Zeitgeist - Finals

List It
A list of 11
2 points for every right answer
+3 bonus for 7+
+5 bonus for 11

Q: National Award winners under
the Best Actor and Best Actress
categories for a Tamil movie.
Six actresses and five actors

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Actors
M.G. Ramachandran
Kamal Haasan
Vikram
Prakash Raj
Dhanush
Actresses
Lakshmi
Shoba
Suhasini
Archana
Priyamani
Saranya Ponvannan

Theme Round
Closed theme
5 questions and non-exhaustive
+10 for theme
+10 for every right answer

1
The ‘Yé-Yé’ team was the name given to the generation of all-Spanish Real
Madrid players who dominated Spanish football in the 1960s. After winning
their Sixth European Cup, four of the players were photographed
impersonating a famous band. They then became known as the ‘ye-yé’ Madrid
because of the "Yeah, yeah, yeah" chorus of the band's song ‘She Loves You’.
"Yé-yé" was also how youngsters were called in Spain in the sixties when this
band was gaining popularity around the world.
Q: Identify the band.

2
According to one of the reports on the fame of this personality:
_____ once threw away an old cigar stump in the street under the watchful
eyes of an infatuated lady-in-waiting, who reverently picked the offensive
weed out of the gutter, had it encased in a locket and surrounded with the
monogram "F.L." in diamonds, and went about her courtly duties unaware of
the sickly odour it gave forth.
Q: Identify the personality.

3
Squib (noun)
Animagus (noun)
Apparate (verb)
Thestral (noun)
Q: Where do these four words trace their origin to?

4
Hollywood ____ _____
Mr. America
Sterling Golden
Terry Boulder
The Super Destroyer
____ Machine
This is a list of lesser known stage names of a professional wrestler.
Q: How do we know him better?

5
When the Dutch artist Judith Leyster painted this striped specimen in 1643,
pictures of these items were regarded as cheap substitutes for the real thing
because the bulbs had become prodigiously expensive. Even Leyster, more
celebrated for her droll and uplifting portraits, produced one for the
burgeoning market.
Q: What was this phenomenon of over-pricing this commodity called? Picture
next slide.

Ans. 1
The Beatles; Beatlemania

Ans. 2
Franz Liszt; Lizstomania

Ans. 3
Words coined in the Harry Potter universe; Pottermania

Infi-Pounce I
12 questions clockwise
+10/0 on Bounce
+10/-10 on Pounce

1
One legend states that the goddess had to absorb all the other Shakthi forms
to give a boon to Kama, the Hindu god of love. Another legend attributes it to
the Raja Rajeswari pose of the deity in this temple that signifies an absolute
control over the land. Hence the deity in Kanchipuram is called the Aadhi
Shakthi.
These two legends account for the uniqueness of the Kamakshi Amman
Temple in Kanchipuram.
Q: How is it unique?

Ans. 1
Reason behind the absence of Parvathi / Shakthi shrines in all the Shiva
temples around the Kanchipuram region.

2
This mounting mechanism is named after a weapon which was designed to fit
in the muzzle of a rifle using the same mechanism.
Q: What are these mounts called?

3
This term originates from the name taken by an organized band of weavers
who destroyed machinery in northern England, during the introduction of new
weaving frames in 1811, fearing it would deprive them of work. They were
named after their mythical leader in whose name their letters and
proclamations were issued. The name is said to derive from one Ned ____, an
apprentice weaver, who, some years earlier, smashed a loom in a rage at his
master who had beaten him.
Q: Which term?

4
Ismail Sulaiman and all the adults in his family are National Award winners for
craft excellence. They practice a near forgotten tribal art which is named after
small village in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh. Ismail moved to the village in
the early 1950s and started practising the art which was already being
practised by 80 per cent of the Adivasi population.
Ismail stuck to the art even when most of the artisans left it due to the lure of
the synthetics in the 80s. He redefined the art by using historical motifs, like
the Jaali work in Taj Mahal, for his printing. Originally used only on lehengas
and ghagras, today the prints adorn saris, dress materials and bed covers.
Q: Identify the Indian handicraft.

5
The Story of God is an upcoming National Geographic TV show which is
described as an “epic adventure and profoundly personal journey into the
eternal mysteries of the divine”. The series will follow the host as he embarks
on an epic exploration and intimate reflection on God, immersing himself in
religious experiences and rituals all around the world, as well as becoming a
test subject in scientific labs to examine how the frontiers of neuroscience and
cosmology are intersecting the traditional domain of religion.
Q: Who is the host? Picture on next slide.

6
In 1510, the Ottoman turks attempted to invade Vienna by digging tunnel
underneath the city's walls. When they moved through the tunnels under the
city walls during the night it was the Austrian monks who were busy with their
work at the basement of their monastery who heard the enemy's movement
and warned the city. Eventually the Austrians defeated the Turkish troops and
the Austrian emperor gave the monks their own coat of arms which is in use
even today.
Q: What were the monks doing in the basement in order to meet the
increasing demands of a certain commodity at that time? Picture on next slide

Ans. 6
They were baking pretzels.

7
Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the King of Saudi from 1964 to 1975. He laid
the foundation for the modernisation of Saudi which felt some resistance from
the conservative groups.
He was shot dead by his nephew Faisal bin Musaid. One of the main motives
was to avenge for the death of Faisal bin Musaid's brother who was shot by
the police for the protests he organised opposing something which was
'introduced' to the Saudis in 1965, considered 'modern' and a deviation from
the Islamic fundamentals.
Qn : What was Faisal bin Musiad's brother protesting against in 1966?

Ans. 7
He introduced Television

8
Accountability International had accused Aquafina and other brands such as
Dasani and Purelife of deliberately misleading the customers. Last October
PepsiCo admitted to the accusation and has agreed to include the P.W.S in
their labels.
Q: What is P.W.S ?

9
Legend has it that the African slaves in Peru started playing their grooves on
the fishing and packing boxes where they worked when their “owners”
banned their African drums. Then, it found its way to the hands of Paco De
Lucia’s percussionists where he developed a more snary, airy sound for the
instrument. Thus, it was introduced into Flamenco.
Q: What is the instrument, which means ’Box’ in Spanish?

10
King Edward VII (shown in pic) was the
King of UK and British colonies from
1901-1910.
A dressing practice of him attributed to
his size, is said to have brought this
dressing etiquette/tradition with modern
wears being deliberately designed this
way.
Q: What was his practice?

Ans. 10
Practice of not buttoning the last button of a suit.

11
Chandragupta Thenuwara, a leading Sri Lankan artist
returned home after completing his PG from Russia in
1993. Until then he had chosen to draw human figures
but on his return he found Colombo drawn into war, and
he stated that "Today, if someone asked me to portray
the present state of Sri Lankan society, I have nothing to
draw but _______. Why? _______ have occupied the
space around us." And he called this movement in art as
_______-ism and claimed it as his own in 1997 through a
public declaration at an International Artists Camp in Sri
Lanka. One such painting is shown.
Q: Fill in the blank.

12
Excerpt from ‘A Conversation with Ted Selker’
Kate : These experiments were done on things that looked like the ________?
Ted: They were done on things that were like a 2.5 millimetre diameter rod
that was sticking up because it was trying to be between the G and the H.
Kate: Was it embedded ?
Ted: Yes
Q: What invention by Ted Selker are they talking about ?

Special Round
6 xkcd comics
Fill in the blanks
+10 for each correct answer

Infi-Pounce II
12 questions anti clockwise
+10/0 on Bounce
+10/-10 on Pounce

1
Dr. Vijay Janakiraman and Dr. Sundaresan T Sambandam, NRI doctors in USA,
have received the approval to set up something unique which will establish
Tamizh in the global arena. They have formed a non profit organisation to
raise funds of about 40 crores needed for the same. They have already
contributed one sixth of the amount required. It got the support of
Karunanidhi, Anbumani, Sivakumar. They even composed a song which was
sung by Seerkazhi Sivachidambram.
Q: What are they rising funds for ?

2
These backpacks, designed by a start-up called Plume Labs, are worn by a
selected set of creatures in London famously derided as "the rats with wings"
as they are considered as a great threat to the public health in the city. In a
move to reverse that into something positive these creatures from Trafalgar
Square were selected for this.
Q: Which creature wears it and why? Picture on next slide

Ans. 2
Pigeon Air Patrol; monitoring the increasing levels of air pollution in London.

3
This one hour long show that takes place every Sunday at 7 PM costs the
board around 80,000 per day and the board is said to spend around
90,000 in maintenance costs alone annually. In 2009, the board decided
to use less energy exhaustive devices instead. They reverted to the
conventional devices unsatisfied with these new ones. In 2013, the board
proposed to created an automated system with the help of a team of
electrical engineers from various institutions promising a decrease of
25% in expenditure. For years, the board has only tried to decrease the
expenditure but never thought of stopping this show.
Q: Which iconic show is this ?

4
Q: What would you be called colloquially if you break up a large
illegal transaction into smaller dispersed ones to escape the scrutiny
of the government / regulators?
This term is derived from the image of the comic book characters,
having a large group of many small entities. Miami-based lawyer
Gregory Baldwin is said to have coined the term in the 1980s.

5
Apparently it all goes back to Yuri Gagarin, the first man ever to undertake a
spaceflight. Legend has it that he did ‘this’ on the bus taking him to the launch
pad on April 12, 1961. Though it was probably done out of necessity and not
the desire to start a quirky tradition, the man's a national hero, and other
cosmonauts started to emulate him. Five decades later, it’s still being
continued as a tradition. Female cosmonauts are, of course, not obligated to
participate in this ritual, but they've been known to bring along their ____
ready to dump on the tire so they can be part of tradition anyway.
Q: What is this tradition that started with Yuri Gagarin?

Ans. 5
Russian Astronauts peeing on the wheels of the bus taking them to the
launchpad.

6
The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune ran an article on July 6, 1928 on the new
contraption designed by Otto Rohwedder. The article said "while some people
might find it “startling,” the typical housewife could expect “a thrill of pleasure
when she first sees a ______ with each piece the exact counterpart of its
fellows. So neat and precise are these, and so definitely better than anyone
could possibly slice by hand with a knife that one realizes instantly that here is
a refinement that will receive a hearty and permanent welcome.”
Q: What was the invention?

7
Shown is a book by Kim Wagner on a notorious Indian cult which was
responsible for thousands of murders and robberies during the early 19th
century. The most famous member of the cult (pic next slide), has 931 killings
to his name. The cult, whose name derives from the Sanskrit word "stagati"
meaning "deceivers", was popularized by books such as Philip Meadows
Taylor's 1839 novel, Confessions of a ____, which introduced the word 'X' to
the English language.
Q: Identify the cult. Or identify the English word. Picture on next slide.

8
One of the very strict rules that Quentin Tarantino follows while shooting is
not allowing cell phones to be used in the set. This 'spot' where all the cell
phones are taken from the actors is named after a site of historical importance
in Germany, which is now a tourist attraction.
In Citizen Band Radio slang, this phrase refers to 'the place where police look
for drunk drivers'.
Q: Fill in the blank.

9
politwoops.com - a product of Sunlight Foundation with a motto of “Making
government and politics more transparent and accountable” - offers an
archive of something which could give the politicians a hard time defending
their stance.
Q: What does that website offer ?

Ans. 9
They archive the deleted tweets of politicians.

10
You can find these installed
outside certain places in Mumbai.
Q: Which company has installed
these and why ?

11
Joseph Pujol, known popularly by his stage name Le Petomane, was a stage
artist and entertainer who was reportedly paid 20,000 francs for a
performance in late 19th century. He did something that everyone can, except
that he did it at will.
Q: How did he entertain the audience ?

12
Inspired by his sister-in-law’s battle with heart disease, he teamed with Nobel
Prize-winning French surgeon Alexis Carrel and spent much of the early 1930s
working on a method for keeping organs alive outside the body. Carrel
perfected the formulation of a nutrient-rich fluid that sustained the cells of
organs. But he lacked the technology to perfuse the organ with the steady
heart-rhythm of oxygenated blood, that is where his collaborator's extensive
knowledge of mechanics helped solve Carrel's problem by creating a complex
glass apparatus, the perfusion pump which is famously dubbed as the
"fountain of old age".
Q: Who is this person in question? Picture on next slide.

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