Lumiere | The MELA Quiz '16 Preliminary Round

LUMIERE 2016ELIMS

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Instructions

• Total 30 questions.

• No negative marking.

• Questions 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 (multiples of 5) are starred

questions and will be used to settle ties.

• If teams are tied on number of starred questions as well, then

the team to first get a question wrong in order is eliminated.

• Use of any form of electronic media will be considered as an

attempt to cheat and your team will be disqualified.

• Quizmaster’s decision will be final and binding and cannot be

challenged.

Q1

• Originally used as a form of entertainment and a morale booster

to the tired soldiers, it has developed over the years, dealing

with subject matters like society, religion, politics and romance.

• Especially the songs are erotic in sentiment and the dialogues

tend to be pungent in socio-political satire.

• Which genre of folk dance and popular music, that is believed

to have its origins in the Prakrit Gathas?

Answer

Lavani

Q2

• In Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita, the character played by

William Santesso is the origin of this eponymous term.

• According to Fellini, he took the name from an Italian dialect

word that describes a particularly annoying noise, that of a

buzzing mosquito.

• What term, which is used to refer to intrusive independent

contractors, unaffiliated to mainstream media organizations?

Answer

Paparazzi

Q3

• Which 80’s cult classic is being parodied in this video clip from

HIMYM (How I Met Your Mother) episode “The Slutty

Pumpkin” ?

• Video on next slide.

Answer

Top Gun

Q4

• This is John ____, an artist, an independent graphic designer, a

writer, and Typography professor at Drexel University.

• A self-taught artist and graphic designer, he has freelanced as a

lettering artist and logo design specialist since 1976.

• He is best known for his ambigrams, which he began

developing in the late 1960s and early 70s and for his

association with a famous author.

• What is his last name? And how did the aforementioned author

honour him in his works?

Answer

Langdon

Dan Brown named the character Robert Langdon after him.

Q5*.

• Released in June, 2011, the lyrics to this song refers to a male's

ability to impress his love interest with his dance moves, which

he compares to those of an enduring pop-culture icon, who later

acknowledged the song in an interview, calling the concept

"very flattering”.

• Which chartbuster?

• Image on next slide, which would probably give you a hint.

Answer

Moves Like Jagger

Q6

• X are a race of creatures living on the planet Kashyyyk.

• While regarded as intelligent, loyal and trusting beings, they are

known to go berserk when angry, to the point where they rip

people´s arms out of their sockets.

• A Star Wars fandom wiki is named for these creatures.

• ID X and give the name of a Star Wars wiki page.

Answer

X - Wookies & Wookiepedia

Q7

• "X Theme" is an instrumental composition by Henry Mancini

for a 1963 film of the same name.

• Also, an eponymous cartoon character, created for the film’s

opening credits, was animated in time to the tune.

• In 2005, the score was listed at #20 on AFI's 100 Years of Film

Scores.

• Id X.

Answer

The Pink Panther

Q8

• Published in 1868, X is set in Y's family home, Hillside, later

called the Wayside, in Concord, Massachusetts and is loosely

based on Y's childhood experiences.

• X was very well received and is still a popular children's novel

today, filmed several times. Early in her career, Y sometimes

used the pen name A. M. Barnard, under which she wrote

novels for young adults.

• ID X and Y.

Answer

X - Little Women & Y - Louisa May Alcott

Q9

• “__ __ __ __ __ ___(6 words)" is the opening phrase of

a soliloquy spoken by Prince Hamlet in the so-called "nunnery

scene” of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.

• It is one of the most widely known and quoted lines in modern

English, and the soliloquy has been referenced in innumerable

works of theatre, literature and music.

• Which phrase?

Answer

To be, or not to be

Q10*.

• The following image shows the player description and his

statistics (Source: ESPN Cricinfo) which tells about his brief

stint in first class cricket.

• His most memorable achievement in cricket could possibly be

claiming the wicket of the legendary batsman W.G. Grace, his

only wicket in first class career.

• Who? Better known for a different reason.

• Image on next slide.

Answer

Arthur Conan Doyle

Q11

• Amadeus____ is a fictional character in DC comics.

• His mother Elizabeth suffered from mental illness all her life

and his wife and daughter were brutally murdered by a mentally

unstable serial killer who had escaped from prison.

• Amadeus decided, then, as the sole heir to the family estate, to

remodel his family home in order to properly treat the mentally

ill.

• What was founded as a result?

Answer

Arkham Asylum/Hospital

Q12

• These are the special edition packs launched by Horlicks.

• The carton on the left is inspired from the paintings of which

artist while the carton on the right is inspired from which

famous art form?

• Image on next slide.

Answer

Jamini Roy & Madhubani art

Q13

• The Doors of Perception is a philosophical essay, released as a

book by Aldous Huxley in 1954.

• It details Huxley's experiences when taking mescaline (a drug

known for its hallucinogenic effects comparable to those of

LSD).

• The book takes the form of Huxley's recollection of a mescaline

trip that took place over the course of an afternoon in May

1953.

• The book was back in the news in October 2016 due to some

reasons.

• Why was this book back in news?

Answer

Stan Lee holds this book in his cameo appearance in

Dr. Strange

Q14

• "Everything Men Know About Women" is a book written by Dr. Alan

Francis which "distills years of research and thousands of interviews

to reveal the most comprehensive understanding of men's knowledge

and understanding of the opposite sex", as written in a review by a

reader.

• In this book, "the writer literally spells out everything men know on

topics ranging from making friends with women to satisfying women

in bed", as written in a review by another reader.

• The book is considered a worldwide best seller and its first edition is

a prized collector's item.

• However, it is famous for a very different reason amongst the readers.

• What is the reason behind its fame?

Answer

Its all pages are blank

Q15*

• This is a scene from the recently released movie by Disney

named "Moana".

• In this scene, the Maui and Moana encounter Kakamora, a tribe

of pirates.

• The scene pays an intentional homage to which other film?

Answer

Mad Max: Fury Road

Q16

Id both.

Answer

Simi Garewal & J Jayalalitha

Q17

• Pikotaro is a fictional singer-songwriter created and portrayed

by Daimaou Kosaka.

• He is also said to be the real life version of Borsalino from the

Japanese manga One Piece.

• Which is his most famous work, which has since garnered more

than 95 million views till date?

Answer

PPAP - Pen Pineapple Apple Pen

Q18

• It began as a small series of comics drawn by Kris Wilson at the

age of sixteen.

• Wilson was at home with strep throat and had doodled

some stick figure comics.

• The comic's authors attribute its success to its often

controversial nature, and the series is noted for its dark

humor and sometimes surrealistic approach.

• Which series that started off in 2005 and subsequently became a

common feature on social networking sites?

Answer

Cyanide & Happiness

Q19

• The author and the publishers thought that the initial title ‘The

Firemen’ was boring, so he called a fire station and asked what

temperature paper burned at.

• The firemen put him on hold while they burned a book, then

reported back the temperature.

• Which famous literary work that derived its current title from

the above incident?

Answer

Fahrenheit 451

Q20*.

• These are the caricatures by Gerald Scafe used in the opening

titles of a popular British satirical sitcom that first aired in 1980.

• Which sitcom, that was the favorite TV programme of the then

British PM Margaret Thatcher?

• Images on next slide.

Answer

Yes Minister

Q21

• This is a clothing line inspired from what?

• Images on next slide.

Answer

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Q22

• This is a sign commemorating the role of Alan Freed, an

American disc jockey, and Cleveland, Ohio in the origins and

early promotion of?

• Image on next side.

Answer

Rock n roll

Q23

• This is ___ ___, a British stand-up comedian and a writer.

• He wasn’t quite popular with the Indian janta right until a few

days back which saw a surge in his no. of followers from India

on Twitter.

• Who is he? And what was the reason for the sudden rise in his

popularity?

• Image on next slide.

Answer

Chris Martin

People mistook him for Coldplay’s lead singer after their recent

performance in Mumbai

Q24

In 2005, a sign was put up in Aberdeen, Washington, hometown

of X, as a tribute to X. Id X.

Answer

Kurt Cobain

Q25*

• According to a legend, the Shilahara king Bhoja was building the fort of Panhala near Kolhapur, but the walls kept collapsing during construction. The king's astrologer recommended the sacrifice a woman and her newborn to appease the gods of the mountain. X was the only person nearby whose wife had just delivered, so X, puffed up with self-importance, offered his wife Jakkubai and his newborn child as a sacrifice. A tomb exists inside the Panhala Fort of Jakkubai and her child.

• As X became prideful as he realized that only he could come to the aid of a king, this tale brought about the aphorism, dismissing him as being inconsequential compared to the rajah.

• Which ancient aphorism that was incorporated into a popular song in a Govinda starrer (1998)?

Answer

Kahaan Raja Bhoj Kahaan Gangu Teli

Instructions for Q26-30

• These are the caricatures of famous Indians.

• Id them.

Q26

Answer

Arundhati Roy

Q27

Answer

M. Balamuralikrishna

Q28

Answer

Gulzar

Q29

Answer

Kamal Haasan

Q30*

Answer

Pu La Deshpande

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