1. B Y TA M A L D U T TA ENQUIRY SESSION

2. INFINITE POUNCE. 20 Questions. +10 on bounce. +10/-10 on pounce. First 10 clockwise. Last 10 anti-clockwise. 3. 1. Connect the two characters. 4. THEY NEVER LIGHT THE CIGARETTE THEY CARRY. 5. 2. According to a detailed analysis on Slate.com, Kyle Beckerman did it like a guy caught posing for his mug shot, Ioannis Maniatis did it like a hip-hop dancer, Javad Nekounam like a disapproving dad, Jefferson Montero like an automaton. John Boye turned too much, while DaMarcus Beasley did not turn at all. The website concluded that Benot Assou-Ekotto did it the best. He was graceful, funny, relaxed and made it look like a joyous invitation to come to his place and watch some Adventure Time. What is being talked about? 6. FIFA WORLD CUP ARM FOLDING. 7. 3. Sheriff William Federspiel, from Saginaw County Jail in the US state of Michigan, recently told US media their classic prison jumpsuit was now seen as a fashion item. And he did not want anyone confused about who belongs behind bars and who is merely making a fashion statement. Federspiel said people thought it was cool to look like an inmate of the Saginaw County Jail. Wearing these bright jumpsuits out at the mall or in public. This prompted a decision to replace them with a black and white striped jumpsuit similar to styles of prison uniform from the early 20th century. What did Federspiel blame for the sudden rise in popularity of these bright jumpsuits? 8. ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK. THE ORANGE JUMPSUITS SHOWN IN THE NETFLIX SHOW. 9. 4. Pedro Bravo, 20, stands accused of kidnapping and strangling his friend Christian Aguilar, 18, in September 2012 when they shared a room at the University of Florida. The murder trial at the Alachua County Criminal Justice Centre, Florida, last week, heard how the men had argued over Aguilar dating Bravo's ex-girlfriend, Erika Friman. What appears to be a pretty common murder case has gained great media scrutiny because of something that Bravo did at the time of Aguilars death, which has made him the lead suspect in the case and has also highlighted how technology can unwittingly be an accomplice to a murder. What did Pedro Bravo do? 10. HE ASKED SIRI WHERE TO HIDE THE BODY. (AND SIRI PROVIDED A LIST OF POSSIBLE PLACES.) 11. 5. X was an American baseball player who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. A seven-time All-Star and six-time World Series champion, X was twice named the Most Valuable Player. When the Yankees began their 1939 spring training, it was clear that X was physically unwell. His running was affected, and at one point he collapsed at the field. By the end of spring training, he had not hit a home run. He was considered an excellent base runner, but as the 1939 season got under way, his coordination and speed had deteriorated significantly. As his condition worsened, he arrived at the Mayo Clinic. After extensive testing, the diagnosis of Y was confirmed. The prognosis was grim: rapidly increasing paralysis, difficulty in swallowing and speaking, and a life expectancy of less than three years, although there would be no impairment of mental functions. The cause was unknown but it was painless, non-contagious and cruel the motor function of the central nervous system is destroyed but the mind remains fully aware to the end. After his death in 1941, the disease Y became popularly known as Xs disease. ID X and Y. 12. X - LOU GEHRIG. Y - AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS). 13. 6. X, named after one of the most popular characters in literature, is an upcoming novel by Anthony Horowitz. It begins with the line, Does anyone believe what happened at Y? The plot description reads : The death of X has created a poisonous vacuum, which has been swiftly filled by a fiendish new mastermind who has risen to take his place. Ably assisted by inspector Athelney Jones, Frederick Chase must forge a path through the darkest corners of the capital to shine light on this shadowy figure, a man much feared but seldom seen, a man determined to engulf the city in a tide of murder and menace. ID X and Y. 14. X MORIARTY. Y REICHENBACH FALLS. 15. 7. Put funda. 16. PEOPLE UPLOADING BRAZIL VS. GERMANY MATCH ON PORN SITES. 17. 8. The movie X, digitally restored, was released for the first time on 17th January, 2014, in theatres, 26 years after its video release. Wikipedia states the genre of the movie as Experimental. The movie employs a nonlinear narrative and an absurdist storyline to satire, mythology, arts, politics and philosophy. The movie has been greatly praised by critics for its unconventional approach and has even been described as a LSD trip. Which movie? 18. OM-DAR-B-DAR. 19. 9. Why is this movie in news? 20. HEAD OF THE CENTRAL BOARD OF FILM CERTIFICATION, RAKESH KUMAR, ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF BRIBERY FOR PASSING THIS FILM. 21. 10. The village of Shibniwas in Nadia, motivated by the efforts of a young man named Anjan Sukul, has been celebrating a certain occasion on 18th August every year since 1998. The village hosts cultural and social activities like tribal dance, drawing competition, senior citizen walk and a boat race on the Churni river. What does the village celebrate? 22. INDEPENDENCE DAY. (SHIBNIWAS WAS ADDED TO PAKISTAN FIRST, BUT WAS SHIFTED BACK TO INDIA ON 18TH AUGUST, 1947.) 23. 11. In late May, 2014, Thailand's military said that they were monitoring a new form of silent resistance to the coup. Col. Sukhondhapatipak told the press : If it is an obvious form of resistance, then we have to control it so it doesn't cause any disorder in the country. We know it comes from the movies and let's say it represents resistance against the authorities. If a single individual does this, we are not going to arrest him or her.", he said. But if it is a political gathering of five people or more, then we will have to take some action. If it persists, then we will have to make an arrest. What silent resistance is being talked about that stands for Thank you, Admiration and Goodbye? 24. THE HUNGER GAMES SALUTE. 25. 12. Conversation from The Guardians of the Galaxy after Peter Quill brings the other Guardians to his ship : Gamora : And Quill... Your ship is filthy. Peter Quill [to Rocket] : She has no idea. If I had a blacklight, this place would look like a X painting. ID X. 26. JACKSON POLLOCK. 27. 13. X is a collective name for many Cartoon Network original series which were produced by Hanna-Barbera and Cartoon Network Studios, with smaller studios focusing on individual projects. During its time, the X line spawned 15 original programs for Cartoon Network. In 2003, Cartoon Network stopped using the X moniker for its original animation. Dexter's Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, I Am Weasel, The Powerpuff Girls, Ed, Edd n Eddy, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Sheep in the Big City and Codename : Kids Next Door were some of the series of the X line. ID X. 28. CARTOON CARTOONS. 29. 14. Filmography of Niels Arden Oplev as director : Portland (1996) Headbang I Hovedlandet (1997) Fukssvansen (2001) We Shall Overcome (2006) Worlds Apart (2008) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) Dead Man Down (2013) Kapgang (2014) X (2016) ID X. 30. DEITY. 31. 15. Dave Clipson recently released a YouTube video concluding that this is the average face of X, and showing how he arrived at this conclusion. ID X. 32. THE DOCTOR. 33. 16. God is a Gamer is an upcoming novel by Ravi Subramaniam. It is being promoted by Penguin India as the Worlds First X Thriller. The plot description reads : Aditya runs a struggling gaming company. Varun, a part-time drug dealer and full-time genius, enters the scene and turns around the company before disaster strikes. A banker dies when the rooftop of a high-rise building proves too slippery. A finance minister who wears his heart on his sleeve has made some promises that he is finding hard to keep. A bomb goes off in Washington, sending the FBI on a wild goose chase in Mumbai. This prompts the investigators to explore the X angle and illegal transactions. ID X. 34. BITCOIN. 35. 17. Diego Trujillo is playing the lead role in the Latin American TV show Metastasis developed by Sony. Some of the characters in the TV show are called Jose Miguel Rosas, Henry and Maria Navarro, Saul Beno, Gustavo Cortes. Why is the TV show getting much attention? 36. REMAKE OF BREAKING BAD. 37. 18. Connect and explain. 38. ISIS. (JAMES FOLEY WAS BEHEADED BY ISIS. STERLING ARCHER WORKS FOR A FICTIONAL ORGANIZATION CALLED ISIS.) 39. 19. Xenia Ignatyeva fell nine meters to her death from a railway bridge in St. Petersburg, Russia. Courtney Sanford was driving along Interstate 85, a US highway, when her car crashed and she died. Isabella Fracchiolla died after falling 18 meters onto jagged rocks in the Italian seaside town of Taranto. Oscar Otero Aguilar, a Mexico City resident died after accidentally shooting himself in the head. A 14-year-old died in Pasig City after she accidentally slipped and fell from the stairs of her school building. All of these deaths occurred in 2014. How are they connected? 40. DIED WHILE TRYING TO TAKE A SELFIE. 41. 20. IMDb recently released a list of 50 Favourite Sports Movies or TV shows. The list featured three movies by Indian/Indian-origin directors. Name the three movies. 42. LAGAAN. CHAK DE! INDIA. BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM. 43. LIST-IT ROUND. Written Round. 7 items. +5 for each. -5 for each extra item, if any team lists more than 7 items. +20 for a full house. 44. RIP ROBIN WILLIAMS. President Obama on Robin Williams : Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang Peter Pan, and everything in between. For every character mentioned, list the most famous movie where Robin Williams played the character. Time : 120 seconds. 45. AIRMAN GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM. 46. DOCTOR PATCH ADAMS. 47. GENIE ALADDIN. 48. NANNY MRS. DOUBTFIRE. 49. PRESIDENT NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM. 50. PROFESSOR GOOD WILL HUNTING. 51. BANGARANG PETER PAN HOOK. 52. THE MISSING LETTER. Fake plot descriptions of movies with one letter removed from its title. Written Round. 10 questions. +10 for each. +30 for a full house. 53. EXAMPLE. Narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor, it is a sentimental documentary about a poor family moving to a Slavic nation for twelve years. 12 Years A Slav. 54. 1. An animated movie about a little dog (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson) who moves to a large city with hopes of becoming an author. 55. 2. A horror movie with Al Pacino starring as a man who has a botched plastic surgery and now has a 1983 Buick Roadmaster as a face. 56. 3. Tom Hanks plays a delusional scientist who trains more than a dozen chickens to go to space. 57. 4. Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart play perfectly normal human beings. 58. 5. A force-wielding husband and wife are hired to kill each other. 59. 6. Wow. Very sports. Ben Stiller. Movie good. Much comedy. 60. 7. A documentary about a famous director who died due to a STD infection. 61. 8. Jeff Bridges stars a man who loves women, men and bowling. 62. 9. Aaron Paul plays a net-addicted slacker who gets high by downloading torrents. 63. 10. Four frustrated high school friends take a vow to overcome their math difficulties before graduating. 64. ANSWERS 65. 1. An animated movie about a little dog (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson) who moves to a large city with hopes of becoming an author. 66. PUP FICTION. 67. 2. A horror movie with Al Pacino starring as a man who has a botched plastic surgery and now has a 1983 Buick Roadmaster as a face. 68. CARFACE. 69. 3. Tom Hanks plays a delusional scientist who trains more than a dozen chickens to go to space. 70. POLLO 13. 71. 4. Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart play perfectly normal human beings. 72. MEN. 73. 5. A force-wielding husband and wife are hired to kill each other. 74. MR. AND MRS. SITH. 75. 6. Wow. Very sports. Ben Stiller. Movie good. Much comedy. 76. DOGEBALL. 77. 7. A documentary about a famous director who died due to a STD infection. 78. ITCHCOCK. 79. 8. Jeff Bridges stars a man who loves women, men and bowling. 80. THE BI LEBOWSKI. 81. 9. Aaron Paul plays a net-addicted slacker who gets high by downloading torrents. 82. NEED FOR SEED. 83. 10. Four frustrated high school friends take a vow to overcome their math difficulties before graduating. 84. AMERICAN PI.