General Quiz

Prelims Rules

• There are 25 questions in all.• Questions 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 are star

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silent mode.• Any use of unfair means will result in

disqualification.• Quizmaster’s decision is final and binding.

1) Which psychological phenomenon has been blanked out?

2) Which Country?

In this country, you'd celebrate New year for three days (that too in the month of April). Aftermath of a much criticised war has led to it being dubbed the world's most bombed country. As a tourist you may not be allowed to get to the highest point and admire the view but it's okay because the place is still full of unexploded ammunition. Wildlife enthusiasts won't be disappointed because mystical creatures which reside in the wilds of this country include King Cobra, (one of world’s longest venomous snake which measures fourteen foot in length) as well as Irrawaddy Dolphins.

3) Give X.• Sponges are animals of the phylum Porifera. They are multicellular organisms that have

bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through them. Sponges do not have nervous, digestive or circulatory systems. Instead, most rely on maintaining a constant water flow through their bodies to obtain food and oxygen and to remove wastes.

• The mechanism of canal system employed by such organisms has inspired the air ventilation system of an architectural edifice commonly called as X because it is shaped more or less like a cucumber.

4)

When it was first invented, people didn’t really know what to do with it. It was first commercially used to create reflective leg bands for pigeon racing. Needless to say, that was a bit of a niche market, but on a Thanksgiving in the 1940s, Reynolds Metals used it for the same purpose we commonly use it today reportedly for the first time. ID this every day object.

5) List Of What? (Non-exhaustive)

• As the Jury Foreman(1989)• A hot dog vendor(2000)• A postman(2005)• As Willie Lumpkin(2005)• Not Hugh Hefner(2008)• A radiation victim(2008)• Not Larry King(2010)• A Librarian(2012)• A patient in a mental institution(2013)• DJ at a strip club(2016)

6)

In a Kannada version of Mahabharatha written by Kumara Vyasa, the author claimed that he wrote Mahabharatha by listening to X. X was part incarnate of Lord Shiva and it was said that no one can handle a 'furious' X. Duryodhan counted underestimating X as one of the three reasons he lost the war. Id X.

7) The given video is the teaser of an upcoming Netflix animated series for children. Simply name the series.

8) ID X and Y.• According to local folklore, the residents of X are Aryan descendants, who

acquired their independence during the Mughal reign when the Emperor Akbar walked to the village in order to cure an ailment that he was afflicted with. After having been successfully cured, he put out an edict stating that all the inhabitants of the valley would never be required to pay tax. An alternative tradition suggests that X was founded by remnants of Alexander the Great’s army.

• All outsiders are considered inferior and consequently untouchable. The people are inaccessible except for the trade of a popular product Y (named after X) made from the hashish grown here, which is one of the most sought after in the world.

• The locals claim it to be one of the oldest democracies of the world with a well-organized parliamentary system, guided by the their deity, the sage Jamlu, whose decision is undisputable in any conflict, thus naming X as the Athens of Himalayas.

9) In the US state of Nebraska, state senator Ernie

Chambers filed a suit in 2008 against ___, seeking a permanent injunction against his harmful activities. The suit was dismissed because ___ could not be notified properly, not having an address.

The Judge stated, “Given that this court finds that there can never be service effectuated on the named defendant this action will be dismissed with prejudice.” Who is being talked about here?

10)• Where would you find the fourth verse in

the picture inscribed?• (The verse is as follows)• “When Ivo goes back with the urn, the

urn;Studds, Steel, Read and Tylecote return, return;The welkin will ring loud,The great crowd will feel proud,Seeing Barlow and Bates with the urn, the urn;And the rest coming home with the urn.”

11)From the Wikipedia article - “X is an abandoned cryptocurrency that became embroiled in a

trademark infringement lawsuit for using the American rapper/hip hop artist __________ as its mascot, despite him not having any affiliation with the project.”

A bit more about the rapper: He has been a source of controversy and public scrutiny for his conduct at award shows and on social media. He's one of the best selling artists of all time (of all time!) and also one of the most awarded.

The name of X can be worked out if you identify the rapper.Give X.

12)

• Cape Breton Island is a rocky outcrop at the Northern tip of Nova Scotia, Canada. Because of the closure of the island’s steel mill more than a decade ago, its population has been steadily plummeting, shrinking by about 1000 people every year. A Canadian DJ by the name Rob Calabrese has a solution to this problem given something happens, and for which he has opened up a website(Screenshot on next slide). What is the solution?

13) Give X. • The Santhals are a tribal community that constitutes more

than 50 per cent of West Bengal’s tribal population. According to the Santhals, X was not a mythical character but a historical icon who resisted the outsiders, the Aryans, before the birth of Christ. When he defeated the Aryans repeatedly, then a woman was sent (by the Aryans) to deceive him and thus society was defeated. Otherwise, eastern India, including Bengal, was under the control of indigenous societies and was called Bongadisum.

• This alternative version of the popular and widely known myth has been in news due to something very melodramatic.

14) Give funda.

15)

• On the morning of 7th April 2012, a three-alarm fire broke out at an Oklahoma City apartment complex leaving one person hospitalized for smoke inhalation and five units damaged.

• The local station KFOR Channel 4 was among the first to arrive on the scene for the purpose of reporting.

• The happenings of the day(notably the channel footage) have been immortalized by the Internet – they are now an integral part of pop culture.

• What is being talked about here?

16) Give X.

Excerpts from a review by Harold Bloom, a Yale professor and published in Wall Street Journal. ID the book. "Taking arms against X, at this moment, is to emulate Hamlet taking arms against a sea of troubles. By opposing the sea, you won't end it. The X epiphenomenon will go on, doubtless for some time, as J.R.R. Tolkien did, and then wane.." "..In an arbitrarily chosen single page–page four–of X, I count 7 cliches..“"..Why read it? Presumably, if you cannot be persuaded to read anything better, X's author will have to do..“ Furthermore, the reviewer calls the academy "more tiresome than grotesque" and the intramural sports "bizarre".The review is titled "Can 35 million book buyers be wrong? Yes."

17)

Supremo was a comic book character in the series The Adventures of X. Supremo was the brainchild of Pammi Bakshi, editor of Movie magazine, who developed the series for her magazine's publisher, India Book House (IBH), under their imprint Star Comics. In the comics, Supremo was an alter ego of the actor X. Supremo conceals his identity by wearing large glasses which resemble welding glasses, a skin-tight costume with a wrap which resembles those worn by fishermen on India's western coast, and a chakra pendant. Id X.

18) Give X.

Colonel Thomas Young was tasked with re-locating the people of Raisina village when Lutyen’s Delhi was being built as the capital of the Raj. He established a colony with his name, but locals soon colloquialized it to X.

Another etymology of X attributes its naming to a maharaja of Nepal as a token of his friendship with British.

X is seen as a haven for refugees, with many arriving at the Partition, alongside Iranian and Afghan refugees.

19) Connect.

•

20)• West Side Story and No Country For Old Men

are the only two films to achieve a certain feat in the history of Academy Awards. What is that milestone? #Oscars #Kolstylz

21)• The Douglases were one of Scotland's most powerful

families, and certainly the most prominent family in lowland Scotland during the Late Middle Ages. The Douglases became so powerful that by the early fifteenth century they were seen as a threat to the stability of the nation.

• In 1440, the 16-year-old William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas and his younger brother were invited to dine with the ten-year-old King James II of Scotland. The occasion was organised by the Lord Chancellor, Sir William Crichton. While they ate, a black bull's head, the symbol of death, was brought in and placed before the Earl. The two brothers were then dragged out to Castle Hill, given a mock trial and beheaded.

• What in the world of fiction has been inspired by this real life incident?

22) Give X and Y.• X is an oil painting by 17th-

century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. It is a tronie(a painting depicting an exaggerated facial expression) of a girl with a headscarf and an earring. The painting has been in the collection of the Mauritshuis in The Hague since 1902. A historical novel, also entitled X was written by Tracey Chavelier, in which Johannes Vermeer becomes close to a fictional servant named Griet. A film based on this novel was released in 2003 starring Y as Griet.

23) What is being talked about?

• Rik Coppens of Belgium was probably the first to try this in an international against Iceland in 1957.

• Jesper Olsen, André Piters and Robert Pirès can also be associated with this kind of an incident.

• Sergio Álvarez Conde has recently been on the receiving end of something similar.

24) Currency of which place?

25) Give X and Y.• Excerpt from Ronald Reagan’s campaign speech from 1984: “America’s future rests in a thousand dreams inside your hearts; it

rests in the message of hope in songs(‘the song Y’) so many young Americans admire: New Jersey’s own X. And helping you make those dreams come true is what this job of mine is all about.”

However Y was not the kind of song that a presidential candidate would refer to while talking about the American dream. Y is, in fact, a song which lampoons the actions and policies of the US government. The song deals with the futility and negative effects of the Vietnam War on Americans and the treatment of Vietnam veterans on their arrival back home. Reagan, having no knowledge of X’s political views said these lines thinking that X would endorse him.

Answers

1) What psychological phenomenon has been blanked out?

1)Phantom Limb Syndrome

2) Which country?

In this country, you'd celebrate New year for three days (that too in the month of April). Aftermath of a much criticised war has led to it being dubbed the world's most bombed country. As a tourist you may not be allowed to get to the highest point and admire the view but it's okay because the place is still full of unexploded ammunition. Wildlife enthusiasts won't be disappointed because mystical creatures which reside in the wilds of this country include King Cobra, (one of world’s longest venomous snake which measures fourteen foot in length) as well as Irrawaddy Dolphins.

Laos

3) Give X.• Sponges are animals of the phylum Porifera. They are multicellular organisms that have

bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through them. Sponges do not have nervous, digestive or circulatory systems. Instead, most rely on maintaining a constant water flow through their bodies to obtain food and oxygen and to remove wastes.

• The mechanism of canal system employed by such organisms has inspired the air ventilation system of an architectural edifice commonly called as X because it is shaped more or less like a cucumber.

30 St Mary Axe or The Gherkin

4)

When it was first invented, people didn’t really know what to do with it. It was first commercially used to create reflective leg bands for pigeon racing. Needless to say, that was a bit of a niche market, but on a Thanksgiving in the 1940s, a Reynolds Metals used it for the same purpose we commonly use it today reportedly for the first time. ID this every day object.

Aluminum Foil

5) List Of What? (Non-exhaustive)

• As the Jury Foreman(1989)• A hot dog vendor(2000)• A postman(2005)• As Willie Lumpkin(2005)• Not Hugh Hefner(2008)• A radiation victim(2008)• Not Larry King(2010)• A Librarian(2012)• A patient in a mental institution(2013)• DJ at a strip club(2016)

Stan Lee Cameos

6)

In a Kannada version of Mahabharatha written by Kumara Vyasa, the author claimed that he wrote Mahabharatha by listening to X. X was part incarnate of Lord Shiva and it was said that no one can handle a 'furious' X. Duryodhan counted underestimating X as one of the three reasons he lost the war. Id X.

Ashwathama

7) The given video is the teaser of an upcoming Netflix animated series for children. Simply name the series.

Beat Bugs

8) ID X and Y.• According to local folklore, the residents of X are Aryan descendants, who

acquired their independence during the Mughal reign when the Emperor Akbar walked to the village in order to cure an ailment that he was afflicted with. After having been successfully cured, he put out an edict stating that all the inhabitants of the valley would never be required to pay tax. An alternative tradition suggests that X was founded by remnants of Alexander the Great’s army.

• All outsiders are considered inferior and consequently untouchable. The people are inaccessible except for the trade of a popular product Y (named after X) made from the hashish grown here, which is one of the most sought after in the world.

• The locals claim it to be one of the oldest democracies of the world with a well-organized parliamentary system, guided by the their deity, the sage Jamlu, whose decision is undisputable in any conflict, thus naming X as the Athens of Himalayas.

X- Malana Y- Malana Cream

9) In the US state of Nebraska, state senator Ernie

Chambers filed a suit in 2008 against ___, seeking a permanent injunction against his harmful activities. The suit was dismissed because ___ could not be notified properly, not having an address.

The Judge stated, “Given that this court finds that there can never be service effectuated on the named defendant this action will be dismissed with prejudice.” Who is being talked about here?

God

10)• Where would you find the fourth verse in

the picture inscribed?• (The verse is as follows)• “When Ivo goes back with the urn, the

urn;Studds, Steel, Read and Tylecote return, return;The welkin will ring loud,The great crowd will feel proud,Seeing Barlow and Bates with the urn, the urn;And the rest coming home with the urn.”

The Ashes Urn

11)From the Wikipedia article - “X is an abandoned cryptocurrency that became embroiled in a

trademark infringement lawsuit for using the American rapper/hip hop artist __________ as its mascot, despite him not having any affiliation with the project.”

A bit more about the rapper: He has been a source of controversy and public scrutiny for his conduct at award shows and on social media. He's one of the best selling artists of all time (of all time!) and also one of the most awarded.

The name of X can be worked out if you identify the rapper.Give X.

Coinye West

12)

• Cape Breton Island is a rocky outcrop at the Northern tip of Nova Scotia, Canada. Because of the closure of the island’s steel mill more than a decade ago, its population has been steadily plummeting, shrinking by about 1000 people every year. A Canadian DJ by the name Rob Calabrese has a solution to this problem given something happens, and for which he has opened up a website(Screenshot on next slide). What is the solution?

Americans are invited to this island if Donald Trump becomes the US President

13) Give X. • The Santhals are a tribal community that constitutes more

than 50 per cent of West Bengal’s tribal population. According to the Santhals, X was not a mythical character but a historical icon who resisted the outsiders, the Aryans, before the birth of Christ. When he defeated the Aryans repeatedly, then a woman was sent (by the Aryans) to deceive him and thus society was defeated. Otherwise, eastern India, including Bengal, was under the control of indigenous societies and was called Bongadisum.

• This alternative version of the popular and widely known myth has been in news due to something very melodramatic.

X- Mahishasura

14) Give funda.

Bridge Of Spies

15)

• On the morning of 7th April 2012, a three-alarm fire broke out at an Oklahoma City apartment complex leaving one person hospitalized for smoke inhalation and five units damaged.

• The local station KFOR Channel 4 was among the first to arrive on the scene for the purpose of reporting.

• The happenings of the day(notably the channel footage) have been immortalized by the Internet – they are now an integral part of pop culture.

• What is being talked about here?

16) Give X.

Excerpts from a review by Harold Bloom, a Yale professor and published in Wall Street Journal. ID the book. "Taking arms against X, at this moment, is to emulate Hamlet taking arms against a sea of troubles. By opposing the sea, you won't end it. The X epiphenomenon will go on, doubtless for some time, as J.R.R. Tolkien did, and then wane.." "..In an arbitrarily chosen single page–page four–of X, I count 7 cliches..“"..Why read it? Presumably, if you cannot be persuaded to read anything better, X's author will have to do..” Furthermore, the reviewer calls the academy "more tiresome than grotesque" and the intramural sports "bizarre".The review is titled "Can 35 million book buyers be wrong? Yes."

Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone

17)

Supremo was a comic book character in the series The Adventures of X. Supremo was the brainchild of Pammi Bakshi, editor of Movie magazine, who developed the series for her magazine's publisher, India Book House (IBH), under their imprint Star Comics. In the comics, Supremo was an alter ego of the actor X. Supremo conceals his identity by wearing large glasses which resemble welding glasses, a skin-tight costume with a wrap which resembles those worn by fishermen on India's western coast, and a chakra pendant. Id X.

X- Amitabh Bachchan

18) Give X.

Colonel Thomas Young was tasked with re-locating the people of Raisina village when Lutyen’s Delhi was being built as the capital of the Raj. He established a colony with his name, but locals soon colloquialized it to X.

Another etymology of X attributes its naming to a maharaja of Nepal as a token of his friendship with British.

X is seen as a haven for refugees, with many arriving at the Partition, alongside Iranian and Afghan refugees.

X- Jangpura

19) Connect.

•

All are Harvard dropouts.

20)• West Side Story and No Country For Old Men

are the only two films to achieve a certain feat in the history of Academy Awards. What is that milestone? #Oscars #Kolstylz

Only films directed by more than 1 person to win Best Picture Oscar

21)• The Douglases were one of Scotland's most powerful

families, and certainly the most prominent family in lowland Scotland during the Late Middle Ages. The Douglases became so powerful that by the early fifteenth century they were seen as a threat to the stability of the nation.

• In 1440, the 16-year-old William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas and his younger brother were invited to dine with the ten-year-old King James II of Scotland. The occasion was organised by the Lord Chancellor, Sir William Crichton. While they ate, a black bull's head, the symbol of death, was brought in and placed before the Earl. The two brothers were then dragged out to Castle Hill, given a mock trial and beheaded.

• What in the world of fiction has been inspired by this real life incident?

Red Wedding

22)• X is an oil painting by 17th-

century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. It is a tronie(a painting depicting an exaggerated facial expression) of a girl with a headscarf and an earring. The painting has been in the collection of the Mauritshuis in The Hague since 1902. A historical novel, also entitled X was written by Tracey Chavelier, in which Johannes Vermeer becomes close to a fictional servant named Griet. A film based on this novel was released in 2003 starring Y as Griet.

X- Girl with a Pearl EarringY- Scarlett Johansson

23)

• Rik Coppens of Belgium was probably the first to try this in an international against Iceland in 1957.

• Jesper Olsen, André Piters and Robert Pirès can also be associated with this kind of an incident.

• Sergio Álvarez Conde has recently been on the receiving end of something similar.

These are the instances of penalty passes in football.

24) Currency of which place?

Portuguese Goa

25) Give X and Y.• Excerpt from Ronald Reagan’s campaign speech from 1984: “America’s future rests in a thousand dreams inside your hearts; it

rests in the message of hope in songs(‘the song Y’) so many young Americans admire: New Jersey’s own X. And helping you make those dreams come true is what this job of mine is all about.”

However Y was not the kind of song that a presidential candidate would refer to while talking about the American dream. Y is, in fact, a song which lampoons the actions and policies of the US government. The song deals with the futility and negative effects of the Vietnam War on Americans and the treatment of Vietnam veterans on their arrival back home. Reagan, having no knowledge of X’s political views said these lines thinking that X would endorse him.

X- Bruce SpringsteenY- Born in the USA