1) The document describes a quiz competition between LitSec and Vol Mama. It provides the rules of the competition which includes 25 questions about sports and entertainment with 5 starred tie-breaker questions. 2) It lists the 25 questions and answers on topics ranging from Peanuts comics, Aaron Ramsey's goal scoring record, movies like The Graduate and Inception, and people like Zlatan Ibrahimovic. 3) The questions include references to movies, music, sports celebrities and mix in some word puzzles and pictorial clues to identify the answers.

1. SpEnt Quiz Prelim
M/s LitSec, LitSec, LitSec, and Vol Mama
Akshay Rangamani
Ashwin “More” Pananjady
Ameya “Cow” Karve
Shivamshu

2. OQ QuizMaster #1- My God! LitSoc has never
been this close in all the aeons I’ve spent in
insti!
OQ QuizMaster #2 (consulting, with notes from
previous years)- Yeah, true. We must go win
SpEnt now; we will have a *hypothetical*
chance to win LitSoc!

3. Rules
• 25 questions, sports + entertainment.
• 5 starred questions, which will be used to
break ties. These are scattered among the
25.
• To be eligible to participate, you must:
– Not support the current Indian test cricket team.
– Worship Rajinikanth
– Make an effort to understand the joke-joke on
slide 1 and the rest that will follow.

4. • The top 8 teams will qualify for the finals.
• Googling and the rest will lead to immediate
disqualification. Our freshie volunteer has been
given the right to evict you, like a boss!
• Write your name, hostel, contact number, and
mothers’ maiden names on the sheet.
• Sports questions are actual sports questions.
Just because your pencil resembles a hockey
stick, Ameya won’t ask a question about it.
• All references are purely intentional.

6. Question 0 (Not Scored)
X was a former Bollywood actress, who had a
brief and controversial career in Hindi movies.
She was once in a relationship with Dawood
Ibrahim, and tried to use money and clout to
establish herself as a leading actress, but failed.
A movie portraying her is under production
currently, with her character being played by
Kareena Kapoor. X?

7. Answer
• Mandakini

8. Question 1
What was this?

9. Answer
• First Peanuts Comic Strip

10. Question 2
John Kinley Tener (July 25, 1863 – May 19, 1946)
was a Major League baseball player and
executive and, from 1911 to 1915, served as the
25th Governor of Pennsylvania. He started the
tradition of a Congressional Baseball Game,
which is organised each summer and raises lots
of charity from the local people. What are teams
that contest in this game ?

11. Answer
• Republicans vs. Democrats.

12. *Question 3

13. The pic is a panel from “Dream of a Lifetime” a
2004 Duck Tales comic. It came up on the
internet a few years ago claiming to be the
inspiration for what?

14. Answer
Inception

15. Question 4

16. Answer
Vinod Kambli

17. Question 5
X is a TV Series which is loosely based on a series of
novels by Jeff Lindsay.
X By Design
X Is Delicious
Darkly Dreaming X
Dearly Devoted X
X In The Dark
Double X
Sitter. X ?

18. Answer
Dexter

19. Question 6
The X Saga :
26-Dec-1990 :
X Born - Dissolution of the Soviet Union
26-Dec-2003 : X 13 yrs old - Iran earthquake
26-Dec-2004 : X 14 yrs old - Indonesia Tsunami
26-Dec-2006 : X 16yrs old - Taiwan earthquake
26-Dec-2008 : X 18 yrs old - Yunnan(China) earthquake
26-Dec-2012 : X 22yrs old - End of the world?
This was all over facebook recently.
X?

20. Answer
Aaron Ramsey. Someone dies everytime he
scores a goal.

21. Question 7
Released in 1927, this movie
accomplished something that
was replicated only this year.
The actors were commended
for their "superb"
performance, for the lack of
_____ made it that much
harder to convey the movie's
message.
What was the feat?

22. Answer
The first silent movie to win an Oscar, the next
being The Artist, in 2012.

23. Question 8
The term X refers to the area being slightly
depressed below field level, Xs allowed
spectators to see all the action, while not
obstructing their view. Xs are common in
baseball, and more recently cricket. X?

24. Answer
Dugout

25. Question 9
Men’s coxless pair at 2008 Beijing Olympics:
Drew Ginn & Duncan Free- Gold medal
Dave Calder & Scott Frandsen- Silver medal
Nathan Twaddle & George Bridgewater- Bronze medal
? & ? - 6th position.

26. Answer
The Winklevoss Twins

27. *Question 10

28. Answer
Bryan Brothers’ Foundation

29. Question 11
X, sometimes known as I Hate Sandcastles, is a
popular internet meme.
The original image was taken by photographer
Laney Griner of her son Sammy on August 26th,
2007. She posted it to both her personal Flickr
account and put it up on Getty Images, which
has since been removed.
X?

30. Answer
Success Kid Meme

31. Question 12
David Prowse was his body. James Earl Jones
was his voice. Sebastian Shaw was his face. A
fourth person did his breathing.
For whom?

32. Answer
Darth Vader

33. Question 13

34. Answer
Jihad Rap

35. Question 14
X National Cricket Team - Black Caps
X National Football Team - All Whites
X National Rugby Team - All Blacks
X National Basketball Team - Y
X? Y?
No part points.

36. Answer
New Zealand Sports Teams.
The Basketball team is called the Tall Blacks.

37. Question 15
XY is a sport that originated in the Indus Valley
civilization, and is practiced across the world.
In some regional variations, the Xs are equipped
with either metal spurs (called gaffs) or knives; A
participant in XY is the mascot of Z, a football
team.
Put X, Y, Z.

38. Answer
XY- Cockfighting
Z- Tottenham Hotspur

39. Question 16
Montezuma's revenge , Aztec two step - Mexico
Pharaoh's Revenge , Cairo two-step - Egypt
Karachi Cork - Pakistan
Tokyo Trots - Japan
Jimmy Britts - Australia
Tom Tits - Great Britain
_________ - India
FITB.

40. Answer
Delhi Belly

41. *Question 17
It can mean only one of three things: You work
in a men's clothing store; you're a butler or X .
Give X and what is being discussed here (Y)?

42. Answer
The Master’s Jacket

43. Question 18
A was a movie which featured a soundtrack of the
same name by B. All songs in the movie A were
sung by B, except 3, which were performed by Dave
Grusin. The other songs were written specifically for
the movie, although subsequent, refined versions
were released in other albums later. The album was
released on 21 June 1968, and produced by Teo
Macero. B's songs in A catapulted them to fame,
and in the next two years came the biggest hits,
before a split in 1970.
A and B?

44. Answer
A- Graduate
B- Simon and Garfunkel

45. *Question 19
Mashup of 2 movies.
Which movies?

46. Answer
Toy Story
The Shining

47. Question 20
Kit of which team?

48. Answer
Team Great Britain

49. Question 21
"___1___" is a fictionalized retelling of real people
____2____ met during his days as a piano-lounge
singer in Los Angeles at the Executive Lounge after
the failure of his first album, Cold Spring
Harbor. ___2___'s own personal feelings about this
failure are expressed in the failed dreams of the
characters in his song. At the time, ___2___ was
trying to get out of a bad deal with the record
company Family Productions, so, according to
___2___, he was "hiding out" at the bar, performing
under the name Bill Martin while Columbia Records
tried to get him out of the deal.

50. Answer
1- Piano Man
2- Billy Joel

51. Question 22
Since the 2003 season, X has won the domestic
league for all the clubs he has turned out for (5
in total). He currently captains his national side.
He also has a black belt in taekwondo. Who?

52. Answer
Zlatan Ibrahimovic

53. *Question 23
This is an ad campaign by Nike. What has been blanked out?

54. Answer
Sir Isaac Newton

55. Question 24
XY is a 34 year old performing artist from
Madurai. He has featured in two albums, namely
XY and Simple Superstar. He is credited with the
creation of a new genre in music called Indo-
World Fusion. He is a supporter of the Pune
Warriors cricket team, and met with Robin
Uthappa during a concert recently. Whoizit?

56. Answer
Wilbur Sargunaraj

57. Question 25
Dadagiri is a reality show on UTV Bindass.
In its first season, called Dadagiri: Beat the Bullies, contestants
were selected every week and would compete for a prize money
of Rs. 50,000. It was hosted by Vishal and Esha along with Akash.
The second series saw 12 contenders competing for a Rs
1,000,000 prize, and became the number one rated programme
among youth TV channels.
The third season was called D3 Commando Force: Dadagiri
Against Terrorism. it was the cash prize and the motive was the
same.
The current fourth season is called "Dadagiri: The Revenge of the
Sexes"
However, we know it for something else. What?

58. Answer- How can she slap?