This MELAS Quiz was held on 12th March,2022 and hosted by Subhadra and Nitesh for Chakravyuh, 2022, the annual quizzing fest of Quintessence.
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The Annual Republic Day India Quiz held at IIM Ahmedabad Chaos 2020 - presented by Quiz Cetera. Questions on a range of topics including Indian history, arts, politics, technology, travel and living, language and literature, cinema, arts, sports and business - practically everything Indian.
This MELAS Quiz was held on 12th March,2022 and hosted by Subhadra and Nitesh for Chakravyuh, 2022, the annual quizzing fest of Quintessence.
Quintessence is the Quizzing Society of Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi.
Conducted by Quiz Club NITW on 20th March 2023. Themed on fun facts and amazing fundas on general topics. The set above consists of questions from qualifiers round conducted for each branch in NITW.
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The Annual Republic Day India Quiz held at IIM Ahmedabad Chaos 2020 - presented by Quiz Cetera. Questions on a range of topics including Indian history, arts, politics, technology, travel and living, language and literature, cinema, arts, sports and business - practically everything Indian.
MELAS quiz conducted by Quiz Club NITW on 9th April 2022, as a part of a trilogy of quizzes for the college fest Spring Spree 2022. The set has both the Prelims and Finals which include various questions on topics related to Music, Entertainment, Literature, Art and Sports.
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TLC Quiz conducted by Quiz Club NITW on 7th April 2023 as a part of a trilogy of quizzes for the college fest SpringSpree 2023. This set contains both prelims and finals which include various questions on topics related to Travel, Lifestyle and Culture from around the globe.
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This round consisted of 16 questions which were on pounce and part of the technology & business quiz which was conducted as a part of Symbhav 2014 on 23 February 2014!
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If you are interested in Answers please mail me at suresh.nitin@gmail.com.
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Game Changer Game Changer tho :')
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The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
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Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
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This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
1. Memes and Internet Quiz
Ahmedabad Quiz Club Session
Quizmaster:
Anshul Roy
2. Note
1. This quiz has been hastily put together in under a week.
Appy Polly Logies for the dip in quality.
2. Wikipedia and Know Your Meme have been assumed to
be factually correct while preparing this quiz.
3. The answer to none of the questions in this quiz is 42.
Answering 42 to any question would result in immediate
disqualifications.
4. The more you stare at the question, the more the answer
stares back at you.
5. Kindly refrain from cybernetic investigations.
6. QM is God, his decisions are final and binding.
8. Rules of the Round
•
•
•
15 questions in total. No negative marks.
Top 8 teams qualify for the finals.
The last 6 questions are star-marked.
9.
10. Q - 1
Recently, in order to promote it’s new website building product
called “GoCentral”, GoDaddy partnered with The Onion’s in-
house ad agency Onion Labs, to produce an ad campaign
starring “X”. The video depicts X as a bearded, tattooed man. X
goes on a talk show to promote his (fake) memoir “My Life As X”.
The trailer of this video says - “You won’t see an interview with an
abstract concept personified for marketing purposes like this
anywhere else!”
Considering the industry in which GoDaddy operates, identify X.
(Hint: X has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010
and 2011)
11. Q - 2
Universal Tube & Roll-form Equipment Corporation is an
American manufacturer and supplier of metal machine
tubes and pipes, founded in 1985. The company
specializes in buying and selling tube mills, pipe mills
and roll-forming machines.
In 2006, this company led a law-suit against the website,
X. Their original domain name sounded very similar to
that of X. This resulted in them receiving 68 million hits in
August 2006 and their servers crashed. The lawsuit was
later settled by the parties.
Id X.
12. Q - 3
Id the blanked out part in these images.
13.
14.
15.
16. Q - 4
The person in this picture is Soleio Cuervo (next slide). He
studied music composition at Duke University and learned to
program websites by creating one for his music band. After
graduating in 2003, he set up his own Web development firm.
In 2005, he joined X as a web designer.
At X, Soleio Cuervo spearheaded an effort to unify the ways in
which people left comments on the website. As part of the
overhaul, he wanted to introduce an idea that had been cooked
up at one of X's "hackathon" coding sessions (all-night events
where employees gathered to work on projects that they
haven't had the time to do on their regular jobs).
What did he create?
17.
18. Q - 5
On April 2, 2011, the GIF animation of X was posted by 25-year-old
Christopher Torres of Dallas, Texas, who uses the name
"prguitarman", on his website LOL-Comics.
Torres explained in an interview where the idea for the animation
came from: "I was doing a donation drive for the Red Cross and in-
between drawings in my Livestream video chat, two different people
mentioned I should draw a 'Pop Tart' and a 'cat'."
In response, he created a hybrid image of a Pop-Tart and a cat,
which was developed a few days later into the animated GIF.
The design of X was influenced by Torres' pet cat Marty, who died in
November 2012 from feline infectious peritonitis.
Id X.
19. Q - 6
“Waqt news” is an anti-government news agency
widely known for criticizing the incumbent party and
promoting liberal views in ________.
According to Alexa, it averages around 3000 visitors
on its website every day and mostly covers news
from the southern part of ________.
What - associated with the channel - but never
actually broadcast - makes it better known
to us all?
20. Q - 7
The kid in this photo (image on next slide) is Sam
Griner, a 10-year-old from Florida.
In 2015, Sam’s father (shown in the image)
suffered from a kidney failure and had to get a
kidney transplant. The family set up a crowdfunding
campaign on the website GoFundMe to raise money
for this operation. Due to Sam’s internet fame, this
campaign got widespread attention and the family
was able to raise $100,000 in just 2 days.
Why is Sam Griner so famous on the internet?
21.
22. Q - 8
Id the blacked out part. (image on next slide)
23.
24. Q - 9
This is Chris Gayle celebrating his half-century against
Gujarat Lions in an IPL match on 19 April 2017.
Who is he referencing?
25. *Q - 10*
The Guardian ran an article about this organisation, aptly
called “Selective _________”, arguing that the institute ends
up deliberately using the most archaic translatory norms
possible, including terms that have never been used since
the middle ages, to create a highly distorted text. The
Guardian said that this organization “poses as a research
institute when it's basically a propaganda operation".
The organization mentions no formal headquarters, and
states that the reason is the fear of getting attacked over its
content. It claims that it has been “bridging the language
gap” between the West and the East since the last 19 years.
Id this organization.
26. *Q - 11*
The woman in this picture (next slide) is Michelle Gregg, a
32-year old who works as an Administrator at a preschool
called the Little Blossoms Academy in the U.S. state of Ohio.
In 2016, due to one of Michelle Gregg's actions, Little
Blossom Academy was overwhelmed with angry Facebook
messages and posts on it’s Facebook page.
Many people called up the preschool and demanded that
Michelle Gregg be removed from her position. A large group
of people even protested outside the preschool.
Why were so many people angry with Michelle Gregg?
27.
28. *Q - 12*
This person’s (image on next slide) Facebook
description simply says - “I respect those who
respect me and forget those who forget me. Simple
as that.”
He hates people who “become too proud”.
Who is he? Or rather, where have you seen him?
29.
30. *Q - 13*
X was the first porn on the internet and existed before the
WWW. X basically consisted of pornographic images
based on _____ art, and was often found on BBSes and
other text mode terminal-based systems that could be
reached via direct modem dial-up.
X was a rendition of an iconic 1972 porn film by the name
“Deep Throat” which was directed by Gerard Damiano,
starring Linda Lovelace.
Id X.
31. *Q - 14*
This is the earliest instance of a famous phrase used on the
Internet. This was posted on 4chan’s /b/ board on May 29th, 2007.
Id the blacked out part.
32. *Q - 15*
Wojak was a regular user of the Polish imageboard site “Vichan”.
There he discovered an image of a face with the filename
“twarz.jpg”.
This image was subsequently popularized as a reaction image
after Wojak submitted it to the German language imageboard site
“Krautchan” in May 2010. Soon after, the picture became known as
“Wojak’s face” and “ciepła twarz” (“warm face”). The image spread
to other international image board sites, including the Italian
“Pastachan” and the Russian “Dobrochan”.
This image was later popularised by 4chan and it eventually
became a famous meme.
What famous face am I talking about?
35. Q - 1
Recently, in order to promote it’s new website building product
called “GoCentral”, GoDaddy partnered with The Onion’s in-
house ad agency Onion Labs, to produce an ad campaign
starring “X”. The video depicts X as a bearded, tattooed man. X
goes on a talk show to promote his (fake) memoir “My Life As X”.
The trailer of this video says - “You won’t see an interview with an
abstract concept personified for marketing purposes like this
anywhere else!”
Considering the industry in which GoDaddy operates, identify X.
(Hint: X has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010
and 2011)
37. Q - 2
Universal Tube & Roll-form Equipment Corporation is an
American manufacturer and supplier of metal machine
tubes and pipes, founded in 1985. The company
specializes in buying and selling tube mills, pipe mills
and roll-forming machines.
In 2006, this company led a law-suit against the website,
X. Their original domain name sounded very similar to
that of X. This resulted in them receiving 68 million hits in
August 2006 and their servers crashed. The lawsuit was
later settled by the parties.
Id X.
44. Q - 4
The person in this picture is Soleio Cuervo (next slide). He
studied music composition at Duke University and learned to
program websites by creating one for his music band. After
graduating in 2003, he set up his own Web development firm.
In 2005, he joined X as a web designer.
At X, Soleio Cuervo spearheaded an effort to unify the ways in
which people left comments on the website. As part of the
overhaul, he wanted to introduce an idea that had been cooked
up at one of X's "hackathon" coding sessions (all-night events
where employees gathered to work on projects that they
haven't had the time to do on their regular jobs).
What did he create?
47. Q - 5
On April 2, 2011, the GIF animation of X was posted by 25-year-old
Christopher Torres of Dallas, Texas, who uses the name
"prguitarman", on his website LOL-Comics.
Torres explained in an interview where the idea for the animation
came from: "I was doing a donation drive for the Red Cross and in-
between drawings in my Livestream video chat, two different people
mentioned I should draw a 'Pop Tart' and a 'cat'."
In response, he created a hybrid image of a Pop-Tart and a cat,
which was developed a few days later into the animated GIF.
The design of X was influenced by Torres' pet cat Marty, who died in
November 2012 from feline infectious peritonitis.
Id X.
49. Q - 6
“Waqt news” is an anti-government news agency
widely known for criticizing the incumbent party and
promoting liberal views in ________.
According to Alexa, it averages around 3000 visitors
on its website every day and mostly covers news
from the southern part of ________.
What - associated with the channel - but never
actually broadcast - makes it better known
to us all?
51. Q - 7
The kid in this photo (image on next slide) is Sam
Griner, a 10-year-old from Florida.
In 2015, Sam’s father (shown in the image)
suffered from a kidney failure and had to get a
kidney transplant. The family set up a crowdfunding
campaign on the website GoFundMe to raise money
for this operation. Due to Sam’s internet fame, this
campaign got widespread attention and the family
was able to raise $100,000 in just 2 days.
Why is Sam Griner so famous on the internet?
59. *Q - 10*
The Guardian ran an article about this organisation, aptly
called “Selective _________”, arguing that the institute ends
up deliberately using the most archaic translatory norms
possible, including terms that have never been used since
the middle ages, to create a highly distorted text. The
Guardian said that this organization “poses as a research
institute when it's basically a propaganda operation".
The organization mentions no formal headquarters, and
states that the reason is the fear of getting attacked over its
content. It claims that it has been “bridging the language
gap” between the West and the East since the last 19 years.
Id this organization.
61. *Q - 11*
The woman in this picture (next slide) is Michelle Gregg, a
32-year old who works as an Administrator at a preschool
called the Little Blossoms Academy in the U.S. state of Ohio.
In 2016, due to one of Michelle Gregg's actions, Little
Blossom Academy was overwhelmed with angry Facebook
messages and posts on it’s Facebook page.
Many people called up the preschool and demanded that
Michelle Gregg be removed from her position. A large group
of people even protested outside the preschool.
Why were so many people angry with Michelle Gregg?
62.
63. Answer
She is the mother of the kid who fell into Harambe’s enclosure in the
Cincinnati Zoo
64. *Q - 12*
This person’s (image on next slide) Facebook
description simply says - “I respect those who
respect me and forget those who forget me. Simple
as that.”
He hates people who “become too proud”.
Who is he? Or rather, where have you seen him?
67. *Q - 13*
X was the first porn on the internet and existed before the
WWW. X basically consisted of pornographic images
based on _____ art, and was often found on BBSes and
other text mode terminal-based systems that could be
reached via direct modem dial-up.
X was a rendition of an iconic 1972 porn film by the name
“Deep Throat” which was directed by Gerard Damiano,
starring Linda Lovelace.
Id X.
69. *Q - 14*
This is the earliest instance of a famous phrase used on the
Internet. This was posted on 4chan’s /b/ board on May 29th, 2007.
Id the blacked out part.
71. *Q - 15*
Wojak was a regular user of the Polish imageboard site “Vichan”.
There he discovered an image of a face with the filename
“twarz.jpg”.
This image was subsequently popularized as a reaction image
after Wojak submitted it to the German language imageboard site
“Krautchan” in May 2010. Soon after, the picture became known as
“Wojak’s face” and “ciepła twarz” (“warm face”). The image spread
to other international image board sites, including the Italian
“Pastachan” and the Russian “Dobrochan”.
This image was later popularised by 4chan and it eventually
became a famous meme.
What famous face am I talking about?
76. Rules of the Round
•
•
•
30 questions.
+20/-10 on a pounce.
+10/-0 on a bounce.
• On pounces I need the exact answer. No funda please.
77.
78. Q - 1
This quote occurs in the 2nd season of the anime
“Arakawa Under the Bridge”, when the characters
are discussing the proper method to have a tea party
and a suggestion is made to tie the hair backwards in
a ponytail-like knot in the classical style of Nobunaga,
in order to properly have a tea-drinking ceremony.
What remark, made about the way to prepare tea and
tie hair am I talking about?
81. Q - 2
This is a vintage internet poem inspired by Edgar
Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven”. FITB.
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I porn-surfed, weak and weary,
Over many a strange and spurious porn-site of "hot chicks galore",
While I clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning,
And my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour,
"Tis not possible," I muttered, "give me back my free hardcore!"
Quoth the server, “____”
84. Q - 3
On the morning of April 7, 2012, a fire broke out at an Oklahoma City
apartment complex, leaving one person hospitalized for smoke
inhalation.
The local station KFOR News Channel 4 was among the first to arrive
on the scene and interview one of the displaced residents named
Kimberly Wilkins.
During the interview, Kimberly Wilkins stated that she had woken up
to get a “cold pop” when she thought someone was grilling before
she realized there was a fire. She then proceeded to run out of the
apartment without shoes. In describing the heavy presence of
smoke from the fire, she uttered the phrase “X” which became one of
the more memorable lines of the interview.
Id X.
87. Q - 4
The girl in this picture (image on next slide) is Zoe Roth, a
16-year-old high school student from North Carolina, USA.
In an interview which was published in an online magazine,
Zoe Roth stated that she is not a pyromaniac, and a few
weeks ago, she and a friend spent two hours trying to light
a campfire in Lake Tahoe, where Zoe was working a
summer restaurant job. She said - “Everything was wet, and
it was so frustrating. I was, like, C'mon, this is my meme!”
What meme is Zoe Roth famous for?
91. Q - 5
In April 2017, Zara launched a range of denim miniskirts as a
part of the limited “Oil-on-Denim” collection, which was created
through collaborations with artists and was only available in
selected markets. The designer of the skirt is Mario de Santiago.
This miniskirt had a particular graphic printed on it which
caused a controversy on the social media. Many people said
that by incorporating a hate symbol of the alt-right in it’s
miniskirt’s design, Zara was promoting anti-Semitic and white
supremacist values.
Due to the backlash, Zara eventually had to withdraw this
miniskirt from the consumer market.
What was printed on this miniskirt?
97. Q - 7
The following are excerpts from a review by the gaming blog Kotaku -
“Like many other extended franchise juggernauts, X has been around in
some form or another for a long time. Originally released as an open-source
application and carefully iterated upon over the years, it’s been through its
fair share of reimaginings, reboots, and back-to-basics redesigns. Today’s X
is the most technically advanced version yet, but as we all know, it takes
more than eye-popping visuals and high-tech peripherals to make for a truly
meaningful experience. X is best understood as a freeform co-op experience
where partners work together to achieve one or more user-defined goals. It’s
most often played in groups of two, but sometimes more. Broadly speaking,
each match-up follows a similar structure - all players are helping one
another to achieve a similar goal, and if they work well together, every player
can “win”. Take a closer look, though, and you’ll see how creative X teams
can be, combining inventive techniques with high-level mechanical mastery
to achieve unusual but no less satisfying victories.”
Id X.
100. Q - 8
Jonathan Postel (image on next slide), while not a household
name, made many significant contributions to the development
of the Internet.
He was the Editor of the “Request for Comment” document
series and administered the Internet Assigned Numbers
Authority until his death in 1998. He gave the world Postel’s
Law (including the robustness principle) and was a major
influence for Vint Cerf and Tim Berners-Lee.
In 2012, Jonathan Postel was inducted into the Internet Hall of
Fame by the Internet Society.
What title was Jonathan Postel accorded during his lifetime?
104. Q - 9
X is a former American gymnast who retired in February 2016. X
was a member of the U.S. women's gymnastics team at the 2012
London Olympics, where she won a gold medal in the team and
an individual silver medal in the vault event.
On August 5th, 2012, X performed a nearly flawless vault during
the 2012 Olympic Games in London, leading many to believe she
would win the gold medal for the competition. However, during
her second vault, X failed to reach enough height to land on her
feet and subsequently fell on her backside. Due to this, she
missed the gold medal and was awarded a silver medal.
Her subsequent reaction to this became an Internet meme. What?
107. Q - 10
/r9k/ is a forum dedicated to anonymous sharing of personal
incidents on 4chan. The /r9k/ community is most well-known for
its greentext stories that analyse social norms and celebrate
singledom.
In 2008, /r9k/ was first introduced by Christopher Poole as an
experimental forum powered by Robot9000, a special Perl script
programmed by an ex-NASA scientist, X, that would filter reposts
from showing up. The purpose of the experiment was to see if a
board could develop its own subculture if memes and copypasta
were heavily discouraged.
X had developed the Robot9000 script to moderate one of his Y-
related IRC channels.
Id X and Y.
110. Q - 11
In June 2017, Washington Square FC, a soccer team in
Massachusetts came up with a unique way to decrease the cost of
playing. They roped in X as the sponsor for the club.
John Clippert, the captain of the club said - “He and I (former player
Jaime Skelton) were slightly intoxicated one night with a few other
players and we were joking about getting sponsored by a ______
Company. We thought it would be funny. But also, I thought of it as
one of those jokes where it’s funny but would never happen. But
Jaime has a great talent for writing. So, he crafted a letter, then he
and I did some edits, took a screen shot and sent it to X’s Twitter.”
Luckily, X responded positively to this letter and the club and X
worked out a sponsorship deal in which the company name is
featured prominently on team jerseys.
Id X.
113. Q - 12
“Les Horribles Cernettes" (French for "The Horrible CERN Girls")
was an all-female band, self-labelled as "the one and only High
Energy Rock Band", founded by employees of CERN. Their musical
genre is often described as “doo-wop”. The initials of their name,
LHC, are the same as those of the Large Hadron Collider which was
later built at CERN.
The band was founded in 1990 by Michele de Gennaro, a graphic
designer at CERN. Silvano de Gennaro, an analyst in the Computer
Science department at CERN, wrote songs for this band.
On July 18, 1992, Silvano de Gennaro snapped this photo of the
band (image on next slide).
Why is this particular photo so significant?
121. Q - 14
The person in this picture (image on next slide) is Griffin Kiritsy.
He graduated from University of New Hampshire in 2011 with a
B.A. in English Literature. He currently works as a school teacher
in Boston.
In a Reddit AMA, Griffin Kiritsy wrote that - “It was an interview for
Reader's Digest I did in 2007 as a X. The topic was people that
are in touch with technology, and since I played Halo and had a
laptop and a Sidekick, I was allegedly in touch with technology.
The caption under the photo was something like "X Griffin Kiritsy"
and it went on Reader's Digest online, and subsequently entered
into the web forever and became a meme.”
What meme?
125. Q - 15
John Wise began his NASCAR career in 2007 and after multiple
teams and fall-outs, he was left with an unsponsored car at the
Food City 500.
A crowdfunded campaign saw $55,000 being raised as Wise ran
the “Moonrocket” (his car) at the Aaron’s 499, achieving his
second-best finish at the time. He then won the vote to appear in
the 2014 All-Star Race due to international support and an
excited fanbase, running the “Moonrocket” in the race.
Later, John Wise released the official crew t-shirts for sale to fund
his participation in the Geico 500 and sold over 5000 t-shirts.
Who/What sponsored the t-shirt and his car?
131. Q - 17
In 2012, Nestle created a mascot for Kit Kat in order to launch it’s
official Instagram page. This particular picture (image on next
slide) was the first picture they posted from their Instagram page.
However, due to the similarity between this mascot and X, Nestle
received lots of criticism on social media and they eventually
deleted this photo and apologised.
They also released an official statement which stated -
“We produced this photo - of a real guy in a ____ suit - to launch
Instagram through our Facebook community. The picture is not X.
We had never heard of X. But when the possibility of its similarity
to the so-called X was raised with us, we immediately removed it.”
Id X.
135. Q - 18
The person in this picture (image on next slide) is
known by his Twitter handle @AmBlujay. He is the
founder of the blog “African Curators” and claims
to be a “Digital marketing geek”.
In 2015, his girlfriend cheated on him and then
dumped him. To vent out his frustration, he
tweeted something which has got about 6000
retweets and 3000 likes on Twitter.
What meme originated due to this person’s tweet?
139. Q - 19
The person in this picture (image on next slide) is Mitchell
Henderson, a 12-year old boy who committed suicide by
shooting himself on April 20, 2006 because someone stole his
iPod.
After his death, one of Mitchell’s friend wrote a poem as a tribute
to him and posted it on MySpace. This poem kept referring to
Mitchell as “X”. This repeated misspelling resulted in the internet
laughing and eventually trolls on 4chan made the term X
popular for “shock value” to mock Mitchell and shock mourners.
X became a meme and in the online world it is now used to refer
to someone who has committed suicide.
Id X.
143. Q - 20
Giorgio Tsoukalos is a Swiss-born Greek-Austrian writer and television
personality. He is a proponent of the idea that X interacted with ancient
humans. He is the Chairman and co-founder of Legendary
Times magazine, which features articles on the topic of X and related
subject matter.
He featured on a documentary series titled X, a documentary series
that explored the possibility that X may have visited in the past. The
documentary focuses on the “X Theory” which states that X came to
earth throughout the ancient times and helped shape history. For
example, the X Theory insists that the pyramids were built by
the help of _____ technologies and that the great pyramids align with
the constellation Orion; where some of the _____ may exist or came
from.
Why is Giorgio Tsoukalos so famous on the Internet?
146. Q - 21
The unicode character X comes from the letter “ṭha” in
Kannada. Despite its origin, the character has been used as
an emoticon primarily outside of India. When pronounced in
Kannada, this emoticon simply reads as “tha tha”
This emoticon is used to express ___________ or disbelief.
The earliest use of this emoticon began on the Japanese
imageboard site “2channel” and eventually spread across
other websites, most notably on 4chan. The first recorded use
of this was on a 4chan thread titled “Epic fail guy gravity”.
What famous emoticon am I talking about?
149. Q - 22
The following is an excerpt from a Slate article
investigating something -
“You’ve seen them. Peeking out from sidebars, jiggling and
wiggling for your attention, popping up where you most
expect them: those “___ _____ _____” ads. These crudely
drawn Web advertisements promise easy tricks to reduce
your belly fat, learn a new language, and boost your credit
score by 217 points. They seem like obvious scams, but
part of me has always wanted to follow the link.”
FITB with a very specific phrase.
152. Q - 23
While the exact origin of the phrase X remains unknown,
the earliest recorded use of the phrase in the context of
Internet browsing can be found in the title of a video
uploaded by a Vimeo user on August 20, 2009.
Titled, “Trust me…X”, the video shows a cat pawing its
owner’s typing hand on the keyboard in the style
reminiscent of “Stop Posting” reaction images.
X is an expression typically used in comment sections of
online communities to emphasize the disturbing, bizarre or
offensive nature of a particular media content uploaded by
the OP.
Id X.
155. Q - 24
X is an American commercial bakery founded in 1937 by Margaret
Rudkin, who named the brand after her family's property in Connecticut,
which in turn was named for the ___________ tree. Margaret Rudkin
began baking bread in 1937 for her youngest son Mark who had asthma
and was allergic to most commercially processed foods, and this is how the
company started. X is a subsidiary of the Campbell Soup Company.
X products include Milano and Nantucket cookies, Goldfish crackers,
and varieties of bread.
In the early 1980s, X began airing a commercial featuring an elderly man
reminiscing about raisin bread that his grandmother used to make with
the tagline “Y”. On September 24th, 2006, this tagline was parodied in a
Family Guy episode and later became a meme.
Id Y.
158. Q - 25
In the videogame “Portal” by Valve Corporation, the player is
required to do numerous tasks in a research facility guided by a
computer named GlaDOS, who repeatedly mentions that following the
mission, there will be a ____ given. GlaDOS uses the reward of ____ as
a motivating factor in an attempt to manipulate the player.
As the game progresses, the player finds messages written on the walls
as warnings from an old lab worker. One message scrawled on the
walls in later levels reads the phrase “X”.
After the game’s release, X soon spread to online forums and blogs
where the phrase began to take on a new meaning outside of the
context of the game. People were using the phrase, X, on forums as an
idiom meaning - “You are chasing after an empty, unattainable goal.”
Id X.
165. Q - 27
The following is an excerpt from the 2005 book “What the
Dormouse Said” by John Markoff. In this excerpt, John Markoff
reveals that the world's first online transaction was of X -
“In 1971 or 1972, Stanford students using ARPANET accounts
at Stanford University's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
engaged in a commercial transaction with their counterparts at
MIT. Before Amazon, before eBay, the seminal act of
e-commerce was a ____ deal. The students used the network
to quietly arrange the sale of an undetermined amount of X.”
Id X.
168. Q - 28
Tori Black is an American pornstar who started her career
in 2007 when she was 18 years old. She is the first
person in history to win two AVN Female Performer of the
Year Awards.
In 2015, Tori Black filmed an interracial threesome for the
porn production house Dog Fart Network.
In February 2017, a screenshot of a particular scene from
this porn film became quite famous on the internet when
a user shared it on Twitter.
Which famous meme hence originated?
171. Q - 29
“The Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory” is a postulate
which states that normal, well-adjusted people may display
psychopathic or antisocial behaviors when given both
anonymity and a captive audience on the Internet.
It was first proposed on March 19th, 2004, by the
webcomic site X which published a comic titled “Green
Blackboards” (image on next slide) which featured a
drawing of a green blackboard with the equation “Normal
Person + Anonymity + Audience = Total Fuckwad” in
reference to behavior seen in the 2004 first-person shooter
Unreal Tournament.
Id X.
175. Q - 30
Nimble America is a non-profit organization which was
dedicated to promoting Donald Trump. During the US
elections, Nimble America's focus had been on spreading
viral memes and fake news to defame Hillary Clinton. Nimble
America, claims that the community has “proven that
shitposting is powerful and meme magic is real.”
In September 2016, X, the CEO of Y, posted on Reddit under
the username “NimbleRichMan”, supporting Donald Trump
(image on next slide). X also donated $10,000 to Nimble
America. X’s actions became quite controversial after his real
identity was revealed, and he eventually had to resign as the
CEO of Y in the coming months.
Id X and Y.