Annual Women’s Day Quiz 2024 Finals Date: 13th March, 2024 QM: Maitreyi Swaroop

1. Women’s Day Quiz 2024
Finals
QM: Maitreyi

2. The deal
● Written round [5qs]
● 10qs clockwise
● 10qs counterclockwise
● God is a woman

3. Written Round 1
Questions
Same-same but different
Things that sound/look/are spelled similarly but are quite different

4. W1.
● Y was a German-born American businessman who founded his company in
1853 in San Francisco, California.
● Y shares their first name with the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah in
the book of genesis.
● Interestingly, John Conroe’s “The Book of ____: The Demon Accords” could
easily be a biography of Y if we tweaked one of the words in the title.
● X is a person who reentered public discussions in the middle of last year, and,
given most forecasts, will return on 10th March.
● ID X & Y

5. W2.
● X is a multi-talented artist, who had the following to say in their SNL
monologue: “people assume that I am like the character _______, simply
because I wrote it - sexually depraved, foul-mouthed, … I am not a sex addict
because I wrote _______, but I did write _______ ___ because I am a
psychopath”
● Along with co-founding their current group of geniuses which released a
self-titled EP in 2018, Y has had a very successful solo career.
● In 2023, Y won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song for ‘Not Strong
Enough’
● ID X and Y

6. W3.
● The exact origins of X (as we know it) are disputed, although it is broadly from
West Asia. It is known by different names, such as Meshbek in Egypt, Zoolbia
in Iran and Jerry in Nepal.
● Y looks very similar to X, though there are marked differences between the
two - Y is thicker than X, and is usually shaped differently too. The oldest
surviving shop selling Y is Beniram’s, located in Jaunpur.
● ID X and Y

7. W4.
● X is a 1939 lipogram - which adds an intriguing constraint.
● In this, John X, a man of fifty living in Branton Hills, is sad about his town's
poor condition, and forms an “Organization of Youth” to build civic spirit and
improving living standards, and to transform Branton Hills from a stagnant
municipality into a bustling, thriving city.
● Set in the prosperous Long Island of 1922, the novel provides a critical social
history of Prohibition-era America. It provides a sketch of the engimatic and
mysterious Y. Eventually, the narrator gets disillusioned as he discovers that
the Y is not as great as he originally seemed.
● ID X and Y

8. W5.
● In the french-speaking world, a X is a type of French restaurant with a relaxed
setting, which serves single dishes and other meals.
● The word X is also French for "brewery" and, by extension, "the brewing
business". Although most X still serve a large selection of beers, most of them
offer a wider choice of beverages such as wines and liquors.
● Y is more commonly known by its 3-letter contraction. It’s earliest recorded
use for this object was by the Evening Herald in Syracuse, New York, in 1893.
● Though it is a french word, it is interesting to note that in french, the name for
this is soutien-gorge (literally, "throat-supporter").
● ID X and Y

9. Please exchange your answer-sheets!

10. Written Round 1
Answers
Same-same but different
Things that sound/look/are spelled similarly but are quite different

11. W1.
● Y was a German-born American businessman who founded his company in
1853 in San Francisco, California.
● Y shares their first name with the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah in
the book of genesis.
● Interestingly, John Conroe’s “The Book of ____: The Demon Accords” could
easily be a biography of Y if we tweaked one of the words in the title.
● X is a person who reentered public discussions in the middle of last year, and,
given most forecasts, will return on 10th March.
● ID X & Y

12. W1(X) Lewis Strauss W1(Y) Levi Strauss

13. W2.
● X is a multi-talented artist, who had the following to say in their SNL
monologue: “people assume that I am like the character _______, simply
because I wrote it - sexually depraved, foul-mouthed, … I am not a sex addict
because I wrote _______, but I did write _______ ___ because I am a
psychopath”
● Along with co-founding their current group of geniuses which released a
self-titled EP in 2018, Y has had a very successful solo career.
● In 2023, Y won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song for ‘Not Strong
Enough’
● ID X and Y

14. W2(X) Phoebe Waller
Bridge
W2(Y) Phoebe Bridgers

15. W3.
● The exact origins of X (as we know it) are disputed, although it is broadly from
West Asia. It is known by different names, such as Meshbek in Egypt, Zoolbia
in Iran and Jerry in Nepal.
● Y looks very similar to X, though there are marked differences between the
two - Y is thicker than X, and is usually shaped differently too. The oldest
surviving shop selling Y is Beniram’s, located in Jaunpur.
● ID X and Y

16. W3(X) jalebi W3(Y) imarti

17. W4.
● X is a 1939 lipogram - which adds an intriguing constraint.
● In this, John X, a man of fifty living in Branton Hills, is sad about his town's
poor condition, and forms an “Organization of Youth” to build civic spirit and
improving living standards, and to transform Branton Hills from a stagnant
municipality into a bustling, thriving city.
● Set in the prosperous Long Island of 1922, the novel provides a critical social
history of Prohibition-era America. It provides a sketch of the engimatic and
mysterious Y. Eventually, the narrator gets disillusioned as he discovers that
the Y is not as great as he originally seemed.
● ID X and Y

18. W4(X) Gadsby W4(Y) Gatsby

19. W5.
● In the french-speaking world, a X is a type of French restaurant with a relaxed
setting, which serves single dishes and other meals.
● The word X is also French for "brewery" and, by extension, "the brewing
business". Although most X still serve a large selection of beers, most of them
offer a wider choice of beverages such as wines and liquors.
● Y is more commonly known by its 3-letter contraction. It’s earliest recorded
use for this object was by the Evening Herald in Syracuse, New York, in 1893.
● Though it is a french word, it is interesting to note that in french, the name for
this is soutien-gorge (literally, "throat-supporter").
● ID X and Y

20. W5(X) Brasserie W5(Y) Brassier

21. Dries 1
Clockwise

22. Q1. ID the person
● On the next slide is a stamp issued 10 years after the death of the person in
question, and 44 years after their most important achievement.
● Despite suffering from a crippled leg as a child, she joined the U.S. Olympic
Track and Field team at age 16, winning a bronze medal in the 4x100 relay in
the 1956 Olympic Games.
● 44 years ago, she became the first American woman to a major feat and was
hailed as “the fastest woman in the world”.
● ID the person, what was their achievement? [image follows]

25. A1. Wilma Rudolf,
First American woman
to win three gold
medals in track and
field at the same
Olympic game

26. Q2. ID place and the person
● On the next slide is Horodetsky House, popularly called House with ________
is an Art Nouveau building.
● The name might mislead one to believe that it is after a monstrous,
fire-breathing, hybrid creature from Greek mythology, but it actually refers to
the architectural style of decoration that depicts exotic animals and hunting
scenes.
● Two years ago, a person’s mere act of standing before this building (amid
some rumours) turned it into a symbol of bravery, loyalty and determination.
● FITB, ID the person [image follows]

29. A2. The House with Chimeras, Zelensky

30. Q3.
● a fixture since Their first work in 2006, these create a sense of connection
between the person and their Audience, and add an extra laYer of intrigue for
alL their superfans.
● THE TRADITION WAS CoNTINUED UNTIL 2014, WHICH SAW AN
INVErsION IN THE TRADITION. IT wAS COMPLETELY ABSENT iN 2019.
● some think that sharing this much inFormaTion, and encouraging fans to
eagerly dissect their songs, trying to decipher the inspiration behind each line
encourages the very thing that the concerned person complains about.
● what is being discussed here?

32. A3. taylor swift puts hidden messages in the
lyrics booklets of her studio albums.
initially these were spelled out by the uppercase
letters. in 1989, these were spelled out by the
lowercase ones

33. Q4. Essentially, FITB
● In 1842, Napier was appointed Major General of the British Indian Army within the Bombay
Presidency.
● He was charged with quelling the insurrection of the rulers hostile to the British Indian
Empire.
● Napier's campaign against these chieftains resulted in victory in the Battle of Hyderabad,
and then the subjugation of a northern province.
● In an apocryphal tale (now debunked), Napier was supposed to have despatched to his
superiors the short, notable message, "Peccavi", the Latin for "_ ____ _____" (which was a
pun on _ ____ _____).
● Later, Napier made several comments on the conquest to the effect of: "If this was a piece
of rascality, it was a noble piece of rascality!", indicating that he knew that he had wronged.
● Give funda: what does Peccavi mean, what does it pun on?

35. A4. Peccavi = I have sinned/ Pun = I have Sindh

36. Q5. FITBs
● A terrible event happened in July 2014.
● Due to the challenging conditions and the need for preservation,
[1]____________, a preservative, was used to slow down decomposition and
prevent rapid deterioration.
● [1]____________ is the most common ________ in the world, occurring
spontaneously through the oxidation of hydrocarbons.
● Unfortunately, [1]____________ can break down a crucial compound, [2]___, as it
did.
● Another challenge was posed by the fact that the concerned people were not
criminals, so no records of their [2]___ were available, and experts had to rely on
partial matches.
● FITBs

38. A5. Formaldehyde, DNA

39. Q6. ID X
● In a tremendous feat, scientists were fortunately able to identify the remains
of 294 of the 298 victims by 2014, and 296 by 2016.
● This was due to a state-of-the-art victim identification program called X.
● The reason behind the name is that in the Kingdom of Holland (circa 1811), X
was instrumental in formally introducing the use of first and last names by
establishing the Registry Office. Essentially, he played a pivotal role in the
way people were identified by their names.
● Similarly, the X system aims to 'give back' names to unidentified individuals
through DNA identification.
● ID X

41. A6. Bonaparte

42. Q7. ID the people
● On the next slide, you will see X & Y, drawn in Y’s characteristic style.
● The duo originally started with Oumpah-Pah and Jehan Pistolet, before
creating their most famous series of works.
● X also collaborated with others in his career, and contributed to other similar
works such as one featuring a cowboy who can shoot faster than his own
shadow.
● ID the people, name their most famous creation [3,3,4]

45. A7. Goscinny, Uderzo,
Asterix

46. Q8. Name the book. ID the person.
● On the topic of the cowboy who can shoot faster than his own shadow, a
comic by Morris is named after a remote region in the far north that saw a
migration by an estimated 100,000 to Yukon between 1896 and 1899 when
miners found something.
● Among the many prospectors was X, who was unfortunately not so lucky.
● However, X’s experience served as an inspiration for his future career, and he
incorporated scenes from this into his novels and short stories set in this
location, including a 1903 novel about a sled dog.
● Name the book. ID X.

49. A8. Klondike, Jack London

50. Q9. FITB
● A recent article titled ‘How _____ _____ are piloting farming & social change
in rural India’ discusses the government-backed _____ _____ program.
● Under the alliteratively titled program, the older, working-age women in rural
households are trained and given the required equipment for free.
● One of the participants of the program had this to say - “I feel very proud
when someone calls me a pilot [though] I have never sat in a plane”.
● FITB

52. A9. Drone didis

53. Q10.
● The ____________ is an aptly named online resource that allows you to
explore the historical archives of a major establishment.
● The resources are organized chronologically and has a simple calendar
interface to allow you to navigate through time.
● The establishment is one of the oldest of its kind in the USA.
● FITB with an appropriate wordplay

55. A10. TimesMachine, New York Times

56. Dries 2
CounterClockwise

57. Q1. ID the company
● _____ ____, often shortened to _____, was established in 1925 and is
headquartered in Mladá Boleslav.
● It traces its roots back to 1859, when it was an arms manufacturer.
● The company transitioned to its current line of production in 1925.
● The names of its products include the Kushaq, Kodiaq and Slavia
● Name the company

59. A1. Škoda

60. Q2. What is being talked about?
● In Kolkata, this is in East Topsia.
● In Mumbai, this is near Lodha Park, Worli.
● In Pune, this is in Kalyani Nagar.
● There is a plan to make 5-6 more in India before 2024 (which is an important
year for the name concerned), with those in NCR currently under
construction.
● What is being talked about?

62. A2. Trump Towers in India

63. Q3. FITB + Give Funda
● [1]_______ ______ __ _______ ______ is an old adage meant to describe
the negative consequences of something.
● A paraphrasing of the phrase, which expresses the opposite sentiment, was
tweeted by Fatima ______ on 6th March
○ Today a historical travesty […] has been acknowledged … we, the citizens of this country, may
be secure in the knowledge that the mechanics of _______ can be _______, but never
______ to [...] and its children.
● This was in response to Qazi Faez Isa’s statement expressing that he (and
nine others) believed that an event from around 50 years ago was not entirely
fair.
● FITB[1] and give the context of the statement [proper noun needed]

65. A3. Justice Delayed is Justice Denied,
The 1979 execution of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

66. Q4. what’s the good word
● Here you see the origin of a word, through the combination of the Latin words
sex and mensis.
● It describes a period of time we are all familiar with, but its duration differs
from place-to-place, both between countries and within.
● On average, it is 8-15 weeks, though if we are to follow the strict definition, it
should be around 24 weeks.
● We are familiar with a 16 week version.
● ID the word

69. A4. semester

70. Q5. Name the company
● This company started out in 2013.
● The two-word name contains the ancient Malabari word for the tail of an
animal, which is also seen in its logo.
● They pride themselves on the quality of their raw materials, which they source
from places like Araku Valley, Ratnagiri and the Attikan estate.
● They also pride themselves on their technique and equipment, such as their
refractometers.
● ID the company being talked about.

72. A5. Blue Tokai

73. Q6.
● X and Y are popular sports in neighbouring states which are often compared
to one another, but the way the two rituals are conducted is vastly different.
● In 2014, both were banned by the supreme court.
● X is played during Mattu Pongal, a day after January 14. The word X is
derived from a coinage which means the silver and gold coins that are tied
during the sport.
● Y, on the other hand, is held during November to March. In Y, initially,
coconuts used to be the prize. But for the last few decades, gold coins and
trophies have replaced coconuts.
● ID X and Y

75. A6. Jalikattu and Kambala

76. Q7.
● Elaine Herzberg died on March 18, 2018 at Tempe, Arizona aged 49 years.
● Though this was not a hit-and-run, it was still difficult to determine who the
real culprit was.
● The following slide shows the scene of the accident (with the top half blocked
out).
What's extraordinary about her death?

79. A7.
Death by autonomous vehicle.

80. ● Massacre in Korea is a 1951 artwork depicting the massacre of innocent
women and children in Sinchon during the Korean War.
● It is seen as a critique of American intervention in the war and is considered an
example of the painter’s “communist period”.
● It is inspired by an 1814 work of a compatriot.
● ID the painter, name the painting it is inspired by.
Q8.

83. ● Pablo Picasso, 3rd of May, 1808 by Goya
A8.

84. Q9.
● Much of the historical narrative surrounding this event from 5 decades ago
focuses on X, and tends to use Y as a foil to X.
● The event was billed as a contest of ideologies- of the suppressed
anti-establishment hero X, vs the pro-establishment “Uncle Tom” Y; the red
states vs the blue states.
● Which is event is being talked about?

86. A9. Ali vs Joe Frazier; The Fight

87. Q10.
● On February 23, 1913 in Russia, people protested the possibility of a World War.
● On another such Sunday of February 23, 1917, there were protests against the
ongoing war and shortages of food and other essentials under Czar Nicholas’s
regime.
● Something about the nature of these protests was unique, given the times. Although
the causes were worthy, evolutionaries like Trotsky were upset at the protestors, as
these ‘disobedient’ and ‘misbehaving’ people were going out on this day when they
were meant to wait until May, which is when Workers’ Day is marked.
● These events set a precedent, though what we are familiar with now has been
decided after a certain adjustment.
● What precedent did they set? What are we familiar with after the adjustment
and what was the adjustment needed?

89. A10. International Women’s Day was first
celebrated on the last Sunday of Feb,
Now, we celebrate it on 8th March.
Russia followed the Julian calendar until 1st
February, 1918, thus February 23, 1913 in
Russia was actually 8th March [Gregorian]
worldwide.

90. Also - interesting funda [could not include in a
qs]

91. A10. International Women’s Day was first
celebrated on the last Sunday of Feb,
Now, we celebrate it on 8th March.
Russia followed the Julian calendar until 1st
February, 1918, thus February 23, 1913 in
Russia was actually 8th March [Gregorian]
worldwide.