banur barite session

15/3/2015

BANUR BARITE SESSION

RULES1. This set is a general set with a basis on pro-

wrestling; all the questions are generally posited and deal with various things, but all the answers have some sort of a pro-wrestling connect. For obvious reasons that should be discernible to everyone, this set is slightly heavy on MELA questions.

2. This set has 28 questions, all of which will be asked on infinite pounce. It’s +10/-10 on pounce, and we follow modified infinite bounce otherwise.

3. No chudurbudur will be appreciated by the quizmaster and he shall not be harangued by the quizzers.

4. The answer slides have the pictures of the pro-wrestling connects to help the uninitiated. The connects may also be explained by the quizmaster.

1. X was originally advertised as Rampart in

reference to something on which a group

depicted in it was based. X won a 2008 AFI

Award for best television series. Entertainment

Weekly lauded it thus: “_______ __ _____ didn't

just clean up the streets (name of the show’s

protagonist) he cleaned up on the streets. Would

he pay for those sins? This gutsy TV drama kept

us guessing.“ Controversial themes like the

social impact of drugs and gang warfare keep

appearing in it. Identify X.

The Shield

2. X (as a word) first appeared in French in the late

17th century. Shears are often designed to cut

paper with a X edge so as to lessen fraying.

Many rulers used by carpenters also come in a X

shape. A certain kind of hazard is almost

ubiquitously depicted through a X design. X is

also a famous brand of rolling paper which

originated in France. Identify X.

Zigzag

3. During the 20th century, politicians like Woodrow

Wilson and Winston Churchill used the term X

(three words) to mean a period of history where

power dynamics would change, especially after

the two world wars. X was also in use during the

Red Scare of the late 1940s where conservatives

concocted an union between Jews, Freemasons

and the Illuminati to form an international

communist conspiracy. George H.W. Bush even

delivered a speech titled Toward a X to the US

Congress in 1990. Theorists have also often used

the term “Fourth Reich” to describe what a X

would be like. Identify X.

New World Order

4. X, a partially fictionalized autobiography of an

American icon from the 1940s, was released in

1943. A film adaptation was released in 1976 with

David Carradine playing the aforementioned icon.

X describes his childhood, his travels as a hobo

on the railroad and his struggles to try and gain

fame in the field where he eventually succeeded.

The film adaptation won two Oscars in 1977 and

was also nominated for the Best Picture Award.

Identify X.

Bound For Glory

5. X is a 2007 film directed by the Farrelly brothers;

it is the remake of a 1972 film of the same name.

X was initially titled The Seven Day Itch. The

1972 film is listed at #91 on AFI’s list of 100

Years…100 Laughs. At the 2008 MTV Movie

Awards, Robert Downey Jr. passed a derogatory

remark at X’s male lead about how weak a

reception it had had. In the movie X, the

aforementioned lead’s real life father plays his

reel life father. Identify X.

The Heartbreak Kid

6. The latest X game, titled X Go, is a mobile and

tablet turn-based strategy spinoff. Jesper Kyd,

majorly known for his work on Assassin’s Creed ,

has provided the music for X, combining

orchestral and electronica scores. A stylized lily

plays a key part in the X universe. An upcoming

2015 film will be the second X film. X was first

released in 2000. Identify X.

Hitman

7. Some of the many things/creations which have

been dubbed X (a phrase with five/six words) are

Uluru, Angkor Wat, Machu Pichu, Giant’s

Causeway, Statue of Liberty, the moai statues in

Easter Island and even King Kong. Kipling

described Milford Sound in New Zealand as the

X. these things have always been defined in

relation to a venerated, widely upheld ancient

formulation. Identify X.

The Eighth Wonder of the World

8. X is a subsidiary of Mars with offices in Virginia.

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, it came

under immense competition from a rival. X’s

original slogan in the USA was “Recommended

by top breeders”. X’s history begins with the

acquisition of Chappell Brothers in Manchester in

1934; the entity that acquired the above took low-

quality meat and converted it into something.

Identify X.

Pedigree Petfoods

9. The X states that their famous creation was

developed to assist reading comprehension in the

social and behavioral sciences, for clarity of

communication, and for "word choice that best

reduces bias in language". The sixth edition of X

was published in 2009 after four years of waiting.

X was majorly born when the need to somehow

properly codify scientific reporting arose in the

1960s. AMA and CSE are two other organizations

which have come up with such rules. Currently,

the X also provides guidance on how to properly

write about race, ethnicity, gender, sexual

orientationa nd the like. Identify X.

The APA Style

10. X’s name is generally thought to roughly

translate to “the follower of Lord Marduk” in

Aramaic. A certain portion in the Talmud states

that his full name was X Bilshan. X appears in the

Book of Esther. There is a debate among Biblical

scholars as to whether he was exiled to Babylon

by Nebuchadnezzar. Identify X.

Mordecai

11. Which very commonly used English word is

used to refer to a high amount of force or shock

that is applied for a short time when two or more

bodies collide?

Impact

12. Whom did John C.Malone oust as the USA’s

largest private landowner in 2011? The

gentleman in question was once nicknamed “The

Mouth of the South.”

Ted Turner

13. The term necessarily refers to a bygone era,

especially preceding WWII, when hand tools

where used in harvesting. X is generally thought

to be derived from Canada. Terms like river pig,

river hog and river rat were also used for Xs in

the north of the USA. . An X is the mascot of

several educational institutions, one of which is

Northern Arizona university. Identify X.

Lumberjack

14. Who (someone who died in 1979) along with

the four original members of the band he made

his name in was inducted into the Rock N Roll

Hall of Fame in 2006, although the band refused

to travel and accept the induction?

Sid Vicious

15. Identify this affirmative progressive rock act.

Yes

16. Xs are found all over the world except certain

parts of it like Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii,

Madagascar etc. Four subfamilies of Xs are

currently recognized. The word X is derived from

two Latin words that translate to “I live” and “I give

birth”. Identify X.

Viper

17. The colourful term X Y (two words) comes from

an ancient association between Y and emotions,

according to Urban Dictionary. Charles Lamb was

among the first to use XY in an essay dated

1823. XY is also a famous chapter in Irvine

Welsh’s iconic novel Trainspotting. Episodes titled

XY were seen on shows as popular as Burn

Notice and Grey’s Anatomy. XY is also a post-

apocalyptic video game launched in 1990.

Identify X.

Bad Blood

18. Operation Unthinkable, Operation Dropshot,

Exercise Totskoye and letteers of Last resort were

all contingency plans to deal with which possible

cataclysmic event?

World War 3

19. The USA has four types of X from I to IV. Carts

were used in ancient times, and modern

technology has enabled a wide variety of Xs to

operate. Charity, Bariatric and Emergency are

three kinds of X. India approved its first national

standard for X construction in 2013. During the

Crusades, the Kinghts Hospitallier is said to have

used a primitive X. Identify X.

Ambulance

20. What was founded in 1972 by the Department

of Health, education and Welfare and NASA as

the Appalachian Community Service Network?

TLC

21. What is this a satellite image of? (generic

answer)

Eye of the hurricane

22. In sociological terms, a X is an adverse reaction

to something that has gained prominence. X is

generally seen to represent a collective

resentment of something that has become very

popular rather than its denial. X generally refers

to areas of gender and racial discrimination. X is

also a fairly commonly used English word whose

usage draws from all of the above. Identify X.

Backlash

23. Which word (comprising five letters) comes

from two Latin words which roughly translate to “a

binding together” and “bound”?

Nexus

24. X is 15 feet tall, but he has been seen in a taller

avatar in certain editions. X has a twin with a

rhyming, four-letter name like his brother. X hails

from Jupiter. X is known to make volcanoes erupt

in distant places with his anger. Identify X.

Sabu

25. The cover of what. Released initially in 1969

was designed by S.Neil Fujita with a marionnette

puppet theme?

The Godfather

26. Chi Chi was moved to a particular location in

Beijing in 1958 and she died in 1972 in a similar

location in London after having been moved

there. There were unsuccessful attempts to get

her to mate with An An from Moscow. She

inspired Sir Peter Scott to come up with

something that was simple but distinctive.

However, the way we see her today is not

through the very same design but a later one

from 1986. Where do we see Chi Chi?

The WWF logo

27. Which entertainment personality gained his

nickname after having been spotted in a sweater

which was yellow and black with stripes?

Sting