Our part for the MELAS quiz at QRIOSITY 2017

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• 8 questions
• 1 point for each correct answer
• 2 points bonus for getting all answers & parts correct
• For questions with two parts- 0.5 for each part

3. Q
It was originally made of patched leather with a strap attached to it. It was
later changed to its current scarlet colour. -------- - pocking is a common
foul that consisted of altering this by poking holes in it to make it fall faster
or zigzag. What am I talking about?

4. R
He has represented 3 sides in ODI cricket. He is the only cricketer from his
country to lead his side to victory in overseas Tests in South Africa, England
and West Indies. He was the also the leading run scorer for his country in an
edition of the ICC World Cup. Name the cricketer

5. I
His wife Janet and daughter Robyn working with the American Museum of
Natural History in New York established a fund dedicated to him to support
an annual debate named in his honour. The debate is organized as part of
the Museum’s Planetarium programs. The topic of the 2016 debate was ‘Is
the Universe a Simulation?’. After whom was the debate named?

6. O
Few of the episodes of this popular television show include:-
 The --- Man and the Sea
 --- Well That Ends Well
 Lozt in Translation
 Farewell to ---
The blanks are filled with a 3 letter word/name/nickname. Fill in the
blanks/ name the television show.

7. S
The 2017 inductees into this hall of fame include Ambrose Burnside,
Friedrich W. Nietzsche, The Lorax, Larry Csonka and Richard Pryor and
Frida Kahlo. The hall of fame is split into 6 categories. In 2015 the inductees
in a particular category included- Freddie Mercury, Frank Zappa, John
Oates, Lionel Richie, Robert Goulet. Who was the sixth inductee in the said
category that year? And what hall of fame are we talking about?

8. I
Connect

10. TIdentify this kickboxer nicknamed the ‘Big Fundamental’

12. YOn the same night in August 2013 that the lady Y won a gold medal,
American Nick Symmonds won silver in a separate event. About Y Nick
Symmonds said “It blows my mind that a young, well-travelled, well-
educated woman would be so behind the times. She said ‘normal,
standard people’ in -------? Guess what – a lot of these people with -------
citizenship are normal, standard homosexuals. They deserve rights too.”
Who is Y? And the name of which country has been blanked out?

14. Q
It was originally made of patched leather with a strap attached to it. It was
later changed to its current scarlet colour. -------- - pocking is a common
foul that consisted of altering this by poking holes in it to make it fall faster
or zigzag. What am I talking about?

15. Q
Quaffle

16. R
He has represented 3 sides in ODI cricket. He is the only cricketer from his
country to lead his side to victory in overseas Tests in South Africa, England
and West Indies. He was the also the leading run scorer for his country in an
edition of the ICC World Cup. Name the cricketer

17. R
Rahul Dravid

18. I
His wife Janet and daughter Robyn working with the American Museum of
Natural History in New York established a fund dedicated to him to support
an annual debate named in his honour. The debate is organized as part of
the Museum’s Planetarium programs. The topic of the 2016 debate was ‘Is
the Universe a Simulation?’. After whom was the debate named?

19. I
Isaac Asimov

20. O
Few of the episodes of this popular television show include:-
 The --- Man and the Sea
 --- Well That Ends Well
 Lozt in Translation
 Farewell to ---
The blanks are filled with a 3 letter word/name/nickname. Fill in the
blanks/ name the television show.

21. O
Ozz/ The Osbournes

22. S
The 2017 inductees into this hall of fame include Ambrose Burnside,
Friedrich W. Nietzsche, The Lorax, Larry Csonka and Richard Pryor and
Frida Kahlo. The hall of fame is split into 6 categories. In 2015 the inductees
in a particular category included- Freddie Mercury, Frank Zappa, John
Oates, Lionel Richie, Robert Goulet. Who was the sixth inductee in the said
category that year? And what hall of fame are we talking about?

23. S
Salvador Dali, Moustache Hall of Fame

24. I
Connect

26. I
Idris Elba

27. TIdentify this kickboxer nicknamed the ‘Big Fundamental’

29. T
Tim Duncan

30. YOn the same night in August 2013 that the lady Y won a gold medal,
American Nick Symmonds won silver in a separate event. About Y Nick
Symmonds said “It blows my mind that a young, well-travelled, well-
educated woman would be so behind the times. She said ‘normal,
standard people’ in -------? Guess what – a lot of these people with -------
citizenship are normal, standard homosexuals. They deserve rights too.”
Who is Y? And the name of which country has been blanked out?

31. Y
Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia

33. CROSSROADS
• 8 Clues in the form of a crossword
• 1 point for each correct answer
• 2 points bonus for getting all answers correct

34. 5
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8 Clues
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35. 5
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Composed of 24.6
kilograms of tripolymer
composites, 11.8
kilograms of molybdenum
cobalt alloys and 1.3
kilograms of bioplast
sheeting. Linear
computational speed- 60
trillion operations per
second
3

36. 5
64
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2
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2 Down
Titular character played by him
in the ninth installment of a
movie franchise
3

38. 5
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Connect
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40. 3 letter connect
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42. 5
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Polyphemus is a gas giant
and the fourth planet
orbiting the star Alpha
Centauri in the Alpha
Centauri system. Its fifth
moon has the following
atmospheric composition-
Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon
Dioxide (over 18%), Xenon
(5.5%), Methane and
Hydrogen Sulfide >1%
Name the moon

43. 5
64
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5 Across
Identify the painter (1st name is
sufficient)
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45. 5
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6 Down
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The lady in red came 2nd to her
twice and the lady in yellow came
2nd to her once at Rio 2016. Who
are we talking about? (only
surname required)

47. 5
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Who’s missing? (surname only required))

49. 5
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8 Clues
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50. 5
64
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2
7
1 Across
Composed of 24.6
kilograms of tripolymer
composites, 11.8
kilograms of molybdenum
cobalt alloys and 1.3
kilograms of bioplast
sheeting. Linear
computational speed- 60
trillion operations per
second
3

51. D A T A
5
64
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7
1 Across
Composed of 24.6
kilograms of tripolymer
composites, 11.8
kilograms of molybdenum
cobalt alloys and 1.3
kilograms of bioplast
sheeting. Linear
computational speed- 60
trillion operations per
second
- Data from Star Trek
3

52. D A T A
5
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Titular character played by him
in the ninth installment of a
movie franchise
3

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60. 3 letter connect
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A N
Polyphemus is a gas giant
and the fourth planet
orbiting the star Alpha
Centauri in the Alpha
Centauri system. Its fifth
moon has the following
atmospheric composition-
Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon
Dioxide (over 18%), Xenon
(5.5%), Methane and
Hydrogen Sulfide >1%
Name the moon

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A N
Polyphemus is a gas giant
and the fourth planet
orbiting the star Alpha
Centauri in the Alpha
Centauri system. Its fifth
moon has the following
atmospheric composition-
Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon
Dioxide (over 18%), Xenon
(5.5%), Methane and
Hydrogen Sulfide >1%
Name the moon

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A N
The lady in red came 2nd to her
twice and the lady in yellow came
2nd to her once at Rio 2016. Who
are we talking about? (only
surname required)

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The lady in red came 2nd to her
twice and the lady in yellow
came 2nd to her once at Rio 2016.
Who are we talking about? (only
surname required)

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72. SPORTS
• 7 questions
• 1 point for each correct answer
• Questions with 2 parts (0.5 for each part)

73. 1
 Related to badminton, what do the yellow and green
countries represent?

74. 2
 Whose statistics? (Hint: Check best bowling
performances, in the news recently.)

75. 3
 Who has been blanked out and which event?
Rank Athlete Qualification Final Total
1 Alin George Moldoveanu 599 103.1 702.1
2 Niccolo Campriani 599 102.5 701.5
3 __________ 598 103.1 701.1
4 Wang Tao 598 102.4 700.4
5 Peter Hellenbrand 596 103.8 699.8
6 Pierre Edmond Piasecki 596 103.1 699.1
7 Illia Charheika 597 101.6 698.6
8 Ole Magnus Bakken 597 94.5 691.5

76. 4
 What is the name given to such phenomena?

77. 5.
 Isuru Udana while playing for Wayamba against
Central District in the 2010 Champions League, and
Pravin Tambe for Rajasthan Royals against Kolkata
Knight Riders in the 2014 IPL are the only two
instances of which peculiar feat in the world of
cricket?

78. 6
 Connect the seven men (exhaustive) related to another
man.

80. 7
 _____ was the captain of the national team for eight
years and became the second woman from her country
after swimmer Dawn Fraser to win three Olympic gold
medals at three separate Olympic Games: Seoul 1988,
Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000. Who, which country
and which sport?

82. 1
 Related to badminton, what do the yellow and green
countries represent?

83. Answer
Yellow:
Green:

84. 2
 Whose statistics? (Hint: Check best bowling
performances, in the news recently.)

85. Answer
Anya Shrubsole

86. 3
 Who has been blanked out and which event?
Rank Athlete Qualification Final Total
1 Alin George Moldoveanu 599 103.1 702.1
2 Niccolo Campriani 599 102.5 701.5
3 __________ 598 103.1 701.1
4 Wang Tao 598 102.4 700.4
5 Peter Hellenbrand 596 103.8 699.8
6 Pierre Edmond Piasecki 596 103.1 699.1
7 Illia Charheika 597 101.6 698.6
8 Ole Magnus Bakken 597 94.5 691.5

87. Answer
Gagan Narang,
10 m Air Rifle (Men),
London Olympics 2012

88. 4
 What is the name given to such phenomena?

89. Answer
Vardy Quake

90. 5.
 Isuru Udana while playing for Wayamba against
Central District in the 2010 Champions League, and
Pravin Tambe for Rajasthan Royals against Kolkata
Knight Riders in the 2014 IPL are the only two
instances of which peculiar feat in the world of
cricket?

91. Answer
Two-ball hat-trick

92. 6
 Connect the seven men (exhaustive) related to another
man.

94. Answer
Goran Ivanisevic’s Wimbledon 2001
opponents

95. 7
 _____ was the captain of the national team for eight
years and became the second woman from her country
after swimmer Dawn Fraser to win three Olympic gold
medals at three separate Olympic Games: Seoul 1988,
Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000. Who, which country
and which sport?

96. Answer
Rechelle Hawkes,
Australia,
Hockey