K-Circle Weekly Quiz by Lokesh Kaza (September 2017)

K-Circle Weekly
Quiz
16th September 2017
Lokesh Kaza

Format
Four rounds, 48 questions in all
Written Round I: 6 questions
Infinite Pounce I: 18 questions
Written Round II: 6 questions
Infinite Pounce II: 18 questions

Written Round I
6 questions
Topic: On-screen
+10 for every correct answer
No negatives, so feel free to guess.

1.
These bullets are small-arms projectiles, consisting of a soft core
encased in a shell. The number-one perk to using them is that the lead
bullet is mostly (or fully) usually surrounded by copper or other alloys.
Usually, as a lead bullet engages the rifling of the barrel, a small
amount of lead is left behind – which builds up after several rounds,
making the shots less accurate. With the copper over the core, the
depositing of metal is greatly reduced. This allows more accurate
shots to be fired.
What are these bullets called, which might remind you of something
from three decades ago?

2.
Layer Cake is a 2004 British crime thriller film directed
by Matthew Vaughn, in his directorial debut. The film's
plot revolves around a London-based criminal known as
XXXX, played by ______ _____, working in the trade of
cocaine who wishes to leave the drug business.
Based on who played the role of XXXX, in what way did
this film convince a certain Martin Campbell with respect
to his 2006 project?

3.
Maheshwari Complex in Masab Tank featured in the news for
something sensational that happened within its premises in the late
1990s. With the passage of time, this incident faded from memory and
the place become a hub for prostitution.
A few years ago, the incident was recreated on-screen with the
following individual, with the film shooting occurring at the exact
location. As the depiction featured sex workers visiting the place,
subsequently, the real life sex workers vacated the place owing to
concerns that there would be police raids.
In which way did Maheshwari Complex come back into consciousness
in 2010?

4.
In 2014, UKTV channel Gold installed this
49-foot fiberglass sculpture in London’s
Potters Field Park.
What inspired the creation of the
sculpture? (OR)
What was the sculpture created in
commemoration of?

5.
Dancing Itos was a comedy sketch used on a 1995 episode of The
Tonight Show With Jay Leno. It featured a number of dancers
dressed up to look like Lance Ito, who then do a well
choreographed dance and prove that he cannot take a joke.
The sketch became wildly popular and Ito himself became a bit of
a celebrity, considering how often he would be featured in the
news.
How did the world come to know of Ito?

6.
Procedure words are words/phrases that convey information in a
condensed standard verbal format. The word ‘out’ for instance is
short for “This is the end of my transmission to you and no answer
is required or expected.”
_____ _____ was one of the first voice-over-IP client programs
designed primarily for use with online multiplayer video games. It
enabled gamers to talk through a headset instead of typing
messages to each other.
Fill in the blanks with two procedure words, which aptly fit the
setting for gamers. The use of the words together is redundant,
since the second word includes the acknowledgement of the first
word, but they are nevertheless used together.

007 role being given to Daniel Craig

Monty Python’s Dead Parrot sketch/Monty Python reunion

5.
Dancing Itos was a comedy sketch used on a 1995 episode of The
Tonight Show With Jay Leno. It featured a number of dancers
dressed up to look like Lance Ito, who then do a well
choreographed dance and prove that he can't take a joke.
The sketch became wildly popular and Ito himself became a bit of
a celebrity, considering how often he would be featured in the
news.
How did the world come to know of Ito?

Presided over the OJ Simpson
trial

Infinite Pounce I
18 questions
Infinite bounce, with pounce
+10/-10 on the pounce
If no team answers, question goes back
to the same team
No pouncing on your direct

7.
X is an early Jacobean-era stage play written by George Chapman,
Ben Jonson, and John Marston, printed in 1605. X was written in
response to an earlier satire Y by Thomas Dekker and John Webster.
The titles of both satires were inspired by the cries of the watermen
who provided taxi service by boat on the River Thames.
X offended King James I with its anti-Scottish comedy, which caused
Jonson and Chapman to be arrested.
What are X and Y?
X is also the title of the following painting which focuses on the
embarkation of British troops on their way to India to fight in the
Sepoy Mutiny.

8.
Ananda Samarakoon was a musician and composer
who came to Shantiniketan a few times in the 1930s to
study under Rabindranath Tagore.
During one of these stints, he composed a piece which
had influences of Rabindra-sangeet, with some
crediting Tagore for the music.
What piece did he compose, which went on to be
embroiled in controversy owing to its two versions?

9.
Bloomsday is a commemoration and celebration of the life
of X, during which the events of his novel are relived. It is
observed annually on 16 June in many parts of the world.
X chose the date as it was the date of his first outing with
his wife-to-be, Nora Barnacle and the name is derived from
the protagonist of the novel. The day involves a range of
cultural activities, including readings and dramatisations,
pub crawls and other events.
Which novel?

Ulysses, by James Joyce, the events of which happen
on 16th June 1904

10.
While the science is pretty sound that they are good for health, the truth
has been stretched into a pervasive myth. It was reinforced and
popularized by the Ministry of Information, an offshoot of a subterfuge
campaign to hide a technology critical to an Allied victory.
For instance, when ace pilot John Cunningham racked up an impressive
total of 19 night kills, the Ministry told newspapers that the reason for his
success was this.
What reason did the Ministry attribute to Cunningham’s success? (OR)
What myth did this propagate?

Carrots improving eyesight, or helping you to
see in the dark.

11.
The association lasted for 46 years right up to the individual’s
demise in 2011. Even though it was his wish that he be cremated
with it, it was removed at the last moment after his body was
placed on the pyre. According to some family members, it would
be preserved at the Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra.
The association itself began in 1965, when the individual’s father
had passed away, and someone in the neighbourhood then gave it
to him.
What association was this?

12.
Rising demand in different parts of the world has
pushed up prices to such an extent that poorer people
in Peru and Bolivia, for whom it was once a nourishing
staple food, can no longer afford to eat it. In Lima, it
now costs more than chicken. Outside the cities, and
fuelled by overseas demand, the pressure is on to turn
land that once produced a portfolio of diverse crops into
a monoculture.
What plant is this?

13.
In June and July 2009, workers from the United States Department
of Agriculture Wildlife Services and the city's Parks and Recreation
Department and Environmental Protection Departments
descended on 17 locations across New York capturing and
gassing 1,235 Canada Geese.
The Agriculture Department undertook another goose control
measure by coating 1,739 eggs with corn oil, which kills
developing goslings by depriving them of air.
Why were the geese being killed?

After US Airways Flight 1549 hit a flock of Canada geese
and landed in the Hudson river

14.
In the late 1970s, botanist Stanley Temple came up with this
hypothesis. The hypothesis analysed the decline in the number of
certain large hardwood trees in Mauritius. The trees go by different
names including tambalacoque tree and Calvaria major.
Temple asserted that the trees had a mutualistic relationship with
something else, which could no longer continue. The older trees
were dropping seeds, but they were not sprouting as they used to
when the relationship sustained. While Temple’s theory was
criticized, it had some takers and brought attention to the plight of the
trees.
How exactly did this relationship work, according to Temple?

Abrasion in the dodo’s gizzard and the
stomach acids would start to breakdown
the seeds surface, allowing water to
penetrate and triggering germination. The
extinction of the dodo, according to
Temple led to a parallel decline in the
number of trees.

15.
Recenty, two Twitter handles being managed by the same
American entity had a bit of a comical squabble. One account
temporarily blocked the other one, and the blocked account
tweeted ‘uh, EXCUSE me?!?’.
The two accounts were back on good terms after sometime
and even shared certain photos which aptly fit the context of
their fight. Tens of thousands of people liked the exchange and
responded in amusement, appreciating the shade being
thrown.
What was going on here?

NASA Moon blocking NASA Sun during the solar
eclipse

16.
What alliterative vernacular two-word name is usually
given to these paneer dishes, based on how they look
when put out to serve?

17.
Earlier this year, an Indian organization invited Andy Trish and a few
other British individuals to attend something that happened on 6th
March. The chance of the tour gave the group the opportunity for the
first time in 35 years to get together.
After the proceedings, Trish, now a global owner of an IT firm stated,
“She needs to be saved. I have been told I’ve got four months to get
as much money together as I can.” He also vowed to put in
£500,000 of his own money although he estimated that it would cost
around £15million to take her back.
Who were these individuals (or)
What were they called to attend?

Members of the Royal Navy who had served on HMS Hermes.
Hermes was later bought by the Indian Navy and christened as
INS Viraat, and they were called to attend its decommissioning.

18.
Approximately 5,000 of 6 million annual visitors have to undergo
medical treatment every year. Many of the cases are dealt with at
the medical tent set up, and the rare serious cases come to the
nearby hospitals.
Salt, glucose and an injection against nausea is the standard
treatment at the medical tent. Two doctors and four carers man the
tent along with six security guards who protect them from
aggressive patients. Staff at the hospitals usually do not enjoy
welcoming these patients, considering a number of them just step
in to relieve themselves.
Where are all these arrangements made?

19.
Scott Oliver, writing for ESPNCricinfo compiled a list of five fascinating cricketing
encounters between bowler and batsman. Each encounter was named thus:
1) The statement of intent: Harmison to Ponting (Lord's, 2005)
2) The barrage: Courtney Walsh to Robin Smith (Antigua, 1990)
3) The loosener: Devon Malcolm to Gary Kirsten (The Oval, 1994)
4) The alpha confrontation: Dennis Lillee to Viv Richards (Perth, 1976)
5) The ego-pricker: Ottis Gibson to Kevin Pietersen (Lord's, 2007)
What was the three-word title of the article, which aptly fit the nature of the deliveries
and was inspired by a sentence authored by this man (1588-1679)?

Life in the state of nature is “solitary, poor, nasty,
brutish and short.”

20.
In 2005, in order to provide a distinctive colour, a secondary
apparatus was introduced to an age-old procedure in order to ensure
that there was no confusion. However, the functioning of the
apparatus was not revealed till it happened once again in 2013.
For the black colour, the chemical compound used is made of
potassium perchlorate, anthracene, and sulphur and if it is the white
colour, a mixture of potassium chlorate, lactose, and rosin are used. A
funnel with an electronic control panel is also used and allows for the
choice between the two colours.
What is this apparatus used for, which is something keenly observed
by many across the world considering its rare occurrence?

Smoke rising from the chimney during the election of the Pope. Dark smoke
indicates that the ballot did not result in an election, while white smoke
announces that a new pope was chosen.

21.
Essence of Decision is an analysis by political scientist Graham T.
Allison, The book contended that political science and the study of
international relations were saturated with rational expectations
theories inherited from the field of economics.
Under such a view, the actions of states are analyzed by assuming
that nations consider all options and act rationally to maximize
their utility.
What did the book analyse through different economic models?

22.
Charles and Diana were the first British royal couple to
break with precedent by omitting this during their
wedding, a decision that shocked many traditionalists. But
Diana, then just 20, failed to set a trend among royals.
Three decades later, William and Kate followed her lead
and did this again. Rowan Williams, who married the
couple, approved of the decision and stated that its use
was outdated and in some cases, could even be used to
justify domestic violence.
What exactly was this?

Promise to ‘love, comfort, honour and keep’ but
not to obey

23.
Excerpt from an interview with an individual, where he explains the
origins of his moniker.
“When young, I went to Delhi for a match. It was freezing cold. We
lost the match on the first day and had to stay there for eight more
days. One of my friends, a senior, was doing something alone
behind a room. I went and asked him what it was – he replied, “It’s
______ _______”. He said, “If you have it, you won’t feel the cold”.
Then I drank it. Another friend of mine saw that and gave me the
name ‘______’. It stuck!
Which individual? What moniker?

Murali Vijay, Monk (from Old Monk)

24.
A brand blunder is an error associated with the branding of a product,
especially a new product in a new market. Reasons for such slips include the
lack of understanding of the language and culture in the new market.
In the 1960s, this multinational home appliance manufacturer successfully
marketed a device in the United Kingdom with the rhyming slogan “Nothing
_____ like an ________”.
It was assumed in the United States that this slogan was a brand blunder and
the company got lucky making the sales. However, the slang may not have
been used in British English at that time, which meant that UK customers did
not think of it as being disparaging.
What device was this company selling?
Fill in the blanks.

Vacuum Cleaner, Nothing Sucks like an
Electrolux

Written Round I
6 questions
Topic: United States of America
+10 for every correct answer
No negatives, so feel free to guess.

25.
Thomas Leonhard went public in the 1970s with a story that was any
parent’s worst nightmare. His quest began after he went to the home
of his ex-wife, Rochelle, for his weekly visit with his children and found
that nobody was home. The problem arose for Leonhard after
Rochelle’s new husband Pascale Calabrese, decided to take a lifeline
thrown at him and began to do something, which infuriated many.
Leonhard was successful in getting a court ruling giving him custody of
his three children in 1971 but did not get to see them until 1975. His
story was the basis for the book and movie “Hide in Plain Sight”.
Why did it become difficult for Leonhard to meet his children after his
ex-wife’s second marriage?

26.
James Brady, a steel worker, and Andrew Rossig, a carpenter,
filmed their night-time stunt with a third man in September 2013.
Their YouTube video went viral and exposed lax security at the site
of their stunt.
The two were sentenced to hundreds of hours of community
service. The presiding judge stated that the stunt was reckless,
illegal and that “they made a very, very poor decision” and ““sullied
the memories”. A District Attorney further stated that the two took
pride in their perceived accomplishment.
What were they doing, and where?

27.
It was a scene that Roger Ebert called ‘heart-warming’
and marked a big break into film for this individual. In
1992, he played a six-second cameo in the comedy
film.
However, it was later revealed that the individual had
made a deal with the filmmakers, stating that they could
use the premises of the hotel if he featured in it.
Which individual, and which film?

28.
Mr and Mrs. Schluter have been married for 75 years. While
reacting to an in-the-news development, Mrs. Schluter said, “I
don’t know how that worked out. Really sad.”
While the explanation is simple, the occurrence will probably be
the first and last time their first names appear in tandem.
What are their first names?

29.
The class the stars fell on is an expression used to describe the
United States Military Academy Class of 1915.
Of the 164 graduates that year, 59 (36%) attained the rank of
general, more than any other class in the history of the United
States Military Academy. Two reached the rank of five-star General
of the Army. There were also 2 four-star generals, 7 three-star
lieutenant generals, 24 two-star major generals and 24 one-star
brigadier generals.
One of the five-star Generals went on to become President. Who
was this?

30.
After watching the film Birth of A Nation, William Joseph Simmons got
inspired to write up a prospectus for reviving something.
After this, Simmons organized a group of friends, in addition to two
elderly men. On Thanksgiving night in 1915, they climbed Stone
Mountain and did something, the imagery of which had been portrayed
in the film.
What did Simmons infamously revive?
What did they do on the top of the Mountain, the origins of which came
from Scotland where the act symbolized a declaration of war?

His wife married an informer protected under
Witness Protection

Base jump from the One World Trade
Center

The Klux Klux Klan, Cross burning

Infinite Pounce II
18 questions
Infinite bounce, with pounce
+10/-10 on the pounce
If no team answers, question goes back
to the same team
No pouncing on your direct

31.
There were three outstanding territorial disputes between
Bangladesh and India at the turn of the millennium. One was
relating to maritime boundaries and was resolved by the Court of
Arbitration a few years ago. The second one regarding exchange
of enclaves was resolved after the two countries formally
exchanged 162 enclaves in 2015, ending a centuries-old territorial
anomaly.
How was the dispute regarding the New Moore island (called
South Talpatty by the Bangladeshis) resolved in 2007?

Climate change. The island submerged after
rising sea levels.

32.
This is an internationally renowned entity that was
established in 1931. Sir Ronald Fisher once
compared it to a banyan tree, with its many
branches.
The entity’s growth has been compared with that of
the tree and this comparison is fitting, as the
emblem/crest of the entity also features the tree in
it.
Which entity is this, associated with the individual
in the image?

33.
These 72 stone steps in front of an art museum
have become become a major cultural icon.
Tourists believe that these steps symbolize the
ascent of the underdog. There have been a lot of
representations in about this spot and it also saw
the passage of the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay.
What are these steps colloquially called?

34.
These patterns were first installed the 1950s and 1960s and served a
very specific purpose. Consisting of a concrete pad measuring 78 by 53
feet and coated in a heavy black and white paint, they are decorated
with patterns consisting of parallel and perpendicular bars in 15 sizes.
They are now becoming obsolete with better technology evolving.
The patterns consisting of bars of different sizes and the nature of its
use has been compared to a certain tool for a slightly similar purpose,
but on a much different (and smaller) scale.
What are they used for, what has it been compared to?

Calibration/Testing the resolution of aircraft surveillance cameras.
Optometrist’s chart/Snellen Chart

35.
Gilbert Baker, after one year in college, made his way to San
Francisco to service as an Army medic and nurse. After an
honorable discharge, he taught himself to sew. In 1974, Baker met
this man, who three years later challenged him to come up with
something. Whatever he created was first seen by the world on
June 25, 1978.
It was suggested by some that Baker’s creation was inspired by a
ballad which went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original
Song in 1939. The demand for his creation greatly increased after
the death of this man, and has been used universally since then.
What did Baker create?

LGBT Pride Flag/Rainbow flag. The man in the image is Harvey
Milk, the first openly gay elected official in the history of California,

36.
The ability in humans to do this has been known and formally
studied since at least the 1950s. One of the biggest advocates of
this ability is Daniel Kish, who along with his organization, have
taught this to at least 500 children around the world.
His work has inspired a number of scientific studies related to the
ability and MRI brain scans have been taken of Kish to identify the
parts of the brain involved in it.
What ability is this?

37.
"Years ago I thought up the name ‘______’… It's just a name,
but it's very regal obviously, and it sounds splendid…It's a
strong name, very universal and immediate. It had a lot of
visual potential and was open to all sorts of interpretations. I
was certainly aware of gay connotations, but that was just one
face of it.“
This was how an alumnus of the St. Peter’s School, Panchgani,
described the origins of something that formed in 1970.
Who was this, and what name came about?

Freddie Mercury on ‘Queen’

38.
For 91-year-old KS Puttuswamy, it isn’t so dramatic.
“Correct and beneficial,” is what he had to say.
A fight that began in 2012 ended recently in victory for
him. He revealed later that he had already applied for
something (closely connected to his fight) before the
victory and the entire process took around 45 minutes.
In what context have we heard of him?

Right to Privacy judgment (Justice K. S Puttaswamy vs
Union Of India)

39.
This is a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry,
depicting the events leading to the
Norman conquest of England.
What is the evil omen here casting a
shadow over doomed King Harold's
coronation?

40.
Researchers, in the mid-1940s constructed a massive steel
structure in the middle of a Ugandan forest to conduct
experiments. The lead in the project was a Scottish medical
entomologist named Alexander Haddow.
It was in April of 1947, while studying yellow fever, that Haddow
and colleague George Dick first identified it after a fever developed
in a rhesus monkey placed on a wooden platform on his recently
constructed tower. The tower was constructed as scientists
realized that different carriers were active at different elevations.
What did Haddow supposedly identify for the first time?

41.
Good rail and road connectivity with the rest of the country, and
proximity to the Bangladesh border are attributed as some of the
reasons behind a flourishing industry in West Bengal’s Malda
District.
Many residents in the Kaliachawk town of Malda make their living
from this, mostly working as couriers. The trade is carried out
through the fenced part of the borders, where there are loopholes
in security apparatus. The movement is done in chains and there
are around 20 to 25 couriers in each chain.
What industry is this, which has resurfaced once again after a lull
over the past ten months?

Printing of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN)

42.
X and Henry Ford were great friends. They'd go on frequent camping
trips together, and bought houses next door to each other in Florida.
When X realized he was dying, he decided to leave his best friend a
memorable but eccentric gift, which is now housed in the Henry Ford
Museum in Michigan.
As the legend goes, Ford asked X’s son Charles to sit by X’s bedside
when he was ailing. In the words of Charles: “It is not strange, but
symbolic, that those test tubes were close to him at the end.
Immediately after his passing I asked Dr. Hubert S. Howe, his attending
physician, to seal them with paraffin. He did. Later I gave one of them to
Mr. Ford.”
Who was X and what was this gift?

43.
The French Colonial Health Service established an organization in
Saigon to produce vaccines for small pox and rabies. Albert Calmette, a
protégée of Louis Pasteur, was appointed director of the Saigon
Institute. Soon after he arrived, he found himself in a troubling situation
owing to an exceptionally heavy monsoon. The subsequent flood led to
an infestation causing four deaths, with forty people also being affected.
Calmette wasn’t satisfied with hope alone to wait and see what the fate
of the forty was, so taking inspiration from the then innovative
vaccination wave, he did something for the first time.
What is Calmette credited with developing, which has saved a number
of lives since?

Created snake antivenom to treat snake
bites.

44.
Illinois (BB-65) was an uncompleted American battleship originally
intended to be the first ship of the Montana class. With an
increased anti-aircraft capability and thicker armor belt, the
Montana class would have been the largest, best-protected, and
most heavily armed U.S. battleships ever.
However, during World War II, the US Navy reordered it as an
Iowa-class battleship. The Iowa-class ships were faster, but
compromised on the heavier firepower that the Montana class was
to have.
Why then did the US Navy propose to make the BB-65 an Iowa-
class ship?

The Iowa-class ships were designed in a way
that they could transit the locks of The Panama
Canal

45.
The Great Mosque of al-Nuri was famous for its leaning minaret,
which gave the city its nickname of al-Ḥadbā.
In 2014, residents of the city, incensed with the destruction of other
cultural sites, protected the mosque by forming a human chain.
Rather than destroying the site, an individual appeared during a
Friday prayer in this mosque and this was followed by an
announcement.
What were the premises of the mosque used for in July 2014?
What does al-Ḥadbā literally mean, which also forms part of the title
of a French Romantic/Gothic novel by Victor Hugo?

ISIS declared the formation of a caliphate from this
mosque. Al-Ḥadbāˈ literally means, ‘the hunchback’.

46.
Fluorine is an element found in earth’s crust and it is present in its
ionic form of fluoride in minerals, soil, water, plants and food. While
beneficial in low concentrations, excessive fluoride consumption
leads to health problems.
In a study, researchers analyzed some well-preserved human
skeletons aged 0 to 52 years found near Herculaneum. While the
fluoride showed that some of them had great teeth, most of the
bodies had excess fluoride in them, even before they died. The
issue of excess fluoride in natural surroundings continues to be an
issue today, considering where Herculaneum is.
To what does Herculaneum owe its excess fluoride problem to?

47.
Many cities across the world have adopted a certain
stance by which modifications are made to public
infrastructure, or guidelines are laid down for upcoming
infrastructure to be designed a certain way.
While architectural explanations are given for the same,
why have these modifications/designs come in for
criticism worldwide?

Examples of hostile architecture as an anti-homeless
mechanism, so that people cannot sleep on or near
these.

48.
Bystander Revolution is an anti-bullying organization founded in 2014
by MacKenzie Bezos. Its website is an online resource that includes
hundreds of unscripted videos featuring people talking about their
personal experiences with bullying.
In the same year, an individual wrote an essay for Vanity Fair
magazine titled ‘Shame and Survival’ and stated that wanted to “stick
my head above the parapet so that I can take back my narrative and
give a purpose to my past.” After she took a public stance against
cyberbullying calling herself a "patient zero" of online harassment, the
organization appointed her as an ambassador and strategic advisor.
Who was this?

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