Enigma 2016 mains - MCKVIE GENERAL QUIZ

ENIGMA’16Quiz

FINALS

Questions By: Kapish Malhotra ,RabibrataChatterjee , Devamalya Hazra

KAPISH ASKS

X was once an incredibly good rugby player.He was picked in front of All Blacks great Dan Carter at fly-half in the South Island secondary schools team in 2000.“That year, 2000, he was playing some awesome footy, so I spent a fair bit of time on the bench," Carter has said."He was a natural sportsman, good hand-eye."

According to one of the stories, R was worried about losing X to rugby, with the report suggesting that R asked X’s mates not to lend him any rugby boots.

Id. X & R

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Brendon McCullum

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In Greek Mythology Phaethon ascends into heaven, the home of his suspected father. His mother Clymene had boasted that his

father was the Sun-God or Phoebus. Phaethon went to his father who swore by the river Styx to give Phaethon anything he would ask for in order to prove his divine sonship. Phaethon wanted to

drive the chariot of the sun for a day. Phoebus tried to talk him out of it but Phaethon was adamant. When the day came, the fierce

horses that drew the chariot felt that it was empty because of the lack of the sun-god's weight, and went out of control. Terrified,

Phaethon dropped the reins. The horses veered from their course, scorching the earth, burning the vegetation in a specific region on

Earth.

This is the story attributed to much of Africa being a desert & something else.

What?

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Dark Skin of the People Of Africa

•A monastery- symbol/place of peace and power.•Shiva in meditation with Mansarovar & Kailash at the back.•A Japanese samurai warrior•God’s eye•Om•No. 175•No. 268

Where would you find these?(Put Funda)

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Virat Kohli’s Tattoos

On his P2P Foundation profile as of 2012, X claimed to be a 37-year-old male who lived in Japan, but some speculated he was unlikely to be Japanese due to his use of perfect English and his creation not being documented or labelled in Japanese.

Some considered X might be a team of people; Dan Kaminsky, a security researcher who read X's "creation", said that X could either be a "team of people" or a "genius"; Laszlo Hanyecz, a former core developer who had emailed X, had the feeling the "creation" was too well designed for one person.

Occasional British English spelling and terminology (such as the phrase "bloody hard") in both source comments and forum postings led to speculation that X, or at least one individual in the consortium claiming to be him, was of Commonwealth origin.

Id. X and Give his "creation"?

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X: Satoshi NakamotoBitcoin

1. Some modern interpreters sequence X in a definitive order, from simple life-forms to more complex, and see X as a reflection, or a foreshadowing, of the modern theory of evolution. Given on the next page is the Theory of Evolution Interpretation of X !

Give me X.

• Life originated from the Ocean. Fish were the first vertebrates.• Amphibians then came out of water and survived on the land part

of the Earth.• Mammals, wild land animals (Indicates Mammals origin in Triassic

Period. This is the next milestone of Evolution. The complete transition of life form from Oceans to Lands.

• This is the first concept of Homo sapiens and actually this is evolution gone wrong. There are lot of evolution stages that went wrong and there by got extinct from the face of Earth. Now comes the evolution which went right.

• The dwarf naked man- This is evolution in right direction with where Chimpanzees finally evolved into Human beings.

• Early humans living in forests and using weapons.• Humans living in community, beginning of civil society• Humans practicing animal husbandry, politically advanced

societies• Humans finding enlightenment• Advanced humans with great powers of destruction.

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2. X is an Indian television series that was originally telecast in 1999–2000. Each episode in the series is a separate story

written and directed by young and upcoming writer-directors and it carried the special intensity for a different feeling but all about proper human condition and indicating that each person

has something great at heart (love, affection etc.).Writers and directors who worked in creating the episodes of

the series include some of the modern day popular directors like Anurag Kashyap, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Imtiaz Ali, Sriram

Raghavan and Hansal Mehta and performances from actors like Kay Kay Menon and Irfan Khan.

Which TV Show?

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Scorecard from a Baroda u-16 vs. Mumbai u-16 Match held in 2009.Id the Missing Name and Give the Funda.

(Been In News Very Recently)

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Hardik PandyaHis Jersey No. is thus 228

3. ____________ is an American entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live action

children's television series. Despite initial criticism for its action violence targeted to child audiences, the franchise has continued, and as of 2016 the show

consists of 23 television seasons of 19 different themed series and two theatrical films, with a third film coming

out in 2017.It debuted on August 28, 1993 and helped launch the

Fox Kids programming block of the 1990s, during which it catapulted into popular culture along with a line of

action figures and other toys by Banda.

What?

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4. The word X is also often used to refer only to the shells of snails or other marine mollusks , which overall are often shaped more or less like an egg, except that they are rather flat on the underside.Shells of certain species have historically been used as currency in several parts of the world, as well as being used, in the past and present.

Shells that had a hole in their center were considered defective and had no monetary value. Which gives rise to a popular Hindi Phrase that is meant to be an insult.

Give me the Phrase or the term used to describe the shells that were defective.

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PHOOTI KAUDI

An extinct creature Elasmotherium sibiricum was believed to have been extinct 350,000 years ago, until recently in March 2016 its skull was discovered in the Pavlodar region of Kazakhstan provides evidence that they only died out about 29,000 years ago and that it

existed alongside Humans. The creature was essentially a rhinoceros with the body that resembled a horse,

scientists have said. The creature is said to have lived mostly in the regions of modern day Siberia.

Because of its stunning resemblance with another animal, it has been given the name Siberian _________

.

FIB

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SIBERIAN UNICORN

Wikipedia Disambiguation Page for What?

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HALO

Fill the Blank in this recently released poster by The Viral Fever

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Before agreeing on taking up the responsibility of Planning Chandigarh, the French Architect Le

Corbusier laid out a two conditions.

The first one said that there would be no statues in Parks or at the crossings of the roads.

The second condition remained non-violated until 2016 when an exception was proposed to be

added to this condition.

Give me the second condition and the exception to it.

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No Roads Or Public Places would be named after a person or historical figure.

The Chandigarh Airport is being renamed as Bhagat Singh Airport.

The physical incarnations of two universes (referred to as "the Brothers") became aware of each other after eons of slumber. To prevent the Brothers from destroying each other, there was a battle to determine which universe would survive.When the fighting concluded, neither universe was willing to go. To prevent total destruction, the Spectre and the Living Tribunal created an ____X____ universe, in which only Access and Dr. Strangefate knew the truth about the merge

This is the story behind the creation of what?

Give Funda

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AMALGAM COMIC UNIVERSE

Out of the 54 tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, the IduMishmi tribe consider itself to be the lineage of X’s

wife. Their fables tell tale of their princess who fell in love with X and eloped with him after opposition to

marriage from her father and brother.

The Idu Mishmi tribe has a characteristic style of chopping their hair due to which they re known as

“Chulikataas” .It is explained as an act of punishment by X, which

they now regard as a mark of honour.

Id. X and Give the Funda behind the story.

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KRISHNA

The following is the OST of the Last of Mohicans, this along with the OST

of the Terminator influenced the Theme of a very iconic Bollywood

Movie. Id.

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In 1965, Lata Mangeshkar sung a cover version of title song of Charade by Henry Mancini for an Indian suspense thriller film directed by Raja Nawathe, starring Manoj Kumar, Nanda, Pran, Helen and Mehmood.

The same song has been covered again for a 2016 Bollywood movie but this time as a duet by Antara Mitra and Jubin Nautiyal.

Id. The song.

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What is being shown here?

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Filming the Opening Credits of Star Wars

Sher Shah Suri during his rule of India between 1540 and 1545,released three different coins Mohur, the gold coin and Rupiya the silver coin and X, the copper coin.

Watch Your Language lists the coin as one of the possible sources for an English phrase, due to its small worth.Just Give me the Phrase.

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I Don’t Give a Damn

That’s it from Kapish.

Winds of Samsara, a collaboration of R with South African flautist Wouter Kellerman came out in december 2014. R and Kellerman had build a bond over Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, R has noted that given Mandela’s admiration for Gandhi and Gandhi’s years in South Africa, the duo believed it would make for an interesting cross cultural collaboration.

This made R the latest to be on the list of many notables.Identify R & give funda to the list.

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PUT FUNDA TO THIS --

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Surfs up 2 Wavemania

Characters are the animated versions & have voice dubbed by WWE characters

First Known Use to be around 1885 by datewise chronology

It originated from the fact that a player had to conceal his emotionsduring the runtime of the game.

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Answer – POKER FACE

A potential love interest of Indra, this mythological character saw through Indra, when he was seducing her disguised as her husband, but still accepting his advances. Later the couple were cursed by Gautama for life.

Combining With shades of The Collection, an episode from The Twilight Zone TV series and Satyajit Ray's short story on Professor Shonku, a recent adaptation, managed to beautifully tell the story of this mythological character.

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AHALYA

Here is somebody taking pride in his own creation, and that according to him he didn’t leave out anybody , in 1912 :

“The blue & yellow of Sweden, the blue & white of Greece, the tri-colours of France,England & America, Germany ,Belgium,Italy, Hungary, the yellow & Red of Spain next to the novelties of Brazil or Australia, with old Japan & New China. Here is truly an international symbol. “

What symbol ? Or who is being talked about here

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Baron Pierre de Coubertin on the Olympic rings.

Name X the magazine

• X a magazine for the African American market was founded by John H. Johnson and has published continuously since the autumn of 1945.

• X cover photography has since its inception focused on African American celebrities & politicians, from Dorothy Dandridge and Whitney Houston, to Michael Jacksonand Barack Obama

• Advertisers have for decades created ads specifically for the pages of X that featured black models using their products.

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Answer --Ebony

Identify X, Y,Z

X was a confection which was first created by Rowntree’s of York England.

It is now produced worldwide by Y, which acquired Rowntree in 1988, except for United States where it is made under licence by Z.

Each bar consists of fingers composed of three layers of cream filled wafer.covered in an outer layer of chocolate.

Launched in 1935, X was originally known as “Chocolate Crisp”

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X- KIT KAT , Y- Nestle’sZ – Hershey’s

When a spinal manipulation is performed, the applied force separates the articular surfaces of a fully encapsulated synovial joint, which in turn creates a reduction in pressure within the joint cavity. In this low-pressure environment, some of the gases that are dissolved in the synovial fluid (which are naturally found in all bodily fluids) leave the solution, making a bubble, or cavity, which rapidly collapses upon itself, resulting in a "clicking" sound.The contents of the resultant gas bubble are thought to be mainly carbon dioxide.

What process is being talked about ?

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Cracking of joints

In June 2015, the United States box office saw a historical week by virtue of the fact that it saw the highest & the lowest weekend openings ever till then.

“Jurrasic World” being the one with the highest record.

Which was the other?

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Answer –United Passions

As a part of a pro-bono agreement between the state of Andhra Pradesh & Singapore, along with the private agency Surbana Jurong , three masterplans were developed for the city of Amravati, to be built at an expected cost of 1 trillion rupees.

However the first draft masterplan was recently sent back to puzzled Singaporeans. A 6th century work by Varahamihira was cited as the reason by APCRDA(Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority) behind the rejection. What was the reason ?

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Vaastu Shastra

Traditionally nomads or iron smelters and slash burn cultivators hence mostly nomadic. Their existence is confined to pockets of Jharkhand, Bihar, WB & some other states.

It is said that this particular community hugely supplied weapons to the Magadh Empire.While most of the country rejoices & celebrates something over a period of days, these people hold a period of mourning over the same during which they largely stay indoors.

The UNESCO has listed their language as "definitely endangered” with just about 7000speakers left. Who are we talking about ?

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ASURA TRIBE –

CLAIM TO BE DESCENDENTS OF MAHISASURA THE DEMON GOD

India & Pakistan were the latest to join in – logo of which historically international body ?

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From the time of the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) when Croatian mercenaries from the Croatian Military Frontier in French service, it aroused the interest of the Parisians. Due to the slight difference between the Croatian word for Croats, Hrvati, and the French word, Croates, the garment gained the name "cravat" ("cravate" in French).

The boy-king Louis XIV began wearing a cravat about 1646, when he was seven, and set the fashion for French nobility.

International Necktie Day is celebrated on October 18 in Croatia and in various cities around the world, e.g. in Dublin, Tübingen, Como, Tokyo, Sydney and other towns.

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Necktie

When Awadh's last Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was exiled in 1856 to the Kolkata suburb of Metiabruz, Shah brought his personal chef along with him. He altered the recipe of Lucknow Biryani a bit for a specific reason.What did he add and why did he do it ?

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Introduction of potato

The poorer households of Kolkata, which could not afford meat, used potatoes instead, which went on to become a specialty of the Calcutta biryani

He served as a long-time director ofFBI, and became known for secretlymonitoring the activities oforganizations that were consideredsubversive, including the BlackPanthers, the Socialist Workers Partyand the Ku Klux Klan. His deathcoincided with the chaos created by theWatergate scandal.

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J. Edgar Hoover

Microsoft ___________ was a legendaryfailure of a product that lasted for only 48days although Microsoft invested twoyears and about US$1 billion developingthe ______ platform, making it one of thefastest discontinued MS product.

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Microsoft Kin

Said to be the world’s safest handgunammo, it’s revolutionary design useslarge lead shotgun pellets rather thansolid lead for a bullet's core, resulting inworld’s one of thefastest ammo, yet with much less recoilthan standard (slower) ammunition

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MagSafe

Although the exact origins of X are unknown,the earliest reference to X was mentioned bya monk named Luitprand, who served at acathedral in Chartres, France. It was seencommonly much later in the 14th century, thefirmest evidence being a depiction in the1338 fresco Allegory of Good Government byAmbrogio Lorenzetti.The ingredients for preparing the mainelement X houses are a mixture of• Powdered marble.• Tin/lead oxide.• Pulverized, burnt eggshell.

Identify X.

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The sand inside an hourglass

Named after one of the most formidablevillains in popular culture, it is thedistributed data store used by LinkedInfor high scalability storage.

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Voldemort

Possibly the most powerful green lantern,belonging to Sector 2261 Mogo is known forhis inability to socialize. He avoidedannouncing his presence, preferring torepresent itself using pseudonymousholograms. We are unaware of how oldMogo is, where he comes from, the origin ofhis intelligence or the nature of his powers.When he became corrupt he was ultimatelydestroyed by John Stewart.

What makes him the most powerful GL ?What is so special about him ?

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It’s a planet. The only green lantern with a biological ecosystem

In 1973, Sacheen Littlefeather refused theacademy award on behalf of a notable actoron the grounds that Native Americans hadvirtually no representation in the filmindustry and were primarily used as extras,and that Leading roles depicting Indians inseveral generations of Westerns werealmost always given to white actors,resulting in the audience booing the personon dais for the first time on academy history.Name the actor.

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Marlon Brando for ‘The Godfather’

BOLLYWOOD MOVIES INSPIRED FROM HOLLYWOOD

FLICKS

(Just For Fun)

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