A quiz on memes, internet and anything that is #trending. Conducted on 18th September,2018 by QuizInc, the official quizzing club of NIT Durgapur

1. The Who is Your #Papa Round
ROUND 1

2. RULES
• THE ROUND IS DIVIDED IN TWO PARTS
•RULES FOR PART ONE
• Written round
•Differential scoring according to the
scheme:
•If all get it correct +0
•If 6-7 teams get it correct +10
•If 4-5 teams get it correct +20
•If 2-3 teams get it correct +30
•If only 1 team gets it correct +50
• -5 for every wrong answer

3. THE QUIZMASTER’S DECISION IS FINAL
IF YOU AREN’T FOLLOWING THE RULES
YOU MAY…

5. PART ONE
QUESTION 1
Considered amongst one of the most humble and honest
superheroes in India, he was born when a corrupt systems
incessant greed finally got on the nerves of the people. Also
known as the corruption hunter, whose superpower includes
blaming, supersonic screech and ability to garner 24/7 media
attention. He has a unique costume and his main weapon is
something that almost everyone owns.
(Give the superhero name)

6. QUESTION 2
FITB
When X was acquitted in a corruption
case dating back to the first term as Chief
Minister, #___________ started trending on
social media and many announced it as the
____ Day, since the verdict came a day right
after Mother's Day.

7. QUESTION 3
Put Funda (All these things happened in a particular
year, what is it called)

8. QUESTION 4
Whose outfit?

9. QUESTION 5
FITB
Jimmy McMillan was running for New York City
mayor in 2010 when he came out with his
infamous line “___ __ ___ ____ ____”. It sparked
a new movement, and a lot of memes. McMillan
successfully campaigned to create the "____ __
___ ____ ____" political party, and despite losing
in 2010 tried to run again for mayor in 2014. He
didn't win, but he's still active in local politics.

10. QUESTION 6
After suffering an initial loss the stock prices of this company
reached an all time high recently. Id the company and specify the
reason. ALL TIME
HIGH

11. QUESTION 7
X an Indian professor at Bhopal’s Bhabha Engineering
Research Institute gained popularity after his video
went viral. The video was shot on 12th May during
the ladies’ ‘sangeet’. His phones hasn’t stopped
ringing ever since the video went viral and he
reportedly had to take Friday off to field calls from,
fans friends and the media. He is also appointed as
the brand ambassador by Vidisha Municipal
Corporation. What is he popularly known as.

12. QUESTION 8
According to urban dictionary X a form of music
that sounds like a stroke victim trying to deliver a
speech. It is often listened to by emotionally
confused teens that get high in groups in publics.
It’s a controversial term for a microgenre that
evolved on the online audio distribution platform
SoundCloud and has come into limelight recently
for a specific reason. ID X.

13. QUESTION 9
Minimalist Poster for what

14. QUESTION 10
Tweets by whom

15. PART ONE ANSWERS

16. PART ONE
QUESTION 1
Considered amongst one of the most humble and honest
superheroes in India, he was born when a corrupt systems
incessant greed finally got on the nerves of the people. Also
known as the corruption hunter, whose superpower includes
blaming, supersonic screech and ability to garner 24/7 media
attention. He has a unique costume and his main weapon is
something that almost everyone owns.
(Give the superhero name)

17. Muffler Man (Arvind
Kejriwal)

18. QUESTION 2
FITB
When X was acquitted in a corruption case dating
back to the first term as Chief Minister,
#___________ started trending on social media
and many announced it as the ____ Day, since the
verdict came a day right after Mother's Day.

19. #MummyReturns
Amma Day

20. QUESTION 3
Put Funda (All these things happened in a particular
year, what is it called)

21. Beef ban
Porn ban
Maggi ban
India’s Daughter ban
All of these were banned in 2015
known as the “Year of Bans”

22. QUESTION 4
Whose outfit?

23. Shahid Alvi

24. QUESTION 5
FITB
Jimmy McMillan was running for New York City
mayor in 2010 when he came out with his
infamous line “___ __ ___ ____ ____”. It sparked
a new movement, and a lot of memes. McMillan
successfully campaigned to create the "____ __
___ ____ ____" political party, and despite losing
in 2010 tried to run again for mayor in 2014. He
didn't win, but he's still active in local politics.

26. QUESTION 6
After suffering an initial loss the stock prices of this company
reached an all time high recently. Id the company and specify the
reason. ALL TIME
HIGH

27. Nike after the recent “Just do It” campaign with Colin
Kaepernick

28. QUESTION 7
X an Indian professor at Bhopal’s Bhabha Engineering
Research Institute gained popularity after his video
went viral. The video was shot on 12th May during
the ladies’ ‘sangeet’. His phones hasn’t stopped
ringing ever since the video went viral and he
reportedly had to take Friday off to field calls from,
fans friends and the media. He is also appointed as
the brand ambassador by Vidisha Municipal
Corporation. What is he popularly known as.

29. Dancing Uncle (Sanjeev Shrivastva)

30. QUESTION 8
According to urban dictionary X a form of music
that sounds like a stroke victim trying to deliver a
speech. It is often listened to by emotionally
confused teens that get high in groups in publics.
It’s a controversial term for a microgenre that
evolved on the online audio distribution platform
SoundCloud and has come into limelight recently
for a specific reason. ID X.

31. Mumble Rap
Eminem’s album Kamikaze

32. QUESTION 9
Minimalist Poster for what

33. Walmart-Flipkart deal

34. QUESTION 10
Tweets by whom

35. Mumbai Police

37. PART TWO…

38. •RULES FOR PART TWO
•Questions can only be pounced on.
•Every question has two parts.
•Attempting both and getting both
correct will earn you +50 but
getting either or both incorrect will
fetch you -25
•Attempting only one part and
getting it correct will fetch you+ 30.
Getting it incorrect will fetch you
-10.

39. QUESTION 1
Tomorrow’sPioneersisachildren’sprogram(2007-2009)andmade
inasimilarformatasSesameStreetandBarneyandFriends.Thefirst
episodeofitwastitled“FarfourisCaughtSpeakinginEnglish”which
introducedthecharacterFarfourdesignedtobethelookalikeofthe
famousDisneyCharacter Aanddiscussedmartyrdomandthe
reclamationofAl-Aqsamosque.
TherestoftheworldlearntofFarfour’sexistencethroughB
Bisthinlyveiledpropagandaorganizationaimedatbridgingthegap
betweentheWestandtheMiddleEast.Registeredasanon-profit
organizationithasitsheadquartersinWashingtonDC.Withtheirde-
contextualizedcherrypickedtranslationvideostheyhavebecomea
sourceoftrendinginternetmemes.
IDAandB

41. A-MICKEY MOUSE
B-MEMRI TV (Middle Eastern Media Research Institute )

42. QUESTION 2
Duringthe1830’sthrough1850’sThomasDartmouthRice(1808-
1860)awhiteentertainer,performedpopularsonganddanceacts
supposedlymodeledafteraslaveunderthealiasJohnCrow..Thislead
tothedevelopmentofthe“A”tropeandJohnCrowbecametheface
of“A”.InfactracialsegregationlawspassedaftertheAmericanCivil
WarcametobeknownastheJohnCrowlaws.
Whiledeplorable,thetrope“A”isfarfromgonefrompopularmedia.
RecentlyMarkKnight,oftheHeraldSunhasbeenundermediafire
foremployingthistropeinthedepictionofBwithseveralpeople
pointingouttheobvioussimilaritiesbetweenthedepictionofBand
thecaricaturesof JohnCrow.
IDAandB

44. A- BLACKFACE
B-SERENA WILLIAMS

45. QUESTION 3
The song and music video titled A made instant headlines
after its launch. With its powerful imagery it evoked strong
public reaction and unsurprisingly left a series of internet
memes and parody videos in its wake. Several countries soon
went on to make their own versions of A including an Indian
version.
While the song A touches on various social issues it is said to
have been primarily inspired by the horrific incident of B.
ID A and B

47. A-THIS IS AMERICA
B- Charleston Church Shooting

49. •A is the name of a Kannada action film directed and written by
Preetham Gubbi. Made under the banner of Duniya Talkies it released in
the year 2018.
•In January 2007 a German YouTube channel alemuel posted a video
titled Kleimar Hai which roughly translates to B which became very
popular shortly after. Various versions of B have been around for years.
•A recent mashup of videos titled “A” and videos titled “B “ has
produced results that can be best described as “a godforsaken
nightmare” and “unintentionally disturbing”
ID A and B
QUESTION 4

52. QUESTION 5
AnopinionarticlefromDecember2015writtenbytheOnionwritten
fromthepointofviewofachildreads:
“Anybodywhoknowsmewilltellyouthesamething:IgetwhatI
want.Whetheritsfood,beingheld,mybinky,younameit-ifIdecideI
likeit,youdamnwellbetterbelieveIdon’trestuntilIhaveit,oneway
oranother.AndfromtheverysecondIsawthoseblueandred“A”
come outoftheshoppingbag,lastweek,Iimmediatelyknew,come
hellorhighwaterIwouldeatoneofthosethings”
ThisarticlesparkedadangerouschallengefueledbyYouTube.
B isan8leggedpredatoryanimalwithasegmentedtailhavinga
characteristicforwardturn.Bsharesitsnamewitharecentalbum
thatspurredanothersuchdangerouschallenge.
IDAandB

54. A-TIDE PODS
B- Scorpion By Drake

55. QUESTION 6
AisthenameofaSikhreligionmartialartassociatedwiththe
SikhsofthePunjabregion.Thenameinitselfisadiminutive
formaceorwoodenstick.It’salsothenameofapopular
fictitiousvillagesomewherewellknowntomostofushere.
TherecentallegedappearanceofaBnearAhascaughtthe
publicattention,includingtheCEOofBwhotweeted,“Ok, I
admit I’m embarrassed. I try to keep abreast of the
latest happenings in the world but what on earth is
____? And of course I’m pleased a B ______ figures in
it. What happens to the ______ by the way?”
IDAandB.

57. A- GATKA (PUBG)
B- Mahindra Tractor

58. QUESTION 7
According to the annual Emerging Markets Smart Grid:
Outlook 2015 study by the Northeast Group, LLC, the world
loses US$89.3 billion annually to A. The highest losses were
in India ($16.2 billion), followed by Brazil ($10.5 billion) and
Russia ($5.1 billion). President of Northeast Group Ben
Gardner stated, "India loses more money to A than any
other country in the world. The state of Maharashtra—
which includes Mumbai—alone loses $2.8 billion per year,
more than all but eight countries in the world…”
An upcoming movie centered on the theme of A has gained
immense popularity in a short time span mostly due to the
memes on one of the movie’s song B. ID A and B

60. A-Electricity theft
B-Sochta Hun Ke Woh Kitne
Masoom The…Kya Se Kya Ho
Gaye Dekhte Dekhte(Batti
Gul Meter Chalu)

61. QUESTION 8
A is the “Mayor of the Internet”, a tag
earned on account of the fact that he is
one of the co-founders of a popular
American website B . He is the famous
husband of one of the most well
recognized tennis players in the world.
The name B is in fact a clever play of
words on what one might do when on
the site.

63. A- Alexis Ohanian (The original
#Papa of all memesters)
B- Reddit (from read it)

64. END OF ROUND 1

65. ROUND 2
•16 Questions, moving clockwise and
then anti-clockwise
•Pounce and Finite Bounce
•Scoring:
Pounce- +20/-10
Direct- +10/0
Pass- +5/0

66. Q1.Green Man is the nickname for people who
dress themselves in green lycra body suits and
perform strange dance moves in public, typically
during major sporting events as an attempt to
distract opposing teams.
Which TV show gave rise to the bizarre trend of
people dressing up in green lycra suit?

68. It’s Always Sunny in
Philadelphia
Answer

69. Q2. Griefer or bad faith player does the
act of Griefing.
”Griefing” refers to the act of?

71. Annoying other players in
online game.
Answer

72. Q3. Name the fictitious arcade game subject
of an urban legend that emerged in early
2000. This mythical game allegedly was part
of a government run psychology experiment
based in Portland, Oregon. A few arcade
machines hosting this game was said to be
visited by Men in Black with the purpose of
Data Mining.

74. Polybius
Answer

75. Q4. A song called “All this Love”
turned into a meme featuring which
world leader hanging out with a
rainbow?

77. Stalin
Answer

78. Q5. Which animal has photo
bombed millions of pictures
since a National Geographic
contest in 2009?

80. Crasher Squirrel
Answer

81. Q6. While shouting “Here come
dat boi”, what is the frog riding?

83. A Unicycle
Answer

84. Q7.In the video game Civilization a
famous Indian leader is portrayed as
nuclear weapon obsessed. There exists
a really weird meme relating to this.
Name the leader.

86. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer

87. Q8. “Oscar Selfie” clicked during Oscars 2014
by Ellen DeGeneres was the most retweeted
message in website history i.e. a whopping
3.430 million times.
But a tweet by a Nevada teenager Carter
Wilkerson was retweeted more times that of the
selfie i.e. 3.435 million times.
What was the tweet about?

89. A request to the Fast Food Chain Wendy’s
for a year of free chicken nuggets
Answer

90. Q9. Universal Tube & Roll-form Equipment
Coorporation is an American manufacturer and
supplier of metal machine tubes and pipes, founded
in 1985. The company specializes in buying and
selling tube mills, pipe mills and roll-forming
machines.
In 2006, this company led a law-suit against the
website X. Their original name sounded very similar
to that of X. This resulted in them receiving 68
million hits in August 2006 and their servers
crashed. The lawsuit was later settled by the
parties.
Id X.

92. Answer
X = YouTube

93. Q10. “Waqt news” is an anti-government
new agency widely known for criticizing the
incumbent party and promoting liberal views
in _______.
According to Alexa, it averages around 3000
visitors on its website every day and mostly
covers news from the southern part of _______.
What associated with the channel, but never
actually broadcast, makes it better known to
us all?

95. Answer
Yeh Bik Gayi Hai Gormint

96. Q11. Id this word from it’s Urban
Dictionary definition.

98. Answer
Dank

99. Q12. This started when comedian of the Shiggy
show, Shiggy shared video of himself dancing to the
tune and called it “doing the shiggy”. The catchy tune
is in Drake’s voice and heart gesture that he uses in
driving motion with his arms for a line of the song
made fans go crazy!
Since the original video went on viral, in couple of
weeks on all social media including YouTube more
than 400,000 posts are posted. People mimicked the
moves. Celebrities Will Smith to singer Ciara were
also part of it. However, people started this as a fun
but slowly it has become a serious issue related to
safety on roads.
What is it?

101. Answer
#KiKiChallenge or #InMyFeelingsChallenge

102. Q13. X was the cover star of the “America’s
Women Billionaires” issue of Forbes magazine. She
came in at No. 27 on the list with an estimated net
worth of $900 million that will soon reach the $1
billion mark. That fortune comes largely from her
Cosmetics empire.
Her impending billionaire status isn’t in question.
Rather it’s how Forbes labelled that status, saying
that Jenner was “self-made” and including her in a
group of “#SelfMadeWomen,” that drew rankling
and groans from her critics.
Who is X?

104. Answer
Kylie Jenner

105. Q14. The chairman of TRAI, R S Sharma had
recently tweeted something asking what could
possibly go wrong and thus throwing a challenge.
A day later ethical hackers claimed to have
accessed his bank account details and deposited
Rs. 1 in his bank account to highlight the potential
of ______ being misused.
What was his tweet about?

107. Answer
Published his AADHAR number in the tweet

108. Q15. This comedy-drama film directed by Sharat
Katariya under the banner of Yash Raj Films has
been shot in Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh. Its plot is
inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy and
takes a leaf out of the Make In India campaign.
Particular scenes of the film has become viral
memes, involving the lead actress juxtaposed in the
most odd of places and situations.
What is the name of the film?

110. Answer
Sui Dhaaga

111. Q16. In an interview, the actor confessed
that he has mixed feelings about his roles:
“I’ve gotten used to it now. They end up living
on…long afterwards on the internet, what do
you call them? Memes? Things like that…..
‘___ ____ ___ ______ ask for a drink’, I see that
with my face, making that hand gesture, I
don’t mind, really, even though they say my
casting spoils it all…..”
FITB or give the actor speaking.

113. Answer
Sean Bean (One does not simply)

114. END OF ROUND 2

116. A few thoughts(do not read as
thots) before we begin
•This is a long-connect round.
•There will be 5 questions whose individual
answers will get you +10.
•The marking scheme for getting the long
connect will be displayed atop each new
question.
•As always, quizmasters ka

117. The Washington Post editor Maura Judkis credits X for
popularizing the phrase "YOLO" in the United States, with
his single, "The Motto", which includes, "You only live
once: that's the motto, nigga, YOLO.”
However, this isn't the only trend which X popularised.
X is also a known humanitarian.
He donated $50,000 to a Miami homeless shelter and
$50,000 to a University of Miami student to help with her
tuition. He then "kept up the spending spree" by donating
the rest of the budget, $996,631.90, of a certain song, to
several charitable causes and regular people across
Miami.
X is an iconic in the figure in the world of memes because
of his, let's say, eccentric dancing skills. ID X.
+100/-50

118. +80/-40
Also called Lou Gehrig's disease, this is a specific disease
which causes the death of neurons controlling voluntary
muscles, characterized by stiff muscles, muscle twitching,
and gradually worsening weakness due to muscles
decreasing in size. This results in
difficulty speaking, swallowing, and eventually breathing.
This disease received great awareness due to a
phenomenon which happened in mid 2014.
Identify this disease.

119. +60/-30
What would you call (or entitle) the man,
standing 2nd from right?

120. +40/-20
Jonathan Switcher (Andrew McCarthy), an
unemployed artist, finds a job as an assistant
window dresser for a department store. When
Jonathan happens upon a beautiful _________(9)
he previously designed, she springs to life and
introduces herself as Emmy (Kim Cattrall), an
Egyptian under an ancient spell. Despite
interference from the store's devious manager
(James Spader), Jonathan and his __________(9)
fall in love while creating eye-catching window
displays to keep the struggling store in business.
Synopsis for which movie.

121. Founded on 5th September, 1882 by a certain Harry X, this
English football club Y is the first club in the 20th century to
achieve the League and FA Cup Double, winning both competitions
in the 1960–61 season.
After successfully defending the FA Cup in 1962, in 1963 they
became the first British club to win a UEFA club competition – the
European Cup Winners' Cup. They were also the inaugural
winners of the UEFA Cup in 1972, becoming the first British club to
win two different major European trophies.
They have collected at least one major trophy in each of the six
decades from the 1950s to 2000s – an achievement only matched
by Manchester United.
ID Y.
+30/-15

122. ANSWERS

123. X - Drake

124. ALS

125. Padman

126. Mannenquin

127. Tottenham Hotspur

130. ALL OF THESE ARE RELATED
TO VIRAL INTERNET
CHALLENGES