General Quiz

2. The 48th Official Delhi-42
Quiz Meet
General Quiz
By
Anwesha Chattoraj
Jai Bawana!

3. RULES
1. All questions carry equal marks : +10
2. SOME questions carry part-points and individual rules are
specified in the questions
3. Infinite Bounce
4. For Pounce, the first incorrect pounce fetches negative marking of
-5 and subsequent incorrect pounces fetch negative markings of -
10 ,-20 and so on unless the chain is broken by a correct pounce,
after which the counter resets.
5. Quizmaster is God. All decisions are final and binding.

4. Q1
Also known as the X effect, the Y effect occurs when
a smaller website has a high influx of traffic due to Y
It is also called the "Y Hug of Death" among the
website's users. Because Y is such a large site, the
traffic is immense and can easily crash smaller sites.
In order for users to see crashed websites, several Y
bots have been created that take a snapshot of the
website before large amounts of traffic flood the
affected website.
ID X and Y

5. ANSWER
X: SlashdotEffect
Y: Reddit Effect

6. Q2
The Cocoanut Grove was Boston's premier nightclub during the
post-Prohibition 1930s and 1940s. On November 28, 1942, this club
was the scene of a deadly disaster which killed 492 people (which
was 32 more than the building's authorized capacity) and injured
hundreds more. The enormity of the tragedy shocked the nation
and briefly replaced the events of World War II in newspaper
headlines.
This tragedy led to a reform of safety standards and codes across
the country.
What was it that killed so many people ?

7. ANSWER
A fire had broken out due to the presence of highly
combustible decorations.
The people couldn’t escape as the doors opened inwards
and hence the resulting stampede led people to
jamming all doors and resulted in a high number of
preventable deaths

8. Q3
X’ founded X and Y’ founded Y – The beginnings of a massive family feud
As the years passed and X and Y loomed ever larger over the economy of tiny Herzogenaurach, the entire
town was drawn into their feud and the rivalry reached ridiculous proportions. There were local businesses
that served only X or only Y people, dating or marrying across company lines was forbidden, and
Herzogenaurach became known as “the town of bent necks” since people first looked at which company’s
……… you were wearing before deciding to talk to you.
X developed a reputation for superior designs that helped it grow into a major European brand. Y was left to
play catch-up. It grew, too, but at a slower pace, and remained primarily a national brand
X’ fought with his son and heir, X’’, finally banishing him to France, where X’’ was put in charge of a factory
that was losing money. X’’ turned it into a moneymaker, then built X France into an operation that rivaled the
rest of X. X” didn't live to see X's day of reckoning; he died of cancer in 1987 at age 51. His death sparked
another family battle for control of the company, this time between his two children , who owned 20
percent of X shares, and his four sisters, who controlled the other 80 percent.
Y’ routinely belittled his son and heir Y’’ in front of other company executives, and Y’’ chafed at his father's
overbearing nature and outmoded ways of doing business. Y’’ finally banished himself to Salzburg, Austria,
to run a Y factory there. When the Austrian market proved less profitable than expected, Y’’ started selling
to the U.S. market, something Y’ had expressly forbidden. When Y’ died in 1974, Y” was written out of the
will. Only a legal technicality allowed Y” to inherit a controlling 60 percent interest in Y against his father's
dying wishes.
Identify the two very famous brands X and Y.
Bonus Points for X’ and Y’

9. ANSWER
X: Y:
X’ : Adolf Dassler
Y’: Rudolf Dassler

10. Q4
Connect
•"Sacral Nirvana" - Oliver Shanti & Friends
•"Ya Ghali" – Guitara
•"Ana Ayesh" - Amr Diab
•"Tak Bisakah" – Peterpan
• "Zhu Lin Shen Chu" - Leehom Wang
•"Sarang Hae Yo" - Kim Hyung Sup
•"My Lecon" – JTL
•"Etra Una Femme" – Anggun
•"Sikidum" – Tarkan
•"Ah Reum Dah Oon Sa Ram" - Seo Yu Seok
•"Mere Naam Hai Mohabbat" - Waqar Ali
•"Prithibi" - Mohiner Ghoranguli
•"Ana" - Amr Diab
This list is Non-Exhaustive

11. ANSWER
All these are songs Pritam has ripped-off. The Hindi hits are given below:
"Sacral Nirvana" - Oliver Shanti & Friends - "Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai" - Gangster
"Ya Ghali" – Guitara - "Ya Ali" - Gangster
"Ana Ayesh" - Amr Diab - "Haan Tu Hai" - Jannat
"Tak Bisakah" – Peterpan - "Kya Mujhe Pyaar Hai" - Woh Lamhe
"Zhu Lin Shen Chu" - Leehom Wang - "Zara Zara Touch Me" - Race
"Sarang Hae Yo" - Kim Hyung Sup - "Pehli Nazar Mein" - Race
"My Lecon" – JTL - "Hare Krishna Hare Ram" - Bhool Bhulaiyya
"Etra Una Femme" – Anggun - "Yeh Ishq Hai" - Jab We Met
"Sikidum" – Tarkan -"Shikdum" - Dhoom
"Ah Reum Dah Oon Sa Ram" - Seo Yu Seok - "Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si" - Life in a Metro
"Mere Naam Hai Mohabbat" - Waqar Ali - "In Dino" - Life in a Metro
"Prithibi" - Mohiner Ghoranguli - "Bheegi Bheegi" - Gangster
"Ana" - Amr Diab - "Ada" - Garam Masala

12. Q5
X trivia
•Based on Margaret Keane’s “Big-eyed waifs”
•The names
•in Italy Lolly ,Dolly, Molly
•in Spain Bombon, Burbuja,Bellota
•in China Flower,Bubble, Hairy
Y trivia
•His voice and mannerisms were inspired by the Chief of the Blue Meanies in The Beatles
movie "Yellow Submarine".
•His physical appearance is an amalgamation of sorts, borrowing a mix of concepts and
imagery in regards to Satan with cross-dresser attire.
•He usually hypnotizes others to do all his dirty work.
•He is known to spy on others through the means of using monitors of some sort with even
having the ability to know what the X are up to once in awhile.
The show was originally developed in 1992 as a cartoon short titled Whoopass stew!
X and Y are mortal enemies. ID X and

13. ANSWER
X: The Powerpuff girls
Y: HIM

14. Q6
“The first thing they noticed was the smell—like someone frying rancid meat. The two men sat in their
flat in central London, awaiting their midnight appointment with the old, alcoholic Mr. Krook, who lived
downstairs. As they chatted uneasily, ominous sights and smells kept distracting them. Black soot
swirled through the room. A pungent yellow grease stained the windowsill. And that smell!
At last, after midnight, they descended the stairs. Mr. Krook’s shop—crammed with dirty rags, bottles,
bones, and other hoarded trash—was unpleasant even in daytime. But tonight they sensed something
positively evil. Outside Krook’s bedroom near the back of the shop, a cat leaped out and snarled. When
they entered Krook’s room, the odor choked them. Grease stained the walls and ceiling as if it were
painted on. Krook’s coat and cap lay on a chair; a bottle of gin sat on the table. But the only sign of life
was the cat, still hissing. The men swung their lantern around, looking for Krook, who was nowhere to
be seen……”
-An extract from an installment of Charles Dicken’s serialized novel Bleak House, published
in 1852.This sparked off a furious debate regarding the scientific basis of his depicted event
.The literary critic George Henry Lewes criticised Dickens, accusing him of "giving currency
to a vulgar error". Dickens vigorously defended the reality of X and cited many documented
cases, such as those of Mme. Millet of Rheims and of the Countess di Bandi, as well as his
own memories of coroners' inquests that he had attended when he had been a reporter.
This work of Dickens’ is reported to have catapulted X into the realm of popular
imagination resulting in a spike of such incidents being reported
What is being talked about here?

15. ANSWER
Spontaneous human combustion (SHC)

16. Q7
X is a song by American alternative rock band Y The song was written by the lead of the band
after seeing a woman pull up in her car to the traffic lights outside his apartment.
In 2001, the band rose to new levels of fame after their song X enjoyed extensive exposure
thanks to its being featured in a Vodafone advertisement. It also featured prominently in a
number of advertisements commissioned by Ford Motor Company for its Ford Focus car
range .It also enjoyed a short run in America in 2002 in a commercial featuring the Ford
Mustang.
In Australia, Holden used the song in an advert to promote its Holden Astra range, although
the line "You got a great car/Yeah, what's wrong with it today?" was edited out. The song also
featured in a 2004 advertisement for GM Summerdrive in the United States
The music video for the song is controversial and is rarely broadcast on television during the
day, since it contains full-frontal male and topless female nudity
Robert Webb of The Independent called it "a defining song of the last decade“
The name Y is a play on the name of an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual
art movement known as pop art.
ID X and Y

17. ANSWER
X: Bohemian Like You
Y: The Dandy Warhols

18. Q8
Give Funda.
Also name the slang term often associated with it.

19. ANSWER
An example of the Japanese use of English for aesthetic and marketing purposes
vs the reverse use of Japanese for aesthetic purposes by Superdry, a UK based
company. The words used don’t necessarily make much (or any) sense.
Engrish is a slang term for the misuse or corruption of the English language by
native speakers of some East Asian languages.

20. Q9
The term X arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained
non-aligned with either NATO, or the Communist Bloc- the United
States, Western
European nations and their allies Vs the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, and their
allies
X has also been connected to the world economic division as "periphery"
countries in the world system that is dominated by the "core" countries.
X-ism is a political movement that argues for the unity of X nations against
the influence of First-World countries and the principle of non-
interference in other countries' domestic affairs. Groups most notable for
expressing and exercising this idea are the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
and the Group of 77.
ID X

21. ANSWER
Third World country

22. Q10
What does this represent?

23. ANSWER

24. Q11
X is a term used by critics of consumerism.
The 2001 book X:: The All-Consuming Epidemic defines it as "a
painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety,
and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more.
In 2007, British psychologist Oliver James asserted that there was a correlation
between the increasing nature of X and the resulting increase in material
inequality.
Though not explicitly used as a defence in court as such, the Salman Khan hit-
and-run case may be touted as an example of the X being used as an excuse for
negligence, mirroring two widely-covered cases in the USA and Canada where it
was.
What is the term?

25. ANSWER
Affluenza

26. Q12
One of the earliest example of which famous illustrator’s work?

27. ANSWER
Walt Disney

28. Q13
His first show was called "Hass Ley India" - UTV Bindass' flagship show. Since then he’s
written everything from MTV Wassup - Nach Le Ve with Saroj Khan to story screenplay
and dialogues of Disney's daily comedy - Kya Mast Hai Life - NDTV Imagine's Oye It's
Friday with Farhan Akhtar.
He has scripted many award shows including Star Parivaar Awards, Balaji Awards, Big
TV Awards, and Stardust Awards.
He has also written and directed anchor scripts for the prestigious Filmfare Awards -
two years in a row.
He is a member of the Cardinal Bengans, an improv comedy troupe. He also works
with Weirdass Comedy and scripts films and television content.
He has also featured in a couple of Bollywood movies in cameo appearances
like Ragini MMS 2 and Mr. X.
Who is this person?

29. ANSWER
Tanmay Bhat

30. Q14
Microsoft has included this as part its Windows product line since Windows
3.0, starting from 1990. It was developed in 1989 by then intern Wes
Cherry, who famously received no royalties for his work
Microsoft intended it "to soothe people intimidated by the operating
system," and at a time where many users were still unfamiliar with graphical
user interfaces, it proved useful in familiarizing them with the use of
a mouse, such as the drag-and-drop technique.
What is it?

31. ANSWER
Solitaire

32. Q15
What does this represent?
+5 if only the principle is explained full +10 points with the name and
principle
Crime Scene
Victim Suspect
Physical
Evidence

33. ANSWER
Locard's exchange principle
In forensic science, Locard's exchange principle holds that the
perpetrator of a crime will bring something into the crime scene
and leave with something from it, and that both can be used as
forensic evidence

34. Q16
Connect

35. ANSWER
All are male characters voiced by female
voice-artists

36. Q17
X has played a pivotal role in several NASA missions
Instead of using specially designed, expensive tools or brackets for specific uses, X has
proved to be a handy all-rounder for astronauts.
In 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts used it to repair a lunar rover bumper; In 2001,
International Space Station astronauts and cosmonauts constructed a kitchen table
using leftover aluminum pieces and X; In 2005, Space Shuttle Discovery astronaut
Stephen Robinson crafted a hacksaw for a repair mission using a blade, plastic ties,
Velcro, and X
X also came in handy when the square carbon dioxide filters from Apollo 13's failed
command module had to be modified to fit round receptacles in the lunar module,
which was being used as a lifeboat after an explosion en route to the moon
Identify X

37. ANSWER
Duct Tape

38. Q18
+ = ?
Complete the equation and give funda

39. ANSWER
Hungry Jack’s
Joel Burger and Ashley King were wed in a ceremony paid for by
Burger King
In Australia, Burger King runs its operations under the name
Hungry Jack’s

40. Q19
She inspired a social movement that increased the number of working American women
from 12 million to 20 million by 1944, a 57% increase from 1940.By 1944 only 1.7 million
unmarried men between the ages of 20 and 34 worked in the defense industry, while 4.1
million unmarried women between those ages did so.
In movies, newspapers, posters, photographs and articles, she stressed the patriotic
need for women to enter the work force.
The Saturday Evening Post published a cover image by Norman Rockwell, portraying her
with a flag in the background and a copy of Adolf Hitler’s racist tract “Mein Kampf”
under her feet.
In 1942, Pittsburgh artist J. Howard Miller created an image that would in later also grow
to be associated with her, while not originally being so while at the same time becoming
far more well known than the Rockwell one.
Who was she?

41. ANSWER
Rosie the Riveter
Norman Rockwell's Saturday
Evening Post cover featuring
Rosie the Riveter
"We Can Do It!" by
J. Howard Miller was
made as an inspirational
image to boost worker
morale

42. First driven by the spread of K-dramas televised across East, South and Southeast Asia during its
initial stages, X evolved from a regional development into a global phenomenon due to the
proliferation of K-pop music videos on YouTube. Currently, the spread of X to other regions of
the world is most visibly seen among teenagers and young adults in Commonwealth of
Independent States, Latin America, Western Asia, North Africa, Southern Africa, Eastern Europe
and immigrant enclaves of the Western world.
There have been many cultural backlashes in places where X has spread, as is the case in
countries such as Japan, China, and Taiwan. The X label has been connected with "damaging
negative associations" in some Asian countries since "the term itself being bound up from the
beginning with the notions of Korean success and national pride
As X arrives in the West, there is concern that South Korea could tap into X to achieve its
political goals. In a satirical speech recorded by a local radio station, the Prime Minister of
Australia, Julia Gillard, joked that the world might end due to the "total triumph of K-
Pop". Others have also noted similarities between the South Korean Ministry of Culture's
support of X and the CIA's involvement in the Cultural Cold War with the former Soviet Union.
According to The Quietus magazine, suspicion of X sponsored by the South Korean government
to strengthen its political influence bears a whiff of the "old Victorian fear of Yellow Peril" that
many Westerners in the late nineteenth century feared would eventually take over and
destroy Western civilization and its culture
What is X?
+5 only for the English name/ +10 for the proper term
Q20

43. ANSWER
Hallyu or The Korean Wave

44. Visual Connect

45. +70/-50

46. +60/-40

47. +40/-30

48. +30/-20

49. +20/-10

50. all the way

51. ANSWER
Pi