Sishyamrita General Quiz Finals 2015

Special Thanks
●Vishal Katariya
●Subramaniam B
●Gopal Kidao (QFI)

Format of the Quiz
Infinite Pounce I (120)
Theme Round 1 (50)
Reverse Infinite Pounce (120)
Theme Round 2 (50)
Infinite Pounce 2 (120)

Infinite Pounce 1 +10/-10, +10/0 Bounce

1. Identify the brand parodied by the
cartoon (c.a. 2006)

Don Bradman Cookies
99.94 being Sir Bradman’s Test batting average

2.
Recently on Twitter, a new trend has
caught on where zookeepers started
posing in front of the confused animals in
this zoo.
This trend gets its name from a
portmanteau of the last name of a real-life
person and zoo-keeping.
What is the name of this trend?

Pratt-keeping (from Chris Pratt)

3.
While many of us are familiar with this person as a scientist, very few know that
this person was a highly accomplished wrestler at the high school level and
continued that passion while at Harvard. Like the Winklevoss twins, he was
also in the Harvard rowing team and ran a 4 minute 25 second mile run.
He was so involved in both his field of interest and wrestling that he created a
move called the “Double Tidal Lock” while captaining the Bronx High School
wrestling team.
Who am I talking about?

4.
A broken wand ceremony is a ceremony which is conducted whenever a
revered performer dies.
In this ceremony, the wand that the magician used before he died or a
ceremonial one is broken. This serves as an indication that, along with the
magician, the magical power of that wand died.
A very well known individual was the first person in the world to have had a
broken wand ceremony on his death. In fact, a broken wand ceremony is
conducted at his grave every year by the Society of American Magicians.
Who?

5. What do we call the drink stored in Codd bottles in
Tamil Nadu?

6.
In 1998, the Simpsons created an episode for the 9th
season of the show called “Bart Carny” showing some kids
trying out something called “Yard Work Simulator”.
A year ago, after a recent announcement at that time, some
clever people decided to make fun of this by photoshopping
the image with FarmVille and jokingly saying “The
Simpsons predicted ___________”.
What announcement?
<image on next slide>

Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus Rift

7.
In the TV show Community, there was a very elaborate joke set up by the writers where the word
beetlejuice was randomly uttered on three different seasons of the show.
It is interesting to note that this is based on a folk legend well known to young girls having sleepovers
at their friend's’ place.
It is said that when the name X is uttered three times before a mirror in candlelight, an apparition will
appear in the mirror who is said to reveal to young girls the appearance of their future husband or a
Grim Reaper, if they’re destined to die before marriage.
Identify X.
<VIDEO ON NEXT SLIDE>

8.
“Hot ___? Toxicological concerns and X” is the title of a paper by the Toxicology
department of London University which studied the scientific accuracy of a book by a
renowned author.
It analyses the observations by the narrator of the story - “blazing eyes” and “luminous
muzzle” which was attributed to a certain non-metal. It noted that because of the high
reactivity, flammability and toxicity of the substance in question, it was highly infeasible
for the chemical thus described to exhibit those properties.
They noted instead that Uranium was very recently discovered at the time the story was
written and concluded that Uranium was a better candidate than the substance
mentioned.
Which book?

The Hound of the Baskervilles
The blank is Dog and the chemical was phosphorus.

9.
The following is a painting titled
“Shakuntala looking back at
Dushyantha”.
She is, of course, the eponymous
subject of Kalidasa’s play, with the
painting being based on one of the
scenes from it.
Two parts:
Who is Shakuntala’s son?
Who painted this?

Bharata and Raja Ravi Varma
Bharata is the king who gives his name to our
country.
Raja Ravi Varma, of course, doesn’t need an
introduction.

10. The following are the words to a song composed by Mozart.
Claim to fame?
Oh! Shall I tell you, Mommy
What is tormenting me?
Daddy wants me to reason
Like a grown-up person,
Me, I say that sweets
Are worth more than reasoning
Ah ! Vous dirai-je maman
Ce qui cause mon tourment?
Papa veut que je raisonne
Comme une grande personne
Moi je dis que les bonbons
Valent mieux que la raison.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star / Alphabet Song/
Baa Baa Black Sheep

11.
#TCQ
Very recently, the Facebook page of the White House changed their profile
picture to reflect a hallmark decision taken by the Supreme Court which took
place last Friday.
The change involved a modification of the graphical version of the White House
to embody the winning cause.
Pretty soon, a lot of other companies like IGN, MTV, StackOverflow modified
their logos in a similar fashion.
What change did they make?

Made the white house a rainbow house to support
legalized same-sex marriage

12.
A/An X is a small decorative line added as embellishment
to the basic form of a character. This is present when
letters are separated into distinct units to be typeset.
We classify ____s into two types X, and Y, where Y is
French for “without X”.
X?

End of Round 1, Scores Please!

Flags made from Indigenous food. +5/0 (50 points)

3. ID the red colored fruits and the country

9. ID all three components
(be specific in the middle element)

2. Lime, Pineapple and Passionfruit

3. Rambutan and Lychee / Vietnam

4. Dragon Fruit and Star Fruit

5. Bleu/Blue cheese, Brie cheese and
grapes

6. Flag is Turkey, hence Turkish Delight

9. Basil, Spaghetti and Tomatoes

Infinite Pounce 2 +10/-10, +10/0

13.
Oncquest Labs is an Indian national network of laboratories, and they say that
they offer the most advanced pathological tests that can form the basis of
accurate treatment. However, X related tests remain their major focus.
Identify which disease/condition their major focus is.

Cancer
Oncology : Latin for the study of cancer.

14. We notice that the title of this Haruki Murakami novel is 1Q84 instead
of 1984. What rationale did Murakami use in giving this title?

The number 9 sounds like the English letter Q
and it serves as a perfect placeholder.

15.
X is a word that was popularized in English 1989 when Ayatollah Khomeini of
Iran issued a ruling sentencing author Salman Rushdie to death for publishing
"The Satanic Verses".
More recent famous X’s include the one declared against Pokemon by the
United Arab Emirates since it promoted gambling and the theory of evolution
and one issued by Egypt’s Grand Mufti against “Who wants to be a
millionaire?”, both in 2011
What’s the good word?

16.
X market is a term which is used to describe a positive trend in the stock market where
investors rush to invest in stock and therefore increase the amount of capital in the
market. X gets its name because of the way X’s attack.
Y market is a term which is used to describe a situation in a stock market where the
prices of shares and other securities start falling due to frantic selling by a majority of the
investors. The term comes from the phrase “Don’t sell the Y-skin before you kill the Y”,
referring to Y-skin sellers who tried to create an advance booking system in London, often
before the Y’s are killed.
Z market is a term which describes a market where there is no uptrend or downtrend,
indicating that the investors are too afraid to invest any money.
ID X, Y and Z

X - Bull, Y - Bear, Z - Chicken

17.
X and Y faced off for the 35th time on the 6th July 2014.
Both of their coaches had also played 35 times against each other. Thus, this
makes this event a one-of-a-kind event where the teachers show off their might
through their disciples, very much like the old Karate Kid movies.
Interestingly, before the match, X and Y respectively won 18 and 16 games
against each other while their respective coaches had 25 and 10 wins when
they played against each other.
Between X and Y - Y ended up being victorious in the face off.
ID X and Y and their respective coaches.

X - Federer (Stefan Edberg)
Y - Djokovic (Boris Becker)

18.
“There is a great classic Looney Tunes cartoon where
Tweety Bird drinks a Jekyll and Hyde formula and becomes
a big hairy monster,” recalled Renaud. “The idea of
something cute becoming something monstrous is an
appealing thought. We always laugh because the Ys,
although they’re Ys that work for a bad guy, are not really
evil at all.”
Here, Renaud refers to one of the directors of the movie X.
Identify X and Y.

19.
In the Game of Thrones series, one of the most powerful weapons in that universe is
called Valyrian steel, which is said to have been forged by blacksmiths who were masters
of magic.
Valyrian steel was most probably inspired by a kind of steel called X steel which was
manufactured in India and in the Middle East, most notably in the city of X it was named
after. Valyrian and X steel both have a flowing water pattern on the surface and were
tough, resistant to shattering and incredibly sharp edges.
Recent analysis of X blades discovered they had carbon nanotubes and cementite
nanowires, which proved that they were indeed superior to other kinds of steel.
ID X <Image on next slide>

20.
To the right, you can see the sheer ingenuity of
Amul in their wordplay for this advertisement,
inspired by a famous poem.
The choice of quote is ironic because the poem
is a eulogy about a captain who had died
despite achieving great things.
The poem is about a real person who the poet
Walt Whitman greatly admired. In fact, in his
lectures about that individual’s death, he would
recite the poem as a token of respect and
remembrance.
Who was the inspiration for ‘O Captain! My
Captain’?

21.
When X decided to name its flagship car after the internal code name they used
for it, Peugeot said that they couldn’t, because Peugeot, in France, had
trademarked all names consisting of three digits with a 0 in the middle.
Despite this, X wanted to maintain a 3 digit name. Thus X named their product
Y by changing a single character, and the name has lasted till now, with it being
one of the iconic products in its class.
In fact, it was ranked number 5 in the 1999 Car of the Century poll and is only
of two cars in the top 5 to remain in active production.
What car model is being talked about?

The Porsche 911
It was internally named the Porsche 901 during
development.

22.
Which mathematician’s 2012 biography was titled The
Fractalist: Memoir of a Scientific Maverick?

23.
X is a product which was invented by the Y family which was first created in the
town of Alba in Italy. It was initially made as a solid block, but later made into
something more creamier, which was dubbed as “Supercrema” and later
modified into the form that we are familiar with today.
The first consignment of X was manufactured on 20th April 1964 and was an
instant success. In fact, it was so popular that a French senator proposed a tax
increase on palm oil from 100 euros to 400 euros per metric tonne, as it was a
major component of X. This led the tax to be dubbed as the “X tax”.
Furthermore, Y consumes 25% of the world hazelnut supply and X’s
composition has been incorporated into Y’s other products.
X and Y please?

24.
As his first exercise with the actors who portray the central trio, Alfonso Cuarón,
who directed one of the films in the series, assigned them to write an
autobiographical essay about their character, written in the first person,
describing their life as they grew up, including the character's emotional
experience.
Of X's essay, Cuarón recalls, "X didn't deliver the essay. When I questioned
why he didn't do it, he said, 'I'm Y; Y wouldn't do it.' So I said, 'Okay, you do
understand your character.'"

End of Round 2, Scores Please!

Infinite Pounce 3 +10/-10 , +10/0

10. ID the person commemorated

Answers
1. The Gherkin
3. Bamiyan Buddhas
5. Archimedes’ Screw
7. Angel Falls
9. Aquaman
2. Rafflesia
4. The Great Wave off Kanagawa
6. Edgar Allan Poe
8. Flamenco
10. Rube Goldberg

25.
Jared Leto is playing as the Joker in
the upcoming TV series Suicide
Squad based on the DC miniseries of
the same name.
This photo is the earliest indication of
Jared Leto’s role as it is evident that
he is paying homage to a very
famous graphic novel featuring the
Joker.
Which comic is being referred to?

The Killing Joke by Alan Moore

26.
During the 1870s, the Washburn-Langford-Doane expedition was launched to
explore the north-eastern area of Wyoming.
While exploring an area with high densities of a particular geological feature,
they found one such specimen which followed a very high degree of regularity.
They observed a frequency of once every 74 minutes with very little deviation,
hence they decided to name it X.
Since then, it has been open only to observation by tourists, although in the
near future, it might be closed due to volcanic activity in that region.
What is X?

27. Fill in the first blank
When analysing the work of this particular author, people noted a similarity between his
work and a famous musical opera composed by Richard Wagner, which had similar
names.
They had similar themes where instead of the variety of characters found in the book
series, the opera was themed on Vikings, gods and mythical beasts. The opera ends in a
tragedy with all gods and Valhalla destroyed as a result of this struggle.
The story written by the author also features a struggle over several generations, albeit
with a different aim and a positive ending. When the author was questioned by his
publishers over the similarities between his and Wagner’s work, he replied “Both X’s were
_____, and there the resemblance ceases.”
What is X?

Rings
The author of course being J.R.R. Tolkien and
the opera being the “Ring Cycle”
The quote was
“Both rings were round and there the
resemblance ceases”

28.
In 2004, Russell Peters performed a stand up show for Comedy Now! where he
described his experiences performing stand up in South Africa. He recalls one
such incident where he visits a casino and read a dealer’s name tag. The name
which was mentioned on the tag was “!Xobile”. He talks about his
misunderstanding of what the ! indicates and in the process, finds out what that
means.
In reality, ! is one of the types (alveolar) which are used in people’s names.
Variations include | (dental) , || (lateral), (bilabial) ,Ꙩ ‡ (palatal)
What do these symbols indicate in African names?

29.
The image you see is that of a giant who is a
character in a series of books written by
Francois Rabelais.
The character is a friendly giant who provides
much amusement to the citizens of Paris where
he lives. He is known for a monstrous appetite
(like in the image) and was said to have
swallowed six pilgrims in a single gulp.
Thus this character lends his name to something
(with similar traits), which you would’ve heard of
recently (in the past year).
What?

30.
To the right is an artist’s depiction of a
typical day in a certain place.
The place was a creation by one
individual who campaigned for
children’s education as an MP of the
Rajya Sabha.
The artist is a person who was
notable for his daily illustrations and
was the designer of Asian Paint’s
logo.
ID both individuals mentioned

31.
The Mawlawi order is an order founded in 1273 by the followers of Sufi saint Jalal ad-Din
Muhammad Balkhi-Rumi.
Rumi once set out to walk in a marketplace taking in the and heard the rhythmic beating
of the hammers of the goldsmiths. He heard “la elaha ella'llah” (There is no god but
Allah[the God]) being chanted by the apprentices who were beating the gold and went
into a trance.
He was so filled with happiness that he stretched his hands and spun round and round,
thus giving birth to the traditional ceremony followed by that order called the Sema. The
Sema ceremony is one of the arts listed in the UNESCO’s list of Masterpieces of Oral and
Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
How do we better know the practitioners of Sema?

32. The following are the titles of 16 oil paintings by C. M. Coolidge
advertising cigars. What is the collection titled?
● A Bold Bluff (Judge St. Bernard
Stands Pat on Nothing)
● A Friend in Need
● His Station and Four Aces
● Pinched with Four Aces
● Poker Sympathy
● Post Mortem
● Sitting up with a Sick Friend
● Stranger in Camp
● Waterloo (Judge St. Bernard Wins
on a Bluff)
● Ten Miles to a Garage
● Riding the Goat
● New Year’s Eve in Dogville
● One to Tie Two to Win
● Breach of Promise Suit
● The Reunion
● A Bachelor’s Dog

33.
While there were many theories regarding X, some of which include the binary
representation, the refractive angle required to create a rainbow and that it is
the exponent of the time required for light to pass through the diameter of a
photon, all theories were rejected.
The official explanation was
“
The answer to this is very simple. It was a joke. It had to be a number, an ordinary, smallish number,
and I chose that one. Binary representations, base thirteen, Tibetan monks are all complete
nonsense. I sat at my desk, stared into the garden and thought 'X will do'. I typed it out. End of story.
“
ID X

34.
Here are the explanations for a list of 4 entities. Identify what it is all about:
● It was thought to be a symbol of Saturn from 1557 and was called “ZoSo” because of
what it looked like. No explanation was given by the creator himself.
● Taken from Rudolf Koch’s Book of Signs. It’s a circle intersecting three vesca pisces
at 120 degrees from each other. Symbol of a person who possesses confidence and
competence.
● Taken from the aforementioned book. Consists of three interlocking rings.
Represents the triad of mother, father and child. Also an inverted logo for Ballantine
Beer.
● A feather inside a circle, based on the supposed symbol of the Mu civilization.

The 4 Symbols representing each member of Led Zep

35.
Below is the famous Victory Calypso. FITB(s) with the names of two West Indian bowlers who
wreaked havoc during the series between England and WI in 1950.
Cricket lovely Cricket,
At Lord's where I saw it;
Cricket lovely Cricket,
At Lord's where I saw it;
Yardley tried his best
But Goddard won the test.
They gave the crowd plenty fun;
Second Test and West Indies won.
With those two little pals of mine
__(1)__ and __(2)__.

36.
The scientist in question(X) was a pioneer in the field of spectra of elements.
In 1859, Kirchhoff suggested that X should try to form prismatic spectra of these colors. After
numerous laborious purifications, X and Kirchhoff proved that highly pure samples gave unique
spectra. In the course of this work, X came across a sample of mineral water from Dürkheim and
performed spectral analysis on the sample. After careful distillation, in the spring of 1860 he was able
to isolate 17 grams of the element. He named the element Y, after the Latin word for deep blue.
Most of us would know X for reasons corresponding to a basic chemical test in school labs.
Give us X and Y please.

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