A quiz around pandemics around the world, conducted under the aegis of QuNITe NIT Jamshedpur

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3.  Shaped like a maple leaf, there are 168 of these
“monuments” till date. This is a tribute to the people who
have achieved something special in their fields; be it
directors, producers, athletes, coaches, etc. Thus, it is not
restricted only to the entertainment industry like in its more
famous counterpart in a neighboring country.
 A legend from the country in question got featured in the
monument in 2006. He had been actively “emceeing” for the
past 37 years, until his death on 8th Nov 2020.
 Give me the “monument” and the person.

5. Canada Walk of Fame, Alex Trebek

6.  K-league’s FC Seoul suffered social media backlash for an
inadvertent mix-up in using an innovative solution to fill their
stands in the stadium.
 Instead of using the intended X, they were delivered with Y
and they ended up using it. Social media users pointed out
this discrepancy, and, obviously got offended. FC Seoul later
apologized for this hot mess.
 Give me Y, something you’d not want your peers to find out
about if you’re using one.

8. They had ordered mannequins (X), but got delivered with sex
dolls (Y) instead.

9.  Balltze has become a celebrity during the pandemic. He
is 10 years old, and is from Hong Kong. He is famously
known as X.
 He is characterized by a certain speech impediment,
which is why you see an extra letter in the words he
“speaks”.
 He is often accompanied by his stronger counterpart,
Kabosu. Although, Kabosu’s form has changed in 2020
as compared to a few years ago when she had shot to
fame. Kabosu has a stronger built than Balltze.

11. Kabos
u
Balltze
(Cheems

12.  X, or more appropriately, Sea X is a type of work song that
was once commonly sung to accompany rhythmical labor on
board large merchant sailing vessels.
 X’s have taken TikTok by storm of lately, so much so that the
platform is now being called by users as X-Tok.
 Although, instead of performing hard labor while singing
these, social media users are using it as a means to connect
with others and raise their spirits from the gloom and doom of
the pandemic.

14. The most famous of these shanties now is The Wellerman.
“Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go”

15.  Connect the following locations to a cause that took place in the
early, peaceful, chilly days of 2020:
 Mumbai: Morland Road, Nagpada
 Chennai: Sajja Manusamy St., Washermanpet
 Kolkata: Park Circus Maidan
 Jaipur: Shaheed Smarak, MI Road
 Delhi: GD Birla Marg, Kalindi Kunj
 This cause lost its strength and numbers owing to the lockdown
restrictions.

17. CAA CAA Chi Chi (Shaheenbag Protests or Anti-CAA
protests)

18.  Bilal Goregen is a visually impaired Turkish musician. A
YouTuber recorded a video of him performing a popular
Finnsih song, X, while playing a darbuka sitting on a park
bench.
 Although the video was uploaded in 2019, it became a
viral sensation in October 2020 after a Twitter user added
a furry friend vibing to the performance.
 Give me X?

21.  Pounce only
 Marking: (6-X)*10, where X is the number of
teams answering correctly.
 -10 for wrong answers.

22.  On June 22nd, Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house
reopened and performed its first concert since the lockdown in
Spain. It performed to a “live audience” of 2292, who swayed to
the music of Puccini.
 The idea came from conceptual artist Eugenio Ampudia. The
purpose was to get people to reflect on sustainability and their
relationship with nature. After the concert, all the audience were
donated to healthcare professionals working on the frontlines
against the virus.
 As per experiments performed by J.C. Bose, we could say that
the audience actually may have enjoyed the concert.

25.  Bird Aviation Museum and Invention Center strives to
educate visitors about the historic contributions of aviators
and innovators who have helped create modern technology
and celebrate these individuals.
 It is founded by Bird, an American aviator, inventor and
biomedical engineer. His most famous invention became a
life saving buzz word during this pandemic.
 Give me his full name and the invention.

28.  To end a very crucial historical and global problem which
has repeated itself epidemic after epidemic, WHO in the
year 2015 came up with “WHO Best Practices for the X”.
 These guidelines are aimed “to minimize unnecessary
negative impact of Y on trade, travel, tourism or animal
welfare, and avoid causing offence to any cultural, social,
national, regional, professional or ethnic groups”.
 What is X?

30.  X-Naming of new infectious diseases.
 Reason why the disease caused by Sars-Cov-1 was called
MERS (Middle eastern respiratory syndrome) back in 2012,
but the disease caused by Sars-Cov-2 is not called Chinese
flu or Chinese virus.

31.  A former English professor of Parsi heritage, X was an
ardent follower of Ganesha. People loved him and relied
on his expertise in believing and interpreting their fates.
 He died on 29 May 2020 in Ahmedabad. His legacy is
being carried forward by his sons Nastur and Chirag. He
had been suffering from pneumonia and lung infection,
and the oxygen level in his body had dipped, leading to
his death.
 Apparently, there was a fault in his stars.

34. 25.116988 73.143812 Jawai Dam, Rajasthan
26.017338 76.502576 Ranthambore National Park
29.548599 78.935303 Jim Corbett National Park
26.575863 93.167046 Kaziranga National Park
22.283255 80.601119 Kanha Tiger Reserve
Connect the following to something “mysterious” that
occurred in January 2021. Be specific.

37.  Jews were often targets of Christian loathing. As the plague
swept across Europe in the mid-14th century, annihilating nearly
half the population, people had little scientific understanding of
the disease and were looking for an explanation.
 Jews were often taken as scapegoats and accusations spread
that they had caused the disease by doing X. This is likely
because they were affected less than other people, since many
Jews chose not to use the common source for an essential
everyday commodity like others. Jews were also sometimes
coerced through torture to confess to doing X.

40.  In 1665, a box of laundry was brought to Eyam, a small village in
Derbyshire, by a traveler. The laundry was infested with flies and
thus the plague spread there. 80% of the people died and there
could have been a terrible outbreak in Derbyshire had the village
not had a courageous rector William. He persuaded the villagers
to not flee and so spread the infection but to stay until the plague
has run its course.
 He opted for a way to buy resources from other villagers without
exposing them to the infection.
 What did he do which can still be seen in some towns and
villages in England?

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44.  In early October 2020, Bishop of Płock, Piotr Libera
suggested “placing X, where it would be possible to pray
to the Savior of the world for mercy and salvation” during
calls for strict social-distancing and hygeine standards in
churches to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
 What did the bishop suggest to place, an age old
measure of social distancing?

46. Double beamed crosses found in
modern day Poland date back to the
17th, 18th or 19th century. These were
supposedly placed in response to
cholera outbreaks in various areas
These 'markers' evolved into a sort of
'amulet' or 'talisman' that the
common-folk viewed against many
misfortunes: diseases, accidents,
curses, theft, storms, lightning and
insomnia to name a few.

47. Yersinia pestis

49.  Justinian Plague.
 Hagia Sophia built by Justinian the Great
 Yersinia pestis, the bacterium responsible for the
plague.

50.  X is a physiological reaction in humans and other animals in
which the innate immune system causes an uncontrolled and
excessive release of pro-inflammatory signaling molecules.
Normally, these molecules are part of the body's immune
response to infection, but their sudden release in large quantities
can cause multisystem organ failure and death. X can be caused
by a number of infectious and non-infectious etiologies,
especially viral respiratory infections.
 This medical term has seen some popularity owing to its role in
deaths caused by COVID-19.

53.  J. Vaughan created this back in 2012. Since then, it has surged
in popularity during the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak and the 2019-21
COVID-19 pandemic.
 Even the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has
showed interest in his creation, saying “it uses a non-traditional
route to raise public awareness on epidemiology, disease
transmission, and diseases/pandemic information. It creates a
compelling world that engages the public on serious public health
topics”.
 What is Vaughan’s immensely popular creation?

56.  An Italian scholar, Girolamo Fracastoro, first used the Latin
word X, meaning ‘tinder’ in his essay on contagion, published
in 1546: “By X(Latin) I mean clothes, wooden objects, and
things of that sort, which though not themselves corrupt, can
nevertheless foster the original germs of the contagion and
infect by means of these”.
 X play a conspicuous role in the 2011 film Contagion, which
saw rise in popularity in the beginning of the current
pandemic.
 Give me X.

58. Fomites

59.  The first sign of infection, methods to ward off infection,
signs of death and destruction, everything about the great
plague has been described in this cute poem.
 In March 2020, during the early stages of the COVID-19
pandemic in the United Kingdom, the poem was jokingly
proposed as the ideal choice of song to accompany hand-
washing in order to ward off infection.

63.  In a letter, dated 27 October 1985, to the National Spiritual
Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India, the Universal House of
Justice stated that ____ _____ was endowed with a “saintly
character” and that he was inspired to reconcile the religions
of Hinduism and Islám, the followers of which religions had
been in violent conflict.
 So, Baha'i Faith thus views him as the Saint of The Highest
Order. FITB.

65. Going into the connect:
Guru Nanak’s travels.

68.  Henning Holck- Larsen
 Going into the connect: L&T

69.  X was an agent of East India Company who arrived at
Surat in 1608 with Captain Hawkins during the rule of
Jahangir. As per their negotiations with Jehangir, EIC
setup its first factory in Surat. He stayed after Hawkin’s
departure to explore North Indian cities and wrote some
memoirs. These memoirs are of great interest to a
particular set of people.
 Who is X?

71.  William Finch
 Going into the connect: William Finch’s writings.

72.  X is an important class of Sadhus who have given up on
worldly “desires” and “urges”. They lead a simple life of
celibacy and austerity, having renounced the material
world, and started practicing Vaishnavism. Ramananda
was their first leader.
 Id this class of sadhus.

75.  X is a “tragic” Indian city which gets its name from the fact
that cows come from nearby town of Pavagadh here for
grazing. This makes it the “Land of Cows” which upon
translation to Sanskrit gives it present name.
 It was in X that Vallabhbhai Patel first met Gandhi in 1917
and was subsequently drawn into the Indian freedom
struggle.
 Id the city X.

77.  Godhra
 Going into the connect: Vicitims of the incident

78.  “Main X” is the latest biopic of a famous political leader
whose family looks divided on the issue of Covid 19
Vaccine.
 Notable members of the movie cast are Govind Namdeo,
Mukesh Tiwari are Prakash Belawadi. The movie was set
to release in August 2020, but is now delayed and set for
theatrical release on 22nd Jan 2021.
 Who is this leader infamously linked to many of the most

80.  Mulayam Singh Yadav
 Going into the connect: Ayodhya firing incident.

82. The Ayodhya Ram
Mandir verdict came
out in November
2019, but the official
construction, i.e. the
Bhumi Pujan and
laying down of
foundation stone was
done in August 2020.

83.  Janmasakhis contain a description of visit of Guru Nanak Devji
to Ayodhya, where he had darshan of birthplace of Lord Ram.
 William Finch wrote about the ruins of Ramkot castle and how
Babri Masjid was built upon it in his writings.
 L & T Constructing the Ayodhya temple.
 Nirmohi Akhara were one of the three major parties in the whole
land dispute.
 Godhra Incident: Karsevaks were returning from Ayodhya after
Purnahuti Mahayajna.
 Mulayam Singh Yadav ordered police to fire at Shiv Sainiks, Kar
Sevaks and activists in the infamous Ayodhya Firing Incident in
1990.

84. ….to all those who made our pandemic better, to the
healthcare professionals, to the sanitation workers, to the
daily wage workers, to the frontline workers, to the artists,
to the law enforcement, to family and friends, and to the
beautiful people we lost to the pandemic. We are indebted
to you.

86.  X of the popular composer duo Y-X died on June 1, 2020
at the age of 42. The composer died due to coronavirus
complications that led to kidney issues. The sibling duo,
sons of table player Sharafat Ali, are best known for their
songs in the Salman Khan-starrer Dabangg films.
 Other works by them include songs from the movies
Partner, Wanted, Housefull-2, Paying guests, etc.
 Identify X.

91. The 6th Cholera Pandemic
(1899-1923), supposedly
spreading from the
Haridwar Kumbh Mela.

92.  Freedom of speech has become a household word as of
today. But back in the day, during the first World War, this
freedom of speech lead to the defaming of a neutral
country as a pandemic was named after it.
 The first cases were reported from Kansas, and the
pandemic should have been named after it. But a different
country caught on the name for being too liberal.
 Which country and what exactly did they do to get the
pandemic named after them?

94.  Spain (Spanish Flu)
 Newspapers were free to report the epidemic's effects in
neutral Spain, such as the grave illness of King Alfonso
XIII, and these stories created a false impression of
Spain as especially hard hit. This gave rise to the name
“Spanish” flu.

95. ….to all those who made our pandemic better, to the
healthcare professionals, to the sanitation workers, to the
daily wage workers, to the frontline workers, to the artists,
to the law enforcement, to family and friends, and to the
beautiful people we lost to the pandemic. We are indebted
to you.