QFIesta 2015 Aug 16th Gen quiz - Finals

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Gen Quiz
The Finals
• 65 Questions in all
• Two rounds on bounce (Clockwise 22+
Anticlockwise 22) = 44 questions
• 3 written rounds (6 plain vanilla+9
differential scoring+6 plain vanilla) = 21
questions

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Written Round 1
• 6 questions
• 10 points for each correct
answer

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1. The first piece derives its name presumably from its tempo. It is
similarly titled to the second piece, composed by Chopin.
Which famous classical piece is this?

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2. Below are two paintings by French painters Antonio de la Gandara and
Gustave Courtois, of the same person. However, we all know this person
for another very famous portrait. Name the painting.

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3. Many people born in Brazil in the 1980’s were named X,
because of the popularity of a person Y in that period. X is a
variation of Y’s first name and is also the name of the
footballer in the picture.
Y?

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5. For what specific purpose were such shoes used in the
Ottoman empire?

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6. The Fiji Crested Iguana is a critically endangered species native to some
of the northwestern islands of the Fijiian archipelago, where it is found in
the dry forest.
The discovery of the species began when Dr. John Gibbons of the
University of the South Pacific was invited to the screening of a movie. The
director filmed part of the movie on a remote island and included shots of
the native wildlife to enhance the feel of the movie, including a large
colorful iguanid. Gibbons, who had been studying the Fiji banded iguana
at the time, travelled to the island and identified it as a distinct species.
Which movie?

Gen Quiz
Written Round 1
Answers

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A. Gran Vals (of Nokia fame) by Francisco Tarriega; the second is named
Grande Valse Brilliante

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A. John Singer Sargent’s Portrait of Madame X (of Virginie
Gatreau)

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A. Y – Michael Jackson (The footballer is Maicon)

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A. Pannier (All called so – Pannier meaning ‘ Bread Basket’)

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A. Bath clogs to be used in Hammams (to avoid inadvertent
contact with the floors)

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Clockwise:
• 22 questions
• Unlimited Pounce
• 10 points per correct answer.
+10/-5 on the pounce

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1. Listen to this instrumental piece:
1. How did the composer’s father shape one of the foundational
elements of this piece?
2. What did the composer’s brother pioneer to make renditions
such as the above possible?

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A. The composer is Muthuswami Dikshitar.
1. His father, Ramaswami Dikshitar, created the
Hamsadhwani Raga that this song is composed in
2. His brother, Baluswami Dikshitar, pioneered the use of
the violin (hitherto a Western instrument), in Carnatic
music

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2. In 1860–61, Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills led an
expedition of 19 men with the intention of crossing Australia from
Melbourne in the south, to the Gulf of Carpentaria in the north, a
distance of around 3,250 Kms. At that time, most of inland Australia
had not been explored by non-indigenous people and was completely
unknown to the European settlers.
While the prospect of crossing the terrain was daunting, the Burke &
Wills expedition was helped by a radical suggestion by Conrad Malte-
Brun, a Danish-French geographer and journalist.
Malte-Brun’s suggestion though very effective at that point of time,
has subsequently led to multiple negative side-effects?
What was his suggestion?

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A. He suggested importing the first camels into
Australia; The Australian feral camels have now become
an environmental pest.

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3. In the picture is a doughnut shaped building on the banks of the Pearl
river in Guangzhou. It is inspired by the strong iconic value of jade discs
and the numerological tradition of Feng Shui - the double disc of jade (bi-
disk) is the royal symbol of an ancient Chinese dynasty that reigned in this
area around 2000 years ago.
It also aims to emulate something else which is considered lucky in the
Chinese culture. What and how does it emulate it?

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A. The figure 8 – reflection in the river

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4. In picture is a painting called ‘The Beach at Walmer’. The artist and his
family enjoyed bathing in the sea and the beach was one of his favourite
subjects to paint.
The artist had originally given this as a gift to General Ismay during World
War II, who chose this particular one while visiting his studio.
Who is the artist?
Amongst all the paintings in the studio why did General Ismay chose this
particular one?

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A.
1. Winston Churchill
2. To General Ismay, it represented Churchill himself, standing
guard on the coast while England played

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5. The video shows a pitstop in Formula E.
What happens next?

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A. The driver changes the car – Because the cars run on
electricity the drivers are forced to change cars, because it
takes time to recharge

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6. Jeremiah Heaton, a Virginia resident, was asked by his
daughter if she could be a real princess. Jeremiah looked up
the internet and had a brainwave to create his own kingdom,
so that his daughter could fulfill her wishes.
What did he do?

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A. Claimed the Bir Tawil triangle – Terra Nullis (unclaimed
territory) between Egypt and Sudan

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7. Singapore Airlines in-flight guide has the
following disclaimers/warnings for movies
that fit the description: Violence, Adult
situations, Language and Extreme horror
scenes.
(A) What is the fifth disclaimer?
(B) The first movie (2000) in which movies
series also has this warning? It was
originally a concept for an X files episode.

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A. (a) “Aircraft issues” (b) Final Destination

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8. The Vostok 1 mission was entirely controlled either by
automatic systems, or by ground control. It was also
decided to lock the pilot’s manual controls before the
launch.
Why so?

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A. Scientists were unsure about how humans would react to
weightlessness – They were worried that the pilot would go
insane.
In effect, Yuri Gagarin was more a medical test subject than a
pilot.

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9. Bonsai trees are commonly categorized as one handed,
two handed, four handed, six handed and eight handed
bonsai.
1. Why these names?
2. The eight handed Bonsai is also called the Imperial
Bonsai? Why so?

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A.
1. Based on the number of hands required to carry them
2. The largest size is named after the enormous potted trees
of Japan's Imperial Palace

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10. Traditionally in the British armed forces (and in
many other countries), Army and Air Force personnel
salute with their palms facing ahead, whereas those in
the Navy salute with their palms facing downwards.
What is supposed to be the reason for the different Navy
salute?
Originally there was a different custom instead of the
salute. What was the custom which was allegedly
changed by Queen Victoria later?

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A.
1. In the olden days, sailing ships used tar and pitch to seal
the wood hull from sea water and to keep the ropes from
rotting. To protect their hands the officers started wearing
gloves. But the gloves tuned dirty, so in order to not show
their superiors the dirty palm of their gloves the officers
started saluting with their palms downwards
2. Doffing the headgear

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11. Matti Jarvinen was a Finnish javelin thrower who won the
Olympic gold in 1932 (with a throw of 72.71 m). Besides his
Olympic gold, he is remembered for his numerous world records -
From 1930 to 1936, he broke the javelin throw world record a
record ten times in a row.
1. How were his achievements commemorated in the design of
Olympic Stadium for the 1952 Helsinki Olympics?
2. When war broke in 1939, he went to the Karelian Isthmus to
train soldiers for war - What did he train them in?

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A.
1. The height of the tower in the stadium is 72.71m exactly
2. He trained soldiers in throwing hand grenades

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A: Made from melting/welding weapons (Cannons/Guns etc)

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13. The race to win the Orteig prize resulted in time-saving design
compromises to the Spirit of St. Louis. The wingspan was increased by 10
ft and redesigned to create a surface area large enough to lift 450 U.S.
gallons of fuel.
The result of these design changes implied lower and potentially risky
aerodynamic stability.
However, after his successful flight, Charles Lindbergh wrote about how
the unstable design helped him during the journey, despite the dangers.
According to a few theories he had intentionally preferred to retain it that
way.
How did it help him?

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A. Continuous corrections to the random movements of the
aircraft helped keep Lindbergh awake during the 33.5 hour
flight

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14. From 1900 to about 1950, “Paper Bag parties” were very
common in many major American cities.
What are “Paper bag parties”?

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A. “Paper Bag parties” were held in cities high concentration of ethnic
minorities. Many churches, fraternities and nightclubs used the "brown
paper bag" principle as a test for entrance. People at these organizations
would take a brown paper bag and hold it against a person's skin. If a
person was lighter or the same color as the bag, he or she was admitted.

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15. Italian painter Bronzino, the artist of the paintings on the next slide,
lived in an era where it was commonly believed (most famously by
Michelangelo) that sculpture as an art form was far superior to painting,
primarily because of its three-dimensional nature.
Bronzino set about disproving this notion in two ways:
1. The first has to do with how these paintings are displayed. How?
2. He also endeavored to show that paintings can portray details that
sculptures cannot. How is this evident in these two paintings?

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A.
1. These canvases are framed together, and displayed back to
back at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence
2. He showed that paintings can depict the passage of time.
The first canvas depicts the dwarf Morgante, favourite
dwarf of Cosimo di Medici, setting off for a hunt. The
second shows him returning with the kill.

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16.
(a) What does this image represent?
(b) What is the blanked out entry for India?

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A. (a) Most popular country for migration
(b) United Arab Emirates

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A. Renamed respectively in WW1 and WW2 because of anti-
war sentiments:
1. Everything on first slide renamed because of anti-German
sentiment – Liberty measles, liberty pups, liberty
sandwiches, liberty cabbage, the shenanigan kids,
Kitchener
2. Japanese Cherry Blossoms (second slide) in Washington
D.C. renamed to Oriental cherry trees during WW2

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18. In December 2001, Russia made an official submission into the UN
Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in accordance with the
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
To further the claims made in the 2001 submission, Russia conducted an
expedition in 2007 called “Arktika 2007”.
The members of this expedition - Anatoly Sagalevich, Yevgeny Chernyaev
and Artur Chilingarov were later awarded titles Hero of the Russian
Federation - “for courage and heroism showed in extremal conditions”
1. What was expedition “Arktika 2007” about?
2. What was done to symbolize Russia’s 2001 claim?

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A. First ever crewed descent to the ocean bottom at the
North Pole
They planted a Russian flag on the seabed directly below
the North Pole (as they were claiming the arctic regions
extending up to the North Pole)

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19. Blue Jeans is a melodramatic play by Joseph Arthur that opened
in New York City in 1890 to great popularity. The sensation of the
play was owing to a scene in the play, which has subsequently
become one of the most imitated scenes in movies (eventually to
the point of cliché, particularly in climax sequences).
The play remained popular for decades, and was made into a
popular silent film in 1917.
What is the scene all about?

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A. The Great Saw Mill scene

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20. In recent years, certain people have begun getting a semi-
colon tattooed on their body.
Who are these people / why are they getting it tattooed?
What is the significance of the semi-colon?

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A. People with mental illness – Depression etc. The semi-
colon represents their commitment to not end their lives .

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A: Nina; The artist Al Hirschfeld hid his daughter’s name in his caricatures (her
name was Nina). Some crosswords contain hidden words (which sometimes
include the creator’s name) and are called “Ninas” as a tribute to him.

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A. The colour palette of the movie Kahaani inspired by
Gaganendranath Tagore’s ’Pratima Visarjan’

Gen Quiz
Written Round 2 – Differential Scoring:
• 9 questions
• Scoring scheme:
• 1 team gets it correct – 15 points
• 2-3 teams – 12 points
• All teams – 0 points

Gen Quiz
1. In the latter part of his career in the 1910s, this person taught at
Yale University. In order to make him more comfortable, the
university built a number of special chairs.
Most of these special chairs have disappeared - four of them
remain. Of the four extant chairs, three of them have been put on
display, and one has been permanently installed in the Woosley
Hall of the University.
Who is the person in question? (Additional Clue: Michelle Obama
would not have been happy with him and some of the infamous
apocryphal stories associated with him)

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2. In 2007, a competition was hosted in Spain for something that was
absent since 1978, and was only in existence during the reign of King
Alfonso XIII (1886-1931) and during the reign of Franco.
The competition was launched by Spain’s Olympic committee and a panel
of academics and musicians were asked to choose the winner from nearly
7000 entries.
The winning entry came from Paulino Cubero, an unemployed 52-year-
old Madrid resident.
The Olympic committee also initiated a signature campaign, so that the
entry could have been submitted in the Parliament for official approval.
What was this contest about?

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3. Peter and Alice is a play by American writer John Logan.
It is based on a real life meeting that happened in a London
exhibition in 1932.
Who are the two people who met?

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4. This highly strong and secure thread tying technique is
used to make Turkish rugs, and gets its name from a city.
What is it called? (Clue: known in another context)

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5. In visual is a typeface called ‘Impact’ designed by Geoff Lee in
1965. Lee created the font using hand-cut metal to create each
letter, and font was well valued for its legibility.
Impact then became one of the "core fonts for the web" — a
Microsoft-curated attempt at a standard font pack that would work
across the internet. Impact built off that lead when it was included
in the market-dominating Windows 98 operating system.
It was particularly effective with its usage in “Image Macros”.
Where do we see this font most commonly used?

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6. The Vadoma tribe lives deep within the confines of Western Zimbabwe. The
tribe suffers from a rare genetic condition called ectrodactyly, which affects one in
four children within the population. Ectrodactyly, or “lobster claw syndrome,” can
affect either the hands or feet. In the case of the Vadoma, the middle three toes are
absent and the two outer ones are turned inward.
What is the name given to these people because of this syndrome (because of
similarity to a creature)?

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7. Father X - Was one of the most accomplished Americans in the
history of rowing. He was a triple Olympic gold medal winner
(1920s) and won 126 straight races in the single scull category.
Son Y - Was an accomplished rower, a four-time Olympian, and an
Olympic medal winner in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.
Daughter Z - Even though she wasn't a decorated rower, she was
an enthusiast and in 2003 the Henley Royal Regatta renamed the
Women's Quadruple Sculls the Z Challenge Cup. As she had died in
the 80s, her husband presented the awards in the 2004 edition of
the event.
Name Z.

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8. When making the likenesses of the Powerpuff Girls,
the creator Craig McCracken was inspired by the work of
an American artist. He drew the girls with certain
distinctive features that were the trademark of the artist,
and also included a character bearing the artist’s name
within the series.
Name the artist.

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9. In the picture, is the Polish museum for Jews, a
museum in Warsaw which tells the rich and complex
story of 1,000 years of Jewish life in Poland. Above the
main entrance a crack opens to the ceiling, creating a
canyon through the middle of the building.
What does it represent?

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Written Round 2 – Differential Scoring:
Answers
• Scoring scheme:
• 1 team gets it correct – 15 points
• All teams – 0 points

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A. Howard Taft – Remembered as being the most obese American
president. Rumoured to have gotten stuck in a White House
bathtub

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A. Lyrics for the Spanish national anthem

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A. Based on the meeting of 80-year-old Alice Liddell
(inspiration for Alice in Wonderland) and Peter Llewelyn
Davies (inspiration for Peter Pan)

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A. The Kellys - John Kelly Sr., John Kelly Jr. and Grace Kelly

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A. Moses parting the waves of the Red Sea

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Anti-Clockwise:
• 22 questions
• Unlimited pounce
• 10 points per correct answer.
+10/-5 on the pounce

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1. The lyricist of this song was a firm believer in the idea that the
lyrics of a song were more important than the music or the singer.
This belief translated into certain demands.
1. What did he want to index his compensation to?
2. What change did he demand - and achieve - in the way music
was aired on radio?

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The lyricist was Sahir Ludhianvi.
1. He wanted to be paid one rupee more than what Lata
Mangeshkar was paid for singing the song
2. All India Radio began crediting lyricists along with singers
and music composers for songs it aired

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2. Glasses such as one in picture are specially made for
participants in a particular sport. Which sport?
Why the unique design?

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A. Billiard Glasses. Allow to follow line of sight, along the pool
cue and to the target, and still be able to look clearly through
the lens that rise above eye brows

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3. In picture, is a British award given in recognition of notable
contributions to space exploration, particularly British
achievements. It was devised by Dave Wright and Jerry Stone in
2005, and the awards are an annual event. The award ceremony is
similar to the Oscars in that multiple awards are given in various
categories at the same event, which is different from other awards
given in the field
What is name of the awards?
What is the inspiration for the shape of the award?

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A.
1. ‘Arthurs’ – Sir Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2. The monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey

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4. The flag design (in picture) was proposed by professional
Vexillologist Whitney Smith, who is famous for having designed the
flag of Guyana.
What has he proposed this to be the flag of?
Why is the emblem intentionally offset towards the hoist of the
flag?

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A.
1. Flag of Antarctica
2. Emblem offset toward the hoist of the flag so as to
maintain its integrity should the flag fray badly in the high
winds prevalent upon the continent

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5. The African Bontebok is a medium-size antelope with dark
shading on its flanks and marked with white stockings, belly and
rump.
At one point only 17 of these animals existed in the world, but now
they are doing fine. The antelope owes its bounce back from near
extinction to a number of things, but one stands out. It's the thing
that both nearly killed, and ultimately saved the species.
What is this unique trait of the animal?

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A.
1. The Bontebok cannot jump. Because of this, the animals were
hunted in large numbers
2. By the early 1800s, only one herd still lived on the Cape, on the
farm of a man named Alexander van der Bijl. Those last 17
remaining bonteboks, couldn’t escape his enclosure.
Since they couldn’t escape, they couldn’t be hunted.

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6. The building in picture is the Akeldama (‘The Field of
Blood’) monastery.
The earth in this area is composed of rich clay and was
formerly used by potters. For this reason the field was earlier
known as the Potter's Field. The clay had a strong red colour,
which may be the origin of the modern name.
1. According to tradition, who is supposed to have bought the
land on which this building stands?
2. How did he fund this purchase?

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A. 1. Judas Iscariot 2. Paid with the 30 pieces of silver he
received for betraying Jesus Christ

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7. Casu Marzu is a traditional Sardinian sheep milk cheese.
Locals often wear eye patches while eating this cheese.
Why?

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A. The cheese contains live maggots (flies lay eggs in the
cheese as a part of the making process), and the maggots
can jump up to 6 inches.

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8. In 1988, Mini released a special edition of the car, with the interior
designed by this person X (originally dubbed the Mini X - the name was
changed when popularity charts were set against having X’s name on the
car).
It featured black and white striped seats with red trimming. The seatbelts
were red, and the driving and passenger seats had X's signature on the
upper left quadrant. The steering wheel had X's signature daisy and the
bonnet badge had X’s name written over the signature name. The headlight
housings, wheel arches, door handles and bumpers were all nimbus grey,
rather than the more common chrome or black finishes. A number of these
cars were released in the foreign markets as well
Who is X?
How is it apt that they got X to design the car?

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A. X – Mary Quant; Mary Quant named her most
famous invention the mini-skirt after her favourite
car, the Mini

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9.
(a) Name this game. The letter in its name is also a hint to the
brutal action.
(b) Identify what the character says or movie reference made
during the finishing move.

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A.
(a) Mortal Kombat X
(b) “Here’s Johnny” - from The Shining

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10. The name of the first month in the Muslim calendar means
‘Forbidden’ and derives from the root word meaning ‘Sinful’. It is
held to be the second holiest month after Ramadan. Name the
month.
The tenth day of this month holds particular significance to Shia
Muslims, where they commemorate a famous battle in Islamic
history. Given the gruesome nature of this tradition, certain
communities are increasingly adopting a more humane alternative.
What is the alternative?

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A. Muharram; Organize blood donation drives instead

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11. Connect:
(a) (b)
(c)

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A. Telemark – Name of a place in Norway, Move in Skiing
gets its name from the name of the place. The move in Jazz
dancing gets its name from the move in skiing.

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12. The person in picture is a Russian composer, pianist and
conductor. As the creator of acknowledged masterpieces
across numerous musical genres, he is regarded as one of the
major composers of the 20th century. His works include
March from The Love for Three Oranges, the suite Lieutenant
Kije, the ballet Romeo and Juliet – from which "Dance of the
Knights" is taken and Peter and the Wolf. Who?
When he died, there was a delay in carrying his body out of
his house and there were no flowers at his funeral. Why so?

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A. Sergei Profokiev; Died on the same day as Stalin

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13. In its early days, Pinball was not considered a game of skill and many
pinball parlours ran into trouble with the anti-gambling authorities.
1. What was done to circumvent these rulings?
2. The origin of this word meaning ‘state of mental or emotional
confusion or frustration in which a player adopts a less than optimal
strategy’ originates from the game of pinball. The frustration from
seeing the ball follow a path towards the gap can lead to the player
physically ______ the machine in an attempt to guide the ball to
where he wants it. However, in doing so, some games will flash the
word and freeze the machine, causing the ball to be lost for certain.
The metaphor here being over-aggression due to frustration leads to
severely detrimental gameplay. What word?

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A. 1. Addition of flippers 2. Tilt

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14. Why did the Pentagon remove the remains from the tomb (in
picture), from the Arlington Cemetery in the year 1998?
The marker at the tomb was subsequently changed to "Honoring
and Keeping Faith with America's Missing Servicemen."

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A. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from Vietnam war – His
identity was found out and hence was no longer unknown

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15. The hat in the picture gets its name from a stage adaptation of a
famous 1894 novel by George du Maurier. A hat of this style was
worn in the first London production of the play, and promptly came
to be named after the play.
1. What is the name of the hat?
2. The hat reached its zenith of common popularity in the 1960s in
America, because of certain practical considerations due to its low
crown. What led to its popularity?

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A. 1. Trilby hats 2. Lower head clearance in American
automobiles made it impractical to wear a hat with a tall
crown while driving

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16. In the video, you hear a type of Tuvan polyphonic singing or
Mongolian throat singing called “Kargyraa”, where a singer can
produce two notes at the same time, each an octave apart. This style
of singing has been accorded the status of an Intangible Cultural
Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
Most Americans and millions of others across the globe are familiar
with Kargyraa (without realizing it), because the underlying
principles were used to create a voice in the field of entertainment.
Where?

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A. The voice of Popeye

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17. In the 2004 Athens Olympics Opening Ceremony parade,
Greece was conflicted because of certain traditions associated
with the parade.
1. What were the traditions that led to a conflict for Greece?
In the Olympic opening ceremony parade, countries usually
march out in alphabetical order in the language of the host
country.
2. How did they do it in the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

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A.
1. Greece always marches out first; and the host nation
marches out last
2. Based on the number of strokes in the Chinese
translation of the name of the country

Gen Quiz
Written Round 3
• 6 questions
• 10 points for each correct
answer

Gen Quiz
1. This famous Indian building was constructed during the
British times (1770s). The already existing St. Anne’s church
was destroyed and the adjoining plot was handed over to
Thomas Lyon, to construct buildings to accommodate the
junior servants of the East India Company.
The building is thus named after what the servants were
called. It had the distinction of being the first three storied
building in the city.
ID.

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2. The name of this bird which is native to Mexico, Central and
South America , is a little bit of a misnomer. The bird was clearly
not native to the place X referred to in its name, but one of the
theories for the name was that merchants from Russia used to trade
in it. Alternately the city X was used as a generic term for a hard-to-
reach and exotic place, in reference to the singular appearance of
these birds.
Which bird?

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3. The mechanism you see in the picture has two names :-
1. One name (X drive) derives from the mechanism's earliest
application in making particular devices; X (the name of a city)
being an important center of making these.
2. The other derives from the shape of the gear
Give both.

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4. According to the classical iconography of the Buddha, his image
is distinguished in various different ways.
The Buddha is usually shown in a stylised pose or asana. Also
important are the 32 lakshanas or special bodily features.
As per one of the lakshanas, the body circumference of the idol has
to have the same proportions of X, that is associated with Buddha
and Buddhism?
X?

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5. The country code Top Level Domain (example - .in for
India) for Guernsey(the Bailiwick of Guernsey) has been
gaining a lot of traction.
What is the TLD?
Which field of entertainment , that is fast gaining traction , is
it used in?

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6. This word meaning merchant ship or merchant flotilla
derives from the Latin name for a city on the Adriatic coast
because in the late middle ages, this city was known for its
merchants and huge fleet of merchant ships.
What is the city? What word?

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Written Round 3
Answers

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A. Writer’s building

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A. Muscovy duck. Also called the Barbary duck.

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A. 1. Geneva Drive 2. Maltese Cross

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5. The country code Top Level Domain (example - .in for
India) for Guernsey(the Bailiwick of Guernsey) has been
gaining a lot of traction.
What is the TLD?
Which field of entertainment , that is fast gaining traction in
the world, is it used in?

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5. A) .gg B) e-sports

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A. Argosy and Dubrovnik (Latin name: Ragusa)

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18. The script of the film Whiplash was an original piece of
work by Damien Chazelle. Yet, the film was nominated only
for Best adapted screenplay and not Best original screenplay
in the 2014-15 Oscar season. Why?

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A. Damien Chazelle directed a short film of the same name
that was merely a scene taken from the already-written
feature in order to raise funds for said feature, the Academy
deemed it an adapted screenplay.

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19. Although well received, neither of these songs won the
Grammy for ‘Song of the Year’ in their respective years.
(a) Identify the artists/band for both songs. (3+3)
(a) If they had been released this year, why might they have
stood a chance to win ‘Song of the Year’? (4)

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A.
(a)Wu-tang clan, jay-Z
(b) Sampling rule change
(sampling does not make the song ineligible for song of the
year)

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20. Connect:
(a) (b)
The first Sunday after Easter is
called X Sunday - name comes from
the opening line of a Latin prayer “X
gent infants” (meaning “as new
born babies”) which is traditionally
recited in the church on the Sunday
after Easter

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A. Quasimodo
The hunched move in surfing is called a Quasimodo (named after the
hunchback of Notre Dame).

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21. In 1960, why did Heineken make rectangular bottles such
as those shown in picture ?
This was prompted by a 1960 trip to a litter strewn beach in
the impoverished Caribbean island of Curacao.

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A. For the beer bottle to double up as bricks in poor countries

Special thanks once again to
Sponsors
Siddharth – whose flown all the way from Singapore
QFI Volunteers
Vinoo Sanjay – for guinea-pigging this quiz
Himabindu Chitta – for helping put the slides together
Last Question…

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22. This incident in the 1950s highlighted how a particular design
choice adversely impacted the safety of passengers in an Aircraft.
Convention, perception & costs to implement changes have kept
airlines from doing anything about it in the last 65+ years.
However, the design of the Air Force One takes this into account to
improve the safety of the American President.
(A) What was the 1950s incident?
(B) What design choice? The pictures of Air Force One might help.

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A.
(A) Munich air disaster
(B) Rear facing seats are safer than front facing seats
(all passengers on Munich disaster who faced back survived;
all the chairs of the President face back on Air Force one)

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