QC101: An Introductory Course to Quizzing, was held from 22nd March 2021 to 26th March 2021. Weebs' Showdown: A Quiz on Anime was set by Rohit & Mihir. It was hosted on D2C on 26th March.

2. Section 1
Connect if you can

3. Q1 A ‘X’ is a monster or evil spirit in Arabic Mythology, associated with graveyards and
consuming human flesh. This term was first used in English Literature in 1786 in William
Beckford’s Orientalist novel.
An Anime which was released in 2014 and its sequel in 2015 is based on how X lives in
humans’ society. This story depicts them as both evil and good at the same time in the
anime.
Identify X or The name of Anime.

4. A1
Ghoul or Tokyo Ghoul

5. Q2 The ongoing manga/anime series “Attack on Titan” by Hajime Isayama depicts the
treatment of an ethnic group X in this anime. But this similar treatment also occurred
during the dark decades in first half of the 20th Century in Europe with a real life ethnic
group Y at that time. The members of these groups were separated from rest of the society
in both the world. They were made to wear badges with special symbols at all times, which
separated them from society. Many of them were used in war and suffered horrific deaths
due to experimentations and mass executions.
Identify both the ethnic group which is discussed above?

6. A2
Eldians in Attack on Titan
Jews in Germany

7. Q3 “X & Y” are two of the some few Indian Mythological characters in Fate/Grand Order
Light Novel Series and are quite popular for their rivalry in Novel Series. In anime
adaptation of this series “Fate/Apocrypha”, both of them had duel with each other, in
which X had declared Y as one of the worthy opponent.
Similar rivalry can be seen in one of the two major Sanskrit epics of Ancient India.
Identify X and Y.

8. A3
X: Karna
Y: Arjuna

9. Q4 X is the Legendary Sword weapon. It is related
to Welsh: Caledfwlch derived from a word Caled
means “Hard” and Bwlch means “Cleft”.
In some Anime people are using this X like Kirito
from SAO(Sword Art Online) and Saber from
Fate Series.
Identify X.

10. A4
Excalibur

11. Q5 X is a mechanism used frequently in Anime to differentiate between the characters on
the screen.
Anime follows a complex visual language, because of this there is some connections
between the X and characters’ personality such as introvert, loud, intellectual, leader
etc.
Some of the types of X are: Beehive, Rose, Godiva, Ruby Fusion etc.
Find X.

12. A5
Hair Colour

13. Section 2
Elder’s Rule

14. Q6 ‘X’ was the name used on many bulletin boards during 2000 and 2001 by a poster claiming
that he is a soldier from the year 2036, a member of the Florida Fighting Diamondbacks
Military. He was sent to 1975 to retrieve and IBM PC which according to him was necessary
to solve a big problem in the future. However, he took a detour and ended up in year 2000 for
personal reasons.
He made a various random predictions about future such as nuclear attacks and splitting of
USA into 5 smaller regions. After sometime he made appearances on the internet, many fictions
and music also written about him.
But his studies and life inspired a revolutionary anime series: Steins;Gate.
Identify X

15. A6
John Titor

16. Q7 Director Darren Aronofsky bought rights to the anime thriller film _____(1997) so he
could replicate one sequence shot by shot from it in Requiem for A Dream of an overhead
view of Elizabeth Connelly in the bathtub and screaming underwater, showing character’s
isolation and frustration. In both the anime and Requiem for A Dream. In this story
character lose a grip of what is real and what is their fantasy, while struggling to get
their lives in control.
The name of the anime relates to the main character trying to find inner peace. It refers
to the “Calm Sea and the Clear Sky”, both of which are linked to calamity and clarity
which is seek by the protagonist.
Identify FITB.

17. A7
Perfect Blue

18. Q8 A very popular Anime movie director who is well known for his Anime movies such as
Weathering with you, Your name etc. One of his movies, titled “X” released in 2007 tells the
story of two people who fall in love with each other but are not fated to live together for
their whole life.
According to this movie plot, “X” is the speed at which the two main characters in the
movie drifted from each other. It is somewhat related to the drifting apart of “Pinkish”
shade from “Brownish” shades.
Find X.

19. A8
5 Centimeters per Second

20. Q9 In Haikyuu!! Anime series, there are two teams Nekoma and Karasuno who are said to be “Destined
Rivals” because of the long time competition between the coaches and previous players of respective
teams.
In Anime series both team represents’ animal traits such as:
Nekoma: Cat (Connect)
Karasuno: X (Fly)
The matches between both teams are often called as “Battle at the ____ ____”.
Identify X and FITB(Two words).

21. A9
X: Crow
FITB: Garbage Dump

22. Section 3
Easter Egg Hunt

23. Q10 What is so special about the 766
chapter’s manga cover page of One
Piece.
[ Hint: It is giving tribute to
something ]

24. A10 A secret message to commemorate
the end of Naruto as a tribute.

25. Q11 The given picture is from “X” Anime series. It is
based on the relationship of brother &
prodigious younger sister, released in 2010. In
this X anime, brother had found some secrets
about his sister. In which you can see action
Figures as Easter egg of some popular
characters from other Anime “Y”.
Y is the Anime series which had started airing
from 2012 and it is still going on after some
seasonal break. It is based on the “Virtual
Reality MMORPG” and Sword Fighting.
Find X & Y.

26. A11
X: Oreimo
Y: Sword Art Online

27. Q12 The given image is from X anime. In
the picture there is a Cameo
appearance of “Vocaloid anime ”
characters as a Cosplay activity in a
School Annual Festival.
X is based on School life. Its main
character is very popular and is well
known for his energy conserving
ideologies.
X is also related to frozen treat or
Ice cream.
Find X.

28. A12
X: Hyouka

29. Section 4
The Words Sacrifice

30. Q13 “Oregairu” is the anime series. In which Hachiman Hikigaya said a quote based on his understanding
about our world.
“The____makes you want to die out of regret.
The____makes you depressed out of anxiety.
So by elimination,
The____is likely the happiest____”.
Find the relation between the FITBs.

31. A13
Past, Future, Present.
There is a Time relation between the FITBs.

32. Q14 The ongoing anime series “Horimiya” based on the slice of life, romance and school life.
In which Hori a female main character had said a quote based on people’s life.
“Everyone has a X of themselves that they don’t want other __________”.
Find only X(one word).
Full points for same word only and for the other answer no points.

33. A14
Everyone has a Side(X) of themselves that they
don’t want other people to see.

34. Q15 What is the missing popular dialogue? It’s from “Fist of the North Star Anime”. This dialogue is a meme
material for conservation.
RTATATATATATATATATATATATA!!!!!
The hundred cracked fist of the North Star.
Your fist technique is just as strong as a mosquito!
_____________________________________
_________________________
You must be joking!!!
Find FITB.

35. A15
Omae wa mou Shindeiru ( You are already dead )