Dracula, or the "Dramatics and Cultural Association of XLRI" (as muggles call it) is home to every soul whose heart beats faster on a stage, whose mind sharpens itself on a book and tongues that speak fluently the language of sarcasm. Dracula produces multiple theatrical productions a year, hosts debates (parliamentary and whimsy), and is the origin of the institute's Dance Team and Literary activities.

1. Freshly Baked (Fresher’s Quiz)
QMs:
Ashlesh Mangrulkar
Ashwin Kumar KS
Parminder Singh
Aditya Ganesh
Apoorv Kumar
Ritwik Ghosh
Dehit Garaga
Sonu Anand

2. 2
Rules
• Prelims-20 Questions, 10 points each, no negatives
• Every 5th starred, Sudden death in case tie persists
• Please, keep it civil i.e. cell phones in pockets, no
peeking at other teams
• In case of multiple answers, first one to be considered
• Tips: Don’t leave it blank, use back side to note down
clues

3. 1. Although the novel avoided a call from the House of Un-American Activities Committee, the film
based on the novel released in 1940, which subtly (many would say openly) criticizes capitalism
during the Great Depression by following a family of sharecroppers, received significant backlash
from the public. The film was labelled “Un-American”, with critics, farming unions and government
agencies altogether agreeing that it promotes ideas and values that were in service of the USSR.
Stalin himself considered that if the film managed to annoy the U.S. government so much, perhaps
it could be used as a propaganda tool in USSR. He approved the film to be released in the USSR in
1948, at the time when the Cold War was just “heating” up. However, after the film was released,
Stalin’s idea completely backfired.
The living standard deteriorated under his rule, and when there was finally a chance to see a
glimpse of how people lived across the ocean, the poverty-stricken family were perceived as well-off
members of the middle-class who have nothing to complain about. After all, they did have a car.
Having noticed that his plan wasn’t exactly going well, the dictator ordered the film to be pulled
from the cinemas.
Which novel’s adaption was this film?

4. SAFETY

5. The Grapes of Wrath

6. 2. What name is shared by the DC character, the Canadian-American rock band and the
novel by Hermann Hesse?

7. SAFETY

8. Steppenwolf

9. 3. Born in 1929 in Kolhapur, she has worked in over 100 films with
filmmakers such as Guru Dutt, Yash Chopra, Raj Kapoor, Ashutosh
Gowariker, since the 1950s. However, she is best known for something
that happened in 1983. Who?

10. • Answer follows…..

11. Bhanu Athaiya – First Indian to win an Oscar (for Gandhi - 1982)

12. 4. What’s blanked out?

13. • Answer follows…..

14. Bahubali

15. 5. Name The Show
Originally to be published as
‘Baker’s Dozen: An Autobiography of _______ _______’,
the author Jay Asher later changed the name to what we know it as
today.

17. 13 Reasons Why

18. 6. What’s the phrase?
Unlike words such as “suspect”, “subject”, “target” which have specific
definitions in judicial parlance, the phrase X does not have a legal
definition.
It has an ugly history. The US Law Enforcement in the 1960’s had files
labeled X, containing reports of Vietnam War protestors, civil rights
activists and targets of terrorism investigations.
X is also the name of a critically acclaimed TV Show.

21. Q.7
This painting X inspired a 20th century art movement- Y in Germany. Name X and Y.
Hint: The painting depicts the Y you’d wear when you X

23. X: THE SCREAM
Y: EXPRESSIONISM

24. Q.8
This art form is inspired by the official Haitian religion which goes by the same name. The
followers of this religion are presumed to perform black magic, cast spells and worship devil,
due to which it was banned until 2002. What is the name of the art form?

26. VOUDOU ART/
VOODOO ART

27. 9. This word is derived from the name of a French
material, serge de Nimes: serge (a kind of
material) from Nimes (a town in France). Identify
the word.

29. Ans. Denim

30. 10: Who (also) founded these companies.

32. Ans. Elon Musk

33. 11: Name this iconic executive from the world of
automobiles who we lost recently this month?

35. Ans. Lee Iacocca

36. Q12:
• At the center of this record breaking music video is the choreography of Sherrie
Silver—a Rwandan-born dancer, creative director, actress, and philanthropist.
After her popular dance videos were passed around the song’s producers, they
brought her in to provide contrast and add a sense of light to the video's heavy
political themes and to choreograph and portray the happiness that was needed
with the happy African school children. Incorporating moves that range from
South Africa's Gwara Gwara dance to BlocBoy JB's shoot dance, Shaku Shaku
dance from Nigeria, Alkayida, Azonto from Ghana and dances from Angola
which Song is this which made its creator the first hip-hop artist to win Record
of the Year and Song of the Year at the 61st annual Grammy awards.

38. Answer12: This is America (Childish Gambino)

40. Q13:
• Founded in 1983 by guitarist and vocalist Chuck Schuldiner. X is considered to
be among the most influential bands in heavy metal and a pioneering force in
the extreme metal subgenre of X metal. Their debut album, Scream Bloody Gore,
has been widely regarded as the first X metal record (although there is some
dispute to that claim as Possessed's debut album Seven Churches
and Necrophagia's debut album Season of the Dead were released before).
• X had a revolving lineup, with Schuldiner being the sole consistent member. The
group's style also progressed, from the raw sound on its first two albums to a
more sophisticated one in its later stage. The band ceased to exist after
Schuldiner died of glioma and pneumonia in December 2001, but remains an
enduring influence on heavy metal.
• Which band which created its own sub-Genre?

41. Answer13:

42. Q14
• The drawing is based on a stillshot photograph of X captured from a
post-game press conference in May 2009. X’s stillshot with the iconic
expression is taken when his teammate Ron Artest leaves the site of
interview.
• The image in question is typically used as a reaction face to convey a
dismissive attitude towards someone else’s input in online
discussions, then usually following something that one ups their
input.
• Who is X? What image am I talking about?

43. A14
•

44. Q15
• Aziz Ahmed is the most famous living player of the game but has had
a tumultous childhood.
• At the age of 18 he was conscripted by the military of the Democratic
Republic of Afghanistan during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. He soon
defected from the government military to join the Mujahideen.
However after the 2001 war in Afghanistan, better sense prevailed
and he went back to the sport.
• What sport is he the most famous player of, with most of his patrons
and sponsors being warlords?

46. A15
• Buzkashi