Prelims for Annual IIT KGP Women's Day Quiz Date: 13th March, 2024 QM: Maitreyi Swaroop

1. Women’s Day Quiz 2024
Prelims
QM: Maitreyi Swaroop

3. The deal
● Gen quiz
● 20 qs in the prelims
● Qs 1 - 13 are 1 part-1-pointers
● Qs 14 - 20 are 2 part-2-pointers
● Qs 3, 5, 11, 14, 16 are star marked and will be used to break ties
● Top 8 teams make it to the finals

4. Q1. FITB and ID the creator
● ___ __ _ _____ is a work from (roughly) 5 years ago.
● The work is rich with compelling imagery, such as
○ The creator [of the work] in the center of the galaxy.
○ A reference to ‘The Thinker’ with the creator sitting atop an open book while
people throw phrases like "bitch" at them
○ a visual reference to the myth of Romulus and Remus.
○ Recitation of a line from Pulp Fiction (which is actually a quote from Ezekiel 25:17)
● FITB and ID the creator
● [v. lateral hint] You may have noticed an omission from the set of rules in the previous slide,
commonly mentioned in quizzing. Had it been there today, it would have implied the
statement in the blanks.

6. Q2. what’s the good word
● The choice of X to be the Cambridge Dictionary Word of the Year, 2023,
reflects the evolving usage of the word, particularly in the context of recent
technological innovations.
● However, it’s worth noting that the general public may not fully understand the
nuances of the term, and some consider it unnecessary anthropomorphism.
● As an alternative, the term “confabulation” has been suggested to more
accurately describe the creative gap-filling that this word is meant to describe.
● ID the word

7. Q3*. ID X
● Anna Bertha Ludwig got engaged in 1869 to a German mechanical engineer
and physicist X.
● An important part of her engagement also featured in an iconic first, which
has been immortalised in an “image”.
● X was awarded the inaugural Nobel prize “in recognition of the extraordinary
services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable ____
subsequently named after him”
● ID X

8. Q4.
● Connect the images in the following slide with a suitable word.
● FITB [grey ones]

10. Q5*. Give funda
● On the next slide, you will see the image of an object that was used during an
emotional, teary-eyed announcement late last year.
● The announcement was in response to an unpopular decision/outcome.
● The person making the announcement had the following to say-
● "It's been more than a year, there is so much mental pressure and we have
been trying to fight in every possible way to make this … a success"
● Where have you seen this object recently?

12. Q6. FITB
● A _____ ____ is associated with shock waves created when an object travels through the
air at very high speeds.
● _____ ____ can be particularly loud and startling, awakening people and sometimes
causing minor damage to structures.
● A famous example of this phenomenon was the Concorde.
● In recent times, engineers have tried to make designs that take advantage of westerly
winds located near the altitude of the tropopause.
● These are believed to achieve similar results, but without _____ ____ due to relative
velocity with the air around it.
● _____ ____ is also the name of an animated television series loosely based on a video
game.
● FITB

13. Q7. FITB
● The S Principle, also known as the S Effect, is a practice in media, such as film and
television, where there is only one woman in an otherwise entirely male ensemble.
● The term was coined by Katha Pollitt in 1991. She observed that contemporary
shows were either essentially all-male or were organized on what she called the S
principle.
● The message conveyed is that boys are the norm, girls the variation; boys are
central, girls peripheral; boys are individuals, girls types. Boys define the group, its
story, and its code of values. Girls exist only in relation to boys.
● This principle is named after S, the only female among the _____, a group of comic
book creatures.
● FITB

14. Q8. Name the test
● Work that employ the trope mentioned in the previous qs often fail a test, an
indicator of gender bias in fiction.
● Name the test. [image follows]

16. Q9. Name the company
● On the next slide is one of a series of ads (called ‘Zero’) talking about the
ease of adopting their product.
● The company underwent a change in name in Nov 2020, to reflect a French
company’s stake in the firm.
● The new name amusingly seems to indicate that the founder is completely
“full of hot air” (i.e. someone who talks excessively, often with little substance
or credibility)
● Their lack of credibility was brought to light in a disastrous 2023 report.
● Give the current name of the company.

18. Q10. Id the person
● The secret police, known as the Securitate, began monitoring this person in 1975,
sometime before they performed a legendary feat.
● In 1989, they met Constantin Panait at a party in Bucharest, who promised them a
different future.
● On the night of November 27, 1989, guided by a shepherd with extensive
knowledge of the area, they joined a group of fellow countrymen and clandestinely
escaped across the border into Hungary.
● On December 1, 1989, as they sat in the US Embassy in Vienna, upon expressing,
“I want to go to America.”, the officials promptly arranged for them to board a Pan
Am flight leaving within two hours.
● What is being talked about? [proper noun+funda]

19. Q11*. Name the book
● In a book written by Cathy O'Neil, she posits that mathematical algorithms
that supposedly take human traits and quantify them, result in damaging
effects and the perpetuation of bias against certain groups of people on a
large scale.
● The title of the book puns on the term used for something devastating, which
is also associated with a major allegation used to justify an infamous war in
the middle east.
● The title aptly changes the last two letters of the 3rd word of the term.
● Give the title of the book.

20. Q12. Name the platform
● _________ is a platform that seeks to empower individuals who face
exclusion, homelessness, or precarious situations by leveraging the power of
professional networks.
● The goal of the platform is to transform those out of the workforce into those
integrated into the workforce.
● Name the platform with a suitable wordplay on another famous tech
company.

21. Q13.
● Saathi was founded by graduates from MIT (US) and Nirma, and it focuses on
the use of alternative materials and zero-waste production.
● In the movie NH10, Anushka Sharma is seen pitching the brand name in a
meeting, where she uses the following points
○ In conservative areas, among adults, some are embarrassed to buy these over-the-counter,
especially given the usual shop owners
○ Others may consider it beneath their honour to buy these
○ In most cases, it is children who end up buying these, so the name must be easy to remember
● What does Saathi sell?

22. Two part questions begin here

23. Q14.* Identify the artist and what did they do?
● While X is famous for self portraits, this one stands out among others.
● In this self-portrait, X is portrayed wearing an oversized black suit, which is
believed to be one of their partner’s. This is in contrast with X usually being
depicted in traditional attire.
● This self-portrait represents defiance, independence, and rejection of
societal norms, and was taken after X had decided to do something (which
can be seen in the image).
● ID the artist (X), what had X done?

25. Q15. Identify the work & X
● This 1951 work saw an overwhelming response in X, where it has allegedly
been remade around 8 times.
● It was particularly admired in the erstwhile Soviet Union, which embraced the
socialist themes.
● The changes were only minor - Raj became Raci, Rita became Selma and
Judge Raghunath became Hakim Mithat.
● On the next slide is an image of its reception in a major city .
● ID the work and X (which, since 2021, you may spell differently).

27. Q16*. ID X & Y
● X and Y met in 2008 during the Chennai Marathon.
● It is interesting how in this case, one sport led to a marriage between two
others (which took place in 2015).
● In 2013, X received the prestigious Arjuna Award, making her the first female
player from her sport to be honored with this award.
● X has never represented India at the Olympics, but this is only because it
would not be possible to do so till 2028.
● ID X and her husband Y

28. Q17. FITB, and ID the author
● Though __ ___ _ ________ [2-3-1-8] was actually created before __ ____ _
___________ [2-4-1-11], it was initially promoted as a sequel when it was
released in 2015.
● The title of the comes from the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible: “For thus
hath the Lord said unto me, __, ___ _ ________, let him declare what he
seeth”, and it alludes to the protagonist's view of their father, who often acts
as the moral compass (“________ [8]”) of Maycomb, Alabama
● The decision to release the work in 2015 was a controversial one, with some
alleging that the then-89-year-old creator was pressured into doing so.
● FITB and ID the author

29. Q18. Id the blanked out person and the work
● On the following slide, you will see Nooshin Al Khadeer.
● She was hired around 4 years ago to help someone prepare.
● She was considered well-suited to the job due to her professional experience
and friendship with the other person in the image (X).
● In 2019, during the planning stage, X said, "I think Priyanka Chopra will be a
great choice. Our personalities match a lot..."
● Finally, someone else was chosen for this 2022 work with a congratulatory
title.
● ID the person and the work

31. Q19.
● Niels Ryberg Finsen won the 1903 Nobel prize “in recognition of his
contribution to the treatment of diseases, especially _____ vulgaris…”
● This skin disease, is a specific type of _____, general term that can describe
any autoimmune disease that affects the skin, joints, organs, or blood.
● The name of the disease comes from the latin word for wolf.
● G is a famous celebrity of our generation who has been open about her
journey of dealing with _____, and in 2017 announced on Instagram that she
had undergone a kidney transplant, donated by her best friend.
● ID the disease and the celebrity

32. Q20.
● The following slide contains an image from X’s wedding in March, 1942.
● On the extreme right, we can see another individual, Y, who was later jailed in
August for their participation in something.
● ID X Y (though in KGP, we are more used to saying Y X)

34. Answers

35. The deal
● 20 qs in the prelims
● Qs 1 - 13 are 1 part-1-pointers
● Qs 14 - 20 are 2 part-2-pointers
● Top 8 teams make it to the finals

36. Q1. FITB and ID the creator
● ___ __ _ _____ is a work from (roughly) 5 years ago.
● The work is rich with compelling imagery, such as
○ The creator [of the work] in the center of the galaxy.
○ A reference to ‘The Thinker’ with the creator sitting atop an open book while
people throw phrases like "bitch" at them
○ a visual reference to the Greek myth of Romulus and Remus.
○ Recitation of a line from Pulp Fiction (which is actually a quote from Ezekiel 25:17)
● FITB and ID the creator
● [v. lateral hint] You may have noticed an omission from the set of rules in the previous slide,
commonly mentioned in quizzing. Had it been there today, it would have implied the
statement in the blanks.

38. A1. God is a Woman; Ariana Grande
If (QM=god)^(QM = me)^(me = a woman) ⇒ God is a woman

39. Q2. what’s the good word
● The choice of X to be the Cambridge Dictionary Word of the Year, 2023,
reflects the evolving usage of the word, particularly in the context of recent
technological innovations.
● However, it’s worth noting that the general public may not fully understand the
nuances of the term, and some consider it unnecessary anthropomorphism.
● As an alternative, the term “confabulation” has been suggested to more
accurately describe the creative gap-filling that this word is meant to describe.
● ID the word

40. A2. Hallucinate
Hallucination by
LLMs

41. Q3. ID X
● Anna Bertha Ludwig got engaged in 1869 to a German mechanical engineer
and physicist X.
● An important part of her engagement also featured in an iconic first, which
has been immortalised in an “image”.
● X was awarded the inaugural Nobel prize “in recognition of the extraordinary
services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable ____
subsequently named after him”
● ID X

42. A3. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
[1901] Physics Nobel
Prize recepient
The image being the first
medical X-ray by Wilhelm
Röntgen of his wife Anna
Bertha Ludwig's hand.

43. Q4.
● Connect the images in the following slide with a suitable word.
● FITB and ID the author

45. A4. Ikigai
Means ‘a reason for being’

46. Q5. Give funda
● On the next slide, you will see the image of an object that was used during an
emotional, teary-eyed announcement late last year.
● The announcement was in response to an unpopular decision/outcome.
● The person making the announcement had the following to say-
● "It's been more than a year, there is so much mental pressure and we have
been trying to fight in every possible way to make this … a success,"
● Where have you seen this object recently?

48. A5. Sakshi Malik put down these wrestling boots when
announcing her retirement

49. Q6. FITB
● A _____ ____ is associated with shock waves created when an object travels through the
air at very high speeds.
● _____ ____ can be particularly loud and startling, awakening people and sometimes
causing minor damage to structures.
● A famous example of this phenomenon was the Concorde.
● In recent times, engineers have tried to make designs that take advantage of westerly
winds located near the altitude of the tropopause.
● These are believed to achieve similar results, but without _____ ____ due to relative
velocity with the air around it.
● _____ ____ is also the name of an animated television series loosely based on a video
game.
● FITB

50. A6. Sonic boom

51. Q7. FITB
● The S Principle, also known as the S Effect, is a practice in media, such as film and
television, where there is only one woman in an otherwise entirely male ensemble.
● The term was coined by Katha Pollitt in 1991. She observed that contemporary
shows were either essentially all-male or were organized on what she called the S
principle.
● The message conveyed is that boys are the norm, girls the variation; boys are
central, girls peripheral; boys are individuals, girls types. Boys define the group, its
story, and its code of values. Girls exist only in relation to boys.
● This principle is named after S, the only female among the _____, a group of comic
book creatures.
● FITB

52. A7. Smurfette Effect

53. Q8. Name the test
● Work that employ the trope mentioned in the previous qs often fail a test, an
indicator of gender bias in fiction.
● Name the test. [image follows]

55. A8. Bechdel Test

56. Q9. Name the company
● On the next slide is one of a series of ads (called ‘Zero’) talking about the
ease of adopting their product.
● The company underwent a change in name in Nov 2020, to reflect a French
company’s stake in the firm.
● The new name amusingly seems to indicate that the founder is completely
“full of hot air” (i.e. someone who talks excessively, often with little substance
or credibility)
● Their lack of credibility was brought to light in a disastrous 2023 report.
● Give the current name of the company.

58. A9. Adani Total Gas

59. Q10. Id the person
● The secret police, known as the Securitate, began monitoring this person in 1975,
sometime before they performed a legendary feat.
● In 1989, they met Constantin Panait at a party in Bucharest, who promised them a
different future.
● On the night of November 27, 1989, guided by a shepherd with extensive
knowledge of the area, they joined a group of fellow countrymen and clandestinely
escaped across the border into Hungary.
● On December 1, 1989, as they sat in the US Embassy in Vienna, upon expressing,
“I want to go to America.”, the officials promptly arranged for them to board a Pan
Am flight leaving within two hours.
● Who is being talked about?

60. A10. Nadia Comaneci

61. Q11. Name the book
● In a book written by Cathy O'Neil, she posits that mathematical algorithms
that supposedly take human traits and quantify them, result in damaging
effects and the perpetuation of bias against certain groups of people on a
large scale.
● The title of the book puns on the term used for something devastating, which
is also associated with a major allegation used to justify an infamous war in
the middle east.
● The title aptly changes the last two letters of the 3rd word of the term.
● Give the title of the book.

62. A11. Weapons of Math
Destruction
Pun on Weapons of Mass
Destruction (Iraq war)

63. Q12. Name the platform
● _________ is a platform that seeks to empower individuals who face
exclusion, homelessness, or precarious situations by leveraging the power of
professional networks.
● The goal of the platform is to transform those out of the workforce into those
integrated into the workforce.
● Name the platform with a suitable wordplay on another famous tech
company.

64. A12. LinkedOut

65. Q13.
● Saathi was founded by graduates from MIT (US) and Nirma, and it focuses on
the use of alternative materials and zero-waste production.
● In the movie NH10, Anushka Sharma is seen pitching the brand name in a
meeting, where she uses the following points
○ In conservative areas, among adults, some are embarrassed to buy these over-the-counter,
especially given the usual shop owners
○ Others may consider it beneath their honour to buy these
○ In most cases, it is children who end up buying these, so the name must be easy to remember
● What does Saathi sell?

66. A13. Sanitary napkins/ pads

67. Two part questions begin here

68. Q14. Identify the artist and what did they do?
● While X is famous for self portraits, this one stands out among others.
● In this self-portrait, X is portrayed wearing an oversized black suit, which is
believed to be one of their partner’s. This is in contrast with X usually being
depicted in traditional attire.
● This self-portrait represents defiance, independence, and rejection of
societal norms, and was taken after X had decided to do something (which
can be seen in the image).
● ID the artist (X), what had X done?

70. A14. Frida Kahlo, cut her hair

71. Q15. Identify the work & X
● This 1951 work saw an overwhelming response in X, where it has allegedly
been remade around 8 times.
● It was particularly admired in the erstwhile Soviet Union, which embraced the
socialist themes.
● The changes were only minor - Raj became Raci, Rita became Selma and
Judge Raghunath became Hakim Mithat.
● On the next slide is an image of its reception in a major city .
● ID the work and X (which, since 2021, you may spell differently).

73. A15. Awara; Turkey

74. Q16. ID X & Y
● X and Y met in 2008 during the Chennai Marathon.
● It is interesting how in this case, one sport led to a marriage between two
others (which took place in 2015).
● In 2013, X received the prestigious Arjuna Award, making her the first female
player from her sport to be honored with this award.
● X has never represented India at the Olympics, but this is only because it
would not be possible to do so till 2028.
● ID X and her husband Y

75. A16. Dipika Pallikal, Dinesh Kartik

76. Q17. FITB, and ID the author
● Though __ ___ _ ________ [2-3-1-8] was actually created before __ ____ _
___________ [2-4-1-11], it was initially promoted as a sequel when it was
released in 2015.
● The title of the comes from the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible: “For thus
hath the Lord said unto me, __, ___ _ ________, let him declare what he
seeth”, and it alludes to the protagonist's view of their father, who often acts
as the moral compass (“________ [8]”) of Maycomb, Alabama
● The decision to release the work in 2015 was a controversial one, with some
alleging that the then-89-year-old creator was pressured into doing so.
● FITB and ID the author

77. A17. Go Set a Watchman, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper
Lee

78. Q18. Id the blanked out person and the work
● On the following slide, you will see Nooshin Al Khadeer.
● She was hired around 4 years ago to help someone prepare.
● She was considered well-suited to the job due to her professional experience
and friendship with the other person in the image (X).
● In 2019, during the planning stage, X said, "I think Priyanka Chopra will be a
great choice. Our personalities match a lot..."
● Finally, someone else was chosen for this 2022 work with a congratulatory
title.
● ID the person and the work

80. A18. Mithali Raj, Shabaash Mithu

81. Q19.
● Niels Ryberg Finsen won the 1903 Nobel prize “in recognition of his
contribution to the treatment of diseases, especially _____ vulgaris…”
● This skin disease, is a specific type of _____, general term that can describe
any autoimmune disease that affects the skin, joints, organs, or blood.
● The name of the disease comes from the latin word for wolf.
● G is a famous celebrity of our generation who has been open about her
journey of dealing with _____, and in 2017 announced on Instagram that she
had undergone a kidney transplant, donated by her best friend.
● ID the disease and the celebrity

82. A19. Lupus, Selena Gomez

83. Q20.
● The following slide contains an image from X’s wedding in March, 1942.
● On the extreme right, we can see another individual, Y, who was later jailed in
August for their participation in something.
● ID X Y (though in KGP, we are more used to saying Y X)

85. A20. Y=Sarojini Naidu, X=Indira Gandhi (SNIG)