Esya '17 Quiz Finals

BRONZE: 25 points
SILVER: 50 points
GOLD: 75 points

QUIZ FINALS RULES
THE QUESTIONS ARE DIVIDED INTO BRONZE, SILVER AND GOLD LEVELS.
THE WHOLE FINALS IS A BUZZER ROUND.
WE’LL BE PROVIDING ANDROIDS, OR BETTER IF YOU HAVE THEM.
WE’LL HAVE AN APP BASED BUZZERS.
THE FIRST TEAM TO PRESS THE BUZZER, GETS A GO AT THE QUESTION.
THE GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE WOULD FETCH YOU THE SAME IN NEGATIVE IF ANSWERED
INCORRECTLY.
ONLY ONE ANSWER IS GOING TO BE ACCEPTED.
IF WE SAY THAT THE ANSWER IS WRONG, IT IS OPEN AGAIN( AND AGAIN BUZZER BASED).
JUST THIS TIME, YOU COULD GET IT UPGRADED TO THE NEXT LEVEL, AND IF YOU’RE IN FOR
GAINING BIG, YOU MIGHT END UP LOSING BIG AS WELL. SO, BE CAUTIOUS !

THE QUIZMASTERS’
DECISION IS FINAL AND
BINDING !!

● This incident was informally known as Zippergate scandal, Tailgate
scandal.
● One of the perpetrators of the incident after a decade out of the public life
took a public stand against cyberbullying and referred to herself as “patient
zero” of online harassment.
● Barack Obama awarded the other perpetrator the Presidential Medal of
Freedom in 2013.
● In 2001 a library was opened in honour of the second perpetrator in Little
Rock, Arkansas.
Identify both the perpetrators.

● Fydor Dostoyevesky is quoted to have said “We all come out of
X’s Overcoat.”
● Inspired a 2003 Jhumpa Lahiri novel.
● More than 135 films have been based on X’s works, the most
recent one being “The Girl in the white Coat”.
● X has been named multiple times in Chekov’s The Seagull and
Dostoyevesky’s Crime and Punishment.
● Identify X.

● Which government in India has seven cabinet ministers
including a Prime Minister and Ministers of Health, Home,
Security, Religion and Culture amongst others?

“Ten years ago we were at South by Southwest in Austin when Twitter was
really blowing up. But there were a lot of people back in San Francisco
frustrated that their Twitter feeds were full of stories from Austin that were
not relevant to them. There was no way of organizing tweets so you knew
what to pay attention to and what to ignore.
I’d been an active user on IRC for a while, and they had this concept of
channels, which you named with the pound symbol and a word. So one day,
in August 2007, I went to Twitter’s headquarters in South Park, in San
Francisco. I didn’t really know anybody, but I walked up to Biz Stone and
was like, “Hey, we’ve been talking about this problem with groups on
Twitter. What do you think about using pound symbols to tag posts?””
These are the words of Chris Messina. What did he invent?

In 1994, a Tibetan woman changed Delhi’s street food scene for
good. X Tsering started her momo stall when nobody in the city
was making or selling these dumplings. "Back then, the biggest
challenge was that people didn't exactly know what momos were
and they were only available in restaurants and hotels. I was the
first one in the city who started selling momos at a street stall in
1994 and I've made sure that the recipe, ingredients and the
proportion remain exactly the same," says Tsering.
Now managed by X’s son Ramu Tsering, the small kiosk in
Central Market, Lajpat Nagar has still held its ground after two
decades. Identify X / What is X’s claim to fame?

-Floppy Curtains
-Side Fringe
-Skinhead
-Mohawk
-Crew
-Alice Band
-Ponytail
-Man Bun
-Cornrows
-Mousy Mullet
-Coiffure
-Peroxide Crop
-Windswept
-Retro with side parting

“I think it was a nice way to end the album because it
kind of sums up the record. It's very recognizable as
our sound. It sounds like a Linkin Park song but it
does have some mood that Meteora has if that
makes any sense. Maybe I can say that better. When
you hear it, you can easily recognize it as a Linkin
Park song but it obviously belongs on Meteora. It
obviously belongs in this new group of songs just
because of the way the tone of the song is and the
lyrics are.”

● What happened around 1 a.m. on a snowy night at Vinkovci,
Yugoslavia as act of retribution against the murder of a young
Daisy Armstrong? Give me a five word answer.

-Tally ERP Release 6
-Zoho Books
-CBEC app
-OneSolution
-hCue
-PharmaSmart
These are all apps and software launched in India to help with?

1. Develop a distinctive style.
2. Put your brain into gear before opening your mouth.
3. There are no teams in the TV world called ‘we’ or ‘they’.
4. Concentrate fiercely at all times.
5. Try to avoid allowing these past your lips: “Of course ...” “As you can see on the
screen” “You know ...” “I tell you what ...”
6. Never say “That’s a tragedy or a disaster ...” — the Titanic was a tragedy, the Ethiopian
drought a disaster, and neither bears any relation to a dropped catch.
7. Never ask a statement.
8. Remember the value of the pause.
9. Above all don’t take yourself too seriously, and have fun.
These are the golden rules of what? Formulated by whom?

- In an interview appearing on May 4, 2017 on NPR, Scott McCoskery described how
he invented a metal device in 2014 to cope with his own boredom in IT meetings and
conference calls. He called this device ‘The Torqbar’
- Catherine Hettinger, a chemical engineer by training, was initially credited by some
news stories to have been the inventor of the Torqbar, including by media outlets such
as The Guardian, The New York Times, and the New York Post.
- Hettinger filed a patent application for a "toy" in 1993 and a patent was issued, but
Hettinger allowed the patent to lapse in 2005 after she could not find a commercial
partner.
- A May 2017 Bloomberg News article showed that Hettinger was not the inventor
of The Torqbar and Hettinger agreed.
How do we know ‘The Torqbar’ better?

This band was initially called
“Starfish”.
Since, there was another
band called “Starfish”
already, they had to change
their name.
They decided to rename the
band after a book of poems
by Philip Horky.
Which band are we talking
about? It is also the word
that is blanked out in the
image.

“To inspire and
nurture the human
spirit–one person,
one cup and one
neighborhood at a
time”

- Lady Tremaine
- Anastasia
- Drizella
- Prince Charming
Who’s the missing character?

Situated atop Mount Lee, it is 44 feet tall and is 350 feet long. This was
originally created in 1923 as an advertisement for a local real estate
development. This has been a frequent target of pranks and vandalism
across the decades, but it has since undergone restoration, including the
installation of a security system to deter vandalism. It is protected and
promoted by The Trust For Public Land, a nonprofit organization, while
its site and the surrounding land are part of Griffith Park.
What?

The March 11, 2013 Edition of Time Magazine’s cover page ran:
“Man, Superman, Gunman”
Who was featured on the cover?

● Sheri Schmelzer is said to be the brain behind Jibbitz, she
started Jibbitz on her basement. The idea came to her when
she saw children stuffing flowers in their Y’s.
● Later Duke Hanson CEO of Y bought JIbbitz for 20 million
dollars.
Identify Y.

● “Knight, Patriot, Physician and Man of Letters”
● Played as a goalkeeper for Portsmouth Association Football
Club.
● Also played 10 first class matches for Marylebone Cricket Club
(MCC).
● Captain of the Crowborough Beacon Golf Club in Sussex.
● A.C. Smith.
Identify this person.

● Google initially believed that the input from millions of people searching for X meant that the
search engine was under attack. Twitter reported a crash, as did Wikipedia at 3:15 pm.
● The Wikimedia Foundation reported one million visitors to X’s page within one hour, probably
the most visitors in a one-hour period to any article in Wikipedia’s history.
● AOL Instant Messenger went down for 40 minutes. AOL called it a "seminal moment in Internet
history", adding, "We’ve never seen anything like it in terms of scope or depth.
● Around 15% of Twitter posts–or 5,000 tweets per minute–reportedly mentioned X after the
news broke, compared to the 5% recalled as having mentioned the Iranian elections or the flu
pandemic that had made headlines earlier in the year.
● Overall, web traffic ranged from 11% to at least 20% higher than normal.
● During the same period, the three major US networks’ (ABC, CBS, NBC) evening casts devoted
34% of their time to X.
What was X?

● Nobel Laureate. Literature. 1953.
● Referred to Bangalore as “a magnificient pink and white stucco
palace in the middle of a large and beautiful garden.”
● Met his first love in India.
● Leonard-Spencer is his middle name.
● Received a 19 gun salute at his funeral.
Identify this person.

● X is a mythical household spirit from English and Scottish
folklore.
● According to a popular belief, Baroness Baden Powell is said to
named her girl scouts Xs.
● Merit badges earned by Xs gave rise to this now common
phrase (one popular etymology).
Identify X and the phrase.

● He worked in a data processing company for six years before
pursuing a full time career as an actor.
● His ideal role is to play as “the romantic lead” who gets the girl.
● He has won Emmy awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in
a Drama Series in 2011 and 2015 and has also won a Golden
Globe for Best Supporting Actor-Series, Miniseries or Television
in 2012.
● *Good things come in small packages*
● Identify the actor.

In 2009 for what reason did Vodafone win the PETA Glitterbox
award?

● Debut album was Unfabulous and more.
● Her paternal aunt has won a BAFTA award, Academy Award and
three Golden Globes.
● Her father has received three Golden Globe nominations and an
academy award nomination. He also acted in The Dark Knight
and The Expendables.
● She gained recognition for her role in a Nickelodeon series
Unfabulous
Identify this famous actress.

● This two-word phrase was coined by the American Writer
William Sydney Porter to describe the fictional “Republic of
Anchuria” in his book Cabbages and Kings. In political science,
it is used to describe a politically unstable country whose
economy is largely dependent on the export of a single limited-
resource product. It is also the name of a chain of clothing
stores owned by Gap Inc. What phrase am I talking about?

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