instincts '16 spent quiz finals

Instincts ‘16SpEnt Quiz Finals

Rules and format• 4 rounds: 2 theme rounds, 2 good ‘ol infinite bounce-pounce with 16

questions each.• Standard scoring rules apply: +10 for getting it right on direct, and +10

/ -10 for getting it right / wrong on the pounce.• You are not allowed to pounce on your own direct question, please

note.• As always, quizmasters’ decision is final and binding. In case of any

disputes, let’s just blame Sreenivas.

Round 1• Comic book / movie poster mashups.• You’ll be shown 8 comic book covers that were inspired by movies.

For each of the above, name the movie serving as an inspiration for +5. • Bonus of +10 if you get all 8 correct!

Safety slide• And the answers are …

Answers1. 3002. The Mask3. North by Northwest4. 2001:A Space Odyssey5. Enter the dragon6. Beetlejuice7. Wizard of Oz8. Jailhouse Rock

Round 2• Bounce Pounce• Clockwise, with Q1 being direct to team 1.• Standard rules: +10 on direct, +10 / -10 on pounce

Q1• Shown on the next slide is a painting titled “The Balance of Terror”. It

depicts two groups of people in black and white savagely killing each other, and talks about the concept of absolute power.• This painting is seen in the trailer of a 2016 movie and acts as a

means of foreshadowing the events of the movie, showing the two warring “groups”.• ID the movie.

And the answer is…

Answer• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Q2• X said, "It sounds easy now, because you've heard the song. But if

somebody told you to write a song with the word __________ in it, it's pretty difficult. That was the hard part – getting the title in the song.” X further said that he got his girlfriend and her friends to shout out the title for the chorus, as he did not want to sing it. While the song has become iconic, he had to settle out of court, when Huey Lewis accused him of plagiarizing the medley to his song, "I want a new drug" for this track.

• Who is X, and FITB.

Answer• X: Ray Parker Jr.• He’s talking about the Ghostbusters theme song

Q3• Modern _____ athletes use small fiberglass ______ called shells

which sit on stainless steel blades that curve up to support the legs and feet that extend beyond the shell. The athlete wears a super light helmet of synthetic materials or fiberglass, and the body suit is designed to create the least amount of wind resistance. The gloves have sharp metal spikes on three fingers. Even the shoes are special and must be made according to international regulations to be legal.

• What sport?

Answer• Luge

Q4• The music video of this hit single X by an American pop band in 2014

was inspired by the 2005 rom-com Y. Shot in Los Angeles, it features the lead vocalists visiting ballrooms in the city to interrupt -------- that are taking place there and performing surprise renditions of X. Despite accusations that several of the -------- in the video were staged, X went on to peak at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, also becoming in the process the band's eighth consecutive top 10 hit.

• Give me X and Y.

Answer• X: Sugar• Y: Wedding Crashers

Q5• In an exhibition match played between a Blackheath XI and a Lithgow XI to

commemorate the opening of the Blackheath wicket, X and his New South Wales teammate Oscar Wendell-Bill played as the guests of the Blackheath Team.• In total, X made 256 including 14 sixes and 29 fours. Midway through the innings

Lithgow brought on Bill Black, who had bowled X for 52 in a previous meeting at Lithgow.• Over the next three overs Black bowled, X's scoring shots were –• 1st over: 6 6 4 2 4 4 6 1 (33)• 2nd over: 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 4 (40)• 3rd over: 1 6 6 1 1 4 4 6 (27) & 2 to Wendell Bill.• So the question is, who was the batsman X?

Answer• X: Sir Don Bradman

Q6• On October 22, 2008, Microsoft announced that Fallout 3 would not

be released in India on the Xbox 360 platform, with religious and cultural sentiments being cited as the reason. They stated, "Microsoft constantly endeavours to bring the best games to Indian consumers in sync with their international release. However, in light of cultural sensitivities in India, we have made the business decision to not bring Fallout 3 into the country.“ Although the specific reason was not revealed in public, it is possible that it is because the game contains two-headed mutated cows called X.• ID X.

Answer• X: Brahmin

Q7 When and where was this used?

Answer• This was the silver medal awarded to winners in the 1896 Athens

Olympics.

Q8• The Red Rock Pass Program is a conservation effort aimed at preserving

the red sandstone landscape of Sedona, Arizona. It was in the news recently in the wake of a controversy involving Vanessa Hudgens. Hudgens had visited the area on February 14th along with her beau Austin Butler and posted a photo on her Instagram (since deleted) of them doing something that drew flak from environmentalists. Hudgens and Butler are now under investigation from authorities for the offence and could face criminal charges for the same.• What did Hudgens and Butler do that had the conservationists up in

arms?

AnswerThey scrawled a heart with their names on one of the protected red rocks.

Q9• Vuclip, a PCCW Media company and a premium video-on-demand (VoD)

service for emerging markets, has unveiled Viu Originals on its OTT platform Viu with the cricket comedy chat show series X. Produced and co-created by Fluence, CA Media Digital’s celebrity network, the show will be hosted by Vikram Sathaye and feature cricketing greats such as Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh.• The first episode featured Sehwag in which he not only took a dig at

Zaheer Khan being Gyan Baba but also ridiculed Shoaib Akhthar and Rana Naved for praising the Indian team for money.• ID X.

Answer• X: What the Duck

Q10Shown in the image is X playing Bhismha in B.R. Chopra’s “Mahabharat” in the late 1980s. This was X’s first major on-screen role, and he subsequently went on to become a household name in India by producing and starring in Y as its eponymous hero a decade later.

ID X and Y.

Answer• X: Mukesh Khanna• Y: Shaktimaan

Q11 ID X, Y, A, and B• X, the president of this South Asian country, recently said that the

organizers of Y's concert should be “whipped with toxic stingray tails” after exuberant female fans threw underwear at the singer and behaved in what he said was a “most uncivilized” manner at a concert.• The concert was organized by the company Live Events; incidentally,

the main shareholders of the company are former cricketers A and B. • Y had performed as part of his Sex and Love world tour in the

country's capital city.

Answer• X: Maithripala Sirisena• Y: Enrique Iglesias• A: Kumar Sangakkara• B: Mahela Jayawardene

Q12• Show in the next slide are images from a TV show called X. The term X

means “an actress who has become associated with horror films, either through an appearance in a notable entry in the genre as a frequent victim or through constant appearances as the female protagonist.”• One of the characters in the show Chanel #3 played by Y was given a

slight tweak in her appearance in order to pay homage to her mother Z, who was an icon made popular by her role in another famous franchise. • Y even made her movie debut last year in the latest instalment of the

same franchise. • Id X, Y, and Z.

AnswerX - Scream QueensY - Billie LourdZ - Carrie Fisher

Q13 Who about what?• “It is about my father and his hard work, about us, the sisters

excelling in ______. I am sure the film would inspire young girls because my father has given his all to groom us... it is more about my father and his work.”

Answer• Geeta Phogat about Dangal

Q14• Identify the following bands:

Answer• Sex pistols• RHCP (Red Hot Chili Peppers)• Alice in Chains• Green Day

Round 3• Minimalist posters of memorable FIFA World Cup finals over the

years. The poster will incorporate elements from the final itself as well as from the World Cup that year in general.• Your task: to name the year that each of the below finals took place

in.• +5 for each correct answer, and a bonus +10 if you get all 8 correct.

Safety slide• And the answers are …

Answers1. 2006 (Zidane’s headbutt on Materazzi)2. 1938 (Last World Cup before WW2)3. 1994 (Roberto de Baggio’s infamous penalty miss)4. 1966 (Geoff Hurst’s goal that wasn’t a goal)5. 1950 (the “Maracanazo”)6. 2010 (note the references to the Vuvuzela and Paul the Octopus!)7. 1954 (the “Miracle of Bern”)8. 1986 (Maradona’s “Hand of God”)

Round 4• Bounce Pounce• Anti-clockwise, with Q1 being direct to the last team.• Standard rules: +10 on direct, +10 / -10 on pounce

Q1In the Mad Max universe, Immortan Joe is a warlord who rules over the "Citadel" - a cluster of three rock towers that sit above an aquifer of relatively fresh water. The citadel was taken over by him before the events of "Fury Road". The tall rocks of the citadel were a very strong defence and he failed in his first attempt. He takes inspiration from a real-life tactic used by a decorated war general X, who is wrongly identified in the comics as a Persian but was actually a Y. Identify X and Y, and what tactic was used?

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AnswerX – Tanaji Y – MarathaHe used a monitor lizard with a rope tied around its waist for climbing up the steep vertical rock face.

Q2• Located in Marina Bay, Singapore, the view from the grand stand of is

of the world's largest _________ which is completely made of steel. It is 5% larger than the soccer field at National Stadium Singapore. The platform can bear up to 1,070 tonnes, equivalent to the total weight of 9,000 people, 200 tonnes of stage props and three 30-tonne military vehicles. The gallery at the stadium has a seating capacity of 30,000 people.• FITB / ID what can be seen from the grand stand• (Photo in next slide)

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AnswerWorld's largest floating stage

Q3.• "If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would

men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God!"• The above quotation was introduced to X by his editor, who was

himself an author of repute in the same genre, in 1941. Inspired by the above, X went on to base one of his most famous short stories Y on the quote. Y was then adapted into a full-fledged novel in 1989 by X, a few years before his death.• Identify X and Y.

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Answer• X - Isaac Asimov• Y - Nightfall

Q4.

Brand new jersey for which team?What additional feature has been added to the jersey?

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Answer• Afghani women's football team • Has an in-built hijab

Q5.• X was produced as a result of the series Y's considerable budgetary

restrictions and being unable to afford the $25,000–$35,000 needed to move the production trucks to a new location. The series creator remarked: "We were hopelessly over budget ... And we needed to come up with what is called a bottle episode, set in one location."• X is arguably the show's most polarizing episode. It has been widely

praised by critics; several publications have described it one of the series' finest episodes, particularly for its cinematography and for the dynamic between the lead characters. On the other hand, the episode remains the subject of very mixed reception from audiences, some ranking it among the worst episodes. • Identify X and Y

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Answer• X - Fly• Y – Breaking Bad

Q6.• The first X is said to have begun shortly after World War 2 by Oakland

businessman Wilfred Winckenbach. • The first structured X was started in 1962 by the same guy. • Soon, X spread to various universities and many professors were

involved, leading to multiple seminars on the subject, teaching people about the art of winning Xs.• Id X.

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Answer• X - Sports Fantasy League

Q7.• The ads were a hit among the Indian audience. This can be gauged

from the huge fan following on social networking sites such as Facebook, Orkut and Twitter. There are more than 200 pages based on A having over 250000 fans, growing daily. The ads were also viewed by thousands of people on Youtube.• C received the first B 2009 Glitterbox Award, for replacing the ____

with more humane alternatives in their ads. The A were split in two parts - the body and the head. The body was made using a special material stuffed with foam in some places (notably around the stomach) while the head was created using a harder material called Perspex.• Id A,B,C

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Answer• A - Zoozoo• B - PETA• C – Vodafone

Q8.• This meme of Jean Luc Piccard from Star Trek is believed to be the

inspiration for a logo which was designed by Felix Sockwell, though he denies that it was his inspiration.• He says the logo was based on the entity that the logo represented.• Name the entity / logo.• (Picture on next slide)

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Q9.What is being described?(1) Think of the hair as two croquet hoops. The nose curves up just a bit. The mouth is constructed like two coconut halves. The collars rests a trifle below the chin line.(2) The hair is hiding two bowling balls. Same lashes as (4) and (5)(3) Basic head shape is kinda like a tin can. Slight flare at the top of the head. Has nine points of hair.(4)Has 8 points of hair constructed in groups of 3,3,2. Necklace is off- center on her neck.(5)Almost similar to (4) except hair is stubbier and has only 3 eyelashes.

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Answer• The steps that the animators of the Simpsons follow.

Q10.• "If you’ve ever noticed the scoring system’s similarity to a clock face,

you’re not alone. “That’s the theory I think is most common—that you’re just playing your way around the clock,” Carillo said. It makes even more sense when you know that in medieval numerology, the number 60 was considered a nice, round number, the way 100 is a satisfying set of digits today.• Finally, the Europeans were preoccupied with astronomy and sextant

(one-sixth of a circle), which is 60 degrees, so they may have scored the game around the completion of a perfect circle."• What is this Mental Floss article talking about?

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Answer• Scoring system in tennis.

Q11.Connect• Air Canada• AT&T• Fedex• Time Warner Cable• Pepsi• Barclays• American Airlines

• Philips• Verizon• Toyota• Staples• Wells Fargo• United• Oracle

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AnswerNBA Arena Sponsors.

Q12.• Shown in the next slide is the scorecard of the first innings of a Test

match between India and England at Edgbaston in 1967. An experimental playing XI was chosen by India because of injuries to their front-line seamers, and this experiment seemed to have worked in their favour when they bowled out England for 298 on a slow pitch in the first innings; sadly, some inept batting resulted in a loss by 132 runs, and the 'experiment' was never repeated again.

• Look at the scorecard and identify the 'experiment' mentioned.

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Answer• This is the only Test match that the famed spin quartet of Bedi,

Prasanna, Chandrasekhar, and Venkataraghavan played together in.

Q13.• During the filming of Django Unchained, DiCaprio found it very

difficult during shooting to use so many racial slurs. At that point, X, an American producer/actor pulled DiCaprio and said "Hey, M*****f*****, get over there. It’s just another Tuesday for us. Let’s get going."

• ID X who helped DiCaprio to use the "N-word" for the film.

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AnswerX - Samuel Jackson

Q14.• "It has got to do with a tradition that we have among the Rajputs.

During festivals and special occasions, we have professional sword-fighters perform with a sword in each hand, moving them in that fashion. It’s called ‘talwaar baazi’. I only had one bat with me so I did it with one hand."• The above quote was made by the player X in July 2014 when he was

asked to explain something he did in the course of one of India's most memorable overseas victories.• Give me X and what he was describing.

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AnswerRavindra Jadeja after his 50 at Lord’s

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