1. Roger Waters wrote the song "Comfortably Numb" after experiencing a difficult concert while suffering from hepatitis and being injected with tranquilizers by a doctor before performing. 2. Leonardo Da Vinci's famous painting "The Last Supper" depicts the biblical scene of Jesus revealing that one of his apostles will betray him, as depicted in the dining hall of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie. 3. The term "cliffhanger" refers to a plot device that leaves the audience in suspense at the end of an episode or installment, which originated from a scene in Thomas Hardy's serialized novel "A Pair of Blue Eyes."

2. Q.1
• What piece of art resulted from the experience X had when a sleazy
Philadelphia doctor injected him with tranquilizers before a gig,
when he was suffering from hepatitis.
• "That was the longest two hours of my life," according to X, "Trying
to do a show when you can hardly lift your arm."

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4. ANSWER
• X – Roger water
• Comfortably numb
• (my fanboy question)

5. 2
• In this particular scene, Jesus reveals that one of his apostles is
going to betray him soon, drawing reactions of shock and rage from
the apostles.
• Which famous painting, painted in 1495, in the dining hall wall of
the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie , depicts this scene
perfectly ?

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7. ANSWER
• The Last Supper, by Leonardo Da Vinci

8. 3 .Id X.
• The term X is a plot device in
fiction which features a main
character in a precarious or
difficult dilemma.
• Often associated with Charles
Dickens’s work, this term is
actually considered to have
originated from a scene in the
serialised version of Thomas
Hardy's A Pair of Blue Eyes , a
pictorial representation of which
is provided here -

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10. ANSWER
• Cliffhanger

11. 4
• Familiar to most - Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeth are
referred to as “The Big 4” bands of Thrash Metal, since the 80’s.
• However, these bands are also referred to by another title, given
the number and the stereotypical image associated with metal.
• This title was first introduced to Metal with a Metallica song from
the album - “Kill ‘Em All” .

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13. ANSWER
• The Four Horsemen

14. 5*
• Quoting an article written by Eloise Blondiau for the interview
magazine - "The name of his band alone evokes the gauzy smoke,
smudged eyeliner, and crumpled bed sheets of a French New Wave
film, and the LP’s striking black-and-white album art could easily
moonlight as a movie poster. The songs themselves are dreamy,
scene-setting compositions, in which Greg Gonzalez (the frontman)
suspends his memories in time and invites you to look around" .
• For points, tell me which band is Eloise describing in her own
words.

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16. ANSWER
• Cigarettes after Sex

17. 6
• In the following gif, we see the character Bing Bong from the movie
“Inside Out” spelling out the letters in a ‘Danger’ sign. Look at the
gif, and tell me how his actions were modified to suit the linguistic
differences in many countries.

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20. ANSWER
• The hand moves from right to left to spell out
the letters (for Middle Eastern countries, and
such)

21. 7. Gimme Y.
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a 2010 comedy film, starring Michael
Cera as Scott Pilgrim, a slacker musician who must battle the seven
evil exes of his newest girlfriend Ramona.
• Kyle & Ken Katayanagi, also known as The Katayanagi Twins, are
Ramona Flowers' fifth and sixth evil exes.
• Separately, Ken and Kyle do not have many "special powers“,
however, together, their powers add up, making them a skilled tag-
team of martial artists.
• During their amp to amp battle with Scott’s band, Sex Bob-Omb,
the level that their volume reaches up to is a reference to another
pop cult phenomenon Y.

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23. ANSWER
• This is Spinal Tap

24. 8.
• Ghouls , in the anime Tokyo Ghoul, are a carnivorous and
cannibalistic species that are only able to feed on humans and other
ghouls.
• Rize Kamishiro is one such ghoul who escaped from the
organization V, and is the foster daughter of Matasaka Kamishiro .
Rize is a voracious killer, and an independent ghoul who acts as a
femme fatale to those who fall victim to her charms.
• What nickname (5, 5 ) is she given in the series, owing to her habit
of going on a spree , killing and devouring humans in quick
succession ? (Generic unhelpful image follows)

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27. ANSWER
• Binge Eater

28. 9
• Suraj was an orphan who was found as an infant in a rubbish dump
by Daku Halkan Singh, a ruthless Dacoit, who used him as
protection against a police raid to save himself, but treated him like
a dog (and called him that (kutte). This is considered a reason
behind this character’s ability to communicate with dogs.
• While in Halkan's care, the child witnessed endless horrors that
would ultimately lead to his becoming a sociopath.
• Who am I talking about?

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30. ANSWER
• Doga

31. 10* FITB.
• In the life of the _______ , death may perhaps not be the most
difficult thing. For myself, I declare I don't know anything about it.
But, the sight of the stars always makes me dream. Why , I say to
myself, should those spots of light in the firmament be inaccessible
to us? Maybe we can take death to go to a star. And to die
peacefully of old age would be to go there on foot. For the
moment, I'm going to go to bed because it's late, and I wish you
goodnight and good luck with a handshake.
• Your, ______ _______

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33. ANSWER
• Loving Vincent

34. 11.
• One of the central elements of Black Panther is the fact that
Wakanda exists in a self-imposed isolation from all the other
nations of the world, in order to hide their reserves of Vibranium,
and the technological advancements that they have achieved,
courtesy, their Vibranium reserves.
• In one of the scenes in Black Panther , Shuri (T’Challa’s sister) leads
T'Challa into her lab to show him all the new tech that she has been
cooking up. One of those, is a shoe that absorbs all sound waves,
thus enabling T’Challa to move around without making any noise.
What, rather fitting name, does she give to those shoes ?
(Something that is ,co-incidentally, a reference to a ubiquitous
item).

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36. ANSWER
• Sneakers

37. 12. Id X (Image follows)
• A funny story of mistaken identity goes as follows - A Brazilian lady,
named Dona Nely, received a figurine from her boyfriend as a gift and she
simply assumed it was Saint Anthony’s.
• According to Gabriela Brandão, Dona Nely’s granddaughter, “She had it for
years, and prayed to it as Saint Anthony almost every night by her bed. But
nobody noticed all these years.”
• Nobody noticed that the little robed figurine by Dona Nely’s bedside was a
bit off, until one day recently , when Gabriela noticed that the figurine had
long hair.
• As it turns out, Saint Anthony of Padua is either depicted with very short
hair or bald with a ring of hair around his head.
• Upon googling the logo on the bottom of the figurine, the family learnt
that the figurine wasn’t of St. Anthony, but of the fictional character ____
______, who enjoys a bit of a (elf-ish) cult status himself.

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40. ANSWER
• Lord Elrond

41. 13. By the old courthouse in Monroeville lies a
monument erected by the Alabama Bar Association
in honour of a character who acted as an ideal for
law practitioners. Voted by AFI as the greatest hero
in American film, he is looked at as a pioneer for
non-discriminatory justice.
The inscription on the monument begins thus:
“Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.”
Identify the character and its creator.

42. Answer:
Atticus Finch, from To Kill a Mockingbird

43. 14. The title of this hit number left a bit of ambiguity
about its intended meaning. While some fans
suggested it was about the break-up of the Beatles,
others thought it was about the moon landing. Upon
finding himself in this position, the singer cleared up
the air by revealing that the song was about love in
the summer time and a teenager's self-discovery.

44. Answer:
Summer of ‘69 by Bryan Adams

45. 15*. The dog shown shown in the picture on the next
slide can be linked to two hugely popular pop-culture
icons.
While the appearance of one was based on the dog,
the other was named after him. This fact is also
attested to in a movie featuring the latter, where his
father says, “Oh, we named him after the family
dog.”
Give me both the characters.

47. Answer:
Chewbacca and Indiana Jones

48. 16. SpaceX's Falcon Heavy made headlines when they
launched a Tesla Roadster into space. Which David
Bowie song was played on the live stream of this
event when the Roadster was launched, an apt
choice considering the overall mission of SpaceX ?
(4,2,4)
Another Bowie number plays on the Roadster as it
hurtles through the space as a _____ ______(5,6)
ID both songs.

49. Answer:
Life on Mars, Space Oddity

50. 17. The song I played is The Fray’s “Over my Head”,
released in 2008.
Why did it re-enter public consciousness recently?

51. Answer:
Chainsmokers’ Closer sampled this song. To
avoid copyright issues, they credited The Fray
as co-songwriters

52. 18. Paul Canfield- a professor of physics at Iowa
University- and his colleagues were studying three-part
compounds containing Barium and Zinc when one of
them pitched in the idea of synthesizing a compound
based on a catchphrase she had heard on a TV show the
previous evening.
In Canfield’s words: When Jo saw X flash on the TV, it
seemed to be a message from the universe, telling her,
"Come on guys, add some Gallium, see what you can
find!”
Dr. _______ _________ continues to be both a
motivation and an enigma. We admire the accuracy of
the prediction of X, but regret having fallen prey to his
legendary wit.
ID the inspiration behind the compound X.

53. Answer:
Bazinga, inspired by Sheldon Cooper

54. 19. What is the next line in this fantasy scene,
a constant in memes? Also explain why it is
apt.

55. Answer:
Oh, hi Mark!
Mark Hamill plays Luke Skywalker in the Star
Wars franchise

56. 20*. In the '50s, Carl Nelson from Arkansas had quite
a following on the local radio due to his renditions of
“Hound Dog“, “Blue Moon of Kentucky“ and “That’s
Alright”. His mini stardom got him in touch with his
idol, with whom he also performed.
Carl Nelson is thus said to be the first known
____________
FITB

57. Answer:
Elvis Impersonator

58. 21. What are the three movies referenced here?
(0.5+0.5+1)

59. Answer:
Harry Potter franchise, The Matrix trilogy
Rosebud is a reference to Citizen Kane

60. 22. When asked about this life-altering decision of his,
X said:
“The truth is I never liked my name…. No disrespect to
the great actor _____ _____. But somehow my name
didn’t match the image I had of myself.”
To signify this change, his mother suggested him to
adopt a name that translates to “Protected by God”.
Who is this famous personality?

61. Answer:
Dileep Kumar changed his name to AR Rehman

62. 23. The clip shown is the opening credits of “Jackie
Brown”.
a) The scene pays homage to which 1967 Dustin
Hoffman starrer?
b) Which song plays in the background of the scene
this was inspired by (i.e. the 1967 movie), one of the
most well-known songs of a musical duo?

63. Answer:
The Graduate,
The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel

64. 24*. In 1832, a household accident in a house in
Norfolk led to the daughter of the family injuring her
ankles, which rendered her unable to walk or stand
for any length of time.
For greater mobility, she was forced to use horse-
drawn carriages.
This aspect of her life later inspired the creation of a
literary classic.
Who? Name the classic.

65. Answer:
Anna Sewell, Black Beauty

66. FINALS FOLLOW SOON!