Enthuzia 2017General Quiz

FinalsIBQC – 2017

(IISER Bhopal Quiz Club)

Quizmaster - Sreepadmanabh M

Round Uno

● + 10 / 0 direct

● Pounce + 15 / - 10

● Clockwise , of course

1. Mightier than the Sword

On January 20, President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the new integrated

terminal at Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport .

The Airports Authority of India had hired a Thai-Indian consortium, Italian-

Thai Development Public Co. Ltd-ITD Cementation, to build the new terminal

which was to feature segments from classic Bengali culture , folklore and

literature and serve as a tribute to the Bengali heritage.

Following is a snapshot of the roof of the newly constructed terminal .

Identify the design and what exactly it is supposed to be .

About Your Company

Lines from Rabindranath

Tagore’s works in his own

handwriting .

2. “Oh , it’s a bit of this , and a bit of that . The rest is

magic , you SEE ?”

The Gustav Gun was a German railway gun. It was developed in the late 1930s by Krupp as

siege artillery for the explicit purpose of destroying the main forts of the French Maginot

Line, the strongest fortifications then in existence. The fully assembled gun weighed nearly

1,350 tonnes, and could fire shells weighing seven tonnes to a range of 47 kilometres .

It was the largest-calibre rifled weapon ever used in combat, the heaviest mobile artillery

piece ever built in terms of overall weight, and fired the heaviest shells of any artillery piece.

Said to be almost immune to aircraft fire and artillery bombardment , the Gustav had one

fatal flaw which could allow it to be destroyed by just a simple chemical reaction that could

be initiated in seconds by a single enemy soldier.

Which reaction / combination of chemicals could achieve this ?

The Thermite

Reaction

3. Where it all began

The following slide shows one of scientific history’s most famous pictures ,

almost self-deprecatingly named simply as Photograph 51 .

It was to become the keystone evidence for one of the 21st century’s stellar

achievements and equally generate great controversy .

What was the discovery and why was it controversial , especially with

respect to Photo 51 ?

The Collection

DNA structure by James Watson and Francis Crick

The controversy was over the fact that almost all the primary evidence ,

including photo 51 was collected by Rosalind Franklin , who was never

felicitated for her contributions , whereas Watson , Wilkins and Crick went on

to win the Nobel.

4. Evil in shining armour

According to various character histories , he obtained an item from

his abusive father that would employ it in a perverse nightly

“game” that always ended with a beating. This would instill in him ,

his lifelong struggle with freewill and his eventual inability to make

choices on his own . This reflected in other facets of his life as he

staged events to happen at 10.22 pm.

Contrary to his popular depiction in the film , this character was

“created” due to acid and not oil.

Who am I alluding to ?

Harvey Dent /

Two Face

5. The Labours of Hercules

Put Funda . That’s all .

Why did Pirate Bay change their logo in the fashion shown on the

following slide.

Tell me the logic , and part points will be doled out .

The Stockholm district court ordered the two main domains used by

Pirate Bay , namely , .thepiratebayse and .piratebayse to be seized

for copyright violation.

Taking a cue from the myth of the Lernaean Hydra , which could

grow two more heads each time one was cut off , Pirate Bay

instituted redirects from these two domain names to 6 other domain

names across the world , thereby avoiding prosecution .

6. Tu-Tu-Mey-Mey

The Yasukuni shrine in Japan has been the epicenter of a fair amount of

controversies primarily due to the fact that several of the Japanese

“martyrs” buried therein are accused of heinous war crimes during WW II

against the Chinese.

Recently , Japanese PM Shinzo Abe’s visit to this place , attracted an op-ed

from the Chinese ambassador to the UK which ran as “If militarism is like

the haunting X of Japan , the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo is a kind of Y ,

representing the darkest parts of the nation’s soul” . The Japanese

Ambassador to the UK countered by writing “China risks becoming Asia’s

Y”

What are X and Y

X – Lord Voldemort

Y - Horcruxes

Round II :

The Gambler

Direct +10 / 0

Pounce is allowed

Scoring for pounce : 5 X No. of teams not giving / giving incorrect

answers

Negative for pounce = - 5

1. The enduring legacy

One of modern day research’s most indispensable tools , X was originally

brought into lab research without the source / origin’s knowledge or

consent. Since then , X has gone on to become one of the most enduring

and symbolic research tools as well as has inspired a film and a best selling

book (shown on the next slide)

The immense utility of X has found application in research into cancer,

AIDS, the effects of radiation and toxic substances, gene mapping, and

countless other scientific pursuits. X has been used to test human

sensitivity to tape, glue, cosmetics, and many other products. Scientists

have grown some 20 tons of X and there are almost 11,000 patents involving

X.

HeLa cell line , derived from the

cervical cancer cells of Henrietta

Lacks .

2. Narcos

At the height of its power, Pablo Escobar's Medellin cartel supplied 80% of

the world's cocaine and smuggled 15 tons of cocaine into the US per day.

They would often write off 10% of their annual revenue , or $ 2.1 BILLION as

damages due to rodents and water spoilage.

However , they also faced a rather elementary problem with the excess of

money , which required them to spend $ 2500 a year on something vitally

important , but easily overlooked due to its commonality and everyday

usage.

What item was this ?

Rubber bands to hold the bank

notes together

3. What’s trending ?

In late December 2013 , there began a search trend , documented by

Google , which continued to show a spike for around 2 months .

The trend saw people increasingly search for winter sports , in

particular skiing .

What particular event , that overnight became a global news, caused

this trend to arise ?

Michael Schumacher's skiing accident on Dec 29th 2013

The search term “Schumacher” itself showed a 4500 % spike in number of

global searches.

4. A small mistake

On the night of June 17 1972 , Frank Wills , a security guard on night shift ,

stumbled on a small piece of tape stuck to the latchet of a door to keep it

unlocked.

What followed was the probably the biggest political scandal in history , which

was devastating in its impact. The aftermath saw the indictment of 69 people,

with trials or pleas resulting in 48 being found guilty, many of whom were X’s

top administration officials. X himself resigned shortly afterwards in order to

avoid impeachment proceedings. The scandal inspired the classic film, All the

President’s Men , starring Dustin Hoffman and was billed as “The most

devastating detective story of this century”

Name the scandal and X .

The Watergate Scandal

X = President Richard

Nixon

5. School teacher turns billionaire

“ X is a shark in the ocean . We are a crocodile in the

Yangtze river

If we fight in the ocean , we will lose .

But if we fight in the river , we will win. ”

Y

CEO , Z

X – Ebay

Y – Jack Ma

Z – AliBaba.com

6. “Say my name”

X was a graduate student at Caltech , where he worked on proton

radiography , a work that later helped a research team win the Nobel

Prize in Chemistry. He also founded a company called Gray Matter

with his close friend and dated his secretary briefly. He later abruptly

left the venture , after which his friend and the secretary married and

made a fortune worth $ 2.6 billion from X’s research work , which X

resents deeply.

Identify the fictional character X who has a cult following.

Walter White ,

a.k.a Heisenberg

from Breaking

Bad

Friends , IISER-ians , Quizzers

Who is this living

legend who had a

cameo in Season

2 of the Big Bang

Theory

Round III :

Chakravyuh( first man standing )

Each team’s direct question has two sub questions – one easy , one tough

One person from the team , one alone , has to answer that easy one . If you

answer the easy one , your team can attempt the tough one.

If the easy one is unanswered , question passes to the last team which gave

a correct answer . Tough questions alone will pass .

Scoring : Easy + 10 / -5

Tough +15 / 0

Man Up !

1 . A. Connect

Pink Floyd

1. B.

"The X" were a group of prominent Jewish-Hungarian scientists (mostly, but not

exclusively, physicists and mathematicians) who immigrated to the United States

in the early half of the 20th century. They included, among others, Theodore von

Kármán, John von Neumann, Paul Halmos, Eugene Wigner, Edward Teller,

George Pólya, and Paul Erdős.

Since they all spoke English with a strong accent they were considered outsiders

in American society. The Hungarian scientists were seemingly superhuman in

intellect, spoke an incomprehensible native language, and came from a small

obscure country. This led to them being christened X, a name which they adopted

after finding it humorous.

The Martians

Man Up !

2. A.

X is being sold by Ringing Bells Private Limited and is marketed as the

world's cheapest of its kind.

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kirit Somaiya has stated that the phone is bogus

and the promotion is a Ponzi scam. He filed a complaint which led to an FIR

being registered against Ringing Bells Director Mohit Goel and company

president Ashok Chaddha under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code(IPC)

as well as the Information Technology Act, however the Allahabad High

Court stated the FIR as premature.

What controversial product is this ?

Freedom 251

2. B.

Paul Erdős was a Hungarian mathematician. He was one of the most prolific

mathematicians of the 20th century. He was known both for his social practice of

mathematics (he engaged more than 500 collaborators) and for his eccentric

lifestyle. He devoted his waking hours to mathematics, even into his later years—

indeed, his death came only hours after solving a geometry problem in a

conference in Warsaw.

Erdős published around 1,500 mathematical papers during his lifetime, a figure

that remains unsurpassed. He firmly believed mathematics to be a social activity,

living an itinerant lifestyle with the sole purpose of writing mathematical papers

with other mathematicians.

He coined the term Erdos Number . What is it a measure of ?

The Erdős number describes the

"collaborative distance" between

mathematician Paul Erdős and

another person, as measured by

authorship of mathematical papers.

Man Up !

3. A .

X is a British sit-com which has attained almost cult status over the years.

An integral part of the 1990s British pop culture , X’s actual run was just 15

episodes , all of which were written by the actor Y who portrayed him.

Y conceived the idea of X while still studying at Oxford University. The

series draws inspiration from real life performers like Jacques Tati as well

as comic actors in silent films.

X has inspired a popular animated spin-off , two feature films s well as an

appearance at the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony.

Identify both X and Y .

Mr. Bean - X

Rowan Atkinson - Y

3. B

In 1913 , Z wrote X , a societal comedy – cum – satire which was based on

the Greek legend wherein a King falls in love with his own sculpture and

ends up bringing it to life and marrying her.

X went on to become one of Z’s best known works and in 1938 , Z wrote the

screenplay for Y , the film adaptation of X , for which Z won the Academy

award for Best Original Screenplay , thereby making Z one of the only two

people to have won both an Oscar and a Nobel Prize (1925) , the other being

Bob Dylan .

Identify X , Y , Z .

X - Pygmalion

Z - George Bernard Shaw

Y – My Fair Lady

Man Up !

4. A. Connect

India’s indigenous missiles

Agni

Nag

Prithvi

Trishul

Aakash

4. B

They say the program was so secretive that only a grand total of about 300

people were aware about goings on. Among the administration , this

included the then PM Indira Gandhi , her two Defence Advisors , Intelligence

Heads and the Chiefs of Defence Staff. It was jointly led by three renowed

scientists , namely , Dr. Raja Ramana , Dr. P.K. Iyengar , and Dr. Homi

Sethna .

Operation XY took place on May 18th , a day incidentally marked as Y

Jayanthi on the Indian Calendar .

After the successful completion , Dr. Ramanna is said to have relayed to the

PM : “ Mission accomplished . The Y is now X “

Operation Smiling Buddha - India's

first successful nuclear bomb test

on 18 May 1974

Man Up !

5. A. Identify both

Enzo Ferrari – founder of Ferrari

Mesut Ozil - midfielder

5. B

The term X effect stems from an anecdote set at the time of British rule of

colonial India. The British government was concerned about the number of

X in Delhi. The government therefore offered a bounty for every dead X.

Initially this was a successful strategy as large numbers were killed for the

reward. Eventually, however, enterprising people began to breed X for the

income. When the government became aware of this, the reward program

was scrapped, causing the X breeders to set the now-worthless Xs free. As a

result, the wild X population further increased. The apparent solution for the

problem made the situation even worse. The X effect occurs when an

attempted solution to a problem actually makes the problem worse. This is

an instance of unintended consequences. The term is used to illustrate the

causes of incorrect stimulation in economy and politics.

Cobra Effect

Man Up !

6. A. Identify

6. B .

Why was Arafat always so

particular about the way his

turban used to be tied ,

often spending hours at it ?

He wanted the shape of his

turban to always resemble the

map of Palestine

Round III :

Seedha zadha , aage - peeche

ANTICLOCKWISE , now

Same rules .

Pounce : +15 / -10

Direct : +10 / 0

1. Lost in the Translation

Designed to orbit Mars as the first interplanetary weather satellite,

the Mars Orbiter was lost in 1999 because the Nasa team used X

while a contractor used Y. The $125m probe came too close to Mars

as it tried to manoeuvre into orbit, and is thought to have been

destroyed by the planet's atmosphere. An investigation said the

"root cause" of the loss was the "failed translation of Y into X" in a

piece of ground software.

Identify X and Y precisely.

X = SI units

Y = Metric units

2. Artifacts have facts , you know

X is a monument of immense historical importance. In the 7th Century, a group of

Arabs led by Malik Bin Deenar and Malik bin Habib arrived in Thrissur District of

Kerala and constructed X at Kodungalloor, naming it after their contemporary

Cheraman Perumal.

X has an ancient oil lamp which always burns and which is believed to be more

than a thousand years old.

Recently , in April 2016, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted a gold-plated

replica of X to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

X holds a unique distinction. Identify X and give me the distinction as well .

X is the famous Cheraman Juma

Masjid

It holds the distinction of being

India’s oldest mosque , having

been built in 629 AD and is still

functional.

3. There’s a maverick behind the camera

X is one of those rare filmmakers who is unabashedly vocal about his

inspirations and once famously remarked “I steal from every movie ever

made” .

A few years ago , an animated flashback in one of his most iconic films was

actually inspired by an Indian film. He admitted this to Anurag Kasyap at

Venice that the idea of violence being animated was derived from an Indian

serial killer movie.

Which giant of modern cinema is X ? And which movie are we referring to ?

Quentin Tarantino

Kill Bill

4. Arima Arima

The visual appearance of X was inspired by G.I. Joe action figures .

For X’s “bad” look , its hair was spiked and brown colored lenses

were used , whereas for its “good” look , green lenses were used.

For the “bad” avatar of X , a wig with a silver streak down the middle

, made of Yak hair was used , and the leather jackets were designed

by Vogt.

Suits made of copper were also used for X’s costumes .

Identify X , who became a national sensation few years back .

Chitti / Endhiran

5. Thou art my master

Connect the people in this list with one term . Be specific , get the

points .

Guido van Rossum – Python

Linus Torvalds – Linux

Mark Shuttleworth – Ubuntu Linux

Sebastian Ros – Orchard Project

Matt Mullenweg – Wordpress

Benevolent Dictator For Life (BDFL)

a title given to a small number of open-source software

development leaders, typically project founders who retain the final

say in disputes or arguments within the community.

6. Vintage stuff

X was a critically acclaimed 1988 film that went on to win all the four major Oscars ,

except Lead Actress , and featured Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in their seminal

film roles.

It went on to stamp its place as one of the most iconic movies of all time and one

which left a lasting impression on pop culture and public imaginations , so much so

that its title itself has today come to signify a commonly used word X , whose

definition is given below :

“Noun. (pejorative) An autistic, or mentally and/or socially impaired person.

(pejorative) A non-autistic or impaired person whose mannerisms are similar to such

people. “

Identify the movie X .

Rain – Man

Round IV : Midnight gambling

The final Game changer

Direct +10 / 0

Pounce is allowed

Scoring for pounce : 5 X No. of teams not giving / giving incorrect

answers

Negative for pounce = - 5

1. Kaha se kaha aa gaye

This is a 2005 fiction book . It was made into a multi-Oscar winning movie as well

later . The 13 chapters in the book are named as :

1000 100000 10000000

2000 200000 1000000000

5000 500000

10000 1000000

50000 10000000

Name the book / movie for direct question . Name only the book for pouncing .

Slumdog Millionaire – the movie

Q&A - the book

2. Here , there , everywhere

1. X is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral.

2. Necessity is the mother of invention.

3. X comes in packages, big and small.

4. Although X might be a prime element in many public

issues, nontechnical factors take precedence in X-policy

decisions.

5. All history is relevant, but the history of X is the most

relevant.

6. X is a very human activity - and so is the history of X

Melvin Kranzberg's six laws of

technology

3. Baar Baar dekho

In musical notation , a caesura denotes a brief silence during which

metrical time is NOT counted. Its denoted as “//”

A caesura is also used in poetry , denoted with double pipes “ II “ to

denote a natural break that separates a line in poetry into two logical

parts like in :

“ To err is human II to forgive , divine “

This symbol turned out to be the inspiration the design of some

very, very commonplace symbol . What ?

Pause Button

4. Respect the Chemistry

This particular chemical compound , used widely as a chemical warfare

weapon in World War 1 , has a common name that would lead one to believe

that it contains a certain element , which , in fact , it absolutely does not.

Its name is derived by combining the Greek words for light and birth , in

some crude way referring to its synthesis .

What are we alluding to ?

Phosgene

COCl2

5. Lord ______ , I presume ?

There is something very , very

unique about the presiding

deity at a temple in

Nandrudayan village . Identify

the name of the deity and why

is it so unique ?

Lord Vinayaka / Ganesha

The statue at Nandrudayan

village is one of the rare

depictions of Him in his

human-head form .

6. If only …… ( FITB )

“There was only one ____ and that was ____-__, which specified that a concern for

one's safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a

rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as

soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr

would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane he had to

fly them. If he flew them he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didn't want to he

was sane and had to. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of

this clause of ____-__ and let out a respectful whistle.

"That's some ____, that _____-___," he observed.

"It's the best there is," Doc Daneeka agreed.”

Catch - 22

Friends , IISER-ians , Quizzers

Connect

King John

Richard II

Henry IV, Part 1

Henry IV, Part 2

Henry V

Henry VI, Part 1

Henry VI, Part 2

Henry VI, Part 3

Richard III

Henry VIII

Historical plays by Shakespeare

Round VI :

Lateral Filming Reddit user Anton Light posted a series of pictures recently.

Each question is accompanied by a slide with one of the drawings that

serves as the poster of an actual film , albeit with one letter removed from

the original title, so as to generate a new film title .

Work out the new film title from each of the drawings . An imaginary film

plotline is also provided ( as given by Light himself ).

Scoring : +10 / 0

1 .

Two dinosaurs set out to prove they’re more than just killing

machines. Thanks to a loophole in the rules they find a spot on the

PGA tour and golf their way to the top of the food chain

2.

Two mob hit dogs go after a poodle who wrote a slanderous op-ed

about their boss

3.

When deforestation threatens his home, one feisty bear fights back

4.

A farm boy, who apparently farms sand, fulfills his destiny and

becomes the first farmer to do the kessel run in 12 parsecs

5.

Two Jedi abandon the order for love. Also to shoot lightning from

their hands. Because that’s cool

6.

A bovine pugilist comes out of retirement for one last fight. He loses

And Here we GO

Jurassic Par

Pup Fiction

Fight Cub

Star Wars : A New Hoe

Mr. & Mrs. Sith

Aging Bull