The document describes the rules for a quiz competition hosted by BITS Goa Quiz Club called MELAS Quiz. It states there will be a 25 question written elimination round with the top 8 teams advancing to the finals. The finals will consist of different types of quiz rounds. Unfair practices will result in disqualification and the quizmaster's decision is final.

1. MELAS
QUIZ
BROUGHT TO YOU BY BITS GOA QUIZ CLUB
WAVES ‘23

2. 1. A 25 question written elimination round will be held first,
followed by the 8 highest scoring teams moving on to the Final.
2.A number of different types of Quiz rounds will be held in the Final.
3.Use of unfair means would lead to disqualification.
4.Quizmaster’s decision is final and binding.
RULES
1.A 25 QUESTION WRITTEN ELIMINATION ROUND WILL BE HELD FIRST,
FOLLOWED BY THE 8 HIGHEST SCORING TEAMS MOVING ON TO THE FINAL.
2.EACH QUESTION IS WORTH 1 POINT, AND QUESTIONS WITH 2 PARTS ARE
WORTH 0.5 POINTS EACH.
3.THERE ARE 4 STARRED QUESTIONS WHICH WILL BE USED TO BREAK
TIES
4.USE OF UNFAIR MEANS WOULD LEAD TO DISQUALIFICATION.
5.QUIZMASTER’S DECISION IS FINAL AND BINDING.

3. Thomas Platz is an American retired professional bodybuilder. While he never won
an Olympia, he was widely known for his leg development which in his prime
measured over 30 inches. What nickname did he earn, which is also a play on one of
the most popular movies of all time?
Q1

4. Q2
Pac-Man is a cultural icon whose popularity has crossed the globe for more than 40
years. In the game, eating large flashing dots called "Power Pellets" causes the
ghosts to temporarily turn blue, allowing Pac-Man to eat them for bonus points.
What inspired this concept of eating something to become powerful?

5. The Reliant Regal Supervan III has a history of being unstable and easily tipped due
to it having only three wheels. It is then not surprising that the model was chosen as
the "accident car", which X often encounters and causes to go into accidents. ID X.
A picture of this car is given in the next slide.
Q3

7. Q4
The term X is a plot device in fiction which features a main
character in a precarious or difficult dilemma. Often associated
with Charles Dickens's work, this term is actually considered to
have originated from a scene in the serialised version of Thomas
Hardy's A Pair of Blue Eyes, a pictorial representation of which is
provided here.

8. At the end of the first season of The Good Place, it is revealed that the main
characters were in fact in Hell, and not Heaven as they thought. However, some of
the writers were worried that the twist may become too obvious, and took many
precautions in filming to mislead the audience. One of these, undertaken by the set
design and costume design teams, was to avoid using X in their designs. What was X,
and why was it avoided?
Q5

9. ’Shiori Experience: Plain Me and a Strange Man’ is the translated title of a Japanese
Manga series written and illustrated by Yuko Osada and Kazuya Machida. In the
manga, Shiori, an unassuming school teacher is guided in her journey to become a
skilled guitarist by a musician’s spirit. The central plot of the story is inspired by a
certain ‘curse’ in the Music Industry that has afflicted renowned artists such as
Janice Joplin, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse. Another famous musician has been
the victim of this curse, and is the aforementioned deuteragonist of the Manga. Who
is the musician and what ‘curse’ is being referred to?
Q6

10. ”Blue Poles” is a painting (Image on next slide) by popular abstract artist Jackson
Pollock, completed in 1952. This painting features the X technique.
The artist, a legend in his own respect, has received his fair share of love and hate
from critics and aficionados. Due to his unique technique, he earned the nickname Y
from his detractors which was a wordplay on the name of a famous figure in urban
legend (tracing his origins to late 19th century London), with the nickname being a
reference to his iconic technique and first name.
What is the technique X and his nickname Y.
Q7*

12. Shown here is a comic character who is one of the main
characters in a comic book series which was originally
illustrated in Portuguese.
A feature of this character, however, inspired someone
to do something while he was in the Far East about two
decades ago. What was drawn inspiration from this
comic character?
Q8

13. The Last King of Scotland is a novel by journalist Giles Foden, published in 1998.
Despite its name, the novel doesn’t even take place on the same continent as
Scotland. It focuses on the rise of President X and their reign as dictator from 1971
to 1979. The title draws from the dictator’s claim of being the true King of Scotland,
which is ironic given that the British Government severed all ties with the country
during their reign. Who is X?
Q9*

14. To develop tools for teaching students, Forensic psychiatrist Samuel Leistedt and
his colleague Paul Linkowski spent three years watching 400 movies looking for
realistic portrayals of psychopaths. Iconic 'psychopaths' may be entertaining or
frightening but Leistedt argued their traits don't fit the psychopath mould. X's
character in "Y" is a classic psychopath Leistedt concluded in his report. He
approached murder with an uncanny sense of normalcy, perfectly happy to empty
his trademark bolt pistol without so much as a wince. He seems to be effectively
invulnerable and resistant to anyform of emotion or humanity" Leistedt wrote.
ID the character and the film.
Q10

15. The show Bojack Horseman takes place in the fictional town of Hollywood which is
similar to Hollywood. Therefore a lot of established actors either have a guest
appearance or are parodied in the show. One such actor who has been parodied is in
the show and the character has been praised for his acting as well as his love for
Italian food.
In real life he was critically acclaimed for the real life portrayal of Jonathan Larson, a
role for which he lied about having singing experience to the director Lin Manuel
Miranda and secretly trained his vocals for one year. Who is this actor?
Q11

17. She originally worked for the French aristocracy as an expert in lifesize
figurines. She was arrested during the French Revolution and almost sent
to the guillotine but was saved when she was commissioned to take the
death masks and entire body casts of those who were executed during the
political upheaval, including her former patrons King Louis XVI and Marie
Antoinette. Her legacy endures, as she is known worldwide for her expertise
in a slightly different fashion. Who is She?
Q12

18. The first ever International football match between France and Nigeria
happened at St. Etienne in June 2009 and ended in a 1-0 victory for the
Nigerians thanks to a Joseph Akpala strike. The match, however, is more
notable for a special tribute by the French football team to mark the 200th
birth anniversary of a Frenchman known worldwide for something
historical in 1825.
Who? How did the French team pay their tributes?
Q13

19. This popular work of art from the late 19th century has been regarded as
portraying the reaction to the horrors of existence and survival. It has been
regarded as the essence of expressionism and is seen as symbolising the
anxiety of the human condition.The painting has inspired an iconic prop
used in a cult-classic movie that shares the name with the painting. The
creators of the movie discovered this prop which was originally designed
for Halloween. Among several other influences the painting has had, the
one closest to us is in the form of an emoticon. Identify the prop
Q14

20. X is situated in Santa Monica, California. It was originally called East Los
Angeles but on May 19, 1917, it was renamed as X. The band chose "Y" as its
name because their frontrunner used to drive by X in Santa Monica, CA
after practice and it grabbed his attention. The guys in the band liked how it
sounded. They changed the spelling so that they could buy the domain,
since X.com was already taken and was too expensive to buy. ID Y
Q15*

21. In the following slides, you can see images of Willis Tower located in
Chicago,
The design of the skyscraper was inspired by something coming out of its
box. There are 9 tubes of different heights resembling something pushed
out of the box.
What was the inspiration behind the design of the building?
Q16

23. This character X first appeared in comics in 1983. The creators based the
character X on the character of a boastful but cowardly man, with a violent
profession, in the then famous television drama "I Love Lucy". Contrary to
the name of the character, no living being is harmed/killed in any of the
comics. We only see half the face of the character at all times, with a
prominent moustache. Since early 2015, rumours on a movie being made
on the character X have been circulating. ID X
Q17

24. The artform you see in the picture is Madhubani, native to Bihar. It is
famous for its beautiful illustrations of Hindu Deities and dates back as
early as the 16th century. If you want to experience the artwork for
yourself, make your way to Highway Number 52 of the Madhubani District;
a well-known tourist attraction today. This art “museum” was conceived in
2012 for a very specific purpose. What was this purpose and how was it
achieved?
Q18

26. Often called the “Warhol” of Japan, Japanese contemporary artist X’s
surrealistic visual art is characterised by cartoonish creatures that appear
friendly and cheerful at first glance, but possess dark, twisted undertones.
He designed the cover art of album Y, which was cited as the fifth best
album cover of the year by Rolling Stone and to this day is considered one
of the singer’s greatest works. ID X and the album Y.
Q19

27. A movie of a particular franchise starring an actor X was a complete flop.
The actor shifted to the biggest competitor of the very same franchise and
signed up for a movie followed by a sequel, both of which were extremely
successful at the box office. Actor X gained a lot of fame from the latter
franchise but he believes he gained something irreplaceable from the
movie of the former franchise which outshines everything. Who is X and
what did he gain from the flop movie?
Q20

28. CONNECT
Q21*

29. In the 2004 Olympics, Cián O'Connor became an instant national hero,
being the only Irish medalist that year. But their joy did not last long as
O'Connor was later stripped off his medal later that year. One of the major
reasons for stripping medals in the world of Sports is people being tested
positive for doping. However in this case O'Connor did not test positive for
doping himself.
Name the sport he played and why he was stripped off his medals?
Q22

30. Totes Isotoner Corporation is an international umbrella, footwear, and cold
weather accessory supplier. The company is based in Cincinnati and is one
of the largest suppliers of umbrellas in the continental United States.
One of their subsidiaries called Aris specialises in leather- based winter
wear and it gained a lot of public interest in 1994. Several people
purchased a certain piece of apparel from their catalogue due to its
association with an infamous incident. The people bought only a particular
make and size and this was to observe the effects of storage in vacuum
seal lockers and different liquids it may have been exposed to.
What piece of apparel?
Q23

31. Lee Hyung-taik is a professional tennis player from South Korea. He
became the first Korean to win ATP Tour singles and doubles titles in 2003
and he was also Roger Federer's first-round opponent at Wimbledon 2003.
However, the most memorable and strangest win in his career had come at
the 2000 Samsung Open in Brighton, where he reached the final. This was
aided in part by his famous opponent in the QF who had to retire at 5-7, 7-6,
1-3 because of circumstances of his own creation.
Who and Why?
Q24

32. Take a look at this 1980’s song by Lata Mangeshkar. Tell me what song
sampled this song.
Q25

34. ANSWERS

35. Thomas Platz is an American retired professional bodybuilder. While he never won
first at an Olympia, he was widely known for his leg development which in his prime
measured over 30 inches. What nickname did he earn, which is also a play on one of
the most popular movies of all time?
Q1

36. THE
QUADFATHER

37. Pac-Man is a cultural icon whose popularity has crossed the globe for more than 40
years. In the game, eating large flashing dots called "Power Pellets" causes the
ghosts to temporarily turn blue, allowing Pac-Man to eat them for bonus points.
What inspired this concept of eating something to become powerful?
Q2

38. POPEYEEATINGSPINACHTOBECOME
STRONGER

39. The Reliant Regal Supervan III has a history of being unstable and easily tipped due
to it having only three wheels. It is then not surprising that the model was chosen as
the "accident car", which X often encounters and causes to go into accidents. ID X.
A picture of this car is given in the next slide.
Q3

41. MRBEAN

42. Q4
The term X is a plot device in fiction which features a main
character in a precarious or difficult dilemma. Often associated
with Charles Dickens's work, this term is actually considered to
have originated from a scene in the serialised version of Thomas
Hardy's A Pair of Blue Eyes, a pictorial representation of which is
provided here.

43. CLIFFHANGER

44. At the end of the first season of The Good Place, it is revealed that the main
characters were in fact in Hell, and not Heaven as they thought. However, some of
the writers were worried that the twist may become too obvious, and took many
precautions in filming to mislead the audience. One of these, undertaken by the set
design and costume design teams, was to avoid using X in their designs. What was X,
Q5

45. THECOLOURRED

46. ’Shiori Experience: Plain Me and a Strange Man’ is the translated title of a Japanese
Manga series written and illustrated by Yuko Osada and Kazuya Machida. In the
manga, Shiori, an unassuming school teacher is guided in her journey to become a
skilled guitarist by a musician’s spirit. The central plot of the story is inspired by a
certain ‘curse’ in the Music Industry that has afflicted renowned artists such as
Janice Joplin, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse. Another famous musician has been
the victim of this curse, and is the aforementioned deuteragonist of the Manga. Who
is the musician and what ‘curse’ is being referred to?
Q6*

47. CURSE:THE27CLUB-MUSICIANSWHO
DIEDATTHEAGEOF27.
JIMIHENDRIX

48. ”Blue Poles” is a painting (Image on next slide) by popular abstract artist Jackson
Pollock, completed in 1952. This painting features the X technique.
The artist, a legend in his own respect, has received his fair share of love and hate
from critics and aficionados. Due to his unique technique, he earned the nickname Y
from his detractors which was a wordplay on the name of a famous figure in urban
legend (tracing his origins to late 19th century London), with the nickname being a
reference to his iconic technique and first name.
What is the technique X and his nickname Y.
Q7*

50. X:DRIPPAINTING
Y:JACKTHEDRIPPER

51. Shown here is a comic character who is one of the main
characters in a comic book series which was originally
illustrated in Portuguese.
A feature of this character, however, inspired someone
to do something while he was in the Far East about two
decades ago. What was drawn inspiration from this
comic character?
Q8

52. RONALDO’SHAIRCUTATTHE2002FIFA
WORLDCUP

53. The Last King of Scotland is a novel by journalist Giles Foden, published in 1998.
Despite its name, the novel doesn’t even take place on the same continent as
Scotland. It focuses on the rise of President X and their reign as dictator from 1971
to 1979. The title draws from the dictator’s claim of being the true King of Scotland,
which is ironic given that the British Government severed all ties with the country
during their reign. Who is X?
Q9*

54. IDIAMIN
FORMERDICTATOROFUGANDA

55. To develop tools for teaching students, Forensic psychiatrist Samuel Leistedt and
his colleague Paul Linkowski spent three years watching 400 movies looking for
realistic portrayals of psychopaths. Iconic 'psychopaths' may be entertaining or
frightening but Leistedt argued their traits don't fit the psychopath mould. X's
character in "Y" is a classic psychopath Leistedtconcluded in his report. He
approached murder with an uncanny sense of normalcy, perfectly happy to empty
his trademark bolt pistol without so much as a wince. He seems to be effectively
invulnerable and resistant to anyform of emotion or humanity" Leistedt wrote.
ID the character and the film.
Q10

56. ANTONCHIGURH,
NOCOUNTRYFOR
OLDMEN

57. The show Bojack Horseman takes place in the fictional town of Hollywood which is
similar to hollywood. Therefore a lot of established actors either have a guest
appearance or parodied in the show. One such actor who has been parodied is In
the show the character has been praised for his acting, yet stabbed in the grocery
store.
In real life he was critically acclaimed for the real life portrayal of Jonathan Larson, a
role for which he lied about having singing experience to the director Lin Manuel
Miranda and secretly trained his vocals for one year.
Q11

59. ANDREWGARFIELD

60. She originally worked for the French aristocracy as an expert in lifesize
figurines. She was arrested during the French Revolution and almost sent
to the guillotine but was saved when she was commissioned to take the
death masks and entire body casts of those who were executed during the
political upheaval, including her former patrons King Louis XVI and Marie
Antoinette. Her legacy endures, as she is known worldwide for her expertise
in a slightly different fashion. Who is She?
Q12

61. MADAMEMARIE
TUSSAUDS

62. The first ever International football match between France and Nigeria
happened at St. Etienne in June 2009 and ended in a 1-0 victory for the
Nigerians thanks to a Joseph Akpala strike. The match, however, is more
notable for a special tribute by the French football team to mark the 200th
birth anniversary of a Frenchman known worldwide for something
historical in 1825.
Who? How did the French team pay their tributes?
Q13

63. LOUISBRAILLE,
THENAMESONTHEIRJERSEYSWERE
WRITTENINBRAILLE

64. This popular work of art from the late 19th century has been regarded as
portraying the reaction to the horrors of existence and survival. It has been
regarded as the essence of expressionism and is seen as symbolising the
anxiety of the human condition.The painting has inspired an iconic prop
used in a cult-classic movie that shares the name with the painting. The
creators of the movie discovered this prop which was originally designed
for Halloween. Among several other influences the painting has had, the
one closest to us is in the form of an emoticon. Identify the prop
Q14

65. THEMASKFROMSCREAM

66. X is situated in Santa Monica, California. It was originally called East Los
Angeles but on May 19, 1917, it was renamed as X. The band chose "Y" as its
name because their frontrunner used to drive by X in Santa Monica, CA
after practice and it grabbed his attention. The guys in the band liked how it
sounded. They changed the spelling so that they could buy the domain,
since X.com was already taken and was too expensive to buy. ID Y
Q15*

67. LINKIN
PARK

68. In the following slides, you can see images of Willis Tower located in
Chicago,
The design of the skyscraper was inspired by something coming out of its
box. There are 9 tubes of different heights resembling something pushed
out of the box.
What was the inspiration behind the design of the building?
Q16

70. PACKOF
CIGARETTES

71. This character X first appeared in comics in 1983. The creators based the
character X on the character of a boastful but cowardly man, with a violent
profession, in the then famous television drama "I Love Lucy". Contrary to
the name of the character, no living being is harmed/killed in any of the
comics. We only see half the face of the character at all times, with a
prominent moustache. Since early 2015, rumours on a movie being made
on the character X have been circulating. ID X
Q17

72. SHIKARI
SHAMBHU

73. The artform you see in the picture is Madhubani, native to Bihar. It is
famous for its beautiful illustrations of Hindu Deities and dates back as
early as the 16th century. If you want to experience the artwork for
yourself, make your way to Highway Number 52 of the Madhubani District;
a well-known tourist attraction today. This art “museum” was conceived in
2012 for a very specific purpose. What was this purpose and how was it
achieved?
Q18

75. THEPURPOSEWASTOPREVENT
THECUTTINGDOWNOFTREES.
THEPAINTINGSOFDEITIES
PREVENTEDTHISFROM
HAPPENING.

76. Often called the “Warhol” of Japan, Japanese contemporary artist X’s
surrealistic visual art is characterised by cartoonish creatures that appear
friendly and cheerful at first glance, but possess dark, twisted undertones.
He designed the cover art of album Y, which was cited as the fifth best
album cover of the year by Rolling Stone and to this day is considered one
of the singer’s greatest works. ID X and the album Y.
Q19

77. X:TAKESHIMURAKAMI
Y:GRADUATION

78. A movie of a particular franchise starring an actor X was a complete flop.
The actor shifted to the biggest competitor of the very same franchise and
signed up for a movie followed by a sequel, both of which were extremely
successful at the box office. Actor X gained a lot of fame from the latter
franchise but he believes he gained something irreplaceable from the
movie of the former franchise which outshines everything. Who is X and
what did he gain from the flop movie?
Q20

79. XISRYANREYNOLDS.
HEMETHISNOWWIFEBLAKELIVELYFROM
GREENLANTERN.

80. CONNECT
Q21

81. NAMESOFTHE4NINJATURTLES
MICHAELANGELO,
LEONARDO,
RAPHAEL,
DONATELLO

82. In the 2004 Olympics, Cián O'Connor became an instant national hero,
being the only Irish medalist that year. But their joy did not last long as
O'Connor was later stripped off his medal later that year. One of the major
reasons for stripping medals in the world of Sports is people being tested
positive for doping. However in this case O'Connor did not test positive for
doping himself.
Name the sport he played and why he was stripped off his medals?
Q22

83. EQUESTRIAN,
HISHORSEWASTESTEDPOSITIVEFOR
DOPING

84. Totes Isotoner Corporation is an international umbrella, footwear, and cold
weather accessory supplier. The company is based in Cincinnati and is one
of the largest suppliers of umbrellas in the continental United States.
One of their subsidiaries called Aris specialises in leather- based winter
wear and it gained a lot of public interest in 1994. Several people
purchased a certain piece of apparel from their catalogue due to its
association with an infamous incident. The people bought only a particular
make and size and this was to observe the effects of storage in vacuum
seal lockers and different liquids it may have been exposed to.
What piece of apparel?
Q23

85. GLOVESFROMOJSIMPSON’STRIAL

86. Lee Hyung-taik is a professional tennis player from South Korea. He
became the first Korean to win ATP Tour singles and doubles titles in 2003
and he was also Roger Federer's first-round opponent at Wimbledon 2003.
However, the most memorable and strangest win in his career had come at
the 2000 Samsung Open in Brighton, where he reached the final. This was
aided in part by his famous opponent in the QF who had to retire at 5-7, 7-6,
1-3 because of circumstances of his own creation.
Who and Why?
Q24

87. GORANIVANISEVIC,
SMASHEDALLHISRACKETSOUTOFANGER
ANDRANOUTOFRACKETS

88. Take a look at this 1980’s song by Lata Mangeshkar. Tell me what song
sampled this song.
Q25

90. TOXICBYBRITNEYSPEARS