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29/11/2014 AND 30/11/2014
A quiz conducted and researched by ApratimMukhopadhyay

• 60 questions will be asked on infinite pounce.
• The set comprises MELAS questions to a greater
extent than other topics.
• The quiz is to be generally conducted on rolling
infinite bounce.
• Correct answer on a pounce: +10
• Incorrect answer on a pounce: -10
• The decision of the quizmaster is final and
binding.
A quiz conducted and researched by
Apratim Mukhopadhyay

1. Identify the two gentlemen who are seen
talking here and the TV show. Part points will
be given.

Martin Scorsese and Larry David
Curb Your Enthusiasm

2. X. born on 24/6/1987, made his first start
against RCD Espanyol on 17/10/2004 to
become the concerned club’s youngest player
ever to play in La Liga. X’s record was later
broken by Y, born on 28/8/1990; Y currently
plies his trade in a mid-table BPL club after a
spectacular fall from grace. Identify both X
and Y, no part points going.

X-Lionel Messi Y- Bojan Krkic

3. Films directed by whom? Also, identify X.
• Manush Amanush (2002)
• X (2000)
• Bhoy (1996)
• Kencho Khunrte Keute (1995)
• Sansar Sangram (1995)
• Phiriye Dao (1994)
• Maryada (1989)

Chiranjeet
X- Bastir Meye Radha

4. The word X means “fried”. X was originally the
general term for cooking eggs in any sort of
skillet. There are some major differences that
have been noted between X and another fairly
commonplace food item it was often
compared to and seen as equivalent to (Y). For
instance, Ys are served whole, whereas Xs are
often sliced up before being served. The
Tunisian Tajine is seen as a dish that is fairly
close to X. identify both X and Y; no part
points going.

X- Frittata Y-Omelette

5. These lines were spoken as part of a victory
speech in Milwaukee on June 23rd, 1996. Just FITB
to give me an earth-shattering and immensely
loved catchphrase in popular culture. Also, what
definitive era in popular culture is often said to
have begun with this? Part points going:
“You sit there and you thump your Bible, and you
say your prayers, and it didn't get you anywhere!
Talk about your psalms, talk about John X...Well,
______ X ___ _ __ ____ ___ __.”

“Austin 3:16 says I just whooped your ass”
The Attitude Era

6. Which word first originated in the 13th
century (particular incidents took place in
1274 and 1281) to indicate strong, vicious
storms which stopped an invading army from
one Asian country from invading another?

Kamikaze

7. Print ad by?

Dettol

8. X, serving at the time in Meerut, was chosen to
head Y along with Krishnaswamy Sundarji and
Ranjit Singh Dayal. X, a recipient of the Vir
Chakra, was knifed by two men in their 30s (from
Wolverhampton and Birmingham) while on a trip
to London in 2012. X published a book in the
1990s titled Y:The True Story, one which ran into
several reprints. X said (among other things) of Y:
“It is very easy to say to we could have laid siege,
we could have postponed it for a day or two, or
carried out Ywithout the loss of life. It is only we,
who were there at that time, who know what our
limitations and needs were.” Identify both X and
Y, no part points will be given.

X- Kuldip Singh Brar Y- Operation Bluestar

9. X: Willam Lombardy
Y: Efim Geller, Nikolai Krogius and Iivo Nei
Just identify X AND Y (NO PART POINTS) or
state which earth-shattering event these four
were a much lesser-known part of, and in
what capacity (NO HALF POINTS HERE
EITHER).

X- Bobby Fischer
Y- Boris Spassky
These people were the official seconds to Fischer
and Spassky during the 1972 world chess
championship in Reykjavik

10. This was the first ever song picturised on whom?

Parineeti Chopra

11. Identify this execrable 2008 movie whose title was taken from a
super-hit song from the 70s.

My Name is Anthony Gonsalves

12. In the textile trade, the last parts of pieces of
cloth were made of coarser material than the
rest and left hanging loose. This led to the
emergence of which very commonly used two
word phrase?

Fag end

13. X, published in 1988, was adapted into a film
of the same name in 1994. X was subtitled “An
Indian Story”, a testament to how it focused
largely on rural India, something which the
author felt had not been represented well
enough in the literary canon of which X was a
part. X (the film) won a National Film Award in
1995. X’s commercial success and its
acquisition by 20th Century Fox is considered a
major event in India for independent cinema.
Identify X and its author; no part pints going.

Upamanyu Chatterjee
English, August

14. Who is speaking about what(X)? Part points
going.
“Many people have asked about the meaning of
our name. X was inspired by a poem written
more than 800 years ago during the Song
dynasty. The poem compares the search for a
retreating beauty amid chaotic glamour with the
search for one's dream while confronted by life's
many obstacles. '...hundreds and thousands of
times, for her I searched in chaos, suddenly, I
turned by chance, to where the lights were
waning, and there she stood.' X, whose literal
meaning is hundreds of times, represents
persistent search for the ideal.”

Robin Li (co-creator)
Baidu

15. Whose self-portrait is this, painted in 1929 ?

D.H. Lawrence

16. The light blue backdrop of what was initially
inspired by the UN flag, owing to its various
contributions of trusteeship during the
concerned entity’s transition from one state to
another?

The national flag of Somalia

17. Which word is a combination of two Sanskrit
words meaning “clay” and “body”?

Mridangam

18. Xs first appeared in the 16th century. An
antiquated version of the modern X was
invented by the Englishman Thomas
Rawlinson in the 1720s. The above was done
because Rawlinson felt that something was
“cumbrous and unwieldy”, and hence he
decided to separate it into two parts.
According to the OED, the noun X derives from
a word of Scandinavian origin meaning “to
gird up.” Identify X.

Kilt

19. Whose Twitter bio is this:
“My job: to terrify kids”

R.L. Stine

20. This very specific feat was last achieved in 1992
by X. Since then, owing to various circumstances,
it has not been achieved. Roger Federer could
have achieved it four times (2004, 2006, 2007
and 2010), but he was thwarted by Gustavo
Kuerten, Rafael Nadal (twice) and Robin
Soderling. Rafael Nadal could have achieved it in
2009, but he was thwarted by Soderling too. In
2014, Stanislas Wawrinka was ousted
unceremoniously by Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in
his attempt at achieving this feat. Identify X and
the feat; part points going.

X- Jim Courier
Winning the men’s singles title at both the Australian
Open and the French Open in the same year

21. X (shown in the picture) was born Adriaan Florensz in
1459 in Utrecht. X died in 1523. X, however, was
heavily in the news exactly 36 years earlier for an event
concerning Y, who died in 2005. In the aftermath of the
events following Y’s death, X’s name, an often
mentioned one, has become completely redundant.
Identify X, Y and why the 1978 event was peculiar/why
X is now redundant. Part points going.

X- Pope Adrian VI
Y- Pope John Paul II
John Paul II was the first Non Italian pope in 455 years/
The next two popes have also been non-Italian

22. Who is covering whom? No part points on this one.

Pantera covering Black Sabbath

23. The above is the flag of X, something which adapted
green as a colour of mutual recognition ever since its
early days. The green symbolizes hope, the white
symbolizes peace and the five-pointed star symbolizes
the five continents. Some adherents to X, however,
believe that the concerned flag is too nationalistic to
suit their purpose, and hence they use the one next to
it, created in 1987 by a Brazilian. Identify X.

Esperanto

24. Which personality (not really known for his
fashion sense and a holder of around 50 other
patents) was issued a patent in 1936 for this
“new, original and ornamental” blouse?

Albert Einstein

25. This is a disgruntled letter written by whom
to one William McKeen after the latter
published a biography of his in 1991?

Hunter S. Thompson

26. X committed suicide in his jail cell on October
8th, 2001, hanging himself with his bed-sheet. X
had been the target of his country’s biggest
manhunt till the time he surrendered on
December 30th, 1999 at a newspaper office,
apparently under fear for his life. X did not
dispose of a whole host of his victims’ bodies so
that the police could track them down. In jail, X
said that his entire series of confessions was a
hoax to draw attention to the plight of runaway
children, although overwhelming proof was
found against him and his associates. In X’s death
sentence, it was stipulated that he would be cut
into a 100 pieces after he had been hanged so
that justice would be served. Identify X.

Javed Iqbal

27. What is this the plot of? Or, just FITB.
In 2633, the evil Red Falcon Organization have
set a base on the Galuga archipelago near
New Zealand in a plot to conquer the world.
Two commandos, Pfc. Bill Rizer and Pfc. Lance
Bean of the ______ unit (an elite group of
soldiers specializing in guerrilla warfare), are
sent to the island to destroy the enemy forces
and uncover the true nature of the alien entity
controlling them.

Contra

AUDIO3
28. This song was famously used as his entrance
theme by whom on November 30th, 2012?

Andrew Flintoff

29. The name of X is derived from a
Tamil/Sanskrit word meaning “ruby”. X often
contains traces of iron, titanium and
chromium. X is most commonly used as an
abrasive in sandpapers and heavy machinery.
X was first chemically synthesized in 1837. X,
although comprising elements with relatively
low atomic mass, has an astonishing density.
Identify X.

Corundum

30. X is popularly made on a Sunday, owing to
the fact that a lot of time goes in preparing it.
X must also be customarily prepared four days
after the death of a loved one, owing to the
fact that no meat may be eaten for three days
after the concerned death, and X is used to
break this abstinence. Consequently, X is
never made on auspicious occasions. X is
almost always flavoured with X masala which
comprises fifteen different spices. X almost
always comprises mutton; rarely is it made
without meat. X borrows heavily from
traditional Gujarati cuisine. Identify X.

Dhansak

31. XY, born in 1894, was only one of three of
the nine children who survived infancy among
the nine born to his mother. He was named X
on the advice of a priest who managed to
convince his father that naming XY after an
Archangel would give him a long life. XY was
dismissed from his school in 1912 for taking
part in political demonstrations. XY died of
skeletal tuberculosis precipitated by the harsh
conditions he was exposed to. XY was also an
avowed atheist. Identify XY.

Gavrilo Princip

32. The above is a minimalist poster for which
film?

Persepolis

33. Where was this picture taken?

Inside an Auschwitz gas chamber

34. Identify the painting and the painter.

“Saturn Devouring His Son” by Francisco Goya

35. Jeanne Calment (1875-1997) is said to have
had the longest confirmed human lifespan.
She was born in the city of X in Southern
France. Talking in 1988, she described a man
whom she had met in 1888 when he had
come into her father’s shop to buy supplies for
something. Calment describes him as having
been “dirty, badly dressed and disagreeable.”
Who was this person? Also, identify X. no part
points going.

Vincent Van Gogh
X- Arles

36. X (pictured above) currently plays for Flamengo. X has
also appeared 4 times for the Brazilian national U20
side. In 2013, X was wildly linked with a probable move
to Juventus. Either name X, or tell me why he is
immensely famous in popular culture.

Mattheus Oilviera
He is the son for whom Bebeto had celebrated with
Mazinho and Romario

37. The photograph was taken in February 1963
by Don Hunstein in Greenwich Village. X was
21 at the time, and Y was 19. Y passed away at
the age of 68 in 2011. Hunstein recalled years
later that “…I brought only one roll of color
film with me, and most of the pictures on it
were not good.“ X had this to say of Y, years
later: “…she had a smile that could light up a
street full of people.“ Either identify X AND Y,
or the iconic album cover on which this
photograph was featured.

X- Bob Dylan
Y- Suze Rotolo
The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (1963)

38. According to The Brand Trust Report
(published by the Trust Research Advisory),
which brand finished #1 in terms of being
trustworthy in India in 2011, 2012 and 2013?

Nokia

39. What is being promoted here?

The first Edison phonograph

40. This is a 2009 list complied by Entertainment Weekly
titled “The 50 greatest sidekicks”. Which character
finished #1? Certain names on the list have been
mentioned in order to give an idea of the range of
characters and genres involved.
1. ?
2. Ed McMahon
3. George Costanza
4. Chewbacca
6. Dr. Watson
14. Sancho Panza
16. Waylon Smithers
25. Art Garfunkel

Robin

41. After what incident was this Doodle launched?

Qatar’s successful bid for hosting the 2022 Fifa World Cup

42. On which historical figure is this comic book based?

Razia Sultana

43. It was first suggested in 1888 by Julius
Bleyer, a New York doctor because of how
cheap it was. Earlier this year, some botched
uses of it and the lack of suitable chemicals (in
the USA) made people re-consider other
alternatives. Saudi Arabia has seen a lot of
efforts in the direction of getting this
introduced, but nothing has changed so far. It
became most popular in the late 20th century.
What is being talked about?

Lethal injection

44. At the age of 12, X was handed over to nuns and
she spent a disciplined, Spartan life till early
adulthood. While there, X formed a fascination
for something; for her, it started to represent a
perfect ideal, a mystic meaning, and the path that
X took to pray was also laid out in patterns which
were circular and repeated the above. X also
found solace in the Cistus, a specific kind of rose
(with regard to the petals) which lay nearby.
Consequently, several years into the future (at
37), when X was handed a selection, she chose a
specific item, and the iconic Y was born. Identify
both X and Y; part points will not be given.

X- Coco Chanel
Y- Chanel No. 5

45. What replaced the Championship Belt
around this gentleman’s waist from 1872
onwards?

The Claret Jug

46. This is the title music of which film?

Shakespeare Wallah

47. Which very commonly used word originates
from a Japanese word which literally
translates to “human-powered vehicle”?

Rickshaw

48. X, who had starred in the concerned director’s
first film, had used an American accent in the
concerned work. However, in Y, X, 29 at the time
of Y’s release, used his natural London accent.
The director claims that the concerned character
(with the accent) was written with X in mind, but
rumours persist that Christian Slater and Johnny
Depp were floated by the studio as alternatives at
the time. The director had even considered
rewriting Y at one point, making X play one of
two iconic characters who would be recast as
Englishmen. Identify both X and Y; no part points
going.

X- Tim Roth
Y- Pulp Fiction

49. X was started of in 1785 after a flood had
ravaged the concerned area ij order to provide
employment to the people while a severe
famine lasted for years after the flood. X’s a
biggest attraction, a large draw among
tourists, was accidentally created in order to
support X’s weight. The design for X was based
on one designed by a Kifayatullah after a
competition. X uses classic Mughal
architecture, one of the large major structures
to not use European architectural styles.
Identify X.

Bara Imambara, Lucknow

50. Since 2004, the WBMA has been the
governing body of this unusual world
championship. It took place for the first time
in Germany in 1990. the competition is usually
held under three brackets, two of which
correspond to partial and full states of
something. Each bracket is further subdivided
into categories like Imperial, Alaskan Whaler,
Verdi, Freestyle, Hungarian, English et al.
Expand WBMA/ identify the championship in
question.

World Beard and Moustache Championship/ Association

51. Stephen Merchant (pictured above), born in 1974, has
won three BAFTAs and one Emmy. He currently stars as
Stuart on an American TV show co-created by him
(called Hello Ladies). He also performed stand up
comedy to great success in the late 1990s. He is 6”7, a
fact that was made use of when he made a cameo
appearance in a critically acclaimed comedy. He is most
well known for his collaborations with whom?

Ricky Gervais

52. X died on April 15, 1940 in his sleep, 22 years
old at the time. X had been on two very
popular all US tours in 1936 and 1938. 6 life-size
models of X (from the 1930s), made by
James Butler exist and can be viewed in
replica caskets in certain locations. X had also
enrolled for a law degree in 1936, but
extenuating circumstances prevented X from
completing it. Identify X/ put funda. (Points
will begiven for the funda only if nobody
identifies X correctly)

Robert Wadlow (the tallest man in recorded history)

53. Who is speaking about whom/what?

Carl Bernstein on Rupert Murdoch/ the News of
the World scandal

54. An X is composed of a number of interlocked
segments of keratin. Due to day-to-day
activities, an X can be easily broken off, and
hence it is impossible to determine anything
concretely from the state of an X. Male Xs
generally taper away from the concerned
body, while female Xs taper towards the
concerned body. The X is usually held up
during locomotion ijn order to prevent
damage. Identify X.

The rattle on the tail of a rattlesnake

55.The above, which can sometimes weigh up to 44kg,
lends its name to which sporting term/position,
something also very famous in popular culture?

Yokozuna

56. This is a print ad by?

Faber-Castell

57. Ernst X, born in 1881 in Germany, was very
well respected in his field of expertise. He also
worked as a medical officer during WWI,
continuing to publish even while the war was
raging full-scale. When the Nazis occupied
Germany, he (a Jew) was forced to resign from
a post he held in a Berlin hospital and was
arrested in 1937. He was briefly married to
the writer Rosie Waldeck. What “area” is
named after him/what is X?

X- Grafenberg
The G-spot

58. X took place on Saint Crispin’s Day. X was
noted because the English longbow was very
liberally used during it. Gesta Henrici Quinti’s
anonymous, eye-witness account of X is a
major source cited in order to prove that it
actually took place. Many are also of the
opinion that a very commonly used
sign/gesture in the modern world derives
from X. X also forms the basis of a play dated
1599. Identify X.

X- Battle of Agincourt

59. X was established on 11th November, 1961.
Vikram Sarabhai, a native of the city in which
X is located, played a pivotal role in X beng set
up and served as its honorary director till
1964. The famous modernist architect Louis
Kahn designed X. X’s motto, translated into
English, reads “Progress With Knowledge”. X
hosts a major annual summit named
Confluence. Identify X.

IIM Ahmedabad

60. These are the opening lines of which
brilliantly executed novel; also, identify the
author.
“They tell me India is an underdeveloped
country. They attend seminars, appear on
television, even come to see me, creasing
their eight-hundred-rupee suits and clutching
their moulded plastic briefcases, to announce
in tones of infinite understanding that India
has yet to develop. Stuff and nonsense, of
course…”

The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor

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