quiz club (questions and answers)

X had to ban a certain Y from submitting his Tetris score to X Power Magazine in 1988, as he would top the listings every month. The company X, which was founded on September

23rd, 1889, reportedly wanted fresh names and did not accept Y’s submissions. Y, then, interestingly, submitted his

next entry as ‘Evets Kainzow’ . Give me X and Y.

X – NintendoY – Steve Wozniak

X and Y, known in Japan as Dogars and Matadogas, were conceived and developed by Ken Sugimori. Their English names are a play on words related to symptoms caused by the noxious fumes they emit. Originally, the characters were intended to be

named "NY" and "LA" respectively in English localizations, intended as homage to the heavy pollution of American cities

New York City and Los Angeles. Id X and Y.

Koffing and Weezing

This image is of X’s painting Y. Another invention of the Early Renaissance, the skull (can only be viewed from an anamorphic perspective) is meant to be a visual puzzle as the viewer must approach the painting nearly from high on the right side, or low on the left side, to see the form as an accurate rendering of a human skull. While the skull is evidently intended as a vanitas or memento mori , it is unclear why X gave it such prominence in this painting. One possibility is that this painting represents three levels: the heavens (as portrayed by the astrolabe and other objects on the upper shelf), the living world (as evidenced by books and a musical instrument on the lower shelf), and death (signified by the skull). It has also been hypothesized that the painting is meant to hang in a stairwell, so that persons walking up the stairs and passing the painting on their left would be startled by the appearance of the skull. A further possibility is that X simply wished to show off his ability with the technique in order to secure future commissions. Artists often incorporated skulls as a reminder of mortality, or at the very least, death. X may have intended the skulls (one as a gray slash and the other as a medallion on Jean de Dinteville's hat) and the crucifix in the upper left corner to encourage contemplation of one's impending death and the resurrection. Give me X and Y.

Hans Holbein – “The Ambassadors”

The name of this place, derived from West Flemish (a dialect of the Dutch language spoken in western Belgium and adjoining parts of the Netherlands and France), means "church in the dunes”. During the Second World War, in the May 1940 Battle of France, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France aiding the French, was cut off from the rest of the French Army by the German advance. Encircled by the Germans, they retreated to this place.Which place am I talking about?

Dunkirk

In June 1915, Walter Kirke, deputy head of military intelligence at GHQ France, wrote in his diary that Mansfield Cumming, the

first chief (or C) of the SIS was "making enquiries for invisible inks at the London University".

In October he noted that he "heard from C that the best invisible ink is ___", which did not react to the main methods of

detection. Furthermore it had the advantage of being readily available. What was this ink, the use of which was discontinued

after it presented a particular problem?

Semen

This painting is called “The Madonna with Saint Giovannino”. It was painted in the 15th

century by Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494) and hangs as part of the Loeser collection in the

Palazzo Vecchio. However, this is famous for a

completely different reason. What?

Pictorial depiction of an UFO

This particular route is famous for a particular reason. What?

The route taken by Chris McCandless (Into the Wild)

Before making his name for Netherlands, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, Arjen Robben first came into prominence at

Dutch club PSV.

The winger was regarded as one of the most talented youngsters in Europe and formed a successful partnership with Serbian

striker Mateja Kezman. What was this duo nicknamed?

Batman and Robben

Dorian Gray Syndrome

X is a family of confections made with sugar or honey, roasted nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, and macadamia

nuts are common), whipped egg whites, and sometimes chopped candied fruit. The word X comes from the Latin word for 'nut bread' .There are three basic kinds of X. The first, and most common, is white X, made with beaten egg whites and

honey; the second is brown X, which is made without egg whites and has a firmer, often crunchy texture. The third is the Viennese

or German X which is essentially a chocolate and nut (usually hazelnut) praline. Id X, which recently became famous for a

completely different reason.

Nougat ( Android 7.0)

Andy Warhol Piss Paintings or Oxidation Paintings. Warhol invited friends and acquaintances to urinate onto a

canvas covered in metallic paint in order to cause oxidation. The uric acid reacted with the copper in the paint, removing components of the pure metal to form mineral salts. Some colors developed immediately while others like blue and green formed later on top of the red or brown copper oxides.

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The Thinker

What parodying what?

Attack on Titans (Shingeki no Kyojin) parodying My Neighbor Totoro

“The basic story, or concept – it's about a woman growing up, who goes to live in the city, very isolated, and she disappears one

day and no one notices. There's more to it than that. Now, what's really interesting about this story is that your initial

reaction when you hear a story like that is, 'Ah, little old bag lady that no one notices, no one cares about.' [ Carol Vincent] wasn't [like that]. She was young, she was popular, she was attractive, she had many friends, she had family, but for whatever reason,

nobody missed her for three years.“

Here, a certain X is explaining the concept behind Y. Id X and Y.

Steven Wilson explaining the concept behind his album ‘Hand.Cannot.Erase’

Apparently, this phrase comes from, or at least was made popular, by steam-powered X ships that were designed in the 1800s for sailing in ___ regions of the world. As the name suggests, these

ships were designed to move and navigate through _____ waters, which can be quite challenging. Nevertheless, using the ship's strengthened hull and powerful engine, it can ____ , allowing

bigger ships to pass through without too much difficulty.However, by the looks of it, this phrase actually precedes the

creation of the X ships. This expression goes back to at least the 17th century, written in a poem by Samuel Butler in 1678. There's

a line from the poem that reads:

"To give himself a first audience, After he had a while look'd wise, At last broken silence, and the ___.“

Give me X and the phrase.

X – Icebreaker

Phrase – Breaking the ice

X is a fictional cosmic entity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft and first introduced in the short story "The Call of X" . X,

interestingly, has appeared as a parody candidate in several elections, including the 2010 Polish presidential election and the 2012/2016 US presidential elections. The faux campaigns usually satirize voters who claim to vote for the "lesser evil."

The late naturalist E. P. Gee brought this phenomenon to global attention in the 1960s. He drove to ____ , in North Cachar Hills

District, Assam, India .The cause of it is likely to be disorientation at high altitudes and high speed winds due to the widespread

fog characteristic at the time. The zoological survey of India sent Sudhir Sengupta to unravel this mystery. He concluded that the birds, mostly juveniles and local migrants, are disturbed by high

velocity winds at their roost. When the disturbed birds fly towards lights as refuge they are hit with bamboo poles and

killed or injured. The local tribals first took this natural phenomenon to be spirits flying from the sky to terrorize them

Which famous phenomenon is described in the above paragraph?

The mysterious phenomenon of bird suicides in Jatinga

-An exclusive _____ wrapped in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice imagery ;-Limited edition movie-themed ____ amenity kits for adults, which includes an eye mask and slippers; -Limited edition movie-themed ____ amenity kits for children, including headphones, slippers, and a watch;-Movie-themed ____ menu items, such as branded cookies and cupcakes; -A Time Out travel guide featuring content focusing on Gotham City and Metropolis, which will be distributed to moviegoers, passengers and at select venues ;-A special edition frequent flyer Miles & Smiles card.

These are a few movie-themed features introduced by X, focussing solely on the cities of Metropolis and Gotham. Id X.

Turkish Airlines

“Paint Drying” is a 607 minutes long, crowd-funded movie directed by Charlie Lyne , which just shows paint drying on a

wall. For what specific purpose was this movie created?

Charlie Lyne's crowdfunded film Paint Drying was a 'protest against censorship and mandatory classification. The censor

board is required to watch the complete movie.

A comic created in 1975 for who or for what purpose?

X had such a difficult birth and was such a weak baby that when he was born, the midwife thought that he was stillborn so she

left him on a table to attend his mother. It was his uncle, a doctor named Don Salvador, that saved him.

As told by X, 'Doctors at that time used to smoke big cigars, and my uncle was no exception. When he saw me lying there he blew smoke into my face. To this I immediately reacted with a grimace

and a bellow of fury‘.According to another legend, X’s first word was "piz," short of

lápiz the Spanish word for 'pencil.‘ Id X.

Pablo Picasso

X is an American parody heavy metal tribute band formed in Los Angeles, California in 2014. The self-appointed founders of "Drive Thru Metal", the band is primarily a parody of English heavy metal group Y,

utilizing lyricism and imagery centered on fast food. The band's repertoire includes such parodies as "Pair-a-Buns”, "Frying Pan" ,

"Sweet Beef" , "Never Say Diet“ and "Zipping Up the Uniform“ . Id X and Y.

X – Mac SabbathY – Black Sabbath

Magicicada is the genus of the 13-year and 17-year periodical cicadas of eastern North America. Sometimes called "locusts",

these cicadas spend most of their 13- and 17-year lives underground feeding on xylem fluids from the roots of

deciduous forest trees in the eastern United States. After 13 or 17 years, mature cicada nymphs emerge at any given locality,

synchronously and in tremendous numbers. Within two months of the original emergence, the lifecycle is complete, the eggs

have been laid, and the adult cicadas are gone for another 13 or 17 years. Why only 13 or 17 years?

Lacuna is a company , which offers a procedure to have specific events removed from one’s memory. In which fictional work

would you have come across this bizarre company, with its office located in the same building as the one in the movie, “Being

John Malkovich” ?

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Whose twitter account?

Big Ben

Mariners believed that whistling or singing on a ship would bring a curse upon them and hence, these acts were forbidden . They believed that such acts would “ _______ “ . FITB with a popular phrase or

just explain the nature of the curse.

Whistling up a storm