The final quizzing session for our batch in college

1. LA LA END
AMITABH SHARMA
FOR THE FOOLS WHO DREAM,
THE FINAL PUB QUIZ

2.  20 questions, dedicated to the
‘Chosen Ones’
 Pounce, Bounce and all that jazz
 Some questions are tl/dr. Hence
listen to what the QM says.
 The QM doesn’t give a damn about
your Objections. Hints will be
provided if the QM thinks it’s
necessary.

3. And this, by the way, was the final pub quiz
for the last batch…

4. Anal
My Partner-in-Crime
and Academic Lifesaver

5. The Star Wars universe propounds the concept of an universal energy called the Force, and all
the movies are basically about the fight between the Light (or good) side and the Dark (or bad)
side of the force.
Another integral concept is that of a group of creatures (including humans) with special powers of
tapping into the powers of the Force called the Jedi. Those who work for the light side are known
as the Light Jedi (or simply, Jedi), while those who work for the dark side are known as the Dark
Jedi (or Sith).
What, therefore, is the name given to a Jedi who can walk the fine line between the Light and
Dark sides and keep a balance?
A basic knowledge of computer graphics might help…

9. Lakshya
The Head of all
Potterheads

10. Identify each of the three ‘similar’ blanked-out portions, which taken together will give you a
legendary dialogue from the world of superhero movies.
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14. Soumyadip
Predicted Last Words –
“Objection, My Lord”

15. Which legendary anime character’s powers were the inspiration behind this viral trend of memes
and photo tweets, started by a couple of Japanese school-girls in 2013?
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19. Dipankar
Does Push-Ups -
physical AND mental

20. PART I
Which capital city?
The title of this 2010
movie on the right,
which is based on
whatever is happening
on the left, can help.

21. PART II
What are the two blanks?
The bottom one is a famous Japanese city to
which Air India launched operations in the 80s.
The top is a Japanese product shown in the ad,
and similar to the name of the city

25. Nikhil
God of the
Offside

26. The Annual Jelly Donut awards held by the Accredited Language Services, an US based
translation company, celebrates the most famous (and also the funniest) mistakes in translation
and interpretation.
In 2011, the award went to Manchester City for re-naming its stadium (as part of a sponsorship
deal) as the ‘Etihad’ stadium.
In a bitter case of irony, Etihad, an Arabic word, was found to translate into a simple English word
that in a way, is completely opposite to what Manchester City FC stands for .
Controversy, however, persists till today with some claiming that the more appropriate word would
be ‘Matehaad’.
What word, something that would make the club’s rivals very happy?

29. Bibhash & Suvam
The All-Rounders

30. In American football and baseball, a greasy material consisting of beeswax, paraffin and carbon is
used by players to reduce glare from both sunlight as well as floodlights.
In cricket, however, an American sporting company called Mueller, launched an alternative called
anti-glare strips, which could be used as stickers and contained the word ‘Mueller’ boldly written
on it.
Its use by a certain player generated controversy, sufficient enough that a telecom giant in the
player’s home country brought rights from Mueller to display its own brand name on the strips.
Ultimately, ICC banned this altogether during the 2011 World Cup.
Which player and which telecom company?

33. Debarshi
A Man for All Seasons

34. Till today, controversy persists as to how this famous nickname of an equally famous city
originated.
The commonly held belief is that jazz musicians and a certain creative sports journalist from the
1920s popularized this term, although this still doesn’t explain how the term originated in the first
place.
Unsurprisingly, several hoax theories have circulated over the years. The most famous one, which
was debunked only a few years back, gave a brilliantly appropriate story that the term originated
from a famous brothel in the city whose madam was called Eve. The nickname, thus, supposedly
originated as ‘Eve’s two ______ ______’.
What two-word nickname?

37. Raktim
More than just a Kathputli
of the Rangmanch

38. Lysette Anthony, a moderately successful model and
actress began her acting career by appearing in a series of
music videos from a famous singer.
On paper, the songs, all from an 1984 album called
Reckless, are more or less of a romantic nature, but that’s
where the similarities stop.
The music videos however show a different picture, with
each song showing a different period of the singer’s life, and
Lysette appearing as his love interest in each.
Which famous singer?

41. Debanjan
If movies were drugs,
we two would be
junkies…

42. After hearing that both Braveheart as well as Apollo 13 had been nominated for Best Picture at
the 1996 Oscars, Mel Gibson, the director of Braveheart and a notorious prankster, sent a fictional
ad as a joke to the director of Apollo 13.
The ad declared that Apollo 13 was nominated for ‘Best ______ shot’ and an accompanying
picture showed the actors of Braveheart exposing their buttocks as part of an actual scene.
This was appropriate not only because ______ is the crucial element of the plot of Apollo 13, but
also because the act of exposing your buckets to insult someone is called ‘______ing’.
FITB

46. Puberun &
Rohit
The FreeStylers

47. In October, 2004, Manchester United played against Arsenal at the Old Trafford in a Premier
League match that has since gone down in history as being one of the most unprofessional
football games ever played.
A total of 44 fouls and 5 yellow cards were dished out, with Man U to blame in many of the cases.
Several challenges went unbooked, including Ruud van Nistelrooy’s studs-up challenge on
Ashley Cole. Man U ultimately went on to win 2-0.
To make matters worse, after the match ended, a pizza slice was thrown on Sir Alex Ferguson,
and Cesc Fabregas was suspected to be the culprit. The match went on to be called the ‘Battle of
the Buffet’.
However, why exactly were the Arsenal squad as well as the fans so unhappy that they had lost
the match (besides due to the fact that Man U had not shown sporting spirit)?

51. Mayukh
My first ever team-mate

52. At one point in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Hagrid tells Harry, Hermionie and Ron
about his experiences with the dementors at Azkaban where he was wrongly sent for a brief
period.
He tells them that during those encounters he was reminded of the three most traumatic incidents
in his life up till then. Two of them were the death of his father and his expulsion from Hogwarts.
What was the third incident, in which the trio unfortunately were involved along with Charlie
Weasley?

55. Antaranga &
Himangshu
Sultans of Swing

56. Who is the singer?
The Zubeen Garg album (with the tagline – Songs of Life) from which this song is taken is
dedicated to her.

59. Tushar
From Freakonomics to
Dosanomics

60. Since 1938, a popular sporting tournament has been conducted in the Dutch coastal town of Wijk
aan Zee. Till 1999, the tournament’s official sponsor was a home-grown metal production
company focusing on steel production called Koninklijke Hoogovens.
In 1999, the company merged with another similar foreign company, and consequently the
merged venture became the new sponsor, which went on to be changed once again in 2007.
This merged company was given an unique yet nonsensical name, with the justification being that
the name could be easily pronounced in any language. However, company executives went one
step further and pointed out the similarity with the musical term for a organized group of
singers, and said this was appropriate for a merger.
What was this unique name?

63. Binoy &
Rajnandan
The Twelfth Men

64. What excellent term is used to describe a
bowling strategy where the bowlers aim
bouncers at a specific portion of the batsman’s
body, as a result of which the ball is difficult to
play unless the batsman has quick footwork, and
if fended rather than avoided, yields a ballooned
return catch to the bowler or to close-in fielders?
The term, also used in baseball, has a close
connection with this gentleman on the right.

67. Shruti
Renaissance Girl

68. A common trope in Hollywood western movies is the manner guns are secretly brought into a
town. For this purpose, a special case/bag/container utilized for some other purpose is used.
The commonly accepted explanation is that the gangsters and the mafia of the era in which these
movies came out, used this method to hide their weapons. It still however doesn’t explain why
cowboys from more than 200 years back would use the same method, as shown in these movies.
In 2008, however supposed fiction turned to reality when Steven P. Kazmierczak entered the
campus of Northern Illinois University and killed 6 people and injured 17 others. He had brought
the shotgun that he had used in the same manner.
So, what was the real purpose of these cases/bags/containers?

71. Monseej &
Mayukh P.
The Direwolves

72. In an interview after Season 5 of Game of Thrones, producer Greg Spence explained several
rules about which locations appear in each episode's opening sequence. These rules, which
explain why the map doesn't always match up exactly to what appears in the episode, are –
1. First, every episode's map MUST contain King's Landing, Winterfell and the Wall
2. To save time and resources, only the capital of a region is shown and is used to represent the
entire territory.
What is the third equally important rule, something which enables the producers to show a wide
variety of locations from the world of Game of Thrones?

75. Mriganka
Captain Creative

76. This epic sci-fi movie from the 1980s introduced the
concept of ‘Replicants’ which were basically androids
that were physically indistinguishable from a normal
human.
Although, according to the movie’s plot, only a
complicated test could allow us to determine if one
was a human or a replicant, the movie subtly showed
another way of finding out, which was basically
possible only if light was thrown on the replicant in a
certain way.
What method, which in the real world, would count as
a common photographic error?

79. Shikher
El Nino

80. On being awarded what title, does a person get to experience at least a few of the following things
–
1. A T Shirt, a black jacket and a messenger bag, all with a special (and relevant) logo
2. The right to display the above logo whenever they are involved in the work for which they got
the title.
3. A free year-long subscription of the New York Times
4. Interviews in either Huff Post, Forbes, Newsweek or Slate
5. An opportunity to be part of a special get-together at Mountain View.

83. Laba, Harini,
Pratikshit, Abhiskek
and all the rest
Dumbledore’s Army

84. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is an official Harry Potter theme park run by Universal
Studios, with re-creations of several iconic locations from the world of Harry Potter.
The recreation of Diagon Alley however is divided into two parts for better management of the
large number of visitors who arrive at that specific location.
One part is obviously called Diagon Alley.
What, thus, is the name of the other part? The name is constructed in a manner similar to Diagon
Alley.

87. NIT Silchar
Quiz Club
Home is where the
Heart is

88. The ESPN School Quiz was a national school-level sports quiz, originally hosted by Harsha
Bhogle.
Each quiz, along with the qualifier quizzes, always had three main rounds –
1. The first round, where anagrams had to be solved, and hence speed and accuracy were
essential
2. The second round, with general questions, where the points scored after a correct
answer were much higher and each team tried to achieve a good and high position among all
others.
3. The third round, where only a single member from each team would answer questions.
Points at stake were the highest in this round, but so were the negatives. A team at this stage thus
needed to consolidate its position, by choosing to take risks or play safe.
What were the very appropriate names for these three rounds?