Chai Pe Challenge 2019 by Chai Pe Quiz

CHAI PE
CHALLENGE 2019
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The 2nd anniversary Special international level quiz by
Chai Pe Quiz - The Cochin Quiz Club
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FORMAT
Questions: 80, Points: 120 (total possible score including stakes)
ROUNDS
1) CHAI PE QUIZ Round (Q 1 - 10)
2) SINGLE POINTERS - Part 1* (Q 11 - 40)
3) WORDPLAY - 1 : "ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE" (Q 41 - 45)
4) SINGLE POINTERS - Part II* (Q 46 - 65)
5) DOUBLE POINTERS (Q 66 - 75)
6) WORDPLAY - 2: "ALPHABET CHALLENGE" (Q 76 - 80)
* Rounds with Page Stakes - Round 2 (Q 11-40) and Round 4 (Q 46 - 65)
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CHAI PE CHALLENGE 2019
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# Question Answer
1
What appropriate 6 - lettered acronym has been given for the recent policy implemented in the post-
floods scenario by the Responsible Tourism Mission of Kerala, and aims at "People's Participation for
Participatory Planning and Empowerment through Responsible Tourism", to secure the future of tourism
in the State with local support.
PEPPER Touris
m
2
Kata Tjuta, literally meaning 'many heads', along with which UNESCO World Heritage Site located 16
miles east to it, form the two major landmarks within the National Park complex, considered a sacred
place by the local people?
Uluru rock
(also accept
Ayers rock)
3
The colour yellow was historically used to mark the presence of epidemics, which may explain its use as
maritime marking colour for disease and it has been observed in the signalling of communicable diseases
using a plain yellow flag known as the Yellow Jack. However, what in modern maritime signalling is
denoted by the Lima flag, which consists of alternating yellow and black quadrants? Quarantine
4
Connect the Character who made his first appearance in Tales of Suspense #39 in March 1963, to a race
consisting of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a marathon 26.22-mile run? Iron Man
5 *
Chateau Heartiste - a resource for the sexually frustrated heterosexual man looking to learn how to
seduce women - on its list of “Recommended Great Books For Aspiring Womanizers” recommended
which first century work?
Ars Amatoria by Ovid
(also acc. English title:
Art of Love)
6
In 2012, a newly coined 9-letter word was officially annointed by the Swedish Language Council which in
English means "to dominate", the origin of which could be traced to a satirical French TV show 'Les
Guignols'. ID the word or the verb associated?
Zlatanera (also
acc. To Zlatan/
Zlataning)
7
This trend of 1980s, that saw a rapid rise of Japanese cars especially in the streets of European cities was
named X Syndrome after which company, since their brands were in demand the most? Their owners,
who wanted to race their car out its league, sported them with large exhausts and was seen to floor it
around town sounding loud but going nowhere.
HONDA
Syndrome
8
When asked about winning her first ever Grand Slam - the 2018 US Open, Naomi Osaka compared her
feelings to that of eating 'Green Tea ___ _____'. "When you bite into it, it's sweet but also strong. That's
how that memory feels." FITB to complete the name of this Japanese speciality, known in their
language as "Matcha aisu kurīmu". Ice Cream
9
Following a military coup and subsequent disappearence, she suffered much damage and was rumored
to have been the victim of defilation. As a result, the government took painstaking measures to protect
her - she now rests beneath two levels of marble trapdoors and dummies, which even lead to the
remarks that she is now so safe that she can even withstand a nuclear attack. Whose grave?
Eva PERONE
(acc. EVA)
10
**
In business parlance, “X stock” is a term that describes the stock that has appreciated dramatically and
has fetched the shareholders huge profit. What appropriate term is X, refererring to the celebratory
mood of the lucky stockholders? CHAMPAGNE
Rule 1: The first letters in the answers of the questions in this page spell out the letters in "CHAI PE QUIZ" but not necessarily
in that order. (10 Questions --> 10 Points)
ROUND 1: CHAI PE QUIZ ROUND
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Rule 2: If any answer is a multiple - word phrase or a proper noun, take into account the first word (or first name) for the
acrostic. eg: If AR Rahman is the answer, A fits into the theme, and not R.

# Question Answer
11
The alternate name for this place of worship, also the oldest of its kind in the Commonwealth, comes
from the fact that it was built by devotees who migrated from the Iberian peninsula. As a result, only
the patron community had full membership rights while locals and freed slaves could only worship.
Which abode of God in Kochi, having recently celebrated its 450th anniversary?
Mattancherry/
Paradesi/ Jewish
Synagogue
12
What term is used to refer to operas which take news events as its theme, referring to the name of a
television channel? CNN Operas
13
Legend has it that when the devout King Abgar invited Jesus to come cure his disease, Christ declined,
saying that he had a mission to complete. However, he promised to send a disciple to cure him and
imprinted an image of his face on canvas to be given to Abgar. ID the disciple who visited Abgar, thus
closely being associated with the image, which we now know as the Mandylion?
St. Jude the
Apostle (Also
acc. Thaddeus of
Edessa)
14
As per the scheme by Chicago Public Library launched in early 2018, what place of self-service across the
city is being converted into makeshift libraries for children since more than 60 % of low income
households in the city don't own any childrens books, and because the kids often join their parents on
jaunts to these locations on a regular basis. Laundromats
15 *
Urban Dictionary definition of which two-word term: An unofficial title for an in-house editor, who may
be as good as, if not better than, the author. This is also the title of a book, which explores the wild idea
that Anne Frank had not died in a Nazi death camp, but survived to escape to the US, and married the
author's alter-ego protagonist.
The Ghost
Writer
16
YouTube was the winning network for the 2018 Emmy award for Outstanding Original Interactive
Programme, for a multi-month digital campaign that ended in Sep 2017 to celebrate science and
engineering accomplishments. What out-of-the-world spectacle was the awardee?
Cassini Grand
Finale
17
Tom Brady adding to his impeccable list of records, broke whose record for most touchdown passes in
regular season and playoffs combined ? He was the first pick in the 1998 Draft and played for fourteen
seasons with the Indianapolis Colts.
Peyton
MANNING
18
What geographical structure on the banks of the Rhine that has inspired many a lot of folktales takes its
name from German for 'murmuring rock'? It may also remind you of a woman in pink singing about her
best friend.
Lorelei/
Loreley
19
Artist - photographer Remo Camerota was so enamoured with a type of street-art in Japan that he
decided to document them in his book _____________. The “art” in question arose from the idea of
having aesthetically appealing manhole covers. This subsequently led to the local craze of tracking down
unique designs, photographing them etc. It was called manholing or what other term, same as the title
of his book, which is a play on a critically acclaimed 1996 film? Drainspotting
20
**
Because he was a harsh critic of the Church Of England, Which person did not want to pay the burial fees
after his death, instead, left instructions for his body to be dissected and permanently preserved.
Jeremy
BENTHAM
ROUND 2: SINGLE POINTERS - PART 1
Questions 11 - 40 carries 1 mark each, and has NO particular theme for answers.
Page Stake - you can stake one out of the pages of this round (Q 11 - 40) - and double the points obtained in that page alone.
(10 Questions --> 10 points + Page stake = max. 20 points in a page and max.10 in the other 3 pages).
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# Question Answer
21
Namibian-German artist Max Siedentopf has set up a solar-powered sound installation in the coastal
Namib Desert, playing quite appropriately which soft rock classic 'for all eternity' ?
Africa (by
Toto)
22
Which collegiate football and baseball player, representing the University of Oklahoma, has been in
news for joining a long line of successful players to have declared for both the NFL and MLB drafts for
2018 and was also the winner of the 2018 Heisman Trophy. Kyler MURRAY
23
A documentary from Pakistan, made by Nausheen Dadabhoy documents the lives of two young women
survivors of the devastating earthquake in northern Pakistan in 2005. Both suffered spinal injuries and
became wheelchair bound. The documentary looks at the challenges facing the two unmarried, disabled
women in rural Pak. What is its title, derived from a Rushdie novel?
The Ground
Beneath Their
Feet
24
Which medical condition, also the name of a late 1970s American musican drama film starring John
Travolta, occurs due to compression of radial nerve due to direct pressure against a firm object. It's
called so because it typically follows continuous deep sleep on a chair which maybe after alcohol
intoxication due to excessive consumption in weekends and is also related to another syndrome with
which it is very often mistaken as even the name, the latter taking its name from the Roman god of
Agriculure sounds similar.
Saturday Night
Fever/
Syndrome
25 *
Much contrary to its content, the only time the packaging of what iconic product underwent a
significant change was in 1924, when the original glass vials proved too thin to survive shipping and
distribution. As a result, its delicate round shoulders made way for the square corners.
The bottle of
Chanel N°5
Pefume
26
'The cloak of conscience' is a statue carved out from a single block of Carrara Marble by Anna Chromý.
What 5-letter alternate name meaning compassion is it given, which may remind you of a masterpiece,
also carved from Carrara Marble? Pieta
27
The makers of which show, revolving around a group of immoral businessmen in the 1960s, lists
Hitchcock as a major influence, particularly 'North by Northwest'. This is clearly evident in the title
sequence, which features an animated businessman falling from a height, with skyscrapers in the
background, as a tribute to the opening sequences of North by Northwest and Vertigo.
Mad Men
28
Who has been portrayed in films by Katherine Hepburn, Fay Compton, Zarah Leander, Samantha Morton
and most recently Saoirse Ronan?
MARY, Queen
of Scots
29
Following a trade dispute, this country got its staple food defined by Codex Alimentarius. However,
China ignored these specifications and defined the food item as a derivative of its own Pao Cai, which is
significantly different. As a result, export of this item to China has been nil since 2012. What food item,
closely identified with the nation's culture? Kimchi
30
**
There is only one illustration in Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species”, an abstract diagram. Its legend
reads: "The small differences distinguishing varieties of the same species, will steadily tend to increase till
they come to equal the greater differences between species of the same genus, or even of distinct
genera ." What is its 3-word title, which may remind you of yet another deadly mass shooting at a
religious place in the US last year?
Tree of Life

# Question Answer
31
The Latin term tūber, meaning "swelling" or "lump", is supposed to be the origin of the name of this
item, from the field of botany. Italy is one of the chief producers. Varieties include White and Black
(amongst others). What is this delicacy which the French gourmet Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin has
called "the diamond of the kitchen"? Truffles
32
For momentarily demonstrating a perfect forward defensive stroke, this player was slotted in as the
number 1 batsman on the official ICC website for just a day replacing Steve Smith on 10
th
July 2018.
Name this player, who was professionally involved in a totally different ball game at that time? Roger FEDERER
33
It is a common mistake to assume that this bands name is French for "fast fashion". The actual meaning
of the bands name is Fashion News or Fashion Update, borrowed from the name of a magazine exploring
fashion trends of the 80s. Which band? Depeche Mode
34
The Peninsular Bighorn sheep, ______ gray wolf, Sonoran pronghorn antelope: are three of the nearly
1000 species likely to be endangered as a result of a certain human activity. The causes are cited as
reduction in availabiltiy of land and "hindrance of movement". FITB, or what is the contentious
activity?
Mexican OR
building the
wall in US -
Mexico border
35*
The Ahukhana deer park in Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, was built by the Mughals around 16th century
which remains neglected today. What event is its claim to fame?
First burial place
of Mumtaz Mahal
(also acc. Mumtaj
Mahal)
36
IDEC Sport skippered by Francis Joyon circumnavigated the world in 40 days 23 hours 30 minutes 30
seconds, in a yacht with no restrictions on the size of the crew. As a result, he is the current holder of
which trophy, a name taken from the world of litterateurs? Jules Verne
37
Portal A, a digital content studio, is responsible for producing which annual release? Its 2018 edition is a
record-breaker and has garnered a lot of hate in social media.
Youtube
Rewind
38
In a ground-breaking experiment by a group of scientists at Southern Cross University, millions of
microscopic sperm and eggs were harvested and placed into giant tanks for fertilisation. Offspring that
were thus reared were then planted back onto the recipient, to help its regeneration. Subsequent
evaluation studies suggest that the treatment is working, leading this to be termed the world’s biggest
IVF procedure. Specifically where was this trial carried out?
Great Barrier
Reef
39
The death of which person in 1900 is thought to be due to a condition called Cholesteatoma, which is a
type of middle ear disease? This was ironic, considering that his polymath father was a notable ear
surgeon of his time. However, a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of him has supported another
rumoured cause: Syphilis, which was given grudging approval by his grandson, Merlin Holland, althought
it is hotly contested even now. Oscar Wilde
40
**
In Malaysia, in a place called Kampung Sungai X, a museum is coming up which takes visitors back in time
to when this village was one of the largest pig farming areas in the country. The museum is meant
primarily as a record to the once billion-ringitt industry was wiped out as a result of a tragedy that
struck more than two decades back. ID X, which attained latter day infamy in Kerala?
Nipah

# Question Answer
41
(a)
Which TV series was promoted through a viral marketing campaign, where unsolicited SMS were sent
addressed by name that directed the receiver to an online video 'news report' about a serial killer on the
loose with their name and a personalised message worked into it using on-the-fly manipulation.
Dexter
41
(b)
Name this contemporary of Charles Darwin who believed that humanity was undergoing increasing
mutation and dreamt of perfecting the human race. He turned to more heinous ways after his pregnant
wife left him upon knowing that he had dug up their first child's body for experimentation. He later
underwent a painful transformation and took his new name from his wife's last words.
Mr. Sinister
(sides of a shield in
Heraldry)
42
(a)
In the lawsuit known as O'Connor v. Oakhurst Dairy (2014), The Maine Court had ordered the defendants to pay
four years of unpaid overtime wages to truck drivers engaged in 'packing for shipment or distribution' as the Law
did not separate the above into two distinct activities in the list of exemptions from overtime. The absence of which
grammatical notation resulted in such a scenario?
Serial Comma
42
(b)
This is the practice of importing a non-counterfeit product from another country, without the permission
of the intellectual property owner. Commonly found in the pharma, automobile and software market, it
helps in regulating international prices through arbitrage. What 8-letter word, followed by 'import' is
used to describe the practice, which may also remind you of mathematical contexts?
Parallel
Import
(methods of
data
transmission)
43
(a)
As opposed to the similar liquidus, this term describes the temperature at which a substance starts
melting i.e. It is the highest temperature at which a substance is completely solid. What 7 - lettered
term, which may also remind you of a date separator?
Solidus
43
(b)
What 8 - lettered term, also having mathematical connotations, is a band of tissue that connects muscle
to bone in the human finger and toe, besides carrying the blood supply to the tissue.
Vinculum
(Mathematics - '/'
and '')
44
(a)
Contrary to the conventional method of moulding, a Mr. Bienvenido hammered this item of art from
gold and embellished it with ivory and enamel. What piece of cutlery, which features a bearded man at
the seashore while a nude female guards a temple?
Salt Cellar
44
(b)
The recipe for this Guyanese dish explains the origins of its name from both its ingredients and mode of
cooking. It involves meat flavoured with cinnamon, cassareep and other condiments, particularly hot
peppers stewed in a large pot for several hours. Name this delicacy eaten on Christmas Day.
Pepper Pot
(Cutlery)
45
(a)
The shape and representation of this particular key on many keyboards takes inspiration from the lever
used for carriage return in typewriters. Which key, also labelled using the symbol ‾^‾ ?
Enter
45
(b)
A pictogram for this was designed by Yukio Ota in 1979, adopted by the ISO in 1987 and is now used in
Asia-Pacific, the EU and Canada. However, US puts tradition before uniformity as many cities mandate
this to be in red. As usual, China has come up with their own version of this sign. What?
Exit Sign
ROUND 3: "ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE"
5 Questions in pairs --> 10 answers --> 10 Points. points. The pairs will be antonyms in their respective field of use.ONE POINT
for individual answers. Eg - Fast, Slow (antonyms in Speed)

# Question Answer
46
On what theme, also alluding to a popular 1985 science fiction film, is the second edition of the Krithi
Book Fair - Kerala's international book fair, being organised? Its main aim is to support the rebuilding of
the state, which was wrecked by the 2018 floods.
Back To The
Future
47
What name was given to the informal rivalry between East German Katarina Witt and American Debi
Thomas at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, due to the fact that both chose to dance to the tunes set
by a certain Gorges Bizet in 1875, which had shocked and scandalised its first audiences?
Battle of the
Carmens
48
One of the most commonly used brands, Phos-Chek, uses iron oxide giving it a characteristic color and
properties which help in what purpose, which came into prominence in the West Coast of USA, in the
past few months? The red color also aids group of people who use it since the region where it is used
remains red, and it won't be used there again.
Fire Retardants
(used by aerial
firefighters to fight
wildfires)
49
This person, in spite of her massive wealth, is known to own only four watches - one for daily use, a
Patek Phillips for high profile events, and two others which the person never uses, one of which is a
replica of the person's grandmother's favourite. Who?
Queen
Elizabeth II
50 *
ID this famous novel which when published was reviewed by Newsweek as: “mess of silly propaganda, superficial
observation, careless infidelity to the proper use of idiom, tasteless pornographical and scatagorical talk.” The
Associated Farmers of California called it “communist propaganda”. Although there were some celebrity supporters
like First Lady Eleanor Rossevelt, it brought death threats to the author, and surveillance by the FBI.
The Grapes of
Wrath
51
In May 2018, Andru Seeme, Mayor of Kanepi, a small borough in Estonia, announced the
implementation of the decision to put an element of flora on their local coat of arms. The place name is
the local equivalent of the name of which plant? Cannabis
52
Lake Kinneret, known better in what another name, is one amongst many names of the main source of
fresh water for a country, so much so that its leading newspaper, reports the daily water level. Recent
drought has created a worrying situation of falling water levels, exposing small islands in the lake, which
has prompted a comment that it is “possible to walk on this water body”. Sea of Galilee
53
Jane Shore was one of the many mistresses of King Edward IV who was also a concubine to other noblemen,
including Edward's stepson, Thomas Grey, and William Hastings, his close friend. After the death of the King, when
Richard III took charge he was quick in eliminating any sort of threat to his authority. Jane Shore was accused of
carrying messages between Hastings and Queen Elizabeth to further their plot and her punishment for conspiring
was open penance in the streets of London and was forced to walk through the city almost bare. What in pop
culture did this inspire?
Cersai's Walk of
Shame from
Game of Thrones
(also acc. Naked
walk or any
variants)
54
This artist was one of the founders of constructivism and Russian design, popular for his influential
portraitss of Lilya Birk which was subsequently used for album covers of Franz Ferdinand's You Could
Have It So Much Better and Mike + The Mechanics album Word Of Mouth. Who?
Alexander
RODCHENKO
55
**
Starting as a stream in the English Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, it ends up at Newbridge as one of the may
tributaries of the Thames. The name is supposed to have Welsh and old Celtic origins. Subsequently, it
lent its name to a ship, as was the custom during the days of Empire. The "passengers" of this ship,
during a 1948 journey, has been a source of recent controversy, leading up to an apology from Theresa
May to a certain group of people. Name it? Windrush
ROUND 4: SINGLE POINTERS - PART II
Same rules as Round 2 (SINGLE POINTERS - Part I). 20 Questions --> 20 points. Page Stake - Stake either of Page 7/8 and double the points
obtained in that page

# Question Answer
56
This piece of music, which gave the blitz attacks on the English town of Coventry their code name, was
given its more famous nickname by Rellstab in 1832, who was reminded of Cynthia's radiant smile
glimmering on the serene face of Lucerne?
Moonlight
Sonata
57
“Goldstar shoes, the shoes of combatants. Always one step ahead ” - is opening line of a recently
released track by "The X Killers", a local punk band which had a run of infamy in the 1990s. According to
the owners, if a guy was wearing Goldstar shoes and had a backpack, he was profiled as a Maoist! Solve
for X, a place name, alliterative in the given context?
Kathmandu
58
In 2017, FTII decided to start public screening of the diploma films of its alumnus. The inaugural event
was attended by Shatrughan Sinha to witness his maiden effort, of the early 1960s, titled "_____ _____
___". This name was ironic considering how his career panned out in the 1970s, vis-a-vis the main
competition. Name this film, one that you may identify with Leslie Paul's 1951 autobiography.
Angry Young
Man
59
A Shepard tone is a sound consisting of a superposition of sine waves separated by octaves, creating an
auditory illusion of continually ascending or descending pitch, that seems to get no higher or lower. One
memorable use of this is in a movie by a Filmmaker who has often used this effect. In his words: “It's a
corkscrew effect … And I wrote the script for this movie, according to that principle. I interwove the three
timelines in such a way that there's a continual feeling of intensity. … " Which film?
Dunkirk
60 *
Hydrocarbons on fingertips or moisture in air can contaminate its pristine surface, and hence, this
"thing" remains untouched and unaired for decades. It is allowed out once every 40 years. The
subsequent “ceremony” includes washing with alcohol, polishing etc. All that is set to change in a few
months’ time, with scientific approval for what Nobel prize winner William Phillips calls “the greatest …
since the French revolution”. Put funda or ID the thing?
Le Grand K /
Prototype
kilogram
61
The inaugural Oman by UTMB® event, that happened in November 2018, featured about 300 international runners
taking on a rugged 137 km course over the varied and mountainous terrain of Oman’s Jebel Akhdar. The original
UTMB is a single-stage European ultramarathon, first held in 2003 and covers a distance of about 171 km with an
elevation gain of around 10,040 m., and follows the route of another famed event. If the first two alphabets stand
for Ultra-Trail, what do MB stand for? Mont Blanc
62
Which atmospheric phenomenon, first described by Alexander von Humboldt and the Italian geographer
Agustin Codazzi, happens almost on 150 days a year and 10 hours per day on the mouth of the river it is
named after where it empties into Lake Maracaibo?
Catatumbo
Lightning
63
When Erik Wernquist came across this file named 2TAKTARE.mp3 by an 'anonymous' author, he created
an animated character to go with it, which went viral immediately. Eventually, word reached the .mp3
file's creator, one Daniel Malmedahl, who contacted Wernquist at once and gave an impromptu
rendition to support his claims. Origin of what?
Crazy Frog
64
According to legend, which Roman emperor decided to appoint his favourite horse Incitatus, as a consul,
a significant position in Rome? CALIGULA
65
**
The Kochi born KJ Yesudas was the first singer in either categories - Male or Female - to win two
consecutive National Awards for the best singer - in 1972 & 1973. Lata Mangeshkar narrowly missed this
feat as her awards were seperated by a year - 1973. Who won this award in 1973?
None (No Award in
this Category was
given in 1973)

# Question Answer
66
Which country has the record of the highest red cards in football World cup history, with a tally of 11
across the 21 editions? Two out of their last three recipients were Ballon D'Or winners. ID either? Brazil (1 point),
Kaka OR
Ronaldinho (1
point)
67
The recent disastrous forest fires in California caused the knowledgeable President of that country to
cite a practice in Finland as the solution. Trump quoted the Finnish president: "Finns spend a lot of time
on ______ and cleaning and doing things (in the forest), ..... ". This was a misquote, which surprised the
Finns, as they neither indulged in the specific activity mentioned nor intended any forest fire prevention
with it. It also promptly led to trolls. Two of the hashtags were a take on typical Trumpian tropes.
Mention both?
#RakeNews,
#RakeFinlandG
reatAgain
68
The “Brumbrella” was in use from 1981 to 2001, to protect the cricket pitch during rains at the X Cricket
Ground at Y (city). It was discontinued following legislation against flat covers, which was deemed to
cause “sweating” of the pitch. However, it continues to have supporters extoling its speed of
deployment, and was reportedly used as recently as October 2018 during the abandoned ODI at
Dambulla (Sri Lanka vs England). The term itself is a portmanteau, derived from “Brum”, a nickname for
Y, and “umbrella”, indicating its function. Identify X (Ground) and Y (City)?
X = Edgbaston,
Y =
Birmingham
69
Noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) is an occupational hazard, the highest prevalence of which is in the
mining sector, followed by the construction and manufacturing sectors. A famous fictional character,
inspired by an actual man named Trajan, who was called by his coworkers as “Mon. Le Bossu”, possibly
suffered from this condition. Who? What’s the occupational cause of the hearing loss?
Quasimodo,
Noise exposure
from Bell-
ringing
70
The 2015 film 'Woman In Gold' has Helen Mirren playing the real-life Maria Altmann, who waited until
her eighties to re-inherit a painting. The latter, created in 1907, came to be installed in Austria's Belvedre
Gallery, after WW II. It would have been a national treasure there, but for the passion and persistence of
Ms. Altmann. Name this glittering work of art, and its creator?
Portrait of
Adele Bloch-
Bauer I, Gustav
KLIMT
ROUND 5: DOUBLE POINTERS
10 Questions (#66 - 75). Each question has 2 parts and carries one point each.

71
In 1947, two arch-rival studios released short videos featuring their respective flagship characters playing
Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody #5. Both accused each other of plagiarizing content, and even today, it
in not clear as to which one was released first. As fate can have it, both studios now come under the
same ownership. Which two videos?
Cat Concerto
(From Tom &
Jerry),
Rhapsody
Rabbit (Bugs
Bunny)
72
In 1976, Particle Physicists at Fermilab initially named a sub-atomic particle they discovered after a
Greek Letter as was the custom, thinking that it was a new subatomic particle. However as they realised
their folly, they settled on a new name that was more a pun on their team leader who died later last
year, than the original name. Give both the names?
Upsilon, Oops-
Leon
73
BB syndrome is a condition in the realm of voice disorders. It was first described in an Article titled
“Vocal fatigue and dysphonia in the professional voice user”. Common clinical features in both sexes
were muscle tension in the neck, poor control of the breath stream, and an abnormally low-pitched
speaking voice. Most of the men sounded like X and the women like Y. ID these two who were
incidentally married to each other, and were famous for their husky tones.
Bogart - Bacall
syndrome (OR
accept
Humphrey
BOGART, Lauren
BACALL)
74
This is a writer’s autobiography; unusual in that it is written in the third person. It tells the story of a man
who, during a difficult period of his life, had to assume a name coined from the first names of two great
writers. ID the two-word title of this 2012 work OR name both.
Joseph Anton
(also acc. Joseph
CONRAD, Anton
CHEKOV in any
order)
75
X in the human body used to be called the Y , which is phonetically similar to the word that is used to
define a person (such as a priestess of ancient Greece) through whom a deity is believed to speak. X may
also mean a very large room, often with glass walls or roof, especially in the middle of an office building,
such as in the place where 62452 can get you. ID both the terms X & Y ?
X - Atrium, Y -
Auricle

# Question Answer
76
(a)
Encloses the little red arrow, guide of the wayfarer.
Pyx
76
(b)
I watch over as you fall asleep to a Greek Lullaby
Nyx
77
(a)
She once aimed at Miss Maudie's rear end.
Scout
77
(b)
Pour me a mug of Guinness, will ye?
Stout
78
(a)
Not the hottie who topped charts in '99.
Virus
78
(b)
Dancing around me might mean Sydenham's Chorea.
Vitus
79
(a)
Their two brave men went to capture Floridan Pythons.
Irular
79
(b)
Aravind Swamy dedicates body and soul to homeland
Iruvar
80
(a)
Botticelli's Venus, born from dyed egg whites.
Tempera
80
(b)
Beat me not too much, lest the wheat goes all gluten. Tempura
SCORES PER ROUND
This quiz is set by Chai Pe Quiz - The Cochin Quiz Club core team.
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ROUND 6: "ALPHABET CHALLENGE"
5 Questions in pairs --> 10 answers --> 10 Points. points. Each question has 2 parts, carrying ONE point each. Answers in a pair
differ by a single alphabet. The differed alphabet will be that of the corresponding question number of the round.. Ie, 1st
alphabet for 76, 2nd alphabet for 77 ... till 80.
Eg: (a) Trouble if it's in the fire (b) Remi & co., lovers of cheese
Answers: (a) Fat; Solution: 'Fat is in the fire' is an idiom (b): Rat; Solution: Rattatouile reference.
R1
R2+
R3
R4+
R5
R6
*
**
Total Score

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
** We would like to specially thank Major Chandrakant Nair and Manu Sudhakar for their valuable
support and inputs.
** We also would like to thank Rithwik Kambil and Ashwin Menon (who is also the guinea pig) for
getting us in touch with almost all the quiz clubs in India, helping us to get a very good number of venues
for this event.
** We are gracious to all the quiz clubs who supporting this endeavour.
** Around 45 quiz clubs around India and abroad supported and agreed to host this event.
* London Quiz Fraternity & Chris Quiz Jones
* Malaysian Quiz Club & Movin Miranda
* Singapore Quiz Club. & Caleb Liu
* Quiz Dubai & Alok Mohan, Gouch, Ramkey Ve and Sandeepan Chowdhary
* All quiz clubs in Kerala: V-Quiz, Gyanartha Quiz Club, Quilon Quiz Club, iQuiz GMC Kozhikode,
I Quiz Malappuram, Enquire Quiz Club - NITC, Quiz Kannur, Quiz Club Kasaragod & Quizics
* Quiz Clubs across the country
* KQA, SJC Quizzers & Dr. Arul Mani
* Goa Sunday Evening Quiz Club (SEQC) & Annie Sen Gupta
* Delhi Quiz Club (DQC)
* Bombay Quiz Club (BQC)
* All quiz clubs in North East India & Mr. Abhra Das
* Calcutta Quiz Fraternity & Jayashee Jayakar Mohanka
* Quiz Foundation of India (QFI), Chennai
* Ahmedabad Quiz Club (AQC) & IIMA Quiz Club
* Coimbatore Quiz Circle (CQC), K Circle Hyderabad
* Quizzard Cuttack
* Bay Area Quiz Club (BAQC) & Nisha Pillai
* Paris Quiz Circle & Adithya Sriram Shankaran
* Quizzing Australia
* Switzerland quiz circle (Qwuzzeria) &Austrian Quiz Circle (Osterreichischer)
* Quiz club of other institutions - LSD (NITK), Suratkal, IISER Mohali, IIT Roorkee, Presidency College, Kolkata, North
East Regional Institute, Arunachal Pradesh, NIT Warangal, Central University Hyderabad, IIT BHU, Varanasi, ISM (IIT)
Dhanbad, IIT Kharagpur Quiz Club, Literary, Debate & Quiz Club of MIT, NIT Rourkela, BCQC & AFMC Quiz Club
(Sulkri and Gyri), Pune, IIM Indore, ADDA Quiz Club - Tezpur University, IITM, Christ University, Bangalore, Delhi
School of Economics (DSE).
* Corporate Quiz Clubs - Talentica Softwares Pvt. Ltd, Pune, Ashok Leyland, Chennai
Chai Pe Challenge core team would like to thank everyone for participating.
* Dr. Unnikrishnan Menon.
* Dr. Nithish T Jacob (President, Quiz Society of India).
* Aravind Anil.
* Denita Tresa Mendez.
* Anand Rajagopal aka Rajaji.

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