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QF 1
09 July 2017
by Siddhanth Rao

Format
 30 written questions.
 Each question carries one point.
 Part points applicable.
 No run-through.

1
What is the letter “C” stylised as in the title of
the Netflix series BoJack Horseman?

2
The chitarra is a pasta-
cutting tool traditionally
used in the Abruzzo region
of Italy. It consists of a
rectangular wooden frame
strung with parallel metal
wires that cut sheets of
pasta into strands.
What does chitarra mean?

Guitar
The strings are similar to
that of the musical
instrument.

3
Which Booker Prize winning novelist is credited
as one of the writers of the 2008 Baz Luhrmann
film Australia?

4
Morningstar, Inc. is an American investment
research and management firm that gets its
name from the final sentence of a 19th century
literary work; "There is more day to dawn.
The sun is but a morning star." Identify the work.
Which legendary graphic designer, best known
for his corporate logo designs, created their
current logo in 1989?

Walden by Henry David Thoreau
Paul Rand

5
The redheaded slut is a
cocktail made of
Jägermeister, peach-
flavoured schnapps,
and cranberry juice.
What is a redheaded
slut with a splash of
Coke referred to as?

6
The origin of this term can be traced back to the
corruption of "Yā Ḥasan! Yā Ḥosain!" which is
repeatedly cried by Shia Muslims as they beat
their chests throughout the procession of the
Muharram. This term then went through several
changes and was eventually used by Anglo-
Indians to refer to any festival or entertainment.
Where was it most famously put to use in 1886?

7
This sacred banner was used by the kings of
France in the Middle Ages as a battle standard
and consisted of two parts: a gilded lance, to
which a silk banner that splits into two or more
trailing strips is attached.
The term now now come to mean any banner
with pointed ends or a symbol that inspires
confidence or courage. Which cosmetics brand
gets its name from this royal banner?

Oriflame
The battle standard is the
Oriflamme.

8
Who is the subject of this
upcoming biopic starring
Akshay Kumar?

9
Who is being paid tribute in this Google doodle?
(half a point for mentioning greatest discovery)

Nettie Stevens
She discovered the XY sex-
determination system.

10
Which band is the subject of the documentary
Long StrangeTrip?

11
Polymers are known to exhibit some degree of
crystallinity.
When a strong flow is applied to a polymer melt,
the molecules orient and stretch with the flow.
When the temperature is sufficiently low,
orientation and stretch of the molecules can be
frozen-in with the onset of crystallisation.
Anisotropic fibrillar crystals are formed and, in the
next stage, overgrown by disk-like lamellae.
Due to its resemblance to something else, what are
such polymers called as? Image follows.

12
This structure consists of a total of 9 spheres
(each with an 18m diameter) but only two of
them are put to use. One of them houses a
permanent exhibit that explains all about the
1958 World’s Fair while the other used to display
an art exhibition that incorporates light, sound
and movement. The other spheres can be
rented out but remain largely isolated.
Identify this structure. Images follow.

13
This port city, which also lends its name to the
district surrounding it has appeared in the Amitav
Ghosh novel The Glass Palace and was the site
where the last Burmese king, Thibaw Min was
confined to exile.
It also served as the location for Veer Savarkar’s
confinement by the British and has the distinction
of being the native place of 6 out of a total 45
Bharat Ratna awardees of India including Sachin
Tendulkar,Vinobha Bhave and B. R. Ambedkar.
Identify this place.

14
Back in the day, hotels across Madras were
classified as either “military” or “civil”.
What was the primary difference between the
two?

Civil hotels served only
vegetarian food.
Military hotels specialised
in non-vegetarian dishes.

15
Karaköy is one of the oldest and most historic
districts in the city it is located.
The ancient name of this quarter, which existed
as a citadel in the medieval ages, lends itself to
a prominent sporting team in the region as well
as to a stone tower located within this district.
Identify the sporting team (or) the ancient
name of this region. Image follows.

Galata
The sporting team is
Galatasaray S. K.

16
Who directed the music video of “Blue Song” by
the electronic music duo Mint Royale?
Which 2017 creation was conceived during the
shoot of this music video?

17
A. What is the term used to describe the dark,
organic material that forms in soil when plant
and animal matter decays?
B. Deriving its name from the Arabic word for
“chickpeas”, what is the popular Levantine dip
made from mashed chickpeas blended with
tahini, olive oil and lemon juice called as?

18
Although several others have described this
phenomenon earlier, its discovery is attributed
to a botanist who noted this in 1827.
He studied pollen grains of Clarkia pulchella
suspended in water under a microscope and
observed minute particles, ejected by the pollen
grains, executing a jittery movement.
Who? (or) what phenomenon?

19
Who have Josh Duhamel
and Fergie respectively
dressed up as?

20
In 1986, the FIDE decided to award 100 bonus
Elo points to all female chess players because
they sensed a disparity among male and female
players.
However, the world number 1 female player at
that time was not awarded points which caused
her to lose her ranking and drop to #7.
Who?Why was she not awarded points?

Susan Polgar
She primarily played against
men.

21
Which iconic brand’s product served as the
inspiration for the design of the DVD box set of
season one of the television series Mad Men?
Images follow.

22
Whose iconic look
from a 1978 film is
being recreated here
by Sunny Leone?

Zeenat Aman from Satyam
Shivam Sundaram

23
Identify this scientist won
a Nobel Prize for
Chemistry in 1960 for
developing a technique
that is depicted on the
visuals of this stamp.

Willard Libby for carbon-14
dating

24
Which 1994 film is this
a minimalist poster of?

25
Which reptile supposedly gets its name due to
its resemblance to this article of clothing that
consists of narrow bands of fabric fastened
about the leg, used to keep up stockings in
women and socks in men?

Garter snakes
(its stripes resembled the
garters men used to wear)

26
Which cake owes its origins to the fact that
foods were rationed during World War II and
this led to bakers using boiled beet juices to
enhance the colour of their cakes?

27
Which geographical region of Africa, famous for
its annual migration of the wildebeest as well as
the presence of the Big Five gets its name from
the Maasai word meaning “endless plains”?

28
This two-word term refers to an affliction that
used to strike down distillery workers in the
past. Maltmen worked long shifts turning the
barley by hand and the repetition of doing this
over many years led them to develop a version
of repetitive strain injury which caused their
arm to hang down a bit.
Which brand owned by William Grant & Sons is
named after this term as a tribute to all
maltmen and because they are among the few
who still turn the barley manually?

29
The Beagle is a breed of small to medium-sized
dog and is a member of the hound group.
One of the notable features of the Beagle is the
presence of a long, slightly curved tail tipped
with white, referred to as a flag. This feature
was selectively bred for a specific purpose.
What purpose does it serve? Image follows.

The white tip was selectively bred
in Beagles so that they can be
spotted easily amongst bushes when
it goes hunting for hares.
The tail does not curl over the
back, but is held upright when the
dog is active.

30
What is this scene from The Naked Gun 33⅓ a
parody of?

The Union Station shoot-out
scene from The Untouchables.

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