The Quiz Company Online Quiz 2020 (Finals)

THE QUIZ
COMPANY
ONLINE QUIZ 2020

BEFORE WE START.
• Each team must choose a captain, who will answer on the
team’s behalf.
• You can private message your teammate (if you have
one) to discuss the question.
• Private message me your answer when the pounce
window begins. You will be given 10 seconds after which
the pounce window will close.
• Googling is discouraged. Sportsmanship is encouraged.

ROUND 1- ICEBREAKERS
• 6 questions
• Pounce only. To pounce, private message me your
answer before the pounce window closes.
• +10 if right, -5 if wrong.

1
Prince Rupert’s Tower is an 18th century lock-up located in the UK. It was
built in 1787 as an overnight holding place for local drunks and petty
criminals. In which English establishment’s logo would you find this
building?

ANSWER
Everton F.C. Fun fact- their motto means “Nothing
but the best is good enough”

2
The exact origins of X as an alternate pronunciation of a common English word are
unclear, as X is a written representation of the word pronounced in a British
(especially cockney) or an Australian accent. Charles Dickens wrote some of his
characters saying the word as X.
Google search trends reveal three key moments in the recent evolution of X in the
world: In 2013, comedy duo Key and Peele released a sketch video titled X, about
two dance video hype men falling in love after a fight over who owns the slogan X.
The skit became one of the most popular ones they released, which tightened the
association between X and the comedy duo.
In 2015, a video (published in 2013) featuring English author Michael Rosen saying
X went viral, with more than 12-million views on the original video to date. Pictures
and gifs of this video have become a meme.
ID X.

‘Noice’ and Brooklyn Nine
Nine

3
Tom Marvolo Riddle, as we all know, is an anagram for “I
am Lord Voldemort”. However, in the French translation of
Harry Potter, his name was changed to Tom ____ Jedusor,
keeping in mind that the anagram would have to spell “I am
Voldemort” in French. The middle name is the first name of
a person known to us for being arguably one of the most
influential musical personalities of all time. Who is this
personality?

ANSWER
Elvis, to fit the anagram “Je suis Voldemort”.

4
What is the key of this map?

5
What is common between the movies Qayamat se
Qayamat tak, Zulfiqar and Kaliyattam?

ANSWER
They were all adaptations of Shakespeare’s
works.Qayamat se Qayamat tak was based on Romeo and
Juliet, Zulfiqar was Julius Caesar and Kaliyattam was based
on Othello

6
According to the American Bureau of Labour Statistics,
‘timber cutter’ is one of the most dangerous jobs in America,
with an annual fatality rate of 117.8 per 100,000 workers.
However, technically, X is a more dangerous job. In 226
years, the annual fatality rate is 3.7%. ID X.

ROUND 2- CONNECT
• 6 questions
• Questions go from lowest scores to highest
• +20 for a correct answer, no negatives

ANSWER-They’re all chocolates of the Mars
company.

ANSWER-MAHABHARAT
MUKESH KHANNA PLAYED
THE ROLE OF BHISHMA IN
THE FAMOUS TV SERIES
MAHABHARAT BY BR
CHOPRA ON DD.
THIS SONG, ‘SELFIE LE LE RE’, TAKES PLACE IN
KURUKSHETRA, WHERE THE BATTLE OF
MAHABHARAT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN
FOUGHT
THIS IS VED
VYAS, WHO IS
BELIEVED TO
HAVE WRITTEN
THE EPIC.

ANSWER
These are some of the most popular examples of the Mandela Effect, an
unusual phenomenon where a large group of people remember something
differently than how it occurred. Conspiracy theorists claim that the Mandela
Effect is proof of the existence of parallel universes.
Here:
• Pikachu doesn’t have a black tip on its tail.
• Vader actually says, “No, I am your father”.
• Monopoly man doesn’t actually wear a monocle.
• The show is called Looney Tunes, not Looney Toons.
• Kit Kat doesn’t have a dash in between the words.

4
11th September 2001 special issue
Earth day 2008
11th September 2011 9/11 10th anniversary
Barack Obama named person of the year, 2012
100 most influential photographs of all time, 2016
(exhaustive)

ANSWER
Issues of TIME magazine which did not have a red border
on the cover

ANSWER
They are all spin-offs.
Young Sheldon- The Big Bang Theory
Better Call Saul- Breaking Bad
The Simpsons- The Tracy Ullman Show
Mighty Raju- Chhota Bheem
Hobbs and Shaw- Fast and Furious
Puss in Boots- Shrek

ANSWER
The Chola dynasty (and their overseas conquests)

ROUND 3- WHO AM I?
• 6 questions
• Going from least points to highest points.
• 3 clues will be given
• +15 for answering correctly on the first clue.
• +10 for answering correctly on the second clue.
• +5 for answering correctly on the third clue.
• There’s a common theme connecting all the answers. You can
pounce at any time to attempt the mega connect.

1a (+15)
In 2002, Sa Re Ga Ma, a film and music
company based in Kolkata, sued his company
over an uncredited sample of the Lata
Mangeshkar song "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai"
on the song "Addictive" by singer Truth Hurts,
which was produced by his company.
±60 for mega connect

1b (+10)
During the early 1990s, he was credited as a key
figure in the crafting and popularization of ’West
Coast G-funk’, a subgenre of hip hop characterized
by a synthesizer foundation and slow, heavy beats.
He began his career as a member of the World Class
Wreckin’ Cru, where he popularized the use of
explicit lyrics in his music to detail the violence of
street life.

1c (+5)
I was born Andre Romelle Young in
Compton, California in 1965. My middle
name, Romelle, is derived from my father's
amateur rhythm and blues singing group,
The Romells.

2a (+15)
He was born on July 30, 1863 on a farm in Greenfield,
Michigan. He began a career as a watch repairman but was
later hired by Westinghouse and then by the Edison
Illuminating company in Detroit as a chief engineer.
±50 for mega
connect

2b (+10)
He teamed up with the Dodge brothers and founded his
company. He was an early backer of the Indianapolis 500
race. He was a pioneer of welfare capitalism and introduced
the concept of a five day working week for his workers.
±50 for mega
connect

2c (+5)
At one point, 50% of the cars running on the streets of
America were made by his company.
His revolutionary techniques meant that his cars could be
assembled in only 93 minutes.
±50 for mega
connect

3a (+15)
He became an ambulance driver for the Red Cross
during WW1 after forging his documents to make
himself seem older. He gathered attention after
people noticed his artistic skills as he drew on the
side of his ambulance for decoration. He then got a
job as an illustrator for an army newspaper.
±40 for mega
connect

3b (+10)
Many of his works feature the theme of the
death of a parent. Many believe this to be a
reflection of the torment this person felt, due to
his own mother’s untimely death. He was
described as being a shy, self-deprecating and
insecure man in private who adopted a warm
and outgoing public persona.
±40 for mega
connect

3c (+5)
This person holds the distinction of having the
most academy awards (26) and most
nominations (59).
The U.S space program to place a man on the
moon was apparently inspired by one of his TV
show’s in 1956.
±40 for mega
connect

4a (+15)
This person has cameos in the films Zoolander and Home
Alone: Lost in New York.
±30 for mega
connect

4b (+10)
He used to live at 725 5th Ave, New York, NY 10022, United
States, but has now moved to an even more famous
address.
±30 for mega
connect

4c (+5)
He has ventured into foreign shores opened an office
building under his famous surname in Mumbai, Pune,
Gurugram and Kolkata.
He once said, "Nothing beats the Bible.“ and then rated his
own book called The Art of the Deal as his second favorite
book.
He currently resides at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
±30 for mega
connect

5a (+15)
He was born in Smiljan, in modern day Croatia
on 10th July, 1856. He invented remote control
and apparently once paid an overdue hotel bill
with a model of his “death beam,” which he
disassembled so as to prevent war in the future
using his invention.

5b (+10)
He was an obsessive germaphobe. He was
also good friends with Mark Twain. He built a
tower for himself with the help of investor J.P
Morgan called Wardenclyffe Tower in New York
which he used to experiment with wireless
transmission.
±50 for mega
connect

5c (+5)
He was portrayed by David Bowie in the Christopher Nolan
movie The Prestige [2006]. He is most famous for inventing
alternating current.

6a (+15)
He was a brand ambassador for McDonald’s. He has
featured in two viral internet memes- One a quote from an
anti drug public service announcement sponsored by
McDonalds and the other being a picture of him crying in
the middle of a speech.
±10 for mega
connect

6b (+10)
He played minor league baseball between 1993-94 but he
is more famous for his contributions in another sport, of
which he is considered one of the G.O.A.Ts. He starred in a
movie called ‘Space Jam’ where he starred alongside Bugs
Bunny and other Looney Tunes characters.
±10 for mega
connect

6c (+5)
He is a 6-time NBA champion and a 5-time MVP.
He also has a lifetime contract with Nike.
He is also in part the owner of the NBA team ‘Charlotte
Bobcats’.
±10 for mega
connect

MEGA CONNECT ANSWER
They all have companies named after them.

ROUND 4- WAGER ROUND
• 6 questions.
• Hints will be given as to what the question will be about, but the question itself will not be revealed
initially.
• Every question will start at a base value of 5 points, directed at the team with the highest score at
the beginning of the round. If you want to attempt a question, you can wager as many points as
you want.
• We will go from highest to lowest scores, asking if you want to bid for the question.
• Bidding ends when nobody wants to increase the value of the question any further. Highest bidder
gets to attempt the question. If they get it right they get the number of points they wagered. If they
get it wrong they lose the number of points they wagered.
• The amount of points you can wager does not depend on the number of points you have in hand.
• To keep stuff fair for everyone, you can’t increase the value of a question by more than 15 points
in one bid.

EXAMPLE QUESTION
TOPIC- INDIA
SUBTOPIC-NARENDRA MODI

ACTUAL QUESTION
What is Narendra Modi’s middle name?

1
TOPIC- MYTHOLOGY
SUBTOPIC- HINDU MYTHOLOGY

QUESTION 1
Apasmara is a demonic dwarf, representing spiritual ignorance, nonsensical
speech and neurological disorders such as epilepsy. Apasmara must be
subdued, not killed, as doing so would disturb the necessary balance between
spiritual knowledge and ignorance. While not a lot of us know his name or what
he represents, we have all seen a certain depiction of his. Give funda.

ANSWER
He is the dwarf Shiva dances over in his Nataraja form

2
TOPIC- FOOD
SUBTOPIC- INDIAN CUISINE

QUESTION 2
This famous dish was specially made for the aging Nawab
of Lucknow, Wajid Ali Shah. The Nawab had lost his set of
teeth, but not his appetite for meat! At his behest, the royal
kitchens came up with an ingenious way of preparing meat
that was easy to go down the food pipe. This dish has now
become and icon of Lucknawi and Awadhi cuisine and
available all over the country. What is its name?

3
TOPIC- GAMES
SUBTOPIC- ASSASSIN’S CREED

QUESTION 3
The shape of this
window from Assassin’s
Creed 1 is a reference
to which popular
character from a
different series?

ANSWER
Optimus Prime from Transformers’ body

4
TOPIC- MUSIC
SUBTOPIC- ROCK MUSIC LEGENDS

QUESTION 4
In 1966 X was a relatively unknown American guitarist. Whereas Y
was such a popular and legendary musician that ‘Y is god’ was a
popular slogan.
When X went to London for the first time, he met Y in a club and
audaciously asked to perform with him. He performed the song
“Killing Floor”, which Y always said was too hard to perform live. Y
was absolutely blown away by the guitar prowess of X and thus that
incident came to be known as “the day X killed god”.
ID X and Y.

ANSWER
X- Jimi Hendrix
Y- Eric Clapton

5
TOPIC- ETYMOLOGY
SUBTOPIC- HINDI

QUESTION 5
Citrus Limetta (Sweet Lemon) is called _______ in Hindi.
_______ is a mispronunciation of the country of origin of
this fruit. What is the fruit called in Hindi? Name its country
of origin.

ANSWER
Musambi, from Mozambique.

6
TOPIC- INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE (IPL)

QUESTION 6
This is Hugh Edmeades. He
has an important job to take
care of in each edition of
the IPL. He took over this
important post in 2019,
succeeding a man named
Richard Madley, who had
held this post from the IPL’s
inception in 2008 till 2018.
What is his job?

ROUND 5- FINAL STRETCH
• 12 questions
• Pounce only. To pounce, private message me your
answer before the pounce window closes.
• Points at the quizmaster’s discretion.

1(+15, -5)
What surname connects “Jai Kishan
Kakubhai” and “Jai Hemant”?

2 (+10,-10)
Which company is listed in the New York Stock Exchange as “RACE”?

3 (+20, -10)
It was during the 1936 Olympic Games that a certain
peculiar coincidence was first spotted between the
contingents of Liechtenstein and Haiti when they were
marching in the opening ceremony. Both countries took
action to make sure this coincidence never happens
again. What was the coincidence?

ANSWER
They had the same flags. In 1937, Liechtenstein added a
crown and Haiti added their coat of arms.

Q4: ID the blank part. (+15, -5)

ANSWER: Ikigai- Japanese concept about life which
essentially means a ‘reason for living’.

5 (+15, -5)
Exhaustive connect list:
Neymar Jr
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Tim Howard
Andres Iniesta
Wayne Rooney
Cristiano Ronaldo
Franck Ribery
David Luiz

ANSWER
They all featured in Nike’s viral The Last Game advert.

6 (+10, -15)
Hawk, from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, inspired one of the
most beloved characters X in the animated TV series Y. Identify X
and Y.

ANSWER
X-Birdperson
Y-Rick and Morty

7(+10, -10)
This firm’s logo, created in 1787, is the world’s oldest logo
in continuous use. Which company?

8 (+20, -10)
How do we better know Brad’s Drink as today? It was
named after its founder, Caleb Bradham.

9 (+20, -5)
Actblue.com is an online platform that helps organize grassroots
mobilization of resources and funds, to help the common public
“make their voices heard and transform power structures in our
country.” The smashing success of online resource gathering
helped by this platform has been observed since the last few
years. In more recent times, if you decide to agree to a certain
request, you will be directed to the Actblue portal for further
processing. What request?

10 (+15, -5)
In case of birthdays- 100th birthday, 105th birthday, each
year following your 105th birthday. In case of anniversaries,
60th anniversary, 65th anniversary, 70th anniversary and
each year following your 70th anniversary. In case any of
these are satisfied, what are you eligible for in the UK?

ANSWER
You are eligible for getting a personal birthday or
anniversary message from the Queen.

11 (+20, -5)
The 1985 film Kabhi Ajnabi The stars cricketer Sandeep Patil as the
protagonist and X (a wicketkeeper with 137 international
appearances) as one of the antagonists. Y, arguably one of the
finest cricketers India has ever produced, also had a small part in it.
ID X and Y.

ANSWER
• X - Syed Kirmani
• Y - Sachin Tendulkar

12 (+20, -20)
It is believed that the word X was invented in 1791 when a Dublin
theater owner named Richard Daly made a bet that he could
introduce a word into the language within 24 hours. He then went
out and hired a group of street urchins to write the word “X", which
was a nonsense word, on walls around the city of Dublin. Within a
day, the word was common currency and had acquired a meaning
(since no one knew what it meant, everyone thought it was some
sort of test) and Daly had some extra cash in his pocket.

THANK YOU.
Scores to be announced.

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