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In this particular 2001 (date redacted) cover of “The New Yorker”
magazine, the idea behind the cover depicting New York is to show the
boroughs of the city in terms of Asian ethnicity, whether based on the
history of those suburbs or having a word-play using common Arab/SE
Asian names, in order to throw light on the Americans’ ignorance of
Central Asian culture. Here, Rikers Island has been referred to as X which
is a word play on the sensitive name which has bugged the Americans
post 9-11.
What is X given aptly that the island is a host to a prison and people would
want to avoid going there?
Q1

Answer
X: Al Quarantine
ANSWER

Murat Çetinkaya - July 5, 2019
Murat Uysal - November 7, 2020
Naci Ağbal - March 20, 2021
Given is an exhaustive list along with relevant dates. They form this list
because they all decided to go against the orders of the head of state and
follow conventional economic theory. If the list is expanded, then Şahap
Kavcıoğlu would become the next entry. Mention what action they
undertook that resulted in them being part of this list.
Please include a country in your answer.
Q2

Answer
They are all Turkish Central Bank governors. They raised interest rates of Turkey
against the wishes of R.T.Erdogan.
ANSWER

Give the non-sporting connection between these sporting figures/entities
Q3

Answer
Sponsored by Dogecoin
ANSWER

The logo of a particular Indian organisation (a statutory body, actually) is
derived from something found near Sahiwal in Punjab, possibly due to it
being a symbol of our ancient historical greatness. It is ironic, however,
that the male is depicted on it (and hence the logo as well), where the
female is the one which provides the nourishing nectar that this
organisation promotes.
Name the organisation.
Q4

Answer
Connect: Sir Badridas Goenka
ANSWER

X is the author of the first ever fiction detective story to be published.
Famously known for his mystery and the macabre, X wrote only one
complete novel. The story explores cannibalism and mutiny. Y is one of
the character who unfortunately gets the raw deal. The novel was a
literary prophecy due to its startling resemblance to the shipwreck
Mignonette in 1884. The main link for the literary prophecy is the
coincidence with the name Y.
Identify X and Y
Q6

Answer
X: Edgar Allen Poe
Y: Richard Parker
Novel: Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
ANSWER

This is a Patent Submission for what?
Q7

Answer
Cover Flow
It is a three-dimensional, animated, graphical user interface element
ANSWER

Answer
Jyotiraditya Scindia
ANSWER

Identify X and Y
A book by musician ‘X’ tells, in a simple conversational style, how a 13-year-old ‘X’, his
mother, and three siblings, left their home in Mogadishu after the 1991 outbreak of the Somali
Civil War, and describes their experiences as refugees at the hands of Somali, U.S. and
finally Canadian authorities as they made their way to Toronto, where they were finally
granted status, and where X’s fascination with music at school blossomed into a substantial
career. The book also includes the complete lyrics and sheet music for “Y,” which is a
worldwide hit. The guiding spirit in the story in the book, as in the song, “Y,” is X’s
grandfather, Haji Mohammad, a celebrated poet in his homeland, “who could stop people
fighting with a poem”, said X.
Q9

Answer
X - K’naan
Y - Wavin’ Flag
ANSWER

Connect the images to an event
Q10

Answer
Connect: Prop gun deaths (on movie sets)
ANSWER

The Moroun family owns, among other things a certain piece of property,
X that is one of the few privately-held of its kind. They also lobbied to
delay the construction of a similar property, which will be named after an
ice hockey legend, perhaps the greatest till Wayne Gretzky’s arrival to
the sport.
Recently, the Moroun family might have been receiving much less
revenue from X as it was blockaded and they were unable to charge
their usual per axle rates.
Identify X.
Q11

Answer
The Ambassador Bridge, that connects Detroit, Michigan in the US with Windsor,
Ottawa in Canada
ANSWER

Here we are talking about a popular
internet Odia comic character whose
creator (a famous cartoonist) is on the
left while the voice-over is given by the
person on the right.
Identify this popular Odia comic
character whose name is a kind of
Odia word play on the word naughty.
Q1
Q12

X and Y are two terms in naval architecture referring to the greatest
dimensions of ships that are allowed to pass through their respective
passages.
While the entity that X derives its name from is located between the
Malay Peninsula and the island of Sumatra, the height of Y is limited
because of the height of the Bridge of the Americas.
Give the terms X and Y.
Q13

Answers
X - Malaccamax
Y - Panamax
ANSWER

What does this text signify in the world of Sports?
Q14

Answer
The Olympic Spirit
ANSWER

From the given logo, identify this German investing app whose name
reminds us of a certain Indian region synonymous with chillies.
Q15

Ans
NAGA (NAGA AG Group)
ANSWER

Answer GENERAL RULES
1.There are 4 Rounds
2.Each Round has its own rules that will be mentioned before it starts
3.Teams must not shout out the answer unless asked to and must remain on mute unless speaking
4.Videos must always be switched on and the participants need to be clearly visible
5.Do not use Google or similar unfair means. Such actions will lead to straight disqualification
6.In case of any dispute, the QM’s decision will stand final
7.Teams may be recorded and the video may be published on social media
8.Good luck and Happy Quizzing!

Answer ROUND 1 - THE FIRST BLOOD
● 8 Questions
● Questions will go around team-wise. The questions WILL NOT pass to the next team.
● DO NOT say the answer unless you are asked to.
● Teams for whom the question is not a direct can text the answers in their WhatsApp group.
(Pounce)
● The scoring for this round will be ,
○ +10/0 (Default)
○ +10/-5 (Pounce)
○ You’re supposed to submit your answers in the WhatsApp group WITHIN the time limit
○ Type your answer along with what parts they correspond to. Not mentioning will be
assumed to be alphabetical order.
○ Example : X – Shinzo Abe Y – Narendra Modi

Used in appliances such as electric flyswatter, this
variant of the blocking oscillator, it is a voltage
booster circuit which converts low voltage input into a
higher voltage periodic output, even with an almost
dead battery, making it look like the circuit stealing
energy from the source, leading to its name X.
Having various names, give X which is a pun on a
1967 Bollywood classic movie.
Q1

ANSWER
● Joule Thief, a pun on Jewel Thief

In 2005, the then Bank of England Governor had delivered a speech at Cais Business
School, giving an insight on how monetary policy works with the unexpected straight
curve of interest rates while the market expects the rates to go up and down.
The governor named this phenomenon as X theory of interest rates due to the
unpredictable and deceiving nature of X in a nearly 2 decade-old event which is still
celebrated and yet debated, especially in England even now.
Give X.
Q2

In James Brown’s 1988 album Motherlode, the album had a 9 minute long remix of a
certain song from the 1973 movie Slaughter’s Big Rip-Off soundtrack.
However, the song has unconsciously seeped into the netizens’ minds thanks to its
usage in a sequence of a 2007 movie, showing the shady and carefree side of the
protagonist otherwise known for his shy and reserved nature. Ultimately, this has
given birth to a popular meme.
Which meme is being discussed ? (Apt description will do)
Q3

ANSWER
Bully Maguire/Emo Peter Parker

The well-travelled and adventurous trio of Rolf Lind, Göte Huss and Jerry O.
Sheets founded this currently Germany-based fashion label Marc O’Polo in 1967,
named after the Italian explorer.
However, they wanted a twist to the name which could portray the fashion label as a
symbol of individuality and originality. Eventually, they managed to find the
inspiration internally and got the twist.
Put funda on how they got the internal inspiration for the twist.
Q4

ANSWER
People often misspelt John O. Sheets as John O’ Sheets as if he was an Irish
man, which motivated the trio to keep ’ to the Italian explorer’s name

After the 2005 Kenyan Constitution referendum resulted in a no, the then president
Mwai Kibaki dismissed his cabinet, the opposition parties decided to take advantage
and formed a group of their own by naming Orange Democratic Movement, claiming
that Kibaki no longer enjoys the mandate of Kenyans in a country which is plagued of
social problems like poverty, inflation, and illiteracy to name a few.
Give the origin story behind naming the opposition group after this particular fruit.
Q5

ANSWER
With Kenya facing the issue of
illiteracy, the ballot papers carried
images of banana for yes and orange
for no.
Since, the opposition parties opposed
to the proposed Constitution, they
decided to name their alliance after
orange.

From 2011 onwards, Post Growth has been organising “Free Money Day” campaign
to spread awareness about collective financial well-being along inviting people to
donate money to strangers and start having a conversation with them.
Having expanded to many countries, they have chosen 15th September as the date
of Free Money Day which is quite significant in today’s era.
Why did they choose 15th September ?
Q6

ANSWER
Lehman Brothers had filed for bankruptcy on 15th September 2008

A Danish bio-tech company named Quant Bio Res made headlines when its CEO
Ivan Loncarevic had announced that a well-known personality had an 80% stake in
the firm during the summer of 2020 as the company looks forward to work on
treatment rather than a vaccine.
Which personality are we talking about ?
Q7

Founded in 1985, Guerrilla Girls is a feminist group of anonymous activists who
have attracted the attention of the world to their efforts to raise awareness about
gender inequality issues by making unannounced visits at public places and
hanging up posters there.
Apart from referencing themselves by pseudonyms, how do they manage to hide
their identity when they make such bizarre public appearances ?
Q8

ANSWER
They wear gorilla masks

ROUND 2: SECOND INNINGS
● 8 Questions
● Questions are open to all
● Each team can attempt questions by texting their answers in the allocated
WhatsApp group
● The scoring for this round will be
○ +10/0
● You’re supposed to submit your answers in the WhatsApp group WITHIN the
time limit

Q1
X automobile race is held annually on the track that is one of the world's largest
and oldest of its kind. The track also draws its nickname reference from the way it
was repaved. X has gone nearly a century without naming rights or a title sponsor,
which is unusual in the modern sport world. If you win X, in addition to having your
name engraved on the trophy, you will also receive Y, which is a custom that
dates back to the 1930s broken only once by a certain Brazilian that drew sour
reactions.
Identify Y.

ANSWER
X: Indianapolis 500/ Indy 500
Y: Milk bottle from The American
Dairy Association, Indiana

Q2
Recently a Spanish rail company has launched a drive that saw thousands of
female applicants for a mere handful of posts. This is the first time such a job has
been opened for women in the country. The job opening is for the region’s first
high-speed electric train running between X and Y. X and Y have an immense
religious significance as well.
Identify X and Y.

ANSWER
X and Y: Mecca and Madina

Q3
X initially began by creating advertisements for brands such as Tropicana and
Listerine. During one of their meetings in a cafe for Y movie, the key collaborators
and directors scribbled ideas on a napkin, which later became four of X's top 20
biggest grossing films till date. Y's oscar-nominated theme song is a reflection on
how friends can be just as important as family.
Identify Y.

ANSWER
X: PIXAR Animation Studios
Y: Toy Story

Q4
X is a nationalized Indian bank that was instrumental in the establishment of the
first Indian exchange bank in London. It is touted to be India's first commercial
bank owned and controlled entirely by Indians. Its name is a wordplay on the role
of its own cash reserve custodian.
Identify X

Q5
X is a pivotal figure in modern Ethiopian history and the major protagonist of the Y
religious movement, which erupted during the heyday of reggae in the 1970s,
coining terms like pseudo-Y due to the commercialization of their symbols and
flag. Such commercialization led to a common misunderstanding around a specific
hue of the Y flag that is supposed to represent riches. In the 1930s X was also
named TIME Man of the Year.
Identify X and Y

ANSWER
X: Haile Selassie
Y: Rastafari

Q6
Here, you will see the beginning of the trailer of a certain anime X(multiple words)
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, based on a game. The game itself is one of the most
popular of its kind in the world and has sometimes also been referred to as
‘cardboard crack’. It also has another anime connect, with its most expensive
(standard) item, Y being part of the name of the anime tie-in of a franchise whose
first film, Z was by Ridley Scott.
ID the game, X and the Ridley Scott film, Z.

Answer
X - Magic: The Gathering (MTG)
Z - Blade Runner

Q7
X is a video game about mock-up life, the fourth in its series, known for its copious
amounts of DLC, with 11 expansion packs and 11 game packs so far. The latest
game pack release, however, was initially not planned for Russia as the publisher
said, "our storytelling would be subject to changes because of federal laws."
Eventually, after a Twitter campaign, #WeddingsforRussia they did decide to
release it uncensored because after all, “Love is love…”
Identify the game/series and what controversial thing the expansion featured.

Answer
Sims/Sims 4
Gay weddings

Q8
X is a distributed operating system, developed as a research project. Its name
comes from, an Ed Wood film featuring possibly the last (posthumous)
appearance of Bela Lugosi, but here, the aliens seem to come from the lab which
developed X (along with B, C, S) to execute their almost double digit scheme.
Identify X.

Round 3: Risk Hai Toh Ishq Hai
•8 Questions
•Open to all
•The scoring for this round will be:
•+10/0 (Default)
•+15/-5
•+20/-10
•Teams are free to choose the points they want to go for each question
•You’re supposed to submit your answers in the WhatsApp group WITHIN the time limit
•Type your answer along with points you want to go for
•Example : Kamala Harris 20
•No mention of points will be considered under default scoring.

Q1
You have to work this one out from the clues:
- Photographed in Godhra
- First wife and child passed away in Bubonic plague
- Met German magician Carl Hertz
- Worked extensively with the legendary painter Raja Ravi Verma
His life then took an interesting turn. Which pioneer are we referring to?
(PHOTO IN THE NEXT SLIDE)

Q2
One of the aspects of The Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951 was that of
equality. It stated that the State may make special provisions for economic,
educational, or social advancement of any backward class of citizens, which may
not be challenged on the grounds of being discriminatory. Interpretation of which
legal judgement lead to this aspect of the Amendment?

ANSWER
Champakam Dorairajan vs. State of Madras
(1951)

Q3
X a system that replaces the conventional manual flight controls of an aircraft with
an electronic interface. The movements of flight controls are converted to
electronic signals transmitted by wires and flight control computers determine how
to move the actuators at each control surface to provide the ordered response. It
can use mechanical flight control backup systems (Boeing 777) or use fully X
controls. Airbus A320 was first aircraft to have it.
Give X

Q4
“He has re-enacted the photograph in exchange for a fee, many times; he has had
the album title... tattooed across his chest; he has appeared on a talk show
wearing a self-parodying, nude-coloured onesie; he has autographed copies of the
album cover for sale on eBay; and he has used the connection to try to pick up
women”
Who/What is being talked about here? Give the/their name and their claim to
fame.

ANSWER
Spencer Elden
Nirvana Baby

Q5
This company was founded in 1977 and the founder drew inspiration from a
Research Paper on RDMS by one Edgar F. Codd in the 70s.
Give the second name of the organisation.

ANSWER
Relational
Software Inc.

Q6
________ ________ is a method of playing tennis with three players. It pits two
players against one player on the court at the same time. The only major rule
variation between _________ ________ and traditional doubles tennis is that the
team of two players can only hit the ball within the single player's singles lines,
whilst the single player can hit into the full doubles court on the two players’ side.
It is used as a training method, to work on shot-making, accuracy and teamwork.
This game is said to be invented in the 80s.

Q7
“I ran some early ideas at a local paper,” Jim Davis tells Mental Floss, “to
see how I felt about it and I called the strip Jon. It was about him, but he
had this wise ____ who, every time, came back zinging him. He always
had the great payoff. At the time, I worked for T.K. Ryan—the cartoonist
for Tumbleweeds—and I showed it to him and told him how every time I
got to the punch line the ___zings him. And T.K. said, 'Well, what does
that tell you, Jim?'" he laughs. “The strip must be about the _____ Go with
it.”

Q8
The inspiration for the logo of X is derived from one Chi Chi. In order to
create a strong and relatable symbol for X, Gerald Watterson was asked
to create a few sketches.
The first logo of X was created based on these sketches. The reason for
adopting this logo was to have a symbol loved by many people in the
world and also to save money.
What logo is being talked about here.

ANSWER
The logo of
the World
Wildlife
Fund

• 5 Questions
• Each answer has a lateral common theme in connection
• Teams will be asked to guess the common theme after answering each
question
• Each team has a maximum number of two wrong attempts to guess the
theme
• Points will be mentioned on each slide for reference
• Time for answering normal questions = 20 seconds
• Time for guessing the connect = 15 seconds
Round 4: Kismat Konnection

• Q1-5 : +10/0 for every correct answer/wrong answer
• For guessing the theme, the point system is as follows:
• After Q1, +50/-25 for correct/wrong answer
• After Q5, +10/0 for correct/wrong answer
• Unattempted questions/not guessing the connecting theme= 0 points
Points System

+50/-25 +40/-20 +30/-15 +20/-10 +10/0
Structure
Q1
+10/0
Q2
+10/0
Q3
+10/0
Q4
+10/0
Q5
+10/0
A COMMON THEME WHICH BINDS ALL THE ANSWERS

As a result of the First Browser War which resulted in the dominance of MS
Internet Explorer over the Netscape Navigator, there was a birth of a new
browser which was supposed to rise from the ashes of the defeat and fly high
in future.
Having had to rename itself multiple times due to copyright issues, the
browser got its present name X in 2004.
What was the browser X originally known as, when it started out ?
Q1

Guess the theme in your WhatsApp group
Connect(+50/-25)

Identify the towns which share the same name, which can be attributed to a
certain sect of religious people who crossed the Atlantic in the early 17th century.
Q2

Guess the theme in your respected WhatsApp group
Connect (+40/-20)

A certain Brazilian beer brand got caught themselves in crossfire when they caught
the attention of various Hindu associations who claimed that the brand had insulted
Hindu sentiments by naming an alcoholic brand after a well-known Hindu God and
asked the Anheuser Busch, its parent company to either remove the brand or
change its name.
Which beer brand are we talking about ?
Q3

Brahma
The company claimed that the name
was inspired from Joseph Bramah,
the inventor of the draft pump valve.
Answer

Guess the theme in your respective WhatsApp groups
Connect (+30/-15)

These actors play the same character in different adaptations of a certain work.
Give the character name played by the actor in its Hindi adaptation.
Q4
Bengali Tamil Hindi

Guess the theme in your respective WhatsApp groups
Connect (+20/-10)

Give the name which connects the given images
Q5

Bantam
• A seaport town in Indonesia
• Weight category in boxing
• Term used to denote people of diminutive stature
Answer

Connect (+10/0)
Guess the connect in your respective WhatsApp groups

• These are the various names of chicken breeds
THE FINAL ANSWER
Phoenix Bantam Plymouth Vanaraja Brahma

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