Geek On!

3. 1. The First Resort
• X, previously known as ____cities and now as Y, is a site aptly described
as a home of geeks and info-seekers. The site is free of charge, for-
profit, deriving its income from advertising and sold content, publishing
most user-provided text under copyleft licenses.
• It's current logo is a geometric heart made of legos with a blue and green
gradient, showing the love for a Y by a group of people belonging to it.
Even though it was widely popular as X at one point it underwent
complete rebranding and restructuring to become Y.
• ID X and Y.

4. Wikia

5. 2*. State Highways
• What connects the following? :
i. April 12, 1971- John Denver, Bill Danoff, Taffy
ii. Nivert- Poems, Prayers &Promises
iii. 1973- Olivia Newton-John
iv. July 15, 1995- Yoko Honna- Whisper of the Heart
v. 2001- Hermes House Band- The Album
vi. September 18, 2017- Kingsman: The Golden Circle
vii. May 30, 2018- Fallout 76

7. 3. Death di Hatthi
• The rumour of the death of 95 year old X was spread like wildfire. X is
the highest paid CEO in India and he claims that the death rumour
made him feel young again.
• Find X.

9. 4. Alt + Ctrl
• Connect
i. 63 mm*123 mm : Chocolate brown
ii. 66 mm*135 mm : Fluorescent blue
iii. 66 mm*142 mm : Lavender
iv. 66 mm*146 mm : Bright yellow
v. 66 mm*150 mm : Stone grey
vi. 66 mm*166 mm : Magenta

11. 5*. The Road Not Taken
• Connect the following set of video games (non-exhaustive)

13. They Have Multiple Endings

14. 6. Crystal Clear
• Connect the events depicted here (non-exhaustive list)

15. Events predicted by
The Simpsons

16. 7. Tank Tank Man
• Tintin in America is the highest-selling Tintin title of all time, a the clear
winner ahead of Tintin in the Congo and Explorers on the Moon, which
come in second and third places respectively.
• One unique feature of this comic is the appearance of X - the only real-life
character in Tintin's adventures to have been drawn into the story under his
real name. In fact, X had already been mentioned in Tintin in the Congo, as
the head of an international diamond smuggling ring.
• X's rival is the devious Bobby Smiles, who heads the Gangsters Syndicate of
Chicago, who Tintin does, in fact, manage to capture. X is also known in the
book as "Scarface" and the "King of the Chicago Gangsters."
• ID X.

18. 8. Nacho Saare Jee Phaad Ke!
• While there is general disagreement about the precise origin of Z (with two
claimants George Henderson and Robb Weller fighting for the credit of its
invention), most stories of the phenomenon's origin suggest that Z first
started appearing at North American sporting events during the late 1970s
and early 1980s. Some of the (pseudo?) scientific papers suggest that Z goes
clockwise in Northern Hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the Southern
hemisphere. Some people have gone one step further to create a
mathematical formula to calculate the speed at which Z moves.
• Identify this phenomenon Z, which is a notable feature in a major
Quadrennial event.
• Bonus: It has been banned by Cricket Australia and Australian Police.

20. 9. Out of Sync
• Andorra and Germany signed a peace treaty in 1939 and Andorra
remained neutral ever since.
• Why would Hitler sign a peace treaty in the prime of Nazi Germany?

21. During the treaty of Versailles and
Saint-Germain, the Allies forgot to invite
Andorra.
So, officially Germany was at war with
Andorra till 1939 when they signed peace
for WWI.

22. 10. The Name Rings On!
• X is one of the most recognised spectator of the sport. He has attended every
home match from 2003, with the only difference that his chant has changed
due to an event in 2013.
• He usually carries a conch and due to the fact that has to "get ready" for the
match, he skips sleep the day before the match. Since, he's from a poor family,
he pedals to matches, twice even pedaling to 2 other neighbouring countries!
• He is said to have postponed his marriage to watch all the matches and is also
one of three principal roles of a documentary film Beyond All Boundaries
which tells the stories of three different personalities of the sport.
• Id X

23. Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary / Sudhir Kumar Gautam

24. 11*. Topologically indistinguishable to a straw
• In the 1950's, X shops were some of the first food businesses commonly
open late at night. They became hot spots for Y working the night shift
since it gave them a place to grab a snack, fill out paperwork, or even
just take a break. This is why X became associated with Y.
• Find X and Y.

25. X = Donuts, Y = Cops

26. 12. Naam toh Suna Hi Hoga
• It all started with Pink Floyd's revolutionary album in 1979.
• The rock group was the first musical entity to be inducted in the NABD
Hall of Fame for their services to the ----- industry.
• Subsequent awardees include Iggy Pop (1990), The Commodores (1977),
and Jethro Tull(1972) - years indicative of the works which won them this
achievement.
• NABD President Walter Galanty in 1991 commented on these artist's
contributions saying, "It's refreshing to see these young performers using
-----, America's favorite _______ material in their videos.
• FITB (short one).

27. Brick

28. 13*. Cats are Not Vegetarian
• According to popular culture, what is the solution to this inexhaustive
list of problems?
1) Electricity cut in the movie hall.
2) Failing an exam despite studying
3) An old lady is sitting next to you
4) No holiday on Sunday

30. • Connect
14*. The Last Sciencebender!

31. Swami Nithyananda

32. 15. Nepotism?
• The X series is an unofficial sequel-series of J.K. Rowling's Harry
Potter universe, written by G. Norman Lippert. The books in the
series are :
1. X and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
2. X and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
3. X and the Vault of Destinies
4. X and the Morrigan Web
5. X and the Crimson Thread
• ID X.

34. 16. Curse of the Scots
• A creative product in the National Theatre bathrooms - what is the
major whited-out part?

36. 17*. Innocent in the USA
• The phrase A refers to crime novels popular during the mid-20th century,
particularly pointing their manufacturing origin. Modern superhero comic
books are sometimes considered descendants of "hero A".
• It is also the title of the winner of Palme d'Or at the 1994 Cannes Film
Festival.
• The phrase B refers to popular serial literature produced during the
nineteenth century in the United Kingdom- typically sensational, focusing
on the exploits of detectives, criminals, or supernatural entities - particularly
indicating it's cheap rates. Also the title of a British-American TV show with
a similar synopsis.
• ID A and B.

38. 18. Underwear Floral Bloom
• X is a popular fictional character . The name X according to
the author of the novel "does not mean 'frog' in any
language other than the language of the forest.” This
meaning indicates that the character lacks fur. The British
pronunciation of the name is supposed to rhyme with
“cow” and the American pronunciation with the word “go”.
The picture is the earliest pictorial description of the
character X. ID X.

40. 19. Sumo Waves
• Project Seal was a programme by the New Zealand military to develop a
weapon that could create ______________. This weapon was tested in
Whangaparaoa between 1944-1945.
• The experiments were conducted by Professor Thomas Leech. British and
US defense chiefs were to see it developed and it was considered as
important as the atomic bomb. The top secret documents on Project Seal
were only declassified in 1999.
• FITB

41. Tsunami Bomb

42. 20. Colourful Bois!
• X is an American entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a
live-action superhero television series, based on the Japanese tokusatsu
franchise SS. Produced first by Saban Entertainment, second by BVS
Entertainment, later by SCG X and today by Hasbro, X takes much of its
footage from the SS television series, produced by Toei Company.
• An interesting fact about this franchise is that even if it was entirely shot and
produced in the country Y, it was banned in that country until 2011 for 17 years,
due to major complaints of violence and bloodshed. The complaints from
concerned parents said that the show taught that violence was the best way to
resolve conflict.
• ID X and Y and Bonus for SS.

43. X = Power Rangers
Y = New Zealand
Bonus = Super Sentai

44. • US-based global giant, X has sued Y, an Indian food chain for allegedly
copying its name and logo. X found the Y that has five outlets in Delhi has a
name as well as a logo quite similar to theirs .
• Seattle-based X filed a suit in Delhi High Court in July this year, leading to an
order to change Y's name to Z . They have been asked by the court to change
the logo as well in its interim order. The local chain will carry the new
branding on its upcoming 30 outlets, while the existing 5 will await the final
verdict. In the wake of this legal dispute another similar-sounding café W in
Pakistan came to light.
• Identify X,Y and W.
21. Call Me By MY Name!

45. Sardarji-Bakhsh

46. 22*. Not 4gotten, but granted!
• What "message" connects the following places/event (exhaustive) :
i. At the Whitehouse.
ii. Mugabe protest in Zimbabwe.
iii. Jeremy Corbyn (2017 British election candidate) rally
iv. Stormzy concert in Amsterdam.
v. Coldplay concert in Bangkok.
vi. Times Square
vii. Toronto Raptors game, Canada
viii. Wrestlemania 33
ix. Anti-Trump protest
x. and even a game that was previously called Winning Eleven!

48. 23. Santa Banta
• In the original French edition, Dupond and Dupont are pronounced identically.
The different letters indicate their different _____________: D for droite , T for
troussée.
• The original Dupond and Dupont are kept in Swedish, Danish, Norwegian,
Turkish, Finnish, Italian, Basque, Catalan, the Casterman edition in Spanish, and
the newer Portuguese editions. Translators have tried to find in each language
names for the pair that are common, and similar or identical in pronunciation.
They thus become Clodius and Claudius in Latin, Tik and Tak in Arabic .
• What are they known as in the English edition? FITB.

49. Moustache

50. 24. 3 Fasts 5 Me
• In Interstellar on the water planet, the soundtrack in the background
has a prominent ticking noise. These ticks happen every 1.25 seconds.
• What did each tick signify?

51. Each 'tick' is a whole day passing on Earth

52. 25. Answer, you fools!
• Sergey Stepanov, a member of the band SunStroke Project, became an
Internet meme "Epic Sax Guy" thanks to his extravagant look and dancing
style, through a YouTube video of his solo performance during the group's
performance.
• "X Eurovision Nod" or "X Nod" got viral when the videos of X nodding to were
played simultaneously played in multiple devices, which was then followed as
a prank by several other IT fellows. However, another video surfaced on
YouTube which shows a LAN party in Spain responding to the video being
played by dancing to the rhythm with their chairs.
• Id X.

54. 26. Déjà vu
• Keiichi Tsuchiya is a professional race car driver. Known as the DK for his
nontraditional use of drifting in non-drifting racing events and his role in
popularizing drifting as a motorsport. He is also known for touge (mountain
pass) driving. He is one of the major inspirations behind the 1990s anime and
manga Initial D, which features his car AE86 (Hachi-roku) heavily.
• Other than the racing and motorsport industry, he has made several
contributions to the film industry, one of them being serving as the stunt
coordinator in the 2006 movie X, in which he also has a 2 minute cameo as a
local fisherman ridiculing the main character.
• ID DK and X.

55. Drift King

56. 27*. π
• Put Funda

57. Amar Chitra Katha issues ranging from
#1 to #10 that were never published in
English but were published in Kannada
first

58. 28. Strange, isn’t it?
• Connect

60. 29. Tuturu
• X is a name used on several bulletin boards during 2000 and 2001 by a
poster claiming to be an American military. X made numerous vague and
specific predictions regarding calamitous events in 2004 and beyond,
including a nuclear war, none of which came true.
• Subsequent closer examination of X's assertions provoked widespread
skepticism. Inconsistencies in his explanations, the uniform inaccuracy of
his predictions, and a private investigator's findings all led to the general
impression that the entire episode was an elaborate hoax.
• A 2009 investigation concluded that was likely the creation of Larry Haber,
a Florida entertainment lawyer, along with his brother Morey, a computer
scientist.
• Id X.

61. John Titor

62. 30. 10k Thank Yous!
• A sweet dish X mentioned in medieval Bengali Literature, including
Krittibas Ramayana and lyrics of Chaitanya. However, the ingredients of
original dish are not known. The original sweet can be thought of as a
solidified sweet porridge. The version available and widely known to us is a
Portuguese modification of the original recipe.
• Identify X.