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CONQUIZITION ‘13

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Format

Written Round - I

Infinite Pounce - I – 16 Questions

Written Round - II

Infinite Pounce - II – 8 Questions

Long Visual Connect

Infinite Pounce - III – 8 Questions

Buzzer Round

Written Round - I

8 questions

+5 for each answer

If you get all right… round of applause!

W1. In the United States army, a Special Forces

company consists of usually six ODAs (where OD

stands for Operational Detachments). The number

of ODAs can vary from company to company, with

each ODA specializing in an infiltration skill or a

particular mission-set.

An ODA is identified because of its group, company

and the team itself.

How are these ODAs better known?

W2. Alfred Einstein, a German-American

musicologist, who obtained a doctorate from Munich

University, focusing on instrumental music of the

late Renaissance and early Baroque eras.

His most famous work in 1936 was an extensive

revision of an 1862 publication, in order to

incorporate previously unknown pre-1784 items.

Which publication are we talking about?

W3. A review for a particular movie. Name the movie.

“I saw ______ in 1952. The theater in LA

was picketed because Joseph Losey was Blacklisted

by the McCarthy Committee, and the film wasn't

shown again after that week. I hadn't seen the

original, but I was very impressed by this film,

especially David Wayne. The attitude of the mob,

especially the women, was expected. But I was

surprised by the speech of the ‘defense attorney’.”

(Contd.)

“Even today, people would be vexed by

his sympathy toward this mentally disturbed

criminal. When the original was shown, the Nazis

were coming to power, but ___1___ was able to

escape to the USA. Joseph Losey, however, wasn't

able to escape the Blacklist. Was this version of

______ meant to foreshadow the ‘new order’ of

McCarthyism?”

W4. Yoyodyne is the name of several companies in

fiction and real life. Introduced in a 1963 book, it is

described later as ‘a giant of the aerospace industry’,

Yoyodyne was founded by World War II veteran

Clayton Chiclitz and has a large manufacturing plant

in the fictional town of San Narciso, California.

Yoyodyne was also the name of the company shown

to have built parts of the Federation starships.

Identify the 1963 book, where this was first featured.

W5. This was supposedly initiated in 1946 by J.

Edgar Hoover. It contained information about a series

of murders that occurred in Northwest America during

World War II.

Believing that the case was too bizarre to be solved

adequately, Hoover labeled it unsolved and locked it

away hoping that it would eventually be forgotten.

This is the mythology behind?

W6. What are such cuts of steak called?

W7. This character, known for its use in the

‘Jagermeister’ logo, was used as an abbreviation in

British English for ‘shilling’. Over time, usage of this

character has transformed into another practice that

lives on today. The meaning has been long forgotten

by all but antiquarians.

Which character was originally used? What practice

are we talking about?

W8. This name is applied to two military occupations

as shown below:

In land armies, an individual soldier or a unit who

specializes in distributing supplies and provisions to

troops.

In many navies, it is a non commissioned officer (petty

officer) rank for personnel responsible for their

ship’s navigation.

Which literary character holds this job title?

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W1. In the United States army, a Special Forces

company consists of usually six ODAs (where OD

stands for Operational Detachments). The number

of ODAs can vary from company to company, with

each ODA specializing in an infiltration skill or a

particular mission-set.

An ODA is identified because of its group, company

and the team itself.

How are these ODAs better known?

The ‘In case you accidentally press the down button,

don’t press it again’ slide

A-Teams

W2. Alfred Einstein, a German-American

musicologist, who obtained a doctorate from Munich

University, focusing on instrumental music of the

late Renaissance and early Baroque eras.

His most famous work in 1936 was an extensive

revision of an 1862 publication, in order to

incorporate previously unknown pre-1784 items.

Which publication are we talking about?

Kochel Catalogue – K-Catalogue

W3. A review for a particular movie. Name the movie.

“I saw ______ in 1952. The theater in LA

was picketed because Joseph Losey was Blacklisted

by the McCarthy Committee, and the film wasn't

shown again after that week. I hadn't seen the

original, but I was very impressed by this film,

especially David Wayne. The attitude of the mob,

especially the women, was expected. But I was

surprised by the speech of the ‘defense attorney’.”

(Contd.)

“Even today, people would be vexed by

his sympathy toward this mentally disturbed

criminal. When the original was shown, the Nazis

were coming to power, but ___1___ was able to

escape to the USA. Joseph Losey, however, wasn't

able to escape the Blacklist. Was this version of

______ meant to foreshadow the ‘new order’ of

McCarthyism?”

M – Remake of the 1931 movie

W4. Yoyodyne is the name of several companies in

fiction and real life. Introduced in a 1963 book, it is

described later as ‘a giant of the aerospace industry’,

Yoyodyne was founded by World War II veteran

Clayton Chiclitz and has a large manufacturing plant

in the fictional town of San Narciso, California.

Yoyodyne was also the name of the company shown

to have built parts of the Federation starships.

Identify the 1963 book, where this was first featured.

V – Thomas Pynchon

W5. This was supposedly initiated in 1946 by J.

Edgar Hoover. It contained information about a series

of murders that occurred in Northwest America during

World War II.

Believing that the case was too bizarre to be solved

adequately, Hoover labeled it unsolved and locked it

away hoping that it would eventually be forgotten.

This is the mythology behind?

X-Files

W6. What are such cuts of steak called?

T-Bone, because of the T-shaped bone present in it

W7. This character, known for its use in the

‘Jagermeister’ logo, was used as an abbreviation in

British English for ‘shilling’. Over time, usage of this

character has transformed into another practice that

lives on today. The meaning has been long forgotten

by all but antiquarians.

Which character was originally used? What practice

are we talking about?

The long ‘s’ character, which later morphed into a ‘/’

and hence the usage of “Rs. 5/-” in every day

scenarios.

W8. This name is applied to two military occupations

as shown below:

In land armies, an individual soldier or a unit who

specializes in distributing supplies and provisions to

troops.

In many navies, it is a non commissioned officer (petty

officer) rank for personnel responsible for their

ship’s navigation.

Which literary character holds this job title?

Quartermaster – ‘Q’ from James Bond

Infinite Pounce – I

16 Questions going clockwise on Infinite Pounce

+10 for each question

+10 / -10 on the pounce

All parts of an answer needed in case of a pounce

to avoid negatives

Q1. The movie, ‘F for Fake’ is the last major film

completed by Orson Welles, who directed, co-wrote,

and starred in the film. Initially released in 1974, it

focuses on Elmyr de Hory’s recounting of his career

as a professional art forger.

Incidentally, Elmyr de Hory also forms the inspiration

for the character and plot of another person’s last

Who and which work?

Tintin and Alph-Art by Herge

Q2. This term originates in the Biblical Song of Solomon, and was later used as an epithet for Mary. It was a symbol for noble purity and it occasionally appears in art, especially in depictions of Mary in the ‘hortus conclusus’ (image on next slide).

The first usage of the term in the modern sense was when a French literary critic and author, compared the poetical attitude of Alfred de Vigny to the more socially engaged Victor Hugo.

As a clever pun, the building of the Graduate College at Princeton University was also given this two-word designation. What is the term?

Ivory Tower.

One of the primary benefactors for Princeton

University was William Cooper Proctor (of Proctor

and Gamble), and hence the term was applied to

the building as well.

Q3. The object shown was preferred to the other

obvious alternative because it was too deep to allow

for accurate judging of color in faint light.

The object is designed with a shiny faceted inner

surface. Often, the bottom of the cup is convex in

shape. The facets, convex bottom, and the shiny

inner surface catch as much available light as

possible, reflecting it throughout the substance in

the cup, making it possible to see through the

substance. However, this is now out of fashion.

What was it used for?

The objects shown were known as “tastevins”.

They were invented by Burgundians who put them

to use in the dark wine cellars to check the color of

the wine.

Due to the invention of the electric bulb, this has

now become obsolete.

Q4.She was Spain’s most dominant player during

the 1920s. Between 1926 and 1928, she reached

three consecutive singles finals at Wimbledon. In

1929, she won the women's doubles title at

the French Championships. She then won the

singles title at the Italian Championships.

She is however most famously known for being the

first to wear a divided skirt (which was the

forerunner of shorts) at Wimbledon, specially made

for her.

Identify her and the designer of the skirt.

Lili Alvarez and Elsa Schiaparelli

Q5. Connect the three songs.

All attributed to Ringo Starr as being spoonerisms.

A Hard Day’s Night

Tomorrow Never Knows

Eight Days a Week

Q6. In 1926, two chemists, Joseph C.

Patrick and Nathan Mnookin, were trying to invent a

cheap antifreeze. In the course of an experiment,

they created a gum which clogged a sink in the

laboratory, and none of the solvents used to remove

it were successful, and hence they had invented

a synthetic rubber, which they named using the

words for ‘sulphur’ and ‘glue’.

The name of the chemical was used for the name of

the company as well. Which is this now-defunct

company? Why was it in the news in 1986?

Thiokol, which manufactured O-rings for the Space

Shuttle Challenger.

Q7. This feature in southwestern Iceland, is named

after the Icelandic verb for ‘to gush’. The place has

been active for approximately 10,000 years. The

oldest accounts of the feature dates back to 1294,

when earthquakes in the area caused significant

changes in local neighboring landscape creating

several new such phenomena. Changes in its

activity and the surroundings are strongly related

to earthquake activity.

Name the feature.

The Great Geysir, from which we get ‘geyser’.

Q8. These are a few scenes from different productions

of the play, 'The Crucible', originally written in 1956.

a) Identify the playwright

b) The play was written against the backdrop of

certain events and the playwright likens this to the

Salem Witch Trials. Which event?

The playwright is Arthur Miller, who wrote the play

after having seen his friend, Elia Kazan, going

through the HUAC hearings.

Q9. Give the title of the book in the next slide.

The title is taken from the last words of the author’s

husband, which is now used to symbolize

heroism, self-sacrifice and initiative in a tough

situation, and is now used as a battle cry.

Let’s Roll – Used by Todd Beamer just before he

stormed the cockpit of Flight 93 (hijacked during the

9/11 attacks) with his co-passengers.

Q10. In ‘The Great Indian Novel’ by Shashi Tharoor,

figures from history and characters from the

Mahabharata can be directly correlated to

characters in the book or to more general allegorical

references.

a.) Which real-life political figure was the inspiration

for Ashwathama?

b.) Which real-life personality was the inspiration for

Amba / Shikandi?

(Clue, if required)

a.) Jagjivan Ram – Similar to how Ashwathama later

changes sides to joins Yudhishtira

b.) Nathuram Godse – Similar to how Amba /

Shikandi was instrumental in killing Bhishma

Q11. Two parts to the question:

a.) Identify the piece

b.) Identify the instrument

a.) Toccata and Fugue in D Minor – Bach

b.) Any one of the following names – glass harp,

musical glasses, singing glasses, angelic organ,

verrilion or ghost fiddle

Q12. This concept devised by Stanley Milgram, classifies a set of people to be those “who do not speak thoughts originating in their own central nervous system: Rather, the words they speak originate in the mind of another person who transmits these words to the _____ by radio transmission.”

He wanted to show the illusion that people are very reluctant to believe that someone they are face-to-face with is being told what to say by an in-the-ear radio.

Which Edmond Rostand play does the concept take its name from?

Cyranoids – Named after Cyrano de Bergerac

Q13. In terms of sporting venues that have had the

highest attendances ever, this venue ranks second,

right after the Indianapolis motor speedway.

The venue is named after a French department,

which in turn is named after a river in Western

France. Together with the river Mayenne it forms the

river Maine, which is a tributary to the river Loire.

Name the venue and the sporting event it plays host

Circuit de la Sarthe, where the 24 Hours of Le Mans

takes place.

Q14. When was this song released?

It is titled ‘Infinite Love’ and is meant to ‘instill

optimism and faith in people.

20th December 2012 – One day before the predicted

apocalypse

Q15. Diana Garments, located in the Madras suburb

of Valsravakkam who make the Ruf & Tuf range for

Arvind Mills provided a 16mm feature film

documentary, which explained a lot of the

manufacturing processes in great detail.

This movie was watched on April 1, 1998, by many

members of Kollywood, including the likes of Vivek,

Raghuvaran, Gautami, Kasturi and Surya.

This was an April Fool’s joke on the part of Director

Shankar. It was an invitational to watch, ‘The Making

of Jeans’.

Q16. Following are some of the excerpts from the

keynote speech / standup gig at the 2012 Worldwide

Developers' Conference (WWDC) held in San

Francisco.

“…Hey, any of you guys been working with Ice Cream

Sandwich or Jelly Bean? Who’s making up these code

names? Ben & Jerry’s?” “…And hey, speaking of

developers, __________? None, that’s a hardware

problem.”

“I love you guys. And it’s really hard for me to get

emotional because, as you can tell, my emotions

haven’t been coded yet. Thanks for being such a

wonderful crowd.”

Who is the speaker? And fill in the blanks.

Watch the video!

Written Round -II

8 questions

+5 for each answer

If you get all right… round of applause!

Firefly Gene Name References

Eight examples from various gene names given by

the HUGO (Human Genome Organization) Gene

Nomenclature Committee at the European

Bioinformatics Institute to the genes of the Firefly.

Example for audience:

A particular mutation of Drosophila melanogaster

(the Firefly) – Named so because they are

especially sensitive to alcohol

W1. The mutant's interaction with the asp gene is

lethal.

W2. Named so because mutant larvae are unable to

hatch. In reference to a work of literature where a

man is walled-in while still alive.

W3. Named so because mutants have more bristles

in their face than normal, just like another famous

person.

W4. Named so because both male and female

mutants lack external genitalia.

W5. Without this gene, the growing axons of nerve

cells don't find their targets.

Referring to the one who helped Theseus to find his

way in Minotaur's labyrinth.

W6. Named so because development is arrested in

mutants, just like one member of a famous fictional

family.

W7. The gene represses activity of the ‘nanos’ gene

(Greek for ‘dwarf’), and is appropriately named after

a fictional character.

W8. One pole of the mitotic spindle (which arranges

the chromosomes during cell division) is defective in

the mutant, and is named referencing the leader of

a 1913 tragedy.

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W1. The mutant's interaction with the asp gene is

lethal.

Cleopatra

W2. Named so because mutant larvae are unable to

hatch. In reference to a work of literature where a

man is walled-in while still alive.

Amontillado

W3. Named so because mutants have more bristles

in their face than normal, just like another famous

person.

Groucho Marx

W4. Named so because both male and female

mutants lack external genitalia.

Ken and Barbie

W5. Without this gene, the growing axons of nerve

cells don't find their targets.

Referring to the one who helped Theseus to find his

way in Minotaur's labyrinth.

Ariadne

W6. Named so because development is arrested in

mutants, just like one member of a famous fictional

family.

Maggie, from the Simpsons

W7. The gene represses activity of the ‘nanos’ gene

(Greek for ‘dwarf’), and is appropriately named after

a fictional character.

W8. One pole of the mitotic spindle (which arranges

the chromosomes during cell division) is defective in

the mutant, and is named referencing the leader of

a 1913 tragedy.

Robert. F. Scott – Scott of the Antarctic

Infinite Pounce – II

8 Questions going anti-clockwise on Infinite

Pounce

to avoid negatives

Q17. Gelert is the name of a legendary dog, that is

associated with the village of Beddgelert (whose

name means "Gelert's Grave") in Wales. Its tale

lives on in the form of an urban myth and is outlined

in the two slate memorials found at its grave.

Saint Guinefort was a 13th-century French dog that

received local veneration as a saint after miracles

were reported at his grave.

According to WA Clouston, both these legends are

said to have originated to a diffusion of which

Eastern legend?

Gelert

The Brahmin and the Mongoose

Q18. This contraption (shown in the next slide) would

typically be held by an assistant or parent. A rubber

hose and squeeze bulb were connected to the short

length of open brass tubing. The brass base separates

into two halves so the bottom of the base can be filled

with water. Squeezing the rubber bulb causes a

whistling and warbling sound.

a.) What was this used for?

b.) Which outdated phrase thus results from this

usage? The phrase also lends its name to the artifact

shown.

It was used to catch people’s attention for the

purposes of photography.

The phrase ‘watch-the-birdie’, which gives the object

its name, was used as a precursor to the oft-used

‘Say cheese!’.

Q19. The album's title came from lead

singer Sammy Hagar, who wanted to push the issue

of censorship with naming the album with a

vulgarity, stating, “That's when censorship was a big

issue. I wanted to name the album just ___.” Hagar

eventually backed away from the outright vulgarity

after his friend, former world lightweight boxing

champion Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini informed him

of an alternate way out. In the process however, he

was propagating a false etymology.

Which band? And name the album.

For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge – Van Halen

Q20. Connect the following sets of people.

1 – Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle – Called the

M&M boys for that

Hence, 2 and 3 are named so similarly for their

batting prowess.

2 - Kevin McReynolds and Carmelo Martinez

3 - Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau

Q21. They were a group of 17 students who carried

out botanical and zoological expeditions throughout

the world that were either devised or approved by

botanist Carl Linnaeus. Many species discovered by

them are preserved in the Linnaeus herbarium and

remain scientifically important. What were they

known as?

In addition, a more wide-reaching influence of this

effort was its impact on Linnean admirer Joseph

Banks and Daniel Solander. Joseph Banks, being

the advisor of George III, brought in what

compulsory change?

That all British research ships to have a naturalist

aboard. Thus, the apostles had a direct influence on

future expeditions such as Charles Darwin’s

expeditions.

Q22. From the French word meaning ‘ladder’, which

word may be used to describe all of the following?

Echelon, from ‘echelle’

Q23. Some of the rules for what?

Must not exceed 18 characters, including spaces and punctuation

Can’t include the name of a living or dead person

Can’t have “commercial, artistic or creative significance”

Can’t be just initials, and it can’t be a number, except that numbers over 30 are okay if they're spelled out.

No names of race tracks or graded races

In spite of these, there are quite a few absurd ones that make the cut.

Rules for naming the thoroughbreds for the

Kentucky Derby.

Q24. It was originally used to denote a ritual of

declaration of fealty in the feudal system swearing

that one was the man of the feudal lord. Usually,

allegiance was pledged based on land holdings.

One could swear ‘fealty’ to many different overlords

with respect to different land holdings, but the ritual

could only be performed to a single liege, as one

could not be ‘his man’, i.e., committed to military

service, to more than one ‘liege lord’.

Which word are we talking about?

Homage – from the French word, ‘homme’ meaning

‘man’.

Long Visual Connect

3 sets of pictures

Non-exhaustive list

+15/-10 for Set 1 – 4 pictures

+10/-5 for Set 2 – 3 pictures

+5/0 for Set 3 – 3 pictures

All the pictures share one characteristic

One word answer would suffice

Contd.

And the answer is…

Misnomers

Starfish

Bayeux Tapestry

Crayfish

Jerusalem Artichoke

Coconut

Glow Worm

Velvet Ant

Koala Bear

Brazil Nut

Guinea Pig

Infinite Pounce – III

8 Questions going anti-clockwise on Infinite

Pounce

to avoid negatives

Q25. The Fiji crested Iguana is a critically

endangered species of iguana native to some of the

northwestern islands of the Fijiian archipelago,

where it is found in dry forest. The generic name,

Brachylophus, is derived from two Greek words:

meaning ‘short’ and ‘crest’ or ‘plume’, denoting the

short spiny crests along the back of this species.

Its discovery by Dr. John Gibbons, on the island of

Naunya Levu in 1980-81, was pure serendipity.

What did Naunya Levu play host to in 1980 that led

to this discovery?

‘The Blue Lagoon’ was shot there. John Gibbons

was invited for a screening where he observed the

wildlife of the island, travelled there and identified it

as a new species.

Q26. The presence of __1__ were commonplace on

sailing ships and were normally either open or

covered with a wooden grating to allow for

ventilation of the lower decks.

When bad weather was imminent, they were

covered with tarpaulin and the covering was edged

with wooden strips, known as __2__, to prevent it

from blowing off.

What phrase thus results?

Batten down the hatches

Q27. Identify the speaker and the event.

If she was the second to have this distinction, who

was the first, who achieved the same in 1961?

Maya Angelou at Bill Clinton’s inauguration. The

second poet to read a poem at a presidential

inauguration.

The first was Robert Frost at John. F. Kennedy’s

inauguration.

Q28. Initially, this woven fabric from made from the skin of jute plants or sisal fibres, was put to use to make the uniforms of these soldiers.

What were they called / Which state did they represent?

They were called ‘Hessians’, hailing from the state

of ‘Hesse’, which is how the modern fabric gets its

Q29. In April 1939, Dr. Frank W. Cyr, a professor at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York organized a conference to establish a set of standards. The conference met for seven days and the attendees created a total of 44 standards, including specifications regarding body length, ceiling height and aisle width.

Possibly one of the more enduring legacies of Cyr and the committee is one of the standards, chosen for visibility reasons. The use of the standard has now extended beyond the intended use.

What are we talking about?

School Bus Yellow

Q30. Connect the three clips.

Vishwesh Krishnamurthy / Scribe

Cover of Del Amitri’s ‘Roll To Me’ by Scribe

‘Dewarists’ – Directed by Vishwesh

Fevikwik Ad – Acts as one of the brothers

Q31. Born in Montana, he drove an earth mover into

a main power line during his first job. After a police

chase in 1956 in which he crashed his motorcycle,

he was taken to jail on a charge of reckless driving.

When the night jailer came around to check the roll,

he noted him in one cell and William Knofel in the

other. Knofel was well known as ‘Awful Knofel’

(‘awful’ rhyming with ‘Knofel’) so the jailer began to

be refer to him by a two-word sobriquet.

Later, a deliberate misspelling was assumed to

avoid unwanted associations and thus, the name

stuck. Who is this?

Evel Knievel, the motorcycle daredevil.

Q32. Discovery’s attempt at explaining this

phenomenon:

“Clouds pull in warm, moist air from all around

as the system develops. The air travels up through

the clouds and then shoots right out over the top of

the cloud, and then back down again. On the way

down, the air becomes warmer and drier.”

“When that warm, stable (calm) air spreads

over an area, it makes the rest of the air stable.”

Why is there a calm before the storm?

BUZZER ROUND

8 Questions

+5 / -5 on the buzzer

Questions to be read out.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Sponsor – AOL Cool Age

iQ – The Quizzing and Literary Club of IIM

Bangalore

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