Fandom Quiz Does Your Grey Matter? The quiz consists of 25 questions based on Fandom (Marvel, DC, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Chronicles of Narnia etc.) Researched by: Pritam Panigrahi (President, IEM Quizzard Club)

3. 1) There are total 25 questions. Each correct
answer will fetch you +1 point.
2) There is no negative marking.
3) Star (*) marked questions are the tie breakers.
4) Avoid writing Batman in all the answers.
(Having said that Batman rocks..!!)
5) Decision of Quiz Master will be considered
final, not even Thanos can challenge him.

4. Let’s Start

5. Q1. Whose tweet is this?

6. Q2. X are a race of beings in JRR Tolkien’s
fantasy world Middle-earth who closely resemble Y.
Their name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word
for giant.
X is a person who smokes weed. The term is named
after the fictional characters from “The Lord of the
Rings” after someone on Reddit noticed their slow
and mellow personalities, similar to that of a stoned
person.
Id X and Y.

7. Q3. Walter Kovacs, a.k.a. X, wearing a piece of
cloth as a mask that has moving and shifting inkblots
that resembles an actual X test, he considers his true
face, X had been one of the members of the Crime
busters, but continues his one-man battle against
crime long after costumed vigilantes become both
detested and illegal.
Id X.

8. Q4. The Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) comic
had six main characters Star Lord, Drax, Gamora,
Rocket, Groot & Adam Warlock.
Even though not credited, Adam Warlock was
present in the movie Guardians of the Galaxy.
Where?

9. **Q5. According to historical accounts broomsticks,
enchanted carriages and carts were first used.
Apparition was also used with disastrous effects.
To solve the problem, portkeys were arranged
throughout Britain but they were unreliable.
Finally, Minister of Magic, Ottaline Gambol
introduced a revolutionary idea, which is still used.
Name the idea.

10. Q6. Identify these famous siblings:

11. Q7. In June 2014, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince
Phillip visited the sets at Paint Hall Studios in Belfast
as part of a three-day visit to Northern Ireland.
They met members of the cast and crew and were
presented with a miniature version of the Iron
Throne. The Queen was offered the chance to sit on
the Iron Throne but she declined due to a specific
reason.
Why?

12. Q8. Experts have often drawn analogies between
the relationship of X and Y and the relationship that
Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. shared.
“They were meant to emphasize the conflict between
people who felt that we’ve got to all work together
and find a way to get along.”
X and Y are among the most iconic pairs in the
history of comic culture and continue to be relevant
till today.
Id X and Y.

13. Q9. In the 5th book Arthur Weasley takes Harry to
Ministry of Magic by dialing 62442 in the phone
booth.
What is the significance of the number?

14. **Q10. The X is a fictional ship which was
originally called “The Wicked Wench”.
She is said to be “nigh uncatchable”. She either
overtakes or flees all other ships, including the
Interceptor (regarded as one of the fastest ships) and
the Flying Dutchman (which is actually faster against
the wind).
Name the ship.

15. Q11. After whom is this type of pushup named?

16. Q12. CONNECT
Friends like us
Six of One
Across the Hall
Once Upon a Time in the West Village
Insomnia Cafe

17. Q13. Thailand witnessed strong anti-government
protests in 2014 that saw crackdown by government
and many arrests.
A gesture was used by some of the protesters, a
tribute to “The Hunger Games” series where it is
used to express unity with people striving to survive.
What is the gesture?

18. Q14. Id the blanked out portion which was the
centre of controversy in the Dragon Ball Super series.

19. **Q15. Pink Kryptonite is a type of Kryptonite
that does something special and unique to
Kryptonians. This type of Kryptonite only made one
appearance in comics and was used as a satire of the
plots of Silver Age Comic stories featuring some
strange new form of Kryptonite.
What effect does it have on Kryptonians?

20. Q16. Which very popular series?
The book series has seven books, three of which have
been made into a highly successful movie series. The
four remaining books are:
1) The Silver Choir (1953)
2) The Horse and His Boy (1954)
3) The Magician’s Nephew (1955)
4) The Last Battle (1956)

21. Q17. X’s original paint colour was yellow. After
getting his ears gnawed off by a robot mouse, he
slipped into depression on top of a tower, where he
drank a potion labelled “sadness”.
As he wept, the yellow colour washed off and his
voice changed due to the potion. As a result, he
developed a morbid fear of mice.
Identify X.

22. Q18. Why this screenshot recently became viral?

23. Q19. FITB.
“Fifteen men on the __________,
…Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
Drink and the devil had done for the rest,
…Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
…but one man of her crew alive,
What put to sea with seventy-five.”

24. **Q20. Significance?

25. Q21. Simpsons parody of whom?

26. Q22. Amalgam Comics was a publishing imprint
shared by DC and Marvel comics, in which the two
comic book publishers merged their characters into
new ones.
Give the names of the new characters generated from
Batman & Wolverine and Super-man & Captain
America.

27. Q23. X is a Zulu word meaning “many effects”. It is
the title of a 1981 fantasy children’s picture book,
written and illustrated by the American author Chris
Van Allsburg. It was made into a 1995 movie of the
same name. Van Allsburg approved the movie despite
the changes not being as “idiosyncratic and peculiar”
as the novel, declaring that “The film is faithful in
reproducing the chaos level that comes with having a
jungle animal in the house. It’s a good movie.”
Identify X.

28. Q24. Wonder Woman’s arsenal of weapons include
Lasso of Truth, a pair of indestructible Bracelets and
a Tiara. The creator of Wonder Woman also created
a device X which resembles the Lasso of Truth.
Identify X.

29. **Q25. What is being referred to here?
1 = 210

30. Answers

31. Q1. Whose tweet is this?

32. Safety Slide

33. A1.
Stan Lee

34. Q2. X are a race of beings in JRR Tolkien’s
fantasy world Middle-earth who closely resemble Y.
Their name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word
for giant.
X is a person who smokes weed. The term is named
after the fictional characters from “The Lord of the
Rings” after someone on Reddit noticed their slow
and mellow personalities, similar to that of a stoned
person.
Id X and Y.

35. Safety Slide

36. A2.
X= Ents
Y= Trees

37. Q3. Walter Kovacs, a.k.a. X, wearing a piece of
cloth as a mask that has moving and shifting inkblots
that resembles an actual X test, he considers his true
face, X had been one of the members of the Crime
busters, but continues his one-man battle against
crime long after costumed vigilantes become both
detested and illegal.
Id X.

38. Safety Slide

39. A3.
Rorschach

40. Q4. The Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) comic
had six main characters Star Lord, Drax, Gamora,
Rocket, Groot & Adam Warlock.
Even though not credited, Adam Warlock was
present in the movie Guardians of the Galaxy.
Where?

41. Safety Slide

42. A4.
In the giant cocoon in
Collector’s chamber.

43. **Q5. According to historical accounts broomsticks,
enchanted carriages and carts were first used.
Apparition was also used with disastrous effects.
To solve the problem, portkeys were arranged
throughout Britain but they were unreliable.
Finally, Minister of Magic, Ottaline Gambol
introduced a revolutionary idea, which is still used.
Name the idea.

44. Safety Slide

45. **A5.
Hogwarts Express

46. Q6. Identify these famous siblings:

47. Safety Slide

48. A6.
Warner Brothers
Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack Warner.

49. Q7. In June 2014, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince
Phillip visited the sets at Paint Hall Studios in Belfast
as part of a three-day visit to Northern Ireland.
They met members of the cast and crew and were
presented with a miniature version of the Iron
Throne. The Queen was offered the chance to sit on
the Iron Throne but she declined due to a specific
reason.
Why?

50. Safety Slide

51. A7.
As a ruling Queen, she cannot
sit on a Foreign Throne.

52. Q8. Experts have often drawn analogies between
the relationship of X and Y and the relationship that
Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. shared.
“They were meant to emphasize the conflict between
people who felt that we’ve got to all work together
and find a way to get along.”
X and Y are among the most iconic pairs in the
history of comic culture and continue to be relevant
till today.
Id X and Y.

53. Safety Slide

54. A8.
Magneto & Professor X

55. Q9. In the 5th book Arthur Weasley takes Harry to
Ministry of Magic by dialing 62442 in the phone
booth.
What is the significance of the number?

56. Safety Slide

57. A9.
When typed in a cell in T9
mode, it spells MAGIC.

58. **Q10. The X is a fictional ship which was
originally called “The Wicked Wench”.
She is said to be “nigh uncatchable”. She either
overtakes or flees all other ships, including the
Interceptor (regarded as one of the fastest ships) and
the Flying Dutchman (which is actually faster against
the wind).
Name the ship.

59. Safety Slide

60. **A10.
The Black Pearl

61. Q11. After whom is this type of pushup named?

62. Safety Slide

63. A11. Spiderman

64. Q12. CONNECT
Friends like us
Six of One
Across the Hall
Once Upon a Time in the West Village
Insomnia Cafe

65. Safety Slide

66. A12.
Working titles before FRIENDS
was finalized.

67. Q13. Thailand witnessed strong anti-government
protests in 2014 that saw crackdown by government
and many arrests.
A gesture was used by some of the protesters, a
tribute to “The Hunger Games” series where it is
used to express unity with people striving to survive.
What is the gesture?

68. Safety Slide

69. A13.
The Three Finger Salute

70. Q14. Id the blanked out portion which was the
centre of controversy in the Dragon Ball Super series.

71. Safety Slide

72. A14.
Name yet not revealed but a character resembling
Ganesha was shown as a God of Destruction of
Universe 10.

73. Safety Slide

74. **Q15. Pink Kryptonite is a type of Kryptonite
that does something special and unique to
Kryptonians. This type of Kryptonite only made one
appearance in comics and was used as a satire of the
plots of Silver Age Comic stories featuring some
strange new form of Kryptonite.
What effect does it have on Kryptonians?

75. Safety Slide

76. **A15.
It turns Kryptonians into
Homosexuals.

77. Q16. Which very popular series?
The book series has seven books, three of which have
been made into a highly successful movie series. The
four remaining books are:
1) The Silver Choir (1953)
2) The Horse and His Boy (1954)
3) The Magician’s Nephew (1955)
4) The Last Battle (1956)

78. Safety Slide

79. A16.
The Chronicles of Narnia

80. Q17. X’s original paint colour was yellow. After
getting his ears gnawed off by a robot mouse, he
slipped into depression on top of a tower, where he
drank a potion labelled “sadness”.
As he wept, the yellow colour washed off and his
voice changed due to the potion. As a result, he
developed a morbid fear of mice.
Identify X.

81. Safety Slide

82. A17.
Doraemon

83. Q18. Why this screenshot recently became viral?

84. Safety Slide

85. A18.
Anand Mahindra’s tweet about
PUBG

86. Q19. FITB.
“Fifteen men on the __________,
…Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
Drink and the devil had done for the rest,
…Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
…but one man of her crew alive,
What put to sea with seventy-five.”

87. Safety Slide

88. A19.
Dead Man’s Chest

89. **Q20. Significance?

90. Safety Slide

91. **A20.
2014 FIFA world cup Mascots
for Japan team.

92. Q21. Simpsons parody of whom?

93. Safety Slide

94. A32.
Alfred Hitchcock

95. Q22. Amalgam Comics was a publishing imprint
shared by DC and Marvel comics, in which the two
comic book publishers merged their characters into
new ones.
Give the names of the new characters generated from
Batman & Wolverine and Super-man & Captain
America.

96. Safety Slide

97. A22.
Darkclaw
Superboy

98. Q23. X is a Zulu word meaning “many effects”. It is
the title of a 1981 fantasy children’s picture book,
written and illustrated by the American author Chris
Van Allsburg. It was made into a 1995 movie of the
same name. Van Allsburg approved the movie despite
the changes not being as “idiosyncratic and peculiar”
as the novel, declaring that “The film is faithful in
reproducing the chaos level that comes with having a
jungle animal in the house. It’s a good movie.”
Identify X.

99. Safety Slide

100. A23.
Jumanji

101. Q24. Wonder Woman’s arsenal of weapons include
Lasso of Truth, a pair of indestructible Bracelets and
a Tiara. The creator of Wonder Woman also created
a device X which resembles the Lasso of Truth.
Identify X.

102. Safety Slide

103. A24.
Systolic Blood Pressure Test

104. **Q25. What is being referred to here?
1 = 210

105. Safety Slide

106. **A25.
Currencies of Westeros
Gold Dragons & Silver Stags

107. Thank You.