2. Two
minutes of silence for those who thinks
this is going to be an easy quiz for them. And
four minutes of silence for the quizmaster
who thought that framing of such questions
will be easy and ended up sleeping only for 3
hours yesterday night (morning, actually).
And
special thanks to:
Prateek Gupta & Aviral Srivastava
(Our beloved alumni and current IIM-Lucknow
students; for MANY of their questions.)
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3. No
person was physically harmed during the
making of this quiz.
Secondly, those who came here expecting
slangs, read the definition of slang:
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4. 15
questions.
+1 for every correct answer. No negative.
#1, 5, 10 and 15 are starred questions.
In case of tie even then, #6-9 will be
considered.
In case of tie even then, Lord help you.
Let‟s begin.
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7. Concerned
about censors, the film's
producers considered changing her name to
"Kitty Y", but decided to keep the original
name after the British newspapers began to
refer to the actress who was preparing for
the role, Honor Blackman, as “X" in the leadup to production.
The Rolex GMT-Master reference 6542 is
nicknamed “X Y" due to the fact the movie
character wears this particular watch.
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8. It
is a common slang phrase, used as a simple
existential observation that life is full of
imperfections and unforeseeable events. The
phrase is an acknowledgment that bad things
happen to people for no particular reason.
In the 1994 film Forrest Gump, it was
suggested that Forrest Gump created the
slang when he was running across the
country.
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10. Though
there might be more entries between
them, the next slide shows the top 15
Wikipedia entries for something.
What is this a list of?
Alternatively, identify the name of the
documentary on top of the list.
Pic on the next slide.
Specific answer required.
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12. This
is Mark Felt, an ex-FBI
agent. After denying his
involvement with reporters
Bob Woodward and Carl
Bernstein for 30 years, Felt
revealed himself to be the
Watergate scandal's
whistleblower, “___ ___,"
on May 31, 2005.
What was the nickname
given to the anonymous
whistleblower, named after
a famous 1972
pornographic movie?
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13. It
is a graphic novel depicting the sexually
explicit adventures of three important female
fictional characters of the late 19th and early
20th century: Alice from Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland, Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of
Oz and Wendy Darling from Peter Pan. They
meet as adults in 1913 and describe and share
some of their erotic adventures with each other.
Name the book and identify the other writer
along with Melinda Gebbie.
Pic on the next slide.
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15. One
of the many
parodies on a certain
book. Either identify
both the parodied book
and the author or
identify this particular
book.
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16. An
„inquest‟ is a judicial inquiry in common
law jurisdictions, particularly one held to
determine the cause of a person's death. The
verdict of the inquiry can be - natural death,
accidental death, death by misadventure,
suicide or murder. Some peculiar types of
death infamously resulted in popularizing of
the pun phrase “They never knew if they
were coming or going”.
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17. The
terms X and Y are derived from the
names of the Marquis de Sade and Leopold
von Sacher-Masoch, based on the content of
the authors' works. X and Y are usually used
together as one conjoint word which means
the giving and/or receiving of pleasure from
acts involving the infliction or reception of
pain or humiliation.
What is X and Y?
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18. Raviraj, an IIT KGP student tried selling the
DPS MMS scandal clip by listing it on
Baazee.com.
KGP became notoriously famous overnight as a
giant Hub of unlimited porn. When KGP-ians
returned to college in January, even uttering the
word 'porn' was serious sacrilege. There was a
rumor that someone somewhere is monitoring
your computer.
Then after a few days, no one knows how or
from where, a term was coined. This is the story
of ___. Slowly with time, people started sharing
more ___ on DC and soon life was happy as ever
for the KGPian.
WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
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19. In
2008, a study reported that women with X
are almost 3 times as likely to commit suicide
as women without. They also faced a trebled
death-risk from alcoholism and drug abuse.
However, research indicates that X does not
increase the death rate; and it is the
psychopathologically-inclined woman who is
likelier to end up with X.
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20. What
is this woman called in the act of
BDSM?
Hint: Sherlock Holmes.
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21. If
you were to see
sometime receive this,
where would you most
likely be?
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23. Yao
Ming (born September 12,
1980) is a retired Chinese
professional basketball player
who played for the Houston
Rockets of the National
Basketball Association (NBA).
At the time of his final season,
he was the tallest active
player in the NBA, at 2.29 m (7
ft 6 in).
What is his claim to fame in
the slang world?
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25. Concerned
about censors, the film's
producers considered changing her name to
"Kitty Y", but decided to keep the original
name after the British newspapers began to
refer to the actress who was preparing for
the role, Honor Blackman, as “X" in the leadup to production.
The Rolex GMT-Master reference 6542 is
nicknamed “X Y" due to the fact the movie
character wears this particular watch.
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27. It
is a common slang phrase, used as a simple
existential observation that life is full of
imperfections and unforeseeable events. The
phrase is an acknowledgment that bad things
happen to people for no particular reason.
In the 1994 film Forrest Gump, it was
suggested that Forrest Gump created the
slang when he was running across the
country.
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31. Though
there might be more entries between
them, the next slide shows the top 15
Wikipedia entries for something.
What is this a list of?
Alternatively, identify the name of the
documentary on top of the list.
Pic on the next slide.
Specific answer required.
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34. This
is Mark Felt, an ex-FBI
agent. After denying his
involvement with reporters
Bob Woodward and Carl
Bernstein for 30 years, Felt
revealed himself to be the
Watergate scandal's
whistleblower, “___ ___,"
on May 31, 2005.
What was the nickname
given to the anonymous
whistleblower, named after
a famous 1972
pornographic movie?
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36. It
is a graphic novel depicting the sexually
explicit adventures of three important female
fictional characters of the late 19th and early
20th century: Alice from Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland, Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of
Oz and Wendy Darling from Peter Pan. They
meet as adults in 1913 and describe and share
some of their erotic adventures with each other.
Name the book and identify the other writer
along with Melinda Gebbie.
Pic on the next slide.
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39. One
of the many
parodies on a certain
book. Either identify
both the parodied book
and the author or
identify this particular
book.
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41. An
„inquest‟ is a judicial inquiry in common
law jurisdictions, particularly one held to
determine the cause of a person's death. The
verdict of the inquiry can be - natural death,
accidental death, death by misadventure,
suicide or murder. Some peculiar types of
death infamously resulted in popularizing of
the pun phrase “They never knew if they
were coming or going”.
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43. The
terms X and Y are derived from the
names of the Marquis de Sade and Leopold
von Sacher-Masoch, based on the content of
the authors' works. X and Y are usually used
together as one conjoint word which means
the giving and/or receiving of pleasure from
acts involving the infliction or reception of
pain or humiliation.
What is X and Y?
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45. Raviraj, an IIT KGP student tried selling the
DPS MMS scandal clip by listing it on
Baazee.com.
KGP became notoriously famous overnight as a
giant Hub of unlimited porn. When KGP-ians
returned to college in January, even uttering the
word 'porn' was serious sacrilege. There was a
rumor that someone somewhere is monitoring
your computer.
Then after a few days, no one knows how or
from where, a term was coined. This is the story
of ___. Slowly with time, people started sharing
more ___ on DC and soon life was happy as ever
for the KGPian.
WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
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47. In
2008, a study reported that women with X
are almost 3 times as likely to commit suicide
as women without. They also faced a trebled
death-risk from alcoholism and drug abuse.
However, research indicates that X does not
increase the death rate; and it is the
psychopathologically-inclined woman who is
likelier to end up with X.
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55. Yao
Ming (born September 12,
1980) is a retired Chinese
professional basketball player
who played for the Houston
Rockets of the National
Basketball Association (NBA).
At the time of his final season,
he was the tallest active
player in the NBA, at 2.29 m (7
ft 6 in).
What is his claim to fame in
the slang world?
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77. 18
questions. 9 clockwise and 9 anticlockwise.
+10/0 for normal passing.
If you can‟t hold your adrenaline rush, pounce
for +10/-10. Just don‟t speak it up. Don‟t.
Write it down.
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78. This
place is a neighbourhood in the Andheri
east suburb of Mumbai, India . It gets its
name from the important road junction on
the Andheri- Kurla road connecting the
eastern and western suburbs of the city.
Which slang have its origin from the name of
the place?
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82. Ernst
Gräfenberg (1881–1957) was a Germanborn physician (medical doctor) and scientist.
He is known for developing the intrauterine
device (IUD), and for his studies of the role of
the woman's urethra in orgasm.
Which part of the body is named after him?
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84. In
1763, Captain Edward Reynolds is hunting pirates.
He does not consider himself a great commander. His
first officer Jules believes in him. When they save a
young woman named Isabella from drowning, she tells
them that her husband's ship has been destroyed by
the feared Captain Victor Stagnetti and his crew.
Reynolds and his crew go hunting for Stagnetti, who
tries to find a map that leads to a powerful secret on
an island somewhere in the Caribbean. Stagnetti finds
the secret staff unlocked by Isabella's husband Manuel.
After the crew escapes the spawn of darkness
summoned by Stagnetti, their ship engages Stagnetti's
in battle, ending Stagnetti's reign as a pirate.
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88. _______
is an Internet slang or shorthand.
Typically, the ________ is used in e-mail,
videos, and on interactive discussion areas
(such as Internet forums, blogs, or
community websites) to mark URLs or
hyperlinks which contain material such as
nudity, violence, pornography or profanity,
which the viewer may not want to be seen
accessing in a public or formal setting such
as at work.
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90. Vijayalakshmi
Vadlapati was born in a poor
family to Ramallu and Sarasamma in Eluru,
Andhra Pradesh. She left school after her
fourth standard due to the family's financial
constraints. Her striking looks burdened her
with uninvited attention, and her family
married her off at a very young age. When
she was ill-treated by her husband and inlaws, she ran away to Madras (now Chennai)
and started living with an aunt.
How is she better known?
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92. Prince
Manvendra Singh Gohil
appeared on Oprah in 2007. He is
the 39th direct descendant in a
650-year-old dynasty.
In May 2009, it was announced
that there are plans to turn Prince
Manvendra's life story into a major
motion picture. The script will be
written by a member of the
erstwhile Kapurthala royal family,
Prince Amarjit Singh. But what is
his claim to fame?
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93. The
only known person of royal lineage in
modern India to have publicly revealed he is
GAY.
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99. It
began on April 3, 2011, in Toronto, Ontario,
Canada, with subsequent rallies occurring
globally. Participants protest against explaining
or excusing rape by referring to any aspect of a
woman's appearance, and call for an end to
rape culture. The rallies began when Constable
Michael Sanguinetti, a Toronto Police officer,
suggested that to remain safe, “women should
avoid dressing like _____ ”.
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101. Candidates
send photos with "girl next door"
appeal for consideration; others may also
submit photos of candidates, and may be
eligible for a finder's fee if their candidate is
selected. In addition, "casting calls" are held
regularly in major cities to offer
opportunities for candidates.
The X photographers and founder then select
the candidates who become Y. Some X are
paid US$25,000 and others, chosen by the
founder, receive an additional US$100,000
plus a car and a motorcycle.
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104. The
Japanese word shunga means picture of
spring; "spring" is a common euphemism for
sex.
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105. Describing
X, Andy Warhol said “in October
'68 I shot a movie of Viva having sex with
Louis Waldon. I called it just Fuck.” Written,
directed and produced by Warhol, what is
the actual name of this 1969 movie?
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107. Interviewer:
You know ________ broke your
record
J. K. Rowling: “Well, imagine how many
more books I would sold if Harry would have
been a little more creative with his wand.”
FITB.
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108. Fifty
Shades of Grey (on breaking Harry
Potter‟s record by becoming the best-selling
book in Britain)
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109. What
record does this
1969 movie hold in the
film industry?
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110.
To date, it is the only X-rated film ever to
win Academy Award for Best Picture.
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111. Bernie
Barker (July 31, 1940 – March 21,
2007) was recognized in July 2003 by
Guinness World Records as the world's ___
___ ___. The former nuclear power plant
worker and insurance salesman had taken it
up in 2000 at the age of 60 to keep in shape
after surgery for the prostate cancer that
would eventually cause his death. Over his
career, Barker titled in 42 contests.
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113. He
was an Italian adventurer and author from
the Republic of Venice. His autobiography,
Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), is
regarded as one of the most authentic sources
of the customs and norms of European social
life during the 18th century.
As was not uncommon at the time, he often
used pseudonyms, the most frequent being
Chevalier de Seingalt (pronounced Saint-Galle
as in French).
(Picture, if everyone agrees, will be shown.)
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117. 9
themes to choose from.
For the team who chooses, +10 and -5
respectively for correct and wrong answer.
For others on pounce, it‟s still +10/-10.
The
9th question will be open for all.
Differential scoring of 5*(8-n) will be given to
the correct teams where n=no. of teams who
gave the answer correctly.
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119. I'm
goin' down to ___ ___
Gonna have myself a time.
Friendly faces everywhere
Humble folks without temptation.
Goin' down to ___ ___
Gonna leave my woes behind.
Ample parking day or night
People shouting Howdy Neighbor
Heading on up to ___ ___.
Gonna see if I can't unwind
I like girls with big fat titties, I like girls with
big va***as
Come on down to ___ ___ and meet some
friends of mine.
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121. These
ladies are known to be instrumental in
the coinage of a particular slang term used in
the „entertainment‟ industry. Which term?
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122. Morgan
Fairchid (Nora Bing in FRIENDS)
Jennifer Coolidge (Stifler‟s Mom in American
Pie)
Rachel Hunter (Stacy‟s Mom in Stacy‟s Mom
song)
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123. _______
is a pseudo-top-level domain host suffix
designating an anonymous hidden service
reachable via the Tor network. The name comes
from a type of routing in which the router removes
layer after layers of encryption to uncover routing
instructions, and sends the message to the next
router where this is repeated.
This prevents these intermediary nodes from
knowing the origin, destination, and contents of
the message. Usually this TLD is used for hosting
illegal websites like child pornography, snuff films
etc.
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125. Margaretha
Geertruida
"M'greet" Zelle MacLeod
better known by her
stage name __________
was a Dutch exotic
dancer, courtesan, and
convicted spy who was
executed by firing
squad in France under
charges of espionage
for Germany during
World War I.
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127. Founded
by Raj Armani and Salim, _______ is
India‟s #1 online adult lifestyle products
store. The venture is powered by Canadian ecommerce solutions firm Shopify which
recently launched its Indian operations
formally.
The store has surpassed its competitors like
Buyundercover, Kaamastra and That‟s
Personal in social media popularity primarily
due to Sunny Leone being the brand
ambassador for the company.
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129. It
is a Russian feminist punk rock protest group
based in Moscow. Founded in August 2011, it has
a variable membership of approximately 11
women ranging in age from about 20 to 33, who
wear brightly colored balaclavas and use only
nicknames during interviews.
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131. The
video received the AVN Awards in 2005
for "Best Selling Title of the Year," "Best
Renting Title of the Year" and "Best Overall
Marketing Campaign – Individual Project."
The DVD titled ___ ___ ___ ___ is distributed
by Red Light District, a production company
that produces and distributes higher-end
pornographic videos. The video has since
been purchased by Vivid entertainment
owned, promoted and sold exclusively by
them on their portal.
The title reminds you of a certain Sharmila
Tagore movie famous for a certain „first‟ in
Indian cinema, related to this quiz.
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