Literature Quiz Finals

1. FINALS
QUIZ
LIT

2. Round 1 - Untitled
The round consists of questions with all the answers being
titles to literary works and their authors.
Each question has two answers - the title and the author.
For a direct, the title will fetch you 10 marks and the
author 5 marks.
For a pounce, +20 for both correct and -5 for any wrong
answer.

3. Q1. Y, the author of X cited it as one of his proudest
accomplishments. His co author Schwartz called writing the
book his "greatest regret in life, without question," and both
he and the book's publisher, Howard Kaminsky, alleged that Y
had played no role in the actual writing of the book. Y has
personally given conflicting accounts on the question of
authorship. Y's self-promotion, best-selling book and media
celebrity status led one commentator in 2006 to call him "a
poster-child for the 'greed is good' 1980s.

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5. X - The Art of the Deal
Y - Donald Trump

6. Q2. X is a 2002 novel by author Y. Its 2005 English translation
was among "The 10 Best Books of 2005" from The New York
Times. The book tells the story of it’s young protagonist, a
bookish 15-year-old boy who runs away from his Oedipal
curse. The protagonist's true given name is never revealed to
the reader. After having run away from home, he chooses a
new name to honor the writer Franz Kafka.

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8. X - Kafka on the Shore
Y - Haruki Murakami

9. Q3. Umineko When They Cry is a 2007 mystery Visual Novel
in which 18 characters are stranded on an isolated private
island Rokkenjima. These characters proceed to die one by
one according to a nursery rhyme in an inscription under a
picture.
This plot is a reference to one of the most famous novels by X
called Y. Author X was often commended by medical
professionals on the accuracy of their portrayal of the
effects of poison on their characters.

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11. X - Agatha Christie
Y - And Then There Were None

12. Q4. Harold Bloom, in his book Anxiety of Influence stated:
“[...]Freud suffered from a Y complex (the true name of the
Oedipal Complex) or an anxiety of influence in regard to X.”
Freud came up with the idea of the Oedipal complex after
reading Y and trying to explain Y’s reluctance in killing his
uncle in the play.

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14. X - William Shakespeare
Y - Hamlet

15. Q5. The title of bestselling book Y, authored by X, is a
reference to a line in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare,
where Cassius tells Brutus he believes that humans are
responsible for their own misfortunes, and their fates are not
written in the heavens somewhere. Ironically, a major plot
point in Y is the inability of the two protagonists to abate the
disease that affects them both. ID Y and X.

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17. X - John Green
Y - The Fault in our Stars

18. Q6. Author X is considered one of the most important
modernist 20th-century authors, and an important figure in
feminist literary history. In her essay, X writes
“... that in order for a woman to write fiction she must have
two things, certainly: Y (with key and lock) and enough money
to support herself. ”

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20. X - Virginia Woolf
Y - A Room Of One’s Own

21. Round 2 - Written around
This round is a written round.
All questions will be shown to you, for which you will have
to write down your answers on the sheets provided.
Your answers will be checked at the end.
+10 for every correct answer. +30 as a bonus for all
correct.

22. Q1. X is a term that came into use in the 20th century as
copyright laws began to distinguish between stories using
established characters that were authorized by the copyright
holder and those that were not. A popular example of X is E.
L. James's Fifty Shades of Grey, which was originally written
as X for Y (Y is another book series).
ID X and Y.

23. Q2. Teachers in English-speaking countries often despair at the
overuse of the adjective X in their students’ writing.
The word X, comes from the Latin word nescius.
It has had many different meanings over time, including:
Foolish or stupid: early 1300s
Dissolute, ostentatious, or showy: In the late 1300s, X began to
refer to someone or something that was considered excessively
luxurious or lascivious.
Pleasant or agreeable: In the 19th century, X came to mean
"pleasant or agreeable".
ID X.

24. Q3. Since it first showed up in English about 1513, X was used
as a derogatory term for non-cis and heterosexual people. It
is one of the most famous examples of semantic change : a
phenomena of language change regarding the evolution of
word usage—usually to the point that the modern meaning is
radically different from the original usage. Identify this word.

25. Q4. The word Z, comes from the Spanish word aguacate,
which in turn omes from the Nahuatl ahuacatl, meaning
testicle. The resemblance between Z and it’s original meaning
in it’s mother languages becomes more pronounced when Z
trees flower and fruit and Zs dangle clumsily from branches.
Z is often incorporated into modern cuisine now a days in the
form of a dip. ID Z.

26. Q5. The word X, historically used to refer to the practice of
contracting an apprentice or labourer, or in some cases
slaves , is derived from a medieval notarizing practice.
Such contracts were written in full identical versions on a
sheet of parchment, which was then cut apart in a zigzag, or
notched line to create two interlocking “dents” in the
parchment. Each party took one, and the genuineness of a
document of the contract could be proved by laying it beside
its counterpart. ID X.

27. Q6. A portmanteau is a word formed by the combination of
two other words to produce a new word. For example, brunch
is a portmanteau of breakfast and lunch. Many modern words
have risen from this practice - for instance, the word podcast
is a portmanteau of X and Y. ID X and Y.

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29. X - Fan Fiction
Y - Twilight

30. X - Nice

31. Queer

32. Avocado

33. Indenture

34. X - IPod
Y- Broadcast

35. Round 3 - How Queerious...
This round is focussed on queer literary authors and
figures.
For a direct, +10 for a correct answer.
For a pounce, +15 for both correct and -5 for any wrong
answer.

36. Q1. “The love that dare not speak its name” is a phrase from
the last line of the poem "Two Loves" by Lord Alfred Douglas.
It was mentioned at X's gross indecency trial and is usually
interpreted as a euphemism for homosexuality. During the
trial, the prosecution questioned X about the the premise of
his 1890 novel, suggesting that X had used the novel’s
homoerotic themes of an older artist attracted the beauty of
a younger man to seduce his lovers.

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38. Oscar Wilde

39. Q2. A certain color X has held a very prominent place in queer
literary history in the form of allusions, metaphors and even the
birth of certain words.
A flower bearing the color X has been used as a symbol to
represent homosexuality since Sappho’s time and originated
from several from her poems.
An “X marriage” is a marriage between a person who is
heterosexual and a person who is homosexual, where the sexual
orientation of one or both partners is concealed to avoid the
stigma that came/comes with being queer in certain time
periods and places.

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41. Lavender

42. Q3. In Greek mythology, the goddess X was birthed from the head of
Zeus after Hephaestus split it open with an axe. Becuase she was
birthed from “a seat of intellect” and not from “the organs of
passion”, many literary analysts view X as asexual. This is further
corroborated by the Homeric Hymns, where Aphrodite is said to
have no power over X. Identify X.

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44. Athena

45. Q4. X was an Indo-Persian poet and scholar who lived during the
period of the Delhi Sultanate. Credited with the invention of the
tabla, X also found time to write homoerotically charged poetry for
his murshid (spiritual guide) -
“X has given himself to Nizam
You made me your bride when our eyes met”
“What a glow everywhere I see, Oh Mother! What a glow! I have
found my love and master in Nizamuddin Auliya”
“No matter what the ladies say,
I stole a glance from Nizamuddin”

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47. Amir Khusrau

48. Q5. X is a subgenre of japanese manga focusing on intimate
relations between female characters, also called GL or “girl
love” in the subculture. It has a male counterpart as well,
called “yaoi” or BL.
Interestingly enough, the first man in space has a lexical bond
with X.
ID X.

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50. Yuri

51. Q6. In the Ramayana, Lord Rama was banished from the
kingdom and he was asked to spend 14 years in the forest. His
followers followed him to the forest but he requested all the
men and women to return back to the city of Ayodhya. A
certain class of people refused. In return, Lord Rama blessed
them with a certain boon. Identify this group of people and the
boon he blessed them with.

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53. The Hijra (transgender) community
The power to confer blessing on auspicious occasions like marriage,
child birth, and inaugural functions.

54. Round 4 - Bamboozled by Doodles
This round is a written round.
All questions will be shown to you, for which you will have
to write down your answers on the sheets provided.
Your answers will be checked at the end.
+10 for every correct answer. +30 as a bonus for all
correct.

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61. The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde

62. Wuthering Heights
Jane Eyre

63. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain

64. Moby Dick
Herman Melville

65. The Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka

66. Round 5 - Me No Ingles
The questions of this round will relate mostly to non-
English literary terms, writers and translations.
For a direct, +10 for a correct answer.
For a pounce, +15 for both correct and -5 for any wrong
answer.

67. Q1. X is a software released by Apple that converts
codes between different CPU architectures. X is a
reference to a critical archaeological discovery that
enabled the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphics.
ID X.

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69. Rosetta

70. Q2. X was a Bengali novelist, poet and journalist
often called the Sahitya Samrat (Emperor of
Literature) in Bengali. His literary works constituted
one of the first uses of the personification of India
as a mother goddess (Bharat Mata).
ID X.

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72. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

73. Q3. “One Hundred Years of Solitude” is a Spanish
novel by a Nobel Laurette in Literature that
describes the multi-generational story of the
Buendía family. The novel has been praised for it’s
use of magical realism, and has been used as
inspiration for a Disney film X. ID X.

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75. Encanto

76. Q4. X directly translates to 'being confused'. Referenced in the
Bible as the “Tower of X”, this tower was intended to reach the
heavens themselves. To smite their arrogance, God made so
that all the construction workers involved started speaking
different languages, which resulted in them not being able to
cooperate to build the tower.
Funnily enough, X is also name of an app that helps people
learn different languages.
ID X.

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78. Babel

79. Q5. The Sanskrit word ‘champi’ means to knead or to
soothe. Traditionally done with scented herbs and oils,
it gave rise to a new english word during the early
colonial era.
Identify the word.

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81. Shampoo

82. Q6. This naming system for the organization X was created
by Ingvar Kamprad.
Kamprad struggled with dyslexia, and he had trouble
remembering the order of the numbers in item codes. So he
swapped the numbers for names. This made it easier for him
to remember each item.
X is still careful about names that may have an offensive or
vulgar meaning in other languages although they miss a few.
Fartfull, Fartyg and Stenklöver are some examples.

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84. IKEA