Fandomania 2023 Finals

Introducing the QMs!
Aniket Adhikari Ananya Pal Suvra Shaw Ankush Roy
Chowdhury
(@ashe.sphinx) (@awwnonya) (@suvraa_)

RULES!
There will be 8 questions.
Each correct answer will give +10 points. For
every 2-part questions, there are +5 points to
each part.
No negative marking.
This is a written round!
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This club was one of the giants in European football in the early 2000s. In
2014, they suddenly invited the wrath of DC fans when their club logo
"allegedly" infringed on the Batman logo. Things got serious and DC
Comics filed an official complaint against them. This controversy again
resurfaced in 2019 when they released a centenary celebration logo
which again was quite similar to the Batman logo.
Name this football club.
1

King Shark is a supervillain/antihero of the DC
universe. Born in Hawaii, King Shark is the son
of the Shark God. His popularity grew after an
appearance in the critically acclaimed film
"The Suicide Squad" (2021).
What is his original Hawaiian name,
which is rooted in a legend of
the Hawaiian mythology?
2

3
This video was made to celebrate
which special occasion?

Centuries ago, in The Homeland, Boreas Frostheart fell
in love with a she-wolf named Winter which eventually
led to the birth of this character. He is the sheriff of
Fable Town in modern-day New York City under the
Administration of King Cole but is often mistrusted by
others in Fabletown due to his past actions.
Name the character.
4

Connect to a superhero team.
5

William Moulton Marston, an American lawyer, and
psychologist, is credited with the invention of a primitive
form of lie detector. He is also credited with the creation
of an iconic DC character.
In 1985, Marston was posthumously named as one of the
honorees by DC Comics in the company's 50th
anniversary publication Fifty who made DC Great.
Name the character he created.
6

10
10
Simply identify
this fictional DC
character.
7

8
This DC villain was professionally an architect. He was
wrongly abused when a building he designed could
not withstand a hurricane. To avenge his public
humiliation, he started creating artificial earthquakes
in Gotham City with his supercharged jackhammer.
Name him.

RULES!
This is a Pure Pounce Round.
Correct answer will give +20 points.
Wrong answer will have -10 points.
One lifeline is available to per team. If used, no
negative marking will be given for wrong answer.
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2.
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5.

Where in the Harry Potter Universe
do you see this poem engraved?
Pay attention.
1

Caution!
*Bombastic Side Eye,
Criminal Offensive Side Eye

1 Answer:
Gringotts Wizarding Bank

2
"Rapture" is an iconic song by Blondie sung in 1981.
In recent years, this song attained prominence
when a cover version of the song was sung by a
popular antihero figure in a critically acclaimed web
series.
The specific viral part of the song has been
purposefully edited out. Name the antihero figure
who further popularised the original song.

3
Identify the language Dwight is trying to teach Erin.

Autograph is a 2010 Indian Bengali drama film by
debutant director Srijit Mukherji. The movie is a tribute
to the iconic 1966 film _ _ _ _ _ and its lead actor.
The original 1966 movie is one of the highest rated
Bengali movies in IMDb and to this day, considered a
cult classic.
Name the original movie as well
as the lead actor.
4

Film - Nayak,
Actor - Uttam Kumar
4 Answer:

5
Which iconic characters' voice it is?

6
Thaikkudam Bridge claimed that a famous film stole
the tune of their song. Kerala High Court upheld their
claim, and a new song was substituted in its place. Fans
of the film claimed that this change removed "the soul
of the film." Finally, the High Court dismissed the
Copyright claim entirely and returned the original song.
Identify the movie.

6 Answer:
Kantara (Song: Varaha Roopam)

RULES!
This is a Pure Pounce Round.
Correct Answer will give +20 points.
Wrong Answer will give -10 points.
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2.
3.
4.

Top 6 Teams move onto the
next and final round!
Top 6 Teams move onto the
next and final round!

Rashid al-Din Sinan, lead the Syrian
Branch of Nizari Assassins from the
mountain fortress of Masyaf during the
Third Crusade. This setting was explored
in the first game of its series which
recently celebrated its 15 Year Anniversary
in 2022. A fictional version of Rashid was
called by another name in the game.
Name the fictional version of him
in the game.
1

Answer:
Al Mualim from
Assassin's Creed
1

2
MAVE is a KPop group formed
in 2023. Within a few months,
they have achieved
superstardom. They debuted
with a bang with their debut
album “Pandora’s Box”.
However, there is something
very unique about this band.
Give funda about their
uniqueness. Be specific.

Answer:
They live in the Metaverse.
OR
MAVE is a virtual KPop group.
2

In the Ben 10 franchise, they are a set of
sub-species who are virtually
indistinguishable from humans but have
amazing powers of "absorption". They can
absorb life energy and powers from other
beings or inanimate objects to power
themselves up. Kevin and Aggregor are
prime examples of them.
Give me the name of this sub species
which closely resembles another term
you might read in a science book.
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4
The image shown previously has been taken from the popular
manga-anime Demon Slayer.
It highlights the difference in the design of the earrings of
Tanjiro. The left image is the original design of the earrings
which had to be altered as it was labelled "insensitive and
offensive" in various Asian countries like China, Korea, etc for a
specific reason.The right image showcases the censored version
of the earrings as released in China and other countries.
What was the reason for changing the design
of Tanjiro's earrings?

Answer:
4
The rising sun flag design of Imperial Japan in
the original earrings was controversial, given
Japan's acts of atrocities in WW2 against
China, Korea, etc.
Hence, they changed its design for release in
China and other countries.

Rajat Dholakia is a popular composer of
films, theatre and ads. He is believed to be
the inspiration for the iconic character - X.
"They decided that my mannerisms and
look and the way I roam around the house
in a genji would be apt for the portrayal of
X. At that time I also used to wear thick
glasses. They incorporated all that in X."
Who is X?
5

Baburao
Ganpatrao
Apte
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Answer:

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This McDonald's item was originally
introduced in 1998 as a promo for
Mulan. They soon took it off the menu
but returned it twenty years later, after
being referenced numerous times in
"The Rickshank Rickdemption", the
Season 3 premiere of Rick and Morty.
Upon popular demand, X was then
announced to return to selected
McDonald's centres for a limited time.
Name this (food) item.
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NOW CHOOSE!
The Topics Presented Are:
Sci-Fi
Indian
Superheroes
Detective
Verse
Animated
Movies
Music
Video
Games

SCI-FI
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This is a term used in fiction and common situations for a material ideal for
a particular application but impractically hard to obtain. The TERM
originally referred to materials that do not exist at all, but can also be used
to describe real materials that are unavailable due to extreme rarity or cost.
Give me the TERM which was a part of the central plot of a 2000s
blockbuster.

X is a stage showmanship popularised by Y, the singer. X is
performed by assuming a low partial squatting position and
walking forwards, maintaining the low stance.
Y stated that he used to perform X as a child to entertain his
family. In an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, he also
claimed that he performed it first in a show in New York in 1956
to hide the pleats of his silk suit.
X, the dance move has become an essential part of rock and roll
music history.
Name X and Y.
MUSIC
2

X- Duckwalk
Y- Chuck Berry
ANSWER
2

In the year 2000, Steven Spielberg reached out to a
video game company named 2015 Inc. to create a
follow-up to a critically acclaimed game. Soon after
the release of this follow-up, 27 developers left 2015
Inc. to form Infinity Ward and started developing the
project which would be the former’s killer, and would
later be known as Call of Duty, released in 2004.
Name the original critically acclaimed game.
VIDEO GAMES
3

The director of this superhero movie got the idea for this
superhero after seeing a television commercial depicting
children remotely controlling a human in 2005. The actor
playing this superhero felt that the film fulfilled his
"childhood dream" of flying. The bodysuits worn by this actor
were designed by Robert Kurtzman, who worked on Predator
and Evil Dead II. After the actor expressed dissatisfaction with
the film's initial runs, computer-generated embellishments
like light beams and electricity were added to the suit.
Identify this superhero movie.
INDIAN SUPERHEROES
4

DETECTIVE VERSE
5
This is a fictional character created by the fictional writer,
Sarbogya Gongopadhyay. Sarbogya based him/her on his
dear friend and almost always gave alliterative titles to the
stories.
Some of the stories include:
Vancouver - er - Vampire,
Arokto Arab,
Borneo - r - Bibhishika.
Identify this fictional character!

ANIMATED MOVIES
6
This highly anticipated animated movie was almost postponed
for release when an erroneous command deleted 90% of it.
Officials almost gave up hope when an employee on maternal
leave, revealed that she had a local backup in her personal
drive while working from home. This sheer luck saved the
company who went ahead with the preplanned schedule.
The film went on to gross more than 500 million USD and
became a global blockbuster.
Identify the film.

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