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The Why So Serious ?
QUIZ
QM - Nid
“It’s not about the quiz. It’s about sending a message.
Everybody Knows Something.”
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“Never start with the long connect, the quizzers get all fuzzy.”
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Ans-Cricket Deliveries
SwingerFlipper
Reverse SwingerSlider
TopspinnerFlicker
BeamerGooglyCutter
Carrom BallBouncerYorker
Straight Questions
“This is what happens when an unanswerable question meets an unstoppable quizzer.”
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The creator set the following rules for his show – 1. The show should take place in the American Southwest, the natural habitat of X and Y.
2. X cannot directly harm Y.3. The greatest foe of Y is gravity.
4. Only one company can be mentioned in the show.5. X should be most hurt by humiliation
Which show am I talking about ?
Ans-The Road Runner Show
The literal translation of X is “Stone of the Franks,” and there is a famous Castle X in Switzerland. Chemist Konrad Dippel allegedly experimented with human bodies there. It is
thus speculated that this was the inspiration for writing the novel X.ID X
Ans-Frankenstein
X was used as part of the mummification ritual of Egyptian pharaohs, and Ramses II was known to have had X stuffed in his nose. X was such a hot commodity that it became known as “black gold” and functioned as an exchangeable currency. This was exploited by Alaric the Visigoth and Attila the Hun when they demanded over one ton of X in
exchange for peace.ID X
Ans-Black Pepper
This is a fruit called as Salak. It is a sweet and acidic fruit that is native to Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. It is often called as the X fruit, because of its texture and
appearance. ID X
Ans-Snake
ID -
Ans-Gadget.
This device was the first nuclear weapon created.
A X group is a mathematical concept used to classify repetitive designs on 2-D surfaces, such as floors and walls, based on the symmetries in the pattern. Such patterns occur frequently in architecture and decorative art. The
mathematical study of such patterns reveals that exactly 17 different types of pattern can occur.ID X
Ans-Wallpaper
The X problem is a puzzle (on the next slide) involving probability loosely based on the American game show Let's
Make a Deal. The name comes from the show's host, X. ID X
Suppose you're on a game show, and you're given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a car; behind the others, goats. You pick a door, say No. 1, and the host, who knows what's behind the doors,
opens another door, say No. 3, which has a goat. He then says to you, "Do you want to pick door No. 2?" Is it to your advantage to switch your choice?
Ans-Monty Hall
This is a Japanese Daruma doll. It seems incomplete because of only one pupil, but that is not the case.
What’s the significance/use of these dolls ?
Ans-Tradition in Japan is that one pupil is drawn to remind oneself of a goal one is working towards; the other is drawn in when the task is complete. Seeing the one-eyed doll will
remind you to keep working towards your goal.
X is the name of a Khatri clan with origins in the Punjab region region of India and Pakistan. They are believed to be descendants of the Indian King Porus, who fought against Alexander in 326 B.C. X is also the name of an
eatable.
ID X
Ans-Puri.
The Indian name of Porus was Puru, from which Puri is derived.
X is basically a reproduction or reintroduction of a part of a song or a complete song with different music arrangement, or even lyrics.
Y is a more romanticized version of the song, in the sense, that there are absolutely no electric instruments.
ID X and Y
Ans-X= Reprise
Y= Unplugged
X is
The 9th largest moon in our solar system.The Titan daughter of Gaia and Uranus, and is the wife of Cronus.
A three toed bird that belongs to the ostrich and emu family.An Indian model/actress.
ID X
Ans-Rhea
The name X has often been used in fiction as the title for an intelligence agency, the film makers apparently unaware that the organization actually existed. In reality, X was part of
the War Office, and was set up to work in the fields of propaganda and censorship.ID X
Ans-MI7
In the most part of the previous century, in the western part of the world (especially USA and Europe), the trend for men was to sport a clean-shaven look. This trend settled in after the first world war, after
the soldiers returned with a clean-shaven look, especially the ones who fought in the trenches. Why did they sport a clean-shaven face?
Ans-For the gas-masks to fit their face
This is the Zambia coat-of-arms. What do the black and white lines represent ?
Ans-Victoria Falls
X obtained his signature item from his abusive father who used this item as a part of his perverse night games. Such a harsh childhood ended up causing schizophrenia in X and he
became obsessed with the concept of duality. ID X
Ans-Two-face/Harvey Dent
FITB -
Ans-Mary Jane
REVERSE
During World War II, “pinup” girls were painted onto the sides of WWII planes and bombers. This gave rise to the term – X. ID X
Ans-Bombshell
Sir Nicholas George Winton, was a British humanitarian who organized the rescue of 669 children, mostly Jews, from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia on the eve of WW-II in an operation later known as the Czech Kindertransport. Winton found
homes for the children and arranged for their safe passage to Britain. He is thus referred to as the "British X". ID X
Ans- Schindler
The Double-headed X is a state symbol of the Holy Roman Empire, symbolizing its continuation of the Roman imperial tradition. Through its important symbology in Roman heraldry, the X came to occupy an important position in European coat of arms, and still does today,
most prominently as the Coat of arms of Russia. ID X
Ans- Eagle
What is being shown here ?
Ans-Greek Fire
Minimalist poster of ?
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Connect-
The separation of friendsThe Gaining of Friends
Of Owls and CrowsLoss of GainRash Actions
(exhaustive list)
Ans-Panchatantra
FITB -
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X is an Indian television icon. In 2004, X auditioned for on Indian Idol, but was rejected instantaneously. X later called it a prank and said it was never a serious audition. However, X did go on
to sing and was nominated for the best singer in the 2012 Grima Awards, for the song Manmani. ID X
Ans-Raghu Ram
X art was newly trending on Instagram in July 15’. X art is created by partially covering your body with lotion, Sharpie marker, fabric, or even a temporary tattoo and spending time in the sunny outdoors. Some of the posts seem less like creative artwork and more like average Xs, but either way the results are potentially hazardous to
long-term health. ID X
Ans-Sunburn
Urban Dictionary describes this word as - 'The douchebag mating call', 'Carpe Diem for stupid people' and the 'dumbass' excuse for something stupid that they did'.
This word was added to the OED in 2014. What am I talking about?
Ans-YOLO
In the anime- Getbackers, there is a location called Babylon City within the Infinity Fortress (pic on next slide), a huge building complex that has been left incomplete and is home to an assorted bunch of people. The inspiration
for this came from the Biblical reference of X. According to the story, even X was left incomplete due to the intervention of God.
ID X
Ans-Tower of Babel
X is a Japanese television series that first aired in 1966. It was produced by the Tsuburaya Productions, and was broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) from July 17, 1966 to April 9, 1967. X ultimately became a major pop culture phenomenon in Japan and spawned dozens of sequels, spin-offs, imitators, parodies and remakes.
ID X
Ans-Ultraman
X is something that is unquestionably true. A Y can be – 1: “an invented X” or 2: “ a briefly stated and usually trivial X”. The first definition was coined in 1973 by Norman Mailer. However, the second definition came into play in the 80s because of CNN and IBN’s Y segments. However, the important question here is-
‘ Is this question a X or a Y’ ?
Ans-X=Fact
Y=Factoid
FITB-
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Sudanese player Manute Bol, playing basketball in the United States, didn’t have very good English. Every time he threw a bad pass, he would say X instead of the grammatically correct _______. This stuck, and eventually, most
of his teammates started using X too. ID X
Ans-My Bad
FITB -
Ans-Tarla Dalal
This game originated in England during the 1880s and was popularized by British officers in India. Initially books were used instead of their modern equivalents in this game. This game was earlier called as Gossima. However, it is now called X or Y where Y is a case of onomatopoeia.
X and Y ?
Ans-X= Table Tennis
Y= Ping Pong
According to the Skanda Purana, Parshurama shot an arrow into the sea and ordered the Sea God to recede up to the point the arrow had landed. The land formed is now called – X. The original inhabitants were the Kukkana.
ID X
Ans-Goa
X is a term that has military origins. It is used by soldiers to describe an unwanted time to be awake or awoken. X also means going completely silent from social networking, un-
necessary relationships and distractions until a goal is attained.ID X
Ans-Zero Dark Thirty
The All-England Club introduced X in 1875 to compensate for waning interest in croquet, and was organizing a X tournament to raise money for lawn maintenance equipment. The tournament rules were issued by
the Marylebone Cricket Club. The tournament made a profit of £10 and led to the popularizing of X in England. ID X
Ans-Lawn Tennis
X is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel. In the second act of the musical, Nettie Fowler, the cousin of the female protagonist Julie Jordan, sings X to comfort and
encourage Julie when her husband, Billy Bigelow, the male lead, is killed. X shares a sporting connect. ID X
Ans-You’ll Never Walk Alone
The iLoo (pic on next slide)was a cancelled X project to develop a Wi-Fi Internet-enabled portable toilet. The iLoo was described as being a portable toilet with wireless broadband Internet, an adjustable plasma screen, a membrane wireless keyboard, a six-channel speaker system, and toilet paper embossed with popular web site addresses to
promote the X brand. ID X
Ans-Microsoft
Which paradoxical symbol is present on New Zealand’s Airforce logo ?
Ans-Kiwi
(a flightless bird)
Long Connect“This club deserves a better class of long connects. And I am going to give it to them.”
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Court Cards(The people vary from country to country, this one is the Anglo-French version)
Hearts Spades Diamonds ClubsK ALEXANDER DAVID CAESAR CHARLEMAGNEQ RACHEL PALLAS/ATHENA ARGINE OF ARGOS JUDITHJ LA HIRE HECTOR OGIER LANCELOT
….And Why So Serious ?