Mela quiz finale

Round 1 : Merry-Go-Round
• Total 12 Questions in this round.
• All questions to be answered on the buzzer.
• The team to hit the buzzer first on a question, gets to answer
the question first.
The Quizmaster will acknowledge the team. *vvip
• +20 for correct answer; -10 for incorrect answer.
• In case the first team answers incorrectly, the next fastest
team will get a chance to answer the question.
+10 for correct answer; -5 for incorrect answer.
• -10 Points for answering any question without the
acknowledgement of the Quizmaster. *vvip
• The Quizmaster’s discretion shall be final. ***vvvvip

Question 1
Born in May of early 1920s, this talented individual X in his early years used to work as a 'junior
visualizer' at D.J. Keymar a British advertising agency, where he introduced a collection of Indian
motifs and symbols into the default script at use – his first stab at typography. Later in his career
he would go on to create fonts himself, he created four fonts for the English script namely- X
Roman, X Bizarre, Daphnis and Holiday Script. He’s also credited for designing the logo of the
Sahitya Akademi. Identify X.

Question 2
Film studios Universal and Paramount started more than 100 years ago as indie studios
challenging X's powerful cartel. X, who had first filed a patent for a motion picture camera would
often send goons to destroy independent movie studios because he felt he owned the rights to
every film being produced. Who is X ?

Question 3
This love letter by one of the best selling singers of all time, to his
wife, was voted as the “Greatest Love Letter of All Time”. His songs
have been featured in movies such as Walk the Line and Logan.
Identify the singer.

Question 4
What is so special about this album?

Answer
First ever album to be recorded in space

Question 5
Connect the following list of exhaustive images.

Question 6
Identify the artist and name the Bollywood movie based on his life.

Answer
Raja Ravi Varma, Rang Rasiya

Question 7
The following chord is the E minor Major 7 chord and has been part of a very famous theme
associated with one of the most popular franchises of all time X. This theme was used in the first
film of X in the early 1960s and was composed by Monty Norman. In 2020, the legendary
composer Hans Zimmer along with other artists came up with their own rendition of the theme.
Identify X.

Question 8
The following audio is the shortest Oscar acceptance speech to have ever been delivered live on
TV. The man X accepting this award is considered as one of the most influential and extensively
studied filmmakers in the history of cinema. Known for directing many cult classics, he was
popularly called “The Master of Suspense”. His works have served as an inspiration for many
artists such as Eminem who released an album named after X’s own album. Identify X.

Question 9
Simply titled “Next To You”, the following melancholic melody was composed by Ken Arai, a well
known Japanese music producer and was part of the OST of one of the biggest animes of 2015
called X. This melody has been used in many memes and parody videos as well. Identify X.

Question 10
This song is a reference to which famous novel by Herman Melville?

Question 11
Connect -
Qismat
Soch
Mann Bharrya
Do you know
Jaguar
Kya baat ay
Pachtaoge
Filhal
Titliyaan
Baarish Ki Jaaye
(Non exhaustive list)

Question 12
Connect the following personalities.

Round 2 : Roller Coaster
• Total 12 Questions in this round.
• All questions to be answered on the buzzer.
• The team to hit the buzzer first on a question, gets to answer
the question first.
The Quizmaster will acknowledge the team. *vvip
• You can choose your own marking scheme -
1. +20, -10
2. +40, -20
• In case the first team answers incorrectly, the next fastest
team will get a chance to answer the question.
+10 for correct answer; -10 for incorrect answer.
• -10 Points for answering any question without the
acknowledgement of the Quizmaster. *vvip
• The Quizmaster’s discretion shall be final. ***vvvvip

Question 1
Identify the instrument.

Question 2
In Buddhism, there is the Mara that is concerned with death, the Mrtyu-mara. It is a demon
that makes humans want to die, and it is said that upon being possessed by it, in a shock, one
should suddenly want to die by suicide, so it is sometimes explained to be a "X". Also, in the
Yogacarabhumi-sastra, a writing on Yogacara, a demon decided the time of people's deaths.
Yama, the king of the Underworld, as well as oni are also considered a type of X. X plays some
role in various popular manga series like Bleach, Naruto, etc. Identify X.

Answer
Shinigami or Grim Reaper

Question 3
"Jai X", a low-budget movie featuring unknown actors, became one of the
highest grossing films of 1975, alongside Sholay and Deewar. This movie was
instrumental in reviving the dying mythological genre, but also popularized X, a
goddess with no Puranic base. The story of how "Jai X" 's spectacular success
made the local goddess a household name is worth telling. X was first
worshipped in the 1960s by women in Uttar Pradesh and has no base in any
Puranic myth, according to Wendy Doniger’s The Hindus. Only five temples,
located at widely separated sites, were dedicated to this local goddess and she
was known mainly through local lores. Id X.

Question 4
Pepa is a single reed instrument, it is usually made from a very short stem and is packed at the
end with the horn of a X. It has become difficult to find a Pepa today even though it is a
significant part of Assam’s culture, since the X population has been receding in the state. Earlier
a household feature, the Pepa is now being sold at a price of above two thousand rupees. It is
often compared to a flute. Identify X.

Question 5
X learned music initially from a visually impaired master of Indian classical
music, Pandit Chaganlal Sharma and later from Ustad Jamaal Khan of Senia
Gharana, who taught and trained him in all the prominent styles of Hindustani
Classical vocal tradition such as Khayal, Dhrupad, Thumri and other. He was the
first Indian musician to record a digital album in 1987 titled 'Beyond Time'. In
1982, the tickets for his concert, 'Live at Royal Albert Hall' were sold out in three
hours. He married to a singer and also performed duo with her but she gave up
singing after the tragic incident, their only son Vivek died in a car crash in the
year 1990 and 'Someone Somewhere' was the last album that the duo recorded
together.

Question 6
Connect these personalities. (Non Exhaustive)

Question 7
Honeycomb toffees also known as X is a sugary toffee with a light, rigid, sponge-like texture. Its
main ingredients are typically brown sugar, corn syrup and baking soda, sometimes with an acid
such as vinegar. The baking soda and acid react to form carbon dioxide which is trapped in the
highly viscous mixture. The sponge-like structure is formed while the sugar is liquid, then the
toffee sets hard. The candy goes by a variety of names and regional variants (X being one of its
regional names)
The X challenge is now gone viral on video platform, thanks to the hit show Y. In the viral
challenge creators have to cook their own Xs then they have to work with a needle as music
from the show plays.
ID X and the show Y

Answer
X – Dalgona Candy, Y - The Squid Game

Question 8
These are the photos of the night sky Rose sees in Titanic after the sinking of the ship, in 1997
original Movie and 2012 re release. Even though rest of the movie is exactly the same, this
particular scene was changed on suggestion by X who felt that the sky seen before wasn’t
astronomically correct. Identify X.

Question 9
Along the east coast of Africa, one can hear Britney Spear’s “Oops! I Did It Again” and “Baby
One More Time” blaring out loud all day and night, even though there are no parties nor
any celebrations. These hits are played by the British Naval Officers situated there and
again its not for recreational purposes. What can be the reason behind this practice?

Answer
To scare away Somali Pirates

Question 10
Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE, known as Sting, is an
English musician and actor who is infamous for suing the
producer and the singer of a multi-platinum song released in
2018 and taking about 85% of its royalties. Sting believed the
producer sampled his song without his consent which led to
the whole controversy. A remix of that song featuring Lil Uzi
Vert was released earlier this year. Identify the song and the
singer.

Answer
Lucid Dreams by Juice Wrld

Question 11
This is a picture of a very famous highway in Perth, Australia which is infamous for countless car
crashes and accidents. It has also served as an inspiration for a very popular multi-platinum hard
rock song which has also been considered by Rolling Stone as one of the top 500 greatest songs
of all time. Identify the song.

Answer
Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Question 12
The following picture was taken on the sets of a cult classic film X where the cue cards were
pasted on other actors since the lead actor of the film was unable to memorize his lines. This
veteran actor has won many accolades including 2 Oscars and was quite vocal in his support for
the Native Americans in the industry. Identify X.

Tie Breaker 1
Which famous Celebrity owns this Instagram Page?

Tie Breaker 2
The following image of a skull with crossbones has always been used to represent pirates in
famous movies such as the Pirates of the Carribbean, Peter Pan etc. This flag was actually
common among the pirates during the early 1700s. It is given the name X which is of French
origin and has the literal meaning “Pretty Red”. Even the British submarines started using the
flag in the early 1900s and even during WW1. Identify X.

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