1. The Not-So-General Quiz
Rohit Gupta
Parth Saurabh

2. Rounds
• Infinite Pounce (Team 1 to 8)
• LVC 1
• Written Mega-Connect
• LVC 2
• Infinite Pounce (Team 8 to 1)

3. Infinite Pounce (Ascending
Order)
+10/-10

4. 1. Connect. ( No opinion offered on the
Movies )

6. Adaptations of Brontë Sisters’ works
• Sangdil – Jane Eyre
• Dil Diya Dard Liya – Wuthering Heights

7. 2. ID.
• _____ was a keen footballer, having played for Scottish junior football
club Bonnyrigg Rose in his younger days. He was offered a trial with
East Fife during their golden era. While on tour with South Pacific (A
musical in which he had a small part as one of the Seabees chorus
boys), he played in a football match against a local team that Matt
Busby, manager of Manchester United, happened to be scouting.
According to reports, Busby was impressed with his physical prowess
and offered him a contract worth £25 a week immediately after the
game.

9. Sean Connery

10. 3. The School of Athens, is one of the most famous frescoes by the Italian
Renaissance artist Raphael. It was painted between 1509 and 1510 as a part
of Raphael's commission to decorate with frescoes the rooms now known as
the Stanze di Raffaello, in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. The picture has
long been seen as "Raphael's masterpiece and the perfect embodiment of
the classical spirit of the High Renaissance.

11. Id 16.

13. Diogenes the Cynic
When Alexander the great addressed him with greetings, and asked if
he wanted anything:
Diogenes: "Yes, stand a little out of my sun."

14. 4.Show Me The Way
• The X is a nightclub franchise in the USA that is known for
launching the careers of various musicians including Bruce
Springfield, The Byrds, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of
Invention etc. The Doors performed there until they were
fired for the Oedipal section in ‘The End.’ It was also one of
the centers for the ‘66 Sunset Strip police Riots. Go-go
dancing found its origin there in the 60s.
X?

16. • Whiskey a go-go, or as they call it in songs whisky bar, for
what it’s worth.

17. 5. Under the spreading Chestnut tree
• “Take the word 'X', a corruption of the Hindustani Word 'Y'. A
vile and unforgivable insult in India, this word is a piece of
gentle badinage in England. I have even seen it in a school
textbook; it was in one of Aristophanes' plays, and the
annotator suggested it as a rendering of some gibberish spoken
by a Persian ambassador.”- George Orwell.
X?

19. • X- Barnshoot

20. 6. Baby!!
Yeah..ooohhh
Who be the guy rolling here?

22. • Rick Astley

23. 7. The Art form that can’t be
commercialized.
• X left a legacy to chess in the
form of an enigmatic endgame
problem he composed in 1943.
• Grandmasters and endgame
specialists have since grappled
with the problem, with most
concluding that there is no
solution. X?

25. • Marcel Duchamp

26. 8. Oh, it’s a different star.
The symbol was introduced in Greece as a regional symbol and popular
imagery from the mid-1980s and, after 1991, increasingly so in many new
contexts in Greece. It was depicted on the obverse of the Greek 100 drachmas
coin of 1990-2001, and appeared on the arm patches of police in Athens.
So, when X tried to use the symbol on their flag a legal battle ensued. The
symbol was removed from the flag of the X as part of an agreement to
establish diplomatic and economic relations between the two sides. The
current flag of X contains a stylized version of the same.
Give me either the symbol, or X, the country.

28. • Republic of Macedonia; Vergina Sun

29. 9.
• In the context of Football records in England, which club has the
“honor” of holding both these records:
• Most wins in a season: 33, Doncaster Rovers (Third Division
North, 1946–47; final record P42 W33 D6 L3)
• Fewest points in a season: 8, Doncaster Rovers (Second
Division, 1904–05)

31. Doncaster Rovers

32. 10. Creative juices might be useful here.
• The White piece with a triangle
on it, is currently in a state of
__X__ analogous to check in
Chess.
• What is this state called in the
lingo of Go ?

34. Atari, Look at their logo.

35. 11. Name the Movie.
• All of you probably know that Batman’s parents were murdered after
leaving a theatre. But few would remember the name of the movie
they were watching prior to being killed.

37. The Mask of Zorro

38. 12. Anonymity in the world of men is better than fame in
heaven
• In Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami, what cultural
movement does Miu confuse the word Sputnik with?

40. • Beatnik

41. 13. Aap Purush nhi, main to kehta hun aap
Mahapurush hain, Mahapurush.

43. • Shashi Tharoor

44. 14. Chesthair Mctrucksweat
• Bren- Singer; good at being short
• Simmer – Bassist; good at being bald
• Lennox – Lead Guitarist; good at being tall
• Bovril – Drummer; good at drums
• Character bios of which band?

46. • Deathbulge

47. 15. You can melt down all the medals and cups I have and they
wouldn't be a plating on the twenty-four karat friendship that I felt
• ID the gentlemen in
the photograph.

49. • Jesse Owens and Luz Long

50. 16. The father of us all.
• Who was the
chief
inspiration for
Cubism?
Viaduct at L’estaqueFactory, Horta De Ebbo

52. • Paul Cezanne
Bibemus Quarry

53. LVC 1
+25/-15
+15/-10
+10/-5
+5/0

54. +25/-15

55. +15/-10

56. +10/-5

57. +5/0

58. Show Within a Show
• Tool Time: Home Improvement
• MILF Island: 30 Rock
• The Scary Door: Futurama
• Bitch Hunter: 30 Rock
• The Terrance and Phillip Show :South Park
• Handi Quacks: Family Guy
• Itchy and Scratchy: The Simpsons
• Inspector Spacetime: Community

59. Written + MegaConnect
Keeping writing them down, Pounce only for Connect
+10 for each correct answer
Connect:
+40/-20
+30/-15
+20/-10
+10/-5
+5/0

60. Give the movie.
• Madonna - who is the main topic of the opening conversation in this
movie - really liked the film but refuted ___X___'s interpretation of
her song 'Like a Virgin'. She gave him a copy of her 'Erotica'
album, signed "To __X__. It's not about dick, it's about love.
Madonna."
• Hint: The title of this movie apparently comes from a person
mishearing the title of a certain Louis Malle movie and responding: "I
don't want to see no _____!"

61. Free Hint for Connect: Ignore the 1st
question.

62. Name the missing GM brand
• Cadillac
• LaSalle
• Buick
• Marquette
• Viking
• Oldsmobile
• Oakland
• _______
• Chevrolet

63. Where was Gates arrested ?

64. Find A.
• During the late 30s and early 40s ___A___ was one of the few European
scientists who decided to stay in his homeland of Germany. Unfortunately
for the allied forces, and for ___A___ himself, he was considered by his
colleagues to be the preeminent mind on nuclear fission.
• The OSS ( precursor of the CIA) sent former Boston Red Sox catcher
___X___ to find out what ___A___ was up to. They gave ___X___ a
rudimentary education on nuclear physics and a list of keywords and
phrases to pay attention to and sent him on his way. A symposium was
arranged in Zurich and ___A___ was invited to attend as a guest speaker. If
any of those keywords or phrases that ___X___ learned were said at the
speech, indicating that ___A___ was working on an atomic bomb, ___X’s
orders were to kill ___A___ right then and there. Luckily for both scientist
and spy, ___A’s speech was not about atomic weaponry. It was also in
German, which ___X___ knew how to speak, but probably had a hard time
understanding physics in.

65. X = ?
• Badfinger were a British rock band that originally consisted of Pete Ham, Mike Gibbins, Tom Evans
and Joey Molland. Badfinger had four consecutive worldwide hits from 1970 to 1972: "Come and
Get It" (written and produced by Paul McCartney), "No Matter What", "Day After Day", and
"____X____". The band became embroiled in the chaos of Apple Records' dissolution following
the break up of the Beatles. They signed to Warner Bros., but their manager's financial
machinations resulted in a lawsuit by Warner over missing money. Warner's consequent
withdrawal from market of the 1974 album, Wish You Were Here (seven weeks after its release),
cut off the band's income. Three days before his 28th birthday, on 24 April 1975, Pete Ham
committed suicide by hanging himself. Surviving members struggled to rebuild their personal and
professional lives and On 19 November 1983, Tom Evans also took his own life by hanging.
• Pete Ham wrote the song ____X____ about a woman named Dixie Armstrong, whom he had
dated during Badfinger's last US tour.

67. X = ?
• Badfinger were a British rock band that originally consisted of Pete Ham, Mike Gibbins, Tom Evans
and Joey Molland. Badfinger had four consecutive worldwide hits from 1970 to 1972: "Come and
Get It" (written and produced by Paul McCartney), "No Matter What", "Day After Day", and
"____X____". The band became embroiled in the chaos of Apple Records' dissolution following
the break up of the Beatles. They signed to Warner Bros., but their manager's financial
machinations resulted in a lawsuit by Warner over missing money. Warner's consequent
withdrawal from market of the 1974 album, Wish You Were Here (seven weeks after its release),
cut off the band's income. Three days before his 28th birthday, on 24 April 1975, Pete Ham
committed suicide by hanging himself. Surviving members struggled to rebuild their personal and
professional lives and On 19 November 1983, Tom Evans also took his own life by hanging.
• Pete Ham wrote the song ____X____ about a woman named Dixie Armstrong, whom he had
dated during Badfinger's last US tour.

68. “Baby Blue”

69. Find A.
• During the late 30s and early 40s ___A___ was one of the few European
scientists who decided to stay in his homeland of Germany. Unfortunately
for the allied forces, and for ___A___ himself, he was considered by his
colleagues to be the preeminent mind on nuclear fission.
• The OSS ( precursor of the CIA) sent former Boston Red Sox catcher
___X___ to find out what ___A___ was up to. They gave ___X___ a
rudimentary education on nuclear physics and a list of keywords and
phrases to pay attention to and sent him on his way. A symposium was
arranged in Zurich and ___A___ was invited to attend as a guest speaker. If
any of those keywords or phrases that ___X___ learned were said at the
speech, indicating that ___A___ was working on an atomic bomb, ___X’s
orders were to kill ___A___ right then and there. Luckily for both scientist
and spy, ___A’s speech was not about atomic weaponry. It was also in
German, which ___X___ knew how to speak, but probably had a hard time
understanding physics in.

70. Werner Heisenberg
• X was Moe Berg

71. Where was Gates arrested ?

72. Albuquerque

73. Name the missing GM brand
• Cadillac
• LaSalle
• Buick
• Marquette
• Viking
• Oldsmobile
• Oakland
•Pontiac
• Chevrolet

74. Give the movie.
• Madonna - who is the main topic of the opening conversation in this
movie - really liked the film but refuted ___X___'s interpretation of
her song 'Like a Virgin'. She gave him a copy of her 'Erotica'
album, signed "To __X__. It's not about dick, it's about love.
Madonna."
• Hint: The title of this movie apparently comes from a person
mishearing the title of a certain Louis Malle movie and responding: "I
don't want to see no _____!"

75. Reservoir Dogs

77. LVC 2
+40/-20
+35/-20
+30/-15
+25/-15
+20/-10
+15/-5
+10/0

78. +40/-20

79. +35/-20

80. +30/-15

81. +25/-15

82. +20/-10

83. +15/-5

84. +10/0

85. Real/Legendary people countries are
named for.
• Jesus (El Salvador) and Bharata(India)
• Solomon (Islands) and Lech(Lechia or Poland), Čech (Czech Republic),
and Rus (Ruthenia a.k.a. Russia, Belarus and Ukraine)
• Ériu(Ireland) and Jacob(Israel)
• Maurice of Nassau(Mauritius) and Chin Shi Huangdi ( China  )
• Cecil Rhodes (Rhodesia) and Philip II of Spain (Philippines)
• Christopher Columbus(Columbia) and Simon Bolivar (Bolivia)
• Amerigo Vespucci

86. Infinite Pounce (Descending
Order)
+10/-10

87. 1. You Know it !!!
• In the 1820s ________ calculated that an object the size of the
Earth, and at its distance from the Sun, should be considerably colder
than the planet actually is if warmed by only the effects of incoming
solar radiation. He examined various possible sources of the
additional observed heat in articles published in 1824 and 1827.
While he ultimately suggested that interstellar radiation might be
responsible for a large portion of the additional warmth, ________'s
consideration of the possibility that the Earth's atmosphere might act
as an insulator of some kind is widely recognized as the first proposal
of what is now known as the greenhouse effect

89. Joseph Fourier

90. 2. If looks could kill.
• These types of walls are typically
found in formal gardens of great
English Country houses.
• The main purpose is to ensure
that animals are keep out while
the view of the rolling gardens is
not spoilt.
• They are named for the reaction
people have on discovering such
a wall for the first time.

92. Ha-Ha.

93. 3. Hint: Death Note 2 ( the movie)
1000 100
3000
?

95. Barua
• Ahom Army Military designations ?
• 100 Men: Saikia
• 1000 Men: Hazarika

96. 4. Name this holiday.
• In the narrative of the Exodus, the Bible tells that God helped the
Children of Israel escape from their slavery in Egypt by inflicting ten
plagues upon the ancient Egyptians before the Pharaoh would release
his Israelite slaves; the tenth and worst of the plagues was the death
of the Egyptian first-born.
• The Israelites were instructed to mark the doorposts of their homes
with the blood of a slaughtered spring lamb and, upon seeing
this, the spirit of the Lord knew no to harm the first-born in these
homes, hence the name of the holiday.

98. Passover

99. 5. Mandatory Food Question
• If it is called American Cheese in the US and Canadian Cheese in
Canada, what is it called in India and the UK ?

101. • Cheese Slices

102. 6. Raphael Again !
• A _____ (from the Italian and Dutch meaning strong, heavy paper or
pasteboard) is a full-size drawing made on sturdy paper as a study or
modello for a painting, stained glass or tapestry.
• _____s were typically used in the production of frescoes, to accurately link
the component parts of the composition when painted on damp plaster
over a series of days (giornate). Such _____s often have pinpricks along the
outlines of the design; a bag of soot was then patted or "pounced" over the
_____, held against the wall to leave black dots on the plaster
("pouncing"). Tapestry _____s, usually coloured, were followed by eye by
the weavers on the loom.
• _____s by painters, such as the Raphael _____s in London and examples by
Leonardo da Vinci, are highly prized in their own right.

104. • Cartoon

105. 7. A sponsor goes a long
way to show you’re
human
This is a match from the 2012-13
season. Why isn’t there a sponsor
on the Madrid kit?

107. • Betting is illegal in Turkey

108. 8. Mend your speech a little, Lest you may mar your
fortunes.
Writing a X's absurd,
Line one and line five rhyme in word,
And just as you've reckoned
They rhyme with the second;
The fourth line must rhyme with the third.
Give me X, which is also what these short, nonsensical
poems, popularized by Edward Lear are known as.

110. • Limerick

111. 9. Gorgeousness and gorgeousity made
flesh.
• Beethoven was the foremost, Schubert, Dvořák, Spohr,
Bruckner and Vaughan Williams couldn’t survive it either.
• Gustav Mahler was sure he would, but in the end he too
gave in.
• To what do all these composers, allegedly, owe their death
to?

113. • The curse of the ninth.

114. 10. Sigh, Y, nostalgia!
• Introduced by X Laboratories, with trade-name Delysid, as a drug with
various psychiatric uses in 1947, Y quickly became a therapeutic agent
that appeared to show great promise. In the 1950s, officials at the U.S.
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) thought the drug might be applicable to
mind control and chemical warfare; the agency's MKULTRA research
program propagated the drug among young servicemen and students.
The subsequent recreational use of the drug by youth culture in the
Western world during the 1960s led to a political firestorm that resulted
in its prohibition.
• Now known as something else, X provided for some healthy candies in
our childhood and probably does still.

116. • X- Sandoz; Y- LSD.

117. 11. Happiness? I’ll take four.
• As President, John Tyler opposed the Whig platform and vetoed
several Whig party proposals. As a result, most of his cabinet
resigned, and the Whigs, dubbing him X, expelled him from the
party. He sought election to a full term, but he had alienated
both Whigs and Democrats and his efforts to form a new party
came to nothing.
• What was the nickname bestowed upon him as a reference to
his having become President, not through election, but by the
accidental circumstances regarding his nomination and
Harrison's death?

119. • His Accidency

120. 12. Liverpool spoof question of the
day
• Which player holds the record for the shortest appearance
for England, an entire length of two minutes? A name you
would associate with a certain ‘King of R&B’(sic).

122. • Martin Kelly

123. 13. California Sunlight, sweet Calcutta
rain.
Connect:
Rudolf Koch’s Book of signs containing a triquetra.
Borromean Rings.
The Mu civilization.
Symbol for Saturn – this comprises another meaning that only
two people in history have known, one of which has forgotten.

125. • Led Zeppelin band members’ symbols.

126. 14. You say ili, eh? Flg.
1 teaspoon ground oregano 1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon dried sage 1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried marjoram 1 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons salt 2 Tablespoons paprika
1 Tablespoon onion salt 1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 Tablespoons Accent (MSG seasoning)
Waat ij dees?

128. • The 11 secret KFC spices.

129. 15. Springtime with Hitler
After 33 previews, the original Broadway production opened at
the St. James Theatre on April 19, 2001, starring Nathan Lane and
Matthew Broderick, and ran for 2,502 performances, winning a
record-breaking 12 Tony Awards. It spawned a successful London
outing running for just over two years, US national tours, many
renditions worldwide and a 2005 film version.
In the most obvious manner possible, it caught the eyes of Ronnie
Screwvala, who cast Kunal Khemu and Paresh Rawal as the
protagonists. It has the record of winning the most number of
Tony awards.
Name this musical which shares its name with the ‘68 film it is
based on.

131. • The Producers.

132. 16. Ole Neil/Neil Young
There is a semi-hidden vocal line in the second verse. In the left
channel, you can hear the phrase "Southern Man" being sung lightly.This
was producer Al Kooper doing a Neil Young impression and was just
another incident of the band members messing around in the studio while
being recorded. According to Leon Wilkeson, it was Kooper's idea to
continue and echo the lines from "Southern Man" after each of X’s lines.
"Better...keep your head"..."Don't forget what your / good book says", etc.
But X insisted that Kooper remove it, not wanting to plagiarize or upset
Young. Kooper left the one line barely audible in the left channel.

134. • Sweet Home Alabama