This MELAS Quiz was held on 12th March,2022 and hosted by Shreya, Yajush and Udit for Chakravyuh, 2022, the annual quizzing fest of Quintessence. Quintessence is the Quizzing Society of Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi.

1. MELAS
QUIZ
PRELIMS
CHAKRAVYUH
12th March’22
A
10:00AM
B

2. 1.There are 25 questions. Each question carries 1 mark.
2.Part points applicable in case of questions with multiple parts.
3.Question number 4, 8, 17, 21 and 25 are star marked. They will be
used in case of tie-breaks.
4.There is no negative marking.
5.Write your answers on the sheet provided to you along with your
details (Team name, member's names, college name, contact number).
6.QM will give hints when needed.
7.Blocking of hints is allowed. Raise your hands to do so.
8.Do not ask questions or prompt answers in between the quiz.
9.Keep your mobile phones switched off.
10.Do not ask to repeat the questions. We’ll have a re-run at the
end.
11.QM's decision will be final.
12.Enjoy Quizzers!
RULES

3. Music
Entertainment
Literature
Arts
Sports
LET'S GOO!
START

4. Q1•
_____ ___ _____ was the term given to two elderly women,
one white and one black, who performed classical piano
together in New Jersey. Both had a stroke in 1982 and were
left partly paralysed. The next year, Ruth Eisenberg and
Margaret Patrick met and began playing piano together, one
hand each. A writer following their tale called them thus after
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder's 1982 hit song.
FITB
PREV NEXT

5. Servant of the people is a political satire TV show about a high
school teacher whose rant against corruption goes viral and ends
up making him the President. The series is available on the
YouTube to watch with its pilot having 14 million views. The surge
in views of the show is recent due to a global event and heroic
action of the main actor which turned him into a household name.
Call it poetic justice but the actor ended up living a very similar
life to the character he plays.
Who is the actor?
Q2.
HOME HOME

6. Q3.
HOME HOME
Total Eclipse is a 1995 erotic historic drama film based on a play which was based
on letters and poems shared between the 19th-century French poets Arthur
Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine. This movie presents the relationship between
Arthur and Paul. Paul, who was married falls for Arthur and they have a passionate
relationship. In the end they are separated from each other and Paul is
convinced for gross indecency. Although completely unrelated, a prominent
literary figure shares a very similar relationship story with Paul. This person
was extremely well educated which is expected of him as he was literally born in a
place which is one of the most famous college in the world today. He got
meningitis during his imprisonment, which ultimately led to his demise.
Who is this other prominent literary figure?

7. Q4•*
PREV NEXT
This although very normal looking painting has something very
special about itself. This painting has been made without using any
regular painting tools like a paint brush, crayons, etc. Rather than
that, this painting has been made by using a tool/ device which no
one would associate with painting or art. A Washington based
painter Tyree Callahan modified a 1937 model of this tool/ device to
make it possible to create paintings from it. (Painting on next slide)
Give this tool/ device.

8. IMAGE

9. Q5.
HOME HOME
This moment is said to be the most heartbreaking miss in soccer
history. There is no bigger platform than the World Cup final, and this
miss is often what X is best remembered for despite being one of the
all-time greats. Italy faced Brazil in the 1994 World Cup final, and
managed to reach this stage largely thanks to the excellent play of X,
who had five goals in the competition. Even after such brilliant
performance, he failed to fulfill the need of the team when he was
needed the most.
ID X and What happened which was considered to be the biggest
disaster in a World Cup Final?

10. Q6•
PREV NEXT
Recently, the singer X released a song under the banner of an
international music franchise which features studio-recorded music
performances by established and emerging artists.
Singer and writer of the song said that he got the idea of song from a
phrase written on a truck in Punjab and felt that it was such an amazing
Punjabi expression which should be a part of a song.
The song has lyrics in Punjabi and Urdu. The main word of the song is a
Punjabi word loosely translated in Urdu as "Kashmakash" meaning
difficulty/conflict.
The music video is bohemian, quirky & celebrates art.
Which song? Name the singer.

11. Q7•
PREV NEXT
. Connect (non exhaustive list):-
● Dragons' Den
● Lions' Den
● El Mashroua ("The Project")
● 2 Minuten 2 Million
● Den D (The D-Day)
● Die Höhle der Löwen (The Lions' Cave)
● Planting Seeds

12. Q8.*
HOME HOME
The celebrated Brazilian author X has a very different take on copyright. He
believes that pirated copies of his novels has helped him gain more readers. X
shared a picture of street hawker in India selling pirated copies of books, he stated
"some call this piracy, I call it medal to any writer who understand that there
are no better reward than to read.”
He has also launched 'Pirate X's surname', where digital copies of his works can be
freely downloaded from. X also watches a lot of Hindi films, he has allowed free use
of his most popular book in a 2011 crime-drama Hindi film, where the lead actor is
a small-time publisher of unlicensed books along with his friends. The quote
from same book has been copied in the movie Om Shanti Om.
Who is X ? Which 2011 Hindi film?

13. Q9.
HOME HOME
Cloud Gate is a public sculpture by Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor,
that is the centerpiece of AT&T Plaza at Millennium Park in the Loop community
area of Chicago, Illinois. Constructed between 2004 and 2006, the sculpture is
nicknamed "the Bean" because of its shape. Made up of 168 stainless steel
plates welded together, its highly polished exterior has no visible seams.
The sculpture's surface reflects and distorts the city's skyline. The design was
inspired by _______, which is a natural occurring substance and is the only
naturally occurring substance in it's condition/ state.
FITB

14. SCULPTURE

15. Q10•
Connect
PREV NEXT

16. LIST

17. Q11•
______ is a 2015 Hindi drama-film.The film deals with the issues
of a casteist society and shows the love story between a lower
caste boy and an upper caste girl. The film contains various
examples of Urdu & Hindi poetry at different junctures including
works by Akbar Allahabadi, Mirza Ghalib, Uday Prakash and X.
One of the song __ ____ ____ __ is based on the poem by X,
who was from MP, famous for writing Hindi Ghazals.
Which song?
PREV NEXT

18. Q12.
HOME HOME
Guess the instagram handle through these posts.

19. POSTS

20. Q13.
HOME HOME
By 1988, X was already on its way becoming the the most popular
children's magazine in India. Their biggest rival that time was another
children magazine named Target. Unlike X, Target was more of a narrative
magazine. Their flagship character that time was Detective Moochwala. X
decided to create a computing character. Two of the creators decided to
base this new character on a boastful but cowardly big game ______ in
the then famous tv drama, I Love Lucy.
Give X & the character.

21. Q14•
These paintings are of a very famous Indian painter. The man
who was written about the most was the least understood. Id
the painter and the reason why some of his paintings were
so controversial. The painter also had to live in self exile due
to the controversies.
PREV NEXT

22. THE PAINTINGS

23. Q15.
HOME HOME
This cricketer is considered as one of the the greatest bowlers in cricket history.
His test wickets was the record for the most wickets taken by any bowler in
Test cricket until 2007. Although, he had a horrible test debut against India.
In his autobiography, he said "I dropped Ravi- a caught & bowled chance when
he had 66- which might have made a huge difference. Instead, he got 200. It
went worse, as Sachin got 140-odd as well. He was about 12 years old, looked
eight and smashed me."
His debut was not an ideal start as he ended with figures of 1/150, which is
only wicket being that of man of the match Ravi Shastri.
Which bowling legend we're talking about?

24. Q16.
HOME HOME
Thomas and Friends is a British Children’s television show created by Reverend
W Awdry and Britt Allcroft. It premiered on ITV on 9 October 1984 and became a
global sensation. One of the most praised aspects of the show was the
narration which happened in between episodes.
The first narrator of the show was one of the members of the Beatles. This
Beatle member is referred by his stage name and not his actual name.
Despite having the least amount of vocals in the Beatles’ greatest hits
discography and being the first member to leave the band this member
continued with solo music which became successful in Britain and US. Which
Beatles member is this?
.

25. Q17.*
HOME HOME
Just as ________ ______ was launching around the world, a new interview with it's director
and president of FromSoftware's games Hidetaka Miyazaki reveals where the concepts of
summoning players originates from. Miyazaki revealed that years ago, his car got stuck on a
hill while driving in snow, and a group of strangers appeared and helped push him to the top,
only to silently vanish straight away. This, as Miyazaki puts it, is what inspired the creation of
Dark Souls's summoning. Throughout the Dark Souls trilogy, as well as Bloodborne,
Demon's Souls, and now _____ _____, players can summon in allies from around the
world to help them battle through tough gauntlets or brutal bosses, before soundlessly
vanishing into the digital aether after the fight is won.
FITB and also name the person behind the storyline of ____ _____?

26. Q18.
X has co-authored the book "Shadows Across the Playing
Field - 60 years of _____ ________ Cricket". X is also a politician
and an former UN under-secretary general. The authors shows how
politics and cricket became entertained and assess the impact it
has had on the game. The book also celebrates the talent of many
great cricketers.
Identify the Indian co-author & FITB (the main subject of the
book).
HOME HOME

27. Q19.
HOME HOME
Connect (non exhaustive list):-

28. LIST

29. Q20.
HOME HOME
X started his cricketing career pretty early. He even led his school team in the
School World Cup in Aligarh, when he was barely seven years old. A decade
later, he almost missed in leading the Indian cricket team in the Under 19
Cricket World Cup. Under his captaincy, his team won five consecutive
matches but ended up losing to West Indies.
In 2016-17 IPL, he openly expressed his desire to play for either Chennai
Super Kings or Rajasthan Royals, but ended up getting picked by Gujarat Lions.
In 2018, he was picked up by his current team for 6.2cr.
Who is this player?

30. Q21.*
HOME HOME
X is a band consisting of two divorced couples , despite their marital
situation they released their ninth studio album in the year 2021 after forty
years of no music release. During their initial eight album run , the swedish
band managed to become one of the best selling music artists of all time.
One of the bands most popular songs Y was adapted into a musical in 1999
and further made into a film in 2008. Y is an italian expression used to
convey emotions such as fear pain excitement or surprise.
Identify X & Y.

31. Q22.
HOME HOME
Guess the movies from these minimal posters.

32. MOVIE POSTERS
Poster 1

33. MOVIE POSTERS
Poster 2

34. Q23•
“Living in _ _ _ _” refers to a political cartoon by political cartoonist
Gary Varvel, depicting a man hearing about Donald Trump’s Twitter
account getting suspended, and Google banning Parler. The cartoon
draws inspiration from a certain dystopian science-fiction novel that
revolves around a totalitarian government exemplifying themes of
censorship and propaganda. However, the reference has been mocked
as ill-fitting by observers, giving rise to the “Wow, This Is Just Like _ _ _ _”
meme.
What novel is the cartoon referring to and who is the author?
PREV NEXT

35. MEME

36. Q24•
X painted Y after a walk with two friends during which he
sensed an "endless squeal passing through nature". To
describe this experience, he developed an exciting, violent, and
emotionally charged style that is recognized by most critics as
leading to the birth of German Expressionism. The face in the
painting has become one of the most iconic images of art, seen as
symbolizing the anxiety of the human condition.
ID X and Y
PREV NEXT

37. X is an Indian field hockey player, who hails from Haryana and plays
as the goalkeeper. X is also known as “___ _____ ____ __ _____” ,
because of X’s phenomenal and outstanding performance in 2020
Summer Olympics. After the Olympics,the former captain stepped
down and X has been made the new captain of Indian team by Indian
Hockey Federation.
Who is X? And what was the name given to X after 2020
Olympics?
Q25.*
HOME HOME

38. RE RUN!
RE-START

39. ANSWERS!

40. Q1•
_____ ___ _____ was the term given to two elderly women, one
white and one black, who performed classical piano together in
New Jersey. Both had a stroke in 1982 and were left partly
paralysed. The next year, Ruth Eisenberg and Margaret Patrick
met and began playing piano together, one hand each. A writer
following their tale called them thus after Paul McCartney and
Stevie Wonder's 1982 hit song.
FITB
PREV NEXT

41. A1.
Ebony and Ivory

42. Servant of the people is a political satire TV show about a
high school teacher whose rant against corruption goes viral
and ends up making him the President. The series is available
on the YouTube to watch with its pilot having 14 million views.
The surge in views of the show is recent due to a global
event and heroic action of the main actor which turned him into
a household name. Call it poetic justice but the actor ended
up living a very similar life to the character he plays.
Who is the actor?
Q2.
HOME HOME

43. A2.
Volodymir Zelensky
(President of Ukraine)

44. Q3.
HOME HOME
Total Eclipse is a 1995 erotic historic drama film based on a play which was based
on letters and poems shared between the 19th-century French poets Arthur
Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine. This movie presents the relationship between
Arthur and Paul. Paul, who was married falls for Arthur and they have a passionate
relationship. In the end they are separated from each other and Paul is
convinced for gross indecency. Although completely unrelated, a prominent
literary figure shares a very similar relationship story with Paul. This person
was extremely well educated which is expected of him as he was literally born in a
place which is one of the most famous college in the world today. He got
meningitis during his imprisonment, which ultimately led to his demise.
Who is this other prominent literary figure.

45. A3.
Oscar Wilde

46. Q4•*
PREV NEXT
This although very normal looking painting has something very special
about itself. This painting has been made without using any regular
painting tools like a paint brush, crayons, etc. Rather than that, this
painting has been made by using a tool/ device which no one would
associate with painting or art. A Washington based painter Tyree
Callahan modified a 1937 model of this tool/ device to make it
possible to create paintings from it. (Painting on next slide)
Give this tool/ device.

47. IMAGE

48. A4.
Typewriter (Chromatic Typewriter)

49. Q5.
HOME HOME
This moment is said to be the most heartbreaking miss in soccer
history. There is no bigger platform than the World Cup final, and this
miss is often what X is best remembered for despite being one of the
all-time greats. Italy faced Brazil in the 1994 World Cup final, and
managed to reach this stage largely thanks to the excellent play of X,
who had five goals in the competition. Even after such brilliant
performance, he failed to fulfill the need of the team when he was
needed the most.
ID X and What happened which was considered to be the biggest
disaster in a World Cup Final?

50. A5.
Robert Baggio
He missed the last penalty shoot which lead
to his team’s defeat

51. Q6•
PREV NEXT
Recently, the singer X released a song under the banner of an
international music franchise which features studio-recorded music
performances by established and emerging artists.
Singer and writer of the song said that he got the idea of song from a
phrase written on a truck in Punjab and felt that it was such an amazing
Punjabi expression which should be a part of a song.
The song has lyrics in Punjabi and Urdu. The main word of the song is a
Punjabi word loosely translated in Urdu as "Kashmakash" meaning
difficulty/conflict.
The music video is bohemian, quirky & celebrates art.
Which song? Name the singer.

52. A6.
Pasoori
Ali Sethi

53. Q7•
PREV NEXT
. Connect (non-exhaustive list):-
● Dragons' Den
● Lions' Den
● El Mashroua ("The Project")
● 2 Minuten 2 Million
● Den D (The D-Day)
● Die Höhle der Löwen (The Lions' Cave)
● Planting Seeds

54. A7.
Shark Tank
(alternative versions,
similar concept based shows,
predecessors)

55. Q8.*
HOME HOME
The celebrated Brazilian author X has a very different take on copyright. He
believes that pirated copies of his novels has helped him gain more readers. X
shared a picture of street hawker in India selling pirated copies of books, he stated "some
call this piracy, I call it medal to any writer who understand that there are no better
reward than to read.”
He has also launched 'Pirate X's surname', where digital copies of his works can be freely
downloaded from. X also watches a lot of Hindi films, he has allowed free use of his most
popular book in a 2011 crime-drama Hindi film, where the lead actor is a small-time
publisher of unlicensed books along with his friends. The quote from same book has
been copied in the movie Om Shanti Om.
Who is X ? Which 2011 Hindi film?

56. A8.
Paulo Coelho
Shor in the City

57. Q9.
HOME HOME
Cloud Gate is a public sculpture by Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor,
that is the centerpiece of AT&T Plaza at Millennium Park in the Loop community
area of Chicago, Illinois. Constructed between 2004 and 2006, the sculpture is
nicknamed "the Bean" because of its shape. Made up of 168 stainless steel
plates welded together, its highly polished exterior has no visible seams.
The sculpture's surface reflects and distorts the city's skyline. The design was
inspired by _______, which is a natural occurring substance and is the only
naturally occurring substance in it's condition/ state.
FITB

58. SCULPTURE

59. A9.
Mercury ( mercury drop )

60. Q10•
Connect
PREV NEXT

61. LIST

62. A10.
State/ UT wise list
of Grandmasters in
India

63. Q11•
______ is a 2015 Hindi drama-film. The film deals with the issues of a
casteist society and shows the love story between a lower caste boy
and an upper caste girl. The film contains various examples of Urdu &
Hindi poetry at different junctures including works by Akbar Allahabadi,
Mirza Ghalib, Uday Prakash and X. One of the song __ ____ ____ __
is based on the poem by X, who was from Madhya Pradesh,
famous for writing Hindi Ghazals.
Which song?
PREV NEXT

64. A11.
Song- Tu Kisi Rail Si

65. Q12.
HOME HOME
Guess the instagram handle through these posts.

66. POSTS

67. A12.
@emilyinparasite

68. Q13.
HOME HOME
By 1988, X was already on its way becoming the most popular children's
magazine in India. Their biggest rival that time was another children
magazine named Target. Unlike X, Target was more of a narrative
magazine. Their flagship character that time was Detective Moochwala. X
decided to create a computing character. Two of the creators decided to
base this new character on a boastful but cowardly big game ______ in
the then famous tv drama, I Love Lucy.
Give X & the character.

69. A13.
Tinkle
Shikari Shambu

70. Q14•
These paintings are of a very famous Indian painter. The man who was
written about the most was the least understood. Id the painter and
the reason why some of his paintings were so controversial. The
painter also had to live in self exile due to the controversies.
PREV NEXT

71. THE PAINTINGS

72. A14.
M. F. Hussain
Nude paintings of Hindu
Gods and Goddesses

73. Q15.
HOME HOME
This cricketer is considered as one of the the greatest bowlers in cricket history.
His test wickets was the record for the most wickets taken by any bowler in
Test cricket until 2007. Although, he had a horrible test debut against India.
In his autobiography, he said "I dropped Ravi- a caught & bowled chance when
he had 66- which might have made a huge difference. Instead, he got 200. It
went worse, as Sachin got 140-odd as well. He was about 12 years old, looked
eight and smashed me."
His debut was not an ideal start as he ended with figures of 1/150, which is
only wicket being that of man of the match Ravi Shastri.
Which bowling legend we're talking about?

74. A15.
Shane Warne

75. Q16.
HOME HOME
Thomas and Friends is a British Children’s television show created by Reverend W
Awdry and Britt Allcroft. It premiered on ITV on 9 October 1984 and became a
global sensation. One of the most praised aspects of the show was the narration
which happened in between episodes.
The first narrator of the show was one of the members of the Beatles. This Beatle
member is referred by his stage name and not his actual name.
Despite having the least amount of vocals in the Beatles’ greatest hits discography
and being the first member to leave the band this member continued with solo
music which became successful in Britain and US.
Which Beatles member is this?
.

76. A16.
Ringo Starr

77. Q17.*
HOME HOME
Just as ________ ______ was launching around the world, a new interview with it's director
and president of FromSoftware's games Hidetaka Miyazaki reveals where the concepts of
summoning players originates from. Miyazaki revealed that years ago, his car got stuck on a
hill while driving in snow, and a group of strangers appeared and helped push him to the top,
only to silently vanish straight away. This, as Miyazaki puts it, is what inspired the creation of
Dark Souls's summoning. Throughout the Dark Souls trilogy, as well as Bloodborne,
Demon's Souls, and now _____ _____, players can summon in allies from around the
world to help them battle through tough gauntlets or brutal bosses, before soundlessly
vanishing into the digital aether after the fight is won.
FITB and also name the person behind the storyline of ____ _____?

78. A17
FITB:- Elden Ring
George R. R. Martin

79. Q18.
X has co-authored the book "Shadows Across the Playing Field - 60
years of _____ _____ Cricket". X is also a politician and an former
UN under-secretary general. The authors shows how politics and
cricket became entertained and assess the impact it has had on
the game. The book also celebrates the talent of many great
cricketers.
Identify the Indian co-author & FITB (the main subject of the
book).
HOME HOME

80. A18.
Shashi Tharoor
India-Pakistan

81. Q19.
HOME HOME
Connect (non exhaustive list)

82. LIST

83. A19.
Alternate/ rejected designs of the Eiffel Tower

84. Q20.
HOME HOME
X started his cricketing career pretty early. He even led his school team in
the school World Cup in Aligarh, when he was barely seven years old. A decade
later, he almost missed in leading the Indian cricket team in the Under 19
Cricket World Cup. Under his captaincy, his team won five consecutive
matches but ended up losing to West Indies.
In 2016-17 IPL, he openly expressed his desire to play for either Chennai
Super Kings or Rajasthan Royals, but ended up getting picked by Gujarat Lions.
In 2018, he was picked up by his current team for 6.2cr.
Who is this player?

85. A20.
Ishan Kishan

86. Q21.*
HOME HOME
X is a band consisting of two divorced couples , despite their marital
situation they released their ninth studio album in the year 2021 after forty
years of no music release. During their initial eight album run , the swedish
band managed to become one of the best selling music artists of all time.
One of the bands most popular songs Y was adapted into a musical in 1999
and further made into a film in 2008. Y is an italian expression used to
convey emotions such as fear pain excitement or surprise.
Identify X & Y.

87. A21.
X - ABBA
Y - Mamma Mia!

88. Q22.
HOME HOME
Guess the movies from these minimal posters.

89. MOVIE POSTERS
Poster 1

90. MOVIE POSTERS
Poster 2

91. A22.
1. Two States
2. Hasee toh Phasee

92. Q23•
“Living in _ _ _ _” refers to a political cartoon by political cartoonist
Gary Varvel, depicting a man hearing about Donald Trump’s Twitter
account getting suspended, and Google banning Parler. The cartoon
draws inspiration from a certain dystopian science-fiction novel that
revolves around a totalitarian government exemplifying themes of
censorship and propaganda. However, the reference has been
mocked as ill-fitting by observers, giving rise to the “Wow, This Is Just
Like _ _ _ _” meme.
What novel is the cartoon referring to and who is the author?
PREV NEXT

93. MEME

94. A23.
1984
George Orwell

95. Q24•
X painted Y after a walk with two friends during which he
sensed an "endless squeal passing through nature". To
describe this experience, he developed an exciting, violent, and
emotionally charged style that is recognized by most critics as
leading to the birth of German Expressionism. The face in the
painting has become one of the most iconic images of art, seen as
symbolizing the anxiety of the human condition.
ID X and Y
PREV NEXT

96. A24
X- Edvard Munch
Y- The Scream

97. X is an Indian field hockey player, who hails from Haryana and plays
as the goalkeeper. X is also known as “_____ ____ __ _____” ,
because of X’s phenomenal and outstanding performance in 2020
Summer Olympics. After the Olympics,the former captain stepped
down and X has been made the new captain of Indian team by Indian
Hockey Federation.
Who is X? And what was the name given to X after 2020
Olympics?
Q25.*
HOME HOME

98. A25
Savita Punia
Great Wall of India

99. You are through the Prelims of MELAS
Kindly wait while we check who all
made it through to the Finals
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