This is quiz conducted by Rajenki Das and Me on 20th October, 2016 at the Thapar Quizzing Club (TQC), Literary Society. The theme is general and it has 42 questions.

1. General Quiz
20th October, 2016
Organised by – Soham Banerjee, Rajenki Das

2. Pounce : +20/ -10
Bounce : +10/ 0

3. Okhil Chandra Sen went to Ahmedpur railway station by
a passenger train sometime in 1909. He got down from
the train to finish a job . But the guard of the train was
inconsiderate and gave signal to start the train before the
poor man could finish his job. In a moment of panic, he
rushed but fell down with a 'lotah' in his hand and
embarrassed himself.
Fuming, he later wrote a letter complaining about the
guard to the Sahibganj Divisional Railway Office. This was
a 'revolution' of sorts in the India. What did it led to?
Q1

5. Toilets in Trains

6. In the summer of 2004, the University College
London conducted a study to prove that a certain
adage is not just a figure of speech but had an
iota of truth surrounding it.
The emotion can make us suppress the areas of
brain which are responsible for critical thought,
subduing neural activity linked to critical, social
assessment and negative emotions.
All in all, someone undergoing such a ‘vigil’ can
see only the parts they want to.
Which phrase?
Q2

8. Love is blind

9. It has also been suggested that X records the attempt by
King Charles I to reform the taxes on liquid measures. He
was blocked by Parliament, so subsequently ordered that
the volume of a Y(1/2 pint) be reduced, but the tax
remained the same. This meant that he still received
more tax, despite Parliament's veto. Many pint glasses in
the UK have a line marking the 1/2 pint level with a crown
above it". The reference to "Y" (or 1/4 pint) is said to
reflect that the Y dropped in volume as a consequence.
What is X, Y, Z?
Hint - A thing which we have recited when we were kids.
Q3

11. X - Jack and Jill went up the hill
Y - Jack
Z - Jill

12. Bombay Stock Exchange had launched a new index
called ‘X’ which measures the performance of the
companies in terms of Carbon Emissions
The index will help create viable market-based
solutions for industries, investors and governments,
to promote energy efficient practices and
encourage impact investing in economically and
environmentally sustainable businesses.
Q4

14. Greenex

15. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,
when Mr. Weasley escorts Harry to his hearing,
they arrive at the Ministry of Magic through the
visitors entrance which is a broken booth.
Mr. Weasley dials 62442 on the broken phone
and the booth slides underground.
Why does he dial 62442?
Q5

17. T9 code for magic

18. In 2014 a little known American funk band called Vulfpeck
released an album called Sleepify on music streaming service
Spotify. This ultimately resulted in the band earning a sum of
just over $20,000 from the album- their highest earning yet.
The album consisted of ten tracks each either 31 or 32
seconds in length. In keeping with the theme, the first song on
the album was called “Z”, the second “ZZ”, the third “ZZZ”, and
so on.
Reviews of it were like that the album contained “overriding
minimalist aesthetic” and was “a subtle, intriguing work that
teases the listener as to what may come next”.
What was so special about the album?
Q6

20. The ten tracks were of total silence and Spotify
removed it since it was being forced to pay
royalty to nothing in particular.

21. Connect (Exhaustive) -
Ai-Khanoum, Afghanistan
Kandahar, Afghanistan
X Ariana, Afghanistan
X Bucephalous, Pakistan
X in Orientai, Baluchistan, Pakistan
X Carmania, Iran
X Eschate, Tajikistan
Alinda, Turkey
Cebrene, Turkey
Ghazni, Afghanistan
Iskandariya, Iraq
Q7

22. X is Alexandria.
These are the list of cities founded or renamed
by Alexander the Great

23. This political party derives its ideology from Anti
Americanism, Anti Judaism, Homophobia,
Islamophobia, Nativism, Fascism. It's motto is
'Strength Through Purity, Purity Through Faith'.
Q8

25. Norsefire

26. What are eshaku - nod of head, keirei - to show
respect, saikeirei - intended to show the deepest
veneration or humility and dogeza - a fetal
prostration expressing utter subjection or
contrition?
Q9

28. The different ways of bowing in Japan.

29. Tom Swift is the main character of five series of American
juvenile science fiction and adventure novels.
First published in 1910, the series total more than 100
volumes. The pseudonym Victor Appleton was used by
many ghost writers to expand the series.
Jack Cover was a NASA scientist and as a child he loved
reading Appleton's books and Tom Swift was his favourite
hero. So years later when he was developing something
he saw it fit to honour his hero. What was he creating?
Q10

31. TASER (Thomas A Swift's Electric Rifle)

32. Guardian Graphic | Source: British Library/Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Whose name is hidden ?
Q11

34. Bob Dylan

35. The idea to create X came after December’12 gang
rape in Delhi. X is a first of its kind in India and it
uses augmented reality technology.
The protagonist Y who is a rape survivor is an
inspiration for many and has been honoured as a
“gender equality challenge” by UN women.
X is now a part of WEvolve, a global initiative by
World Bank to break through societal norms that
lead to gender based violence.
ID X, Y.
Q12

37. X: Priya’s Shakti (comic), Y: Priya

38. Who’s the costume designer ?
Q13

39. Q13

41. Satyajit Ray

42. What’s special about this image ?
Also, name the company associated with it.
Q14

44. The clock is made of trucks. Scania.

45. Connect Q15

47. • Animal Farm
Apple’s Macintosh ad based on Nineteen- Eighty
Four by George Orwell
Animal Farm – A Fairy Story (original title)
Russian Revolution – shows events leading to
the revolution and Animal Farm is a satirical tale
against Stalin.

48. What is the
name of this
famous necklace
created by
Cartier ?
Q16

50. • Patiala Necklace

51. What is being indicated?
Q17

53. Countries that have a cross in its flag.

54. X had an inauspicious start to his racing career, but became an
unlikely champion and a symbol of hope to many Americans during
the Great Depression.
X’s potential was realised early but his lethargy was a problem.
Under his first trainer, he failed to win his first 17 races, usually
finishing back in the field. Soon, a new trainer was assigned whose
unorthodox training methods brought X out of his laziness. In
1937, X won 11 of his 15 races and was honoured highly.
X had been the subject of numerous books and films including :
X: the Lost Documentary, The Story of X, X: An American Legend, X
(nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture).
ID X.
Q18

56. • Seabiscuit, Thoroughbred racehorse

57. Though there had been quite a lot of notable
incidences regarding X, yet it had no impact on
Michael Jordan, Vince Young, Emmitt Smith,
Tony Dorsett, Andrew McCutchen, Seattle
Seahawks, Stephen Curry, Kyrie Irving, Usain
Bolt.
What is X ? (a popular legend)
Q19

59. Sports Illustrated Jinx

60. Connect
Joe DiMaggio, Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky
Marciano, Roy Campanella, Brooklyn Dodgers,
Mickey Mantle, Brooklyn Dodgers->LA
Dodgers;New York Giants-> San Francisco
Giants, Sonny Liston beats Floyd Patterson
Q20

62. Sports references used in Billy Joel’s “We didn’t
start the fire”

63. What is the logic behind this logo design?
Q21

65. Analog and digital signals
Signifies the best of both worlds.

66. Early in 1979 a 26" colour television was delivered X's office
on the Crawley Industrial Estate, Sussex UK. With it came a
note that asked me for my assessment
of it later. One day one of our engineers, Peter Champion,
asked if he could strip the TV and find out what was inside.
This was not an unusual request from an engineer so l said 'be
my guest
So they system connected a modified domestic TV to a real
time transaction processing computer via a domestic
telephone line. Identify X and what new innovation came
through this?
Q22

68. Michael Aldrich, E-commerce

69. Born in Coahuila, Mexico in 1904, Fernández worked as a
screenwriter, actor, and director in both the Mexican and
American film industries. like 1947's The Fugitive,
1964'sThe Night of the Iguana. In 1928, MGM chief art
director Cedric Gibbons needed a person to help him
design something. Famed Mexican actress and Hollywood
star Dolores del Río suggested his name. Although initially
sceptical, he agreed. This led to the creation of what?
Q23

71. The Oscar Statue

72. If Silicon Valley is in California then where is
Silicon Alley?
Q24

74. New York

75. In 2006, M. Chandrakumar a.k.a 'Auto Chandran'
(he is an auto rickshaw driver) wrote 'Lock Up'
about his experiences being jailed in the 80s.
What honour did an 'interrogative' work derived
from this novel receive in 2016?
Q25

77. The Tamil film 'Visaranai' is based on this. It was
chosen as India's official entry to the Academy
Awards for 2016 films.

78. A civil servant had asked the country’s
administrative appeals court to approve this act
to dispel “national depression” and give the
country a “morale boost”. He also suggested
that such an effort would send a positive image
of the country to the rest of the world. However
it was struck down by the court. What was he
trying to change?
Q26

80. Smiling in French Passports

81. Q27
The outbreak began in July 1518
which was initiated by a woman
called Mrs. Troffea in Strasbourg,
Alsace. This lasted somewhere
between four and six days. Within a
week, 34 others had joined, and
within a month, the number rose to
400. They went on for days without
rest, and, over the period of about
one month, some of those affected
died of heart attack, stroke, or
exhaustion. The reason behind the
epidemic is still not clear.
What is being talked about?

83. The Dancing Plague of 1518

84. This song (a tagline actually) is written by John
Siegler and John Loeffler and performed by
Jason Paige. Recently in this year something
happened and the song had a 630% increase in
listeners on Spotify. The same month, after
rising up to 1,079% in sales, the song hit number
four on a Billboard's chart. What is the song?
Q28

86. Gotta Catch em all.
Pokemon Go

87. Young Malay is the stage name of Christopher Bernard. He is an
American hip hop recording artist, record producer and actor from Los
Angeles, California.
Maylay was working in New York when he received a phone call from
DJ Pooh. They started a regular conversation about music which,
unknown to Maylay, occurred on speaker phone and was being
listened by the staff of a company.
This led to the portrayal of something. And in his own words, "wanted
authentic L.A., that's where I'm from and they knew that, so that's
what I gave 'em," he added. "I put Maylay on it. I make him as much
me as I can, without to [sic] much changing of the script." What?
Q29

89. CJ (Carl Johnson) San Andreas

90. This is a product designed
by Ogilvy Paris. Called The
Vittel Refresh Cap, what
unique thing does this
product do?
Q30

92. The cap is a timer which raises it's 'flag' after 1
hour signalling to drink water.

93. W is a club consisting of only two members X and Y. The club
is created with the primary purpose of excluding and bugging
girls. They hold meetings in order to annoy Z. Notable actions
include planting a fake secret tape near her in attempt to
draw her in to a trap, trapping her in a closet at their house,
and creating elaborate water balloon traps. X is the founder
and leader of the club and, periodic demotions forgone, is
"Dictator-For-Life", while Y is the club president or First Tiger ,
temporary demotions forgone.
The club is famous for their extremely long password, which is
known to have at least eight verses. All the verses, moreover,
are devoted to praising tigers, since Y is the only one who can
climb to the treehouse without a rope ladder.
ID W, Z.
Q31

95. W: G.R.O.S.S,
Get Rid Of
Slimy GirlS
Z: Susie
Derkins

96. Won a silver medal for the USA at 1948 Summer
Olympics in London.
Played as the villain Oddjob in Goldfinger.
Who’s he?
Q32

98. • Harold Sakata (Toshiyuki ‘Harold’ Sakata)

99. Q33
In an attempt to make it interesting, the following titles
were given:
• Gambler and other “lowlifes”, also messengers
• City guard or policeman
• Innkeeper
• Merchant/Moneychanger
• Doctor
• Weaver/Clerk
• Blacksmith
• Worker/Farmer
Where would you come across this ?

101. Chess
(In medieval chess, each file's pawn being given
the name of a commoner's occupation. )

102. It is an American rock band known for producing a
certain type of rock music. The band consists of
brothers, Joe and Paul DeGeorge. Since 2002, they
have played nearly 800 shows in libraries, rock
clubs, art spaces, bookstores, basements and pizza
places all over the world. The band has developed a
cult following within a certain fandom from which
the name of the band is inspired.
Name the band and the genre.
Q34

104. Harry and the Potters,
Wizard Rock

105. In Greek mythology, X was an arrogant hunter
who disdained the ones who loved him. Once,
he went to a pool where he saw his own
reflection and fell in love with it, not realising
that it was merely an image. Unable to leave the
beauty of his reflection, he kept staring at it until
he died.
Who’s X ?
Q35

107. Narcissus

108. Connect
White Vision (1943)
Winkie (1943)
Tyke (1943)
Bob (1944)
Beach Comber (1944)
Paddy (1944)
Gustav(1944)
<lot of names have not been mentioned in between>
Diesel (TBC)
Lucca(2016)
Reckless(2016)
Q36

110. Recipients PDSA Dickin Medal to honour the work of animals in World War
II.
White Vision (1943) – Pigeon
Winkie (1943) - Pigeon
Tyke (1943) - Pigeon
Bob (1944) - Dog
Beach Comber (1944) - Pigeon
Paddy (1944) - Pigeon
Gustav ( 1944) - Pigeon
Diesel( TBC) - Dog
Lucca(2016) - Dog
Reckless(2016) - Horse

111. On June 28, 2001, PETA claimed victory after
more than 800 protest rallies spread over five
months prompted Burger King to announce new
guidelines for its meat and egg suppliers,
including extra water, wing room, and fresh air
for egg-laying hens and mandatory stunning of
pigs and cattle prior to slaughter.
by what moniker/ phrase did they popularize
their rallies.
Q37

113. Murder King

114. • X originated in Finland, and its history is based
around the 19th century legend of Herkko Rosvo-
Ronkainen, or “Ronkainen the Robber.” The first
modern day X event was held in Finland in 1992
and foreign contestants were admitted in 1995.
This event is now held annually in Sonkajärvi,
Finland as the World Championship. A North
American Championship was started in 1999.
• Give X and the prize given to the winners.
Q38

116. Wife-carrying,
The first place couple
receives the equivalent of
the wife's weight in beer

117. What’s blanked out?
Q39

119. Genderation gap, Trans-form
(Supreme Court recognizes third gender -
Apr.'14)

120. Q40
Owned by Y. X is Y’s third property in Atlantic
City. It was officially inaugurated in 1990 with
Michael Jackson performing at the ceremonies.
It is also the scene for a notorious baccarat (a
gambling card game) session in May 1990 in
which Japanese high roller Kashiwagi lost $10
mn. The incident was later fictionalised in
Martin Scorsese’s film Casino.
Give me X and Y.

122. Trump Taj Mahal

123. Identify
the
Twitter
account.
Q41

125. Tay Tweets (Microsoft’s AI chatbot)

126. What is being celebrated?
Q42

128. Jackie Robinson Day