GREY MATTER College Quiz Finals.....

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FORMAT OF FINAL ROUNDS
4 (Four) ROUNDS
MIXED BAG 1 & 2 (9*2=18 Q)
Written round 3 (5 Q)
MIXED BAG 4 (9 Q)
Total 41 q

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Theme music of?

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On the two-year anniversary of the event X, on
19th September, 2010, two gunmen of ‘Indian
Mujahideen’ on a motorcycle fired at a foreign
tourist bus near Jama Masjid in Delhi and
injured two Taiwanese tourists. Subsequently,
police investigations revealed that one of the
timers of the cooker bomb planted in a car was
timed at exactly 11.37 am, the time when X
had taken place. ID X.

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One Million Years B.C. is a
1966 British adventure fantasy
film directed by Don Chaffey &
was a remake of a 1940
American fantasy film. The lead actress of the film, X,
became an instant sex symbol. She (Rita Hayworth or
Linda Ronstadt could be the one) played a crucial role
in 1994 giving justice to a person almost 2 decades
later. ID X & put funda.

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Raquel Welch & The Shawshank Redemption

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During the Middle Ages, the lord of a manor
would hold a feast after hunting. He would
receive the finest cut of meat at the feast, but
those of a lower standing were served a cake
filled with the entrails and innards, known as
“umbles.” Therefore, receiving this food was
considered humiliating because it informed
others in attendance of the guest’s lower
status. ID the phrase derived from this.

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Eat Humble Pie

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X was established in 1931 as a mild soap with
natural ingredients in its products long before
using all-natural ingredients was a trend.
Owned by Tata Sons (now owned by Indian
unit of Unilever), it was the only Indian-made
natural soap back then. The name comes from
an Arabic/Persian word, which refers to a
public-bathing establishment in the Middle
Eastern countries. ID X.

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In 1967, a student from Quarry Bank
High School sent Johna Lennon a letter
telling him his teacher was conducting a
class analyzing the Beatles' songs.
Lennon was wryly amused & this letter
served as the initial motivation for John
to write a song. ID the song.

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Ayahuasca is used for religious &
spiritual cleansing by ancient Amazonian
tribes and is still used by some religious
communities in Brazil and North America.
If we combine it with a small amount of
Phencyclidine, that can cause violent
behaviours, what fictional thing can be
achieved?

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Released in September 2014, the game is
based on a character X. During the initial
design, X was given the codename “Project
Bolan,” which itself is a reference to Marc
Bolan, the late lead singer of 1970’s glam rock
band X. The game concludes after 17 million
years of playtime — roughly how long the X
was alive.
ID X & the game (No part marking).

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• It was initially named after a natural entity by
a royal explorer, but later the king renamed it
for “the promise it gave of finding the country,
all were searching for”
• A common misconception-it’s the end point in
a certain direction of the continent, famous for
the origin of modern human
• Id the place(pic in the next slide), the country,
whose king named it in such a way and the
place they were searching for.

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•CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
•PORTUGAL
•INDIA

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• Mahmoud Ahmed Ibrahim Hassan is a
professional footballer who plays as
a midfielder for Aston Villa and the Egypt national
team
• His nickname derives from the fact after his former
youth coach noticed similarities in both playing
style and appearance with a more famous player
from completely different continent.
• Name the former FC Pune city Striker who had
played two world cup finals with his national team
but also criticised for an unforgettable unfortunate
incident

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• Richard Cabell was a ‘monstrously evil man’,
gained this reputation for, amongst other things,
immorality and having sold his soul to
the Devil. He lived for hunting, It was said that he
murdered his wife.
• He died on 5th July,1677 and was laid to rest in the
sepulchre. It was seen a phantom pack of hunting
canines came to howl at his tomb. From that night
on, he could be found leading the phantom pack
across the area.
• He(The story) inspired a famous doctor to create
something. I want that something.

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Arm of Cabell

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•Hugo Baskerville

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FITB(WHOSE
TWEET)
CLUE-BEST IN
THE BUSINESS

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• This story was also featured in The
Simpsons episode “The Daughter Also Rises” where
Nick and Lisa’s misunderstood love was compared to
their forbidden love. The featured book cover is in
the next slide.
• Their story was the main inspiration for Bard of Avon
to write down one of the greatest love stories, it was
also featured in his another play, that portrays the
events surrounding the marriage of Theseus,
the Duke of Athens, to Hippolyta, the queen of
Amazon.
• +5 for the original story and +5 for the above
mentioned two plays by the Bard of Avon.

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• In the next video we can see professor
McGonagall is taking class on a special subject
called X.
• Finals SP Q 6.mp4
• Interestingly, X is also the last painting by
Raphael(pic in the next slide)
• X means a complete change of form or
appearance into a more beautiful or spiritual
state.
• X is one of the five major milestones in the gospel
narrative of the life of Jesus
alongwith baptism, crucifixion, resurrection,
and ascension.

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• Transfiguration

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• He was the only British prime minister
to be assassinated, was also the
only Attorney General to become Prime
Minister.
• Two part name, the 1st part starts with
S, having 7 letters, meaning
“administrator”.
• S's Retail is a chain of retail stores
headquartered in Kolkata, having
presence in over 35 cities in India. It is
mainly based on the ‘Food First’ Format
(mainly offers fresh and packaged
food),owned by RP-Sanjiv Goenka
Group.

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• 2nd part starts with P, Consisted
of 8 letters.P was one of the
legendary knights of king
Arthur.
• However P valve is very
famous, bioprosthetic valve
designed to replace a diseased
native or a malfunctioning
prosthetic aortic valve via open
heart surgery, with the unique
characteristic of allowing suture
less positioning and anchoring
at the implant site.

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• Spencer Perceval

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This antitheft software provides triple
protection for your device(as described
in its website)-
1.Remote control from internet
2.Remote control via SMS
3.Custom automatic alerts with AutoTask
and much more advanced features.
However the name is taken from a
Satanic hound who guards the
underworld. This son of Echidna and
Typhon was captured by Heracles, as it
was the Twelfth and final labour of
Heracles.
Your brain can help you to get some part
of the answer.

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The plural form of a noun which is made
from the singular just by changing the
main vowel(like man to men) instead of
by adding “es” or “s” is termed as
_______ plurals, which might remind
you an un-darwinistic scientific term
that changed the world.
FITB or What are they called as?

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• Mutated Plural

Mixed Bag #3
Anindya Das Adhikary
MEDIQUE
Written Round
#3

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• Mumoli's sign, named after Dr. Nicola
Mumoli of Italy, is a radiological sign seen in
the normal liver, caused by the confluence
of the middle and right hepatic veins as
they merge with the inferior vena cava.
• It can be seen on ultrasound images of the
liver with a transverse subcostal view during
deep inspiration.
• Though we know the sign due to
resemblance with another one. Name the
common term.

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• Doctor Sleep is an upcoming 2019 American
horror film based on the 2013 novel of the
same name by X.
• It was about a man with psychic powers who
struggles with alcoholism.
• This movie is a sequel to X's another famous
novel, which was adapted in a movie under
the direction of one of the greatest director
of all time.
• Id the writer of Doctor Sleep and the
previous movie, it sequels.
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• Acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis, an
inflammatory condition of the conjuctiva,
was aptly nicknamed 'Joy Bangla' as the
disease spread in the eastern India during
Bangladesh freedom fight.
• But the same disease has another nickname
in which it is popular worldwide.
• The nickname is after a iconic thing from an
event, one of the greatest in world history,
which completed its golden jubilee in July
2019.
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Acute Haemorrhagic Conjunctivitis
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 William Moulton Marston (pen name Charles
Moulton) was an American psychologist. Marston
was educated at Harvard University, graduating Phi
Beta Kappa and receiving his B.A. (1915), an LL.B.
(1918), and a PhD in Psychology (1921).
 Marston was the creator of the systolic blood
pressure test, which became one component of
the modern polygraph – “the cuff of ‘truth’.”
 But we know him from a completely different
field, where he saw "great educational potential”.
 What famous this did he create later?
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William Marston
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 In mid 17th century, when the Great Plague struck
England, it greatly affected the society and culture.
Pink-coloured rashes with a rim of inflammation
appeared on skin as a complication of the plague.
 Gentlemen from affected area would carry scented
flowers as protection and to ward off the smell of
the disease. Though the death toll was imminent. A
huge number of deadbodies were cremated at a
regular basis, making the air polluted with ashes.
At last the plague ends with the death.
 What famous and ‘light-hearted’ thing does the
aforementioned event inspire?
Final Round

Written Round
Answers

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• Mumoli's sign, named after Dr. Nicola Mumoli of
Italy, is a radiologic sign seen in the normal liver,
caused by the confluence of the middle and right
hepatic veins as they merge with the inferior vena
cava.
• It can be seen on ultrasound images of the liver
with a transverse subcostal view during deep
inspiration.
• Though we know the sign due to resemblance with
another one. Name the common term.
Final Round

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Playboy bunny sign
Final Round

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• Doctor Sleep is an upcoming 2019 American horror
film based on the 2013 novel of the same name by
X.
• It was about a man with psychic powers who
struggles with alcoholism.
• This movie is a sequel to X's another famous novel,
which was adapted in a movie under the direction
of one of the greatest director of all time.
• Id the X, writer of Doctor Sleep and the previous
movie, it sequels.
Final Round

Stephen King, The Shining
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• Acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis, an
inflammatory condition of the conjuctiva, was
aptly nicknamed 'Joy Bangla' as the disease
spread in the eastern India during Bangladesh
freedom fight.
• But the same disease has another nickname in
which it is popular worldwide.
• The nickname is after a iconic thing from an
event, one of the greatest in world history,
which completed its golden jubilee exactly 2
months ago.
Final Round

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AcuteHaemorrhagicConjunctivitis
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Apollo Disease
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 William Moulton Marston (pen name Charles
Moulton) was an American psychologist. Marston
was educated at Harvard University receiving his
B.A. (1915), an LL.B. (1918), PhD in Psychology
(1921).
 Marston was the creator of the systolic blood
pressure test, which became one component of
the modern polygraph – “the cuff of ‘truth’.”
 But we know him from a completely different
field, where he saw “great educational potential”.
 What famous this did he create later?
Final Round

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Wonder Woman
‘the lasso of truth’
Final Round

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 In mid 17th century, when the Great Plague struck
England, it greatly affected the society and culture.
Pink-coloured rashes with a rim of inflammation
appeared on skin as a manifestation of plague.
 Gentlemen from affected area would carry scented
flowers to ward off the smell of the disease.
 A huge number of deadbodies were cremated at a
regular basis, making the air polluted with ashes.
At last the plague ends with the death.
 What famous and ‘light-hearted’ thing does the
aforementioned event inspire?
Final Round

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Ringaroundrosies
Pocketfullofposies,
Ashesashes
Wefalldown.
Final Round

Mixed Bag #4

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Preliminary Round
If translated, X literally means the Royal
Road/The King’s Highway.
In a fictional list X is succeeded by Monte
Carlo and Toyota Tercel and was related to a
certain Todd Alquist.
However X met his recent fame in an event
that “tracks the escape of a kidnapped man
and his quest for freedom.”
What is X?

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El Camino

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Jesse Pinkman

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X, an Indian city, is the birthplace of Indian
philosopher and theologist Ramanuja, in
1017 CE.
A landmark in X, features 7 granite pilliars
arranged in a circle, each featuring a human
values: Dharma, Nyaya, Satya, Tyaga,
Samridhi, Vigyan and Shanti.
These are thought to depict the 7 fragments
created following an awful event. (vis.)
What do the pillars surround?

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The answer is…

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Rajiv Gandhi assassination site

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 On his own talk show X explains:
 “Some people ask me one thing, X, you were speaking in
Hindi and Y does not know Hindi, so how did you carry on
such a fast conversation between the two of you?’. The
reality is that technology was used extensively in my
conversation with Y. Whenever I spoke, immediately there
was a simultaneous translation into English or
simultaneous interpretation in his ear. So I used to speak in
Hindi, but he heard in English and because of that the
communication became very easy and this is an amazing
aspect of technology,”
 On another interview Y asserted: “What shone bright for me
was his (X) humility.”
 Identify X and Y

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X: Narendra Modi
Y: Bear Grylls

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 Beat the Rap, an 1991 album by
DalDilvog, an amateur singer,
features the single 'Always
Always'.
 It was one of the favourites of
singer himself, who
acknowledges its inspiration
from a famous 70s' bollywood
song from a movie of the same
name.
 Just name the bollywood song.

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Kabhie Kabhie Mere Dil Me
Movie: Kabhie Kabhie

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 The word ‘serendipity’ means an unplanned, fortunate
discovery (happy accidents) which is a common
occurrence throughout the history of product invention
and scientific discoveries.
 Etymologically, it was first used by Horace Walpole in
his letter to his friend explaining an unexpected
discovery he had made by reference to a Persian fairy
tale, ‘The Three Princes of Serendip’.
 The princes were “always making discoveries, by
accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in
quest of” and in the end they found ‘Serendip’.
 What exactly did the found?

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Sri Lanka

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• The original still image was taken when Dr. Noah Buddy
released the trio to confront a superhero ______ in 1967
from ‘To catch a ______/Double Identity’. As usual the
trio failed miserably.
• They were resurrected, half a century later, when Rhino,
an fourth member who primarily had same intention of
harming _____ , joined them.
• However this time they did not harass anyone rather
together they gained an immense popularity in Gen Y.
From the first reddit post by redditor cobe1712 dated 25th
May, 2019, they achieved over 52,500 upvotes in next
seven days. Rest is history!
• What iconic ‘group’ did they create?

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The answer is…
 The 4 members are:
1. Rhino
2. Vulture
3. Hydra
4. Green Goblin

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Me and the Boys

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 Cube Escape is an escape room-based puzzle game
series by Rusty lake, and indie game company.
 In 2015, the company releases their 3rd premium
game Cube Escape: _____ , which was a major
success, garnering 4.8 rating in Play store.
 The game sets in a bedroom of an eminent
personality with the objective to escape the room.
Following are some screenshots and descriptions of
the game catering enough clues to work out the
name of the game, sharing with a french city.
 Give me name of the game and the ‘eminent
personality’.

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Bedroom at Arles
Vincent Van Gogh

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 Female Dracunculus medianensis, a species of
nematodes, form scar on lower limb and painfully
penetrate skin to wriggle out.
 Worm is extracted by winding around a long stick
and slowly pulling it out over a period of weeks.
(image follows)
 Generally, this procedure require great patience
and is said to be the inspiration behind a famous
thing.
 Just name that ‘thing’ it inspired.

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The extraction procedure

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Staff of Ascelpius
the symbol of medicine

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 Melvin Jerome Blanc, an American voice actor and
radio personality, became known for his work in
animation as the voices of Sylvester the Cat,
Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the
Martian, Speedy Gonzales, Wile E. Coyote and
many other more popular characters.
 Having earned the nickname The Man of a
Thousand Voices, Blanc is regarded as one of the
most influential people in the voice acting industry.
 What clever line has been engraved on his
tombstone to honor his lifetime achievement and
to mark the end of a genius?

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Mel Blanc

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