Prelims of DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity) Quiz conducted by Conquiztadors.

1. DEI Quiz: Prelims
CQD x WDC
10th Nov 2022

2. RULES
● 20 Questions
● Q1, Q6, Q14, Q19 and Q20 are star-marked and will be used to
resolve ties
● Do not resort to any unfair means

3. Q1. What are the awards called?
Founded in 2009 as the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics
Association, GALECA is an association of professional journalists and
critics who regularly report on movies and/or TV for print, online, and
broadcast outlets in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the
United Kingdom.
GALECA presents a certain set of awards that recognize the best in
film, television, and performance for the prior calendar year, with
categories ranging from general to LGBTQ-centric are named as a
tribute to the seminal work of a noted author and playwright of the
19th century.

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5. A1. Dorians

6. Q2. FITB.
____ is a term coined by feminist writer and activist Moya Bailey to
describe how a particular demographic is fighting two battles, based
on the intersections of race and gender. It is a portmanteau of two
words; a social evil and a French word which literally translates to a
colour but you may associate with films.

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8. A2. Misogynoir

9. Q3. Which incident?
This incident finds its place in one of the many later retellings of the epic
Ramayana during the Bhakti Movement called the ‘Adhyatma
Ramayana’ which later inspired Balaram Das, who identified himself as a
‘Shudra’ Muni, to write his Odia Dandi Ramayana. The latter narrates the
tale of a woman, from a socially disadvantaged community called the
Sabara, who served the rishis and kshatriya princes with selfless devotion.
This version of the Ramayana showcases Lord Ram in an act of rebellion
where he accepts a certain entity from the woman that is otherwise
forbidden in the Hindu Caste System. The same had garnered attention
in the form of memes while Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayana had a rerun
during the lockdown wherein the image of Lakshman is seen to be in
absolute disdain as a reaction to Ram’s rebellion.

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11. A3. Ram broke rules of food sharing stated in
the Caste System, Ram eating berries which
had been tasted by Sabari before

12. BrewDog, a UK-based brewery and pub chain known for its aggressive
marketing campaigns, declared itself the proud ____-_______ of an event
as part of their newest campaign.
Under the campaign, they will contribute all of their profits from the sale
of their Lost Lager over a span of a little less than a month. Their pubs
will also broadcast the event in an effort to increase the sales of the beer,
and as a result increase the contribution to human rights charities.
“________ is meant to be for everyone. But in (name of the place),
homosexuality is illegal, flogging is an accepted form of punishment…”
said the founder of the company justifying the campaign.
Q4. FITB. Which event?

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14. A4. Anti-sponsor, 2022 Qatar FIFA World
Cup

15. Q5. Which film? Identify the two-word term.
X a derogatory practice of painting non-black characters as a black
person in order to imitate them. This 2009 bollywood movie is
infamous for practicing the same where the climax scene portrays
one of the characters as Tanzanian Royalty.
With advent of social media, a new kind of X started wherein
emoticons, memes and stickers starring black characters are used to
enable black stereotypes and hence giving the name _______ X to this
offensive practice on social media.

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17. A5. All the Best, Digital Blackface

18. Q6. Which photograph?
In the 2000s, for the cover of Frontiers magazine, photographer Ed
Freeman took inspiration from an iconic photograph from over 75
years back to represent the gay struggle and its hard-fought victory.

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20. A6. Raising the Flag at Iwo Jima

21. Q7. FITB. How exactly did Nangeli protest?
The tale of Nangeli, an Ezhava woman from Kerala who stood up
against the discriminatory practice of 'Mulakkaram' or the ______ ___
(6,3) in the early 1900s. Nangeli's protest and 'sacrifice' gained
worldwide attention when a BBC article was published a few years
back. Nangeli is seen as a brave feminist icon who challenged this
sexist and castiest practice by many but some people claim that the
story is fictional and ______ ___ was actually a misnomer.

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23. A7. Breast Tax, Nangeli cut off her breasts as protest.

24. This job- friendly platform recently tried to make their Interface more
accessibility friendly.
One such feature was to add a certain “skill” in the set of skills.
Generally considered a limitation for neurodivergent people, it was
added as a strength and a major differentiator on the platform. This
was done because people from this community are generally better
at simplifying tasks and thus making them a better choice for
certain jobs.
Q8. Which skill?

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26. A8. Dyslexic Thinking

27. Q9. Identify the personality & the movement.
This movement famously led by X alias "Mengoubi" is considered to
be one of the biggest women-led civilian movement in India. From
1977 to this date in this series of incidents these women were referred
to as "meira paibi" for their actions of carrying flaming torches
against suppression and assault. One of the landmark incidents in
this movement was recorded in a 2017 book by Teresa Rehman the
title of which has became the identity of the whole movement.

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29. A9. Iron Sharmila, Mothers of Manipur
movement

30. Q10. Which movie?
Though not queer, this cult classic has been viewed from a queer lens
because of its notable queer subtext.
The subtext may or may not be intentional but the movie has been long
seen as a queer subtext.
The movie portrays a rigid tradition of living and protagonist who does
not conform to the tradition, suffocates under the pressure and when he
finally finds a space to express himself, he is shunned by his family,
forcing him to take his life.
The plot mirrors the queer struggle well and thus has been a favorite
among viewers.

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32. A10. Dead Poets Society

33. ____ is a 2021 coming-of-age movie about the only hearing member
in a family of deaf people and is considered a very strong and
respectful representation of the deaf community.
____ is an acronym as the main character is the only hearing child in
a family of deaf people.
This movie is a remake of a French film controversial among the deaf
community for a particular reason. However, the English version of
the movie amended the same in their version, thus making it a
better representation of the deaf community.
Q11. Which movie? What change?

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35. A11. CODA, Deaf actors hired for deaf roles

36. Q12. FITB.
____ refers to "stabbing or piercing" and is said to be the earliest
origin of word.
It is said to have found origins from a tool X, which is used to cut a
fabric in a zig-zag shape. The tool in turn gave the name to the
flower.
And hence, more common use of ____ , based on flower’s name came
into origin.
However, over the years, ___ became a “symbol” of one half of the
population and the associated activism.

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38. A12. Pink

39. Q13. Which tribe ?
This is a Rajasthani Tribe known for its elegance and excellence over
dance. Their name comes from their original profession of snake
charming. They later became skilled dancers and earned through
kings who were patrons of the dance.

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41. A13. Kalbelia Tribe

42. Q14. By what name do we know this game?
Having been renamed to “telephone” by a lot of people, the popular
name of this game is said to have had racist and sinophobic origins
as it is believed that people from the country spoke in a deliberately
unintelligible manner which made their language confusing to
others.

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44. A14. Chinese Whisper

45. Q15. Which series? Explain the significance
of the color scheme.
An episode from this MCU series from last year subtly hinted to the
titular hero's sexuality through various technicalities and frames. The
most important one being the ________ lighting, which focuses on a
specific colour scheme involving pink, lavender and blue.

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47. A15. Loki, Bisexual lighting, the colors
feature on the Bisexual flag

48. Earlier this year, a major tech giant was slammed on its attempt to be
more trans-inclusive when they rolled out X.
It was their attempt to be more gender neutral and inclusive, and
while it received praise from the communities, it was deemed
unnecessary by twitter folks. A popular meme from the time
compared Bill Gates with X.
Q16. What?

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50. A16. Apple’s Pregnant Man Emoji

51. Q17. ID X and the significant movement in
question.
Shut down in 2017, Regal Cinema at Connaught Place remains
nostalgic to many Delhiites as the birthplace of a particular
movement in the city. This 84 year old building gained controversy
back in the late 90s when it chose to screen the movie X which was
banned and abolished by Hindu fundamentalist groups as the
director of the same, who adapted the movie on an equally
controversial Urdu story back from the the early 40s, chose to name
two of the female leads of the movie by the names of the most
revered women of the Hindu mythology, set around themes which
were completely alien to Indian culture.

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53. A17. Fire; Birthplace of lgbtq movement in
Delhi

54. Q18. Which entity and what policy?
An Indian entity recently announced their new policy, a major step
towards gender equality in a field where the system is not very
supportive towards all genders. Their New Zealand counterpart, who
implemented the same policy earlier this year was the first to do so in
their domain.

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56. A18. BCCI, Equal pay for men and women
cricket teams

57. Q19. What was she waving? What does the
streets name mean?
In late December 2017, the photo of Vida Movahed protesting at
Tehran’s Enghelab Street went viral. The photo featured her silently
waving something, which led to her subsequent arrest.

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59. A19. Her Hijab, Revolution

60. Q20. What was their business venture aptly
titled? What makes this business venture
'special'?
Started by six friends with a social upliftment motive along with a
business, the first branch of this 'special' Delhi-based chain was
started in Satya Niketan, near Sri Venkateswara College. Named
______, it refers to the use of something by people of a certain
community to assess their environment.
Given here is a picture of one of their branches.

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63. A20. Echoes, The Staff consists of Hearing-
impaired people