The Fandom Quiz Finals by Qilluminati

FANDOM QUIZ
FINALS
Researched and Conducted By
Qilluminati

Rules :
• The Finals are divided into three rounds :
• The Written Visual Round
• 8 Questions of 5 points each.
• The Written List-It Round
• The Pick Your Fandom Round
• 36 Questions in Jeopardy format for 10 points each.
• Details to be explained by the Quizmaster.
• Use of mobile phones is prohibited.
• The Quizmaster’s decision is final and binding.

The Cosplay Round
• Written Round.
• 8 Visuals will be shown.
• Answer the question that follows each visual.
• Every correct answer gets you 5 points.
• Getting all answers correct gets you 10 extra
points.
• There are no negatives.

1.
A gender-bent cosplay showing two characters in an iconic moment from comic
book history. Referenced heavily in two movies and three animated TV shows,
what is the storyline called?

2.
A cosplay showing two much-loved characters from a movie that released
in 2015. Identify the characters.

3.
A no-cost cosplay of a character who first appeared on television in 1999. A
self-proclaimed expert in the “art of doing nothing”, identify the character.

4.
This character is known colloquially as Mooglie. Identify the “organization”
he is strongly associated with.

5.
A hilarious interpretation of which character?

6.
The cosplay in red and yellow is a mash-up of two characters. Identify both.

7.
Simply identify the character.

8.
Cosplay of which iconic character?

Exchange your sheets.
Answers Follow.

Answer
Joy and Sadness (Inside Out).

8.
Cosplay for which iconic character?

The One Where You List Things Down
• Written List-It Round based on the TV show
Friends.
• Exhaustive List with 11 Entries.
• Every correct entries gets you 3 points.
• There are no negatives.
• Getting all answers correct gets you 7 extra
points. So, a total of 40 Points up for grabs.

Question.
Name all the Academy Award Winners who have appeared on
Friends.

Answers
• Fisher Stevens
• Helen Hunt
• George Clooney
• Julia Roberts
• Robin Williams
• Charlton Heston
• Reese Witherspoon
• Susan Sarandon
• Sean Penn
• Brad Pitt
• Jim Rash

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X is located in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington
and Chelsea. X is noted for its very expensive properties and is one of the
richest districts in the world. X’s name comes from one of the alternative titles
for the Duke of Westminster, Viscount ________. Some famous past residents of X
include Tennyson, Sir Roger Moore, the father of Winston Churchill and
Christopher Lee.
How did this area enter popular consciousness a few years back, mostly in
relation to the name of another place that rhymes with X and lies hundreds
of kilometers away from it?
Identifying X will also do.
1.

Belgravia.
(The Sherlock episode “A Scandal in Belgravia” that was based on the short story “A Scandal in Bohemia”.)
Answer

Franz Kafka’s It’s a Wonderful Life is a live action short film made for BBC Scotland
in 1993 which jointly won an Oscar with Trevor in 1994 in the concerned category.
It was written and directed by X, then in his mid thirties. X also famously played
George Harrison in 1985 in the film John and Yoko : A Love Story.
Who is X, somebody whose entry in pop culture immortality was cemented via an
announcement on August 4th 2013 on a show hosted by Zoe Ball?
2.

A report by the Daily Mail from September 17th 2014 was about China’s first ever
school for Bs, run entirely by those from the West. The founder said that this was
done to cash in on the fast emergence of the super rich in China and the X effect,
X being something with tremendous fan following in the country. The course
was reported as being eight weeks long and costing nearly £11,000. The school
also broke stereotypes by employing a lot of women, especially owing to their
popularity in the Middle East.
Identify both B and X; part points will not be awarded.
3.

B – Butlers; X - Downton Abbey.
Answer

The ______ ______ ____ is a famous 1989 book on post-colonialism, often
considered a seminal work in the area. A major area of focus is how post-colonial
voices respond to those of the centre, the colonizing power. While deriving its
title from a 1982 essay by Salman Rushdie, the work’s title is also a pun on an
iconic work from 9 years earlier.
Identify the title of the work in question.
1.

The Empire Writes Back.
Answer

X started his film career in 1953 by training Errol Flynn for The Master of
Ballantrae. X then worked on iconic films like The Guns of Navarone and From
Russia With Love, but he appears in this quiz for a string of appearances he
made on celluloid in the late 1970s and early 1980s, something that went
unrecognized for a while. Mark Hamill said in 1983 that it “was X who actually
did Y’s fighting. It was always supposed to be a secret, but I finally told George
that I didn’t think it was fair anymore. X had worked so bloody hard that he
deserved some recognition.”
Identify both X and Y.
Part points will not be awarded.
2.

X-Bob Anderson; Y-Darth Vader.
Answer

The name of R probably derives from how it is on the banks of a water body
named English. In 1985, when R was looking for something for its annual town
festival, Steve Miller, a member of its city council, someone who was familiar with a
certain work by X, now deceased, born in El Paso, Texas in 1921 about the making
of something, suggested that they should push to proclaim themselves as the
future birthplace of Y, something that was unanimously accepted. R’s name might
remind you of a stadium in northern England that is currently home to a top tier
club.
Identify R, X and Y.
Part points will be awarded. [4+3+3]
3.

R - Riverside, Iowa; X - Gene Roddenberry; Y- Captain Kirk.
Answer

X, Y’s first novel, broke into the New York Times Bestseller’s List in the concerned
category over seven years after it was first published in 2005. X derives deeply
from Y’s own experiences while attending high school in Birmingham, Alabama. A
film adaptation of X has been in the offing for a while, especially owing to how it
could follow up Z, Y’s sixth novel that was made into a very successful and
eponymously titled feature film, its title having been derived from a tragic work
of drama. One of the words in X is the same as one representing an entity that is
the 49th and penultimate entry into a list, also being over 600,000 square miles
in area.
Identify X, Y and Z.
Part points will be awarded. [4+3+3]
1.

X - Looking for Alaska; Y - John Green; Z - The Fault in Our Stars.
Answer

“_____ et circenses” is a Latin phrase indicating the kind of shallow and
diversionary government run by ill-equipped or corrupt functionaries that
originates in classical Rome. It translates into English as “_____ and circuses”. Its
originator, the classic poet Juvenal, used it to describe what he saw as the
selfishness of the masses and their lack of concern for the important stuff.
If the author of a certain very popular series of books is to be believed, one that
draws heavily upon the various aspects of classical Rome, the name of which
fictional entity comes from the missing word in the concerned Latin phrase?
What is translates to in English is also acceptable.
2.

Panem (The Hunger Games trilogy); “Bread” is also acceptable.
Answer

X was the third book in a series. Its famous book jacket comprised a torn red
ribbon and was released two months before the actual release of the book in May
2007. The ribbon has been said to represent two things. Firstly, of course, there is
the dilemma that the novel’s central female character has to make between her
love for her boyfriend and her friendship towards someone else. The author
has also stated how it represents the inability of said character to completely
escape the shackles of her life as a human being.
Identify X.
3.

Each of the cast members was given a gift on their last day of the shooting of
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).
These were usually a prop that was significant to their roles. Miranda Otto
received one of X's dresses and her sword while Y received Arwen's “dying
dress”.
Identify X and Y.
Also, what did Orlando Bloom get?
1.

Eowyn; Liv Tyler; one of Legolas' bows.
Answer

This 1926 project of J. R. R. Tolkien didn’t see the light of the day during his lifetime
and was only published in 2014.
Writing in the New York Times, Ethan Gilsdorf commented that Tolkien had been
skeptical about putting it into modern English, and had written in a 1940 essay
that turning it into 'plain prose' could be an 'abuse'. Gilsdorf continued, “But he did
it anyway”; Tolkien remarking that the result “was ‘hardly to my liking’.”
Which work is being talked about which undoubtedly had a formative mythopoeic
influence on Tolkien and his representation of Middle Earth?
2.

Peter Jackson, when talking about X, has said, “I have never met a bigger Tolkien
geek in my life… Philippa Boyens is our resident Tolkien expert, and when X came
down to visit the set, we put him head to head with Philippa on a Tolkien quiz – and
X triumphed. I have to say, his encyclopedic knowledge of Tolkien is spectacular, and
points to a deprived childhood in some respects.”
Jokes apart, X did land a cameo as a Lake-town spy for The Hobbit: The
Desolation of Smaug and is known as ‘America's most fearless purveyor of
“truthiness“’.
Who is this Ringer?
3.

Four celebrity cameos from HIMYM, simply identify.
• Benefits - Season 4, Episode 12 – She quotes Shakespeare and Marshall refers to
her as the “super hot lady, who my wife keeps telling me why she's famous but I
keep forgetting.”
• Of Course - Season 5, Episode 17 – She plays Anita, the one woman to say
“no” to Barney Stinson. It drives him so crazy that he winds up diving into the
Hudson River.
• Glitter - Season 6, Episode 9 – She along with Robin sing about how “two
beavers are better than one” in their innuendo-filled Canadian TV show, Space
Teens.
• Slutty Pumpkin Returns - Season 7, Episode 8 - After many Halloweens spent
waiting, Ted is finally reunited with the Slutty Pumpkin. And guess what? It's X.
Too bad they have absolutely no chemistry.
1.

• Kim Kardashian; •Jennifer Lopez; •Nicole Scherzinger; •Katie Holmes.
Answer

To date there have been three principal X (author) references in the geek-ridden
rom com that is The Big Bang Theory.
In The Romance Resonance, Penny buys Leonard a romantic gift of a first edition
of Y (but he already has one), in The Prom Equivalency, Sheldon suggests that
the best way to withstand a fake prom is to pretend to be a visitor from another
planet, like Ford Prefect, and in The Table Polarization, Sheldon takes a stand to
defend his desk, saying, “Think of me as Y, lying in front of the bulldozers to protect
his home.”
Identify X.
Who played Y in a 2005 movie?
2.

Douglas Adams; Martin Freeman.
Answer

In Season 4 Episode 11 of Breaking Bad, Crawl Space, when Gus Fring goes to visit
Hector Salamanca, the bell-ringing uncle keeps his eyes on the television, where
1958's Best Picture Oscar winner plays.
This has parallels with the defeat of Hector by Gus. Hector has spent his life
devoted to the Mexican drug cartel, and brought his family into the business, only
to have them ultimately killed for their involvement. This leaves Hector a sick
broken man, the last to carry the Salamanca name. What has he done, indeed.
The final march of the closing credits of the movie plays as Gus leaves in
triumph.
Which movie?
3.

The Bridge on the River Kwai.
Answer

In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Ludo Bagman says that he knows only
one word of the native language of goblins – bladvak – meaning pickaxe.
The native language of goblins was a word that Maury Maverick, a Texan
democrat, came up with in imitation of turkey noises and has come to mean
highfalutin’ nonsense.
What’s the good word?
1.

What is this exhaustive list all about?
• Jessica, Anne, Dianne,
• Sean P.F. Harris
• Jill Prewett and Aine Kiely
• Peter, Ronald Ridley, Susan Sladden
• Dr. Neil Murray, Jessica, David
• Mackenzie Jean
• Neil, Jessica, David, Mackenzie, Dianne, Anne, and you.
2.

People to whom the seven Harry Potter books were dedicated.
• Jessica – daughter,
• Anne – mother,
• Dianne – younger sister,
• Sean P.F. Harris – school friend,
• Jill Prewett and Aine Kiely – flat mates in Portugal,
• Peter – father,
• Ronald Ridley – old family friend,
• Neil – husband,
• David – son,
• Mackenzie – daughter,
• you – for having stuck with Harry until the very end.
Answer

Daniel Radcliffe reportedly broke eighty wands throughout the franchise.
How?
3.

He used them as drumsticks.
Answer

Marvel-licensed action figures are generally made abroad and imported into
the US. In 1994, when there was a 12% federal Sales Tax on dolls, but only 6.8%
federal Sales Tax on toys, Toy Biz and Marvel started a litigation against United
States Customs Service to lower the Sales Tax on a certain line of action
figures. They smartly utilized the distinction between toys and dolls to stake
this claim.
Which action figure(s)?
What reason was stated by Marvel for paying lower Sales Tax?
1.

X-Men are Non-Humans. Hence, their action figures are toys and not dolls.
Answer

The Incredible Hulk #271 was titled "Now Somewhere in the Black Holes of
Sirius Major, There Lived a Young Boy Name of X". The character of X was
introduced in this issue. The title of the issue is a direct reference to the
opening lines of a song Y that chronicled a free-wheeling gunslinger who
chased his wife when she ran out on him. He deals with his abandonment by
shielding it with hardened anger and some formidable weaponry.
The character X and the song Y have almost similar names.
Identify both.
2.

Rocket Raccoon.
Rocky Raccoon by The Beatles.
Answer

3.
What is the real name of this superhero? Who is this super-villain?

Peter Porker, Ducktor Doom and Deerdevil.
Answer

X was a female monster in the form of a bird with a human face in Roman and
Greek mythology. The word X means “snatcher”. They steal food from their victims
while they are eating and carry evildoers to the Erinyes (Deities of Vengeance).
Mythology states that:
Zeus punished Phineus, who gave away the God's secret plan, by blinding him and
putting him on an island with a buffet of food which he could never eat because
the Xs always arrived to steal the food out of his hands before he could satisfy his
hunger, and befouled the remains of his food.
Identify X.
1.

Jim Hamilton, a researcher, said in response to a query:
“It would depend on the surface you hit. Maybe if you hit a rocky beach. People
who fall into meadows or marshes or sand leave a human-shaped impression on
the ground. They almost tend to bounce sometimes. I would think that would be
more likely than breaking apart.”
What was the query asked to Jim?
2.

What will happen if you fall down the Moon Door?
Answer

3.
Two characters from Game of Thrones are quoting a poem about a certain event.
Which event?

The picture in the next slide, is of a superhero X, who has been the subject of
a 1997 superhero film, also named X. X was played by a former American
professional sporting legend and is considered one of the worst superhero
movies ever.
X originally was created as one of the four who emerged as a “replacement”,
after an event that was published in 1992-93. This event was also shown in
a 2016 movie.
Identify the superhero X and the event.
1.

Steel; The Death of Superman.
Answer

“In brightest day, in blackest night,
No evil shall escape my sight.
Let those who worship evil’s might,
Beware my power, _____ _______’s _____!”
This is the most popular version of the oath taken by members of a group which
has at least 7200 members, including John Stewart, Simon Baz, Kyle Rayner,
Jessica Cruz, Jade, Vidar, Yalan Gur, Jong Li, Starkadr, Anya Savenlovich, etc.
How do we better know these 7200 members?
2.

The movie Catch Me If You Can, which is based on the life of Frank Abagnale Jr., known
as a former confidence trickster, cheque forger and impostor in the 1960s.
In the following scene (Video next slide), Carl (Tom Hanks) tries to arrest Frank (Leonardo
Di Caprio). However, Leonardo fools him by telling him that he is from the secret
services. He also lies about his name.
What apt name does he come up with, which is 2nd in a certain chronological list?
3.

A chiropractor named Yuji Ogawa cited X’s bad posture and poor positioning
in X’s hover pod, as the reasons why X lost the epic battle.
X sits slightly forward in his hover pod, making a strong impression when
viewed head on. But from the side, he is hunched over.
In the pod, he relaxes in a stooped over position with his arms in the worst
position. Because of that, Ogawa says that he will get stiff shoulders. Ogawa
imagines that X is in this position for long stretches of time, saying this not
only puts a burden on his nervous system, but also his internal organs. All
these have also attributed to him slouching in his third form.
Identify X.
1.

The Pokémon X has had only one major appearance in the anime series. The
Episode, named Electric Soldier X, which was broadcast only in Japan and is
infamous for resulting in over seven hundred Japanese people (ranging from
3-58 years old) suffering adverse health effects, including epileptic seizures,
vomiting, irritated eyes and other related symptoms, due to use of a flashing
strobe effect upon its first and only airing. It was hence not telecast anywhere
else in the world.
It evolves into X2 which itself evolves into X-Z.
Identify X.
[Images on the next slide.]
2.

In 2007, two hikers found a human torso and two thighs in Duden Park in Saint-
Gilles, Belgium. Police later determined the parts came from a Caucasian male
individual who was killed several days earlier and disposed in the park at
around noon on the day the parts were found.
No identification or personal artifacts were found on the body parts, but two
pieces of paper were found nearby with the same message in Roman capital
letters: “WATASHI WA ____ DESS.“ [Image on the next slide.]
The police also discovered a trail left by the suspects, in the form of a 50-meter
line of rice that led to a symbol drawn in the vegetation. [Image on the next
slide.]
Fill In the blanks with a one-word name.
3.

In this crossover in 2014, X offers Y Pawtucket Patriot Ale to drink. Y, after
having a sip of it, dismisses it being “not good” and says that it tastes exactly like
Duff Beer and claims it is just a lousy rip-off. X, in defense, says that it may be
inspired by Duff but goes in a different direction. Y says that the Patriot Ale is
even worse than Duff. X says that the Patriot Ale is his favorite beer and is a
source of his livelihood.
However when the label on the bottle is ripped off, it is seen that it has the label
of Duff Beer underneath it.
Give me X and Y.
1.

Peter Griffin and Homer Simpson.
Answer

Amalgam Comics is was a publishing imprint shared by DC Comics and Marvel
Comics, in which the two comic book publishers merged their characters into
new ones. For example, DC Comics' Batman and Marvel Comics' Wolverine
became the Amalgam character Dark Claw.
Which two characters (one from DC and another from Marvel) have been
merged to create Siliconman?
[Images on the next slide.]
2.

Plastic Man and Sandman.
Answer

This is the song “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins“ composed by Charles Randolph
Grean, telling the story of Bilbo Baggins and his adventures in J. R. R. Tolkien's
novel The Hobbit. The song was performed by an iconic actor, known for his
performance in a work of art which deals with another universe.
Who has sung the song, which was released as a single in 1967?
3.

• The novel, Anansi Boys, that deals with the death of Mr. Nancy and how his
two sons discover each other and explore their common heritage.
• The short story, The Monarch of the Glen, first published in a short story
collection called Legends II, that takes place in Scotland.
• The short story, Black Dog, first published in a short story collection called
Trigger Warning, that takes place in Derbyshire's Peak District.
All these works are set in the same universe which was first set up in a seminal
piece of literature, X by Y.
The author Y is one of the most beloved authors in the world. According to
Vulture, Y has the 18th “most dedicated fandom in the world”.
Identify X and Y.
1.

American Gods.
Answer
Neil Gaiman.

“Non timebo mala” translates to “I will fear no evil” from Latin and is probably a
reference to Psalm 23 of The Old Testament and the quote “For though I should
walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.”
One might have seen the above Latin phrase on an object believed to be
created in 1835.
Which object?
2.

The Colt in Supernatural.
Answer

In March 2017, WatchMojo made a list of the “Top 10 Differences Between
The Walking Dead Comic and TV Show”.
The 3rd spot was given to how Carol remains a meek and gentle character in
the comics, while she is a bad-ass in the TV show.
The 2nd spot was given to the fact that Rick loses his hand in the comics, but
his hand is still intact in the TV show.
Which difference between the comic and the TV show took the 1st spot?
3.

The Existence of Daryl Dixon.
Answer

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