lonewolf quiz #6

THE SIXTH LONEWOLF : HOW I STOPPED LOOKING FOR OTHER NAMES AND CALLED IT THE ELAS PERIODS #6

-Tanay Shankar

Rules

42 Questions – 1 point each 8 star marked Top 5 get points on the leader board Questions have been almost equally divided

on the following topics –1. History2. Geography3. Pop Culture4. Movies5. India6. Sports7. Business8. Literature

1.

The Sultan in Istanbul originally gave the golden key to the Church of Nativity to the Bethlehem Roman Catholics, calling them the true protectors of Christians in the Ottoman Empire. The Tsar protested, forcing the keys to be handed over to the Orthodox monks in Bethlehem.

What conflict thus arose ? Hint : The coat of arms & flag of that place,

after which the conflict is eponymously named are given in the next slide.

Crimean War/Crimea

2.

In which Indian city is this airport located?

Gaya (Bodhgaya International Airport), Bihar

3.

Mary Antoinette Perry was an American actress, director and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing.

A series of awards, called the Antoinette Perry Awards has been given in her honour since 1947.

How are these awards popularly known ?

Tony Awards

4.

Aandhi (1975) was released amidst controversy and rumours that it was based on the life of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Some of film's posters also hyped the similarity, with lines like, “See your Prime Minister on screen” and “the story of a great woman political leader in post-Independence India”. After the release, similarity was seen in the dressing and mannerism of the lead character, Aarti Devi and Mrs Gandhi, including the saris and streak of white.

 Who played the role of Aarti Devi ?

Suchitra Sen

*5

The film depicts the story of West Auckland F.C. a team of part time players who represented England in a tournament, sometimes described as the "First World Cup“ and held in Turin in 1909 and 1911.

Italy, Germany and Switzerland sent their most prestigious professional club sides to the competition, but The Football Association of England refused to be associated with it and declined the offer to send a team. Not wishing to have Britain unrepresented in the competition, X invited West Auckland FC, an amateur side from County Durham and mostly made up of coal miners, to take part.

West Auckland won the tournament and returned to Italy in 1911 to defend their title. In this second competition, West Auckland beat Juventus 6-1 in the final, and were awarded the trophy outright.

The trophy was named after X, who is a well known English businessman and a great sports enthusiast, having competed unsuccessfully at the America’s Cup five times.

Id X, also the name of a well-known brand in the modern world.

Sir Thomas Lipton

6.

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a) Where have we heard this song recently ?

b) Identify the singer.c) For a song in the soundtrack of

which movie series did the singer receive an Academy Award Nomination ?

2/3 for part points

a) JCVD Volvo Splitb) Enyac) Lord of the Rings ‘May It Be’

7.

Tracy Chevalier bought the poster as a nineteen-year-old, and it hung wherever she lived for sixteen years. Chevalier notes that the "ambiguous look" on the girl's face left the "most lasting impression" on her. She describes the girl's expression "to be a mass of contradictions: innocent yet experienced, joyous yet tearful, full of longing and yet full of loss." She began to think that the girl had directed all these emotions at the painter, and began to think of the "story behind that look“.

What is the name of that story, also the name of a 2003 movie ?

8.

<video removed – Gandhi> There are 5 actors in the video. 2 of

them are British, the other two are Sir Ben Kingsley and Amrish Puri. Identify the third.

You probably would have guessed which movie this is.

9.

Apart from being the princely states of Rajputana in British India, something launched in 1982 connects the following –

1. Alwar2. Bharatpur3. Bikaner4. Bundi5.  Dholpur6. Dungargarh7. Jaisalmer8. Jaipur9. Jhalawar10. Jodhpur11. Kishangarh12. Kota13. Sirohi 14. Udaipur Where can we find them ?

They are the names of the 14 coaches of the Palace on Wheels.

*10.

Some of the feats performed by this gentleman are –  freeing an angry bear from a painful-looking bear

trap shooting a pool trick shot before an Indian audience catching a marlin while cavorting in a Hemingway-

esque scene with a beautiful, young woman winning an arm-wrestling match in a South

American setting surfing the killer wave bench pressing two young East Asian women in a

casino setting, each woman being seated in a chair.

Portrayed by actor Jonathan Goldsmith and his deeds narrated by Will Lyman, this person encourages people to consume a product meaning 20 in Spanish, which was first developed by the German-born Mexican Wilhelm Hasse in 1897.

Tell me, by what title do we know the gentleman, who has entered popular culture in recent times ?

11.

In the NDA Cadet dining hall, among the usual dining tables is also a table set for one person. This special table is decorated with a rose, a ribbon and a candle (apart from the usual cutlery). The bread plate has a slice of lemon and salt. What is this unusual table set up for?

Prisoners of War

12.

Who played the role of the Minister in Ji,Mantriji , the Hindi version of the BBC sitcom Yes Minister ?

The actor become popular as a quizmaster on a radio show called Quits Quiz contest on Vividh Bharti.

13.

Few lines from the poem “Auguries of Innocence” by William Blake have been used in a song by The Doors in their debut album, “The Doors”.

The lines contain a two-word phrase, which is also the name of an Agatha Christie novel, set in the fields of Gipsy’s acre, in the Welsh Moorland.

Which novel/two-word phrase ?

14.

Patrick Bouvier _______ was born by emergency caesarean section five and a half weeks early . Shortly after birth he developed symptoms of Hyaline Membrane Disease, also called Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome (IRDS). He was transferred to Boston Children's Hospital where he died two days later.

The child's death was eclipsed a few months later by a significant event in American history, but did in time help spark interest in research on prematurity and led to innovations in the care of premature infants, which gave rise to the paediatrics subspecialty neonatology.

FITB

Kennedy

*15.

Richard Madley is a former junior international hockey player and Surrey league cricketer. He joined Phillips Son and Neale in New Bond Street in 1978. Starting as a saleroom porter, he now deals with Impressionist Art, Old Master drawings, fine jewellery and 18th century furniture.

How, in the world of sports, are we familiar with Richard Madley’s work ?

16.

The woman in the middle is Suzy Miller. She was portrayed by Olivia Wilde in the movie, Rush (2013) .

The person on the left, X, was her first husband, also the winner of the 1976 Formula One Season.

The person on the right, Y, was her second husband, a Welsh actor, nominated for the Oscars 7 times.

Don’t give me either X or Y. Tell me who was Y’s most famous wife, a Hollywood star.

Elizabeth Taylor

17.

_(A)__alpine Gaul was the part of Northern Italy inhabited by Celts since the 4th century BC. Conquered by the Roman Republic in 220 BC, it was a Roman province from c. 81 BC until 42 BC, when it was merged into Roman Italy.

Until that time, it was considered part of Gaul, precisely that part of Gaul on the "hither side of the Alps" (from the perspective of the Romans), as opposed to __(B)___alpine Gaul ("on the far side of the Alps").

FITB

Cis & Trans

18.

The Wall is a huge structure of ice, stone and magic on the northern border of the Seven Kingdoms. It is home to the Night's Watch, a brotherhood sworn to protect the realms of men from the threats beyond the Wall. The Wall was inspired by Martin's visit to a certain place in the North of England, close to the border with Scotland.

Which heritage site is this, about which Martin looking out over the hills, wondered what a Roman centurion from the Mediterranean would feel, not knowing what threats might come from the north ?

Hadrian’s Wall

19.

Gertrude Hoelzer was born in Berlin in 1929. Her father was running an underground newspaper against Hitler, but was found out and imprisoned for two years. So, Gertrude and her mother left Berlin in 1937, walked across the border to Czechoslovakia and found sanctuary from persecution as refugees in England.

Who is Gertrude’s more famous grand-daughter, an actress and one time playback singer ?

Alia Bhatt

*20.

Dharmatma (1975) is a Bollywood movie directed by Feroz Khan. It was the first Bollywood movie shot in Afghanistan and drew inspiration from Mario Puzo’s Godfather.

Hema Malini plays the role of a Gypsy girl, Reshma. Such roles were uncommon in Bollywood and so, Feroz Khan requested his friend, X to design costumes for the lead actress.

Now, X is a well known socialite and philanthropist.

X launched the ‘Heroes Project’ with Richard Gere, to combat HIV/AIDS in India. She is also on the board of directors of Indian Hotels and CineBlitz Publications.

Id X.

Parmeshwar Godrej

21.

<video removed – Thomas The Tank Engine>

Whose voice ?

Ringo Starr

22.

The plot is based on the Vedic story where Manu, the man surviving after the deluge (Pralaya), is emotionless (Bhavanasunya). Manu starts getting involved in various emotions, thoughts and actions. The chapters are named after these emotions, thoughts or actions. They are –

Chinta, Asha, Shraddha,Kama, Vasna, Lajja, Karma, Irshyaa, Ida,Swapna, Sangharsh, Nirved, Darshan, Rahasya and Anand

What is the work and the poet ? The train from Varanasi to Mumbai has the same

name as the work of literature, as Varanasi was the birthplace of the poet.

Kamayani, Jayshankar Prasad

23.

In the Skin of a Lion is a novel, which fictionalises the lives of the immigrants whose contributions to building Toronto in the early 1900s never became part of the city's official history.

___ _______ _______ is a novel by the same author and was in part a sequel to In the Skin of a Lion, continuing the characters of Hana and Caravaggio, as well as revealing the fate of this novel's main character, Patrick Lewis.

The actress who played the character of Hana, in the movie adaptation of the sequel, won an Academy Award for her performance.

24.

JB Bernstein set up an Indian reality TV contest called ___ _______ ______ ___ , which was aired on Zee TV. The winners were to receive a prize of one million United States dollars, and formal training in the United States with the possibility of being selected as a pitcher for a Major League Baseball team.

The two 2008 winners, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, were signed to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

This forms the basis for which 2014 movie, produced by Walt Disney pictures ?

The Million Dollar Arm

*25.

<Audio removed – Zooropa by U2> The song describes two characters in a

setting with a dull and grey appeal, who emerge from blinking neon signs into a brightly lit modern city.

 The lyrics in the song begin with an advertising slogan and the first three verses feature references to slogans for other brands, including Colgate , Daz, Fairy , and Zanussi .

The advertising slogan with which the song begins was coined by Sir John Hegarty, in the mid 1980s when he saw a faded poster on a factory wall.

Which brand has used this advertising slogan ever since it was coined in 1982 ?

Audi (what do you want?)

(what do you want?)Zooropa...vorsprung durch technik Zooropa...be all that you can beMeet our winnerEat to get slimmer

Zooropa...a bluer kind of whiteZooropa...it could be yours tonightWe're mild and greenAnd squeaky clean

26.

This city was named by the Canterbury Association , which settled the surrounding province of Canterbury. The name was agreed on at the first meeting of the association on 27 March 1848. It was suggested by John Robert Godley, who had attended a certain college in Oxford. It became a city by Royal Charter on 31 July 1856, making it officially the oldest established city in the country.

The city's name is often abbreviated by the locals to Chch.

Which city ?

Christchurch

27.

It is a belief of the Hindus of Jammu city that the river X was brought to Jammu by 'Raja Pehar Devta' to cure his father and was given the throne of Jammu City and was declared as the King of Jammu.

After crossing Jammu city, the river X crosses into Pakistan's Punjab and joins the Chenab.

Identify X.

Tawi

28.

 Inspired by Henry Lawson's 1887 poem, "Flag of the Southern Cross“, the following lyrics were penned –

“Under the Southern Cross I StandA sprig of wattle in my handA native of my native land________ you little beauty.” This chant began as a patriotic song in the

late 1890s, was turned into a military drinking song in the 1940s, and then finally developed into the victory song of a particular team

Which team ? Or, FITB.

29.

According to a theatrical superstition, called the Scottish curse, speaking the name _______ inside a theatre will cause disaster.

As a result, what is called as The Scottish Play ?

Macbeth

*30. Connect (non-exhaustive) :

First King of Israel Son of Solomon, First King of Judea

Oldest Man, died at the age of 969 years

Assyrian King Presented a gift to Jesus after his birth

King of Babylon, ordered the construction of the Hanging Gardens

Presented a gift to Jesus after his birth

In order – Jeroboam, Rehoboam, Methuselah, Salmanazar, Balthazar, Nebuchadnezzar & Melchior

Names of wine/champagne bottles

31.

What name, kept in honor of camel drivers who arrived in Australia in the late 19th century, is given to the first rail service from Adelaide to Darwin on the north-south route across Australia ?

The Ghan from The Afghan Express in honor of Afghan camel drivers

Mark Waugh

32.

The book (pic in next slide) details the creation and use of apergy, a form of anti-gravitational energy, and details a flight to Mars in 1830.

The book contains what was probably the first alien language in any work of fiction. Apart from this, which word, now used in a different context (but in the same field of work), was the name given to the narrator’s spacecraft ?

Astronaut

33.

Sounding refers to the act of measuring depth of a given point in a body of water. Data taken from soundings are used in bathymetry to make maps of the floor of a body of water, and were traditionally shown on nautical charts in fathoms and feet.

Traditional terms for soundings are a source for common expressions in the English language, notably "deep six" (a sounding of 6 fathoms).

On the Mississippi River in the 1850s, the leadsmen also used old-fashioned words for some of the numbers and thus when the depth was two fathoms, they would call "by the ____ _____".

Which former riverboat pilot took his pen name from this cry ?

Samuel Clemens took his pen name Mark Twain from this cry

34. ___(X)_____ ___(Y)___ is a public art

installation and sculpture in Amarillo, Texas, U.S. It was created in 1974 by Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels, who were a part of the art group Ant Farm. It consists of what were (when originally installed during 1974) either older running used or junk ___(X)______s, representing a number of evolutions from 1949 to 1963, half-buried nose-first in the ground, at an angle corresponding to that of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.

*35.

X (a cricketer) has been a prodigious fundraiser for charitable causes, undertaking a total of 12 long-distance charity walks. His first, in 1985, was a 900-mile trek from John o' Groats to Land's End.

His efforts were inspired after a visit to Taunton's Musgrove Park Hospital whilst receiving treatment for a broken toe; when he took a wrong turn into a children's ward, he was devastated to learn that some of the children had only weeks to live, and why.

Since then, his efforts have raised more than £12 million for charity, with Leukaemia Research among the causes to benefit.

Sir Ian Botham

36.

John Frum is a figure associated with cargo cults on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu. He is often depicted as an American World War II serviceman who will bring wealth and prosperity to the people if they follow him. 

The people of the  Yaohnanen village on the southern island of Tanna in Vanuatu believe that X is a divine being; the pale-skinned son of a mountain spirit and brother of John Frum.

According to ancient tales, the son travelled over the seas to a distant land, married a powerful lady and would in time return. The Resident Commissioner of Tanna suggested that X send them a portrait of himself.

Identify X.

Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh

37.

What is the name of this highway, the highest paved road in the world ?

Karakoram Highway

38.

Books by which author?1. Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of

Siva (1973)2. Hindu Myths: A Sourcebook(1975)3.  The Origins of Evil in Hindu Mythology (1976)4. Women, Androgynies, and Other Mythical

Beasts (1980)5.  The Rig Veda: An Anthology, 108 Hymns

Translated from the Sanskrit (1981)6. Tales of Sex and Violence: Folklore, Sacrifice, and

Danger in the Jaiminiya Brahmana (1985)7.  Textual Sources for the study of Hinduism (1988)

Wendy Doniger

39.

The Indian Hockey Team, captained by Jaipal Singh Munda, landed at the Tilbury docks near London on March 10, 1928, en route to Amsterdam. After witnessing this team play in the Folkstone Sports Festival, defending champions Great Britain, gold winners at the 1908 and 1920 Olympics, lost their enthusiasm.

What happened as a result ?

Great Britain did not participate in Field Hockey at the Olympics till 1948, i.e. by the time India had gained independence

*40.

_______ ________ is a story of the love triangle between Jagat Singh, a Mughal General, Tilottama, the daughter of a Bengali feudal lord and Ayesha, the daughter of a rebel Pathan leader against whom Jagat Singh was fighting.

The story is set in the backdrop of Pathan-Mughal conflicts that took place in south-western region of the modern-day Indian state of West Bengal during the reign of Akbar.

It is the first Bengali novel written by Bankim Chandra as well as the first major Bengali novel in the history of Bengali literature.

Durgesh Nandini

41.

A ___(X)_____ __(Y)__ is a concrete scar caused by a mortar shell's explosion that was later filled with red resin. Mortar rounds landing on concrete create a unique fragmentation pattern that looks almost floral in arrangement.

Because ____(X)____ was a site of intense urban warfare and suffered thousands of shell explosions during the Siege of ___(X)_____, the marked concrete patterns are a unique feature to the European capital city.

Sarajevo Rose

42.

Sir Henry Percy was known as one of the most valiant knights of his day, and was a significant captain during the Anglo-Scottish wars. He later led successive rebellions against Henry IV of England, and was slain at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403 at the height of his career.

His title is also taken by a Premier League football club, which incidentally was the first football club to undertake an IPO in 1983 ?

Tottenham Hotspur

Quizmaster’s Choice

43. Fast Bowling & The Beatles

Michael Kasprowicz, Jason Gillespie, Brett Lee a.k.a. Binga/Oswald & Glenn McGrath a.k.a. Pidge

44. Currency Notes and Football

Brazilian Real

45. Amar Chitra Katha comics and the Indian National Movement

Rash Behari BoseVeer Savarkar

46. Classic English Novels

Swiss Family RobinsonKidnapped

47. The Movies and The Ladies in the Movies

Cate Blanchett Jane Birkin

48. Food

MalpuaToad in the Hole

49. Statues & Airports

Kempegowda, Bengaluru John Lennon, Liverpool

50. Flags and Motorsports

Isle of MannSochi

Thank You !