The document describes the rules for a quiz game called "The Burn" where the last place team after each round can select another team to challenge. If the challenging team answers correctly and the challenged team answers incorrectly, the challenging team gains points equal to half the difference between the teams' scores. If the roles are reversed, the challenging team loses half the difference. It then provides examples of straight question rounds and identifies their subjects like books, movies, locations etc.
Quiz Meet Quiz: SpEnt (Sports and Entertainment) Quiz conducted by Shreyan and Nabil on 11th September, 2016.
Disclaimer: All questions are original. Any resemblance whatsoever to other questions of similar kind is purely coincidental.
The Mela Quiz was conducted as part of Thomso, the annual cultural fest of IIT Roorkee.
QM- Nikhil Arora
The link for audio/video for the quiz is attached below.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1reazp5YRM-gh-Scq0hHkmZvxanViPIxP?usp=sharing
2. “The Burn”
In this quiz the team who stands last
after every round has a chance to earn
bonus points. It gets to select any
other team and challenge it.
If burn is not selected ,the question
becomes a bonus straight question
with order of answering being lowest
to highest score
3. Say the teams are
A B C D
with A having least points
So, A can challenge B , C , or D.
A challenges D. Question will be
shown. If,
A & D both answer correct :both get nothing
A & D both answer wrong :both lose nothing
A is correct and D is wrong :A gets (D-A)/2
points
A is wrong and D is correct :A loses (D-A)/2
points
5. X is a young adult fantasy novel series by
American author Sarah J. Maas. Partly
inspired by Cinderella, the story follows the
journey of Celaena, a teenage assassin in a
corrupt kingdom. As the tale progresses,
Celaena forms unexpected bonds, and
uncovers a conspiracy amidst her
adventures. The series has received critical
acclaim and appeared on the New York
Times Best Seller list.
ID X
7. The X Complex was built as a world-class
financial and business facility to
complement the Midtown Manhattan
business district. The building was
completed as a gleaming beacon
of modern architecture after four years of
excavation and construction. It is located in
the vicinity of Manhattan's Columbus
Circle approximately 10 blocks north of
the Baxter Building
ID X
11. X are fantastical creatures found in
Middle Earth. They are used by orcs as
a means of transportation and can be
called an orcish equivalent of horses.
Also referred to as wolves of Isengard,
these canine beasts are vicious
predators.
ID X
13. The X effect is a statistical observation
that mortality through heart attacks is
increased by psychological stress. It
was discovered by David Phillips and
his colleagues at the University of
California, San Diego. X was named
after a novel in which the victim dies
due to the psychological stress caused
by a supposed supernatural entity.
ID X
17. X is a fantasy tabletop role-playing
game (RPG) originally designed
by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and
first published in 1974. As of
2006, X remained the best-known and
best-selling RPG with over US$1 billion
in book and equipment sales.X caused
a moral panic in the 1980s falsely
linking it to Satanism and suicide
ID X (pic on next slide)
26. X is a Pulitzer Prize winning novel
by Harper Lee published in 1960. X
was adapted into an American drama
film directed by Robert Mulligan. It
stars Gregory Peck in the role
of Atticus Finch and Mary Badham in
the role of Scout. It is considered to be
one of the greatest films ever to be
made.
ID X
28. Adriana Caselotti (pic in next slide) was
a 19 year old who voiced over X. The
maker of X wanted to keep the voice
of X special, so he held Adriana to a
contract according to which she was
never allowed to perform in a movie
or a stage again.
ID X
31. Jung Ji-Hoon , better known by
his stage name X, is a South
Korean singer, actor, songwriter,
dancer, model, producer and designer.
X’s musical career includes seven
albums (six Korean, one Japanese), 28
singles and numerous concert tours
around the world. His famous
Hollywood ventures include Speed
Racer and Ninja Assasin.
ID X (pic on next slide)
39. Wait…..I forgot to mention
something…
Since last season made ‘Grand
Connects‘ too mainstream… here’s
something new-
All the previous 15 questions
CONNECT ie they have a common
theme…
58. Grey Worm
Iron born
Rains of Castemere
Jon Snow
Mockingbird ( Sigil of House Baelish)
Ramsay Snow
Raven
The Wall
Dragons
The King
The Hound
Warg
Game
Stark
Throne
59. Burn 1:
Rulers of Indian Princely states were
given an epithet by his Mughal allies
indicating that ‘he is worth more than
one man’. This epithet is used even
today to indicate the ruler is in the
palace. It is most commonly seen in
Rajasthan.
What epithet?
62. Activity X
A average daily
newspaper(PDF) (100%
recycled paper)
850
A glass of orange juice 1,050
One load of dishes in an
EnergyStar dishwasher (PDF) 5,100
A five mile trip in theaverage
U.S. automobile
10,000
A cheeseburger 15,000
Electricity consumed by the
average U.S. household in one
month
3,100,000
63. Ans-
The number of google searches it
takes to use the same amount of
energy as the corresponding activity
64. This is Chuck Wepner. He never made
it big. But we still know of a miraculous
feat he pulled. How and what feat?
65. Ans-
This guy fought Ali in 1974 as a
wildcard and astounded everyone by
'going the distance' when everyone
expected a first round KO.
A (then) unknown actor named
Sylvester Stallone watched the fight,
found Wepner's stand inspiring and
the rest as they say is history.
66. During the 2nd world war, there were a
large number bombing raids carried
out on allied as well as axis controlled
cities. This caused destruction of
priceless pieces of art and places of
historical and cultural importance. The
Allies thus created a team of
specialists to prevent damage to such
important things.
What was the team called?
68. Tanks have been an important
resource during the world wars. The
strong armour and heavy weapons
made them a destructive force on
both the sides- Allied and Axis. Britain
produced a fair amount of ingenious
tanks during the war. But there is one
unique feature that all British tanks
have been equipped with since 1945.
What feature?
70. The 2014 Commonwealth Games were
flagged off in Glasgow, Scotland in
June 2014. In a nice touch, every
contingent was accompanied by a little
dog.
Which breed of dogs were these?
(pic on next slide)
73. X is the 2nd largest bank in Spain,
after Santander. Since 2006 the bank has
focused on overseas expansion, and now
operates in 40 countries. It has a strong retail
presence in southern European countries,
especially Spain, Portugal and Italy, and has
expanded into the United States and Asia. It was
formed in 1999 from the merger of Banco
Bilbao Vizcaya and Argentaria, both of which
had previously amalgamated three major banks
in Spain. It is however more popular because of
the world of sports. ID X
75. In Greek Mythology , X was the ship
used by Jason to retrieve the Golden
fleece. The ship itself was said to be
under the protection of the goddess
Hera and was made from the timber of
the forests of Dodona, which held the
power of prophecy. When the quest
for the Golden Fleece was done, the X
was placed into the heavens as a
constellation. It shares its name with a
Hollywood flick. ID X
81. X is a shoe manufacturer founded by
Scott Seamans, Lyndon "Duke"
Hanson, and George Boedecker Jr to
produce and distribute a
foam clog design acquired from
a Quebec company called Foam
Creations. The shoe had originally
been developed as a spa shoe.
ID X
87. Referred to as the
Carcajou, Skunk bear or Quick hatch
, this animal is the largest land
dwelling species of the weasel family.
How do we know it better as?
89. X is a term in Arabic used to address
non- Arab Muslims - Persians, Turks etc
who converted to Islam. They were
not given much respect, were
generally excluded from the
government and the military, and they
were forced to pay the jizya (tax).
Today, the term is used in a derogatory
way to refer to someone who is
uncivilized.
ID X
91. This Russian man was born to Timofey
and Aleksandra and is an author of a
few books along with poetry. However,
he is rarely known for his literary skills
but as the designer of an object which
has been produced over 100 million
times. This object was originally an
entry for a competition and called
Mikhitim.
Name the person.
93. Burn 2:
The X, designed by Dr. Egon Spengler, is a
portable particle accelerator system that is used
to create a charged particle beam - composed
of protons - that is fired by the proton gun (also
referred to as the “neutrona wand). Described
as a “positron collider", it presumably functions
by colliding high-energy positrons to generate
its proton beam. The beam allows Y to contain
and hold "negatively charged ectoplasmic
entities".
Just give me the Y.
119. Burn 3:
The Obelus, for reasons I can’t fathom,
comes from an Ancient Greek word for
a sharpened stick or other similar
pointy object. It shares its roots with
the word “obelisk.” The obelus was
once used to denote sections of
writing that were considered incorrect
or suspicious. How better do we know
the symbol for Obelus?
135. The Fisherman and his Wife
The Glass Coffin
Bremen town musicians
Four skillful brothers
The Elves and the Shoemaker
Tom Thumb
Little Snow White
Hansel and Gretel
Red Riding Hood
Rapunzel
Cindrella
