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Session at Kutub
    Quizzers's meet on
       05/04/2013
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                 By Arka Panda


A general quiz with a bias on nature, ancient world
      history, languages and word origins.
This quiz is powered by -



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Dedicated to Tom Maynard (1989-
              2012)



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Good to remember

1) All the questions were manufactured by me. If you find
that there is something that you used in a quiz of your
own, we probably share the same tastes and should get
along well.               jjjjjnnnnn



2) Just in case you like any of the questions, please don't
compliment me by using it/them in a quiz of your own, I
don't think I'm worth the noble gesture.
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Written Round

Twelve easyish questions; each one for 10
points. Prelims style, but without the
elimination!
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None of these questions require an explanation
as an answer. If your answer doesn't refer to a
proper noun, you're doing it wrong.

A 5 point bonus to the team(s) that get the most
correct answers.
1) Which term, almost the hallmark of
philistinism in a sport, is said to have
 originated from the Dulwich College
playing field where allegedly livestock
 were kept at the edge of the ground,
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        even during matchtime?
2) The Iroquois word for “bag tied at the
middle” was part of popular consciousness
following the release of a 1974 best-seller that
was initially rejected by 121 publishers.

Name the novel and what's the word that I am
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looking for? (5+5)

[According to some surveys, it's probably the
one book that people are most likely to
possess but never end up completing.]
3) To speakers of many Indian languages, one
Australian slang (normally considered pejorative)
for a redhead may seem to have come from a
word for "red", but it actually comes from the
name of a primate. What's the slang? (5 points for
just the primate.)
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[It's a direct word for “red” in many languages, so
if you're a speaker of one of those, you'll get it
once you get the primate.]
4) This Rioplatense Spanish slang for
skipping school or work (an equivalent word
would be that epitome of Indian English –
bunk!) is more popular throughout the world
in a completely different context. What's the
word?                 jjjjjnnnnn




[Hint: Think of a cheeky shortcut that can
fool people.]
5) Although his family is Hindu, he is often
mistaken to be a Muslim due to his slightly
unusual second name, which, he maintains, is
Sanskrit in origin and not a tribute to a Muslim
freedom-fighting friend of his father's. To confuse
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matters further, his first name, definitely Indo-
Aryan in origin, is spelt the same as a common
first name of Arabic origin.

But in his own words, he is an atheist. Who am I
talking about?
6) The UNESCO International Mother
Language Day is celebrated on 21st
February to commemorate an event from
1952 that was a result of demanding equal
status for a language. A monument in a city,
dedicated to this event, existed till 1971,
when it was destroyed. It was rebuilt in 1972
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and is a site of national identity today.


Name the language and the monument.
7) What are X, Y and Z? Not exhaustive,
    but they are in order, in a way.
 X was built by military engineer Robert Smith in
 1835.

 Y gets its name from jjjjjnnnnn
                        the number of soldiers
 said to have been amassed by Baghel Singh at
 this location.

 Z gets its name from a word meaning “bridge”
 and an Afghan tribe.
8) Formed in the early 90s, this
country takes its name from the
Italian form of the Greek name
meaning “red land”. Name the
country.
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9) This is a statue of a historical figure
in Alise-Sainte-Reine. Although it is
controversial, an iconic battle's site is
said to be located around this place, a
fact which was parodied in an Asterix
album.              jjjjjnnnnn



Whose statue is this? And name the
battle site.

[Pic follows.]
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10) Xs are New-World mammals belonging
to the families Megalonychidae (two-toed)
and Bradypodidae (three-toed) and are
named after a Cardinal Sin. Y is a mammal
found widely in India that is unrelated to X.
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However, previously Y was thought to be
related to X, and hence their common
English name.


Give me both X and Y.
11) X earned the epithet Y due to his
heroics at the Battle of Azanulbizar,
where his shield was broken but he
used the branch of a Z tree to
defend himself. jjjjjnnnnn

Just name the epithet.
12) This culinary adjective has
nothing to do with a lack of
abundance, as the name may
suggest. Instead, it comes from the
Old English word hrer, which meant
the same.         jjjjjnnnnn




What adjective?
Answers
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1) Which term, almost the hallmark of
philistinism in a sport, is said to have
 originated from the Dulwich College
playing field where allegedly livestock
 were kept at the edge of the ground,
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        even during matchtime?
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2) The Iroquois word for “bag tied at the
middle” was part of popular consciousness
following the release of a 1974 best-seller that
was initially rejected by 121 publishers.

Name the novel and what's the word that I am
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looking for? (5+5)

[According to some surveys, it's probably the
one book that people are most likely to
possess but never end up completing.]
Chautauqua




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3) To speakers of many Indian languages, one
Australian slang (normally considered pejorative)
for a redhead may seem to have come from a
word for "red", but it actually comes from the
name of a primate. What's the slang? (5 points for
just the primate.)
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[It's a direct word for “red” in many languages, so
if you're a speaker of one of those, you'll get it
once you get the primate.]
Ranga (no spelling deviation is
acceptable). From Orangutan.


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4) This Rioplatense Spanish slang for
skipping school or work (an equivalent word
would be that epitome of Indian English –
bunk!) is more popular throughout the world
in a completely different context. What's the
word?                 jjjjjnnnnn




[Hint: Think of a cheeky shortcut that can
fool people.]
Rabona




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5) Although his family is Hindu, he is often
mistaken to be a Muslim due to his slightly
unusual second name, which, he maintains, is
Sanskrit in origin and not a tribute to a Muslim
freedom-fighting friend of his father's. To confuse
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matters further, his first name, definitely Indo-
Aryan in origin, is spelt the same as a common
first name of Arabic origin.

But in his own words, he is an atheist. Who am I
talking about?
Kamal Haasan



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6) The UNESCO International Mother
Language Day is celebrated on 21st
February to commemorate an event from
1952 that was a result of demanding equal
status for a language. A national monument
in a city, dedicated to this event existed till
1971, when it was destroyed. It was rebuilt
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in 1972 and is a site of national identity
today.


Name the language and the monument.
Bengali; Shaheed Minar (of Dhaka).



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7) What are X, Y and Z? Not exhaustive,
    but they are in order, in a way.
 X was built by military engineer Robert Smith in
 1835.

 Y gets its name from jjjjjnnnnn
                        the number of soldiers
 said to have been amassed by Baghel Singh at
 this location.

 Z gets its name from a word meaning “bridge”
 and an Afghan tribe.
X = Kasmere Gate
         Y = Tis Hazari
        Z = Pul Bangash

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(Consecutive stations on the Red
     Line of Delhi Metro.)
8) Formed in the early 90s, this
country takes its name from the
Italian form of the Greek name
meaning “red land”. Name the
country.
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Eritrea



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9) This is a statue of a historical figure
in Alise-Sainte-Reine. Although it is
controversial, an iconic battle's site is
said to be located around this place, a
fact which was parodied in an Asterix
album.              jjjjjnnnnn



Whose statue is this? And name the
battle site.

[Pic follows.]
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Vercingetorix and Alesia



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10) Xs are New-World mammals belonging
to the families Megalonychidae (two-toed)
and Bradypodidae (three-toed) and are
named after a Cardinal Sin. Y is a mammal
found widely in India that is unrelated to X.
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However, previously Y was thought to be
related to X, and hence their common
English name.


Give me both X and Y.
10) Xs are New-World mammals belonging
to the families Megalonychidae (two-toed)
and Bradypodidae (three-toed) and are
named after a Cardinal Sin. Y is a mammal
found widely in India jjjjjnnnnn is unrelated to X.
                        that
However, previously Y was thought to be
related to X, and hence their common
English name.


Give me both X and Y.
Sloth, Sloth Bear



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11) X earned the epithet Y due to his
heroics at the Battle of Azanulbizar,
where his shield was broken but he
used the branch of a Z tree to
defend himself. jjjjjnnnnn

Just name the epithet.
Thorin Oakenshield



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12) This culinary adjective has
nothing to do with a lack of
abundance, as the name may
suggest. Instead, it comes from the
Old English word hrer, which meant
the same.         jjjjjnnnnn




What adjective?
Rare, as in, a rare steak.


    No pics of meat. :)

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Infinite pounce - Clockwise
1) Sixteen questions, each one for 10 points.

2) On the pounce, a correct answer fetches
+10, but a wrong one gets you -10. You can
pounce on your direct question.
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3) In case no one answers a question (or
everyone pounces), the direct goes to the same
team.
1) This animal gets its name from a word for
pot** in many Indo-Aryan languages, which
refers to its most distinct feature (a sign of
sexual dimorphism present in males). What?

[Hint on the next slide, on request.]
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** Here, “pot” refers to the utensil/container
   variety.
Hint: Its scientific name is
   ______ gangeticus.
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Answer...


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Gharial (from Ghaṛā)



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2) The Snowball Tree has deep cultural
significance in many Slavic nations but it
had an unlikely association with Bollywood
following a particularly nauseating work (in
my opinion, at least) in a 2011 movie. What's
the
Russian word for      jjjjjnnnnn

the Snowball Tree?


[Larger pic on the
next slide.]
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Answer...


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Kalinka
The tune of Darling from 7 Khoon Maaf was
taken from this.


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4) Connect the following, on the basis
of... (question continued in the next
slide)


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It has its basis on the opinions of this
gentleman, who is famous for his non-fictional
1903 publication, still considered to be
arguably the most important work in its field.


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Answer...


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Mother Sauces of French Cuisine -

Hollandaise
Espagnole
Béchamel (named after Louis de Béchamel)
Velouté (French for “velvet”)
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Tomate


Auguste Escoffier popularised the idea of
five Mother Sauces.
5) An interview with Eoin Morgan from the last
WT20 has to be the only instance of X being
mentioned in a presser by a cricketer.

“We don’t talk about him (Y), not at all really.”

When pestered further about whether it was taboo
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to speak of Y in the dressing room, Morgan
replied....

“No, Y is not a banned subject, it’s not like X.”


Identify the two guys, X and Y (5+5).
Answer...


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X = Lord Voldemort Y = Kevin
          Pietersen



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6) This comic book series was released by its creators to deal
with unfortunate negative publicity given to something in the
recent past. It deals with N teenagers who find N magical stones
and go on to do great things that comic book heroes invariably
do. Some of the teenagers that have been revealed (so far) are
-

The All-Knowing
The Sender
The Everlasting              jjjjjnnnnn
The Healer
The Afflicter
The Opener
The Guide
The Powerful
The Vast
The Loving

How many such teenagers are there, and why? [No part points.]
Answer...


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Based on the 99 names of God in
       Islamic tradition.



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7) _______ v Imperial Hotels Ltd (1944) was a
landmark case in Britain. It originated from an
incident from the previous year, when _______
and his family had a reservation to stay at the
Imperial Hotel but were denied accomodation
after one night, owing to complaints regarding
their skin colour. There were no laws against
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racial discrimination back then, but _______
shrewdly sued Imperial for breach of contract, and
won damages.

This is regarded as an important step towards the
passing of the Race Relations Act (1965), which
was the first UK legislation towards addressing
racial issues. Who is this gentleman?
Answer...


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Baron Constantine



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8) In 1998, years after the incident, Oleg
Gazenko expressed regret over the death
(murder, in my opinion) of X.

“Work with _____ is a source of suffering to
all of us. We treat them like babies who
cannot speak. The more time passes, the
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more I'm sorry about it. We shouldn't have
done it... We did not learn enough from this
mission to justify the death of ____.”

Identify X.
Answer...


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Laika



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9) Two of X's major works deal with...

In 1989:




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In 1998: The last major land battle of the
American War of Independence, fought in 1781.

But X is most famous for his 1985 work. Identify X
and what was his 1985 work? [5+5]
Robert Ballard. The “works” referred to are
his discoveries of battleship Bismarck, USS
Yorktown and RMS Titanic.



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10) Brought to the knowledge of the
wide world in 1957 by Vishnu Shridhar
  Wakankar, this place gets its name
 because it is supposed to be a sitting
place of one of the pivotal characters of
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      the Mahābhārata. Name it.
Answer...


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Bhimbetka



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11) Nosism, a term that is derived from a Latin
pronoun, is a type of non-standard usage of any
language. Although using it in everyday English is sure
to raise a few eyebrows, millions of Hindi speakers do
this (in Hindi, that is, not in English), particularly in the
eastern part of the Hindi speaking belt.
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This is what Mark Twain had to say about the
nosism...

“Only _____, ____, ____, and people with tapeworms
have the right to use the _____ _____.”

How do we better know the nosism? Or just explain...
Majestic plural, Editors's Plural,
    Royal We, and many other
   variations. Refers to referring
    yourself in the plural form.

Of course, many Hindi speakers use
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 “Hum” for both singular and plural
            first person.
12) Connect. Exhaustive and lateral.




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Answer...


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The four operas that make up Wagner's
       Der Ring des Nibelungen.


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   Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold)
      Die Walküre (The Valkyrie)
              Siegfried
Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods)
13) The epithet X, used almost universally with the
 apparently blundering King of England, Y, originally
meant "bad counsel" or "ill advised" in Old English, a
 pun on his name, which meant "noble counsel". But
with time, the meaning of the epithet has changed to
its modern equivalent, which means something quite
                       different.
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 His image of being a notoriously bumbling leader has
fallen to such depths that in Sid Meier's Civilization IV,
  the second worst level a player can earn is named
 after him, ahead of only Dan Quayle (incidentally, the
    top two are Augustus Caesar and Hammurabi).

                      What is XY?
Answer...


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Æthelred the Unready (originally
       Æthelred Unræd)



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14) The endemic butterfly Andaman
Mormon's scientific name is Papilio
_________. It was first described in
1873 and the specific name is in
honour of someone. Who?
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Answer...


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Mayo, after the Richard Bourke, 6th Earl
of Mayo, who was assassinated at Port
              Blair in 1872.


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15) ____alpine Gaul and ____alpine Gaul
were two Roman provinces that were named
 so because they were on this, or that side of
 the Alps. Now the Latin prefixes attached to
'alpine' mean "on the same side" and "on the
           other side", jjjjjnnnnn
                          respectively.

Whilst they don't teach us all that, most of us
 have encountered the prefixes in our high
    school science books. What are the
                   prefixes?
Answer...


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Cis- and Trans-



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16) This breed of chicken gets its name
from the traditional anglicisation of the
Italian city Livorno. It shares its
name with the last
name of a Looney
Tunes and            jjjjjnnnnn
Merrie Melodies
character.

The name, please
Answer...


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Leghorn

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Written Round (with theme)
    1) Nine questions, including some obscure ones (all for
    the sake of the theme!). 5 points for each correct answer
    (to be checked at the end).

    2) The theme can be answered by writing it down and
    frantically gesturing towards the quiz host. Points for
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    getting the theme are there after each question slide.


    3) Theme deals with a selection from a huge list and is
    very simple. All of you will have heard of the theme. One
    attempt at the theme, per question.
●
1) Name the daughter of the following characters (in
the radio series/books, not the movie).

[Sorry, but the first question of a theme shouldn't be
a gimme.]


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+30 / -16

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2) Reṇukā, the wife of Ṛṣi Jamadagni could fetch
water in an unbaked clay pot through her devotion.
One day, she lost her concentration after seeing a
group of Gandharvas, and the pot melted. Furious
with this, Jamadagni ordered his sons to punish
her, and when, one by one, they refused, he took
their lives.
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Finally, only X was left, who beheaded his mother
with the weapon of his choice. And of course, the
tale features a happy ending with Jamadagni
bringing all the dead people back to life.

Just name X and the weapon of his choice. [No part
points.]
+27 / -14

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3) Upto 1976, it was called ______
  del Generalísimo. The women's
 version, started in 1983, is called
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 ______ de la Reina. What is the
  men's version called right now?
+24 / -12

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4) _____ was a major historic trading
point. It was part of the Sunda Kingdom
before the arrival of the East India
Companies. Today, the port gives its
name to the generic variety of a smaller
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version of something. Give me either
the port or the term.
+21 / -10

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5) A popular version of ____ has three
different stages....

Tercio de varas
Tercio de banderillas
Tercio de muerte      jjjjjnnnnn




Xs do their work in the first stage and get their
name from a word which can be translated to
“to sting” in English. What's X?
+18 / -8

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6) The bird X (known locally as Lundi) is
 considered to be a delicacy in Faroese
 cuisine. They are caught by a method
  known as fleyging, that uses a device
that looks like a gigantic sieve. How do
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     we commonly know the Lundi?
+15 / -6

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7) The Parks is one of the oldest
currently used cricket grounds in the
world, with the first recorded First
Class match being played in 1881.
Who play their home games at The
                  jjjjjnnnnn
Parks?
+12 / -4

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8) Peter alert!

   _____, an area of the London
Borough of Camden, gives its name
               to...
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+9 / -2

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9) Emperor, King, Magellanic,
 Humboldt, Gentoo, Galapagos and
Little Blue are some species of what
 bird, that Batman possibly doesn't
                 like?
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+6 / 0

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Answers
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1) Name the daughter of the following characters (in
the radio series/books, not the movie).

[Sorry, but the first question of a theme shouldn't be
a gimme.]


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Random Dent / Random Frequent
         Flyer Dent

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2) Reṇukā, the wife of Ṛṣi Jamadagni could fetch
water in an unbaked clay pot through her devotion.
One day, she lost her concentration after seeing a
group of Gandharvas, and the pot melted. Furious
with this, Jamadagni ordered his sons to punish
her, and when, one by one, they refused, he took
their lives.
                      jjjjjnnnnn

Finally, only X was left, who beheaded his mother
with the weapon of his choice. And of course, the
tale features a happy ending with Jamadagni
bringing all the dead people back to life.

Just name X and the weapon of his choice. [No part
points.]
Paraśurāma, and hence the weapon
         is obviously...



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3) Upto 1976, it was called ______
  del Generalísimo. The women's
 version, started in 1983, is called
                jjjjjnnnnn
 ______ de la Reina. What is the
  men's version called right now?
jjjjjnnnnn
4) _____ was a major historic trading
point. It was part of the Sunda Kingdom
before the arrival of the East India
Companies. Today, the port gives its
name to the generic variety of a smaller
                     jjjjjnnnnn


version of something. Give me either
the port or the term.
Banten/ Bantam. Bantam refers to a
      small variety of poultry.


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5) A popular version of ____ has three
different stages....

Tercio de varas
Tercio de banderillas
Tercio de muerte      jjjjjnnnnn




Xs do their work in the first stage and get their
name from a word which can be translated to
“to sting” in English. What's X?
Picador



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6) The bird X (known locally as Lundi) is
 considered to be a delicacy in Faroese
 cuisine. They are caught by a method
  known as fleyging, that uses a device
that looks like a gigantic sieve. How do
                   jjjjjnnnnn


     we commonly know the Lundi?
Puffin



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7) The Parks is one of the oldest
currently used cricket grounds in the
world, with the first recorded First
Class match being played in 1881.
Who play their home games at The
                  jjjjjnnnnn
Parks?
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8) Peter alert!

   _____, an area of the London
Borough of Camden, gives its name
               to...
               jjjjjnnnnn
Bloomsbury Group



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9) Emperor, King, Magellanic,
 Humboldt, Gentoo, Galapagos and
Little Blue are some species of what
   organism, that Batman possibly
             doesn't like?
                  jjjjjnnnnn
Penguin



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Publishing companies and imprints.



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Infinite pounce - Anticlockwise
1) Eight questions, each one for 10 points.

2) On the pounce, a correct answer fetches
+10, but a wrong one gets you -10. You can
pounce on your direct question.
                    jjjjjnnnnn



3) In case no one answers a question (or
everyone pounces), the direct goes to the same
team.
1) First described by Linnaeus in
1771, part of this tree's name comes
from the shape of its segmented
leaves. Incidentally, six trees
miraculously survived the blast at
Hiroshima despite being within 2km
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from the site, and all of them seem
to be flourishing today. Name the
tree.

[Pic follows.]
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Answer...


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Gingko Biloba




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2) Erysimum cheiri is commonly called the
English ____ because it is often found in old
  castles and ruins. The common name is
  shared with a word that refers to a social
           misfit. Fill in the blank.
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Answer...


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3) During the War of the Triple Alliance, Brazillian
  soldiers would sometimes identify Paraguayans
masquerading as Brazillians by making them utter
 the word X. Since nasalisation is not a feature of
Spanish, the Paraguayans would either pronounce
   it without the nasal sound or just say Y, which
 sounds similar and means the same in Spanish.
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  The de-nasalized version of X means the same,
   and happens to be one of the few Portuguese
    origin words of daily usage in multiple Indian
languages. Which gastronomical word am I talking
          about? (X or Y or the Indian word.)
Answer...


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X = Pão
                    Y = Pan
The Indian language word is Pao/Pau and many
 other variations. Of course, all of them mean
                    “bread”.


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4) The word Siq translates to “shaft”
in English. You would probably be
taking the Siq to visit which famous
tourist destination, that inspired a
hideout in a Tintin album? Name the
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album, too. [5+5]
Answer...


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Petra; The Red Sea Sharks.


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5) Connect X, Y and Z.

It is sometimes said that the pre-Classical dialects and
culture in Southern Greece gave way to those of the
Classical period after an invasion by the X people.

Y is an ancient region in modern Turkey. It's named after a
tribe that populated the area around the Agean Sea in the
Archaic Period.            jjjjjnnnnn


[Map follows.]

Z is a city in Greece that was utterly destroyed by the
Romans in the Battle of Z in 146 BC. Z was torched and its
inhabitants were killed or enslaved, and the site remained
unpopulated until Caesar refounded the city more than a
century later.
jjjjjnnnnn
Answer...


   jjjjjnnnnn
The three Classical orders of
architecture – Doric, Ionic and
          Corinthian.
             jjjjjnnnnn
6) In linguistics and word play, an Eggcorn is an
incorrect substitution of a word with a similarly
sounding word that reminds the speaker of an
essential characteristic of it.

An example would be saying “bread and
breakfast” for “bed an jjjjjnnnnn
                       breakfast”; or “ex patriot” for
“expatriate”.

[Question follows...]
a) The word “eggcorn” itself is an Eggcorn of which
botanically derived object? [5]

b) Probably the most famous example of Eggcorn
in the zoological world is the common name for the
_____ religiosa, due to jjjjjnnnnn
                         an occasional habit that it
is famous for. Give me the common name and the
habit. [5]
Answer...


   jjjjjnnnnn
Acorn. Praying Mantis (Preying
Mantis) and Sexual Cannibalism.



             jjjjjnnnnn
7) Known as the "partizanka" in Croatia, this
headgear is named ________ in a neighbouring
country, where people (incorrectly) assume it to
be modeled on a geographic feature that is so
iconic that it features on its national flag. Name
the country and the geographical feature.
                        jjjjjnnnnn
Answer...


   jjjjjnnnnn
Slovenia; Triglav (the cap is called a
             'Triglavka').



                 jjjjjnnnnn
8) In the 11th century, a dispute arose
between the Bishop of Urgell and the
Count of Foix. The conflict was
mediated by Aragon in 1278 and led to
the signing of the Paréage of ______.
This led to a curious situation where
even today, a head of state finds
                    jjjjjnnnnn

herself/himself to be democratically
elected to be a monarch of a different
territory!

Fill in the blank and name the head of
state.
Answer...


   jjjjjnnnnn
Andorra; The President of France is
  automatically the Co-Prince of
 Andorra, along with the Bishop of
       Urgell (in Catalonia).

               jjjjjnnnnn
Written Round

Eight questions; each one for 10 points.

The last letter of each answer gives you the first
letter of the next answer. It's cyclic, so the last
                         jjjjjnnnnn
letter of the last question gives you the first
letter of the first question.

None of these questions requires an
explanation as an answer. If your answer
doesn't refer to a proper noun, you're doing it
wrong.
1) Connect (exhaustive) -

Panthera tigris amoyensis
Trachypithecus geei (Gee's golden
langur)
Trimeresurus stejnegeri
                  jjjjjnnnnn
Tenodera sinensis
Grus nigricollis

With a two-word alliterative term
from the world of entertainment.
2) Colleagues Ted Peterson, Vijay
Lakshman and Julian LeFay were longtime
pencil and paper _____ _____ afficianados
who were working on a project which was
initially quite different from the final outcome.
Lakshman thought of the concept of
                        jjjjjnnnnn
"The____ ____", and the words eventually
came to mean "Tamriel's mystical tomes of
knowledge that told of its past, present, and
future."

What did Lakshman think of?
3) The Egyptian God Khepri, a solar
 deity, was often associated with an
       organism that carried its
(interesting) choice of food in a way
 that was analogous to the way the
                 jjjjjnnnnn
  sun moved across the sky. What
             organism?

   (Give me a six letter answer.)
4) First established as Aquae Sulis,
   which curiously named city also
happens to be one of the 28 UNESCO
    World Heritage Sites in United
               Kingdom?
                  jjjjjnnnnn
5) When this was first
developed, it wasn't accepted by
everyone, but it became popular
amongst women, who weren't
given the same exposure to
                jjjjjnnnnn

education as men. This gives it
its alternative name, onnade,
which means “women's writing”.
What am I talking about?
6) In Mathematics and Geography,
 the _______ point is a point that is
diametrically opposite to it. The term
   comes from the Greek word for
                 jjjjjnnnnn
 “against the foot”. What's the word
        that I am looking for?
7) Founded in 1548, this city's full
name is Nuestra Señora de ___ ___
    (meaning Our Lady of Peace),
although it is popularly known by the
                  jjjjjnnnnn

   last two words. Which de facto
   capital city am I talking about?
8) The creation that X is most famous
    for was thought by Hitler to be a
   possible tool used by the “Jewish
conspiracy”, and practitioners of it were
 persecuted during WWII, after it was
banned in 1936. Unfortunately X's son
                    jjjjjnnnnn


 was arrested in and put into a camp,
         and later shot in 1940.

            Last name only.
Answers
  jjjjjnnnnn
1) Connect (exhaustive) -

1) Panthera tigris amoyensis
Trachypithecus geei (Gee's golden
langur)
Trimeresurus stejnegeri
                   jjjjjnnnnn
Tenodera sinensis
Grus nigricollis

With a two-word alliterative term
from the world of entertainment.
jjjjjnnnnn
2) Colleagues Ted Peterson, Vijay
Lakshman and Julian LeFay were longtime
pencil and paper _____ _____ afficianados
who were working on a project which was
initially quite different from the final outcome.
Lakshman thought of the concept of
                        jjjjjnnnnn
"The____ ____", and the words eventually
came to mean "Tamriel's mystical tomes of
knowledge that told of its past, present, and
future."

What did Lakshman think of?
Elder Scrolls



    jjjjjnnnnn
3) The Egyptian God Khepri, a solar
 deity, was often associated with an
       organism that carried its
(interesting) choice of food in a way
 that was analogous to the way the
                 jjjjjnnnnn
  sun moved across the sky. What
             organism?

   (Give me a six letter answer.)
Scarab



 jjjjjnnnnn
4) First established as Aquae Sulis,
   which curiously named city also
happens to be one of the 28 UNESCO
    World Heritage Sites in United
               Kingdom?
                  jjjjjnnnnn
Bath




jjjjjnnnnn
5) When this was first
developed, it wasn't accepted by
everyone, but it became popular
amongst women, who weren't
given the same exposure to
                jjjjjnnnnn

education as men. This gives it
its alternative name, onnade,
which means “women's writing”.
What am I talking about?
Hiragana



  jjjjjnnnnn
6) In Mathematics and Geography,
 the _______ point is a point that is
diametrically opposite to it. The term
   comes from the Greek word for
                 jjjjjnnnnn
 “against the foot”. What's the word
        that I am looking for?
Antipodal



  jjjjjnnnnn
7) Founded in 1548, this city's full
name is Nuestra Señora de ___ ___
    (meaning Our Lady of Peace),
although it is popularly known by the
                  jjjjjnnnnn

   last two words. Which de facto
   capital city am I talking about?
La Paz



 jjjjjnnnnn
8) The creation that X is most famous
    for was thought by Hitler to be a
   possible tool used by the “Jewish
conspiracy”, and practitioners of it were
 persecuted during WWII, after it was
banned in 1936. Unfortunately X's son
                    jjjjjnnnnn


 was arrested in and put into a camp,
         and later shot in 1940 .

            Last name only.
Zamenhof



  jjjjjnnnnn
Infinite pounce – Anticlockwise
           (continued)
1) Eight questions, each one for 10 points.

2) On the pounce, a correct answer fetches
+10, but a wrong one gets you -10. You can
pounce on your direct question.
                    jjjjjnnnnn



3) In case no one answers a question (or
everyone pounces), the direct goes to the same
team.
1) Dr. Ian ________ (born in 1927) is one of the worlds
most renowned conservationists who spends a lot of his
time saving rhinos. He is also the brother of a golfer who
             has 9 Major Championship wins.

It is said that scenes of an iconic 1962 American movie,
  with a Swahili title, were inspired by the documentary
shot during his Operation Rhino of the 1950s, where he
                             jjjjjnnnnn
     relocated numerous beasts away from farmlands.




         Give me the last name and the movie.
Answer...


   jjjjjnnnnn
Player (he is Gary Player's brother)



                jjjjjnnnnn
2) A United Nations Least Developed
Country is a country which displays the
lowest indications of socioeconic
development. A startling fact that shows how
difficult it is for an LDC to improve, is that
despite concentrated efforts, just 4 nations
have been de-listedjjjjjnnnnn LDC status. Fill in
                         from
the blank.

________ (1975)
Botswana (1994)
Cape Verde (2007)
Maldives (2011)
Answer...


   jjjjjnnnnn
Sikkim



 jjjjjnnnnn
3) X is a city that was founded as a Phoenician
trading colony before becoming one of the
most famous cities of the pre-Christian era.

Y is a coastal city in Murcia, Spain, that was
named ____ Nova by the Romans, which
meant New X.
                      jjjjjnnnnn


Y de Indias is a city in the Carribean Coast
Region that was named after Y, and has been
constantly in the news in the last decade.


What are X and Y? (No part points.)
Answer...


   jjjjjnnnnn
X = Carthage; Y = Cartagena



           jjjjjnnnnn
4) Trigonella foenum-graecum is a plant in the
family Fabaceae.

One of the commonly used forms of this plant
gets its name from a district in Pakistan where
the best quality of it was supposed to come
from. Although it's produced in many parts of
                        jjjjjnnnnn

India now, the name has stuck.

What am I talking about?
Answer...


   jjjjjnnnnn
jjjjjnnnnn
5) X, currently a favourite in quizzes due to
his appearence in a 2012 movie, played Y in
a 2010 miniseries. Y is almost synonymous
with the city of _____ Regius, where he died
in 430 (of natural causes) during the Vandal
conquest of North Africa.
                     jjjjjnnnnn
X and Y, please.
[Larger pic in the next slide.]
jjjjjnnnnn
Answer...


   jjjjjnnnnn
Franco Nero, Augustine of Hippo



             jjjjjnnnnn
6) Araucaria araucana is the national
tree of Chile. It gets its popular English
name from an incident in the 1850s
when the friend of an early planter in
Cornwall remarked that, “it would
______ a ______ to climb that”.
                     jjjjjnnnnn




Give me the popular name for the tree.

[Pic follows.]
jjjjjnnnnn
Answer...


   jjjjjnnnnn
Monkey Puzzle Tree (“it would
puzzle a monkey to climb that”

             jjjjjnnnnn
7) Although this garment is popular by
many different names in India, the name
by which it is known worldwide comes
from the Malay word for “sheath”.

David Beckham probably launched
                  jjjjjnnnnn


himself as a fashion trendsetter when
he (in)famously wore this to a restaurant
in southern France in 1998.

What am I talking about?
Answer...


   jjjjjnnnnn
Sarong

  jjjjjnnnnn
Last question of the day...


            jjjjjnnnnn
8) In 2005, food historian Mary
Gunderson created a new dish by
modifying a popular recipe.

She replaced the English muffin with
rye bread and thejjjjjnnnnn with some
                      ham
Weisswurst, but kept the eggs a
constant.

What did she call the dish?
Answer...


   jjjjjnnnnn
Eggs Benedict XVI



      jjjjjnnnnn
Start the Metro!!



      jjjjjnnnnn

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  • 6. Written Round Twelve easyish questions; each one for 10 points. Prelims style, but without the elimination! jjjjjnnnnn None of these questions require an explanation as an answer. If your answer doesn't refer to a proper noun, you're doing it wrong. A 5 point bonus to the team(s) that get the most correct answers.
  • 7. 1) Which term, almost the hallmark of philistinism in a sport, is said to have originated from the Dulwich College playing field where allegedly livestock were kept at the edge of the ground, jjjjjnnnnn even during matchtime?
  • 8. 2) The Iroquois word for “bag tied at the middle” was part of popular consciousness following the release of a 1974 best-seller that was initially rejected by 121 publishers. Name the novel and what's the word that I am jjjjjnnnnn looking for? (5+5) [According to some surveys, it's probably the one book that people are most likely to possess but never end up completing.]
  • 9. 3) To speakers of many Indian languages, one Australian slang (normally considered pejorative) for a redhead may seem to have come from a word for "red", but it actually comes from the name of a primate. What's the slang? (5 points for just the primate.) jjjjjnnnnn [It's a direct word for “red” in many languages, so if you're a speaker of one of those, you'll get it once you get the primate.]
  • 10. 4) This Rioplatense Spanish slang for skipping school or work (an equivalent word would be that epitome of Indian English – bunk!) is more popular throughout the world in a completely different context. What's the word? jjjjjnnnnn [Hint: Think of a cheeky shortcut that can fool people.]
  • 11. 5) Although his family is Hindu, he is often mistaken to be a Muslim due to his slightly unusual second name, which, he maintains, is Sanskrit in origin and not a tribute to a Muslim freedom-fighting friend of his father's. To confuse jjjjjnnnnn matters further, his first name, definitely Indo- Aryan in origin, is spelt the same as a common first name of Arabic origin. But in his own words, he is an atheist. Who am I talking about?
  • 12. 6) The UNESCO International Mother Language Day is celebrated on 21st February to commemorate an event from 1952 that was a result of demanding equal status for a language. A monument in a city, dedicated to this event, existed till 1971, when it was destroyed. It was rebuilt in 1972 jjjjjnnnnn and is a site of national identity today. Name the language and the monument.
  • 13. 7) What are X, Y and Z? Not exhaustive, but they are in order, in a way. X was built by military engineer Robert Smith in 1835. Y gets its name from jjjjjnnnnn the number of soldiers said to have been amassed by Baghel Singh at this location. Z gets its name from a word meaning “bridge” and an Afghan tribe.
  • 14. 8) Formed in the early 90s, this country takes its name from the Italian form of the Greek name meaning “red land”. Name the country. jjjjjnnnnn
  • 15. 9) This is a statue of a historical figure in Alise-Sainte-Reine. Although it is controversial, an iconic battle's site is said to be located around this place, a fact which was parodied in an Asterix album. jjjjjnnnnn Whose statue is this? And name the battle site. [Pic follows.]
  • 17. 10) Xs are New-World mammals belonging to the families Megalonychidae (two-toed) and Bradypodidae (three-toed) and are named after a Cardinal Sin. Y is a mammal found widely in India that is unrelated to X. jjjjjnnnnn However, previously Y was thought to be related to X, and hence their common English name. Give me both X and Y.
  • 18. 11) X earned the epithet Y due to his heroics at the Battle of Azanulbizar, where his shield was broken but he used the branch of a Z tree to defend himself. jjjjjnnnnn Just name the epithet.
  • 19. 12) This culinary adjective has nothing to do with a lack of abundance, as the name may suggest. Instead, it comes from the Old English word hrer, which meant the same. jjjjjnnnnn What adjective?
  • 21. 1) Which term, almost the hallmark of philistinism in a sport, is said to have originated from the Dulwich College playing field where allegedly livestock were kept at the edge of the ground, jjjjjnnnnn even during matchtime?
  • 23. 2) The Iroquois word for “bag tied at the middle” was part of popular consciousness following the release of a 1974 best-seller that was initially rejected by 121 publishers. Name the novel and what's the word that I am jjjjjnnnnn looking for? (5+5) [According to some surveys, it's probably the one book that people are most likely to possess but never end up completing.]
  • 24. Chautauqua jjjjjnnnnn
  • 25. 3) To speakers of many Indian languages, one Australian slang (normally considered pejorative) for a redhead may seem to have come from a word for "red", but it actually comes from the name of a primate. What's the slang? (5 points for just the primate.) jjjjjnnnnn [It's a direct word for “red” in many languages, so if you're a speaker of one of those, you'll get it once you get the primate.]
  • 26. Ranga (no spelling deviation is acceptable). From Orangutan. jjjjjnnnnn
  • 27. 4) This Rioplatense Spanish slang for skipping school or work (an equivalent word would be that epitome of Indian English – bunk!) is more popular throughout the world in a completely different context. What's the word? jjjjjnnnnn [Hint: Think of a cheeky shortcut that can fool people.]
  • 29. 5) Although his family is Hindu, he is often mistaken to be a Muslim due to his slightly unusual second name, which, he maintains, is Sanskrit in origin and not a tribute to a Muslim freedom-fighting friend of his father's. To confuse jjjjjnnnnn matters further, his first name, definitely Indo- Aryan in origin, is spelt the same as a common first name of Arabic origin. But in his own words, he is an atheist. Who am I talking about?
  • 30. Kamal Haasan jjjjjnnnnn
  • 31. 6) The UNESCO International Mother Language Day is celebrated on 21st February to commemorate an event from 1952 that was a result of demanding equal status for a language. A national monument in a city, dedicated to this event existed till 1971, when it was destroyed. It was rebuilt jjjjjnnnnn in 1972 and is a site of national identity today. Name the language and the monument.
  • 32. Bengali; Shaheed Minar (of Dhaka). jjjjjnnnnn
  • 33. 7) What are X, Y and Z? Not exhaustive, but they are in order, in a way. X was built by military engineer Robert Smith in 1835. Y gets its name from jjjjjnnnnn the number of soldiers said to have been amassed by Baghel Singh at this location. Z gets its name from a word meaning “bridge” and an Afghan tribe.
  • 34. X = Kasmere Gate Y = Tis Hazari Z = Pul Bangash jjjjjnnnnn (Consecutive stations on the Red Line of Delhi Metro.)
  • 35. 8) Formed in the early 90s, this country takes its name from the Italian form of the Greek name meaning “red land”. Name the country. jjjjjnnnnn
  • 37. 9) This is a statue of a historical figure in Alise-Sainte-Reine. Although it is controversial, an iconic battle's site is said to be located around this place, a fact which was parodied in an Asterix album. jjjjjnnnnn Whose statue is this? And name the battle site. [Pic follows.]
  • 40. 10) Xs are New-World mammals belonging to the families Megalonychidae (two-toed) and Bradypodidae (three-toed) and are named after a Cardinal Sin. Y is a mammal found widely in India that is unrelated to X. jjjjjnnnnn However, previously Y was thought to be related to X, and hence their common English name. Give me both X and Y.
  • 41. 10) Xs are New-World mammals belonging to the families Megalonychidae (two-toed) and Bradypodidae (three-toed) and are named after a Cardinal Sin. Y is a mammal found widely in India jjjjjnnnnn is unrelated to X. that However, previously Y was thought to be related to X, and hence their common English name. Give me both X and Y.
  • 42. Sloth, Sloth Bear jjjjjnnnnn
  • 43. 11) X earned the epithet Y due to his heroics at the Battle of Azanulbizar, where his shield was broken but he used the branch of a Z tree to defend himself. jjjjjnnnnn Just name the epithet.
  • 44. Thorin Oakenshield jjjjjnnnnn
  • 45. 12) This culinary adjective has nothing to do with a lack of abundance, as the name may suggest. Instead, it comes from the Old English word hrer, which meant the same. jjjjjnnnnn What adjective?
  • 46. Rare, as in, a rare steak. No pics of meat. :) jjjjjnnnnn
  • 47. Infinite pounce - Clockwise 1) Sixteen questions, each one for 10 points. 2) On the pounce, a correct answer fetches +10, but a wrong one gets you -10. You can pounce on your direct question. jjjjjnnnnn 3) In case no one answers a question (or everyone pounces), the direct goes to the same team.
  • 48. 1) This animal gets its name from a word for pot** in many Indo-Aryan languages, which refers to its most distinct feature (a sign of sexual dimorphism present in males). What? [Hint on the next slide, on request.] jjjjjnnnnn ** Here, “pot” refers to the utensil/container variety.
  • 49. Hint: Its scientific name is ______ gangeticus. jjjjjnnnnn
  • 50. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 52. 2) The Snowball Tree has deep cultural significance in many Slavic nations but it had an unlikely association with Bollywood following a particularly nauseating work (in my opinion, at least) in a 2011 movie. What's the Russian word for jjjjjnnnnn the Snowball Tree? [Larger pic on the next slide.]
  • 54. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 55. Kalinka The tune of Darling from 7 Khoon Maaf was taken from this. jjjjjnnnnn
  • 56. 4) Connect the following, on the basis of... (question continued in the next slide) jjjjjnnnnn
  • 57. It has its basis on the opinions of this gentleman, who is famous for his non-fictional 1903 publication, still considered to be arguably the most important work in its field. jjjjjnnnnn
  • 58. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 59. Mother Sauces of French Cuisine - Hollandaise Espagnole Béchamel (named after Louis de Béchamel) Velouté (French for “velvet”) jjjjjnnnnn Tomate Auguste Escoffier popularised the idea of five Mother Sauces.
  • 60. 5) An interview with Eoin Morgan from the last WT20 has to be the only instance of X being mentioned in a presser by a cricketer. “We don’t talk about him (Y), not at all really.” When pestered further about whether it was taboo jjjjjnnnnn to speak of Y in the dressing room, Morgan replied.... “No, Y is not a banned subject, it’s not like X.” Identify the two guys, X and Y (5+5).
  • 61. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 62. X = Lord Voldemort Y = Kevin Pietersen jjjjjnnnnn
  • 63. 6) This comic book series was released by its creators to deal with unfortunate negative publicity given to something in the recent past. It deals with N teenagers who find N magical stones and go on to do great things that comic book heroes invariably do. Some of the teenagers that have been revealed (so far) are - The All-Knowing The Sender The Everlasting jjjjjnnnnn The Healer The Afflicter The Opener The Guide The Powerful The Vast The Loving How many such teenagers are there, and why? [No part points.]
  • 64. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 65. Based on the 99 names of God in Islamic tradition. jjjjjnnnnn
  • 66. 7) _______ v Imperial Hotels Ltd (1944) was a landmark case in Britain. It originated from an incident from the previous year, when _______ and his family had a reservation to stay at the Imperial Hotel but were denied accomodation after one night, owing to complaints regarding their skin colour. There were no laws against jjjjjnnnnn racial discrimination back then, but _______ shrewdly sued Imperial for breach of contract, and won damages. This is regarded as an important step towards the passing of the Race Relations Act (1965), which was the first UK legislation towards addressing racial issues. Who is this gentleman?
  • 67. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 68. Baron Constantine jjjjjnnnnn
  • 69. 8) In 1998, years after the incident, Oleg Gazenko expressed regret over the death (murder, in my opinion) of X. “Work with _____ is a source of suffering to all of us. We treat them like babies who cannot speak. The more time passes, the jjjjjnnnnn more I'm sorry about it. We shouldn't have done it... We did not learn enough from this mission to justify the death of ____.” Identify X.
  • 70. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 72. 9) Two of X's major works deal with... In 1989: jjjjjnnnnn In 1998: The last major land battle of the American War of Independence, fought in 1781. But X is most famous for his 1985 work. Identify X and what was his 1985 work? [5+5]
  • 73. Robert Ballard. The “works” referred to are his discoveries of battleship Bismarck, USS Yorktown and RMS Titanic. jjjjjnnnnn
  • 74. 10) Brought to the knowledge of the wide world in 1957 by Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar, this place gets its name because it is supposed to be a sitting place of one of the pivotal characters of jjjjjnnnnn the Mahābhārata. Name it.
  • 75. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 77. 11) Nosism, a term that is derived from a Latin pronoun, is a type of non-standard usage of any language. Although using it in everyday English is sure to raise a few eyebrows, millions of Hindi speakers do this (in Hindi, that is, not in English), particularly in the eastern part of the Hindi speaking belt. jjjjjnnnnn This is what Mark Twain had to say about the nosism... “Only _____, ____, ____, and people with tapeworms have the right to use the _____ _____.” How do we better know the nosism? Or just explain...
  • 78. Majestic plural, Editors's Plural, Royal We, and many other variations. Refers to referring yourself in the plural form. Of course, many Hindi speakers use jjjjjnnnnn “Hum” for both singular and plural first person.
  • 79. 12) Connect. Exhaustive and lateral. jjjjjnnnnn
  • 80. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 81. The four operas that make up Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen. jjjjjnnnnn Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold) Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) Siegfried Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods)
  • 82. 13) The epithet X, used almost universally with the apparently blundering King of England, Y, originally meant "bad counsel" or "ill advised" in Old English, a pun on his name, which meant "noble counsel". But with time, the meaning of the epithet has changed to its modern equivalent, which means something quite different. jjjjjnnnnn His image of being a notoriously bumbling leader has fallen to such depths that in Sid Meier's Civilization IV, the second worst level a player can earn is named after him, ahead of only Dan Quayle (incidentally, the top two are Augustus Caesar and Hammurabi). What is XY?
  • 83. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 84. Æthelred the Unready (originally Æthelred Unræd) jjjjjnnnnn
  • 85. 14) The endemic butterfly Andaman Mormon's scientific name is Papilio _________. It was first described in 1873 and the specific name is in honour of someone. Who? jjjjjnnnnn
  • 86. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 87. Mayo, after the Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, who was assassinated at Port Blair in 1872. jjjjjnnnnn
  • 88. 15) ____alpine Gaul and ____alpine Gaul were two Roman provinces that were named so because they were on this, or that side of the Alps. Now the Latin prefixes attached to 'alpine' mean "on the same side" and "on the other side", jjjjjnnnnn respectively. Whilst they don't teach us all that, most of us have encountered the prefixes in our high school science books. What are the prefixes?
  • 89. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 90. Cis- and Trans- jjjjjnnnnn
  • 91. 16) This breed of chicken gets its name from the traditional anglicisation of the Italian city Livorno. It shares its name with the last name of a Looney Tunes and jjjjjnnnnn Merrie Melodies character. The name, please
  • 92. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 94. Written Round (with theme) 1) Nine questions, including some obscure ones (all for the sake of the theme!). 5 points for each correct answer (to be checked at the end). 2) The theme can be answered by writing it down and frantically gesturing towards the quiz host. Points for jjjjjnnnnn getting the theme are there after each question slide. 3) Theme deals with a selection from a huge list and is very simple. All of you will have heard of the theme. One attempt at the theme, per question. ●
  • 95. 1) Name the daughter of the following characters (in the radio series/books, not the movie). [Sorry, but the first question of a theme shouldn't be a gimme.] jjjjjnnnnn
  • 96. +30 / -16 jjjjjnnnnn
  • 97. 2) Reṇukā, the wife of Ṛṣi Jamadagni could fetch water in an unbaked clay pot through her devotion. One day, she lost her concentration after seeing a group of Gandharvas, and the pot melted. Furious with this, Jamadagni ordered his sons to punish her, and when, one by one, they refused, he took their lives. jjjjjnnnnn Finally, only X was left, who beheaded his mother with the weapon of his choice. And of course, the tale features a happy ending with Jamadagni bringing all the dead people back to life. Just name X and the weapon of his choice. [No part points.]
  • 98. +27 / -14 jjjjjnnnnn
  • 99. 3) Upto 1976, it was called ______ del Generalísimo. The women's version, started in 1983, is called jjjjjnnnnn ______ de la Reina. What is the men's version called right now?
  • 100. +24 / -12 jjjjjnnnnn
  • 101. 4) _____ was a major historic trading point. It was part of the Sunda Kingdom before the arrival of the East India Companies. Today, the port gives its name to the generic variety of a smaller jjjjjnnnnn version of something. Give me either the port or the term.
  • 102. +21 / -10 jjjjjnnnnn
  • 103. 5) A popular version of ____ has three different stages.... Tercio de varas Tercio de banderillas Tercio de muerte jjjjjnnnnn Xs do their work in the first stage and get their name from a word which can be translated to “to sting” in English. What's X?
  • 104. +18 / -8 jjjjjnnnnn
  • 105. 6) The bird X (known locally as Lundi) is considered to be a delicacy in Faroese cuisine. They are caught by a method known as fleyging, that uses a device that looks like a gigantic sieve. How do jjjjjnnnnn we commonly know the Lundi?
  • 106. +15 / -6 jjjjjnnnnn
  • 107. 7) The Parks is one of the oldest currently used cricket grounds in the world, with the first recorded First Class match being played in 1881. Who play their home games at The jjjjjnnnnn Parks?
  • 108. +12 / -4 jjjjjnnnnn
  • 109. 8) Peter alert! _____, an area of the London Borough of Camden, gives its name to... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 110. +9 / -2 jjjjjnnnnn
  • 111. 9) Emperor, King, Magellanic, Humboldt, Gentoo, Galapagos and Little Blue are some species of what bird, that Batman possibly doesn't like? jjjjjnnnnn
  • 112. +6 / 0 jjjjjnnnnn
  • 114. 1) Name the daughter of the following characters (in the radio series/books, not the movie). [Sorry, but the first question of a theme shouldn't be a gimme.] jjjjjnnnnn
  • 115. Random Dent / Random Frequent Flyer Dent jjjjjnnnnn
  • 116. 2) Reṇukā, the wife of Ṛṣi Jamadagni could fetch water in an unbaked clay pot through her devotion. One day, she lost her concentration after seeing a group of Gandharvas, and the pot melted. Furious with this, Jamadagni ordered his sons to punish her, and when, one by one, they refused, he took their lives. jjjjjnnnnn Finally, only X was left, who beheaded his mother with the weapon of his choice. And of course, the tale features a happy ending with Jamadagni bringing all the dead people back to life. Just name X and the weapon of his choice. [No part points.]
  • 117. Paraśurāma, and hence the weapon is obviously... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 118. 3) Upto 1976, it was called ______ del Generalísimo. The women's version, started in 1983, is called jjjjjnnnnn ______ de la Reina. What is the men's version called right now?
  • 120. 4) _____ was a major historic trading point. It was part of the Sunda Kingdom before the arrival of the East India Companies. Today, the port gives its name to the generic variety of a smaller jjjjjnnnnn version of something. Give me either the port or the term.
  • 121. Banten/ Bantam. Bantam refers to a small variety of poultry. jjjjjnnnnn
  • 122. 5) A popular version of ____ has three different stages.... Tercio de varas Tercio de banderillas Tercio de muerte jjjjjnnnnn Xs do their work in the first stage and get their name from a word which can be translated to “to sting” in English. What's X?
  • 124. 6) The bird X (known locally as Lundi) is considered to be a delicacy in Faroese cuisine. They are caught by a method known as fleyging, that uses a device that looks like a gigantic sieve. How do jjjjjnnnnn we commonly know the Lundi?
  • 126. 7) The Parks is one of the oldest currently used cricket grounds in the world, with the first recorded First Class match being played in 1881. Who play their home games at The jjjjjnnnnn Parks?
  • 128. 8) Peter alert! _____, an area of the London Borough of Camden, gives its name to... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 129. Bloomsbury Group jjjjjnnnnn
  • 130. 9) Emperor, King, Magellanic, Humboldt, Gentoo, Galapagos and Little Blue are some species of what organism, that Batman possibly doesn't like? jjjjjnnnnn
  • 132. Publishing companies and imprints. jjjjjnnnnn
  • 133. Infinite pounce - Anticlockwise 1) Eight questions, each one for 10 points. 2) On the pounce, a correct answer fetches +10, but a wrong one gets you -10. You can pounce on your direct question. jjjjjnnnnn 3) In case no one answers a question (or everyone pounces), the direct goes to the same team.
  • 134. 1) First described by Linnaeus in 1771, part of this tree's name comes from the shape of its segmented leaves. Incidentally, six trees miraculously survived the blast at Hiroshima despite being within 2km jjjjjnnnnn from the site, and all of them seem to be flourishing today. Name the tree. [Pic follows.]
  • 136. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 137. Gingko Biloba jjjjjnnnnn
  • 138. 2) Erysimum cheiri is commonly called the English ____ because it is often found in old castles and ruins. The common name is shared with a word that refers to a social misfit. Fill in the blank. jjjjjnnnnn
  • 139. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 141. 3) During the War of the Triple Alliance, Brazillian soldiers would sometimes identify Paraguayans masquerading as Brazillians by making them utter the word X. Since nasalisation is not a feature of Spanish, the Paraguayans would either pronounce it without the nasal sound or just say Y, which sounds similar and means the same in Spanish. jjjjjnnnnn The de-nasalized version of X means the same, and happens to be one of the few Portuguese origin words of daily usage in multiple Indian languages. Which gastronomical word am I talking about? (X or Y or the Indian word.)
  • 142. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 143. X = Pão Y = Pan The Indian language word is Pao/Pau and many other variations. Of course, all of them mean “bread”. jjjjjnnnnn
  • 144. 4) The word Siq translates to “shaft” in English. You would probably be taking the Siq to visit which famous tourist destination, that inspired a hideout in a Tintin album? Name the jjjjjnnnnn album, too. [5+5]
  • 145. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 146. Petra; The Red Sea Sharks. jjjjjnnnnn
  • 147. 5) Connect X, Y and Z. It is sometimes said that the pre-Classical dialects and culture in Southern Greece gave way to those of the Classical period after an invasion by the X people. Y is an ancient region in modern Turkey. It's named after a tribe that populated the area around the Agean Sea in the Archaic Period. jjjjjnnnnn [Map follows.] Z is a city in Greece that was utterly destroyed by the Romans in the Battle of Z in 146 BC. Z was torched and its inhabitants were killed or enslaved, and the site remained unpopulated until Caesar refounded the city more than a century later.
  • 149. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 150. The three Classical orders of architecture – Doric, Ionic and Corinthian. jjjjjnnnnn
  • 151. 6) In linguistics and word play, an Eggcorn is an incorrect substitution of a word with a similarly sounding word that reminds the speaker of an essential characteristic of it. An example would be saying “bread and breakfast” for “bed an jjjjjnnnnn breakfast”; or “ex patriot” for “expatriate”. [Question follows...]
  • 152. a) The word “eggcorn” itself is an Eggcorn of which botanically derived object? [5] b) Probably the most famous example of Eggcorn in the zoological world is the common name for the _____ religiosa, due to jjjjjnnnnn an occasional habit that it is famous for. Give me the common name and the habit. [5]
  • 153. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 154. Acorn. Praying Mantis (Preying Mantis) and Sexual Cannibalism. jjjjjnnnnn
  • 155. 7) Known as the "partizanka" in Croatia, this headgear is named ________ in a neighbouring country, where people (incorrectly) assume it to be modeled on a geographic feature that is so iconic that it features on its national flag. Name the country and the geographical feature. jjjjjnnnnn
  • 156. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 157. Slovenia; Triglav (the cap is called a 'Triglavka'). jjjjjnnnnn
  • 158. 8) In the 11th century, a dispute arose between the Bishop of Urgell and the Count of Foix. The conflict was mediated by Aragon in 1278 and led to the signing of the Paréage of ______. This led to a curious situation where even today, a head of state finds jjjjjnnnnn herself/himself to be democratically elected to be a monarch of a different territory! Fill in the blank and name the head of state.
  • 159. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 160. Andorra; The President of France is automatically the Co-Prince of Andorra, along with the Bishop of Urgell (in Catalonia). jjjjjnnnnn
  • 161. Written Round Eight questions; each one for 10 points. The last letter of each answer gives you the first letter of the next answer. It's cyclic, so the last jjjjjnnnnn letter of the last question gives you the first letter of the first question. None of these questions requires an explanation as an answer. If your answer doesn't refer to a proper noun, you're doing it wrong.
  • 162. 1) Connect (exhaustive) - Panthera tigris amoyensis Trachypithecus geei (Gee's golden langur) Trimeresurus stejnegeri jjjjjnnnnn Tenodera sinensis Grus nigricollis With a two-word alliterative term from the world of entertainment.
  • 163. 2) Colleagues Ted Peterson, Vijay Lakshman and Julian LeFay were longtime pencil and paper _____ _____ afficianados who were working on a project which was initially quite different from the final outcome. Lakshman thought of the concept of jjjjjnnnnn "The____ ____", and the words eventually came to mean "Tamriel's mystical tomes of knowledge that told of its past, present, and future." What did Lakshman think of?
  • 164. 3) The Egyptian God Khepri, a solar deity, was often associated with an organism that carried its (interesting) choice of food in a way that was analogous to the way the jjjjjnnnnn sun moved across the sky. What organism? (Give me a six letter answer.)
  • 165. 4) First established as Aquae Sulis, which curiously named city also happens to be one of the 28 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in United Kingdom? jjjjjnnnnn
  • 166. 5) When this was first developed, it wasn't accepted by everyone, but it became popular amongst women, who weren't given the same exposure to jjjjjnnnnn education as men. This gives it its alternative name, onnade, which means “women's writing”. What am I talking about?
  • 167. 6) In Mathematics and Geography, the _______ point is a point that is diametrically opposite to it. The term comes from the Greek word for jjjjjnnnnn “against the foot”. What's the word that I am looking for?
  • 168. 7) Founded in 1548, this city's full name is Nuestra Señora de ___ ___ (meaning Our Lady of Peace), although it is popularly known by the jjjjjnnnnn last two words. Which de facto capital city am I talking about?
  • 169. 8) The creation that X is most famous for was thought by Hitler to be a possible tool used by the “Jewish conspiracy”, and practitioners of it were persecuted during WWII, after it was banned in 1936. Unfortunately X's son jjjjjnnnnn was arrested in and put into a camp, and later shot in 1940. Last name only.
  • 171. 1) Connect (exhaustive) - 1) Panthera tigris amoyensis Trachypithecus geei (Gee's golden langur) Trimeresurus stejnegeri jjjjjnnnnn Tenodera sinensis Grus nigricollis With a two-word alliterative term from the world of entertainment.
  • 173. 2) Colleagues Ted Peterson, Vijay Lakshman and Julian LeFay were longtime pencil and paper _____ _____ afficianados who were working on a project which was initially quite different from the final outcome. Lakshman thought of the concept of jjjjjnnnnn "The____ ____", and the words eventually came to mean "Tamriel's mystical tomes of knowledge that told of its past, present, and future." What did Lakshman think of?
  • 174. Elder Scrolls jjjjjnnnnn
  • 175. 3) The Egyptian God Khepri, a solar deity, was often associated with an organism that carried its (interesting) choice of food in a way that was analogous to the way the jjjjjnnnnn sun moved across the sky. What organism? (Give me a six letter answer.)
  • 177. 4) First established as Aquae Sulis, which curiously named city also happens to be one of the 28 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in United Kingdom? jjjjjnnnnn
  • 179. 5) When this was first developed, it wasn't accepted by everyone, but it became popular amongst women, who weren't given the same exposure to jjjjjnnnnn education as men. This gives it its alternative name, onnade, which means “women's writing”. What am I talking about?
  • 181. 6) In Mathematics and Geography, the _______ point is a point that is diametrically opposite to it. The term comes from the Greek word for jjjjjnnnnn “against the foot”. What's the word that I am looking for?
  • 183. 7) Founded in 1548, this city's full name is Nuestra Señora de ___ ___ (meaning Our Lady of Peace), although it is popularly known by the jjjjjnnnnn last two words. Which de facto capital city am I talking about?
  • 185. 8) The creation that X is most famous for was thought by Hitler to be a possible tool used by the “Jewish conspiracy”, and practitioners of it were persecuted during WWII, after it was banned in 1936. Unfortunately X's son jjjjjnnnnn was arrested in and put into a camp, and later shot in 1940 . Last name only.
  • 187. Infinite pounce – Anticlockwise (continued) 1) Eight questions, each one for 10 points. 2) On the pounce, a correct answer fetches +10, but a wrong one gets you -10. You can pounce on your direct question. jjjjjnnnnn 3) In case no one answers a question (or everyone pounces), the direct goes to the same team.
  • 188. 1) Dr. Ian ________ (born in 1927) is one of the worlds most renowned conservationists who spends a lot of his time saving rhinos. He is also the brother of a golfer who has 9 Major Championship wins. It is said that scenes of an iconic 1962 American movie, with a Swahili title, were inspired by the documentary shot during his Operation Rhino of the 1950s, where he jjjjjnnnnn relocated numerous beasts away from farmlands. Give me the last name and the movie.
  • 189. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 190. Player (he is Gary Player's brother) jjjjjnnnnn
  • 191. 2) A United Nations Least Developed Country is a country which displays the lowest indications of socioeconic development. A startling fact that shows how difficult it is for an LDC to improve, is that despite concentrated efforts, just 4 nations have been de-listedjjjjjnnnnn LDC status. Fill in from the blank. ________ (1975) Botswana (1994) Cape Verde (2007) Maldives (2011)
  • 192. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 194. 3) X is a city that was founded as a Phoenician trading colony before becoming one of the most famous cities of the pre-Christian era. Y is a coastal city in Murcia, Spain, that was named ____ Nova by the Romans, which meant New X. jjjjjnnnnn Y de Indias is a city in the Carribean Coast Region that was named after Y, and has been constantly in the news in the last decade. What are X and Y? (No part points.)
  • 195. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 196. X = Carthage; Y = Cartagena jjjjjnnnnn
  • 197. 4) Trigonella foenum-graecum is a plant in the family Fabaceae. One of the commonly used forms of this plant gets its name from a district in Pakistan where the best quality of it was supposed to come from. Although it's produced in many parts of jjjjjnnnnn India now, the name has stuck. What am I talking about?
  • 198. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 200. 5) X, currently a favourite in quizzes due to his appearence in a 2012 movie, played Y in a 2010 miniseries. Y is almost synonymous with the city of _____ Regius, where he died in 430 (of natural causes) during the Vandal conquest of North Africa. jjjjjnnnnn X and Y, please. [Larger pic in the next slide.]
  • 202. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 203. Franco Nero, Augustine of Hippo jjjjjnnnnn
  • 204. 6) Araucaria araucana is the national tree of Chile. It gets its popular English name from an incident in the 1850s when the friend of an early planter in Cornwall remarked that, “it would ______ a ______ to climb that”. jjjjjnnnnn Give me the popular name for the tree. [Pic follows.]
  • 206. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 207. Monkey Puzzle Tree (“it would puzzle a monkey to climb that” jjjjjnnnnn
  • 208. 7) Although this garment is popular by many different names in India, the name by which it is known worldwide comes from the Malay word for “sheath”. David Beckham probably launched jjjjjnnnnn himself as a fashion trendsetter when he (in)famously wore this to a restaurant in southern France in 1998. What am I talking about?
  • 209. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 211. Last question of the day... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 212. 8) In 2005, food historian Mary Gunderson created a new dish by modifying a popular recipe. She replaced the English muffin with rye bread and thejjjjjnnnnn with some ham Weisswurst, but kept the eggs a constant. What did she call the dish?
  • 213. Answer... jjjjjnnnnn
  • 214. Eggs Benedict XVI jjjjjnnnnn
  • 215. Start the Metro!! jjjjjnnnnn