The final set of the open quiz conducted by Quizzat Quiz Club of School of Engineering, CUSAT in concurrence with the Dhishna 2017 Tech Fest. Quiz master : Edwin Wilson

1. The Inquizition Open
Quiz
FINALS
By Edwin Muriyaden Wilson, Quizzat Quiz Club
SOE, CUSAT

2. * The final round will contain 5 rounds with
3 Rounds of 8 questions each and two rounds of
5 questions each
*The Bounce and Pounce format will be followed
*+10 for each correct pounce and -10 for wrong
pounce
*+10 for each correct direct question
*In case of any confusion,the quizmaster reserves
rights to award marks as he sees fit

3. All the best to the TEAMS!!

4. ROUND 1

5. 1)In ancient times the colour purple was quite hard to
come by and the complex and difficult extraction
process to create the purple dye, thus dubbing the
colour purple as the colour of royalty .However, the
royal treatment was never meant for the dye
extractors. a Jewish law specifically granted women
the right to divorce any husband who became a dyer
after marrying. What is the reason behind this?
(Ask and ye shall receive)
2 marks

7. Answer : The stench emanating from the rotten snail
corpses from which the dye was manufactured

8. 2) Angelo Siciliano was an Italian - American bodybuilder
best remembered as the developer of a body building
method and its associated exercise program. He took the
name "X" after a friend told him that he resembled the
statue of a certain mythological individual on top of a hotel
in Coney Island.Among the people who took his course
were heavyweight boxing champions Max Baer, Rocky
Marciano, and Joe Louis. Identify this legendary
bodybuilder
and marketer who was once dubbed 'The World's most
perfectly developed man.'

10. Charles atlas

11. 3) According to the CNN " The existence of modern
luxury watchmaking in Switzerland, ironically, owes much
to the invention of one of the most inexpensive, reliable,
and mass produced watches of all time". Affordable,
brightly colored, instantly likeable and collectible, it was
released in 1983 as a response to the "quartz crisis" of the
1970s and 1980s
Name this iconic line of watches made by the swiss
company of the same name.

13. swatch

14. 4) The expression "Il est tombé dedans quand il était petit."
("He fell into it when he was little.")
is now standard in French to designate something you got an
interest to from a very young age. In Denmark the
catchphrase ,
"These [Group of People] are crazy" is very commonly used In
fact, it's not uncommon to
say "Those Romans are crazy" even when talking about a
completely different group. Both catchphrases relate to a
famous fictional
character. Name him

16. obelix

17. 5)In 2008 Norway Knighted a certain Colonel-in-Chief in the
kings guard , Sir Nils Olav II from Edinburgh. He was the first
of his kind to be knighted.
He was the second of his name and was succeeded by Nils
Olav III shortly after his knighthood. His predecessor Sergeant
Nils Olav was first brought to Edinburgh in 1913 by Roald
Amundsen ON his return from his expeditions, and he stayed
there until his death in 1987. What is the curious defining
characteristic of these three
remarkable fellows.

19. They were king penguins brought from Antarctica

20. 6)Considered as one of the strangest musical
instruments ever created, X was widely used in early
science fiction and horror movies to produce a
spooky effect. Purely electronic, the instrument is
unique in that the player never touches it, almost as
if the player is conjuring music from the ether which
was why it was also called the etherphone. One of
the most notable players of the instrument was
Clara Rockmore, who along with the inventer Leon
X played a major role in popularising the instrument
world over. Identify X

22. theremin

23. 7) Indian Astrobiology Research Centre (IARC)
is working on its first space mission to Venus,
Bijayan. The organisation based in Mumbai and
Surat will be in association with a few more
collaborators who have officially signed onto
the project including Satyabhama University
from Chennai, Bellatrix Aerospace from
Bangalore, and VIT University from Vellore.
What is the nature of the mission or what do
they aim to achieve with it?

25. Terraforming of venus by introducing select
microbes into Venusian atmosphere

26. 8)NPR's Planet Money recently featured a segment
recorded at a tool expo in Dalton, Ohio. The tools on
display, however were modified, specialized versions of the
power tools you'd see at Home Depot, trading out electrical
dependency for compressed air power. One booth at the
tool convention sold computers
with no Internet, no video, and no music capabilities. But
spreadsheets, word documents, and CAD software were
front and center. Which cross section of the American
Demograph were these strange tools marketed to and why?

28. Tools for the amish

29. Stefano Maino called himself a loyal supporter of
benito Mussolini and Italy’s National Fasicst Party.
He fought
against Wehermacht against the russians in the
eastern Front.During the war he watched many
russian movies When he
returned he gave his children Russian pet names.
What pet name did he give his daughter Antonio?

31. SONIA

32. ROUND 2
• MINIMALISTIC
• MOVIIE
• POSTERS

33. 1)

38. ANSWERS! EXCHANGE PAPERS

44. ROUND 3

45. 1)X is one of only two actors to be nominated for an
Academy Award for acting in every decade from the
1960s to the 2000s; the other being Michael Caine.
His 12 Academy Award nominations make him the most
nominated male actor in the Academy's history.Known for
playing a wide range of starring or supporting roles,
including satirical comedy, romance and dark portrayals
of antiheroes and psychopathic characters.
In many of his films, he has played the "eternal outsider,
the sardonic drifter," someone who rebels against the
social structure.Identify X

47. Jack nicholson

48. 2) X is a banana variety originated and cultivated in a
village (from whose name the name X originated) in
Thrissur District in Kerala state of India.
It is the Kaazhchakula to the presiding deity of the
Guruvayur Temple Sree Krishna Temple. Characterized by
its unique markings of red on yellow skin
and texture it got its Geographical indication registration
from the Geographical Indications Registry, Chennai in
2015. What is X?

51. Chengalikoden, native to chengazhikode in thrissur

52. 3) In 1902, to cut further losses from the ill fated Panama
canal project, the French planned to entice the US
president Theodore Rooosevelt to buy the package
for a price tag of 40 million usd. However, the US were
already looking up to build a bridge in Nicaragua. Legend
has that the French lobbyist,
an agent of the French Panama Canal Company in
Washington, named Philippe Banua-Varilla sent a
particular postal stamp to every undecided senator. The
ploy worked
and the US shifted their interest back to Panama. What
event the stamp depict?

54. NICARAGUAN 3 cent stamp depicting Mt momotombo
exploding thus making the nation look like its riddled
with natural disasters

55. 4) Once known as the place with the densest population
on earth, it had a density that was 119 times that of New
York city today. Originally a Chinese military fort, it
became an enclave after the New Territories were leased
to Britain by China in 1898. Its population increased
dramatically following the Japanese occupation of Hong
Kong during World War II. By 1990, the Walled City
contained 50,000 residents within its 2.6-hectare (6.4-
acre) borders. From the 1950s to the 1970s, it was
controlled by local triads and had high rates of
prostitution, gambling and drug abuse. Identify this city
which was demolished
23 years ago on April, 1994.

57. Kowloon walled city

58. 5) In 2010, a Mumbai-born entrepreneur, Sanjiv Mehta
bought a major stake in this
then defunct firm with a whopping $15 million and
became its owner by buying stocks from around 40 stake
holders. The firm is headquartered in London. Under
Mehta's leadership, the brand aims at selling
luxury gift sets, teas, coffees, jams and other such goods
via an e-commerce website.
Identify this establishment.

60. EAST INDIA COMPANY

61. 6) These islands are today inhabited by the descendants
of the Bounty mutineers led by Fletcher Christian and the
Tahitians who
accompanied them, an event retold in numerous books
and films. This history is still apparent in the surnames of
many of the '
islanders. With only about 56 inhabitants, originating
from four main families it is the least populous national
jurisdiction in the world and also one of the remotest
inhabited region in the world . Identify this island group.

63. PITCAIRN ISlands

64. 7)X is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Chic
Young. The comic strip is distributed by King Features
Syndicate,
and has been published in newspapers since September
8, 1930.The success of the strip, which features the
eponymous women
and her sandwich-loving husband, Dagwood. Chic Young
drew X until his death in 1973, when creative control
passed
to his son Dean Young, who continues to write the strip.
It has remained popular and is today appearing in more
than
2,000 newspapers in 47 countries and translated into 35
languages. Name X

66. blondie

67. 8) On August 8 1969, Paul Cole was just hanging out on
Abbey Road while his wife visited a museum : "I told her
'I've seen enough museums. You go on in and I'll just stay
out here and see what's going on outside.’”
What Iconic moment did
Paul get to be A part of?

69. He was photographed in the Abbey road
beetles album cover

70. Round 4

71. Set 1

75. Set 2

78. Set 3

81. Set 4

85. SET 5

89. ANSWERs
• 1) SUNSET PAINTINGS AFTER VOLCANIC EXPLOSIONS
• 2)PAINTINGS OF ANDY WARHOL
• 3) ART DECO EXAMPLES
• 4) CONCEPT DESIGN FOR ALIEN AND DUNE BY H.R GIGER
• 5) PAINTINGS OF PAUL GAUGIN

90. ROUND 5

91. 1)The name of this sport is made up of two words. The
first is the Malay word for kick and the second is the Thai
word for a woven ball;
therefore the name quite literally means to kick ball. The
choosing of this name for the sport was essentially a
compromise
between Malaysia and Thailand, the two powerhouse
countries of the sport. It differs from the similar sport of
Footvolley in its
use of a rattan ball and only allowing players to use their
feet, knee, chest and head to touch the ball. Name this
acrobatic team
sport

93. Sepak takraw

94. 2)Between 1967 and 1976, the NCAA (National Collegiate
Athletic Association) banned dunking in its college
basketball games.
The rule was called 'The Lew Alcindor Rule'. It is widely
considered that the rule was made in order to stop the
dominance of one particular player, Lew Alcindor.
Identify this future NBA MVP by his better known name.

96. Kareem Abdul Jabbar

97. 3)About the origin of X, Guido Van Rossum wrote in
1996:“Over six years ago, in December 1989, I was looking
for a "hobby" programming project that would keep me
occupied during the week around Christmas.My office ...
would be closed, but I had a home computer, and not
much else on my hands. I decided to write an interpreter
for the new scripting language I had been thinking about
lately: a descendant of ABC that would appeal to Unix/C
hackers. I chose X as a working title for the project,being
in a slightly irreverent mood (and also being a big fan of
Y).
Identify X and Y.

99. X: Python
y: Monty Python’s Flying Circus

100. 4)X is an American author. After establishing a career as a
writer, becoming best known for his science fiction and
fantasy stories, he
developed a system called Dianetics, which he called the
'modern science of mental health' and was first
expounded in book form in May
1950. He subsequently developed his ideas into a wide-
ranging set of doctrines and practices as part of a new
religious movement of the 21st
Century called Y. Give both X and Y.

102. Ron L Hubbard & SCIENTOLOGY

103. 5) The second richest man in Italy with a net worth of $19.9
billion, X was given to an orphanage by his mother because of
financial difficulties. He is the founder of the spectacle making
compan Y which today owns most Luxury glass brands such as
Ray ban, Persol and Oakley, glass retailers like sunglass hut and
Oliver Peoples, the optical departments at Target and Sears, as
well as key eye insurance groups including the second largest
glasses insurance firm in the US. It has been accused of
operating a complete monopoly on the optical industry and
overcharging for its products. Give both X and Y

105. X: Leonardo del Vecchio
Y: Luxottica

106. 6)X is an over the counter antiseptic perfumed cream sold
in India. The product was launched in 1929[2] in Kolkata
by
Gourmohan Dutta, a Bengali merchant. Over the years,
the brand's popularity soared, and it became an icon of
national
economic self-sufficiency in a nation that was still under
the British rule. It is still one of the most popular brands
in India.
It is a combination of the antiseptic boric acid, the
astringent and sunscreen zinc oxide, and the emollient
lanolin and is
meant to be used for cuts, cracked lips, rough skin, and to
treat infections. Identify x

108. Boroline

109. 7) The main brand of rum found in Cuba is the Havana Club, by a
company that was confiscated and nationalized by the
government during the revolution. Another world famous rum
company X, who were also initially headquartered in Cuba and
forced to relocate
during the communist revolution, bought the brand from the
original owners, the Arechabala family. Even though the company X
still relentlessly fight in courts '
against the Cuban government for the international rights of the
Havana club, X in the UK has recently decided to re-emphasize its
Cuban heritage, by adding
the phrase "company founded in Santiago de Cuba in 1862" to its
iconic line of rum in 1998. Identify X.

111. Bacardi

112. The film X was a ground breaking attempt to portray the
moral decay of American youth, critique parental style,
and
explore the differences and conflicts between
generations. Over the years, the film has achieved
landmark status for the
acting of cultural icon James Dean, fresh from his Oscar
nominated role in East of Eden and who died before the
film's release,
in his most celebrated role. Which famous 1955 coming
of age movie is being referenced here?

114. Rebel Without a Cause

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