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The XXIXThe XXIXthth edition of the edition of the KQA Canara UnionKQA Canara Union
Lone Wolf QuizLone Wolf Quiz
FINALSFINALSAUGUST 2011AUGUST 2011
Navin RajaramNavin Rajaram
ROUND 1: COME POST!Written8 Questions on Stamps +5 , no negatives+10 bonus for all 8 correct
Which local landmark?
1
Who/what being honoured?
2
In 2009, this stamp designed by California artist Michael Fletchner was a first for the USPS. What made it unique?
3
What does this stamp commemorate?4
Party to a swap that failed to bridge relations..
5
In a rare gesture, the Pacific island nation of Palau issued a special stamp honoring a helicopter brand for its role in ferrying food for its residents in times of need. What TCQ brand is this?
6
Joint stamp issued by the Royal Mint and the Royal Mail commemorating abolition of what?
7
The Royal Mail released a stamp commemorating a Ben Elton musical based on an iconic rock song. Needless to say, the man in the picture released it. Name the musical.
8
EXCHANGE SHEETS, ANSWERS…
Which local landmark?
1
ANSWER
Sacred Heart Church
1
Who/what being honoured?
2
ANSWER
Special Protection Force/Group
2
In 2009, this stamp designed by California artist Michael Fletchner was a first for the USPS. What made it unique?
3
ANSWER
First Neon Stamp by the USPS
3
What does this stamp commemorate?4
ANSWER
Solution to Fermat’s last theorem
4
Party to a swap that failed to bridge relations..
5
ANSWER
Rudolf Abel
5
In a rare gesture, the Pacific island nation of Palau issued a special stamp honoring a helicopter brand for its role in ferrying food for its residents in times of need. What TCQ brand is this?
6
ANSWER
Chinook
6
Joint stamp issued by the Royal Mint and the Royal Mail commemorating abolition of what?
7
ANSWER
Abolition of Slave Trade in Britain
7
The Royal Mail released a stamp commemorating a Ben Elton musical based on an iconic rock song. Needless to say, the man in the picture released it. Name the musical.
8
ANSWER
We Will Rock You
8
ROUND 2: CLOCKWISEInfinite Pounce16 Questions+10 on Direct, Pass+10, -10 on Pounce
The Hockney-Falco hypothesis controversially alludes to the use of optical aids in the advancement of Western art, rather than solely due to artistic technique or skill.
One instance of this is in alleging that works of artist X, whose mastery of light and perspective may have been the result of a camera obscura developed by Y, who distinguished himself in another field and was a resident of the same European town as X.
Name X and Y?
1
ANSWER
X – Johannes Vermeer
Y – Antonie van Leuwenhoek
1
The abundance of these metal antiques in Shillong is attributed to the 1942 war with Japan when Allied forces used the town as a base for operations. These were created as a consequence of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor since the US Army needed something to traverse rough, unpaved territory.
After the war, many were buried in various places, some were cannibalized for scrap metal while many others have remained as give-away by troops for debts owed.
What relics?
2
ANSWER
Willys Jeeps
2
In what was one of the first instances in the modern world of a nation being created against its own will, he is said to have fought back tears while uttering the words “For me, it is a moment of anguish. All my life, all my adult life, I have believed in the merger and unity of the two territories.”
Who about what?
3
ANSWER
Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore splitting from Malaysia
3
In the early days when this delicious dish would be made, a small round iron called the salamander (Pic on next slide) was heated and placed on the dish. While more controlled instruments accomplish the same task today, the use of the salamander is supposed to have actually caused the dish to burn slightly rather than merely cook it, giving us the name we know it by.
Name the dish.
4
4
ANSWER
Crème Brûlée from Burnt Cream
4
Paederus, small beetles of the rove beetle family are a mostly harmless genus, except that they secrete pederin that causes severe skin irritation on contact.
An article in the Lancet has suggested that, ideal breeding conditions for these beetles may have resulted due to a chain of events beginning with the blooming of the toxic red phytoplankton resulting in the death of various acquatic lifeforms, which in turn led to the beetles flourishing.
This might possibly provide a rational explanation for what?
5
ANSWER
The first 3 Biblical plagues – river turns red, dead frogs and boils on the skin
5
The origins of the term go back to war time to the group of men who would pioneer an advancing force cutting down vegetation. It was later used for Chinese assassins, who were equipped with hand-held weapons.
The term is used in football or basketball for aggressive tacklers while it mostly finds use in business and politics to lackeys who perform the head honcho’s cover up jobs.
What term?
6
ANSWER
Hatchet Man
6
The art in the picture was jointly created by Robert Rauschenberg, David Novros, John Chamberlain, Claes Oldenburg, Forrest Myers and Andy Warhol on a small ceramic wafer ¾ inch by ½ inch in size with a specific purpose in mind.
The fate of the artwork remained uncertain until Myers found a man on the inside who helped the cause. What was the artwork intended for and where is it now?
7
7
ANSWER
Moon Museum – the artwork was supposedly attached to the leg of the Intrepid landing module on Apollo 12 and is purportedly on the moon.
7
At last count, a good 9000 folks have signed a petition encouraging this wedding on www.change.org while others have joined a Facebook page for the same cause – the driving force being that the wedding would discourage homophobia in schools. The cause was immediately shot down by the production company behind the 40 year old show, citing that X and Y – the individuals in question have no sexual preferences and that they remain best friends inspite of being different from each other.
Who are X and Y?
8
ANSWER
Bert & Ernie from the Muppets
8
For the early years of her life, she was enamored with Beethoven, on whom Romain Rolland had based his novel “Jean Christophe”. A reading of another Romain Rolland treatise on a prominent Indian of the 1920s would further change her life. After 1948, she lost all interest in the mystic world and would move to a small village outside Vienna in 1959. In her native land, many workers and farmers would call her “The Indian Lady”. Who?
9
ANSWER
Fossil records indicate that greatly exaggerated stories involving this legendary avian may well have referred to Aepyornis maximus, commonly called the elephant bird of Madagascar. A relative of the ostrich, it stood 3 metres tall and weighed almost a tonne and was known to European inhabitants of the island as late as 1700 after which it is said to have become extinct. Marco Polo and Vasco Da Gama have contributed to greatly exaggerating the myth, while famous bed time stories mix fact and fiction. What?
10
ANSWER
Roc/Rukh or the Persian Simurgh – figures in Sinbad’s adventures and the Arabian Nights
10
This multi-sport competition is held every 4 years and typically features 7 participating countries. Originally held between 1947 and 1963 in another form, it was abandoned when a football match ended in controversy. It was revived in 1974 and adopted by the IOC in 1976. What event?
11
ANSWER
The Indian Ocean Islands Games
11
Software developer Rory Mccann seems to have finally resolved a 89 year old conundrum that has puzzled both residents and visitors to a certain city. Her algorithm has traced out the following map as a solution. Name city and the conundrum it claims to have solved.
Pic on next slide
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12
ANSWER
Dublin, James Joyce’s puzzle about going through Dublin without passing a pub
12
A 24 hour comic is 24 page comic book written, drawn and completed in 24 hours, a concept created by Scott Mcloud.
Failed attempts in this genre are usually classified as the Gaiman variation and the Eastman variation after Neil Gaiman and Kevin Eastman.
So what is the Gaiman variation and the Eastman variation?
13
ANSWER
The Gaiman variation is when the cartoonist decides to leave the comic as is (incomplete) after 24 hrs; the Eastman variation is when the cartoonist finishes drawing all 24 pages of the comic even after the deadline has lapsed.
13
This 1998 book by an Australian foreign correspondent to India costs more than $400 on Amazon and is still unavailable for retail sale in India due to threatened legal action. An unauthorized biography, it outlines how the subject of the book who would charm the media by giving away free vouchers for journalists to redeem, feed the local press its regular daily bread of advertising that would be turned off at the first offensive paragraph and happily plant stories about rivals – a love-hate-love relationship he maintained till the end.
Name the book and its subject (man in question)
14
ANSWER
Polyester Prince, Dhirubhai Ambani
14
This occupation was commonly called “Gong-Fower” during Tudor era England. The community of workers employed to do this were paid a 6 pence wage/day, permitted to live only in certain areas and were allowed to work only during certain times. What euphemistic term comes from the modus operandi of these workers?
15
ANSWER
Faeces cleaners who worked only during night, hence the term “night soil”
15
Linda Caporeal, a behavioral psychologist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute was studying the effects of LSD when she noticed that LSD is a derivative of ergot, a fungus that affects rye grain and which thrives in warm, damp, rainy springs and summers.
In another strange coincidence, she found that rye crops of the kind she had investigated were the staple food in the 1600s across the USA and might well have been affected by ergot.
Her eventual theory caused massive sensationalism although further investigation is pending to prove it conclusively. What theory?
16
ANSWER
Ergot poisoning causing delirium in the Salem girls – causing people to think they were witches
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ROUND 3: NIT PICKS
10 QuestionsTake your pick from 1-8 topic+10,0 on direct pick correct+5, -5 on passed written
In sickness and in health
Copycats
Somnambulist Sermons
High Society Snobs
Ear for music
Cut-outs
Nasal Poetry
Colonial Leanings
Described first by a physician Dr. Mueller-Hegemann, who examined a 31 year old dentist wandering around a port on the Baltic looking for a boat to China, symptoms of this disorder include a preference to keep doors open between rooms, delusions of persecution and fear of confined spaces with crowds of people.
While it was expected to a certain set of individuals, it ended up affecting other set of individuals, since the purpose was to keep the latter in, not the former out.
What sickness?
1
ANSWER
Wall Sickness – the East side was more affected than the West.
1
HOMESLIDE
During the days of the wild gold rush in San Francisco, certain seedy sections of the town adopted a term often associated with the Mediterranean coast of North Africa. The term for that coast itself comes from a certain people who inhabit the area near the coast.
What term?
2
ANSWER
Barbary Coast – from the Berbers who inhabit North Africa
2
HOMESLIDE
Punic and Roman warships were fitted with bronze rams or other shapes designed to stave off the hulls of enemy ships.
Easily the most expensive parts of ships, these exquisitely crafted shapes were often detached and displayed in the Roman senate when an enemy ship was captured.
What word comes into the English language from the word for these ship parts?
Pic on next slide
3
3
ANSWER
Rostrum – the ship hulls were called Rostrum and were displayed on the podium where Senators would give speeches, hence the term
3
HOMESLIDE
This trading company was called the Nippon Toki Kasha in 1904 and setup in a small village near Nagoya, Japan.
The products were aimed at the European market and most early wares carried a Nippon backstamp to indicate country of origin.
These have recently come into fame in India when Nita Ambani decided she’d buy 25,000 pieces of the same for her new home – Antila. The catch was she’d go to the Sri Lanka outlet of the brand since prices were 70% cheaper than at India.
What brand?
4
ANSWER
The first one was done without due diligenceThe 2nd one was done with due groundwork in
place.
Connect and tell what the context was?
5
ANSWER
Songs used in Karan Johar movies – Geri Halliwel’s tune was used without permission for which Johar ran into issues. Orbison’s Pretty woman was used with permission.
5
HOMESLIDE
Dan Castallenata’s 2002 comedy album “I am not Homer” is a collection of sketches written and performed by him and his wife.
Why was this title chosen?
6
ANSWER
As a tribute to Leonard Nimoy’s autobiography “I am Not Spock”
6
HOMESLIDE
Connect7
ANSWER
The Weathermen or Weather Underground Organization took their name from the Dylan song lyrics “You don’t need a weatherman to tell which way the wind blows”
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HOMESLIDE
If you watch the film, one of the theories put forward is that most of the people here favored X over Y because the first impression was a lasting one.When X got off the plane, he walked alone and without any baggage so to speak and appeared as one of their own.When Y arrived, he was seen with a few Belgian hounds in tow, an instant and unpleasant reminder of their own colonial heritageWho were X and Y? And the context?
8
ANSWER
X- Ali Y – Foreman, Rumble in the Jungle
8
HOMESLIDE
ROUND 4: ANTI CLOCKWISEInfinite Pounce16 Questions+10 on Direct, Pass+10, -10 on Pounce
Formed 3 million years during the Pliocene epoch, this geological event is singularly acknowledged as the biggest reason northwestern Europe has bearable winters, since prior to the event, winters were 10° cooler.
Another consequence of the event is the formation of a large Arctic ice cap which contributed to the current ice age. A third consequence - a rather well known crossover - has been left out
What event?
1
ANSWER
Formation of the Isthmus of Panama – created the Gulf Stream and the Great American Interchange
1
Founded in 1932 in Calcutta by R.L. Khemka, a local businessman, who acquired the RCA Photophone studio and named it after a colonial artifact.
Its first Bengali production was Jamuna Puline, soon to be followed by several hits in other languages such as Ramayan in Tamil and Savithri in Telugu.
In 1934, it acquired the distinction of producing the first talkie, Seeta, to be shown at an international film festival in Venice, before slowly fading into obscurity by the 1940s. What?
2
ANSWER
East India Film Company
2
When a certain grain crop travelled from its native Americas to the Africas, it was an instant hit and led to a serious imbalance in the native Africans’ diet. Soon the Africans became over reliant on the crop and would suffer from a certain disease.
However, their counterparts in the Americas showed little or no signs of the same disease inspite of an even greater reliance.
Name the disease and explain the reason for the discrepancy?
3
ANSWER
Native New World cultivators soaked maize/corn in lime making bound vitamin B3 (niacin) become free and hence nutritionally available to the body.
The Africans did not use this procedure and hence suffered from Pellagra.
3
The project was initiated by John Hoyte, courtesy a debate published by the London times in 1955. Hoyte’s interest in mountain climbing helped zoom in on Col de Calpier being the most likely option.
The Turin zoo contributed the subject and the team set off in July 1959 from Montmelian.
Midway through, they changed the route to Col du Mont Cenis but after 10 days, managed to fulfil the hypothesis.
What was the hypothesis?
4
ANSWER
Emulating Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps with an elephant
4
Wine cups such as the ones shown were popular in Europe during the 17th century and 18th century. The use of the cups is derived from from the Roman practice of specially doctored wine prepared 24 hours in advance for banquets.
Besides their demand and use by royalty, the wine cups were also used for treatment of sick patients.
Name the cup and how they served their purpose?
Pic on next slide
5
ANSWER
Antimonial Cups, Antimony would react with the potassium and tartaric acid in the wine to give tartarised antimony that would act as an emetic. Used by the Romans/British royalty to purge their tummies after a banquet
5
Dictionaries describe this 2 word term as the time of commencement of a military attack, a crucial moment or even a critical or decisive time. In the Indian context, it is anything but that and is usually associated with chaotic buffoonery, taking its name since it coincides with the clock striking 12. What?
6
ANSWER
Zero Hour (Parliament)
6
In 1976, Hayes Noel, a stock trader, Bob Gurnsey and author Charles Gaines were discussing Gaines’ recent trip to Africa and his experience on the game safari.
The conversation is said to have veered to a 1924 short story by Richard Connel published as the “Hounds of Zaroff” (movie based on the book shown) - a book with a morbid perspective on ‘game hunting’.
Inspired by the book, what did they go on to create in real life?
7
7
ANSWER
Paintball, the book was about humans hunting humans
7
(Mute Audio). Shown is an early device for animation. In connection, a famous twosome established a company in December 1969, headquartered in the historic Sentinel Building of San Francisco’s North Beach neighbourhood.
Name – the animation device, the famous twosome, the company they founded
8
ANSWER
ZoetropeGeorge Lucas & Francis Ford Coppola founded the
“American Zoetrope” production company that became famous for HDTV effects
8
Granular convection is the term given to the phenomenon when granular material, when subjected to shaking and vibration exhibits circular patterns similar to fluid convection.
One popular name given to this effect is the Brazil nut effect when the largest particles such as Brazil nuts always end up on top of a mix of multiple sized particles.
Another popular name for the effect comes from the fact that it is seen in packets of a breakfast consummable. What name?
9
ANSWER
Muesli Effect
9
Song by the metal band Tyr that details a conversation between the mountainous Faroese islands and a haggard traveller Paul Watson in which the islands argue with the warrior that it is but natural to eat whale meat and those who don’t are but weaklings of the food chain
10A
A memorial at Matauri Bay, New ZealandConnect A & B
10B
ANSWER
Rainbow Warrior – the Greenpeace ship.The song by Tyr is called Rainbow Warrior and mocks the Greenpeace activists who used the ship to prevent whalingThe memorial at Mataori bay is for the Rainbow Warrior that was sunk by French intelligence since Greenpeace drew too much attention against the French nuclear tests
10
Post fall of the Communists in then Czechoslovak Socialist Republic in November 1989, Vaclav Havel proposed dropping the “Socialist” from the name.
The Slovaks agreed but put forth an additional condition since this harked back to a tradition followed between 1918-1920 and 1938-1939.
Havel agreed to the terms, but the newly elected parliament of 1990 resolved not to implement the Slovak suggestion.
The entire episode was dubbed the ______ War by the English media. What war?
11
ANSWER
Hyphen/Dash War. The Slovaks wanted it to be spelt “Republic of Czecho-Slovakia” with the hyphen while the Czechs just wished to call it Czechoslovakia. Eventually the countries split.
11
This snack food brand is owned by United Biscuits and derives its name from the original Scottish biscuit maker, ____ & Price Ltd based out of Edinburgh. Claims to fame for the company include baking the cake for Princess Elizabeth and Phillip Mountbatten.
The best selling product of this brand was given its name because of the high baking soda content in its composition believed to be of benefit to the consumer.
Name the brand.
12
ANSWER
McVitie’s Digestive Biscuits
12
As of today, what connects the countries in this exhaustive list: Benin Bolivia Chile Ivory Coast Malaysia South Africa Sri Lanka Swaziland Tanzania Western Sahara
13
ANSWER
Countries which have officially designated 2 capitals – administrative and legal capital Benin – Poto-Novo, Contonou Bolivia – Sucre, La Paz Chile – Santiago, Valapraiso Ivory Coast – Yamoussoukro, Abidjan Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur, Putra Jaya South Africa – Pretoria, Cape Town Sri Lanka – Sri Jayawardanepura, Colombo Swaziland – Mbabane, Lobamba Tanzania – Dodoma, Dar es Salaam Western Sahara –El Aaiun, Bir Lehlou
13
Disputed Countries Japan: Kyoto is unofficially considered a capitalIsrael: Jerusalem is disputed territory, so although Israel lists it as its capital, it is not accepted elsewhereGermany: Some government ministeries are located in BonnHonduras: Lists both Tegucigalpa and Comayaguela as its capital, but all functions in TegucigalpaPeru: Cusco is the historical capital, but no legal/administrative functionsMontenegro: Cetinje is the historical capital, but again no legal/administrative functionsLibya: Benghazi is the rebel capital, Tripoli official capital
13
Granular convection is the term given to the phenomenon when granular material, when subjected to shaking and vibration exhibits circular patterns similar to fluid convection.
One popular name given to this effect is the Brazil nut effect when the largest particles such as Brazil nuts always end up on top of a mix of multiple sized particles.
Another popular name for the effect comes from the fact that it is seen in packets of breakfast cereal. What name?
14
ANSWER
Muesli Effect
14
The use of this symbol may have originated in ancient Egypt representing Isis, Osiris, their child Horus. Others say it may have come from Carthage where it may have represented the vulva.
It spread to Islam, where it became something to commemorate Fatima, the Prophet’s daughter, while the Jews adopted it later and used it to commemorate Miriam, the Biblical sister of Moses.
The Christians have given their own twist relating it to the Virgin Mary.
What symbol of good luck popular throughout the Middle East/North Africa?
15
ANSWER
Hamsa/ Khamsa, also called the Palm of Miriam/Mary/Fatima
15
Typically only a single word Y would have sufficed to describe this serious sort of crime.
But instead a prefix X was added to the word because for a long time there already existed another 2 word term Z-Y in England which was used for various aggravated form of murder such as a wife killing her husband, a clergyman killing his prelate, a servant killing his master/mistress or his master's wife, or adultery with one’s master’s wife or daughter.
In most other countries, Z-Y has been abolished from common law, but that hasn’t caused any change to the use of X-Y
What are X-Y and Z-Y?
16
ANSWER
X-Y : High Treason
Z-Y : Petty Treason
16
ROUND 5: CRUCIVERBAL ABUSE8 Cryptic Clues - Crossword GridWrite Crossword AnswersAnswers connected by Theme+5 for individual answersTheme Points:
(1,2) : +15, -5 (3,4,5): +10, -5 (6,7,8): +5, 0
GRID
CLUE 1: +15, -5
4 Down : Card game, the kind you burn to the point of no return (6)
CLUE 2: +15, -5
3 Across: Mystical society is the crazy alumni I lust after (11)
CLUE 3: +10, -5
1 Down: Aerate Fart Whey mixed on the lofty abode of Jo, Bessie and Fanny (3, 7, 4)
CLUE 4: +10, -5
6 Across : Information Bureau, in short, is a long legged wading bird (4)
CLUE 5: +10, -5
5 Across : Dark chocolate brand excludes French town for trained assassin (6)
CLUE 6: +5, 0
8 Across : Biblical duo misspelt have a can do attitude, we hear (4,3,4)
CLUE 7: +5, 0
2 Down : Discovered headless nation for base of a building (10)
CLUE 8: +5, 0
7 Across: Ruler of ornaments is a messy fringed short lo (4, 2, 3, 5)
ANSWERS, EXCHANGE SHEETS
CLUE 1: +15, -5
4 Down : Card game, the kind you burn to the point of no return (6)
ANSWER
BRIDGE, Burn your Bridge
CLUE 2: +15, -5
3 Across: Mystical society is the crazy alumni I lust after (11)
ANSWER
ILLUMINATUS, Anagram of “Alumni I lust”
CLUE 3: +10, -5
1 Down: Aerate Fart Whey mixed on the lofty abode of Jo, Bessie and Fanny (3, 7, 4)
ANSWER
THE FARAWAY TREE, Anagram of “Aerate Fart Whey”
CLUE 4: +10, -5
6 Across : Information Bureau, in short, is a long legged wading bird (4)
ANSWER
IBIS = Information Bureau in short(IB) + IS
CLUE 5: +10, -5
5 Across : Dark chocolate brand excludes French town for trained assassin (6)
ANSWER
BOURNE= Bourneville (Dark chocolate brand) – Ville (French town)
CLUE 6: +5, 0
8 Across : Biblical duo misspelt have a can do attitude, we hear (4,3,4)
ANSWER
KANE AND ABEL – sounds like can and able, Biblical duo Cain and Abel misspelt
CLUE 7: +5, 0
2 Down : Discovered headless nation for base of a building (10)
ANSWER
FOUNDATION : Found(Discovered) + ation (Headless Nation)
CLUE 8: +5, 0
7 Across: Ruler of ornaments is a messy fringed short lo (4, 2, 3, 5)
ANSWER
LORD OF THE RINGS: Ruler of ornament, anagram of “fringed short lo”
Theme: Book Series/CyclesBridge Trilogy (William Gibson)Illuminatus Trilogy (Robert Shea/ Robert Wilson)The Faraway Tree Series (Enid Blyton)Ibis (Amitav Ghosh)Bourne Series (Robert Ludlum)Kane and Abel (Jeffrey Archer)Foundation (Asimov)LOTR (Tolkien)
Finis…
Libitina, the goddess of death, corpses and funerals was a widely worshipped yet low key goddess. Hardly any sacrifices were offered to her and her face seldom portrayed.
While very few temples have been known to exist dedicated to her, where can one find a gate dedicated to her ?
3
ANSWER
The Roman Colosseum
3
The coat of arms of this Spanish city of Andalusia features the pomegranate.
This is possibly because of the 4 hills surrounding this city, which make it resemble a pomegranate and because the fruit is abundant here
The pomegranate itself is called the apple of _____ - the same name as the city here.
4
ANSWER
Granada
4
What is this graph a chronological plot of? And what is the blanked out period called?
16
ANSWER
Sunspot cycles (number of sunspots). The current period is called the Modern Maximum
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