MELAS Quiz Prelims-El Dorado 2022

2. EL DORADO
MELAS PRELIMS

3. RULES
● 22 Questions in total
● Top 6-8 teams qualify for finals
● Part points for questions with 2 or more parts; No Negative Marking
● Star Marked Questions will be considered in case of tie.
● Cameras to be turned on throughout the quiz

4. Celebrity doppelgangers and lookalikes are quite common on social
media and often go viral on the Internet.
One such lookalike was that of the rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again.
Because of the similarities between him and his doppleganger, the latter
was called _ _ _ _ YoungBoy- a reference to the artist’s stagename and
the fact that the lookalike was a junior, knock-off version of the rapper.
Q1. Fill in the blanks

5. The Total Football style of play pioneered by the Dutch football team of
the 70s changed the game of football. They were known for their quick
switches and precise passing, which helped them reach two consecutive
World Cup finals.
This resulted in this team being called _________ ______- a nod to a
work of literature from the previous decade due to their machinelike
precision and their sartorial identity.
Q2. What was the Dutch football team from the
70s named?

6. Been in the music industry for around 33 years, this band (inactive now)
was one of the first bands from Southeast Asia to be signed by a
prominent American music label in 2003. The band went on to provide a
soundtrack from their original album for the sequel of a movie with a
character that has been their favourite since a long time. The reason for
this was to build the character’s image that transcends language and
nationality. Identify the band and the movie.
Q3 Identify the band and the movie.

7. The director of this Tamizh romance movie had sought the inputs of a
real-life pilot to the script so as to make the flight scenes as legit as
possible. In a interesting coincidence, the son of this pilot hit the
headlines a few years back. Identify the movie and who is the son that
we all might know?
Q4 Identify the movie and who is the son that we
all might know?

8. Given here is a clip of Marceline from Adventure Time performing a
cover of a song by an indie rock artist. Another indie/bedroom pop artist
who made a very famous reel-dance song, kept their stage name
inspired by the title of this song.
Q5* What's the name of the song and name of
the other artist?

10. A thriller movie directed by a famous Indian filmmaker was released
about a decade ago. Recently, the filmmaker’s daughter did her
directorial debut with a spin-off of a character from the aforementioned
movie. Identify the spin off film/character from the original movie and
the director of the same.
Q6 Identify the spin off film and the original
director.

11. Q7. What is this series based on?
On the next slide are paintings by a contemporary artist. They are part of
a series which are based on a shocking revelation from about two
decades ago. The artist said that he was taken by surprise when he found
out that the country which claimed to be the defender of human rights
were found doing such horrific things.

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13. Majorly known for playing the role of one of the lead brothers in a
supernatural CW original (the show currently airing on Netflix in
several countries), this Canadian-born actor was a part of a Bollywood
musical in 2004. The movie was an adaptation of a Jane Austen classic
with its name being very similar to the classic novel.
Q8. Identify the actor and the movie.

14. This director chose an odd assortment of artists who are not primarily
known for acting as actors for the movie adaptation of what he calls the
most important picture in the history of humanity. The same
unfortunately never got made, replacing the said project by something
that was a failure of epic proportions, but the same was then rectified by
a star studded ensemble released years later.
Q9. Name the project.

15. Rising into prominence in 2019 due to its use in a world tournament, this
rule was majorly met with significant disappointment from public, who
claimed that this practice wasn't exactly "fair".
Following the widespread dissatisfaction, the international council
ended up scrapping this rule in October in the same year and introduced
a replacement.
Q10. What was the rule?

16. A genre of literature often dismissed as unprofessional works especially
since most of the creators are young women, broke several stereotypes
when an entity related to it won the Hugo award for Best Related Works
in 2019. This was the first time that this award was given to an entity
such as this one.
Q11*. Name the Entity.

17. Formed in 2015 and counted among famous artist like Charli xcx and
SOPHIE, this duo produces and popularised music of an infamous genre
that had a 117 percent increase in its spotify playlist between the first
quarter of 2020 and 2021. The pine tree in the cover of two of their
albums became a fanatic pilgrimage among the fans who have travelling
from far and wide to visit it.
Q12. Name the duo.

18. Q13.Identify the artist and the decision that led to such
violence and suffering.
Pictured here is an artwork by a
famous Indian artist as part of one of
his series. The disjointed lady is
supposed to symbolize the horrific
violence the artist and a million
others from that time period had
seen after a particular decision about
seven and a half decades ago.
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19. This music group formerly had two other names, one of them being an
acronym for the phrase “I love you too”, released a self titled third album
in the same year and is known with a name that is in resonance with the
amount of time each member got in the shower. Recently, a former
member has released a song addressing the controversy surrounding the
group that was associated with her.
Q14. Name the music group.

20. Allegedly known to be an autobiographical depiction about the director
and hero's relationship with a famous actress who also played the part of
heroine in this 1959 movie, it is considered as a self-reflective world
cinema classic cult and is part of the syllabi in many film schools
worldwide. Interestingly, owing to its disastrous box office performance,
this was the last film the director ever directed.
Q15. ID the movie.

21. While working on one of their early works, an artist found themselves in
a writer’s block. This led to them resorting to drugs of various kinds.
Among these were the drugs ecstasy and oxycodone. According to some,
the artist adopted an identity which was a clever reference to the drugs
in question, while others believe that it stands for the expression of love
and adoration in the digital world. This went onto become the artist’s
brand as well.
Q16. ID the artist and the band.

22. This competitive team sports not played on man's natural habitat, was
developed and popularized in late 1800s. The sports initially was played
in 2 very different ways in US and Europe but later, only the less
dangerous European way is practiced in modern days.
A country's men's team for this particular sport recently won gold
medals in 2 consecutive Olympics.
Q17. ID the sports and Country.

23. Created in 2013, this written work was initially created solely on the basis
of reading entertainment for teenagers. Surprisingly, due to the
immense audience of this work, it rose to high popularity with the writer
receiving a big break in her career in 2014.
However, the writer has been rumoured to have received a restraining
order by a certain public figure as well as received backlash from the
fans.
Q18. Name the work and the public figure.

24. Shot in the backdrop of one of the qualification matches of the 2005
World Cup, this movie was loosely based on the experiences of the
director’s daughter with the same and was shot in live locations without
obtaining any filming permits resulting in the screenings of this movie
being banned in the country. The name of this movie resembles a term
used in football which is used to refer to an offence, much like the
protagonists of the movie who were persona non grata in the filming
locations itself.
Q19*. Identify the movie.

25. Q2o. Which painting and what greeting traces its
origin to it?
This tale about a conflict between two cities in Europe that stresses the
importance of nationalism for one's country was depicted in a famous
painting by a French painter. The actions of the characters in the
painting led to the popularization of a certain greeting. It is believed that
over time the greeting was adopted by a now infamous movement.

26. Q21. Whose biography is being discussed?
‘A Little Life’ is a very sad book by Hanya Yanagihara. One of the
characters is an actor named Willem, whose filmographies serve as
major sub-plots in the book.
One of the movies he acts in is a biography of a person titled-The
Poisoned _____.The movie title references a popular speculation
regarding the death of the subject. Wilhelm’s friend-Jude, also convinces
him to work in the movie given the similarities between them.

27. Founded by an actor known to be hard to work with, this production
house is named after a certain myth popularised by European colonizers.
It has produced several western films with the most recent one having
an unfortunate claim to fame.
Q22*. ID the production house which shares
its name with a Neil Young song.

28. ANSWERS
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29. Celebrity doppelgangers and lookalikes are quite common on social
media and often go viral on the Internet.
One such lookalike was that of the rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again.
Because of the similarities between him and his doppleganger, the latter
was called _ _ _ _ YoungBoy- a reference to the artist’s stagename and
the fact that the lookalike was a junior, knock-off version of the rapper.
Q1*. Fill in the blanks

30. NCAA YoungBoy, a nod to NBA
YoungBoy
A1.

31. The Total Football style of play pioneered by the Dutch football team of
the 70s changed the game of football. They were known for their quick
switches and precise passing, which helped them reach two consecutive
World Cup finals.
This resulted in this team being called _________ ______- a nod to a
work of literature from the previous decade due to their machinelike
precision and their sartorial identity.
Q2. What was the Dutch football team from the
70s named?

32. Clockwork Orange
A2

33. Been in the music industry for around 33 years, this band (inactive now)
was one of the first bands from Southeast Asia to be signed by a
prominent American music label in 2003. The band went on to provide a
soundtrack from their original album for the sequel of a movie with a
character that has been their favourite since a long time. The reason for
this was to build the character’s image that transcends language and
nationality. Identify the band and the movie.
Q3 Identify the band and the movie.

34. Band: Strings
Movie: Spider Man 2
A3

35. The director of this Tamizh romance movie had sought the inputs of a
real-life pilot to the script so as to make the flight scenes as legit as
possible. In a interesting coincidence, the son of this pilot hit the
headlines a few years back. Identify the movie and who is the son that
we all might know?
Q4 Who is the son that we all might know?

36. Kaatru Veliyidai
Abhinandan Varthaman
A4.

37. Given here is a clip of Marceline from Adventure Time performing a
cover of a song by an indie rock artist. Another indie/bedroom pop artist
who made a very famous reel-dance song, kept their stage name
inspired by the title of this song.
Q5 What's the name of the song and name of
the other artist?

38. Francis Forever, Frances Forever
A5.

39. A thriller movie directed by a famous Indian filmmaker was released
about a decade ago. Recently, the filmmaker’s daughter did her
directorial debut with a spin-off of a character from the aforementioned
movie. Identify the spin off film/character from the original movie and
the director of the same.
Q6 Identify the spin off film and the original
director.

40. Bob Biswas, Sujoy Ghosh
A6.

41. Q7. What is this series based on?
On the next slide are paintings by a contemporary artist. They are part of a
series which are based on a shocking revelation from about two decades ago.
The artist said that he was taken by surprise when he found out that the
country which claimed to be the defender of human rights were found doing
such horrific things.

42. A7. Abu Ghraib

43. Majorly known for playing the role of one of the lead brothers in a
supernatural CW original (the show currently airing on Netflix in several
countries), this Canadian-born actor was a part of a Bollywood musical
in 2004. The movie was an adaptation of a Jane Austen classic with its
name being very similar to the classic novel.
Q8. Identify the actor and the movie.

44. Daniel Gillies and Bride and Prejudice (2004)
A8.

45. This director chose an odd assortment of artists who are not primarily
known for acting as actors for the movie adaptation of what he calls the
most important picture in the history of humanity. The same
unfortunately never got made, replacing the said project by something
that was a failure of epic proportions, but the same was then rectified by
a star studded ensemble released years later.
Q9. Name the project.

46. Alejandro Jodorowsky - Dune
A9.

47. Rising into prominence in 2019 due to its use in a world tournament, this
rule was majorly met with significant disappointment from public, who
claimed that this practice wasn't exactly "fair".
Following the widespread dissatisfaction, the international council
ended up scrapping this rule in October in the same year and introduced
a replacement.
Q10. What was the rule?

48. Boundary rule existed just in case a super over results in a
tie.
Now, after New Zealand lost, it has been revoked and a super over is
supposed to be conducted again in case it results in a tie.
A10.

49. A genre of literature often dismissed as unprofessional works especially
since most of the creators are young women, broke several stereotypes
when an entity related to it won the Hugo award for Best Related Works
in 2019. This was the first time that this award was given to an entity
such as this one.
Q11*. Name the Entity.

50. AO3
A11.

51. Formed in 2015 and counted among famous artist like Charli xcx and
SOPHIE, this duo produces and popularised music of an infamous genre
that had a 117 percent increase in its spotify playlist between the first
quarter of 2020 and 2021. The pine tree in the cover of two of their
albums became a fanatic pilgrimage among the fans who have travelling
from far and wide to visit it.
Q12. Name the duo.

52. 100 Gecs
A12.

53. Q13.Identify the artist and the decision that led to such
violence and suffering.
Pictured here is an artwork by a famous
Indian artist as part of one of his series.
The disjointed lady is supposed to
symbolize the horrific violence the artist
and a million others from that time
period had seen after a particular
decision about seven and a half decades
ago.
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08088080808

54. A13. Tyeb Mehta and Partition of India

55. This music group formerly had two other names, one of them being an
acronym for the phrase “I love you too”, released a self titled third album
in the same year and is known with a name that is in resonance with the
amount of time each member got in the shower. Recently, a former
member has released a song addressing the controversy surrounding the
group that was associated with her.
Q14. Name the music group.

56. Fifth harmony
A14.

57. Allegedly known to be an autobiographical depiction about the director
and hero's relationship with a famous actress who also played the part of
heroine in this 1959 movie, it is considered as a self-reflective world
cinema classic cult and is part of the syllabi in many film schools
worldwide. Interestingly, owing to its disastrous box office performance,
this was the last film the director ever directed.
Q15. ID the movie.

58. Kaagaz ke phool
Guru dutt
A15.

59. While working on one of their early works, an artist found themselves in
a writer’s block. This led to them resorting to drugs of various kinds.
Among these were the drugs ecstasy and oxycodone. According to some,
the artist adopted an identity which was a clever reference to the drugs
in question, while others believe that it stands for the expression of love
and adoration in the digital world. This went onto become the artist’s
brand as well.
Q16. ID the artist and the band.

60. The Weeknd, XO
A16.

61. This competitive team sports not played on man's natural habitat, was
developed and popularized in late 1800s. The sports initially was played
in 2 very different ways in US and Europe but later, only the less
dangerous European way is practiced in modern days.
A country's men's team for this particular sport recently won gold
medals in 2 consecutive Olympics.
Q17. ID the sports and Country.

62. Water polo, Serbia
A17.

63. Created in 2013, this written work was initially created solely on the basis
of reading entertainment for teenagers. Surprisingly, due to the
immense audience of this work, it rose to high popularity with the writer
receiving a big break in her career in 2014.
However, the writer has been rumoured to have received a restraining
order by a certain public figure as well as received backlash from the
fans.
Q18. Name the work and the public figure.

64. After, Harry Styles
A18.

65. Shot in the backdrop of one of the qualification matches of the 2005 World Cup,
this movie was loosely based on the experiences of the director’s daughter with
the same and was shot in live locations without obtaining any filming permits
resulting in the screenings of this movie being banned in the country. The name
of this movie resembles a term used in football which is used to refer to an
offence, much like the protagonists of the movie who were persona non grata in
the filming locations itself.
Q19*. Identify the movie.

66. Offside (2006)
A19.

67. Q2o. Which painting and what greeting traces its
origin to it?
This tale about a conflict between two cities in Europe that stresses the
importance of nationalism for one's country was depicted in a famous
painting by a French painter. The actions of the characters in the
painting led to the popularization of a certain greeting. It is believed that
over time the greeting was adopted by a now infamous movement.

68. A20. Oath of Horatii and the Nazi Salute

69. Q21. Whose biography is being discussed?
‘A Little Life’ is a very sad book by Hanya Yanagihara. One of the characters is
an actor named Willem, whose filmographies serve as major sub-plots in the
book.
One of the movies he acts in is a biography of a person titled-The Poisoned
_____.The movie title references a popular speculation regarding the death of
the subject. Wilhelm’s friend-Jude, also convinces him to work in the movie
given the similarities between them.

70. A21. Alan Turing

71. Founded by an actor known to be hard to work with, this production
house is named after a certain myth popularised by European colonizers.
It has produced several western films with the most recent one having
an unfortunate claim to fame.
Q22*. ID the production house which shares
its name with a Neil Young song.

72. EL DORADO owned by Alec Baldwin
A22.