POP QUIZ: Prelims Synapse'19

POP CULTURE QUIZ
SYNAPSE 2019
DIVIJA BANSAL NIKHIL GUPTA SAHIL SHAH S.INDUMATHI

The Rules
• 25 questions in total
• No negatives
• Star marked will be used to resolve the tie breakers
• QM's decision is final and binding.

Question 1
X was born in a middle class German Jewish family in the late 1920's. X's father
was a decorated world war veteran. X relocated to Israel and met Y, while
working at a psychiatric hospital in Haifa. X's experience surviving Nazi
Germany, Auschwitz would shape his outlook. To prevent such atrocities being
committed to his particular kind, he is willing to do anything. X believes
himself to be Frankenstein's monster. ID X and Y.

Question 2
X is an actor who has recorded for a few video games, probably the most
famous of which is Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, which also featured the
voices of Burt Reynolds and Gary Busey. X’s character, Steve Scott, is a
producer-director of pornographic films. Scott is apparently an anger-prone
spoof of Y, who screams lines like, “Cut!! Who is this idiot? You! You! Why are
you in my space?” ID X and Y.

Question 3
X is regarded as the best Freddie Mercury impersonator in the world. He is the
lead singer of the official Queen tribute band, Y. X's YouTube account now has
around 700K subscribers. X also lent his voice as Freddie for the Queen biopic
Bohemian Rhapsody. Many say X's vocals are closer to Freddie's than Z, who
tours regularly with remaining Queen members Taylor and Brian May, as the
band Queen + Z, who also performed the opening act at the Oscars 2019. ID
X, Y and Z.

Question 4
If you follow a particular genre of pop culture, you would know X. In 2003, X
published an autobiography called "I Don’t Mean to be Rude, but…" X makes
an appearance in Shrek 2 as a judge on Far Far Away Idol, and also worked
briefly in The Shining, where he polished Jack Nicholson's axe. ID X.

Question 5
X is an American adult comedy-drama series created by Raphael Bob-
Waksberg. Alongside having a satirical take on current events, politics, and
show business, X is lauded for its realistic take on dealing with depression,
trauma, addiction, self-destructive behavior, racism, sexism, and the human
experience. In 2018, online magazine Thrillist ranked it as the best Netflix
original series of all time. ID X.

*Question 6
X directed the music video of the song Y by the band Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Bassist Flea credits the video as "the thing that really made us break through
the mainstream of American and worldwide pop culture". X has also directed
the music videos of Creep by Stone Temple Pilots and Fame '90 by David
Bowie. X is much more famous for something else though. X may have had
bad times, but maybe they always woke up him up to the good stuff he wasn't
paying attention to. ID X and Y.

Question 7
X holds the record for the most watched television special in history. Adam
Ant has called the event "the end of rock 'n' roll" because in his view it was the
moment rock became accepted by the establishment, resulted in knighthoods
and stopped being the rebellious thing it started as. Stevie Wonder was
supposed to be a part of the special, but refused citing the fact that there were
very few African-American artists on the bill and he didn't want to be a token.
In fact, he and Michael Jackson supposedly tried to organize a boycott of the
special. What am I talking about?

Question 8
X is a novelty Twitter account for a fictional Indian convenience store clerk
which is known for posting joke tweets using puns and irreverent, deadpan
dark humor. X's Twitter feed was launched on July 12th, 2013, with the first
tweet announcing "hello twitter I am single." Over the next two years, the tweet
gained over 17,000 retweets and 6,000 favorites, while the account gathered
upwards of 739,000 followers. The character is presented as a 7-11 convenience
store clerk. ID X.

Question 9
X is notorious for taking his role preparation very seriously, as he goes method
to get into his character. X has done a lot of new things for his roles; once even
growing a burly beard and packing on sixty pounds; though he was eventually
replaced in that movie over creative differences. This is reminiscent of Daniel
Day-Lewis, who is a huge fan of X. To prepare for the movie Y, X resided in
Charleston, South Carolina to get a feel for the location- rowing down the
Ashley River and building furniture(important for the plot). X initially did not
get along with his co-star in Y, but they soon patched up their differences,
enough to become a real-life couple for some time. ID X and Y.

*Question 10
X made its first appearance in the 1966 British-made prehistoric saga One
Million Years BC. It became the best selling thing of its kind, and made the
person featured in it an instant sex symbol. In 2011 it also featured in The
Times top 10 list of ............ in pop culture. It was also a very key story element
in a widely acclaimed movie where it was used to mask 19 years of hard work.
Put funda.

Question 11
The cover of album X by Y is extremely innovative. It portrays, both
figuratively and literally, something which was also a common phrase in the
music industry, used often by artists denied royalty payments. According to Y,
all they wanted to do was make music, and they never wished to be commercial.
In fact, the lyrics of two songs from this album showcase the sentiments of Y,
and the concept behind these songs suggested the use of a handshake. ID X
and Y.

Question 12
ID the sender of this tweet.

Question 13
Google dedicated a doodle to X. Unfortunately for Google though,
hardly anyone thought that the doodle looked like X. In fact, most
people were of the opinion that the doodle looked like Y. ID X and Y.

Question 15
X is a small sandwich bar and cafe which is situated in North Gower Street, in
Bloomsbury, Central London near Euston Road and Euston Railway station.
The cafe is famous for shifting to a new location for a certain amount of time
and then relocating back to its original location. It shifted almost 1 mile away
from its original location. ID X and give funda.

*Question 16
X is a neologism that refers to a lifestyle associated with the X District, where
people are trendy, hip and exude a certain supposed "class". The term was
listed in Time's weekly vocabulary list as "a manner associated with lavish
lifestyles in X district." Y likened the X District to Beverly Hills, California. In
order to keep up with expectations, Y studied hard to find something new and
stayed up late for about 30 nights to come up with a particular dance, which
was inspired from the horse trot. Put funda.

Question 17
X wanted to market their product by equating all the cultures of the world
together by an ad featuring Y, but it turned out to be outrageous; as it featured
attractive young people with generic protest signs laughing and high-fiving. In
the end, a police offer accepts something from Y, while everyone around grins
and applauds. Six months later the president of X, Brad Jakeman stepped
down, telling the spot was “the most gut-wrenching experience of my career.”
ID X and Y.

Question 18
The 2018 World Cup semi-finals between France and Belgium was proclaimed
by the Aujourd'hui en France newspaper as a match-up between beloved icons
X and Y. L'Equipe, France's main sports paper, commemorated this event by
changing the cover of Z to feature former French World Cup winning captain
Didier Deschamps and Olivier Giroud heading for a space-bound rocket
guarded by Belgian players, including their goalie Thibaut Courtois. ID X,Y and
Z.

Question 19
The song X was first used in the Disney movie Y. Several lines from the song
are briefly sung by a character in another famous film Z and a snippet of the
original song is heard immediately thereafter. A dark rendition of the song
heavily features in the trailers of the film Z. ID Y and Z.

*Question 20
In 2008, Time magazine identified a term modeled after "jump the shark" i.e.
X. Specifically applicable to film, the magazine defined the term X as "to
exhaust a Hollywood franchise with disappointing sequels." The phrase is
derived from a scene in the fourth Y film, in which a character survives an
atomic bomb detonation by fitting himself into a lead-lined ............ The
explosion annihilates its surroundings but sends the ............ flying far enough
for the protagonist to escape unhurt. The scene was criticized as being
scientifically implausible. The director later said the scene was his silly idea and
was glad to have been part of the pop-culture phrase. ID X, and Y.

Question 21
One tosses a coin to take life's biggest decisions. Other is a foul-mouthed stud
who believes in the ideology of 'stay hungry and stay foolish'. Another has
daddy issues and needs his wife to cover for him. And the fourth one believes
Mummy ki pappi is the reason for good marks...All wish to go where magic
happens. What am I talking about?

Question 22
Of all survival mode games existing worldwide, this is potentially the longest
running game with a projected run time of 17 million years. Played around 270
million times globally every month, most players of the game come from India,
Brazil, Mexico and Indonesia. The game is available as an app and can be
accessed in arcade mode as well as offline mode. ID the game.

Question 23
Where have you seen this woman?

Question 24
Blow-Up is a 1966 English-language film directed by Michelangelo Y in which a
photographer believes he may have witnessed a murder and unwittingly takes
photographs of it. Blow-Up was an inspiration for X. The filmmakers paid
homage by naming the park in which the murder occurs as Y Park.

*Question 25
X was designed and produced by husband-and-wife team Keith Shepherd and
Natalia Luckyanova with art by Kiril Tchangov, in 2011. A total of four months
was taken to fully develop the idea of X. X soon became famous, and in 2012,
and once again in 2013, even partnered up with Disney! In November 2013,
The Hollywood Reporter reported that Warner Bros. Pictures and producer
David Heyman were in talks to make a movie version of X. ID X.

X: Dennis Hopper
Y: Stephen Spielberg

Question 3
X is regarded as the best Freddie Mercury impersonator in the world. He is the
lead singer of the official Queen tribute band, Queen Extravaganza. X's
YouTube account now has around 700K subscribers. X also lent his voice as
Freddie for the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. Many say X's vocals are
closer to Freddie's than Y, who tours regularly with remaining Queen members
Taylor and Brian May, as the band Queen + Y, who also performed the opening
act at the Oscars 2019. ID X and Y.

X: Marc Martell
Y: Adam Lambert

Question 6
X directed the music video of the song Y by the band Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Bassist Flea credits the video as "the thing that really made us break through
the mainstream of American and worldwide pop culture". X has also directed
the music videos of Creep by Stone Temple Pilots and Fame '90 by David
Bowie. X is much more famous for something else though. X may have had
bad times, but maybe they always woke up him up to the good stuff he wasn't
paying attention to. ID X and Y.

X: Gus Van Sant ( Director of Good Will Hunting)
Y: Under The Bridge

Question 8
X is a novelty Twitter account for a fictional Indian convenience store clerk
which is known for posting joke tweets using puns and irreverent, deadpan
dark humor. X's Twitter feed was launched on July 12th, 2013, with the first
tweet announcing "hello twitter I am single." Over the next two years, the tweet
gained over 17,000 retweets and 6,000 favorites, while the account gathered
upwards of 739,000 followers. The character is presented as a 7-11 convenience
store clerk who has an intimate relationship with his pet camel. Some of his
tweets are as under. ID X.

X: Ryan Gosling
Y: The Notebook

Question 10
X made its first appearance in the 1966 British-made prehistoric saga One
Million Years BC. It became the best selling thing of its kind, and made the
person featured in it an instant sex symbol. In 2011 it also featured in The
Times top 10 list of ............ in pop culture. It was also a very key story element
in a widely acclaimed movie where it was used to mask 19 years of hard work.
Put funda.

Raquel Welch
The Shawshank Redemption

X: Wish You Were Here
Y: Pink Floyd

Ursula’s pornographic movies in F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

Speedy’s Café(shifts to a new
location during the shooting
Of Sherlock)

Question 16
X is a neologism that refers to a lifestyle associated with the X District, where
people are trendy, hip and exude a certain supposed "class". The term was
listed in Time's weekly vocabulary list as "a manner associated with lavish
lifestyles in X district." Y likened the X District to Beverly Hills, California. In
order to keep up with expectations, Y studied hard to find something new and
stayed up late for about 30 nights to come up with a particular dance, which
was inspired from the horse trot. Put funda.

X: Asterix/Tintin
Y: Tintin/Asterix
Z: Destination Moon

Y: Pinocchio
Z: Avengers: Age of Ultron

Question 20
In 2008, Time magazine identified a term modeled after "jump the shark" i.e.
X. Specifically applicable to film, the magazine defined the term X as "to
exhaust a Hollywood franchise with disappointing sequels." The phrase is
derived from a scene in the fourth Y film, in which a character survives an
atomic bomb detonation by fitting himself into a lead-lined ............ The
explosion annihilates its surroundings but sends the ............ flying far enough
for the protagonist to escape unhurt. The scene was criticized as being
scientifically implausible. The director later said the scene was his silly idea and
was glad to have been part of the pop-culture phrase. ID X, and Y.

X: Nuking the Fridge
Y: Indiana Jones

Question 24
Blow-Up is a 1966 English-language film directed by Michelangelo Y in which a
photographer believes he may have witnessed a murder and unwittingly takes
photographs of it. Blow-Up was an inspiration for X. The filmmakers paid
homage by naming the park in which the murder occurs as Y Park. ID X and Y.

X: Jaane bhi do yaaro
Y: Antonioni

Question 25
X was designed and produced by husband-and-wife team Keith Shepherd and
Natalia Luckyanova with art by Kiril Tchangov, in 2011. A total of four months
was taken to fully develop the idea of X. X soon became famous, and in 2012,
and once again in 2013, even partnered up with Disney! In November 2013,
The Hollywood Reporter reported that Warner Bros. Pictures and producer
David Heyman were in talks to make a movie version of X. ID X.

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