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SEQC
Rules
1. The quiz consists of 27 questions in sets of three.
2. Each question is worth 10 points
3. Quizmasters decision is final
Set 1
Q 1.
A series of romance novels (and movies based on them) divided teens
everywhere into one of two camps (Team X and Team Y) and led adults to making
well-thought out analyses such as:
Team X
Pros: Brooding, sullen and depressed, like a hot goth.
Cons: Brooding, sullen and depressed.
Identify X and Y (X goes into connect).
X = Edward Cullen, Y = Jacob Black
Q 2.
The following is a small sample from a much larger set which .
Boromir - Multiple arrow wounds (LoTR)
Alec Trevelyan - Dropped from a building (Goldeneye)
Ranuccio - Slit throat (Caravaggio)
X - Y (Game Of Thrones)
Identify X and Y. (X goes in connect)
X = Eddard Stark, Y = beheaded (any variant is cool)
Q 3.
X is a mascot for the English heavy metal band Y and appears on all their album
covers. The very first version of X was a papier-mache mask which could squirt
fake blood from its mouth. X’s name is said to be inspired from an old joke:
“A wife had a baby, but it was born with only a head and no body. 'Don't worry,'
says the doctor. 'Bring him back in five years time, and we'll probably have a body
for him'. So five years go by, and there's _____ the 'Ead, as his parents have
called him, sitting on the mantelpiece, when in walks his dad. 'Son,' he says,
'today's a very special day. It's your fifth birthday, and we've got a very special
surprise for you.' 'Oh no,' says _____. 'Not another fucking hat!”
Identify X and Y (X goes in connect)
X = Eddie the Head, Y = Iron Maiden
Connect
Ed, Edd and Eddy
Set 2
Q 4.
The name X originally referred vaguely to the former Danish, now Swedish, region
Scania.
In current usage though, X is used to collectively refer to Norway, Sweden and
Denmark.
Identify X
Scandinavia
Q 5.
The Birth of Venus is a painting by Botticelli depicting the goddess Venus arriving
at the shore of a current island nation after her birth.
Identify the Mediterranean island, which is home to many a Greek myth.
Cyprus
Q 6.
X is the main village in Sunart, Scotland. The village name in Gaelic, “Sron an
t-Sithein” translates to “nose of the fairy hill”. Interestingly enough, the villages
claim to fame is also due to the nearby hills.
Identify X.
Strontian
Identify Connect for 10 points.
Connect
Scandinavia -> Scandium
Cyprus -> Copper
Strontian ->Strontium
Set 3
Q 7.
The fifth in a series of seven best-selling books and has also been made into a
blockbuster movie of the same name. The book takes its name from a covert
organisation in the fictional world the books are about.
Identify this extremely popular book.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Q 8.
X is a 1975 American comedy-drama film based on an eponymous novel which
drew upon the author's experiences with psychoactive drugs. X is considered to
be one of the greatest films ever made and won all five major Academy awards.
In the movie, Y was played by Louise Fletcher who later remarked,
“I didn’t want to make her a monster – I wanted to make her believable as a real
person in those circumstances. I drew on the misuse of power, a prominent issue
in those times with Nixon having been forced to resign. I saw very clearly how
people can believe that they’re doing good and they know best.
I had no makeup – just Vaseline on my lips and this crazy hairdo. … Towards the
end, I was sick of all the constrictions to do with playing Y, right down to her tight
clothes.”
Her role was later ranked as the fifth-greatest villain in film history by the American
Film Institute.
Identify X and Y. X goes into connect.
X = One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Y = Nurse Ratched
Q 9.
X is the first in a seven-volume series of autobiographies by Y. It deals with the
early childhood years of Y and several themes such as rape, literacy and racism.
When selecting a title Y turned to the poem “Sympathy” by Paul Laurence Dunbar,
an African-American poet whose works she had admired for years.
_ ____ ___ ___ _____ ____ _____, ah me,
When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,
When he beats his bars and would be free;
It is not a carol of joy or glee,
But a prayer that he sends from his heart's deep core,
But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings –
_ ____ ___ ___ _____ ____ _____.
Identify X and Y (X goes in connect)
Set 4
Q 10.
X is an AC/DC song in their 1980 album of the same name. It was the band's first
album with vocalist Brian Johnson, after the death of Bon Scott. The album's
all-black cover was designed as a "sign of mourning" for Scott.
The song itself is meant to be a tribute to Bon Scott. Brian Johnson recalls “I just
wrote what came into my head, which at the time seemed like mumbo, jumbo.
'Nine lives. Cats eyes. Abusing every one of them and running wild.'”
Identify the song.
Back in Black
Q 11.
X is an Oscar winning 2007 biographical film about the life of French singer Y and
is named after Y’s signature song. Y herself wrote the lyrics for the song which
celebrates finding love after a bad period, which is usually interpreted to refer to
World War 2, and depicts a state where everything appears rosy and cheerful to
you. The song has been covered successfully by multiple artists including Louis
Armstrong.
The lyrics from the Louis Armstrong cover are:
When you kiss me, Heaven sighs
And though I close my eyes
I see __ ___ __ ____
When you press me to your heart
I'm in a world apart
A world where roses bloom
Identify X and Y.
X = La Vie en Rose
Y = Edith Piaf
Q 12.
The song X was written in the mid-60’s and was one of the first songs to sneak
drug references past radio censors. The song uses imagery from the works of
Lewis Carroll and was intended to be a slap to parents who read their children
such novels and then wondered why their children later used drugs. The song
references characters such as Alice, the white knight, the red queen, and the
titular _____ ______. The creator of the song aptly stated that X is about following
your curiosity.
Identify X.
X = White Rabbit
Set 5
Q 13.
“Liberty Leading The People” is a painting commemorating the July Revolution of
1830, which lead to the toppling of Charles X of France.
Identify the painter, who was considered one of the leaders of the French
Romantic School.
Also, identify the band which used this artwork as inspiration for one of their album
covers.
(painting on next slide)
Eugene Delacroix
Q 14.
“The Last of the Mohicans” is an EP by new wave group Bow Wow Wow.
Its album cover is inspired by an 1863 painting by a French artist.
Identify artist and painting.
(album cover on next slide)
Luncheon on Grass by Edouard Manet
Q 15.
Composition with Red Blue and Yellow is a 1930 painting by X. It is a product of
the Dutch Y movement, which translates to “The Style.”
It is also said to be the inspiration for the cover of an album by The White Stripes.
Identify X, and the album which is very aptly named Y as well.
(painting on next slide)
X = Piet Mondrian
Y = De Stijl
Set 6
Q 16.
On December 22, 2016 Canada’s transportation department released a video of
an old man receiving his commercial pilot's license. The video shows the man
completing a vision screening test consisting solely of the letters H and O and
handing over a urine sample.
The elderly gentleman is then told “Your health is good. Your sugar levels are a
little bit high, but you are cleared to go, so that’s the good news”.
Identify the old man.
Santa Claus
Q 17.
X is the first actor to be nominated for an Emmy for playing the same character on
3 different series.
1. Wings
2. ______
3. _______
Identify X (5) and the two series (5) (2nd series name goes into connect)
Kelsey Grammar. Cheers. Frasier
Q 18.
X is a collection of formal systems used in mathematics, philosophy, linguistics or
computer science. It derives its name from a statement which may be true or false
depending on the value of its variables.
Identify X.
Predicate logic (first order logic also cool)
10 points for connect
Santa Claus(e)
Frasier
Predicate Logic
I am sorry
Set 7
Q 19.
What follows is a list of the source of names for a set of “entities”.
Identify the fifth of these “entities”.
1. Roman God of beginnings 7. Julius Caesar
2. The feast of purification 8. Augustus Caesar
3. Roman God of War 9. Seven
4. Greek Goddess of Love 10. Eight
5. Greek Goddess of Spring 11. Nine
6. Roman Queen of the Gods 12. Ten
May
Q 20.
X is a Grammy winning American singer who rose to fame after winning the
inaugural season of American Idol.
Identify X.
Kelly Clarkson
Q 21.
The following is an excerpt from X’s biodata on “thehamsterscage.co.uk”-
“Well, I am very tall, it’s often remarked upon. And very clever too, I have four
degrees from universities so specialised and at such a high level that nobody has
ever heard of them. The commonly-held belief is that I am a fairly short, fairly thick
brummie, 41 years old, who lives in a pretend castle in the Herefordshire
countryside with his wife, Mindy, two daughters, Izzy and Willow, six dogs, four
cats, eight horses, two goats, a flock of sheep, twenty or so ducks, twelve cars,
four motorcycles and an unnecessarily large collection of chickens.”
Identify X.
Richard Hammond
Set 8
Q 22.
X is revered in Hindu mythology and is associated with multiple deities such as
Vishnu, Lakshmi and Sarasvati.
X is also cited extensively in several texts. For example:
“One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the
Supreme Lord, is unaffected by sinful action, as the _____ is untouched by water.”
Identify X.
Lotus flower
Q 23.
X often refers to a ship armed with cannons and propelled primarily by sails. Its
name goes against the tradition of having ship names be feminine and derives
from its “cargo”.
Identify X.
Man of War
Q 24.
The character X was initially named Marshall, after one of Douglas Adams’
friends. However, the name was later changed slightly to avoid causing offence.
X’s lullaby was published in the book “Life, the Universe and Everything”. A verse
from the lullaby is given:
“Now I lay me down to sleep
Try to count electric sheep
Sweet dream wishes you can keep
How I hate the night”
Identify X.
Marvin, the Paranoid Android
10 points for connect
Radiohead songs
Set 9
Q 25.
The second son of Vlad Dracul, X became the ruler of Wallachia in 1436. X is
known for his unusually cruel punishment techniques which also contributed to X’s
name.
Identify X.
Impaler, I ‘ardly know ‘er
Q 26.
X is a popular media franchise based on the adventures of a powerful but
dimwitted police officer with a fashion sense similar to that of Inspector Clouseau
from the Pink Panther cartoons.
X’s powers were bestowed upon him when he had to undergo an operation after
slipping on a banana peel.
Identify X.
Inspector Gadget, I ‘ardly know ‘er
Q 27.
X is an award-winning musical which centers on Tevye, the father of five
daughters, and his attempts to maintain his Jewish religious and cultural traditions
as outside influences encroach upon the family's lives.
The title is a metaphor for survival in a life of uncertainty precarious as a _______
__ ___ ____ "trying to scratch out a pleasant simple tune without breaking his
neck."
Identify X.
Fiddler on the roof, I ‘ardly know ‘er

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SEQC (September 2017)

  • 2. Rules 1. The quiz consists of 27 questions in sets of three. 2. Each question is worth 10 points 3. Quizmasters decision is final
  • 4. Q 1. A series of romance novels (and movies based on them) divided teens everywhere into one of two camps (Team X and Team Y) and led adults to making well-thought out analyses such as: Team X Pros: Brooding, sullen and depressed, like a hot goth. Cons: Brooding, sullen and depressed. Identify X and Y (X goes into connect).
  • 5. X = Edward Cullen, Y = Jacob Black
  • 6. Q 2. The following is a small sample from a much larger set which . Boromir - Multiple arrow wounds (LoTR) Alec Trevelyan - Dropped from a building (Goldeneye) Ranuccio - Slit throat (Caravaggio) X - Y (Game Of Thrones) Identify X and Y. (X goes in connect)
  • 7. X = Eddard Stark, Y = beheaded (any variant is cool)
  • 8. Q 3. X is a mascot for the English heavy metal band Y and appears on all their album covers. The very first version of X was a papier-mache mask which could squirt fake blood from its mouth. X’s name is said to be inspired from an old joke: “A wife had a baby, but it was born with only a head and no body. 'Don't worry,' says the doctor. 'Bring him back in five years time, and we'll probably have a body for him'. So five years go by, and there's _____ the 'Ead, as his parents have called him, sitting on the mantelpiece, when in walks his dad. 'Son,' he says, 'today's a very special day. It's your fifth birthday, and we've got a very special surprise for you.' 'Oh no,' says _____. 'Not another fucking hat!” Identify X and Y (X goes in connect)
  • 9. X = Eddie the Head, Y = Iron Maiden
  • 11. Set 2
  • 12. Q 4. The name X originally referred vaguely to the former Danish, now Swedish, region Scania. In current usage though, X is used to collectively refer to Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Identify X
  • 14. Q 5. The Birth of Venus is a painting by Botticelli depicting the goddess Venus arriving at the shore of a current island nation after her birth. Identify the Mediterranean island, which is home to many a Greek myth.
  • 16. Q 6. X is the main village in Sunart, Scotland. The village name in Gaelic, “Sron an t-Sithein” translates to “nose of the fairy hill”. Interestingly enough, the villages claim to fame is also due to the nearby hills. Identify X.
  • 18. Identify Connect for 10 points.
  • 19. Connect Scandinavia -> Scandium Cyprus -> Copper Strontian ->Strontium
  • 20. Set 3
  • 21. Q 7. The fifth in a series of seven best-selling books and has also been made into a blockbuster movie of the same name. The book takes its name from a covert organisation in the fictional world the books are about. Identify this extremely popular book.
  • 22. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  • 23. Q 8. X is a 1975 American comedy-drama film based on an eponymous novel which drew upon the author's experiences with psychoactive drugs. X is considered to be one of the greatest films ever made and won all five major Academy awards. In the movie, Y was played by Louise Fletcher who later remarked, “I didn’t want to make her a monster – I wanted to make her believable as a real person in those circumstances. I drew on the misuse of power, a prominent issue in those times with Nixon having been forced to resign. I saw very clearly how people can believe that they’re doing good and they know best.
  • 24. I had no makeup – just Vaseline on my lips and this crazy hairdo. … Towards the end, I was sick of all the constrictions to do with playing Y, right down to her tight clothes.” Her role was later ranked as the fifth-greatest villain in film history by the American Film Institute. Identify X and Y. X goes into connect.
  • 25. X = One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Y = Nurse Ratched
  • 26. Q 9. X is the first in a seven-volume series of autobiographies by Y. It deals with the early childhood years of Y and several themes such as rape, literacy and racism. When selecting a title Y turned to the poem “Sympathy” by Paul Laurence Dunbar, an African-American poet whose works she had admired for years.
  • 27. _ ____ ___ ___ _____ ____ _____, ah me, When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore, When he beats his bars and would be free; It is not a carol of joy or glee, But a prayer that he sends from his heart's deep core, But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings – _ ____ ___ ___ _____ ____ _____. Identify X and Y (X goes in connect)
  • 28.
  • 29. Set 4
  • 30. Q 10. X is an AC/DC song in their 1980 album of the same name. It was the band's first album with vocalist Brian Johnson, after the death of Bon Scott. The album's all-black cover was designed as a "sign of mourning" for Scott. The song itself is meant to be a tribute to Bon Scott. Brian Johnson recalls “I just wrote what came into my head, which at the time seemed like mumbo, jumbo. 'Nine lives. Cats eyes. Abusing every one of them and running wild.'” Identify the song.
  • 32. Q 11. X is an Oscar winning 2007 biographical film about the life of French singer Y and is named after Y’s signature song. Y herself wrote the lyrics for the song which celebrates finding love after a bad period, which is usually interpreted to refer to World War 2, and depicts a state where everything appears rosy and cheerful to you. The song has been covered successfully by multiple artists including Louis Armstrong. The lyrics from the Louis Armstrong cover are:
  • 33. When you kiss me, Heaven sighs And though I close my eyes I see __ ___ __ ____ When you press me to your heart I'm in a world apart A world where roses bloom Identify X and Y.
  • 34. X = La Vie en Rose Y = Edith Piaf
  • 35. Q 12. The song X was written in the mid-60’s and was one of the first songs to sneak drug references past radio censors. The song uses imagery from the works of Lewis Carroll and was intended to be a slap to parents who read their children such novels and then wondered why their children later used drugs. The song references characters such as Alice, the white knight, the red queen, and the titular _____ ______. The creator of the song aptly stated that X is about following your curiosity. Identify X.
  • 36. X = White Rabbit
  • 37. Set 5
  • 38. Q 13. “Liberty Leading The People” is a painting commemorating the July Revolution of 1830, which lead to the toppling of Charles X of France. Identify the painter, who was considered one of the leaders of the French Romantic School. Also, identify the band which used this artwork as inspiration for one of their album covers. (painting on next slide)
  • 39.
  • 41. Q 14. “The Last of the Mohicans” is an EP by new wave group Bow Wow Wow. Its album cover is inspired by an 1863 painting by a French artist. Identify artist and painting. (album cover on next slide)
  • 42.
  • 43. Luncheon on Grass by Edouard Manet
  • 44. Q 15. Composition with Red Blue and Yellow is a 1930 painting by X. It is a product of the Dutch Y movement, which translates to “The Style.” It is also said to be the inspiration for the cover of an album by The White Stripes. Identify X, and the album which is very aptly named Y as well. (painting on next slide)
  • 45.
  • 46. X = Piet Mondrian Y = De Stijl
  • 47. Set 6
  • 48. Q 16. On December 22, 2016 Canada’s transportation department released a video of an old man receiving his commercial pilot's license. The video shows the man completing a vision screening test consisting solely of the letters H and O and handing over a urine sample. The elderly gentleman is then told “Your health is good. Your sugar levels are a little bit high, but you are cleared to go, so that’s the good news”. Identify the old man.
  • 50. Q 17. X is the first actor to be nominated for an Emmy for playing the same character on 3 different series. 1. Wings 2. ______ 3. _______ Identify X (5) and the two series (5) (2nd series name goes into connect)
  • 52. Q 18. X is a collection of formal systems used in mathematics, philosophy, linguistics or computer science. It derives its name from a statement which may be true or false depending on the value of its variables. Identify X.
  • 53. Predicate logic (first order logic also cool)
  • 54. 10 points for connect
  • 56. Set 7
  • 57. Q 19. What follows is a list of the source of names for a set of “entities”. Identify the fifth of these “entities”.
  • 58. 1. Roman God of beginnings 7. Julius Caesar 2. The feast of purification 8. Augustus Caesar 3. Roman God of War 9. Seven 4. Greek Goddess of Love 10. Eight 5. Greek Goddess of Spring 11. Nine 6. Roman Queen of the Gods 12. Ten
  • 59. May
  • 60. Q 20. X is a Grammy winning American singer who rose to fame after winning the inaugural season of American Idol. Identify X.
  • 62. Q 21. The following is an excerpt from X’s biodata on “thehamsterscage.co.uk”- “Well, I am very tall, it’s often remarked upon. And very clever too, I have four degrees from universities so specialised and at such a high level that nobody has ever heard of them. The commonly-held belief is that I am a fairly short, fairly thick brummie, 41 years old, who lives in a pretend castle in the Herefordshire countryside with his wife, Mindy, two daughters, Izzy and Willow, six dogs, four cats, eight horses, two goats, a flock of sheep, twenty or so ducks, twelve cars, four motorcycles and an unnecessarily large collection of chickens.” Identify X.
  • 64. Set 8
  • 65. Q 22. X is revered in Hindu mythology and is associated with multiple deities such as Vishnu, Lakshmi and Sarasvati. X is also cited extensively in several texts. For example: “One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the Supreme Lord, is unaffected by sinful action, as the _____ is untouched by water.” Identify X.
  • 67. Q 23. X often refers to a ship armed with cannons and propelled primarily by sails. Its name goes against the tradition of having ship names be feminine and derives from its “cargo”. Identify X.
  • 69. Q 24. The character X was initially named Marshall, after one of Douglas Adams’ friends. However, the name was later changed slightly to avoid causing offence. X’s lullaby was published in the book “Life, the Universe and Everything”. A verse from the lullaby is given: “Now I lay me down to sleep Try to count electric sheep Sweet dream wishes you can keep How I hate the night” Identify X.
  • 71. 10 points for connect
  • 73. Set 9
  • 74. Q 25. The second son of Vlad Dracul, X became the ruler of Wallachia in 1436. X is known for his unusually cruel punishment techniques which also contributed to X’s name. Identify X.
  • 75. Impaler, I ‘ardly know ‘er
  • 76. Q 26. X is a popular media franchise based on the adventures of a powerful but dimwitted police officer with a fashion sense similar to that of Inspector Clouseau from the Pink Panther cartoons. X’s powers were bestowed upon him when he had to undergo an operation after slipping on a banana peel. Identify X.
  • 77. Inspector Gadget, I ‘ardly know ‘er
  • 78. Q 27. X is an award-winning musical which centers on Tevye, the father of five daughters, and his attempts to maintain his Jewish religious and cultural traditions as outside influences encroach upon the family's lives. The title is a metaphor for survival in a life of uncertainty precarious as a _______ __ ___ ____ "trying to scratch out a pleasant simple tune without breaking his neck." Identify X.
  • 79. Fiddler on the roof, I ‘ardly know ‘er