S04_E06: Contest of Champions | Manav

Contest of Champions
Quizmaster: Manav Gondalia
S04_E06
5th
February, 2021

Rules
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1. There are 25 questions.
2. All questions carry 4 points, with no negative marking.
3. There is partial marking in some questions.
4. You have to write the answers to the ModMail Bot of the
Discord server.
5. Do not try to Google the answers. It just spoils the fun for
everyone. Try to ﬁgure it out yourself.

1
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In the Lego game, Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, after beating the
game, the following silhouettes appear. What pun are the creators
trying to make over here?

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Answer
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The end scene is suggesting a crossover with the heroes from Marvel
Universe. Because the silhouettes appear to be that of the Avengers and Co.

2
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The Hellbat is a suit of armor occasionally donned by Batman to handle
large-scale threats in extreme battle scenarios. It was designed with
input from each Justice League member and forged by Superman.
Where was the suit forged?

Ans
The Sun
It is actually visible in the photo
itself.
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3
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X is a superhero/heroine. X can separate his/her body into five different
bodies of fire, wind, water, earth, and sky. X's powers are virtually limitless.
She/He can do practically anything she/he imagines. The only limit to his/her
powers is his/her own belief in him/herself and his/her knowledge of how to
manifest his/her powers.
To gain complete control over his/her powers he/she performed the ritual of
death.
Identify X.

Ans
Shaktimaan
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4
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This technology was introduced in 2001 and is being used in various sports
including cricket, tennis and baseball.
The aim here is to identify the trajectory of the ball or the concerned object
precisely when human eyes would fail to make a decision.
Identify the technology or the company X.
Also identify the creator of this technology or its parent company Y.
Id X and Y.
(X - 2, Y - 2)

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X - Hawk-Eye Innovations
Y - Sony Corporations
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X is a term from Norse Mythology which means a mythical monster who is
generally stupid, hairy and slow to react. The term X was introduced in
English language, meaning - “A ﬁshing technique of slowly dragging or lure a
baited hook from a moving boat”.
The present connotation refers to the practice of US MIGs in the Vietnam war -
“To perform deliberate actions to provoke somebody.”
What is X?

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X - Trolls
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6
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Wonder Woman’s stack of weapons includes
The Lasso of Truth, a pair of indestructible
bracelets and a tiara.
The guy who created the character of Wonder
Woman in comics is also credited for the
creation of X, which resembles The Lasso of
Truth.
Identify X.

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X - Lie Detector Test or
Systolic Blood Pressure
Test
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Superman is most vulnerable to green Kryptonite, mineral debris from
Krypton transformed into radioactive material by the forces that destroy the
planet.
The only substance on Earth that can protect him from Kryptonite if X, which
blocks the radiation.
Identify X.

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X - Lead
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8
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Identify the connect and GIVE THE LOGIC/CONTEXT.
(+4 only if logic is given)

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The name of Spider-Man’s suit oﬀered to him by
Tony Stark in Homecoming and ﬁnally worn by
Peter in Endgame
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9
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In the year 2016, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, announced that it’d
be building its pods out of a material called “X”.
HTT’s X is really just reinforced carbon ﬁber with a attention-grabbing name.
X is said to be 10 times stronger than steel alternatives by the company.
Identify X.

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X - Vibranium
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10
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X is a guy who has appeared in the movie, “Captain America: The First
Avenger”. He also has a cameo role in “The Inﬁnity War and Endgame”.
Identify X.

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X - Red Skull
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11
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What is so special in this scene from the movie Black Panther?

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No other characters or extras are
dressed in red or green - letting
Nakia and Okoye stand out,
despite their best intentions to
blend in.
The colours that they are wearing
represent the colour of the
Pan-African Flag.
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12
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In this scene from Todd Phillips’ Joker, what is so special?

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X
The face of
Batman can
be found in
mirror.
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13
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A cast of the very popular movie “Home Alone 3” can be seen in various
Avengers movies.
Give the name of the person and the role played by him/her in any of the
Avengers movies.
(Name - 3, Role - 1)

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The actress is Scarlett
Johansson and the role played
by her is Black Widow or
Natasha Romanoﬀ.
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The name of her
character over here is
Molly Pruitt

14
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In the movie Y, it is mentioned that the dying of a star led to the formation of
X. This is even scientiﬁcally tue.
When a very large star dies in a supernova, sometimes its remains collapse to
form a "neutron star." These objects cram the mass of the sun into the size of
a city, forming a new kind of matter nicknamed neutronium.
A single teaspoon of this material would weigh billions of tonnes.
Id X and Y.
(X - 3, Y - 1)

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X - Mjolnir and the movie is
Thor(2011)
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The MCU equivalent of DC’s “Batman vs Superman” was originally named
something else.
What?

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Captain
America:
Serpent
Society
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16
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What or who is this referring to?

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The famous pencil trick by Joker in
The Dark Knight
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17
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A list of what ?
A jury foreman. A man reading a newspaper, who almost gets hit a bus.
A security guard. Cheerful postman Willie Lumpkin. Hugh Hefner. Larry King.
Hot Dog stand vendor. Guy with a pick-up truck. A general. A school librarian.
A beauty pageant judge. A patient in a mental ward.

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List of carious cameos by Stan Lee in
MCU
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18
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Connect.

18 - HINT
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Connect.

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These are the actors who have been featured in both
DC and Marvel movies
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Ryan Reynolds as Green
Lantern(DC) and
Deadpool(Marvel)
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James Mardsen as
Cyclops(X-Men) and
Richard White(DC)
Ben Aﬄeck as
Daredevil(Marvel) and
Batman(DC)

19
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There are two special things about this soundtrack of
“Batman Begins”, X and Y?
Identify them.
(X - 1, Y - 3)

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1. The first letters of tracks 4 to 9
form the word Batman.
2. The titles of each of the tracks are
taken from the scientific names
for different genera of bat.

20
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X is a superhero appearing in Marvel who made his debut in Tales of
Suspense #39. He was created by Stan Lee at the height of cold war and
initially he was mostly a tool for him to explore cold war themes .
Surprisingly enough, X was created by Stan lee on a dare he made to himself
to make the readers like a character that was written to be as unlikable as
possible.
Who is X?

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X - Iron Man
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21
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X is an an American actor, screenwriter, producer and director.
X has directed one of the Avengers movies and also played a role in the
same movie.
The name of the character in the movie is Y.
Identify X and Y.
(X - 3, Y - 1)

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X - Jon Favreau
Y - Happy
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22
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Identify the striked oﬀ part.

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The Comic Sans
font
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23
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There is a trend among almost all the watch manufacturers to keep the time
as X while advertising or revealing the product for Y reason.
However this popular company Z, displays the time as T (roughly one minute
before the general trend), making many people believe that the company
wants to say that it is ahead of time, thus using a cheeky pun.
Identify X, Y and Z.

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The general trend is to keep
the time as 10:10 so that the
logo of the manufacturer is
visible clearly.
However, Apple Watch has the
initial time as 10:09
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24
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Because of its significance, DC comics issue #27 is widely considered one of
the most valuable comic books in existence, with one copy selling for
$1,075,000 in a February 2010 auction. It was so important because of some
event happening for the first time.
What is its significance ?

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First appearance of
Batman.
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25
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Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.
What is the signiﬁcance of these words?

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The last words spoken
by Steve Jobs.
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So Long!
Finally!
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THANK YOU

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