The Miscellaneous Quiz

Presented by- Abhiraj Singh Pranava Dhar Aaroosh Kasal

General Rules

1. 10 points will be awarded for each correct answer, and 5 bonus points for a passed question.

2. No prompting. Please.3. Kindly maintain decorum

inside the hall at all times.4. Quizmasters’ decision is final

and binding.5. Other specifications to be

mentioned later.

ROUND 1

1. What is so strange about this picture, taken before a Manchester United-Bayern Munich tie in 2001?

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That guy is not actually part of the team, but an imposter. His name is Karl Powers.

2. “There are rich teams and there are poor teams, then there’s fifty feet of crap, and then there’s us.”

Identify the film, along with the actor who delivered this famous dialogue-

Brad Pitt - Moneyball (2011)

3. Which football team has the nicknames “The Old Lady” and the “Bianconeri”?

Juventus

4. Cosmos Redshift 7 is a high-redshift Lyman-alpha emitter galaxy (meaning it's one of the oldest, most distant galaxies), about 12.9 billion light travel distance years from Earth, reported to contain the first stars (first generation; Population III)—formed soon after the Big Bang during the reionisation epoch (redshift, z 6−7), when the Universe was ∼about 800 million years old—to have provided the chemical elements (like oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, calcium and iron) needed for the later formation of planets and life as we know it. Astronomers led by David Sobral used the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the European Southern Observatory—with help from the W. M. Keck Observatory, Subaru Telescope and the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope—made the discovery. The question is, why was this galaxy in the news recently?

CR7

5. Which famous novel, first titled ‘First Impressions’, begins with the line-

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

Pride And Prejudice

6. Identify-

Aglet

7. Identify the actor who played Bane in The Dark Knight Rises-

Tom Hardy (go figure how that happened)

8. This poster, for ‘Batman Begins’, is said to be inspired from a sculptural masterpiece ‘X’ in St. Peters Basilica, created by ‘Y’. Identify ‘X’ and ‘Y’-

‘X’- Pieta ‘Y’- Michelangelo

9. ‘X’ is a company, which was named after ‘X’ creek, near Los Altos, California, which used to run behind John Warnock’s (its co-founder’s) home. Identify ‘X’-

Adobe

Audience Question

ROUND 2

1. How do we better know Pandit Gangadhar Vidyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnath Shastri?

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Shaktiman

2. Along with Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo and San Marino, which is one of the only four countries of the world, whose national anthem doesn’t have any ‘official’ lyrics?

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Spain

3. “__________ or (The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance)” is the 2014 ‘Best Film’ Oscar winner, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. FITB-

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Birdman

4. What has been blanked out below?

(bigger picture on next slide)

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Jingle Bells

5. ‘X’ is a combination sport where competitors play a sequence of the four most popular racquet sports: table tennis, badminton, squash, and tennis. It originated in Finland and Sweden. Stefan Edberg was one famous player who excelled in this sport. Identify ‘X’.

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Racketlon

6. Given below is a description of a certain character ‘X’ from a famous book, as given by another character-

‘X’ - His Limits1. Knowledge of Literature – Nil2. Knowledge of Philosophy – Nil3. Knowledge of Astronomy – Nil4. Knowledge of Politics – Feeble5. Knowledge of Botany – Variable Well up in belladonna, opium, and poisons generally. Knows

nothing of practical gardening.6. Knowledge of Geology – Practical, but limited. Tells at a glance different soils from each-other. After walks,

has shown me splashes upon his trousers, and told me by their colour and consistence, in what part of London he had received them.

7. Knowledge of Chemistry – Profound8. Knowledge of Anatomy – Accurate, but unsystematic.9. Knowledge of Sensational Literature – Immense He appears to know every detail of every horror perpetrated in

the country.10. Plays the violin well.11. Is an expert singlestick player, boxer and swordsman.12. Has a good, practical knowledge of British law.

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This is the description of Sherlock Holmes, by Dr. John Watson in the book.

7. Edward Nygma is a fictional supervillain appearing in DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of Batman. Created by writer Bill Finger and artist Dick Sprang, the character first appeared in Detective Comics#140 (Oct. 1948). He takes delight in incorporating riddles and puzzles into his criminal plots, often leaving them as clues for the authorities and Batman to solve. In 2009, he was ranked as IGN’s 59th Greatest Comic Book Villain Of All Times.

But, riddle me this - how do we better know him?

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8. Identify this Indian-origin musician, who is considered the world’s fastest keyboard player-

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Adnan Sami

9. ‘X’ is a line of plastic construction toys, manufactured by The ‘X’ Group, based in Billund, Denmark. Now, a global ‘X’ subculture has developed, supporting movies, games, competitions and six themed amusement parks. In February 2015, ‘X’ replaced Ferrari as the ‘World’s most powerful brand’.Also, this company’s name in Latin, literally means ‘I put together’, which is exactly what you do with its products.

Identify ‘X’-

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Lego

ROUND 3

1. Connect-

Osama Bin LadenWhitney HoustonSir Richard AttenboroughSteve JobsRobin WilliamsMuammar GaddafiPaul Walker

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They all died after an Aaron Ramsey goal.

2. ‘X’ was a physician, who played football as a goalkeeper, and also played cricket, with his highest score of 43 coming against London County. Along with this, he also pursued interest in golf, and was elected captain of the Crowborough Beacon Golf Club, East Sussex for 1910.

But actually, we know ‘X’ for his exploits in an entirely different field. Identify ‘X’-

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

3. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson wrote something for one of his friend’s daughters (Alice Liddell), when she asked him to tell her a story on a boating trip in Oxford. This ‘something’ gained Dodgson worldwide fame, albeit under the pen name ‘Y’. Also, identify the ‘something’ he wrote, for bragging rights.

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Charles Lutwidge Dodgson is the real name of Lewis Carroll(Y), and the ‘something’ he wrote, is Alice in Wonderland.

4. What is this the logo of?

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The FIFA World Cup 2022, currently scheduled to be in Qatar.

5. Guglielmo Marconi missed it as he had some paperwork to do. Milton Hershey missed it due to personal reasons. JP Morgan missed it because he wanted to spend some more time in a French resort. They all missed something in the early 1900s. Had they not missed this thing, their business  and for that matter of fact, the course of their lives would have been completely different. What did they miss?

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The Titanic

6. The _____ are small, yellow, cylindrical, creatures who have one or two eyes and are one of the most notable characters in the films. They are impulsive creatures with little self-control, but with a wide-eyed wonder and odd innocence that endears them to viewers and makes them relatable. They can be pesky when they are doing weird interactions with other people, animals, or objects. FITB.

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The Minions

7. In Germany, there is a Bavarian town called Herzogenaurach. It was home to two brothers, Adi and Rudolph. Now, this town has come into international limelight, because of the two companies, ‘X’ and ‘Y’, who have headquarters here. Due to rivalry between these two companies, Herzogenaurach has earned the moniker of “The Town of Bent Necks”. But the question is, how are these two companies related to Adi and Rudolph? Explain in detail. Also identify ‘X’ and ‘Y’-

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Adi and Rudolph are actually, the famous Dassler brothers! They are the founders of Adidas(X) and Puma(Y), respectively. Thus, the rivalry.

                        8. Connect-

Danny Jacobs

Ring-Tailed Lemur

Madagascar

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Danny Jacobs voiced King Julien, who is a ring-tailed lemur, in the ‘Madagascar’ trilogy.

9. a) Any body suspended in space, will remain in

space until made aware of its situation. Then the regular laws of gravity take over.

b) Any body passing through solid matter, (usually at high velocities) will leave a hole conforming to its perimeter (the "silhouette of passage").

c) Certain bodies can pass through solid walls painted to resemble tunnel entrances; others cannot.

d) Everything falls faster than an anvil. (A falling anvil will always land directly upon the body's head, regardless of the time gap between the body's and the anvil's respective drops.)

e) Any vehicle on a path of travel, is at a state of indeterminacy, until an object enters a location in the path of travel.

WHAT IS BEING TALKED ABOUT HERE ?

Safety Slide

“Laws of Cartoon Physics”

ROUND 4

1. ‘X’ was founded by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, and was first named National Periodical Publications. It is one of the largestand most successful companies in American publishing. Its current headquarters are in Burbank, California. Identify ‘X’-

DC Comics

2. •5 academy award nominations, 0 wins•3 BAFTA nominations, 0 wins•10 Golden globe nominations , 2 wins•Owns a production house “Appian Production company”•Middle name is Wilhelm•4th highest paid star in 2014

Who is being talked about here?

Leonardo DiCaprio

3. This is British gymnast McKalay Maroney. Here, she is doing something, which inspired something, which went viral on social media. What did she inspire?

She is the inspiration behind the “is not impressed” meme.

4. This actress has portrayed Annabeth in the Percy Jackson movies. Identify her-

Alexandria Daddario

5. ‘X’ is made of a single cylindrically shaped piece of wood which has two smaller cylinders of wood protruding from each end. The large central cylinder is called ‘Y’ and the smaller protrusions are the ‘Z’. The ‘Z’ are of unequal length: the longer rests alone on one ‘A’, while the shorter rests on the middle ‘A’ together with the shorter ‘Z’ of the other ‘X’.

Id ‘X’,’Y’, AND ‘Z’ and ‘A’-

‘X’ – Bails‘Y’ – Barrel‘Z’– Spigots‘A’ - Stump

6. What is the name given to the dot present over “i”?

Title

7. Identify him, and give his claim to fame-

This is Andre Moritz, who represented Mumbai City FC in the ISL. He was ISL’s only hat-trick scorer in the first season.

8. ‘X’ was born on 6 January, 1955, in Consett, County Durham, England, to Eric Atkinson and Ella May. He was the youngest of his 3 brothers, and pursued a degree of M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering at The Queen’s College, Oxford. But we know him for something ENTIRELY different. Identify ‘X’-

Hint: Blackadder

‘X’- Rowan Atkinson, who portrayed Mr.Bean in the series.

9.

a) Gambler and other "lowlifes", also messengersb) City guard or policemanc) Innkeeperd) Merchant/Moneychangere) Doctorf) Weaver/Clerkg) Blacksmithh) Worker/Farmer

Where in the world of sports would you come across practitioners of the aforementioned occupations in that order, from left to right?

These are the occupations of the 8 pawns on the chess board.

Google That! ROUND 5

1.

In 2010, a legendary IT company was concerned it might lose its trademark, and in desperation, took out a full page ad in newspapers, urging people to “Please use our brand name only to identify our products, and not as a verb or noun.” Which company are we talking about?

Xerox

2. What has been blanked out?

WinZip/WinRar

3.

‘X’ is a very famous Finnish game-development company. It was earlier named Relude (Finnish for Pyre). It is the developer of several versions of Bounce, which we all have played.However, we know them for a completely separate game series which is a great hit and has involved many themes over the years. It has recently announced a deal with Lego about releasing toys of the aforementioned series.

Identify ‘X’-

Rovio

4.

This is a photo taken by Goldin+Senneby in California in 2006. This picture suddenly became popular on the Internet as a symbolic representation of an event which took place last year. What event?

Discontinuation of Windows XP

5.

“Harvest Moon”, known in Japan as Bokujō Monogatari, is a video game series that started back in 1996, and the latest edition “Harvest Moon: Linking The New World” released in 2014. What 2009 worldwide phenomenon is this game series said to have inspired?

Farmville

6. This guy is widely hated among designers. His creation has been used for a variety of things, like the announcement of the retirement of the Pope and the announcement of the Higgs-Boson Particle. What did he create?

Comic Sans MS

7. Fans speculate that the writers and directors of ‘A’ casted ‘X’ as a tribute to ‘Y’. The following are some of the similar behaviors that ‘Y’ had too:1) ‘Y’ was 6’2 and pale.2) He was meticulous in his grooming, clothing, and regimented in his daily activities.3) He had an Eidetic memory.4) ‘Y’ probably suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder.5) ‘Y’ was a celibate and never married, claiming that his chastity was very helpful to his scientific abilities.6) He became a proponent of an imposed selective breeding version of eugenics.7) ‘Y’ was raised as an Orthodox Christian.Also, ‘Y’ shares his name with an American automotive and energy storage company, founded by Elon Musk.

Identify ‘X’ and ‘Y’-

‘A’ – Big Bang Theory‘X’ – Sheldon Cooper‘Y’ – Nikola Tesla

8. ‘X’ is a video game based on the cult-favourite film of the same name. It was developed and published by Atari, released shortly after the movie's release, around Christmas 1982. 

It is regarded as one of the biggest lows of gaming, as it was bug-ridden and glitchy. It almost directly led to Atari's downfall, and the ‘video game crash of 1983’, which dissolved the video game industry's value from nearly 3.2 billion to 100 million. One of the major reasons for its failure, was it being pushed out in a rush, to release it alongside the movie, whereas it was not ready by a long way. Also, due to Atari grossly overestimating its sales, it had to dump truckloads of copies in garbage yards.

Identify ‘X’-

“E.T.- Extra Terrestrial”

9. ‘X’ was originally designed and programmed by Alexey Pajitnov, and released on June 6, 1984. It was the first entertainment software to be exported from the USSR to the US. Electronic Gaming Monthly's 100th issue had ‘X’ in first place as the “Greatest Game of All Time”. ‘X’ came in second place in IGN's “100 Greatest Video Games of All Time” and one of its most iconic characters also featured on GameFAQs’s list of “Most Iconic Video Game Characters”.

It is also the best-selling game of all time.

Often associated with the quote, “If ‘X’ has taught me anything, it’s that errors pile up and accomplishments disappear.”

Which cult video game is this?

Tetris