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29/11/2014 AND 30/11/2014

A quiz conducted and researched by Apratim Mukhopadhyay

• 60 questions will be asked on infinite pounce.

• The set comprises MELAS questions to a greater extent than other topics.

• The quiz is to be generally conducted on rolling infinite bounce.

• Correct answer on a pounce: +10

• Incorrect answer on a pounce: -10

• The decision of the quizmaster is final and binding.


1. Identify the two gentlemen who are seen talking here and the TV show. Part points will be given.


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Martin Scorsese and Larry David

Curb Your Enthusiasm


2. X. born on 24/6/1987, made his first start against RCD Espanyol on 17/10/2004 to become the concerned club’s youngest player ever to play in La Liga. X’s record was later broken by Y, born on 28/8/1990; Y currently plies his trade in a mid-table BPL club after a spectacular fall from grace. Identify both X and Y, no part points going.


X-Lionel Messi Y- Bojan Krkic


3. Films directed by whom? Also, identify X.

• Manush Amanush (2002)

• X (2000)

• Bhoy (1996)

• Kencho Khunrte Keute (1995)

• Sansar Sangram (1995)

• Phiriye Dao (1994)

• Maryada (1989)


Chiranjeet

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4. The word X means “fried”. X was originally the general term for cooking eggs in any sort of skillet. There are some major differences that have been noted between X and another fairly commonplace food item it was often compared to and seen as equivalent to (Y). For instance, Ys are served whole, whereas Xs are often sliced up before being served. The Tunisian Tajine is seen as a dish that is fairly close to X. identify both X and Y; no part points going.


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5. These lines were spoken as part of a victory speech in Milwaukee on June 23rd, 1996. Just FITB to give me an earth-shattering and immensely loved catchphrase in popular culture. Also, what definitive era in popular culture is often said to have begun with this? Part points going:

“You sit there and you thump your Bible, and you say your prayers, and it didn't get you anywhere! Talk about your psalms, talk about John X...Well, ______ X ___ _ __ ____ ___ __.”


“Austin 3:16 says I just whooped your ass”

The Attitude Era


6. Which word first originated in the 13th

century (particular incidents took place in 1274 and 1281) to indicate strong, vicious storms which stopped an invading army from one Asian country from invading another?


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7. Print ad by?


Dettol


8. X, serving at the time in Meerut, was chosen to head Y along with Krishnaswamy Sundarji and Ranjit Singh Dayal. X, a recipient of the VirChakra, was knifed by two men in their 30s (from Wolverhampton and Birmingham) while on a trip to London in 2012. X published a book in the 1990s titled Y:The True Story, one which ran into several reprints. X said (among other things) of Y: “It is very easy to say to we could have laid siege, we could have postponed it for a day or two, or carried out Ywithout the loss of life. It is only we, who were there at that time, who know what our limitations and needs were.” Identify both X and Y, no part points will be given.


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9. X: Willam Lombardy

Y: Efim Geller, Nikolai Krogius and Iivo Nei

Just identify X AND Y (NO PART POINTS) or state which earth-shattering event these four were a much lesser-known part of, and in what capacity (NO HALF POINTS HERE EITHER).


X- Bobby FischerY- Boris Spassky

These people were the official seconds to Fischer and Spassky during the 1972 world chess championship in Reykjavik


10. This was the first ever song picturised on whom?


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Parineeti Chopra


11. Identify this execrable 2008 movie whose title was taken from a super-hit song from the 70s.


My Name is Anthony Gonsalves


12. In the textile trade, the last parts of pieces of cloth were made of coarser material than the rest and left hanging loose. This led to the emergence of which very commonly used two word phrase?


Fag end


13. X, published in 1988, was adapted into a film of the same name in 1994. X was subtitled “An Indian Story”, a testament to how it focused largely on rural India, something which the author felt had not been represented well enough in the literary canon of which X was a part. X (the film) won a National Film Award in 1995. X’s commercial success and its acquisition by 20th Century Fox is considered a major event in India for independent cinema. Identify X and its author; no part pints going.


Upamanyu Chatterjee

English, August


14. Who is speaking about what(X)? Part points going.“Many people have asked about the meaning of our name. X was inspired by a poem written more than 800 years ago during the Song dynasty. The poem compares the search for a retreating beauty amid chaotic glamour with the search for one's dream while confronted by life's many obstacles. '...hundreds and thousands of times, for her I searched in chaos, suddenly, I turned by chance, to where the lights were waning, and there she stood.' X, whose literal meaning is hundreds of times, represents persistent search for the ideal.”


Robin Li (co-creator)Baidu


15. Whose self-portrait is this, painted in 1929 ?


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16. The light blue backdrop of what was initially inspired by the UN flag, owing to its various contributions of trusteeship during the concerned entity’s transition from one state to another?


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17. Which word is a combination of two Sanskrit words meaning “clay” and “body”?


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18. Xs first appeared in the 16th century. An antiquated version of the modern X was invented by the Englishman Thomas Rawlinson in the 1720s. The above was done because Rawlinson felt that something was “cumbrous and unwieldy”, and hence he decided to separate it into two parts. According to the OED, the noun X derives from a word of Scandinavian origin meaning “to gird up.” Identify X.


Kilt


19. Whose Twitter bio is this:

“My job: to terrify kids”


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20. This very specific feat was last achieved in 1992 by X. Since then, owing to various circumstances, it has not been achieved. Roger Federer could have achieved it four times (2004, 2006, 2007 and 2010), but he was thwarted by Gustavo Kuerten, Rafael Nadal (twice) and Robin Soderling. Rafael Nadal could have achieved it in 2009, but he was thwarted by Soderling too. In 2014, Stanislas Wawrinka was ousted unceremoniously by Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in his attempt at achieving this feat. Identify X and the feat; part points going.


X- Jim Courier

Winning the men’s singles title at both the Australian Open and the French Open in the same year


21. X (shown in the picture) was born Adriaan Florensz in 1459 in Utrecht. X died in 1523. X, however, was heavily in the news exactly 36 years earlier for an event concerning Y, who died in 2005. In the aftermath of the events following Y’s death, X’s name, an often mentioned one, has become completely redundant. Identify X, Y and why the 1978 event was peculiar/why X is now redundant. Part points going.


X- Pope Adrian VI

Y- Pope John Paul II

John Paul II was the first Non Italian pope in 455 years/ The next two popes have also been non-Italian


22. Who is covering whom? No part points on this one.


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23. The above is the flag of X, something which adapted green as a colour of mutual recognition ever since its early days. The green symbolizes hope, the white symbolizes peace and the five-pointed star symbolizes the five continents. Some adherents to X, however, believe that the concerned flag is too nationalistic to suit their purpose, and hence they use the one next to it, created in 1987 by a Brazilian. Identify X.


Esperanto


24. Which personality (not really known for his fashion sense and a holder of around 50 other patents) was issued a patent in 1936 for this “new, original and ornamental” blouse?


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25. This is a disgruntled letter written by whom to one William McKeen after the latter published a biography of his in 1991?


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26. X committed suicide in his jail cell on October 8th, 2001, hanging himself with his bed-sheet. X had been the target of his country’s biggest manhunt till the time he surrendered on December 30th, 1999 at a newspaper office, apparently under fear for his life. X did not dispose of a whole host of his victims’ bodies so that the police could track them down. In jail, X said that his entire series of confessions was a hoax to draw attention to the plight of runaway children, although overwhelming proof was found against him and his associates. In X’s death sentence, it was stipulated that he would be cut into a 100 pieces after he had been hanged so that justice would be served. Identify X.


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27. What is this the plot of? Or, just FITB.

In 2633, the evil Red Falcon Organization have set a base on the Galuga archipelago near New Zealand in a plot to conquer the world. Two commandos, Pfc. Bill Rizer and Pfc. Lance Bean of the ______ unit (an elite group of soldiers specializing in guerrilla warfare), are sent to the island to destroy the enemy forces and uncover the true nature of the alien entity controlling them.


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28. This song was famously used as his entrance theme by whom on November 30th, 2012?


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Andrew Flintoff


29. The name of X is derived from a Tamil/Sanskrit word meaning “ruby”. X often contains traces of iron, titanium and chromium. X is most commonly used as an abrasive in sandpapers and heavy machinery. X was first chemically synthesized in 1837. X, although comprising elements with relatively low atomic mass, has an astonishing density. Identify X.


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30. X is popularly made on a Sunday, owing to the fact that a lot of time goes in preparing it. X must also be customarily prepared four days after the death of a loved one, owing to the fact that no meat may be eaten for three days after the concerned death, and X is used to break this abstinence. Consequently, X is never made on auspicious occasions. X is almost always flavoured with X masala which comprises fifteen different spices. X almost always comprises mutton; rarely is it made without meat. X borrows heavily from traditional Gujarati cuisine. Identify X.


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31. XY, born in 1894, was only one of three of the nine children who survived infancy among the nine born to his mother. He was named X on the advice of a priest who managed to convince his father that naming XY after an Archangel would give him a long life. XY was dismissed from his school in 1912 for taking part in political demonstrations. XY died of skeletal tuberculosis precipitated by the harsh conditions he was exposed to. XY was also an avowed atheist. Identify XY.


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32. The above is a minimalist poster for which film?


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35. Jeanne Calment (1875-1997) is said to have had the longest confirmed human lifespan. She was born in the city of X in Southern France. Talking in 1988, she described a man whom she had met in 1888 when he had come into her father’s shop to buy supplies for something. Calment describes him as having been “dirty, badly dressed and disagreeable.” Who was this person? Also, identify X. no part points going.


Vincent Van GoghX- Arles


36. X (pictured above) currently plays for Flamengo. X has also appeared 4 times for the Brazilian national U20 side. In 2013, X was wildly linked with a probable move to Juventus. Either name X, or tell me why he is immensely famous in popular culture.


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37. The photograph was taken in February 1963 by Don Hunstein in Greenwich Village. X was 21 at the time, and Y was 19. Y passed away at the age of 68 in 2011. Hunstein recalled years later that “…I brought only one roll of color film with me, and most of the pictures on it were not good.“ X had this to say of Y, years later: “…she had a smile that could light up a street full of people.“ Either identify X AND Y, or the iconic album cover on which this photograph was featured.


X- Bob Dylan

Y- Suze Rotolo

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38. According to The Brand Trust Report (published by the Trust Research Advisory), which brand finished #1 in terms of being trustworthy in India in 2011, 2012 and 2013?


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39. What is being promoted here?


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40. This is a 2009 list complied by Entertainment Weekly titled “The 50 greatest sidekicks”. Which character finished #1? Certain names on the list have been mentioned in order to give an idea of the range of characters and genres involved.

1. ?

2. Ed McMahon

3. George Costanza

4. Chewbacca

6. Dr. Watson

14. Sancho Panza

16. Waylon Smithers

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41. After what incident was this Doodle launched?


Qatar’s successful bid for hosting the 2022 Fifa World Cup


42. On which historical figure is this comic book based?


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43. It was first suggested in 1888 by Julius Bleyer, a New York doctor because of how cheap it was. Earlier this year, some botched uses of it and the lack of suitable chemicals (in the USA) made people re-consider other alternatives. Saudi Arabia has seen a lot of efforts in the direction of getting this introduced, but nothing has changed so far. It became most popular in the late 20th century. What is being talked about?


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44. At the age of 12, X was handed over to nuns and she spent a disciplined, Spartan life till early adulthood. While there, X formed a fascination for something; for her, it started to represent a perfect ideal, a mystic meaning, and the path that X took to pray was also laid out in patterns which were circular and repeated the above. X also found solace in the Cistus, a specific kind of rose (with regard to the petals) which lay nearby. Consequently, several years into the future (at 37), when X was handed a selection, she chose a specific item, and the iconic Y was born. Identify both X and Y; part points will not be given.


X- Coco Chanel

Y- Chanel No. 5


45. What replaced the Championship Belt around this gentleman’s waist from 1872 onwards?


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46. This is the title music of which film?


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Shakespeare Wallah


47. Which very commonly used word originates from a Japanese word which literally translates to “human-powered vehicle”?


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48. X, who had starred in the concerned director’s first film, had used an American accent in the concerned work. However, in Y, X, 29 at the time of Y’s release, used his natural London accent. The director claims that the concerned character (with the accent) was written with X in mind, but rumours persist that Christian Slater and Johnny Depp were floated by the studio as alternatives at the time. The director had even considered rewriting Y at one point, making X play one of two iconic characters who would be recast as Englishmen. Identify both X and Y; no part points going.


X- Tim Roth

Y- Pulp Fiction


49. X was started of in 1785 after a flood had ravaged the concerned area ij order to provide employment to the people while a severe famine lasted for years after the flood. X’s a biggest attraction, a large draw among tourists, was accidentally created in order to support X’s weight. The design for X was based on one designed by a Kifayatullah after a competition. X uses classic Mughalarchitecture, one of the large major structures to not use European architectural styles. Identify X.


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50. Since 2004, the WBMA has been the governing body of this unusual world championship. It took place for the first time in Germany in 1990. the competition is usually held under three brackets, two of which correspond to partial and full states of something. Each bracket is further subdivided into categories like Imperial, Alaskan Whaler, Verdi, Freestyle, Hungarian, English et al. Expand WBMA/ identify the championship in question.


World Beard and Moustache Championship/ Association


51. Stephen Merchant (pictured above), born in 1974, has won three BAFTAs and one Emmy. He currently stars as Stuart on an American TV show co-created by him (called Hello Ladies). He also performed stand up comedy to great success in the late 1990s. He is 6”7, a fact that was made use of when he made a cameo appearance in a critically acclaimed comedy. He is most well known for his collaborations with whom?


Ricky Gervais


52. X died on April 15, 1940 in his sleep, 22 years old at the time. X had been on two very popular all US tours in 1936 and 1938. 6 life-size models of X (from the 1930s), made by James Butler exist and can be viewed in replica caskets in certain locations. X had also enrolled for a law degree in 1936, but extenuating circumstances prevented X from completing it. Identify X/ put funda. (Points will begiven for the funda only if nobody identifies X correctly)


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53. Who is speaking about whom/what?


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Carl Bernstein on Rupert Murdoch/ the News of the World scandal


54. An X is composed of a number of interlocked segments of keratin. Due to day-to-day activities, an X can be easily broken off, and hence it is impossible to determine anything concretely from the state of an X. Male Xs generally taper away from the concerned body, while female Xs taper towards the concerned body. The X is usually held up during locomotion ijn order to prevent damage. Identify X.


The rattle on the tail of a rattlesnake


55.The above, which can sometimes weigh up to 44kg, lends its name to which sporting term/position, something also very famous in popular culture?


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57. Ernst X, born in 1881 in Germany, was very well respected in his field of expertise. He also worked as a medical officer during WWI, continuing to publish even while the war was raging full-scale. When the Nazis occupied Germany, he (a Jew) was forced to resign from a post he held in a Berlin hospital and was arrested in 1937. He was briefly married to the writer Rosie Waldeck. What “area” is named after him/what is X?


X- Grafenberg

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58. X took place on Saint Crispin’s Day. X was noted because the English longbow was very liberally used during it. Gesta Henrici Quinti’sanonymous, eye-witness account of X is a major source cited in order to prove that it actually took place. Many are also of the opinion that a very commonly used sign/gesture in the modern world derives from X. X also forms the basis of a play dated 1599. Identify X.


X- Battle of Agincourt


59. X was established on 11th November, 1961. Vikram Sarabhai, a native of the city in which X is located, played a pivotal role in X beng set up and served as its honorary director till 1964. The famous modernist architect Louis Kahn designed X. X’s motto, translated into English, reads “Progress With Knowledge”. X hosts a major annual summit named Confluence. Identify X.


IIM Ahmedabad


60. These are the opening lines of which brilliantly executed novel; also, identify the author.

“They tell me India is an underdeveloped country. They attend seminars, appear on television, even come to see me, creasing their eight-hundred-rupee suits and clutching their moulded plastic briefcases, to announce in tones of infinite understanding that India has yet to develop. Stuff and nonsense, of course…”


The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor


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