PRELIMS

RULES
● There are 16 questions, each carrying one point.
● Part points will be given wherever applicable.
● Questions 3, 6, and 10 are tie-breakers, marked with a *.
● Give your answers in the google form that is provided, only one person
should submit the form.
● The best 8 teams will get qualified for finals.
● QM’s judgement is absolute.
● Play chrome dino (Don’t Google).

1
If you highlight the "Edit Game Types" section in the multiplayer section of this game,
you come across an image of X with text that, to the reader, seems to be schematics to
specific parts. If you look closely, some of the text aren't schematics, instead it says:
● Text on Head: "UV Protectant Sun Visor for Protection from Elements".
● Text on Upper Right Leg: "Sometimes I give myself the creeps, sometimes my mind
plays tricks on me" (lyrics from the Green Day song "Basket Case").
● Text on Lower Right Leg: "Hydraulic Suspension Thigh Pads with cool Kevlar crap".
● Text on Left Leg: "Directional Locks MJOLNIR cyborg dealer parts".
● Text on Arm: "Action/Reload see may flexible joint system".
● Text on Torso: "All your base are belong to us".
ID the game.

2
When the new version of this game was released, it generated a lot of controversy
among its fanbase due to a certain decision taken by the studio. The game director
later gave the reasoning behind why this major decision was taken for the
protagonist, saying that the voice acting didn't seem authentic in the previous
game and the only way to make the voice match in the new game was this.
Id the game and the decision.

3*
When a certain global event for the game X (was in the news again last year) was
taking place in Beijing, the production team wanted to make it exciting by paying
tribute to the host nation. So they came up with the idea of bringing in a Y(using
AR), which was also a character in the game. Various intricate calculations were
made so that the movement of the cameras, every zoom, and every shots taken
were in sync in order to make Y appear as realistic as possible during real time
rendering.
What is being talked about here.

4
Two aspiring musicians from England could not live out their dreams and rather
this pair of brothers ended up rising through the ranks of the record label BMG.
Their career however changed when Take -Two Interactive bought assets of BMG
and they ironically ended up being much more than rock culture icons. When their
flagship game made the jump to 3D, it was a pioneer in its genre and is basically
considered a masterpiece even now, they primarily based it off their love for New
York City and its mix of cultures and musical styles.
ID what these brothers ended up founding.

5
Shang Tsung, who is one of the major antagonists of the game Mortal Kombat, is
known for his most widely used ability of shape-shifting, that allows him to
become another character and use his/her abilities. But being one of the last
characters to be created for the first Mortal Kombat arcade game, the developers
had a more logical reason for introducing this ability.
ID the reason.

6*
X was named so due to the fact that the company wanted to embrace people
playing together. But the latter half of the word was modified to represent the parts
provided with the same.
Its successor was given a completely unrelated name and to answer the fans
doubts regarding the same, the company via a famous tech magazine said this
“Embodying the idea of being a Y that will flip, and change the way people
experience entertainment in their daily lives”.
ID X and Y

7
P.T, was a psychological horror game designed by Hideo Kojima for the PS4.
Kojima’s intention when creating P.T was to scare people in a unique way as well
as to deliver a short interactive experience, different from the passive methods
used before.
It centers around an unknown protagonistic who awakens in a haunted suburban
house. After solving the final puzzle which allows the player to escape the house,
the outside world is revealed. The screen then fades to reveal the title “Silent Hills”.
Why was the game named P.T?

8
X, the game’s developer, describes his game Y as something that sets setbacks for
the ambitious. Part of the reason why he designed Y the it is, is that he grew up
playing 8-bit games that were inherently hard.
The game also features voice over commentary from X discussing various
philosophical topics as well as quotations relating to disappointment and
perseverance when significant progress is lost by the player with the theme being
to ___ ____ __ (also Y).
ID X and Y.

9
One of the factors for the boom of the indie game X was the release of the final
instalment of The Henry Stickmin Collection, Completing the Mission. Both The
Henry Stickmin Collection and X were made by the same developer.
Completing the Mission featured X Easter eggs scattered throughout the levels.
Many players investigated what the little characters were and looked into X. Soon
X became one of fastest growing games in terms of streaming numbers on Twitch
with it being the 10th most watched and 4th most trending game on twitch in 2020.
ID X

10*
___ is a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the British Indian Ocean
Territory. However, this domain is unique as it doesn't affect traffic unlike other
country codes. Also, it is easier to register with this domain name, as its relatively
unused.
The first ___ game was developed in 2015 and gained significant popularity
through 4chan. The game revolved around cells consuming each other and
growing proportionately. Later ___ games became a genre when a 2nd game was
release which followed the growth mechanics of the first game but in context of an
animal.
FITB and ID the 2 games.

11
This is a scene from a famous movie, Identify its connection with the gaming
world.

12
In 2010, Time magazine named X one of “The 50 Worst Inventions,” acknowledging
how irresistible it was but calling it “barely a game.”
But with the death of Adobe Flash Player at the start of 2021, original X’s end was
also announced by its developers. In a long twitter thread on New Years day, the
founder gave a brief history of X. one of the tweets from the thread is given below.
ID X.

13
Gradius is a series of shooter video games, introduced in 1985, developed and
published by Konami for a variety of portable, console and arcade platforms. In
many games in the series, the player controls a ship known as the X.
X has inspired a lot of modern spaceships and space fighter jets. The ship is
renowned for its remarkable adaptability, as well as its unique twin-pronged
fuselage.
ID X.

14
The popularity of X’s Y, which are all borrowed from popular culture, have led the creators of
these Y to express concern and take legal action against the parent company, even though the
United States Copyright Office had issued statements that individual Y are uncopyrightable.
These creators include :-
● Rapper 2 Milly
● Actor Donald Faison (from the show Scrubs)
● Actor Alfonso Ribeiro (from the show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
● Russell Horning (also known as “Backpack Kid”)
● Parents of the “Orange Shirt Kid”
● Jared Nickens (Basketball player)
ID X and Y.

15
N’aix, The lifestealer is not who he once was before, now it’s just a possessed body.
Referring to itself in the plural form as well as always talking about its master,
whose mercy this character asks for.
People have drawn comparison between this character and another extremely
famous character, X. Due to looks as well as talking habits.
ID X

16
Miyamoto, an artist who was initially hired for his other skills, was tasked with the
creation of a new game to replace the previous failed game of his studio. He initially
wanted to create a game based on the iconic character Popeye, but due to licensing
problems he was forced to come up with a new idea.
As a result, he opted for another blue-collar job rather than a sailor and thus the character
X was created. X was originally called Y because of what he did in the game and wasn’t
even the main protagonist of the game. However, the American executives of the studio
felt Y needed a better name and as a result when they saw that Y resembled their
property landlord, X Segale, it led to the creation of the iconic character as we currently
know him now.
ID X and Y

SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS

ANSWERS

1
If you highlight the "Edit Gametypes" section in the multiplayer section of this game, you come
across an image of X with text that, to the reader, seems to be schematics to specific parts. If you
look closely, some of the text aren't schematics, but text:
● Text on Head: "UV Protectant Sun Visor for Protection from Elements".
● Text on Upper Right Leg: "Sometimes I give myself the creeps, sometimes my mind plays
tricks on me" (lyrics from the Green Day song "Basket Case").
● Text on Lower Right Leg: "Hydraulic Suspension Thigh Pads with cool Kevlar crap".
● Text on Left Leg: "Directional Locks MJOLNIR cyborg dealer parts".
● Text on Arm: "Action/Reload see may flexible joint system".
● Text on Torso: "All your base are belong to us".
ID the game.

ANSWER
Halo : Combat Evolved

2
When the new version of this game was released, it generated a lot of controversy
among its fanbase due to a certain decision taken by the studio. The game director
later gave the reasoning behind why this major decision was taken for the
protagonist, saying that the voice acting didn't seem authentic in the previous
game and the only way to make the voice match in the new game was this.
Id the game and the decision.

ANSWER
Changing Spiderman’s Face Model in Spiderman Remastered

3
When a certain global event for the game X (was in the news again last year) was
taking place in Beijing, the production team wanted to make it exciting by paying
tribute to the host nation. So they came up with the idea of bringing in a Y(using
AR), which was also a character in the game. Various intricate calculations were
made so that the movement of the cameras, every zoom, and every shots taken
were in sync in order to make Y appear as realistic as possible during real time
rendering.
What is being talked about here.

ANSWER
Dragon appearance in LOL Worlds
2017

4
Two aspiring musicians from England could not live out their dreams and rather
this pair of brothers ended up rising through the ranks of the record label BMG.
Their career however changed when Take -Two Interactive bought assets of BMG
and they ironically ended up being much more than rock culture icons. When their
flagship game made the jump to 3D, it was a pioneer in its genre and is basically
considered a masterpiece even now, they primarily based it off their love for New
York City and its mix of cultures and musical styles.
ID what these brothers ended up founding.

ANSWER
They founded Rockstar Games

5
Shang Tsung, who is one of the major antagonists of the game Mortal Kombat, is
known for his most widely used ability of shape-shifting, that allows him to
become another character and use his/her abilities. But being one of the last
characters to be created for the first Mortal Kombat arcade game, the developers
had a more logical reason for introducing this ability.
ID the reason.

ANSWER
They didn’t have enough space in the game’s memory for making new abilities.

6
X was named so due to the fact that the company wanted to embrace people
playing together. But the latter half of the word was modified to represent the parts
provided with the same.
Its successor was given a completely unrelated name and to answer the fans
doubts regarding the same, the company via a famous tech magazine said this
“Embodying the idea of being a Y that will flip, and change the way people
experience entertainment in their daily lives”.
ID X and Y

ANSWER
X - Wii
Y - Switch

7
P.T, was a psychological horror game designed by Hideo Kojima for the PS4.
Kojima’s intention when creating P.T was to scare people in a unique way as well
as to deliver a short interactive experience, different from the passive methods
used before.
It centers around an unknown protagonistic who awakens in a haunted suburban
house. After solving the final puzzle which allows the player to escape the house,
the outside world is revealed. The screen then fades to reveal the title “Silent Hills”.
Why was the game named P.T?

ANSWER
P.T. stands for playable teaser. It was a playable teaser for Silent Hills.

8
X, the game’s developer, describes his game Y as something that sets setbacks for
the ambitious. Part of the reason why he designed Y the it is, is that he grew up
playing 8-bit games that were inherently hard.
The game also features voice over commentary from X discussing various
philosophical topics as well as quotations relating to disappointment and
perseverance when significant progress is lost by the player with the theme being
to ___ ____ __ (also Y).
ID X and Y.

ANSWER
X- Bennett Foddy
Y- Getting over it

9
One of the factors for the boom of the indie game X was the release of the final
instalment of The Henry Stickmin Collection, Completing the Mission. Both The
Henry Stickmin Collection and X were made by the same developer.
Completing the Mission featured X Easter eggs scattered throughout the levels.
Many players investigated what the little characters were and looked into X. Soon
X became one of fastest growing games in terms of streaming numbers on Twitch
with it being the 10th most watched and 4th most trending game on twitch in 2020.
ID X

ANSWER
X- Among Us

10
___ is a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the British Indian Ocean
Territory. However, this domain is unique as it doesn't affect traffic unlike other
country codes. Also, it is easier to register with this domain name, as its relatively
unused.
The first ___ game was developed in 2015 and gained significant popularity
through 4chan. The game revolved around cells consuming each other and
growing proportionately. Later ___ games became a genre when a 2nd game was
release which followed the growth mechanics of the first game but in context of an
animal.
FITB and ID the 2 games.

ANSWER
Blank - “.io”
Games - Agar.io and Slither.io

11
This is a scene from a famous movie, Identify its connection with the gaming
world.

ANSWER
Nuketown Map - Call of Duty

12
In 2010, Time magazine named X one of “The 50 Worst Inventions,” acknowledging
how irresistible it was but calling it “barely a game.”
But with the death of Adobe Flash Player at the start of 2021, original X’s end was
also announced by its developers. In a long twitter thread on New Years day, the
founder gave a brief history of X. one of the tweets from the thread is given below.
ID X.

ANSWER
Farmville

13
Gradius is a series of shooter video games, introduced in 1985, developed and
published by Konami for a variety of portable, console and arcade platforms. In
many games in the series, the player controls a ship known as the X.
X has inspired a lot of modern spaceships and space fighter jets. The ship is
renowned for its remarkable adaptability, as well as its unique twin-pronged
fuselage.
ID X.

Answer
Vic Viper

14
The popularity of X’s Y, which are all borrowed from popular culture, have led the creators of
these Y to express concern and take legal action against the parent company, even though the
United States Copyright Office had issued statements that individual Y are uncopyrightable.
These creators include :-
● Rapper 2 Milly
● Actor Donald Faison (from the show Scrubs)
● Actor Alfonso Ribeiro (from the show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
● Russell Horning (also known as “Backpack Kid”)
● Parents of the “Orange Shirt Kid”
● Jared Nickens (Basketball player)
ID X and Y.

ANSWER
X - Fortnite
Y - Dance Emotes

15
N’aix, The lifestealer is not who he once was before, now it’s just a possessed body.
Referring to itself in the plural form as well as always talking about its master,
whose mercy this character asks for.
People have drawn comparison between this character and another extremely
famous character, X. Due to looks as well as talking habits.
ID X

ANSWER
X - Gollum from Lord of the Rings

16
Miyamoto, an artist who was initially hired for his other skills, was tasked with the
creation of a new game to replace the previous failed game of his studio. He initially
wanted to create a game based on the iconic character Popeye, but due to licensing
problems he was forced to come up with a new idea.
As a result, he opted for another blue-collar job rather than a sailor and thus the character
X was created. X was originally called Y because of what he did in the game and wasn’t
even the main protagonist of the game. However, the American executives of the studio
felt Y needed a better name and as a result when they saw that Y resembled their
property landlord, X Segale, it led to the creation of the iconic character as we currently
know him now.
ID X and Y

ANSWER
X-Mario
Y-Jumpman

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FINALS

POKEMON
BATTLE
1

RULES 1 - Points
● 8 questions in this round.
● +10 points and +1 SP for each correct answer, no negatives for wrong answers.
Each question is open for all teams to attempt.
● Tag your moderator in your WhatsApp group with the answer in the same
message to attempt a question like this: @moderator [ANSWER].
● Answer will revealed and then the moves will be tallied by the moderators.

RULES 11 - Moves
● Before the question is revealed, choose one move to use on a particular team (if you
have enough SP). Tag the moderators with the move and the team you are targeting
like:
@moderator [TEAM NO.] [MOVE NAME]
● After the answer is revealed the moves will be tallied by the OC.
● The moves that you can use are based on what Pokemon you choose before the
round starts. Each pokemon has 3 common moves and 1 special move.
● Using a move costs SP, the cost varies depending on the move. Each team gets 2 SP
at the start of the round. Answering a question correctly gets you +1 SP.
● Multiple teams can use a move on one team.
● Your SP and points will be informed by your moderators before each question.

SQUIRTLE
1. Attack - Reduce the points of the team
you choose by half for this question (1
SP)
2. Charge - Double you score for this
question (1 SP)
3. Defence - Invulnerable to attack for this
question (2 SP)
4. Reflect - Reflect back whatever the team
you choose does to you for this question
(2 SP)

CHARMANDER
1. Attack - Reduce the points of the team you
choose by half for this question (1 SP)
2. Charge - Double you score for this question
(1 SP)
3. Defence - Invulnerable to attack for this
question (2 SP)
4. Burn - The team you choose can’t use any
move in the next question. (2 SP)

BULBASAUR
1. Attack - Reduce the points of the team
you choose by half for this question (1
SP)
2. Charge - Double you score for this
question (1 SP)
3. Defence - Invulnerable to attack for this
question (2 SP)
4. Leech - Steal all the points from a team
for this question (2 SP)

ORDER OF POWERS
1. Defence
2. Charge
3. Reflect
4. Leech
5. Attack
6. Burn

CHOOSE YOUR POKEMON

TRIAL
QUESTION

Choose your move and your
target

TRIAL QUESTION Assume you have 2 SP for this trial question.
In the first mission of Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, what does "Gaz" callsign
Bravo Five say after equipping a shotgun from his back before you are about to
breach a room’s door on the ship?

Safety Slide
While the OC tallys the score and the moves.

Answer
“I like to keep these for close encounters”

Choose your move and your
target

1
A certain actor when talking about the role (X) he played in a certain game that came out
last year, told that he doesn't want people to think that X is similar to Y (which he played
in a very popular show over a decade back) by the fact that both are villainous. Though Y
is cold, he has a particular way of showing it, while X, despite having the power to be the
most violent man, he can't given his current situation.
Coincidentally, a certain meme template of him wearing a suit resurfaced around that
time which was used to show how one entity was different from the other entity.
ID Y and the meme.

ANSWER
Y- Gus Fring
Meme- “We are not the same”

Choose your move and your
target

2
This game is filled with easter eggs and references, one such reference being X’s
license plate which is "A2TMFK". This abbreviation is seen as a reference to
several things, including the Cypress Hill songs which contains words "A to the
motherfu-king K". It could also mean "A two-ton motherfu-ker", referencing one of
X’s defining characteristics, or "A two-timing motherfu-ker", referencing X's
actions that are revealed later in the game.
ID X.

ANSWER
X - Big Smoke
From GTA: San Andreas

Choose your move and your
target

3
Ferrari has been the oldest F1 constructor, being the only team to have participated
in every single season since the start. This has various perks like increased brand
recognition as well as extra payments from the FIA after each season.
There have been various conspiracy theories regarding X especially considering
Ferrari's recent performance in F1 with people claiming this as a way to protect
Ferrari's image as a maker of fast cars among the masses.
Explain what the conspiracy theory is about.

ANSWER
The conspiracy theory claims that whenever Ferrari cars appear in box art, they
are the lead car because of a contract clause with Ferrari.

Choose your move and your
target

4
Inspired from multiple famous game shows, it was a super hit which accumulated
more than 1.5 million players in just 24 hours.
The company's main goal was to differentiate it from first-person shooter battle
royale games and it aimed to recreate the experience of being on a game show.
With character design inspired from Vinyl Toys and smart use of ragdoll physics, it
became an instant hit.
Identify what is being explained

ANSWER
Fall Guys

Choose your move and your
target

5
When a group of Game developers came together to discuss the things they find tricky to
develop, everyone agreed on X being the hardest to develop. X being quite common in the
real world, it is a big challenge for the developers to overcome and make X feel real.
In a game, a region has a navmesh (navigation mesh) which is used to tell a character
where it's allowed to walk around in a space. But when a character goes through X, he
moves from one mesh to another which increases the risk of getting ‘lost’ and causes all
sorts of bugs in the game. This is the reason why some game devs refrain from using Xs
in their game and come up with different mechanisms for X.
ID X.

ANSWER
X - Doors

Choose your move and your
target

6
X, currently the most commercially successful in his field, is also an avid gamer
and is actually the reason for a lot of popular shooters games present today.
In 1997, X had an idea for a realistic shooter set in WWII, after the initial backlash
faced from the developers at that time, the game which was finally made in 1999
was a precursor to Infinity Ward which eventually made Y.
ID X and Y

ANSWER
X-Steven Spielberg
Y-Call of duty

Choose your move and your
target

7
In the mid-1980s, ______ was approached by the founders of Electronic Arts (EA),
hoping to earn an endorsement from the famous head coach and ___ broadcaster
for their new franchise.
First designed as a seven-on-seven game, ______ didn't want to put his name on
something that was less-than authentic, forcing EA to change its plans and
redevelop the game into an 11-on-11 format. The first 13 iterations of the franchise
has ______ as its cover however EA diverted from this after 2001. Later 2005,
______ signed a deal with EA worth $150 million for the game to use his name and
likeness forever.
ID the franchise.

ANSWER
Madden

Choose your move and your
target

8
Connect the images

ANSWER
Agents of Valorant.
Bonus (Name all to get +5)
Skye, Kay/O, Chamber, Sage, Brimstone, Neon

SECOND
THOUGHT
2

RULES
● There are 8 questions in this round. Each team will have to select one of the 4
topics.
● 2 teams in the order of their rank will be against each other. (1st and 2nd; 3rd
and 4th; so on)
● Once question is shown, team A has to select any one number from 1-8 to
reveal the hint. They can take a guess at the answer. If it's wrong, the turn
passes to team B.
● Then team B will choose a new number from 1-8 to reveal another hint. And
this cycle continues till all hints are revealed.
● The scoring for this round will be as follows: 20 17 14 11 8 5 5 5
● While team A and B battle, other teams can pounce to their moderators with
scoring like: 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 and a negative of ½ of what the point is.

BUZZER
ROUND
3

RULES
● There are 10 questions, each carrying 5 points.
● You must start buzzing only after the QM indicates.
● Only one person from each team should be active for buzzing.
● The first team to buzz gets the chance to answer the question on mic.
● If the answer given by them is wrong, they get -5 and the question passes on to the
next team that buzzed.
● One person from each team join https://www.cosmobuzz.net:/#/play/569309 with
your team number as your name.
● QM’s judgement is absolute.
● Don’t google and keep playing chrome dino:)

TRIAL QUESTION
What makes the Dark Prince turn back into the normal
Prince in Prince Of Persia: Two Thrones?

Answer
Water

1
"____ __ ___ ____" is a warning that an explosive detonation in a confined space is
imminent. It originated with miners, who needed to warn their fellows that a
charge had been set. In video games it has become a catchphrase for a warning of
the type "Watch out!" or "Heads up!"
FITB.

ANSWER
Fire in the hole

2
When COD WW2 was released, many players didn't like it as they felt a certain
thing was done only for pleasing social justice warriors, without being historically
accurate.
Why didn’t they like it?

ANSWER
They showed women soldiers fighting alongside male soldiers.

3
Gamers abuse this feature in this battle royale game so much that people have
requested the developers to remove it for at least a day as an april fools joke to
watch people die left and right.
Which feature?

ANSWER
No fall damage in Apex Legends

4
Two players being very good at Warcraft 2 had faced the problem of getting a lobby
to play as other gamers would leave immediately after seeing their ID's. Hence they
decided to change their names that led to a certain term X being used today.
ID the term.

ANSWER
Smurf

5
The box art for this game is said to resemble the famous photograph of Che
Guevara, which makes sense as this game also focuses on the overthrow of a
dictatorial government.
ID the game.

ANSWER
Just Cause

6
The ultimate weapon to be found in this game. A large silver metallic gun which
fires big plasma spheres. This can destroy almost every monster or player with a
single shot. Interestingly an upgraded version of this could blow a massive hole
onto another planet.
Give the canonical name of this weapon (full form, not abbreviation.)

ANSWER
BFG - Big Fucking Gun

7
X is often believed to be based on Atlantis. Aside from the obvious similarity, both
the cities are hidden from the rest of the world and the people living there have
technology far advanced than the rest of the world. As time goes on both get
plagued with corruption which leads to their downfall.
ID the gaming franchise in which this city appears.

ANSWER
Bioshock, X - Rapture

8
In 1989, X founded a company which concentrated on educational physics and
mechanical simulation software. There he wrote a general-purpose physics
simulator whose original intention was to teach children basic 3D - modelling and
physics. However after seeing its potential for user generated content, they pivoted
and Y was created.
ID Y

ANSWER
Roblox

9
First seen at the end of the first mission in a game, this scene rose to fame among
the masses as it brought a new meaning to an entity. It was first criticized and
ridiculed for adding forced element of interactivity and being inappropriate to the
tone of the scene in the game, but later this entity detached itself from the source
and became as we know it today.
ID the scene/the entity.

ANSWER
Press F to pay respects

10
After the completion of Prince of Persia, Patrice was set to work on its spin off.
Using references from history book, he began to formulate a concept based on the
society of the "X”, founded by the missionary, Hassan-i-Sabbah.
When Patrice pitched the concept to Ubisoft, they rejected the idea, as it did not
focus on the Prince but his bodyguards.
ID which famous series this eventually led to.

ANSWER
Assassin’s Creed

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