We have you covered for Day 2 Of Waves, coming at you with two more entertaining quizzes: Myth-o-Magic and Literature Quiz! Blow the dust off the covers as you dive into the fantastical world of Mythology, mysteries and ancient lore through MythoMagic ; our mythology-mystery-magic based quiz. From to Zabba to Zeus, from Atlantis to Angkor Wat, we have them all! Format and rules for the quizzes: 1. A 25 question written elimination round will be held first, followed by the 6 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. To compete for exciting prizes, register now at https://register.wavesbits.org/

1. Myth-O-Magic
BITS Goa Quiz Club's
QM: Prayag Mohanty
DLT-8

2. Rules
15 Written questions, 1 point each.
Part points for getting half-correct answers.
No Negatives, feel free to guess anything.
Top 6 teams will qualify to the finals.
In the case of a tie, tiebreakers will be evaluated.
Write your team name and phone number on the sheet
before submitting.
Don't cheat. LOL. No I'm serious
QM's decision is final

3. Q1.
One of the biggest unsolved mysteries of our times, with several
theories explaining it's reason - shooting, fire, meteor crashing,
blackholes, alien abduction among others.
YouTube commenters suggested that Pitbull and Shakira might have
foreseen the trouble, pointing to their 2012 song "Get it Started." They
ponder this lyric: "Now it's off to Malaysia," Pitbull sings, "Two passports,
three cities, two countries, one day."

4. Q2.
A large species of heron, now extinct, lived on the Arabian Peninsula in
comparatively recent times, may have been the ultimate inspiration for
the Bennu, an ancient Egyptian deity linked with the sun, creation, and
rebirth.
According to Egyptian mythology, the Bennu was a self-created being
said to have played a role in the creation of the world. The Greeks gave
The Bennu the name 'P', by which it has attained its world-wide fame.
ID P

5. Q3.
X is a collectible card and figurine game involved trading cards and
miniature figurines in the Riordan universe. It is focused on Greek
mythology.
X is also the production company founded by Rick and Becky
Riordan. Its immediate goal is to facilitate the development of Rick’s
intellectual properties into great television and film.
ID X

6. Q4.
According to a legend once Sage Narada, persuaded Vayu to humiliate
proud Mount Meru to prove his supremacy. For an year, the God of
Wind blow unremittingly against the Mount to destroy it — and he would
have made it if Garuda, wouldn't have protected it with his mighty wings.
But when Garuda closed his wings for a moment to rest, Vayu stroke the
last breath of wind towards Mount Meru's summit which cracked and fell
off to create ?

7. Q5.
What are tiered buildings, or parts of buildings that have step-like
features, constructed in Art Deco referred to as?

8. Q6.
What misconception, also a commonly used English phrase originates
from the manufacturing process of pig iron, wherein the smelted iron
ore is poured into long parallel sand pits to help cool them down?
The visual indicator that the liquid metal has cooled down gave rise to
the phrase.

9. Q7.
Though it seems pretty Godlike feat to perform, it has been
performed by magicians, most famously by Dynamo in 2011.
He used plexiglass, due to it's rigidity and hired the entire crew to
create the illusion. Bypassers were stunned to see the feat.
What feat?

10. Q8.
X was one of the few people who was described both in the Ramayana
and the Mahabharata. X, King of refused to bow to Yudhishthira stating
that he bowed to none but Rama who was Vishnu on earth. Krishna, who
was also Vishnu on earth, fell at Yudhishthira's feet stating that any king
who upholds dharma on earth is like Rama. Seeing this, X changed his
mind and fell at Yudhishthira's feet
X?

11. Q9.
The earliest record of belief in the X goes back to ancient Greece and
Rome, where the people believed that the X was the greatest threat for
anyone who has more money, fame, etc. than they deserve and those who
are overly praised.
In Europe, the myth of the X originated with the idea that bad luck will
befall those who are given a malicious or envious look. Hinduism preaches
that our Xs are the most powerful part of the body. Because of this, there
is a strong fear of the “bad” look from the X and many believe that it holds
a huge amount of power. What is X?

12. Q10.
"Four magicians each answer a mysterious summons to an obscure
address with secrets inside. A year later, they are the Four
Horsemen, big time stage illusionists who climax their sold-out Las
Vegas show with a bank apparently robbed for real"
ID the movie
John Cena fans would say the opposite of the title of this movie

13. Q11.
Which organisation
would you associate
with this logo?

14. Q12.
The Vikings used X to navigate. They brought X aboard their ships,
then released them and sailed in the same direction to find land.
The X was so important to them that it became the symbol on their
flag.

15. Q13.
"Four magicians each answer a mysterious summons to an obscure
address with secrets inside. A year later, they are the Four
Horsemen, big time stage illusionists who climax their sold-out Las
Vegas show with a bank apparently robbed for real"
ID the movie
John Cena fans would say the opposite of the title of this movie

16. Q14.
It is based on the legendary Indian king
Suheldev who defeated the army of Ghazi
Saiyyad Salar Maqsud in the Battle of
Bahraich. It was nominated for and won
the Golden Book Award 2022.
Who is the author?

17. Q15.
Methemoglobinemia is a condition where hemoglobin is unable to release oxygen
effectively to body tissues. As the blood doesn't get oxygenated, it causes a certain
reaction. This condition is given as a scientific explanation for a popular mythological
entity.
The religious interpretation of this condition is that the certain reaction is seen as
the perception of our X to see anything immeasurable as X. Hence it justifies the fact
that the entity is beyond our perception and is apt to attribute X to this entity.
What is being talked about?

18. Answers
Mytho Prelims
DLT-8

19. Q1.
One of the biggest unsolved mysteries of our times, with several
theories explaining it's reason - shooting, fire, meteor crashing,
blackholes, alien abduction among others.
YouTube commenters suggested that Pitbull and Shakira might have
foreseen the trouble, pointing to their 2012 song "Get it Started." They
ponder this lyric: "Now it's off to Malaysia," Pitbull sings, "Two passports,
three cities, two countries, one day."

20. MH 370

21. Q2.
A large species of heron, now extinct, lived on the Arabian Peninsula in
comparatively recent times, may have been the ultimate inspiration for
the Bennu, an ancient Egyptian deity linked with the sun, creation, and
rebirth.
According to Egyptian mythology, the Bennu was a self-created being
said to have played a role in the creation of the world. The Greeks gave
The Bennu the name 'P', by which it has attained its world-wide fame.
ID P

22. Phoenix

23. Q3.
X is a collectible card and figurine game involved trading cards and
miniature figurines in the Riordan universe. It is focused on Greek
mythology.
X is also the production company founded by Rick and Becky
Riordan. Its immediate goal is to facilitate the development of Rick’s
intellectual properties into great television and film.
ID X

24. Mythomagic

25. Q4.
According to a legend once Sage Narada, persuaded Vayu to humiliate
proud Mount Meru to prove his supremacy. For an year, the God of
Wind blow unremittingly against the Mount to destroy it — and he would
have made it if Garuda, wouldn't have protected it with his mighty wings.
But when Garuda closed his wings for a moment to rest, Vayu stroke the
last breath of wind towards Mount Meru's summit which cracked and fell
off to create ?

26. Sri Lanka

27. Q5.
What are tiered buildings, or parts of buildings that have step-like
features, constructed in Art Deco referred to as?

28. Ziggurat

29. Q6.
What misconception, also a commonly used English phrase originates
from the manufacturing process of pig iron, wherein the smelted iron
ore is poured into long parallel sand pits to help cool them down?
The visual indicator that the liquid metal has cooled down gave rise to
the phrase.

30. Phoenix

31. Q7.
Though it seems pretty Godlike feat to perform, it has been
performed by magicians, most famously by Dynamo in 2011.
He used plexiglass, due to it's rigidity and hired the entire crew to
create the illusion. Bypassers were stunned to see the feat.
What feat?

32. Walking on water

33. Q8.
X was one of the few people who was described both in the Ramayana
and the Mahabharata. X, King of refused to bow to Yudhishthira stating
that he bowed to none but Rama who was Vishnu on earth. Krishna, who
was also Vishnu on earth, fell at Yudhishthira's feet stating that any king
who upholds dharma on earth is like Rama. Seeing this, X changed his
mind and fell at Yudhishthira's feet
X?

34. Vibhisana

35. Q9.
The earliest record of belief in the X goes back to ancient Greece and
Rome, where the people believed that the X was the greatest threat for
anyone who has more money, fame, etc. than they deserve and those who
are overly praised.
In Europe, the myth of the X originated with the idea that bad luck will
befall those who are given a malicious or envious look. Hinduism preaches
that our Xs are the most powerful part of the body. Because of this, there
is a strong fear of the “bad” look from the X and many believe that it holds
a huge amount of power. What is X?

36. Evil eye

37. Q10.
"Four magicians each answer a mysterious summons to an obscure
address with secrets inside. A year later, they are the Four
Horsemen, big time stage illusionists who climax their sold-out Las
Vegas show with a bank apparently robbed for real"
ID the movie
John Cena fans would say the opposite of the title of this movie

38. Now you can see me

39. Q11.
Which organisation
would you associate
with this logo?

40. Flat Earth Society

41. Q12.
The Vikings used X to navigate. They brought X aboard their ships,
then released them and sailed in the same direction to find land.
The X was so important to them that it became the symbol on their
flag.

42. Raven

43. Q13.
ID the creature

44. Unicorn

45. Q14.
It is based on the legendary Indian king
Suheldev who defeated the army of Ghazi
Saiyyad Salar Maqsud in the Battle of
Bahraich. It was nominated for and won
the Golden Book Award 2022.
Who is the author?

46. Amish Tripathi

47. Q15.
Methemoglobinemia is a condition where hemoglobin is unable to release oxygen
effectively to body tissues. As the blood doesn't get oxygenated, it causes a certain
reaction. This condition is given as a scientific explanation for a popular mythological
entity.
The religious interpretation of this condition is that the certain reaction is seen as
the perception of our X to see anything immeasurable as X. Hence it justifies the fact
that the entity is beyond our perception and is apt to attribute X to this entity.
What is being talked about?

48. Blue color of Vishnu and his
avatars

49. Thank You !
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