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25th
March 2022
The Friday
Night Show Quiz
S06_E09

1) The quiz contains 20 questions.
2) The maximum marks are 420 (Deﬁnitely not intentional ).
3) Starred Questions (4, 8, 11, 16)will help to settle out ties.
4) You will be given 60-90 seconds per question, depending on the length of the question.
5) Each question carries 20 marks except some questions which have a "greedy bonus" and “ all or
nothing” marking scheme attached to them.
6) The "greedy bonus“(Q9 and Q10) - Here the questions will have a bonus/additional part which
will also include negative points for a wrong answer (no points deducted if you do not answer).
7) The “All or nothing”(Q 19 and Q20) - Here you need to answer both the main and the additional
part to gain full points or else you will get no points i.e. you can either get all the points or nothing.
8) Hints for the question are highlighted.
9) The questions having two or more parts will have their marks breakup mentioned with the
question itself.
10) We will have a re-run of the ﬁrst 10 questions right after the 10th question and then a re-run of
questions 11-20 at the end.
11) The Google form would be closed 120 seconds after the re-run is complete.
RULES S06_E09: The Friday Night Show Quiz

Safety Slide
A Random Screenshot from a Random Film

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This brand of soft drinks was originally created in 1940 Nazi Germany as
during war coca cola company was not able to import syrup from USA
needed to make coke in Germany . Although its production was
discontinued after its parent was incorporated again with the German
branches but in 1955 it was re-launched in markets due to heavy
competition from Pepsi corporation. Its name is derived from the German
word for imagination.
Identify the brand.
Q01

FANTA
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On January 6, 2021, a politically motivated incident X took place at the Capitol Hill in
Washington. Consequently, many parallels were drawn to the acts of a particular
extremist and hate group Y, which has been around for centuries in the USA. The
group, known for its vehement opposition of the civil rights movement in the 1960s,
also had an act named after itself in the American constitution.
After X, a famous Indian newspaper posted this headline, a wordplay on the name of
Y which went viral on social media.
Name the group Y.
Q02

A02
KU KLUX KLAN

X is an action role playing game released recently which sold 12 million copies within
the 1st
3 weeks of its release on 25th
February 2022 and was critically acclaimed for its
open world and combat system. The game caused quite a stir in the gaming
community with the hot topic being its difﬁculty levels. There have been several
mods by gamers to help their cause. Down the years, there have been numerous
games with the same feature with games like GTA 5 being a
part of that list.

What exactly are we talking about?
Q03

A03
Elden Ring has only one
diﬃculty level / no option to
change the diﬃculty

At the UEFA European championships 2020, which took place in 2021 due to
covid-19, featured a ﬁrst-ever and a proposed one-off event centered around
the hosting rights of the tournament. UEFA president Michel Platini famously
declared that the tournament [redacted] as a "romantic" one-off event, to
celebrate the 60th anniversary of the competition.

What was the one-off event/happening?
Q04

A*04
The tournament was hosted in 11 cities (11 diﬀerent
countries) instead of having one or two hosts.

X is an intended high speed transportation system for freight and people, aimed to
signiﬁcantly reduce the duration of travel. In 2020 Virgin was the ﬁrst company to
successfully test this technology/ system. Although the idea was proposed by a very
famous entrepreneur in 2013, it is in some parts related to another piece of
transportation technology Y, which dates back to the 18th
century. Y was initially
proposed to carry out the exact same tasks as X, but did not gain much traction. It is
still used in hospitals to transport drugs and documents to and from laboratories and
until 2011 it was used at a Mcdonald’s in Minnesota for sending food from their
strip-mall location to a drive-through in the middle of a parking lot.
What is X (5 points) and Y (15 points)?
Q05

A05
X= Hyperloop
Y= Pneumatic tube/system
HYPERLOOP PNEUMATIC TUBES

He has a masters degree in electrical engineering from Oxford University but
most of the people knows him as the dumb but very funny character X who
rarely speaks has a Teddy Bear as his best friend and drives a green Mini
Cooper which somehow always collides with a three wheeled blue van , X
might be his most popular character but his initial success was from the BBC
sketch comedy show “Not the Nine O’ Clock News”.
Who are we talking about?
Q06

A06
ROWAN ATKINSON

X was a Civilization which existed for over 3000 years from (2000 BC - 1600 AD) in
the present Central and South America regions. Their calendar was at the centre of
an elaborate hoax regarding the end of the world in 2012. They were also known for
using strange currencies during their existence. One of them was Y, which is the main
ingredient of an extremely popular sweet dish which ﬁnds use in many different
dishes.
What are X (10 points) and Y (10 points)?
Q07

A07
X= Mayan Civilisation Y= Cacao beans

In 2019, several top US based fast food chains agreed to do away with a
business clause inserted into their employees’ contracts, after a lawsuit was
ﬁled by several workers of a prominent burger chain, claiming [redacted]
denied them fair opportunities and/or pay rises. Interestingly, in the 1970s
the same burger chain hired a particular executive to dismantle their biggest
competitor by gaining access to their technology and their working
structure.

Which clause are we talking about?
Q*08

A*08
No poach clause

Beatles is arguably one of the most popular and inﬂuential bands of all time ,
Musicians all across the globe draws inspiration from Beatles , Beatles also drew a lot
of inspiration from various sources , especially from Indian classical music , George
Harrison along with other Beatles even went to Srinagar in 1966 and there they learn
instrument X (5 points ) from famous Indian musician Y(15 points).
Name X and Y.
Additional part (GREEDY MARKING SCHEME):-
Friendship between Beatles and Y grew and in 1971 George Harrison along with Y
organized a charity concert in Madison Square Garden called “Concert for Z”(5
points/ -5 point) where superstar like Bob Dylan ,Eric Clapton also performed.
What is Z ?
(Hint for Z :- the charity was for the recent tragedy occurred in Indian subcontinent.)
Q09

Y=Ravi Shankar
X=Sitar Concert For Bangladesh
Z=Bangladesh

X is a spyware developed by an Israeli company. It is claimed to be among the
most effective spywares ever made, with the ability to infect its target without
them even having to click on any link whatsoever. This feature was marketed by
its makers as the 'zero-click' attack. Incidentally, last year the Indian government
came under ﬁre for allegedly using it against its political competitors.
Interestingly, X is also a very popular imaginary creature found in the mythology
of a civilisation, Y .
What is X? (20 points)
Also, name Y. (name of civilisation) (+5/-5)
Q10

X- Pegasus
Y- Greek
civilization

Q*11
In 2016 Shilpa Shetty commented that books like Lord of the Rings , Harry Potter and X
should be included in school curriculum to increase children's creativity, little did she
knew that book X was anything but for children's reading, due it she was heavily trolled on
social media with #shilpasheetyreviews , identify which is the book X
Hint:-Book X is was a Cleverly disguised social satire on Russian revolution and socialism.

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X=ANIMAL FARM

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Q12
These creatures found mainly in Jewish mythology , mainly made
from clay or mud to serve a particular purpose , according to folklore
they are extremely obedient and do exactly what they say hence
their masters need to be very careful what they ask for . This creature
is adapted in a lot in mainstream stories and games , In a very
popular Mobile game it is a character which breaks into two smaller
versions of itself when destroyed and is extremely slow but has
highest defense points also a Pokémon is named after it.

GOLEM

Q13
X was the ruler of Egypt for nearly 21 years ,She knew 9 languages and
under her rule she stabilized Egyptian economy , She has found her
way into modern popular culture owing to the great accounts of her
supposed physical beauty and romantic relationships with two of the
most popular Romans, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. She even had a
movie made on her in 1963.
Who is X?

Cleopatra

X is a Canadian born musician and recently was very upset at Y because they felt that
the company/academy/organization was corrupt and they were snubbed due to
corruption and malpractice, and they declared that they will never return back to Y
ever.
Identify X (10 points) and Y(10 points).
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X=The Weeknd
Y=Grammys

He is considered to be one of the biggest traitors in Indian history. He
conspired with British in the Battle of Y in 1757 which is considered to be a
crucial point in colonization of India and betrayed Nawab of Z. Due to which
Z fell into British hands. British promised him that he will be Nawab of Y if
they won the battle, which he then became but he was made to paid a huge
sum of money and remained nothing more than a puppet of British.
Who is this person?

Mir Jafar
Y= Battle of Plassey
Z= Bengal

X was a Japanese special Attack unit of aviators created in the end part of world war 2
when Japan was losing the war and was running low on manpower and ammunition.
These unit carried out suicide operations where pilots would dive right into the enemy
ship and crash into it killing himself in an attempt to cause maximum damage to it,
making them human suicide missiles.
Identify X (15 points).
In 2018 a very popular American rapper released his tenth studio album with the same
name as X . Name the rapper (5 points).
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X= Kamikaze
Rapper - Eminem
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In early 1500s an artistic showdown took place at Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio. Two biggest
artist of the time, which were Michelangelo and X. Both were commissioned to paint
massive murals in great Hall face to face, but unfortunately none of them ﬁnished their
paintings. The rivalry between Michelangelo and X was pretty famous at the time. X was
already a very successful and famous artist of his time, in his early 50s whereas
Michelangelo was sort of a prodigy with exceptional abilities in his 20s .
Michelangelo was mainly known for being a painter, sculptor and an architect and his
famous works remains Sistine chapel ceiling and statue of David (which was criticized by X
due to its nudity), where as X is known for being an scientist, inventor, artist and a sculptor.
Apart from Painting X is also known to have made the schematic of a ﬂying machine, His
most famous painting Y is currently hanging in Louvre Museum, Paris.
Identify X (15 points) and Y (5 points).

X= Leonardo da Vinci Y= Mona Lisa

Safety Slide
A Random Screenshot from a Random Video Game

X is a collection of 11.9 million leaked documents with 2.9 TB of data which exposed
hidden offshore accounts of many businessman , politicians and even head of states
and former presidents. It was released by ICIJ on October 2021 , ICIJ had released a
similar collection of document Y in 2016 . Due to X the luxury apartments and real
estate of King Abdullah II (ruler of Jordan) was found which was worth 100 million
dollars.
The name of X taken from a character in Greek Mythology who is considered to be
the ﬁrst woman in Greek mythology
The name of Y is a also the name of a central American country and also the canal
which connects Atlantic Ocean with Paciﬁc Ocean.
Name X and Y.

X= Pandora papers
Y= Panama Papers

This book is collection of 135 four lined verses. Interesting thing about it is that all 135
verses are based on 4 basic motifs which are :- alcohol, bartender, bar/pub and
glass even with this limited resources author uses them to explore various
philosophical ideas and uses them as metaphors for love, religion, persistence
basically life and death and everything in between, what's even more interesting is
that the author was never drank in his entire life yet was able to create this beautiful
metaphorical verses based on alcohol.
Which book are we talking about?
Bonus section (All or Nothing Marking Scheme) [5M]:-
Next two generation of the author is full of movie stars i.e. his son, daughter-in-law,
grandson and grandson’s wife - all four are famous actors/actresses.
You have to name any two out of the four.

Book - Madhushala
Author - Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Family - Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek
Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Alan Turing was a English mathematician and computer scientist, he build a machine called
Turing machine (which is considered to be worlds first computer by many people ) and
cracked the infamous Nazi Enigma code which was considered impossible to crack, due to
which allied powers were able to access Nazi communication channels and which indirectly
led to winning of WW2 by allied powers. He also has a huge contribution in field of A.I. Alan
saved millions of lives and had a huge contribution in winning the war. Despite all this, Alan
was charged for a crime in 1952 by UK laws and was banned from entering GCHQ as a
cryptographic consultant, a branch of mathematics and computer science which he himself
revolutionized, what exactly was his crime according to the UK laws?
Bonus section (All or Nothing Marking Scheme) [5M]:-
Alan Turing also came up with a theory X which checked if a computer exhibits human
intelligence what is X called?
Hint :- X is also the name of 2014 biographical film based on Alan Turing himself starring
Benedict Cumberbatch.

Alan Turning was charged with “Gross Indecency” as he was gay
and being gay was illegal in UK at that time.
Name of Theory:- Imitation Game

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