Here is the second quiz of the Enquest Quizzing Premier league for the month of September (19th September 2018). There are few repeats from the Biz Quiz set for Stella Maris as both the quizzes happened on the same day and in short notice. Suggestions welcome - noyelaniyara@gmail.com

2.  25 questions, 35 points*
 Questions are in order of MELAS except from 21 to 25 where
it is in reverse.
 Do not Google.
 Let’s start…

3.  The Bushido code marks the Samurai way of life – loyalty and
honour until death.
 Japan had lost its aerial dominance during WW2 as they had
outdated aircraft and enduring the loss of experienced pilots.
 They came up with the specific plan of pilot-guided
explosive missiles. They would attempt to crash their aircraft into
enemy ships in what was called a "body attack" in planes laden
with some combination of explosives, bombs, torpedoes and full
fuel tanks, thereby fulfilling the Samurai tradition.
 What are these attacks known as?

4.  ID the movie and what is it talking about.

5.  Art Spiegelman’s Maus is a 1980 novel anthropomorphized in
the form of animals which portrays the Holocaust hardships.
 The novel faced hindrances in Germany and recently in
Russia over its cover where a pair of mice- representing Jews,
is huddling beneath a cat.
 What is appropriately portrayed as cat?
 What additional representation in the cover led to a ban of
the book in Russia?

6.  What from the world of art is the inspiration behind
this shot from Kapil Dev?

7.  What made thisTata vehicle to be in the
limelight during 2018 Asian Games?

8.  Alexander Gerst is a little known singer. He exhibited his
skills during the Jazz Open Festival in Stuttgart, Germany
playing solo a famous melody from the movie Close
Encounters of theThird Kind.
 He later joined the Kraftwerks to perform their hit Spacelab.
 What was the specialty of all these performances by Gerst?
 Image slide follows.

10.  The Bread and Salt tradition of Scottish highlanders made them
famous for their hospitality.
 In the early 15th century, King James II came into power and the
royals were in an intense tussle with the Black Douglas clan.
 The Scottish nature of hospitality was used by the king to make
peace and get better acquainted with their enemies. But, the
heads of the Douglas’ were betrayed and murdered in between
the party.
 This came to be known as Black Dinner, inspiring something else
that broke all the ‘guest right’ in the recent pop culture.
 What?

11.  John Rennie was asked to construct a lake for Trent and
Mersey Canal company in 1797-98 to feed the Caldon
Canal.
 The lake owes its name to the village which was named
after a local man reputed to have killed Richard III at the
Battle of Bosworth Field.
 The lake is a famous recreational spot were John
Lockwood and Alice met each other for the first time
inspiring them to name their child after the same.
 Which lake?What name?

12.  Francisco del Giocondo was a merchant who commissioned a
portrait of his wife to commemorate the birth of their second
son around 1503.
 Pregnancy led to Hypothyroidism in her and the acute food
shortage in Florentine region at that period led to the
formation of goiter. She also suffered from high cholesterol
which is evident from the lump near her eye and Bell’s Palsy
leading to a particular feature.
 All these were evident in the portrait.
 Which portrait? What particular feature?

13.  India played its first Test against England in 1932. The
Indian pace bowlers were quick enough to scalp 3 wickets
in the first 20 minutes of the day 1 and reduce England to
19-3.
 Muhmmad Nissar, Jahangir Khan and Amar Singh led the
pace attack for India. But, England went on to win the
match.
 Unfortunately these three did not bowl for India for long
as Amar Singh died of Pneumonia at the age of 29.
 Why Nissar and Jahangir did not play for India later?

14.  ID the Malayalam Movie with similar title of a
Beatles album.

15.  Sean Murray was eager to create a game that captured the
sense of exploration and optimism of science fiction writings
and art of the 1970s and 1980s
 The classic 1984 video game Elite has inspired Sean as a child
and inspired him to come up with some thing else of the
similar nature. He was excited by the mix of galactic
exploration, trading and space combat.
 The asteroid mining, docking in space stations and getting
chased by greedy space pirates also inspired him.
 What?
 Image Slide follows.

17.  The Joanina library in Portugal is famous for old stocks like
Roman Antiquities by Dionysius,Homer's Opera Omnia etc..
 They continue this century old unusual practice to keep
the books safe and decorating the interiors through a
similar method that was aided by the imperial Russia.
 What unusual night time practice, to preserve the century
old books is still prevelant?

18.  What Japanese billion dollar industry, which goes
for an unusual cheap price uses more papers than
toilet papers?
 [hint: at times, industry supplies for toilet papers too]

19.  The recent Nike ad to commemorate what they do
starring Colin Kaepernick of San Francisco 49ers
came into wide spread criticism in the USA leading
people to boycott Nike products.
 Why they came up with this ad? What made Nike to
feature Colin?

20.  Nottuswara compositions are famous for its interaction
between the East and West inspired during the company
rule.
 Dikshitar’s Santatam Pahimam is one of the best example
for colonial inspiration of carnatic songs.
 Which colonial song, an identity for many nations with
biblical reference is the inspiration for this?
 What one-word change in this song is necessitated at
times?
 Audio.

21.  Ramudu Bheemudu is a Telugu 1964 blockbuster, starring
N.T.Rama Ramo. The film was the debut production of media
moghul D.Rama Naidu under his Suresh Productions.
 The film was remade in to several other languages where MGR
starred in theTamil version in 1965.
 Recently, the producers of the MGR film sued the grandson of
Rama Naidu for using a similar title of a song from the movie
which was also the title for another film in 1966, for his upcoming
Telugu movie’sTamil release.
 What title?
 Who is the grandson?
 Image slide follows.

23.  Rajiv Gandhi is famous for his controversial decisions while in
the office like overturning SC decision in the Shah Bano case
and opening up Babri Masjid for Hindu worship
 This irked the Muslims, prompting Rajiv Gandhi to do
something in 1988 that came into wide criticism as well as
applause.
 What act?

24.  One mode of testing the authenticity of these items is using
Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.
 The recent findings made it simple for artisans as well as its
connoisseurs as Raman Spectroscopy is an apt method
where it does not require the removal of frame and glass
while testing the authenticity of these items.
 A peak in the Raman graph could validate the use of fake
unless it is a metal.
 What is been tested?

25.  Tokoji Hayakawa invented an ever sharp mechanical pencil
after which the Sharp corporation is named. But the 1923
Great Kanto earthquake destroyed the entire business.
 They went on to reap profits by producing world’s first
transistor calculator and entered into the foray of television
manufacturing.
 Towards the end of the 20th century the company rose to its
peak, thanks for a certain act and started declining at the
dawn of the 21st century.
 What led the company to decline?

26.  What appropriate nickname was given to Robin Van
Persie after his first goal against Spain in the 2014
world cup?
 If so, what nickname is given as a tribute by Arsenal
to their all time star David Bergkamp?
 video

27.  Inspired by Gustav Dore’s Newgate:The ExerciseYard, he
came up with another painting in 1890,during his stay at the
asylum in Saint- Remy.The painting embodies an unspoken
criticism of the deadly monotony of life there.
 He came up with the copies of many famous works during
this period and this has inspired a shot in a 70’s classic film.
 Who?Which Painting?
 Image Slide follows.

29.  The life in Malaysia during WWII helped the author to
come up with this specific Cockney phrase . After
returning to London, his wife was assaulted by four
American GIs during the blackout, inspiring his novel.
 The Malay word for man as in "orangutan" (man of the
jungle), and a UK slang expression for a gambling device
"fruit machine“, due to the depictions on its dials helped
the author to his famous anthropomorphic title.
 Who is the author?

30.  John Alcot, the oscar-winning cinematographer is famous for his
light settings.
 The Shining used a particular source of light which Kubrick
initiated with much relevance in the cine industry.
 Alcot, taking cue from Barry Lyndon supplemented the lighting
with illumination coming into the set through the windows
causing an energy of 700,000 watts to create the high white effect.
This, favored by Kubrick caused the set to burn down.
 What was the source of light in The Shining ? Again what source
did Alcot used to supplement the lighting?
 Image slides follow.

34.  Arthur Freed – Herb Brown combo came up with this
music in 1929,which was the centerpiece of a musical film
of the same name in 1952.
 Gene Kelly, memorably danced to the song while
splashing through puddles during a rainstorm. He was
quite unsatisfied with the use of the song in another 70’s
film by its central character in a negative manner.
 Which song?

35.  ID the connect between last 5
questions(21,22,23,24&25) for a bonus of 5
points.

37.  The Bushido code marks the Samurai way of life – loyalty and
honour until death.
 Japan had lost its aerial dominance during WW2 as they had
outdated aircraft and enduring the loss of experienced pilots.
 They came up with the specific plan of pilot-guided
explosive missiles. They would attempt to crash their aircraft into
enemy ships in what was called a "body attack" in planes laden
with some combination of explosives, bombs, torpedoes and full
fuel tanks, thereby fulfilling the Samurai tradition.
 What are these attacks known as?

39.  ID the movie and what is it talking about.

41.  Art Spiegelman’s Maus is a 1980 novel anthropomorphized in
the form of animals which portrays the Holocaust hardships.
 The novel faced hindrances in Germany and recently in
Russia over its cover where a pair of mice- representing Jews,
is huddling beneath a cat.
 What is appropriately portrayed as cat?
 What additional representation in the cover led to a ban of
the book in Russia?

43.  What from the world of art is the inspiration behind
this shot from Kapil Dev?

45.  What made thisTata vehicle to be in the
limelight during 2018 Asian Games?

47.  Alexander Gerst is a little known singer. He exhibited his
skills during the Jazz Open Festival in Stuttgart, Germany
playing solo a famous melody from the movie Close
Encounters of theThird Kind.
 He later joined the Kraftwerks to perform their hit Spacelab.
 What was the specialty of all these performances by Gerst?
 Image slide follows.

50.  The Bread and Salt tradition of Scottish highlanders made them
famous for their hospitality.
 In the early 15th century, King James II came into power and the
royals were in an intense tussle with the Black Douglas clan.
 The Scottish nature of hospitality was used by the king to make
peace and get better acquainted with their enemies. But, the
heads of the Douglas’ were betrayed and murdered in between
the party.
 This came to be known as Black Dinner, inspiring something else
that broke all the ‘guest right’ in the recent pop culture.
 What?

52.  John Rennie was asked to construct a lake for Trent and
Mersey Canal company in 1797-98 to feed the Caldon
Canal.
 The lake owes its name to the village which was named
after a local man reputed to have killed Richard III at the
Battle of Bosworth Field.
 The lake is a famous recreational spot were John
Lockwood and Alice met each other for the first time
inspiring them to name their child after the same.
 Which lake?What name?

54.  Francisco del Giocondo was a merchant who commissioned a
portrait of his wife to commemorate the birth of their second
son around 1503.
 Pregnancy led to Hypothyroidism in her and the acute food
shortage in Florentine region at that period led to the
formation of goiter. She also suffered from high cholesterol
which is evident from the lump near her eye and Bell’s Palsy
leading to a particular feature.
 All these were evident in the portrait.
 Which portrait? What particular feature?

56.  India played its first Test against England in 1932. The
Indian pace bowlers were quick enough to scalp 3 wickets
in the first 20 minutes of the day 1 and reduce England to
19-3.
 Muhmmad Nissar, Jahangir Khan and Amar Singh led the
pace attack for India. But, England went on to win the
match.
 Unfortunately these three did not bowl for India for long
as Amar Singh died of Pneumonia at the age of 29.
 Why Nissar and Jahangir did not play for India later?

58.  ID the Malayalam Movie with similar title of a
Beatles album.

60.  Sean Murray was eager to create a game that captured the
sense of exploration and optimism of science fiction writings
and art of the 1970s and 1980s
 The classic 1984 video game Elite has inspired Sean as a child
and inspired him to come up with some thing else of the
similar nature. He was excited by the mix of galactic
exploration, trading and space combat.
 The asteroid mining, docking in space stations and getting
chased by greedy space pirates also inspired him.
 What?
 Image Slide follows.

63.  The Joanina library in Portugal is famous for old stocks like
Roman Antiquities by Dionysius,Homer's Opera Omnia etc..
 They continue this century old unusual practice to keep
the books safe and decorating the interiors through a
similar method that was aided by the imperial Russia.
 What unusual night time practice, to preserve the century
old books is still prevelant?

65.  What Japanese billion dollar industry, which goes
for an unusual cheap price uses more papers than
toilet papers?
 [hint: at times, industry supplies for toilet papers too]

67.  The recent Nike ad to commemorate what they do
starring Colin Kaepernick of San Francisco 49ers
came into wide spread criticism in the USA leading
people to boycott Nike products.
 Why they came up with this ad? What made Nike to
feature Colin?

69.  Nottuswara compositions are famous for its interaction
between the East and West inspired during the company
rule.
 Dikshitar’s Santatam Pahimam is one of the best example
for colonial inspiration of carnatic songs.
 Which colonial song, an identity for many nations with
biblical reference is the inspiration for this?
 What one-word change in this song is necessitated at
times?
 Audio.

71.  Ramudu Bheemudu is a Telugu 1964 blockbuster, starring
N.T.Rama Ramo. The film was the debut production of media
moghul D.Rama Naidu under his Suresh Productions.
 The film was remade in to several other languages where MGR
starred in theTamil version in 1965.
 Recently, the producers of the MGR film sued the grandson of
Rama Naidu for using a similar title of a song from the movie
which was also the title for another film in 1966, for his upcoming
Telugu movie’sTamil release.
 What title?
 Who is the grandson?
 Image slide follows.

74.  Rajiv Gandhi is famous for his controversial decisions while in
the office like overturning SC decision in the Shah Bano case
and opening up Babri Masjid for Hindu worship
 This irked the Muslims, prompting Rajiv Gandhi to do
something in 1988 that came into wide criticism as well as
applause.
 What act?

76.  One mode of testing the authenticity of these items is using
Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.
 The recent findings made it simple for artisans as well as its
connoisseurs as Raman Spectroscopy is an apt method
where it does not require the removal of frame and glass
while testing the authenticity of these items.
 A peak in the Raman graph could validate the use of fake
unless it is a metal.
 What is been tested?

78.  Tokoji Hayakawa invented an ever sharp mechanical pencil
after which the Sharp corporation is named. But the 1923
Great Kanto earthquake destroyed the entire business.
 They went on to reap profits by producing world’s first
transistor calculator and entered into the foray of television
manufacturing.
 Towards the end of the 20th century the company rose to its
peak, thanks for a certain act and started declining at the
dawn of the 21st century.
 What led the company to decline?

80.  What appropriate nickname was given to Robin Van
Persie after his first goal against Spain in the 2014
world cup?
 If so, what nickname is given as a tribute by Arsenal
to their all time star David Bergkamp?
 video

82.  Inspired by Gustav Dore’s Newgate:The ExerciseYard, he
came up with another painting in 1890,during his stay at the
asylum in Saint- Remy.The painting embodies an unspoken
criticism of the deadly monotony of life there.
 He came up with the copies of many famous works during
this period and this has inspired a shot in a 70’s classic film.
 Who?Which Painting?
 Image Slide follows.

85.  The life in Malaysia during WWII helped the author to
come up with this specific Cockney phrase . After
returning to London, his wife was assaulted by four
American GIs during the blackout, inspiring his novel.
 The Malay word for man as in "orangutan" (man of the
jungle), and a UK slang expression for a gambling device
"fruit machine“, due to the depictions on its dials helped
the author to his famous anthropomorphic title.
 Who is the author?

87.  John Alcot, the oscar-winning cinematographer is famous for his
light settings.
 The Shining used a particular source of light which Kubrick
initiated with much relevance in the cine industry.
 Alcot, taking cue from Barry Lyndon supplemented the lighting
with illumination coming into the set through the windows
causing an energy of 700,000 watts to create the high white effect.
This, favored by Kubrick caused the set to burn down.
 What was the source of light in The Shining ? Again what source
did Alcot used to supplement the lighting?
 Image slides follow.

93.  Arthur Freed – Herb Brown combo came up with this
music in 1929,which was the centerpiece of a musical film
of the same name in 1952.
 Gene Kelly, memorably danced to the song while
splashing through puddles during a rainstorm. He was
quite unsatisfied with the use of the song in another 70’s
film by its central character in a negative manner.
 Which song?

96.  ID the connect between last 5
questions(21,22,23,24&25) for a bonus of 5
points.