2. Elimination Round
• 26 Questions.
• A – Z Format.
• Starred Questions to break ties.
• First Streak rule to break further ties.
3. A.
• Brought to notice very recently there have been various reports
of diet-soda drinkers suffering from a multitude of health
problems including multiple sclerosis, depression, spasms,
vertigo, cramps, vision loss etc.
• What are these said to be symptoms of?
4. *B.
• Originating from an Old English word meaning “frothy” from
the foam or scum forming on the top of malt liquor, the
contemporary usage of this word is mainly as a derogatory term
meaning mad or crazy.
• We know this for its use in a sporting context.
• What am I talking about?
5. C.
• Spanish explorer Alonso Alvarez de Pineda discovered which
Texan port city on the feast day celebrating the tradition and
belief in the body and blood of Jesus Christ and his real
presence in the Eucharist?
6. *D.
• X is a portmanteau and slang used for a pouch containing $10
worth of weed (though the word ---- has been historically used
for a much smaller denomination.)
• Legendary guitarist Y Abbott, used X as a moniker after trying
out words like “Diamond”, settled on X due to his affinity for
the sweet leaf, and of course since it made a nice alliterative
name.
• Just give me X.
7. E.
• These are representations of the four Xs created by a
deviantartist.
• Called Salamander, Undine, Gnome and Sylph, they are
representations of fire, water, earth and air respectively
which were highly influential in medieval natural
philosophy.
• X?
8. F.
• What are these famous varieties of?
• The Moscow Kremlin
• The Hen
• Peter the Great
• Romanov Tercentenary
• Tsarevich
9. *G.
• These folkloric creatures were popularized during WWII
amongst the RAF pilots of UK. The crew blamed Gs for
otherwise inexplicable accidents thus leading to this being used
as means of blame deflection.
• Author Roald Dahl is credited with popularizing Gs outside the
royal air force.
• ID.
10. H.
• Contrary to popular belief, it was
because a lot of people thought that a
certain Givanildo Vieira de Souza
looked like this man.
• What am I talking about?
11. I.
• "I saw a commercial for a brand of jam called IXL. Their ad
featured a guy who said, 'I excel in all I do.' I'd recently seen the
English band XTC when they toured Australia, and I loved their
name: XTC – Ecstasy. In that moment, I put all those thoughts
together. The name needed to be letters, but make a word. I put
the IXL jam commercial together with XTC and the concept of a
band that was inaccessible and I had it…” – Gary Morris
• What was the band subsequently named?
12. J.
• Which traditional fried sweetmeat gets its name from the fact
that they are tongue-shaped?
13. K.
• First produced by Pedro Domecq in 1936 and now
manufactured by Pernod Ricard, what gets its name from the
Nahuatl for "House of the Acolhua people“?
14. L.
• First conceptualized around the 30s, L was said to have been a
modern rip-off of the Roman goddess Fortuna and has been
used extensively in common parlance ever since. L has been
depicted as many different female forms and often holds a four-
leaf clover in her hand.
• L?
15. M.
• The pressurized carbon dioxide looks for a way out and is
drawn to any bumps (a high surface area in a very small
volume) it can grab onto. The presence of a lot of such bumps or
nucleation sites creates a lot of bubbles. This turns into a chain
reaction and thus erupts. The scale of the ‘eruption’ is more in
some cases because of the lesser surface tension.
• What is being talked about here?
16. N. This is from a New Yorker piece titled
Kid Goth
• In The New Mother, a children’s story published by Lucy Clifford
in 1882, two previously well-behaved little girls turn so bad—
dousing the fire and breaking the clock and dancing on the
butter—that their mother is forced to go away, and a new
mother, a demon with two glass eyes and a horrible wooden
tail, comes to take her place.
• X reimagined this concept in the 90s in a book aimed at ‘middle
readers’—aged nine to 12.
• The book was first thought too frightening for children. Now,
according to the author says, it’s a “beloved text.”
• X? The book?
17. O.
• What name is supposed to have originated from a
transliteration into Greek of a part of a throne name, Usermaatre
Setepenre, which means “The justice of Rê is powerful”?
18. *P.
• Originally the ‘biscuit’ was made from a frozen piece of horse
manure. Later this was replaced by vulcanized rubber.
• Biscuit is colloquial term that can be used as noun or as a verb
as in to score a biscuit.
• What’s the good word?
19. Q.
• What was marketed originally to nervous housewives in the 50s
so that they could have a ‘calm break’?
20. *R.
• The Dusadh (Paswan) caste found in Bihar engage in a three-
day fast where devotees pray by standing on a ladder made of
swords and walking through fire. The ritual is a device to
secure abundance of sunlight and prosperity by the community.
• Who is appeased thus?
21. S. This is a fan artwork. Id the book.
Bigger image on next slide.
22.
23. T.
• Li Shizeng was an educator, anarchist and an entrepreneur all rolled
into one who to Paris in 1902 and took a graduate degree in
chemistry and biology.
• Li was a practical entrepreneur who used his export business to
finance revolutionary activities. As Zhang expanded his import
business, Li realised that he could put his scientific training to use.
• Thus in 1908, the Usine de la Caséo-Sojaïne, was set up, the first of its
kind.
• What did it manufacture?
• Image on next slide
24.
25. U.
• This is how X described the circumstances under which Y came to be
written: one evening, at a gathering of his friends where poetry was
being read and discussed, a woman from the next door apartment
was heard to voice her appreciation of a couplet that X had recited. X
then had a word with her; she was persuaded to join the group,
where she recited a verse whose last lines were:
• Who will listen to the tale of my woeful heart?
• Far and wide have I wandered on the face of this earth
• And I have much to impart.
• Y?
26. V. This is from someone’s Twitter feed
during April 2015
27. • This is what the same guy had said back in 2009 at Pilbhit:
• Yeh panja nahi hai. Kamal ka haath hai... Yeh k###on ke gale kaat dega.
Saare Hindu ek ho jao...
• Who?
28. W.
• These are some of the variations of X: Liège, Brussels, Flemish,
Bergische, Stroopx.
• Depending on the context X might translate to honeycomb.
29. X.
• When Chris Squire, Alan White and Jimmy Page formed a
short-lived supergroup they decided to call themselves XYZ
upon themselves.
• What did it stand for?
30. *Y. What was ‘Mr. Mystery guest a.k.a.
Mr. Cowboy’s response?
• Hans: Mr. Mystery Guest are you still there?
Mr. Mystery Guest: Yeah I'm still here
Hans: Who are you exactly? Someone who watched too many action
movies as a child and thinks he's John Wayne, Rambo, Lewis
Stevens?
Mr. Mystery Guest: Actually I was kind of partial to Roy Rogers
myself. Always liked those sequin shirts.
Hans: Do you really think you can stop us Mr. Cowboy?
Mr. Mystery Guest: Well, ……-..-… …………!
31. Z.
• When this entity gained independence from the United Kingdom on 10
December 1963, it adopted the flag on the next slide, however it was
replaced a mere month later.
• Identify.
34. A.
• Brought to notice very recently there have been various reports
of diet-soda drinkers suffering from a multitude of health
problems including multiple sclerosis, depression, spasms,
vertigo, cramps, vision loss etc.
• What are these said to be symptoms of?
36. *B.
• Originating from an Old English word meaning “frothy” from
the foam or scum forming on the top of malt liquor, the
contemporary usage of this word is mainly as a derogatory term
meaning mad or crazy and mostly used by us in a sporting
context.
• What am I talking about?
37.
38. C.
• Spanish explorer Alonso Alvarez de Pineda discovered which
Texan port city on the feast day celebrating the tradition and
belief in the body and blood of Jesus Christ and his real
presence in the Eucharist?
40. *D.
• X is a portmanteau and slang used for a pouch containing $10
worth of weed (though the word ---- has been historically used
for a much smaller denomination.)
• Legendary guitarist Y Abbott, used X as a moniker after trying
out words like “Diamond”, settled on X due to his affinity for
the sweet leaf, and of course since it made a nice alliterative
name.
• Just give me X.
42. E.
• These are representations of the four Xs created by a
deviantartist.
• Called Salamander, Undine, Gnome and Slyph, they are
representations of fire, water, earth and air respectively
which were highly influential in medieval natural
philosophy.
• X?
44. F.
• What are these famous varieties of?
• The Moscow Kremlin
• The Hen
• Peter the Great
• Romanov Tercentenary
• Tsarevich
45.
46. *G.
• This folkloric creatures were popularized during WWII
amongst the RAF pilots of UK. The crew blamed Gs for
otherwise inexplicable accidents thus leading to this being used
as means of blame deflection.
• Author Roald Dahl is credited with popularizing Gs outside the
royal air force.
• ID.
48. H.
• Contrary to popular belief, it was
because a lot of people thought that a
certain Givanildo Vieira de Souza
looked like this man.
• What am I talking about?
49.
50. I.
• "I saw a commercial for a brand of jam called IXL. Their ad
featured a guy who said, 'I excel in all I do.' I'd recently seen the
English band XTC when they toured Australia, and I loved their
name: XTC – Ecstasy. In that moment, I put all those thoughts
together. The name needed to be letters, but make a word. I put
the IXL jam commercial together with XTC and the concept of a
band that was inaccessible and I had it…” – Gary Morris
• What was the band subsequently named?
51.
52. J.
• Which traditional fried sweetmeat gets its name from the fact
that they are tongue-shaped?
54. K.
• First produced by Pedro Domecq in 1936 and now
manufactured by Pernod Ricard, what gets its name from the
Nahuatl for "House of the Acolhua people“?
55.
56. L.
• First conceptualized around the 30s, L was said to have been a
modern rip-off of the Roman goddess Fortuna and has been
used extensively in common parlance ever since. L has been
depicted as many different female forms and often holds a four-
leaf clover in her hand.
• L?
57.
58. M.
• The pressurized carbon dioxide looks for a way out and is
drawn to any bumps (a high surface area in a very small
volume) it can grab onto. The presence of a lot of such bumps or
nucleation sites creates a lot of bubbles. This turns into a chain
reaction and thus erupts. The scale of the ‘eruption’ is more in
some cases because of the lesser surface tension.
• What is being talked about here?
59.
60. N. This is from a New Yorker piece titled
Kid Goth
• In The New Mother, a children’s story published by Lucy Clifford
in 1882, two previously well-behaved little girls turn so bad—
dousing the fire and breaking the clock and dancing on the
butter—that their mother is forced to go away, and a new
mother, a demon with two glass eyes and a horrible wooden
tail, comes to take her place.
• X reimagined this concept in the 90s in a book aimed at ‘middle
readers’—aged nine to 12.
• The book was first thought too frightening for children. Now,
according to the author says, it’s a “beloved text.”
• X? The book?
62. O.
• What name is supposed to have originated from a
transliteration into Greek of a part of a throne name, Usermaatre
Setepenre, which means “The justice of Rê is powerful”?
64. *P.
• Originally the ‘biscuit’ was made from a frozen piece of horse
manure. Later this was replaced by vulcanized rubber.
• Biscuit is colloquial term that can be used as noun or as a verb
as in to score a biscuit.
• What’s the good word?
68. *R.
• The Dusadh (Paswan) caste found in Bihar engage in a three-
day fast where devotees pray by standing on a ladder made of
swords and walking through fire. The ritual is a device to
secure abundance of sunlight and prosperity by the community.
• Who is appeased thus?
73. T.
• Li Shizeng was an educator, anarchist and an entrepreneur all rolled
into one who to Paris in 1902 and took a graduate degree in
chemistry and biology.
• Li was a practical entrepreneur who used his export business to
finance revolutionary activities. As Zhang expanded his import
business, Li realised that he could put his scientific training to use.
• Thus in 1908, the Usine de la Caséo-Sojaïne, was set up, the first of its
kind.
• What did it manufacture?
• Image on next slide
76. U.
• This is how X described the circumstances under which Y came to be
written: one evening, at a gathering of his friends where poetry was
being read and discussed, a woman from the next door apartment
was heard to voice her appreciation of a couplet that X had recited. X
then had a word with her; she was persuaded to join the group,
where she recited a verse whose last lines were:
• Who will listen to the tale of my woeful heart?
• Far and wide have I wandered on the face of this earth
• And I have much to impart.
• Y?
78. V. This is from someone’s Twitter feed
during April 2015
79. • This is what the same guy had said back in 2009 at Pilbhit:
• Yeh panja nahi hai. Kamal ka haath hai... Yeh k###on ke gale kaat dega.
Saare Hindu ek ho jao...
• Who?
81. W.
• These are some of the variations of X: Liège, Brussels, Flemish,
Bergische, Stroopx.
• Depending on the context X might translate to honeycomb.
83. X.
• When Chris Squire, Alan White and Jimmy Page formed a
short-lived supergroup they decided to call themselves XYZ
upon themselves.
• What did it stand for?
85. *Y. What was ‘Mr. Mystery guest a.k.a.
Mr. Cowboy’s response?
• Hans: Mr. Mystery Guest are you still there?
Mr. Mystery Guest: Yeah I'm still here
Hans: Who are you exactly? Someone who watched too many action
movies as a child and thinks he's John Wayne, Rambo, Lewis
Stevens?
Mr. Mystery Guest: Actually I was kind of partial to Roy Rogers
myself. Always liked those sequin shirts.
Hans: Do you really think you can stop us Mr. Cowboy?
Mr. Mystery Guest: Well, ……-..-… …………!
87. Z.
• When this entity gained independence from the United Kingdom on 10
December 1963, it adopted the flag on the next slide, however it was
replaced a mere month later.
• Identify.
92. 1.This is Rasiklal reminiscing…
• Sir Garry for recommending me to Nottinghamshire, in 1973,
and inviting me to play for the County against the touring West
Indies that summer... I'd been playing for Meltham Cricket Club
in the Huddersfield League and somebody had requested Sir
Garry to see me bowl in person. He came for one of our matches
and quietly sat in the crowd. I had no idea he was there. Later,
the icon wished me and recommended my name to Notts. My
Championship debut was in 1977, but I'd been playing for the
County from 1973 itself. But for Sir Garry's recommendation, I
may never have played in the Championship, which then
attracted the very best in the business.
• How do we know Rasiklal better? Which IPL franchisee did his
son represent?
95. 2.
• Abdul Razzak ran a workshop named Famous Engineering and
Welding in Mustafa Bazar, Byculla. Though he supplied
machinery parts to Tata Oil Mills, they were not affluent.
• He fathered six sons, all of whom were named after the revered
prophets who found their mention in the Quran and Old
Testament.
• His second son excelled in cricket like Abdul himself and took
up the sobriquet which his father had earned having played
league matches with someone who lost his title in 1971
following the 26th Amendment to the Constitution of India.
• What was the name of his second son? What was the sobriquet?
98. 3. This is from the book Gaata Rahe Mera Dil by two music lovers -
Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Balaji Vittal
• According to Anandji, a young banker employed with Barclays
in Tanzania had fallen in love with an Indian girl. He gave her
a 25-paise coin as a token of promise that he would return to
marry her.
• "I was on a tour to Africa and the young man asked me to
convey to her his intent. When he returned to India, we
received the girl's wedding card. Indivar and I were in a car,
wondering how to break the news to our friend, how much it
would hurt him when he would hear the news of the girl's
marriage. I had fractured my leg and was in a slightly
philosophical mood, probably because of the injury. Suddenly, I
said,…
• Which song’s genesis is being discussed?
101. 4.
• In April, the Haryana government sanctioned Rs. 50 crore for
the project. The government has promised to pump in more
money as the work progresses. The excavation - at present in
Bhita village in Haryana's Bilaspur block - is being carried out
under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme.
• The project entails the excavation of an identified paleo channel
some 50 kilometres long and developing a creek so that water
can flow smoothly through it.
• What is the aim of the project?
• Image on next slide.
105. 5. This is excerpted from Nehru’s India: Essays on the Maker
of a Nation; Edited by Nayantara Sahgal
• X and Y were slightly acquainted with each other in London.
When Y finished his course of study at the LSE with a First
Division, the then small Kerala community there threw a party
in his honour and for obvious reasons the Malayali diplomat
personally handpicked by Panditji was invited to be the chief
guest.
• Leaning on his walking stick at the doorway X said to him, “So,
X, I hear you have got a First. You know, some people get it by a
fluke.” If X was staggered it was only for a moment. He
responded with, “Is that how you got yours?”
• Y has thus far been the only Dalit to assume which post in 1997?
• Also X and Y?
108. 6.
• In 1957, a 21-year-old art school graduate named Don
Featherstone created his second major design for the
Massachusetts-based lawn and garden decoration manufacturer
Union Products.
• Their camp appropriation crossed the boundaries of good and
bad taste, when this was used as a fitting title for John Waters's
1972 transgressive film about two contenders for the title
“filthiest person alive.”
• What recognizable species of American material culture?
111. 7.
• Oliver Stone’s upcoming release stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt in
the titular role. In April 2015, it was revealed that Oliver Stone
paid $1 million for the movie rights to Moldavian attorney
Anatoly Kucherena's novel, Time of the Octopus, the story of one
Joshua Cold.
• Over the past 18 years, Kucherena has defended numerous high
profile clients in Russia and Ukraine, including Suleyman
Kerimov.
• So, who’s Stone’s next film about or who’s Kucherena’s latest
client whom he fights for pro bono?
114. 8.
• Thomas Gilbert was an 18th century British mariner who along
with John Marshall captained two East India Company vessels,
the Charlotte and the Scarborough.
• They were entrusted with carrying convicts to Botany Bay in
1788. During this voyage they sailed through and described
Aranuka, Kuria, Abaiang and Tarawa.
• How has Gilbert‘s name been etched into history (and
geography) by the indigenous people of the region?
115.
116. The modern country of Kiribati and its national language are also named after
Gilbert, ‘Kiribati’ being the pronunciation of his surname in the nation's indigenous
language of Gilbertese
117. 9.
• Dr. Frederic Brandt committed suicide in April this year.
Among the numerous anecdotes that floated around in obits
was him having consoled Madonna when her marriage was on
the rocks. When Marc Jacobs was going through a midlife crisis
he injected some much-needed vitality.
• Dr. Brandt was apparently devastated by a cartoonish portrayal
on the Tina Fey-Netflix show, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
• What was exactly that Dr. Brandt used to do?
• Image on next slide.
118.
119.
120. Give botox treatments
• Among the first to use botulinum toxin ("botox") and fillers,
Brandt was noted for his role in the FDA approval of numerous
fillers and botulinum toxins for cosmetic use in the United
States.
• Brandt, who hosted a radio show called Ask Dr. Brandt on
SiriusXM radio and whose celebrity patients included
Madonna, was called the "Baron of Botox" by W magazine and
"King of Collagen" for using more botox and collagen than any
other dermatologist in the world.
121. 10.
• In 2012, a project funded by USAID and the Ministry of
Defense, treated 72,900 cubic meters of soil and sediment using
in-pile thermal desorption technology – which meant placing it
in a closed structure and heated to a minimum of 335 degrees
Celsius and held at that temperature for 28 days.
• This was in the aftermath of attempts to destroy dense foliage
had poisoned 3 million people and handicapped 150,000
children.
• What was the defoliant used? Where is this project been
undertaken?
124. 11.
• In 2013, Red Border Films was incepted as a documentary
filmmaking unit and interactive digital platform with a look
back, 50 years later, at the March on Washington and Martin
Luther King Jr’s “I have a dream” speech.
• Over the past two years it has produced numerous
documentaries including the story of an Iraq War veteran
turned comic who has made his injuries a part of his comedy. A
Journey for Oil, a short documentary looking at the quasi-legal,
science-free world of medical marijuana for children. A Year in
Space, on Scott Kelly’s and his twin brothers experiences as a
part of an iconic NASA mission.
• Which entity owns Red Border films?
127. 12.
• The Ugandan Government had a dilemma at hand – rural farms
were being ravaged by herds of elephants and people had
resorted to shooting them in retaliation.
• What did the authorities suggest as an alternative that killed
(prolly a wrong idiom to use in the circumstances) two birds
with one stone?
130. 13.
• This Adrian Pallarols, a silversmith
whose most recent work was made
from silver pieces – coins, earrings,
pens donated by Americans to
honor someone visiting the country
for the first time.
• Who oversaw the proceedings
when he got married in his home
country?
• Where does he hail from?
133. 14.
• Shortly after Lincoln’s election, many representatives of
Southern states made it clear that secession was inevitable,
which greatly increased tension across the nation.
• A plot to assassinate Lincoln in Baltimore was alleged. On
February 23, 1861, he arrived secretly in Washington, D.C. For
the remainder of his presidency Lincoln's many critics would
hound him for the seemingly cowardly act of sneaking through
Baltimore at night, in disguise, sacrificing his honor for his
personal safety.
• What eponymous institution was established by the person who
oversaw Lincoln’s security for this trip?
• Image on next slide.
137. 15.
• The band took the three elements from, firstly, the lead singer’s
friend X Newball (to whose first name they added an extra 'e',
making it resemble a faith); secondly, "Y" from a TV commercial
for Olympia beer; and finally “Z", which spoke to the four
members' renewed commitment to their band.
• Identify.
140. 16.
• In 2009, an anti-tobacco group tried to put out Baccacia’s pipe,
albeit unsuccessfully. And after a brief sojourn he was back in
his rightful place.
• Often mistaken for a werewolf or some furry-faced samurai, but
Baccacia is actually a sailor, the lupo di mare or "wolf of the sea"
– highlighting the fact that he hails from the nation’s largest port
city.
• Where do we see Baccacia?
144. 1. There 42 entries in all in this list. The last being A Million
Ways to Die in the West (2014). Tell me what is this list about.
What is the penultimate entry in the list? (3+2)
• X (1966)
• Few Dollars for X (1966)
• X Shoots First (1966)
• X Kill (If You Live, Shoot!) (1967)
• Don't Wait, X! Shoot! (1967)
• Son of X (1967)
• X Kills Slowly (1968)
• X Does Not Forgive (1969)
• Hanging for X (1969)
• Gallows Rope for X (1969)
• False X (1969)
• X the Bastard (1969)
• One Damned Day at Dawn… X Meets Sartana! (1969)
145. 2. This is selection from a list of people who appear
in a photograph. Gimme X, Y and Z (2+1.5+1.5)
• Identified persons include: (#1) Malcolm Kilduff (Press
Secretary), (#2) Jack Valenti (media adviser), (#3) Judge Sarah T.
Hughes, (#4) Congressman Albert Richard Thomas, (#5) Lady
Bird Johnson, (#6) Chief Jesse Curry (Dallas police chief), (#7) X,
(#8) Evelyn Lincoln (personal secretary to Y), (#9) Congressman
Homer Thornberry, (#10) Roy Kellerman (USSS agent), (#11)
Lem Johns (USSS agent), (#12) Z, (#13) Pamela Turnure (press
secretary to Z), (#14) Congressman Jack Brooks, (#15) Bill
Moyers (Peace Corps deputy director).
146. 3. X, Y and Z and recipe for (3+2)
• Sheep's pluck (X, Y and Z)
• onion
• Oatmeal
• Suet
• Spices and salt
• Stock
• Sheep’s stomach
147. 4. This is from an exhaustive list of 13. Gimme X, the common
modus operandi or just combine them (2+3)
• Anna E. Slesers, 55, June 14, 1962, 77 Gainsborough St., Back Bay, X
• Mary Mullen, 85, June 28, 1962, 1435 Commonwealth Ave., X
• Nina Nichols, 68, June 30, 1962, 1940 Commonwealth Ave., X
• Ida Irga, 75, August 19, 1962, 7 Grove Street, Beacon Hill, X
• Jane Sullivan, 67, August 21, 1962, 435 Columbia Road, Dorchester,
X
• Sophie Clark, 20, December 5, 1962, 315 Huntington Ave., Back Bay,
X
• Patricia Bissette, 23, December 31, 1962, 515 Park Drive, Back Bay, X
• Mary Sullivan, 19, January 4, 1964, 44-A Charles St., X
150. 1. There 42 entries in all in this list. The last being A Million
Ways to Die in the West (2014). Tell me what is this list about.
What is the penultimate entry in the list? (3+2)
• X (1966)
• Few Dollars for X (1966)
• X Shoots First (1966)
• X Kill (If You Live, Shoot!) (1967)
• Don't Wait, X! Shoot! (1967)
• Son of X (1967)
• X Kills Slowly (1968)
• X Does Not Forgive (1969)
• Hanging for X (1969)
• Gallows Rope for X (1969)
• False X (1969)
• X the Bastard (1969)
• One Damned Day at Dawn… X Meets Sartana! (1969)
152. 2. This is selection from a list of people who appear
in a photograph. Gimme X, Y and Z (2+1.5+1.5)
• Identified persons include: (#1) Malcolm Kilduff (Press
Secretary), (#2) Jack Valenti (media adviser), (#3) Judge Sarah T.
Hughes, (#4) Congressman Albert Richard Thomas, (#5) Lady
Bird Johnson, (#6) Chief Jesse Curry (Dallas police chief), (#7) X,
(#8) Evelyn Lincoln (personal secretary to Y), (#9) Congressman
Homer Thornberry, (#10) Roy Kellerman (USSS agent), (#11)
Lem Johns (USSS agent), (#12) Z, (#13) Pamela Turnure (press
secretary to Z), (#14) Congressman Jack Brooks, (#15) Bill
Moyers (Peace Corps deputy director).
156. 4. This is from an exhaustive list of 13. Gimme X, the common
modus operandi or just combine them (2+3)
• Anna E. Slesers, 55, June 14, 1962, 77 Gainsborough St., Back Bay, X
• Mary Mullen, 85, June 28, 1962, 1435 Commonwealth Ave., X
• Nina Nichols, 68, June 30, 1962, 1940 Commonwealth Ave., X
• Ida Irga, 75, August 19, 1962, 7 Grove Street, Beacon Hill, X
• Jane Sullivan, 67, August 21, 1962, 435 Columbia Road, Dorchester,
X
• Sophie Clark, 20, December 5, 1962, 315 Huntington Ave., Back Bay,
X
• Patricia Bissette, 23, December 31, 1962, 515 Park Drive, Back Bay, X
• Mary Sullivan, 19, January 4, 1964, 44-A Charles St., X
162. 2.
• This is a still from the
popular game show
Legends of the Hidden
Temple. The talking head
was inspired by and named
after which ancient
Mesoamerican civilization,
who were known to build
such monumental stone
representations of human
heads?
163. 6.
• Eve Denise Labouisse sometimes joked that she brought shame
on her family. "There were five Xs in my family," she joked, "two
for my mother, one for my father, one for [my] sister and
brother-in-law and one for my husband… All except me."
• Which family did she belong to?
169. 3.
• Which Indian surname comes from the fact that they were
“holders of four”(where ‘four’ signifies the cardinal directions)
and hence, they were bestowed upon this title to show that they
undertook all round responsibility?
170. 4.
• These fish are commonly
known as the Discus
amongst aquarium
enthusiasts.
• What have these been
nicknamed because of their
dorsal fins which almost
make them look like they
sport a particular type of
hairdo associated with the
likes of Elvis and Beckham?
171. 5.
• In auto stands across Kolkata, you’ll find a guy (haven’t seen a
lady as of yet) whose daily job is to collect a small amount of
money from each and every auto driver who ply to and from
that respective stand on behalf of the union.
• The term used to describe these guys might sound like a
technical one; a part of the engine also has the same name.
However, it makes every bit of sense to use this term as the
drivers aren’t allowed to make their first trip without paying
up.
• What?
172. 7. From an article titled “1920 X - Swim
or Sink”
• Mr. Bose, was not just a swadeshi entrepreneur like many others
at the time, he was also a political opponent of the British. While
in prison in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur for anti-state activities
during World War I, he became aware of the perilous working
conditions of Indian soldiers, many of whom perished due to
repeated exposure to perilous weather conditions. Thus, BWL
was found.
• What is BWL’s most famous brand (X)?
177. 2.
• This is a still from the
popular game show
Legends of the Hidden
Temple. The talking head
was inspired by and named
after which ancient
Mesoamerican civilization,
who were known to build
such monumental stone
representations of human
heads?
179. 6.
• Eve Denise Labouisse sometimes joked that she brought shame
on her family. "There were five Xs in my family," she joked, "two
for my mother, one for my father, one for [my] sister and
brother-in-law and one for my husband… All except me."
• Which family did she belong to?
190. 3.
• Which Indian surname comes from the fact that they were
“holders of four”(where ‘four’ signifies the cardinal directions)
and hence, they were bestowed upon this title to show that they
undertook all round responsibility?
192. 4.
• These fish are commonly
known as the Discus
amongst aquarium
enthusiasts.
• What have these been
nicknamed because of their
dorsal fins which almost
make them look like they
sport a particular type of
hairdo associated with the
likes of Elvis and Beckham?
194. 5.
• In auto stands across Kolkata, you’ll find a guy (haven’t seen a
lady as of yet) whose daily job is to collect a small amount of
money from each and every auto driver who ply to and from
that respective stand on behalf of the union.
• The term used to describe these guys might sound like a
technical one; a part of the engine also has the same name.
However, it makes every bit of sense to use this term as the
drivers aren’t allowed to make their first trip without paying
up.
• What?
196. 7. From an article titled “1920 X - Swim
or Sink”
• Mr. Bose, was not just a swadeshi entrepreneur like many others
at the time, he was also a political opponent of the British. While
in prison in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur for anti-state activities
during World War I, he became aware of the perilous working
conditions of Indian soldiers, many of whom perished due to
repeated exposure to perilous weather conditions. Thus, BWL
was found.
• What is BWL’s most famous brand (X)?
203. 1.
• This is X’s work depicting
the martyrdom of St.
Lawrence.
• Give me X and tell me
who is St. Lawrence the
patron saint of? (5+5)
204.
205. X – Titian
• Being literally grilled to death, St. Lawrence is the patron saint
of cooks and firefighters.
206. 2.
• In 1601, eminent astronomer Tyco Brahe was attending a
banquet in Prague and had his fill of food and wine there. He
had no health complications before that, but died in
excruciating pain eleven days after the event; all because of his
refusal to do something that very day, because he thought that it
would be a breach in etiquette.
• How did he die?
209. 3.
• The grounds on which a competitor in a Mexican Free Wrestling
match can get disqualified, are pretty much the same like other
pro-wrestling entities like WWE or NJPW. These include
landing a blow on the groin, using outside interference, using
objects as weapons, attacking the referee, and likewise.
• However there is one particular condition fulfilling which one
can be disqualified, which is exclusive to this particular
federation.
• What?
215. 5.
• This statue is in Brussels
and was erected to honor a
former Mr. Belgium title
holder who was a
professional kickboxer and
has a record of 18 victories
out of the 19 matches he
participated in.
• Who?
216.
217.
218. 6.
• X stated in an interview in 1993, that it was created as the result
of freaking out after watching documentaries on kids with
cancer.
• Whereas, Y, in 2012, tweeted (directed to Lana Del Ray, after a
performance) that it was about her vagina.
• Give me X, Y and what is being talked about. (4+4+2)
221. 7.
• There’s a most unusual
graveyard in Waterbury,
Vermont nestled behind a
lavender-painted arch and
white picket fence, visitors
come face-to-face with the
individual memorials whose
tombstones' witty poems
beg for a moment of
attention.
• Which business entity owns
this and what is this
graveyard all about? (2+8)
222.
223.
224. 8.
• It is claimed that these originated with All Saints' Day and
represented Christian souls in purgatory.
• The story behind the naming is that a person named ---- had
tricked Satan into promising him that his soul won’t be taken to
hell after he died. However, due to his otherwise sinful life he
was barred from heaven too. Hence, ----’s soul was doomed to
wander around as an eternal flame from Hell, mockingly
chucked by Satan, inside an inanimate object of his choice.
• What am I talking about?
225.
226.
227. 9. What, according to Sir Thomas Mallory,
were these the necessary and sufficient
conditions for?
• To never do outrage nor murder.
• Always to flee treason.
• To by no means be cruel but to give mercy unto him who asks
for mercy.
• To always help ladies, gentlewomen and widows.
• To never force ladies, gentlewomen or widows.
• Not to take up battles in wrongful quarrels for love or worldly
goods.
230. 10. What are these? Which one is
missing? (8+2)
• Lust
• Gluttony
• Greed
• Anger
• Heresy
• Violence
• Fraud
• Treachery
231.
232.
233. 11.
• X (Greek for “stopped time”) is a type of temporal illusion in
which the first impression, following the introduction of a new
event or task demand to the brain, appears to be extended in
time.
• Two examples of this, which we face in our daily lives, are the
stopped-clock illusion and the ringer illusion.
• Give me X and explain the two illusions mentioned above.
(3+4+4)
234.
235. Chronostasis
• When you glance at the second hand of the clock, look away,
and then look again it might seem as if the second had took a
little longer time to move.
• A similar thing happens with telephone and mobile phones
when you call someone.
236. 12.
• Contrary to popular belief it isn’t named after the bird (there is
no evidence to such erratic tendencies amongst the species) and
neither is there any evidence to the folk etymology of it
referring to the letter “X” characterizing the route that that
might have been followed.
• In fact, it stems from a pejorative term for a rural resident,
assumed by many urbanites to be stupid, slightly unintelligent,
or perhaps simply naïve, and hence having such tendencies
when coming to the city.
• What am I talking about?
237.
238.
239. 13.
• There were apparently so many volunteers, that they were
referred to “…a swarm of bees. Bees die after they sting”.
Afterwards, all of these claims were found to be false though,
and it was proved that most of them were forced to, rather than
volunteering. A documentary was made on them titled “Wings
of Defeat”.
• Who am I talking about?
240.
241.
242. 14.
• Cellulose is technically colorless and reflects light extremely well
rather than absorbs it; therefore humans see cellulose as white.
However, cellulose is also somewhat susceptible to oxidation,
although not nearly as much as lignin. Oxidation causes a loss of
electron(s) and weakens the material. In the case of cellulose, this can
result in some light being absorbed, making it appear duller and less
white. Exposure to oxygen (especially when combined with
sunlight) alters the molecular structure of lignin, causing a change in
how the compound absorbs and reflects light.
• The reasoning behind which phenomena is being described here?
245. 15.
• Anthony Daniels (pic next slide) had never been a science fiction fan.
In fact, the only science fiction movie he had ever seen was Kubrick’s
2001: A Space Odyssey. He was so dissatisfied that he walked out ten
minutes into the movie and demanded his money back.
• Kenny Baker (pic next slide) was skeptical when he was asked to
come in to 20th Century Fox Studios to meet with a young director.
He had formed a comedy partnership with Jack Purvis, and the two
were doing quite well together. Both Baker and Purvis were actors
who had “short stature” and called themselves the “Mini Tones”.
• So, which iconic roles were portrayed by them?
246.
247.
248.
249. 16.
• Xs would fly south in the fall and return to Europe nine months
later. Usually they could be seen heading north and nesting
around March and April.
• Midsummer’s Eve, which takes place on June 21, is a celebration
of the summer solstice, but it is also a pagan holiday of
marriage and fertility and many people would copulate right
about then.
• What popular myth does this give rise to?
250.
251.
252. Chhota Theme
• 5 Koschens.
• +5 for each correct
answer.
• Additional +10 for full
house.
• Theme points
mentioned on slide.
• Flat -10 for getting the
theme wrong, valid for
any number of tries,
except for the last
question.
253. 1. (+25)
• This Germanic name (X) literally means “victory in peace” or
“victory in protection”.
• Amongst other things, the founder of Luxembourg had this name, it
was the name of one of the four operas that constitute the The Ring
of the Nibelung by Wagner (his son was named X too) , and was one
half of a famous German magician duo who rose to prominence in
the US (and appeared as themselves in Ocean’s Eleven).
• What name is being talked about?
254. 2.(+20)
• With what moniker would you associate the following?
• The first prospectors who came to California, triggering the
gold rush.
• An American Football team, named after the year they were
founded.
• Arsenal in 2003-04.
255. 3. (+15) Coverage of which event?
• [insert Herbert Morrison audio]
256. 4. (+10)
• Joseph was born in 1914 and in the 50s recognized the potential
for growth that X had, especially due to the advent of television
and the urgent need for new content. He was inducted into the
Hall of Fame by his grandson in 1996.
• Kennedy, Joseph’s son, is a two-time world champion and
would often accompany his father to the Madison Square
Garden, showing interest in the trade. He went on to take over
his father’s organization and now heads it himself.
• How do we know Joseph and Kennedy?
257. 5. (+5)
• Sir Henry Mortimer X entered the Indian Civil Service in 1873
and subsequently from 1884 served as the Foreign Secretary for
a decade. Ill health forced him to retreat to Shimla where he
apparently started something to stress on physical exercise as a
valuable asset of maintaining health.
• What did he start in 1888, in Shimla?
259. 1. (+25)
• This Germanic name (X) literally means “victory in peace” or
“victory in protection”.
• Amongst other things, the founder of Luxembourg had this name, it
was the name of one of the four operas that constitute the The Ring
of the Nibelung by Wagner (his son was named X too) , and was one
half of a famous German magician duo who rose to prominence in
the US (and appeared as themselves in Ocean’s Eleven).
• What name is being talked about?
260.
261. 2.(+20)
• With what moniker would you associate the following?
• The first prospectors who came to California, triggering the
gold rush.
• An American Football team, named after the year they were
founded.
• Arsenal in 2003-04.
265. 4. (+10)
• Joseph was born in 1914 and in the 50s recognized the potential
for growth that X had, especially due to the advent of television
and the urgent need for new content. He was inducted into the
Hall of Fame by his grandson in 1996.
• Kennedy, Joseph’s son, is a two-time world champion and
would often accompany his father to the Madison Square
Garden, showing interest in the trade. He went on to take over
his father’s organization and now heads it himself.
• How do we know Joseph and Kennedy?
267. 5. (+5)
• Sir Henry Mortimer X entered the Indian Civil Service in 1873
and subsequently from 1884 served as the Foreign Secretary for
a decade. Ill health forced him to retreat to Shimla where he
apparently started something to stress on physical exercise as a
valuable asset of maintaining health.
• What did he start in 1888, in Shimla?
