This MBBS (Mythology, Buisness, Books and Sports) Quiz was held in August 2021 and set by Shiva as part of our weekly sessions. The set was meticulously compiled and hosted by the QMs. Quintessence is the Quizzing Society of Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi. The society has been active for 10 years and has been actively holding Intra quiz sessions and quizzes for both school and college students in the circuit.

1. MBBS Quiz
Mythology, Business, Books and Sports
Quintessence ZHDC
05:30 PM | 08 August 2021 | MS
Teams
QM - SHIVA SAGAR

2. Rules
1. 16 Questions.
2. +10/0 on Bounce and +10/-5 on Pounce.
3. Ask for hints if it’s needed.
4. You can’t take your Pounce back if the time is up. Also, partial answers would
end up in -5 as well.
5. Do not use any search engine (Waise konsa sunne wale ho but still in the
name of god).
6. Also, QM’s decision is final.

3. Q1.
During 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, Great Britain withdrew
their field hockey team due to certain fear. The decision
proved to be a well-thought-out one as X went on to win the
gold medal – their first-ever at the Olympics, without losing a
single match during the tournament.
What was the reason behind withdrawing/fear?

5. Answer
On the fears of losing to their colony, India.

6. Q2.
FITB.
In 2015, Netflix launched ______ that can pause the TV when
you fall asleep. Netflix’s sleep detection technology detects
when you’ve stopped moving for a sufficient period of time to
be deemed fully sleep. Netflix ______ is equipped with an LED
light which begins to flash red when you haven’t moved in a
while. If you’re awake simply move a bit gently and stream
will continue playing uninterrupted.

7. Answer
SOCKS

8. Q3.
X is a renowned Hindi poet and writer. ________ was not
initially X’s surname. His real surname was Srivastava.
________, which means a little boy, was the nickname given to
X by his family. It was at Cambridge University, where he
completed his doctoral thesis on WB Yeats, where he started
using ________ as his surname.
FITB and Give X.

9. Answer
Bachchan
Harivansh Rai Bachchan

10. Q4.
This temple is in the epicentre of the city of Madurai as it was built
according to the ancient Indian building manual called Shilpa
Shastra. It is dedicated to the goddess X, a form of Parvati, and her
consort, Y, a form of Shiva. The name of the temple in Sanskrit
means ‘fish-eyed'.
(Images on the Next Slide)
ID the temple.

12. Answer
Meenakshi
Sundareswarar
Temple

13. Q5.
Highest Individual Test Scores against India.
Michael Clarke - 329 runs (2012)
Brendon McCullum – 302 runs (2014)
Alastair Cook - 294 runs (2011)
Ishant Sharma can be considered responsible for these maximum Individual
scores made against India.
What did he do? OR How did he help these batsmen?

14. Answer
He Dropped their catches below the
score of 50.

15. Q6. FITB
X is an American multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves
headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
The coffee chain doesn’t allow staff to wear _______, ________ _______ and _______
because the Y of these products can affect the aroma of coffee in its store.
Give X and Y.

16. Answer
X - Starbucks
Y - Fragrance/Perfumes

17. Q7.
X is a gold-medallist from the National School of Drama,
actor-producer-writer-motivational speaker. He recently
published a book Y which is a compendium of experiences,
lessons, and positive takeaways that will help you deal with
the dark times in your life like COVID-19.
The name of the book can be considered as another way of
saying “Carpe Diem” (not exactly but similar).
Give X and Y.

18. Answer
Anupam Kher,
Your Best Day is Today.

19. Q8.
According to Islamic Mythology, X dreamt that God ordered him to sacrifice his son,
he agreed to follow God's command and perform the sacrifice. But, when X was on the
way to perform the sacrifice Y tried to influence X and his family to prevent the
sacrifice. But, because of their strong belief in the God they didn’t listen to him.
So, Y returned exasperated at not being able to influence the family of X as he wished.
However, God intervened and informed him that X’s sacrifice had been accepted. While
there is no direct mention in the Qur'an of an animal (ram) replacing the boy, it says
that he is replaced with a 'great sacrifice' (Zibhin azeem)
Who is X? Brownie points for Y.

20. Answer
X - Hazrat Ibrahim/Prophet Abraham
Y - Iblis/Satan

21. Q9.
ID the Wrestler and his entrance theme.
He is an American professional wrestler, actor, and former
rapper currently signed to WWE.

22. Answer
John Cena
“Basic Thuganomics”

23. Q10.
Oliver Daemen, who became the
youngest space traveler, surprised Jeff
Bezos when he told him that he hasn't
used a service that most, especially
younger people, all over the globe used
which saw an increase during the
pandemic
What did he told him or what service he
hasn’t used?
Not Steve Smith

24. Answer
He never ordered anything from Amazon.

25. Q11.
“… Blessed be the man that spares these stones, And cursed be he that moves my
bones.”
This is a rhyme written on the grave of a very famous actor, poet and playwright.
But, his name is NOT written on the grave.
Maybe because of his thoughts towards the names as he mentioned his this
thought in one of his tragic plays that “…That which we call a rose by any other
name would smell as sweet”.
Name the Person and the Play.

26. Answer
William Shakespeare
Romeo & Juliet

27. Q12. Connect (Exhaustive) –
● David Gyasi
● Michael Forest
● Richard Truett
● Brad Pitt
● Carlo Aldini
● Arturo Dominici
● Joe Montana
All of them played the same mythological character in different Movies/TV
Series.
Name the Mythological Character.

28. Answer
Achilles or Achilleus
According to Greek Mythology,
A hero of the Trojan War, the
greatest of all the Greek warriors.

29. Q13.
Recently, a Meme Museum was opened in Hong Kong. It featured 100s of memes.
But, one of them is from the Cricket World Cup of 2019. It’s reaction of a fan.
The guy in the Meme shared this info himself and a couple of fans commented
this on the post.
What’s the name given to the meme in the Museum? Basically, it’s the reaction
of the fan.

30. Answer
Disappointed Fan
Md Sarim Akhtar

31. Q14.
X claims to be the second largest hotel group in China. It is present in over 337
cities and has 500,000 rooms in China. In FY19, X China contributed to $307
million or 32.3% of X's global revenue.
CEO and founder of the Company Y seems to be very serious about this. That is
why, he picked up Mandarin and learned one of the world's hardest languages in a
few months. Y himself chose to be known as Li Tai Xi in China.
Give X & Y.

32. Answer
X - OYO
Y - Ritesh Agarwal

33. Q15.
Aziz Jahan is regarded as one of the most prominent female
Urdu poets. She started composing verse at an early age with
the pen name of ___ Badayuni (Birth place), later acquired the
name X after her marriage. Her pen name means ‘Beauty,
Grace and Style’.
What was her pen name?

34. Answer
Ada Jafarey/Jafri

35. Q16.
On the first night of exile X & Y were sleeping but Z didn’t sleep. After some time,
Goddess of Sleep appeared in front of Z and asked him “Why he wasn’t sleeping?”.
He said he had to take care of his brother and his wife. And, then he asked for a
boon that he don’t fall asleep for the entire time period of exile so that he can take
care of his brother and his wife. She told him that she can give him that boon only
if someone else sleep to compensate his sleep. He suggested his wife’s name to
do so and hence his wife slept for the entire time period of exile.
Give Z and the name of Z’s wife.

36. Answer
Z - Laxman
Urmila (Laxman’s wife)

37. Thank you!