The LeftoversAmur Ghose

Forget what you heard, this is what you’re hearing

● Listen to the words of our prophet, DMX

● This isn’t a sitcom quiz

● This is a largely MELA-ish Gen quiz with a lot of TV questions, but also with

questions on non-TV and tangential topics such as ads/video games etc.

● There are some anime questions too

● 18 Qs for prelims

● 8 teams qualify

● 16 + Written + 16 + connect in mains

Prelim - Q1

On the next slide we have some female characters of great plot importance in one

of the worst reviewed TV shows of all time. Russian newspapers called it an

unmitigated disaster, a mangling of a great work.

Nevertheless, even after this, there was enough interest in the author to try

starting a series in 2007, several years later. The series grew, and eventually, they

released their latest element recently with a focus on the same women you see on

the next slide, which was a hit that you may have heard of.

A generic answer will do.

Prelims - Q2 - 2 points

On the next slide, you will see the cover art of _______ ____, one of the greatest

pieces of literature written by a black author - Ralph Ellison, that coincidentally

shares its name with an older, more well known novel.

The author chose this name after feeling that American liberals and Marxists

seldom paid any heed to him or his community, and thus went with this title.

Recently, this was not-so-subtly referenced as the cover art of a fictional novel

within TV. Just like Ellison, this fictional writer within TV came from a lower-class

background and felt forced and ignored by a similar community.

2 points, one each.

Prelims - Q3

Simply ID the source.

Prelims - Q4

This practice was probably not in use till the 1800s, when the first recorded cases

of this begin to appear.

In Roman times, this was somewhat more hardcore, and in very rare cases,

snakes were used to carry it out.

Sometimes, far-left or far-right parties will adopt the _____ as a symbol, to signify

that something is quite Hamlet-like.

Specific phrase, 2 words.

Prelims - Q5

Listen carefully and ID the song being sampled.

(Artist will fetch half a point)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74TFS8r_SMI

Prelims - Q6

Though better known as a singer, X is one of the best icons for farming and

working class Americans alive and helped boost Bernie Sanders’ popularity

amongst the same. He’s performed at Farm Aid since 1985, and is among the

founding members.

X says the inspirations for Farm Aid came from his own album naming choices,

and were spurred by the comments of Bob Dylan. Written in 1972, X composed

_______ amidst the farmlands of California, and has always felt that it was his

most popular album amongst farmers and blue-collar workers.

Prelims Q7

The following is “Molitva”, the winning entry of Eurovision 2007.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSueQN1QvV4

The song was hugely popular in Serbia and all other Slavic countries, including

Russia. However, in several of them, the translation of the song had to be altered

very slightly to suit local tastes.

Simply explain ( funda will do, nothing specific here )

Prelims Q8 - 2 points

Tower of the hand - the premier site for ASOIAF discussion - has run several polls

on the _________ ________ option, even before it was forced.

The possibility was considered as early as 2010, even before Game of Thrones

had begun airing, based on the empirical rates earlier and the speculation only

grew as Brandon Sanderson was tasked to write A Memory of Light.

Explain the discussion ( one point ) and FITB ( specific, one more point )

Prelims Q9

_____ hunting is one of the British Conservative Party’s biggest obsessions , and

a constant tussling point between the Tories and Labour. The tradition occupation

of the nobility, this has already been banned in several countries in Europe, and

thus this activity was a hot topic in the recent May-Corbyn campaign.

None of this, however, was on the mind of the guys who chose the name - they

just wanted something that sounded “Weird and English” to fit with the aesthetic

and make their band appear fancier than it was.

Prelims Q10

/b/ describes this as “the ideal video meme template. Quick cuts. Quick photos.

Surreal imagery. Avant garde. For the truly patrician pepes.”

There are many video meme templates, but this is perhaps the most famous one.

It will usually involve 90 seconds with various frames and facial closeups with

random text in between.

Specific answer only pls.

Prelims Q11 - 2 points.

When working on the set of Xena : The Warrior Princess in 1995, Mary Elizabeth

McGlynn fell off a horse and broke her kneecap. Unable to find any acting work

thereafter, she took on a directing job some years later, on a product then freshly

imported to America.

This would go on to define the genre and be held up as a masterpiece. At the

time, however, she felt that it would fail - and rightly so. The work was under-

produced, ran with a low budget and had all the makings of a disaster, and no one

expected it to be any good, since generally work of this category was considered

inferior - and still is. However, this particular example is held as the finest of this

category, even by people who look down on it.

Prelims Q12

Though the 2006 film is what propelled him to fame, this character’s origins lie in

TV. In a short, two-episode series, he appears in various locations in the UK.

The actions in the UK were far tamer and more measured than the ones in the

USA. Mostly, however, the method remains the same. _____ goes around

Cambridge and Oxford, asking students and professors if they think women and

“Pakis” should be able to study there. He also tries to learn a sport, but derails it

by ranting about jews.

Simply name the character/explain the 2006 rise to fame.

Prelims Q13

What practical reason is very commonly cited by the creators and actors of Silicon

Valley to keep their show light-hearted and comedic instead of gradually shifting

into drama ?

Prelims Q14 - 2 points

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia has simultaneously managed to be one of the best comedy shows on

TV, and also the least awarded. As a snub towards the Emmies, it decided to hold an “award episode”.

IASIP revolves around people running a pub, so in this episode, they compete for a fictional “best bar

award” and fail to win. In the process, they try to attract black customers to improve diversity, but worry too

many black customers may make them a black bar, which don’t win awards ( a parody on the “diverse”

casts and token minorities in modern sitcoms ) . They also wonder if their location is causing problems,

but then realize “that bar down the street” has been winning awards, whereas they haven’t. This is a nod

to the fact that IASIP airs on FX, which is somewhat of a small channel.

1) Who appear in this episode as the black customers ?

2) Which “bar down the street” show on FX is IASIP angry about ?

Prelims Q15

A X’s Y represents an increase of roughly 8.3% over an usual Y. This allows a

nice pun with the title - the narrator is a X telling a X’s Y worth of stories instead of

Y. The author of the book stated that initially, the surname was going to be

different, but the opportunity to make the pun caused the name change.

Give both. Half each.

Prelims Q16

Some of the more unexpected elements on this list include :

● Phineas and Ferb, episode “Mission Marvel”

● The Simpsons - in Comic Book Guy’s store

● The Big Bang Theory - “The Excelsior Acquisition”

These elements stand out in that they are from TV shows that do not focus on this

area. I had to cherrypick the list significantly to get them, if that gives you a clue.

What is being described ? This phenomenon is more well-known in movies, and

may end soon.

Prelim - Q17

In 1996, one of the strangest political sights to grace American history occurred in

the Democratic National Congress. Banking on the dancing skills of Bill and Hillary

( who were, to be fair, more attractive back then ) the democratic party put on the

_____ and danced for four very weird minutes to project - in their words - a “...hip,

energetic, multi-culti image of the Democratic Party on national TV...” and to

increase minority outreach. As bizarre as this sounds now, back then, the song

and the dance was a democratic party anthem - reaching Al Gore as well.

Observe the next slide to get an idea of what this may be.

Q18 - A series of scenes from Better Call Saul.

FITB.

Answers begin

Q1 - Ciri and Yennefer, the Witcher

Q2

Q3

J. Peterman Catalogue

Q4

This practice was probably not in use till the 1800s, when the first recorded cases

of this begin to appear.

In Roman times, this was somewhat more hardcore, and in very rare cases,

snakes were used to carry it out.

Sometimes, far-left or far-right parties will adopt the _____ as a symbol, to signify

that something is quite Hamlet-like.

Specific phrase, 2 words.

Ans : Rotten Tomatoes

Prelims - Q5

Listen carefully and ID the song being sampled.

(Artist will fetch half a point)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74TFS8r_SMI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTsDcjHj54M

Prelims - Q6

Though better known as a singer, X is one of the best icons for farming and

working class Americans alive and helped boost Bernie Sanders’ popularity

amongst the same. He’s performed at Farm Aid since 1985, and is among the

founding members.

X says the inspirations for Farm Aid came from his own album naming choices,

and were spurred by the comments of Bob Dylan. Written in 1972, X composed

_______ amidst the farmlands of California, and has always felt that it was his

most popular album amongst farmers and blue-collar workers.

Prelims Q7

The following is “Molitva”, the winning entry of Eurovision 2007.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSueQN1QvV4

The song was hugely popular in Serbia and all other Slavic countries, including

Russia. However, in several of them, the translation of the song had to be altered

very slightly to suit local tastes.

Simply explain ( funda will do, nothing specific here )

Gender change in pronouns

Marija serifovic is gay, which doesn’t go over very well in Russia

Prelims Q8 - 2 points

Tower of the hand - the premier site for ASOIAF discussion - has run several polls

on the _________ ________ option, even before it was forced.

The possibility was considered as early as 2010, even before Game of Thrones

had begun airing, based on the empirical rates earlier and the speculation only

grew as Brandon Sanderson was tasked to write A Memory of Light.

Explain the discussion ( one point ) and FITB ( specific, one more point )

Fullmetal Alchemist

Prelims Q9

_____ hunting is one of the British Conservative Party’s biggest obsessions , and

a constant tussling point between the Tories and Labour. The tradition occupation

of the nobility, this has already been banned in several countries in Europe, and

thus this activity was a hot topic in the recent May-Corbyn campaign.

None of this, however, was on the mind of the guys who chose the name - they

just wanted something that sounded “Weird and English” to fit with the aesthetic.

Prelims Q10

/b/ describes this as “the ideal video meme template. Quick cuts. Quick photos.

Surreal imagery. Avant garde. For the truly patrician pepes.”

There are many video meme templates, but this is perhaps the most famous one.

It will usually involve 90 seconds with various frames and facial closeups with

random text in between.

Specific answer only pls.

Prelims Q11 - 2 points.

When working on the set of Xena : The Warrior Princess in 1995, Mary Elizabeth

McGlynn fell off a horse and broke her kneecap. Unable to find any acting work

thereafter, she took on a directing job some years later, on a product then freshly

imported to America.

This would go on to define the genre and be held up as a masterpiece. At the

time, however, she felt that it would fail - and rightly so. The work was under-

produced, ran with a low budget and had all the makings of a disaster, and no one

expected it to be any good, since generally work of this category was considered

inferior - and still is. However, this particular example is held as the finest of this

category, even by people who look down on it.

Prelims Q12

Though the 2006 film is what propelled him to fame, this character’s origins lie in

TV. In a short, two-episode series, he appears in various locations in the UK.

The actions in the UK were far tamer and more measured than the ones in the

USA. Mostly, however, the method remains the same. _____ goes around

Cambridge and Oxford, asking students and professors if they think women and

“Pakis” should be able to study there. He also tries to learn a sport, but derails it

by ranting about jews.

Simply name the character/explain the 2006 rise to fame.

Prelims Q13

What practical reason is very commonly cited by the creators and actors of Silicon

Valley to keep their show light-hearted and comedic instead of gradually shifting

into drama ?

Timeslot is after GoT

Prelims Q14 - 2 points

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia has simultaneously managed to be one of the best comedy shows on

TV, and also the least awarded. As a snub towards the Emmies, it decided to hold an “award episode”.

IASIP revolves around people running a pub, so in this episode, they compete for a fictional “best bar

award” and fail to win. In the process, they try to attract black customers to improve diversity, but worry too

many black customers may make them a black bar, which don’t win awards ( a parody on the “diverse”

casts and token minorities in modern sitcoms ) . They also wonder if their location is causing problems,

but then realize “that bar down the street” has been winning awards, whereas they haven’t. This is a nod

to the fact that IASIP airs on FX, which is somewhat of a small channel.

1) Who appear in this episode as the black customers ?

2) Which “bar down the street” show on FX is IASIP angry about ?

The Wire, Louie

Prelims Q15

A X’s Y represents an increase of roughly 8.3% over an usual Y. This allows a

nice pun with the title - the narrator is a X telling a X’s Y worth of stories instead of

Y. The author of the book stated that initially, the surname was going to be

different, but the opportunity to make the pun caused the name change.

Give both. Half each.

Baker’s Dozen, 13 reasons why

Prelims Q16

Some of the more unexpected elements on this list include :

● Phineas and Ferb, episode “Mission Marvel”

● The Simpsons - in Comic Book Guy’s store

● The Big Bang Theory - “The Excelsior Acquisition”

These elements stand out in that they are from TV shows that do not focus on this

area. I had to cherrypick the list significantly to get them, if that gives you a clue.

What is being described ? This phenomenon is more well-known in movies, and

may end soon.

Stan Lee cameo

Prelim - Q17

In 1996, one of the strangest political sights to grace American history occurred in

the Democratic National Congress. Banking on the dancing skills of Bill and Hillary

( who were, to be fair, more attractive back then ) the democratic party put on the

_____ and danced for four very weird minutes to project - in their words - a “...hip,

energetic, multi-culti image of the Democratic Party on national TV...” and to

increase minority outreach. As bizarre as this sounds now, back then, the song

and the dance was a democratic party anthem - reaching Al Gore as well.

Observe the next slide to get an idea of what this may be.

The Macarena

Q18 - A series of scenes from Better Call Saul.

First rule of Fight Club

Mains

Anticlockwise

+15/-10 Pounce

+10/0 Bounce

Q1

If this came before their fame…

What came afterwards ?

Pictured : Four fine southern gents,

sometime and somewhere near

the border of Texas and Louisiana

You thought this was only classy TV ?

Q2

Some choice quotations about this three word phrase from various critics :

“... synonymous with a specific brand of ….. comedy...”

“....The mating call…. of the hacky, incompetent stand up comic...”

And finally, one from Urban Dictionary that chooses to be ironic and provides the literal definition :

“...a way of asking someone what is going on. usually used when asking what someone is doing that evening.“

Provide both phrase and show. Phrase is practically synonymous with the show, though it actually occurs rarely within it.

Q3

“Training Day”, a 2001 film, depicts the relationship of Ethan Hawke playing a

young, white police officer assigned to work with a senior, corrupt black cop. The

black cop, played by Denzel Washington, works with the gangsters of Harlem and

is ruthless to the Black community. His ways disgust Ethan Hawke’s character,

and eventually, he dies. The movie features Denzel’s character roughing up

suspects, planting evidence, and dealing with gangsters - all aspects that would

be replicated, with a healthy addition of Trump campaign motifs, in what ?

Note : Looking for a specific answer.

The Ricklantis mixup

Q4

Assuming we have Wifi while conducting…….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYRjnMIDYcY

What was the above based on ?

The chicken dance, Arrested Development

Q5

The following is a popular fan theory for the show - which, unlike its name, had its

most iconic scenes shot in Canada - based on the four horsemen of the

Apocalypse.

Season 1 stars ____ as Disease - a horseman who spreads lies and corrupts the

innocent, weak-willed primary protagonist into evil. He rides into small towns, and

leaves them corrupted.

Season 2 is about War - the conflict between rival families. This season is by far

the bloodiest, with organized gang-fighting between equal forces.

Season 3 draws strong parallels between ____ and Famine - difficulties with food

and the relentless hunger for wealth.

Fargo

Lorne Malvo, V.M.Varga

Q6

The following slide contains a painting depicting King Agamemnon, preparing to

carry something out in order to win the Trojan War.

What is he doing ? And why would this be noted - by the Atlantic, the Slate, and

elsewhere - to be a TV influence ?

Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter, Iphigenia

A myth that later influenced the scene of Stannis burning Shireen Baratheon

Q7

The term derives from the fact that these would commonly take place on Star Trek

when the crew ran out of budget, thus, it would feature no planets and occur

entirely on the ship, as a ship in a _____ .

An important subversion of this case happens when a writer chooses to go against

this rule just to show off his skills. In this case, a writer may write a script for a

____ _____ to demonstrate his powers. The most famous example is ___ ______

__________, which was rejected at first and pushed through to become a classic

episode, making the show famous in the first place.

Bottle Episode

The Chinese Restaurant, Seinfeld

Q8

Though the song naming makes no sense, the band confirms that this is, indeed,

a reference to the book. However, in their typical fashion, this is just a random

choice that happens to sound cool and “has nothing to do with mass murder”.

Picture on next slide may help.

In Cold Blood - Alt-J, Daljeet Dhaliwal

Q9

This organization sponsored a parody of Game of Thrones with a new advisor

who takes the place of Eddard Stark. ID the group based on the screenshots that

follow.

Reason + Libertarian Party USA

Q10

What exactly is the literary comparison being drawn here, based on the similar

names and narrative arcs - the other example substituting three men of great

power and ambition for dragons ?

Dagny Taggart, Atlas Shrugged

Francisco d'Anconia, John Galt, Ragnar Danneskjöld being the three heads

Q11

The place is supposed to be closest in terms of inspiration to the “Cult of the ____

altar”, which itself derives from Lovecraft’s Dreams in the Witch House.

The song is intimately partnered with another song on the same album. ______

_______ describes the two songs as being one of a pair - both depressing, but

while ____ is “a personal song of nihilism, suicide, giving up” the other is an

“apocalyptic orgy of the mellotron..a song for the end of the human race…” in his

“classics review” segment.

Name both. For a bonus of +10, who describes these songs ?

Epitaph, In the Court of the Crimson King

Q12

Apart from being known for his most famous series of books (one of them originally written

to be an episode), the person whose name will get you full points was a minor yet extremely

popular contributor to Doctor Who. The author independently wrote The Pirate Planet and

co-wrote City of Death under the pseudonym-David Agnew, both of which appeared in

Season 17 (1979-1980) of the cult show.

Apart from these two, a third episode titled ‘Shada’ was also written by him but remained

unreleased due the rampant inflation and union strikes in England during the time. However,

efforts from the fans and producers have succeeded in restoring the episode which will be

available for a digital download on November 24 and has brought joy to the fans of the TV

show and the author alike.

Identify the writer of these three episodes

Doug Adams

Q13

Given on the next few slides are a couple of paintings by Margaret Keane, on

whose life the film ‘Big Eyes’ was based, as a matter of fact. The animators of a

certain show X named her as one of their major influences. One of the characters

in the show, that of a kindergarten teacher, was also named after her. Identify X

The Powerpuff Girls

Q14

Shown below is Polina Gagarina ( who somehow randomly collaborated with

Eminem ) performing one of her better known songs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT8ElbZTGdg

The video contains a nod to a 2011 video game, which later became well known in

other forms instead. Polina was very tangentially involved - being a Russian

neighbour, after all - and thus the fan theory goes that she put those in as a nod to

the will of _____ _____.

Q15 - Quizzers of IITK, what do they know ?

Q16

To the right : a cover for The Shape of Water

( a new movie by Del Toro ) .

Look at it carefully and give me a sci-fi book.

( Cover art and imagery matters here )

Discworld written Round

Trying my hand at winner-takes-it-all :

● Award yourself 2*n^2, n = number of answers correct

● You only need to ID the reference. No discworld knowledge required.

● The max-value looks high, but hopefully there’ll be stumps.

Q1

Twoflower in Discworld comes from the far-off Eastern half of the world, standing

in for China. He introduces a foreign concept to the city of Ankh-Morpork which he

calls, in his strange fashion, the reflected-sound-of-underground-spirits for better

spice and silk trading with the city.

Although it seems like no one understands him, Ankh-Morpork does seem to

benefit from the introduction. One of Terry’s most subtle puns, this may take a

while to crack. Think simple.

Q2 - ID the reference. The book is Pyramids

"Go, tell the Ephebians — " he began.

The soldiers waited.

"What?" said Autocue after a while. "Go and tell

them what?"

The sergeant relaxed, like air being let out of a

balloon.

"Go and tell them, what kept you?" he said. On the

near horizon another column of dust was advancing.

This was more like it. If there was going to be a

massacre, then it ought to be shared by both sides.

Q3 -Reaper Man.

Q4

In soul music, the story follows the introduction of rock and roll to a medieval

world. The dean of the local magical university becomes a huge fan - he dresses

up in new styles and decides to fight against all his superiors by making random

statements.

This grows more and more frequent throughout the book, to the point where by

the end, all the dialogues by the Dean are written as “mumblemumble….” and

occur extremely frequently.

As a result, he is termed a ____ ____ _ ______.

Q5 - Finally, Night Watch

Exchange

Q1

Twoflower in Discworld comes from the far-off Eastern half of the world, standing

in for China. He introduces a foreign concept to the city of Ankh-Morpork which he

calls, in his strange fashion, the reflected-sound-of-underground-spirits for better

spice and silk trading with the city.

Although it seems like no one understands him, Ankh-Morpork does seem to

benefit from the introduction. One of Terry’s most subtle puns, this may take a

while to crack. Think simple.

Economics

Echo-gnomics

Q2 - ID the reference. The book is Pyramids

"Go, tell the Ephebians — " he began.

The soldiers waited.

"What?" said Autocue after a while. "Go and tell

them what?"

The sergeant relaxed, like air being let out of a

balloon.

"Go and tell them, what kept you?" he said. On the

near horizon another column of dust was advancing.

This was more like it. If there was going to be a

massacre, then it ought to be shared by both sides.

Q3 -Reaper Man.

Q4

In soul music, the story follows the introduction of rock and roll to a medieval

world. The dean of the local magical university becomes a huge fan - he dresses

up in new styles and decides to fight against all his superiors by making random

statements.

This grows more and more frequent throughout the book, to the point where by

the end, all the dialogues by the Dean are written as “mumblemumble….” and

occur extremely frequently.

As a result, he is termed a ____ ____ _ ______.

Rebel without a pause

Q5 - Finally, Night Watch

Q17

After immense pressure, fans got Hideo Kojima to do something - a feat in itself

given that Kojima does whatever the hell he wants. He decided to give it a try, and

ended up liking it a lot. What is it ? Why did the fans desire this ?

Playtest - Black Mirror

Q18

When bored - as he was often - he would often lend his voice to the recording of

audiobooks. This program, called the Blind Project led to his voice narrating iconic

works such as Flowers in the Attic ( V.C. Andrews ) and even Star Wars.

These audiobooks are now seeing a surge in popularity. Explain why - who is this

narrator ?

Q19

This event was traditionally held for 45 days for a duration of over 500 years. This

was one of the greatest marketplaces in the middle ages, and attracted merchants

from as far off as Turkey. There is no indication, however, that the exact

elements associated with this event could be purchased here.

Today, a small imitation is still held, acting as a major source of tourism for this

city in Yorkshire, England. However, the audience is now somewhat trashy and

tourist attendance is on a decline.

Scarborough Fair

Q20

What group of people ( assuming that they are physically fit - something that is

rarely true ) are selectively recruited by the air forces of South Korea and China,

and to a lesser extent Japan and Philippines ?

This activity is usually streamed on live television thanks to Samsung sponsorship

in the countries in question, and military ads are run concurrently.

Starcraft players

Q21

On the next slide, we see an image from one of the most critically acclaimed

episodes of The Good Place, a sitcom set in Heaven.

In this episode, God is tasked with teaching the humans in his control a little about

decision making under pressure. How does he do this ?

Take a closer look..and just name the episode.

The Trolley Problem

Q22

On the next slide, you see the poster for Bloodborne. The console’s answer to the

iconic Dark Souls trilogy, this game heavily draws from the anime/manga series

________ in terms of choice of weapon and plot twists. The level of violence is

also commensurate - Bloodborne is, as its name indicates, bloody. _______ is

violent enough to make “Attack on Titan look like Disney”.

One of the strangest plot twists occur if the player chooses to romance Arianna. In

this case, the Moon is cast over in a demonic event that causes Arianna to bear -

and miscarry - a demonic child, in what is an explicit nod to this series.

Berserk

Q23

The casting requirements for the actor imply that he should be of a very special

ethnic combination , with great skill in the usage of the sword he carries. As a

result, even though Los Angeles is one of the most diverse cities of the world,

Amazon’s casting calls for this TV show continue to be fruitless. His antagonist is

equally ethnically specific, and has proven just as hard to cast.

ID the source material, which went on to inspire contemporary classics such as

Blindsight, Neuromancer, Serial Experiments Lain amongst others.

Q24

Shown here on “Veep” we have one of the greatest influencers on politics in the

recent era - played by an actor who intentionally acts like an asshole for the role.

Yet he runs for no elections, has no wealth and certainly not much charisma - in

the show, he is called a “moon-faced hobbit”.

Who is this secretive individual, who had been called by the NYT as the world’s

unlikeliest media star ?

Q25

William F. Buckley’s show “Firing Line” marked the high point in conservative TV,

as it does now. This is the standard that “.....conservative publications such as

Commentary and National Review forever aspire to….and Fox News fails to

reach.”

With that in mind, ID Buckley’s most famous guest and debate partner from this

exchange below :

X : Sometimes I lose my temper debating the Vietnam war...but maybe not

tonight.

Buckley : No, not tonight...if you did, I’d smash you in the face.

Q26

Submission/Soumission is a controversial French novel by Michel Houllebecq. It

imagines a future in which an Islamic party allies with the left and wins the 2022

French election. The central thesis of Soumission is the name : humans like to

submit, either to a strong religion like Islam, or in a larger sense to civilization

itself.

The book attracted intense controversy upon release. However, it has gradually

become recognized as a fairly innovative work. In a recent interview with Der

Spiegel, X stated that “Despite all that...I find Houllebecq to be amongst the finest

of our times. Political heroism is solely lacking in our generation, and I feel like it

needs a revival...along with noblesse oblige.”

Why did the book attract the controversy ? And who is this admirer ?

Charlie Hebdo shooting day, Emmanuel Macron

Q27

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlTsYqUKWoY

This is a clip from “Sing Street”, mirroring the 80’s formation of a famous rock

group. The two primary boys in the video above are dressed in the manner of the

two primary members, and in the movie, they even meet the way those two met in

real life - the first found the second after hearing of his amazing instrumental skills.

In the clip, they play along the early style of this band, which was significantly

different and softer from what came after.

Give me both + band ( order not important )

Steven Patrick Morrissey, Johnny Marr, The Smiths

Q28

Catalonian independence for 8 seconds

Q29

On the next slide, we have a portrait of Max Stirner ( born Johann Kaspar Schmidt

) based on the caricature drawn by Friedrich Engels. Engels, Marx and Stirner

were roommates, and exchanged ideas quite often. Stirner is considered the

godfather of modern anarchism, with his own work : The Ego and Its Own.

Yet, none of that is relevant. Take a look at the caricature and name the iconic

character whose pose he inspired.

Q30

Slaughterhouse Five

Q31

http://www.nospoiler.com/y/yQ3hnIpBOVg

Yet another bojack. What is being referenced here ?

Q32

This is a generic MELA connect

● It is quite specific

● It may not be exhaustive

+80/-40

+60/-30

+40/-20

+20/-10