2. Rules
The quiz is off balance it is heavy on entertainment, decent amount of
literature and some music and very little art(because c’mon who are we
kidding).
17 questions each of 1 point each
No negatives for wrong answers
Googling/Copying will lead you to instant disqualification
Questions 4,8,12,16 are *marked and will be use in case of tie, failing
which sudden death
Hints will be provided on special Request.
Wikipedia is assumed to be factually correct.
The Decision of the quizmaster is final in all circumstances
3. 1
X is a painting by Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali. It is an oil on
canvas re-creation of the artist’s famous 1931 work Y. In this version
the landscape from the original work has been flooded with water.
The Lanscape of the Cadaques is now hovering above water. The
plane and block from the original is now divided into brick-like
shapes that float in relation to each other, with nothing binding
them.
Dali has been greatly interested in nuclear physics and described
the atoms as his “favorite food for thought”. Recognising that
matter was made up of atoms which did not touch each other, he
sought to replicate this in his art at the time, with items suspended
and not interacting with each other.
ID X (Pic on next slide)
5. 2
Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is an upcoming
movie starring Johnny Depp, Kaya Scodelario and Orlando Bloom.
However recently it was revealed that the movie will release with a
different title in India, Asia, Russia and Europe. Only US will retain
the original title. The filmmakers have not revealed any reason for
the change.
The new name is named after a character played by Javier Bardem
and the name can be considered synonymous with the original title
‘in a way’.
What is the new title?
6. 3
This is Noma Dumezweni (image on next slide) who plays the lead
female role in a 2016 British theatrical production, along with actors
Jamie Parker, Paul Thornley, and Poppy Miller. The play is written by
Jack Thorne, based on a story co-written by the play's director John
Tiffany.
Dumezweni's selection, given her race and Swaziland origins,
caused much comment with the other co-writer of the original story
pointing out that the character's race had never been specified as
white.
Which character and what's the play? (no part points)
8. 4*
X is an Indian film actor born on 1st February 1956. He has acted in
over 1000 films and currently holds the Guinness World Record for
the most screen credits for a living actor.
In January 2009, the government of India bestowed the title of
Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, on X for his
contributions to art. X is regarded as one of the finest comic actors
of India, noted particularly for his comic expressions.
ID X
9. 5
been (बीन), is a wind instrument played by snake charmers on the
Indian subcontinent. The instrument consists of a mouth-blown air
reservoir made from a gourd, which channels air into two reedpipes.
The pungi is played with no pauses, with the player employing
circular breathing.
What lesser known name is used for been and also has a
Bollywood song that goes by the same name?
10. 6
Many images like the one shown went viral after the controversy
that took place at the Miss Universe Pageant 2015 on 20th
December. During the final segment of the telecast, Steve Harvey
mistakenly announced Ariadna Gutierrez as Miss Universe and
Philippines’ Pia Wurtzbach as the first runner-up. However, the
actual result was the other way round.
The question is, identify the person in the meme and why was his
particular ‘angry’ face chosen?
image on next slide (part points are there)
12. 7
This was published by The Telegraph on account of what
unfortunate event in 2015?
13. 8*
An artist's works were first revealed in 2013 when a hacker
infiltrated email accounts of his family members. An institute in
Dallas, Texas is hosting an art exhibition from April to June 2014,
titled "The Art of Leadership" displaying the artist's portraits of
renowned world leaders. One of his paintings is a portrait of Indian
Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh. Which Artist?
14. 9
On Apr 1, 2015, as part of a great April Fool's joke, the non-profit
"Teach For America" announced on its Facebook page that:
"We're excited to welcome ____, who has accepted our offer to join
the 2015 corps after announcing his departure from _____ last week.
We believe that [his] experiences being both revered and ridiculed
by teens and preteens and surviving Simon Cowell's management -
not to mention the overall Story of His Life - will equip him well for
success in the classroom... “
FITB ( part points)
15. 10
X graduated from Independence High School in San Jose in 1984
and enrolled at Santa Clara University, where he earned a bachelor's
degree in biology in 1988. The following year, he entered the
University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, where he
earned his M.D. in 1993. He completed his residency in internal
medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in 1996. He
practiced medicine for over ten years, until a year and a half after
the release of Y. He completed Y while working as a doctor and
finding time to write the novel in early hours of morning.
X has written three novels till date, of which one has been adapted
into a movie and the rights have been acquired for the second one
by Columbia Pictures.
ID X and Y (part points)
16. 11
Yiannis Chryssomallis is a well known name in the Music Industry.
He continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a
child, blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music to create
predominantly instrumental works.
Although this genre of music was not well suited for commercial
pop radio and music television,He received international
recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by
producing videos that were broadcast on public television.
Influenced by his encounters with cultures around the world, he has
been called a "true global artist" and his music is said to reflect his
“one world, one people” philosophy.
How do we better know this guy?
18. 13
X is a popular personality on YouTube. His comedy style has
become a ubiquitous part of YouTube culture. A recent Wall Street
Journal investigation into X’s YouTube channel found a total of nine
videos posted since August 2016 that featured Nazi imagery or anti-
Semitic humour. In one video posted January 11, X hired a pair of
performers from the freelance website Fiverr to hold up a sign
reading “Death to all Jews,” which he claims was essentially a
thought experiment on the nature of the digital marketplace. As a
result of the WSJ’s investigation, X has lost two major partnerships
— most notably with the Disney-owned Maker Studios, a major
multi-channel YouTube network. ID X.
19. 14
Luchas de Apuestas are professional wrestling matches where
both wrestlers wager something specific (the mask or hair) on the
outcome. The loser of the match then loses the item, being forced
to take off the mask or be shaven bald.
One such match happened at Wrestlemania 23 when X and Y had
their hair on the line. They did not wrestle each other. Instead,
Bobby Lashley represented X while Umaga represented Y with Stone
Cold Steve Austin as the special guest referee. Lashley won the
match, and so Y was shaven bald.
ID X and Y
20. 15
X was an Indian painter and cartoonist who got his first break with
The Illustrated weekly and worked as a cartoonist for full time
afterwards.
X has been a regular with The times of India and other newspaper
in Mumbai including the Economic Times.
He also has received the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma
Vibhushan(awarded posthumously). He also featured in “Mile Sur
Mera Tumhara” music video.
He has also sketched drawings on two opposite walls of Café
Mondegar in Mumbai which has become his identity.
ID X
21. 16*
A reference to the June 11, 1963 “Stand in the Schoolhouse door”
event in which Alabama Gov. George Wallace stood at the door of
Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in a symbolic
attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James
Hood, from enrolling at the school. This was written by X in a very
fickle time, where tensions between blacks and whites were high.
This was also used in the opening credits scene of a cult superhero
movie.
ID the song and Singer
22. 17
The Eisner awards first awarded in 1988 are prizes given for
creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred
to as the Comics Industry's equivalent of the Oscar Awards.
They are named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will
Eisner, who was a regular participant in the award ceremony until
his death in 2005.
They are given out each year at San-Diego Comic-Con and
contains various categories like Best Writer, Best New Series, Best
Artist etc.
Who has won the most Eisner awards(9) for Best Writer?
25. 1
X is a painting by Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali. It is an oil on
canvas re-creation of the artist’s famous 1931 work Y. In this version
the landscape from the original work has been flooded with water.
The Lanscape of the Cadaques is now hovering above water. The
plane and block from the original is now divided into brick-like
shapes that float in relation to each other, with nothing binding
them.
Dali has been greatly interested in nuclear physics and described
the atoms as his “favorite food for thought”. Recognising that
matter was made up of atoms which did not touch each other, he
sought to replicate this in his art at the time, with items suspended
and not interacting with each other.
ID X (Pic on next slide)
28. 2
Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is an upcoming
movie starring Johnny Depp, Kaya Scodelario and Orlando Bloom.
However recently it was revealed that the movie will release with a
different title in India, Asia, Russia and Europe. Only US will retain
the original title. The filmmakers have not revealed any reason for
the change.
The new name is named after a character played by Javier Bardem
and the name can be considered synonymous with the original title
‘in a way’.
What is the new title?
30. 3
This is Noma Dumezweni (image on next slide) who plays the lead
female role in a 2016 British theatrical production, along with actors
Jamie Parker, Paul Thornley, and Poppy Miller. The play is written by
Jack Thorne, based on a story co-written by the play's director John
Tiffany.
Dumezweni's selection, given her race and Swaziland origins,
caused much comment with the other co-writer of the original story
pointing out that the character's race had never been specified as
white.
Which character and what's the play? (no part points)
33. 4*
X is an Indian film actor born on 1st February 1956. He has acted in
over 1000 films and currently holds the Guinness World Record for
the most screen credits for a living actor.
In January 2009, the government of India bestowed the title of
Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, on X for his
contributions to art. X is regarded as one of the finest comic actors
of India, noted particularly for his comic expressions.
ID X
35. 5
been (बीन), is a wind instrument played by snake charmers on the
Indian subcontinent. The instrument consists of a mouth-blown air
reservoir made from a gourd, which channels air into two reedpipes.
The pungi is played with no pauses, with the player employing
circular breathing.
What lesser known name is used for been and also has a
Bollywood song that goes by the same name?
37. 6
Many images like the one shown went viral after the controversy
that took place at the Miss Universe Pageant 2015 on 20th
December. During the final segment of the telecast, Steve Harvey
mistakenly announced Ariadna Gutierrez as Miss Universe and
Philippines’ Pia Wurtzbach as the first runner-up. However, the
actual result was the other way round.
The question is, identify the person in the meme and why was his
particular ‘angry’ face chosen?
image on next slide (part points are there)
39. 6
He is Pablo Escobar. He is shown because Gutierrez was from
Columbia.
40. 7
This was published by The Telegraph on account of what
unfortunate event in 2015?
41. 7
The Death of Sir Christopher Lee who immortalized the role of
Dracula
42. 8*
An artist's works were first revealed in 2013 when a hacker
infiltrated email accounts of his family members. An institute in
Dallas, Texas is hosting an art exhibition from April to June 2014,
titled "The Art of Leadership" displaying the artist's portraits of
renowned world leaders. One of his paintings is a portrait of Indian
Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh. Which Artist?
44. 9
On Apr 1, 2015, as part of a great April Fool's joke, the non-profit
"Teach For America" announced on its Facebook page that:
"We're excited to welcome ____, who has accepted our offer to join
the 2015 corps after announcing his departure from _____ last week.
We believe that [his] experiences being both revered and ridiculed
by teens and preteens and surviving Simon Cowell's management -
not to mention the overall Story of His Life - will equip him well for
success in the classroom... “
FITB ( part points)
46. 10
X graduated from Independence High School in San Jose in 1984
and enrolled at Santa Clara University, where he earned a bachelor's
degree in biology in 1988. The following year, he entered the
University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, where he
earned his M.D. in 1993. He completed his residency in internal
medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles in 1996. He
practiced medicine for over ten years, until a year and a half after
the release of Y. He completed Y while working as a doctor and
finding time to write the novel in early hours of morning.
X has written three novels till date, of which one has been adapted
into a movie and the rights have been acquired for the second one
by Columbia Pictures.
ID X and Y (part points)
48. 11
Yiannis Chryssomallis is a well known name in the Music Industry.
He continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a
child, blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music to create
predominantly instrumental works.
Although this genre of music was not well suited for commercial
pop radio and music television, He received international
recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by
producing videos that were broadcast on public television.
Influenced by his encounters with cultures around the world, he has
been called a "true global artist" and his music is said to reflect his
“one world, one people” philosophy.
How do we better know this guy?
52. 13
X is a popular personality on YouTube. His comedy style has
become a ubiquitous part of YouTube culture. A recent Wall Street
Journal investigation into X’s YouTube channel found a total of nine
videos posted since August 2016 that featured Nazi imagery or anti-
Semitic humour. In one video posted January 11, X hired a pair of
performers from the freelance website Fiverr to hold up a sign
reading “Death to all Jews,” which he claims was essentially a
thought experiment on the nature of the digital marketplace. As a
result of the WSJ’s investigation, X has lost two major partnerships
— most notably with the Disney-owned Maker Studios, a major
multi-channel YouTube network. ID X.
54. 14
Luchas de Apuestas are professional wrestling matches where
both wrestlers wager something specific (the mask or hair) on the
outcome. The loser of the match then loses the item, being forced
to take off the mask or be shaven bald.
One such match happened at Wrestlemania 23 when X and Y had
their hair on the line. They did not wrestle each other. Instead,
Bobby Lashley represented X while Umaga represented Y with Stone
Cold Steve Austin as the special guest referee. Lashley won the
match, and so Y was shaven bald.
ID X and Y
56. 15
X was an Indian painter and cartoonist who got his first break with
The Illustrated weekly and worked as a cartoonist for full time
afterwards.
X has been a regular with The times of India and other newspaper
in Mumbai including the Economic Times.
He also has received the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma
Vibhushan(awarded posthumously). He also featured in “Mile Sur
Mera Tumhara” music video.
He has also sketched drawings on two opposite walls of Café
Mondegar in Mumbai which has become his identity.
ID X
58. 16*
A reference to the June 11, 1963 “Stand in the Schoolhouse door”
event in which Alabama Gov. George Wallace stood at the door of
Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in a symbolic
attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James
Hood, from enrolling at the school. This was written by X in a very
fickle time, where tensions between blacks and whites were high.
This was also used in the opening credits scene of a cult superhero
movie (Brownie Points for Identifying it)
ID the song and Singer
60. 17
The Eisner awards first awarded in 1988 are prizes given for
creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred
to as the Comics Industry's equivalent of the Oscar Awards.
They are named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will
Eisner, who was a regular participant in the award ceremony until
his death in 2005.
They are given out each year at San-Diego Comic-Con and
contains various categories like Best Writer, Best New Series, Best
Artist etc.
Who has won the most Eisner awards(9) for Best Writer?
