random stuff quiz numero tres

RANDOM STUFF QUIZ 3SARASWAT CHATTERJEE

RULES

5 rounds. Round 1 and 3 are written. Rules will be given before the rounds. Round 2 and 4 will have 17 questions each, with Infinite Bounce and

Infinite Pounce. +10 on direct/pass. +10/-10 on pounce. Round 5 is a long connect. Points for guessing long connect will be flashed on every question

slide. Enjoy!

Round 1- Written

This round consists of 5 trolls/memes/comics/puns taken from social media, about common topics.

Fill in the blanked word/phrase in each. +10 for every correct answer. No negatives.

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ANSWERS

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SCORES

ROUND 3

Direct verbal. Infinite Bounce and Infinite Pounce. Clockwise Round.

1

During the 1960s, Nigeria was racked by a devastating civil war.   It was fought between 6 July 1967-15 January 1970 over the secession of the

state of Biafra from Nigeria. It was one of the bloodiest civil wars in Africa. A tragic internecine struggle between the federal government of Nigeria and the

breakaway republic of Biafra, the war attracted international condemnation and actually played a key role in developing the modern humanitarian aid system. 

Inspite of the efforts of spokespeople and humanitarian organisations, the war never stopped. In 1969, there was a 72 hour truce between the two parties, which surprised the whole world. Although many expected the war to be over, it restarted after the temporary ceasefire, and continued for two more years.

What was the reason for this 72 hour ceasefire?

ANSWER

PELE PLAYED AN EXHIBITION MATCH IN NIGERIA WITH HIS CLUB SANTOS

2 The most famous X is the eight-day festival of Sanfermines in honour

of Saint Fermin in Pamplona, although they are also traditionally held in other places such as towns and villages across Spain, Portugal, in some cities in Mexico, and southern France during the summer.

The origin of this event comes from the need to transport the _____ from the fields outside the city, where they were bred, to the ring, where they would be killed in the evening.

Spanish tradition says the true origin of X began in northeastern Spain during the early 14th century. While transporting _____ in order to sell them at the market, men would try to speed the process by hurrying them using tactics of fear and excitement. After years of this practice, the transportation and hurrying began to turn into a competition. When the popularity of this practice increased and was noticed more and more by the expanding population of Spanish cities, a tradition was created and stands to this day.

What annual event/festival is being talked about?

ANSWER

RUNNING OF THE BULLS/ENCIERRO

It is a practice that involves running in front of a small group of cattle, typically six, of the toro bravo breed that have been let loose on a course of a sectioned-off subset of a town's streets.

3

New Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch settlement, which served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland. The factorij became a settlement outside of Fort Amsterdam. Situated on the strategic, fortifiable southern tip of the island, the fort was meant to defend the Dutch West India Company's fur trade operations in the North River. It became a provincial extension of the Dutch Republic as of 1624 and was designated the capital of the province in 1625.

New Amsterdam was renamed X on September 8, 1664, in honor of the then Duke of ______ (later James II of England), in whose name the English had captured it. In 1667 the Dutch gave up their claim to the town and the rest of the colony, in exchange for control of the Spice Islands.

Id X.

ANSWER

NEW YORK

4

In the slides that follow, you will see pictures taken from a complex in Elstal, Wustermark, an area on the outskirts of Berlin.

What was this place used for?

ANSWER

1936 BERLIN OLYMPICS VILLAGE

5

In 1969, The Beatles were working on an album called X (actually named after a brand of cigarettes), when it was suggested, that they get the photo of the record cover taken at the actual place the album was named after.

Being too lazy to travel to the Himalayas, they decided against it, and Paul McCartney suggested that they name it Y instead, and keep the idea of taking the record cover photo at the place the album was named after.

Id X and Y.

ANSWER

X- EVERESTY- ABBEY ROAD

6

The X are a small population of tribal people inhabiting regions of Jharkhand and West Bengal mainly, although some of them are found in the Mysore district of Karnataka as well.

They are traditionally iron smelters, but have now taken up various occupations.

Every year, during autumn (September-October), they maintain a period of mourning of 15 days, during which they have food restrictions, they prefer to stay inside their homes, and all sorts of joyous activities are forbidden.

They explain themselves to de descendants of Y, thus explaining the name of their tribe.

Id X or Y.

ANSWER

X- ASURY- MAHISHASUR

7

Burt Silverman, a budding American painter, met Emil Goldfus in the winter of 1954, in the elevator at Ovington Studios, a building where he and many of his friends and professional colleagues rented space on Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn.

Emil Goldfus, a kindly, unassuming, retired photofinisher and amateur painter, became good friends with Burt Silverman and his colleagues, and spent 3 years working and creating together.

Silverman gained some popularity, but Goldfus never emerged into prominence. His paintings were never sold, nor were they ever published in any magazine.

Why?

ANSWER

HE WAS ACTUALLY RUDOLF ABEL, A SOVIET SPY (BRIDGE OF SPIES)

8

Surtsey Island, was formed in 1967 due to a volcanic eruption, 20 miles south of Iceland. Rather than letting tourists traipse around the virgin isle, scientists wanted to keep Surtsey free from human interference, so they could monitor the colonisation process of new land by plants and animals. The rocky outcrop has since revealed many natural secrets, prompting Unesco to declare it a World Heritage Site.

When the labyrinthine caves of Lascaux, France were discovered in 1940, they were found, much to the delight of archaeologists, to contain some of the world’s best-preserved Stone Age art, some of which was thought to be 17,300 years old. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The subterranean art gallery swiftly became one of the Dordogne’s top attractions, but in 1955 experts warned that carbon dioxide, heat and humidity brought into the caves by tourists was ruining the rock paintings. 

What specific feature connects Lascaux Caves and Surtsey Island?

ANSWER

ONLY UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES, WHICH YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO VISIT, BY LAW

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Connect:

ANSWER

SOMNATH TEMPLE

Somnath Temple was where the Syamantak Mani was kept. It was one of the few existing stones which were historically referred to have been the Philosopher’s Stone. It had magnetic powers which supposedly kept the idol suspended in mid-air.

Mahmud of Ghazni famously plundered the Somnath Temple in 1024 CE, during which the Jyotirlingam broke, and the Syamantak Mani was lost, never to be mentioned in history again.

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On 16 September, 1937, a special match was arranged to be played between Arsenal and Arsenal Reserves at Highbury, London.

The record of the results of this match have been lost, but this match remains a pioneer match in the history of football.

Something happening in 1936 had prompted this event, and Arsenal was bestowed the honour of arranging the match.

The honor proved auspicious, as Arsenal proceeded to win the league that season.

Why was this match a pioneer event?

ANSWER

IT WAS THE FIRST EVER TELEVISED FOOTBALL MATCH

BBC started their television service in 1936, and started telecasting football from 1937 onwards, this match being the first.

11

X is well-known for designing, manufacturing, and selling networking equipment. It is therefore not surprising that they decided to incorporate an illustrated digital signal into their logo.

But there’s another meaning to that digital signal. In fact it looks like an abstract of the famous Gold Gate bridge in San Francisco. By choosing this design, X managed to both convey what they do and where they are located at.

Id X.

ANSWER

CISCO

12

A favourite challenge conducted during Roman gladiatorial games was that of Venatio.

A team of gladiators were forced to face twenty elephants. The chances of survival were almost non-existent.

The crowds found this so entertaining that it became one of the most popular events- so popular that it only ceased when they couldn’t find any more beasts to use. They had in fact, caused the extinction of the North African elephant.

Venatio was essentially a re-enactment of a much hated event. What event?

ANSWER

HANNIBAL’S INVASION

13

In the comic book Asterix in Switzerland, there was a brief appearance of a world famous fictional character.

He appeared in only one comic block, as a chariot wheel dealer, who helped repair Asterix and Obelix’s chariot wheel.

Who is this famous fictional character?

ANSWER

BIBENDUM/THE MICHELIN MAN

14

The night of September 14th, 1814, saw heavy bombardment of Baltimore by the British. Despite this, the next morning, the large American flag was still flying undamaged over Fort McHenry.

Such a sight made Lawyer Francis Scott Key write four verses, called “Defence of Fort McHenry”, which he set to the music of To Anacreon in Heaven, a British drinking song.

When it was later sold as sheet music, the publishers used a different title for Key’s ditty.

What was this different title?/ How do we know this song today?

ANSWER

THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER (NATIONAL ANTHEM OF USA)

15

A, D, Em, G, C are some of the simplest chords that a person learning guitar would come across first, and then would come the barre chords.

In spite of most songs using these common chords, some advanced chords exist, like the added and suspended chords.

Out of these, the Em7Add11 chord is very commonly played and used, in spite of being a very uncommon chord.

What is the reason for its strange popularity?/ Why is this chord so commonly played?

ANSWER

IT IS THE CHORD PLAYED WHEN ALL THE STRINGS ARE OPENLY PLAYED IN STANDARD TUNING

16

Around 20-30 amputees were used to film this iconic scene from the iconic movie, marking a landmark in the history of cinema. It was the first time actual amputees were employed, so as to make the scene more realistic.

It was named the "best battle scene of all time" by Empire magazine and was ranked number one on TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest Movie Moments".

Which iconic scene is being talked about?

ANSWER

OMAHA BEACH LANDING SCENE FROM SAVING PRIVATE RYAN

17

XY is a phrase from the ancient Aramaic language, which means “disappear like this word”.

It was used by ancient wizards to make illnesses disappear. XY is one supposed origin of the term Abracadabra, which was also

used by ancient priests to cure illnesses, but now is more of a magician’s entertaining chatter.

Give the term XY, which we are all familiar with, due to a very different usage of it.

ANSWER

AVADA KEDAVRA

SCORES

ROUND 3- WRITTEN

10 historically important photograhs will be flashed. Write the name of the event being depicted or the person whose photo

is being shown. +10 for every correct answer.

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1963

2

1885

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1945

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1963

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1989

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1969

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1963

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1953

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1919

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1942

ANSWERS

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1963

1- JACK RUBY ASSASSINATING LEE HARVEY OSWALD

1963

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1885

2- FIRST PART DELIVERY OF STATUE OF LIBERTY (FACE)

1885

3

1945

3- HITLER’S BUNKER AFTER ALLIED INVASION

1945

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1963

4- LAST CONVICTS LEAVING ALCATRAZ

1963

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1989

5- TIENANMEN SQUARE PROTESTS, BEIJING

1989

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1969

6- ORIGINAL WOODSTOCK MUSIC FESTIVAL

1969

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1963

7- MARTIN LUTHER KING’S “I HAVE A DREAM” SPEECH

1963

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1953

8- HELEN KELLER MEETS DWIGHT EISENHOWER

1953

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1919

9- TREATY OF VERSAILLES

1919

10

1942

10- NETAJI SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE MEETS ADOLF HITLER

1942

SCORES

ROUND 4

Direct verbal. Infinite Bounce and Infinite Pounce. Anti-Clockwise Round.

1

In his Feluda novel Golokdham Rahasya, Satyajit Ray introduced a word X. The protagonist says, “A new word has come into use these days-X. The Ramayan and the Mahabharat are like that- X”.

It is a portmanteau term combining 3 words. It has since been defined by various dictionaries as “unable to set aside”.

This term became more popular in the Eastern part of India with the launching of “The Telegraph” newspaper in Kolkata in 1982.

Give the term X.

ANSWER

UNPUTDOWNABLE

2

In the Second World War, Germany allowed the International Red Cross to send packages to POWs. There was a strict restriction on the objects which could be sent, but one of the items allowed was a X.

With this in mind, Allied forces made special versions, that helped prisoners to escape. German, French and Italian money was hidden amongst the standard ones, a metal file was hidden within the flatboard, maps printed on silk were put into the plastic parts.

What is X?

ANSWER

MONOPOLY SET

3

X has a much higher crime rate than any other world capital, which is 1.5 times its population. Snatching, pick-pocketing and shoplifting form majority of the crimes.

In 2006, there were more crimes reported than there are citizens, which was of course, due to the huge number of tourists visiting, and hence the majority of the crimes are of course not committed by its inhabitants.

Give the city X.

ANSWER

VATICAN CITY

4

X dressed up as a 'male model' so she could enjoy an anonymous night out at a gay bar with Queen singer Freddie Mercury, television entertainer Kenny Everett and his co-star Cleo Rocos, it has been claimed. It was during one of their many get-togethers that a drink at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in London was suggested. 

Making the claims in her new book, Miss Rocos sets the scene by describing how Mercury had also come round to  Everett's flat and the four of them were larking around on Everett's sofa watching The Golden Girls.

Kenny turned the sound down on the television and we improvised the voices, but with a much naughtier storyline. 'Kenny was Blanche, X was Dorothy, Freddie was Sophia and I was Rose – we were uncontrollable with laughter. X, who was 27 at the time, was giggling from behind a cushion and asked what our plans were for that evening.

Id X.

ANSWER

PRINCESS DIANA

5

The picture shows the two types employed during World War II to deter and report German air strikes- Army and Navy. They were installed first at the Thames estuary and slowly more were constructed.

They were decommissioned in the 1950s, but Project Redsands was conserved for pirate radio broadcasting.

What are these otherwise unique pieces of architecture?

ANSWER

SEA FORTS (MAUNSELL SEA FORTS)

6

Radiation is a part of the natural world, and so things made with natural materials often contain radioactive elements. In the case of X, the natural material is granite. To begin with, the granite in X includes feldspar, which contains potassium. In any given supply of potassium there is a certain amount of the isotope potassium-40. The isotope breaks down two different ways. Of the two, the electron-capture is more damaging, as it is a process that sends out a high-energy gamma ray.

Granite is also sprinkled with thorium-232, which decays by sending out an alpha particle and another gamma ray. Granite doesn't have a lot of uranium overall, but it does have a greater concentration of uranium than most other natural stones.

It's worth noting that if X were a nuclear power plant, it would be shut down for exceeding the maximum allowable annual dose of radiation for employees. Inspite of that, it is supposed to be safe for the millions of people who pass through X everyday.

Id X.

ANSWER

GRAND CENTRAL STATION, NEW YORK

7

During the mid 1900s, when the World War II was going on, the British referred to the Egyptians as “wogs”.

The origin of this term comes from the fact that there were many Egyptians working on the X. These workers were issued with special shirts, to show that they had the right to be on British property. They were Working On Government Service, so on the backs of their shirts, were printed the letters W.O.G.S.

The British have also used this term loosely for Indians working in British offices during the colonial rule.

What is X?

ANSWER

SUEZ CANAL

8

A spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Site, the X, was ordered to be built by Ivan the Terrible to mark the 1552 capture of the city of Kazan. It is said that Ivan had the architects blinded to ensure that they would never design something as beautiful as this building.

But Ivan the Terrible was not so terrible after all, since some of the old architects were re-employed to make extensions to the building, which would have been impossible, had they been blind.

In the city of Jalainur, in northeastern Inner Mongolia, 700 miles north of Beijing, a replica model of X is has been constructed. It’s beautiful turrets and domes are actually just a shell, and it houses a children’s science museum.

What building or structure is X?

ANSWER

ST. BASIL’S CATHEDRAL

9

Identify the two photographs.

ANSWER

THE LITTLE MERMAIDSTONEHENGE

10

Titles:• Six of One• Across the Hall• Insomnia Café• Once Upon a Time in the West Village What are the above titles referring to?/ What were these titles made

for?

ANSWER

THEY WERE THE INITIALLY CHOSEN TITLES, BEFORE F.R.I.E.N.D.S WAS SELECTED

11

The logo of X has the image of a snow-capped mountain in it, the Matterhorn, to be exact, thus giving an indication towards its place of establishment.

To narrow it down further, there is also an image of a bear hidden in the image of the mountain, thus acknowledging the fact that it was established in Berne, which is also called the “City of Bears”.

The name of the company is a portmanteau term, combining the name of the founder, with the name of a food item in Italian.

Id X.

ANSWER

TOBLERONE

Stands for Tobler (Theodor Tobler) + torrone (a type of nougat)

12

Salavat Fidai is one of the foremost painters/sculptors of this generation in Russia.

Apart from his miniatures of Van Gogh and his photography, he is mostly famous for his sculptures using a unique material, and there are few others in the world who practice this form of art. Some of his famous works are shown in the next slide.

What material does he use for his sculptures?

ANSWER

PENCIL LEAD

13

When a book/movie is translated/dubbed into a different language, the names of people and places, i.e., the proper nouns are usually kept as it is.

An exception was made in the Harry Potter Universe, where the name “Tom Marvolo Riddle” was changed to different names, according to the language it was translated into:

• Tom Sorvolo Ryddle in Spanish• Tom Elvis Jedusor in French • Marten Asmodom Vilijn in Dutch• Tom Marvoldo Riddle in Turkish• Romeo G. Detlev Jr. in Danish• Tom Orvoloson Riddle in Italian• Tom Gus Mervolo Dolder in Finnish What was the reason for these unusual translations of the name?

ANSWER

TO KEEP THE CONVERSION OF “I AM LORD VOLDEMORT” TO THE NAME INTACT IN ALL LANGUAGES

• Tom Sorvolo Ryddle to Soy Lord Voldemort in Spanish• Tom Elvis Jedusor to Je suis Voldemort in French • Marten Asmodom Vilijn to Mijn naam is Voldemort in

Dutch• Tom Marvoldo Riddle to Adim Lord Voldemort in

Turkish• Romeo G. Detlev Jr. to Jeg er Voldemort in Danish• Tom Orvoloson Riddle to Son io Lord Voldemort in

Italian• Tom Gus Mervolo Dolder to Ego sum Lord Voldemort in

Finnish

14

Maultaschen is a specialty food of Swabia, a region in the southwestern part of Germany. It consists of pasta dough filled with minced meat, spinach, onions and bread crumbs, and seasoned with different spices, including salt and pepper. They are similar to mandu, ravioli, Chinese wontons, Jewish kreplach, and pierogies, although they tend to be larger than any of these, at about eight by five centimeters for each maultasche. Traditionally, this mouthwatering appetizer is either fried, simmered in a broth, or dressed with butter and onions.

They are also called herrgottbescheisserle, a name given by the monks of the Maulbronn Monastery (the biggest monastery in the region), which roughly translates to “little ones who cheat the lord.”

What is the basis of this funny name given to this delicacy?

ANSWER

IN ORDER TO EAT MEAT DURING LENT, MONKS TUCKED THE MEAT INSIDE THE MAULTASCHEN DOUGH, IN THE HOPES THAT GOD WOULDN’T SEE IT. 

15

In a place called Sonoma County in the Napa Valley region of California, lies a rolling plain, with vineyards stretching far and wide across it.

In the early 2000s, this location became quite famous, due to a reason well known to all of us.

Why did this place come into prominence?

ANSWER

IT WAS THE PLACE IN THE WINDOWS XP WALLPAPER “BLISS”

16

This is a painting by William Holman Hunt.

It carried the following quotation: "Surely he hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; Yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God and afflicted. And the ____________ shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a Land not inhabited.“

Name the painting, which also fills the blank in the quotation.

ANSWER

THE SCAPEGOAT

17

In the recent movie “Doctor Strange”, the New York skyline was shown multiple times, with a slight modification/addition to the world famous skyline. This was a predictable move, considering the banner under which the movie has been made.

What modification/addition was it?

ANSWER

THE AVENGERS TOWER

SCORES

ROUND 5

Long Connect. 5 questions. Answers to be written in pounce format. 10 points for every correct answer. No negatives. Points for guessing long connect will be flashed on question slide.

1 +50/-40

Urban Dictionary defines this onomatopoeic word for X, as: Exclamation: Used as an oral exclamation mark but in a purely

conversational context. Its function is not as heightened as the afore mentioned symbol so its impact is designed to simply reinforce ones point or statement. Generally found in light hearted, but not overtly humorous, situations.

• Dinner's ready.... ____! 

Just quit my job... ____! What is X?

ANSWER

EXPLOSION

2 +40/-30

Connect.

ANSWER

DEVIL

3 +30/-20

Out of more than 18,000 nights in the 50-year history of Veterans Memorial Auditorium (now the Iowa Events Center), in Des Moines, the landmark night turned out to be 20th January, 1982.

When the famous looney Englishman with toxic drug habits, whose job description at the time read something like "dark prince of heavy metal”, chomped on to his dinner on stage, the 5000 or so gathered couldn't believe their eyes. It came to be regarded as one of Rock's wildest myths.

What is the dinner being talked about?

ANSWER

BAT (OZZY OSBOURNE BIT THE HEAD OFF A DEAD BAT ON STAGE)

4 +20/-10

When Randy Schuller sent the black version of his favourite Marvel superhero costume in the form of a letter in 1982, the then editor in chief, Jim Shooter, bought the idea from Randy for $220, and hence the character X was conceived.

The costume of X was also influenced by the "woman" version of the same superhero.

Name the character X.

ANSWER

VENOM

5 +10/0

Names have been given to _____s for a few hundred years. These days, a list of names is assigned in alphabetical order to _____s as they are discovered in each _____ season. Names starting with A-W are used, skipping Q and U. Names can be repeated after an interval of six years, but the names of the severe ones are permanently retired from use.

For example, the names used in the Atlantic region in 2016 were- Alex, Bonnie, Colin, Danielle, Earl, Fiona, Gaston, Hermine, Ian, Julia, Karl, Lisa, Matthew, Nicole, Otto, Paula, Richard, Shary, Tobias, Virginie, Walter.

What is being talked about?

ANSWER

HURRICANE

GUESSES FOR LONG CONNECT?

NAMES OF LAMBORGHINI CAR MODELS

REVENTON(EXPLOSION

)

DIABLO(DEVIL)

MURCIELAGO(BAT)

DIABLO(DEVIL)

VENENO(VENOM)

HURACAN(HURRICANE)

SCORES

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