2. Guidelines
1. Infinite Bounce.
2. +10 on direct, +20/-10 on pounce. On pounce, I expect you to know the
complete answer clearly.
3. This is a very workable, and (I think) easy quiz. So do guess.
4. Quizmasters discretion is final.
3. Written Round
Guess the porn parody title
corresponding to the movie title.
+5 for each correct answer.
(Thanks to Kanishk Gupta for
helping with the slides.)
49. A bag of weed (sold between students of MIT and
Stanford on ARPANET)
50. Question 2
Despite contrary claims which say the
inspiration was more in line with the
themes of this quiz, the image drawn
above is the actual inspiration of the
song X by Y. ID X & Y.
53. Question 3
According to Eric Schmidt, Jennifer Lopez’s 2000 Grammy dress was the
inspiration behind Google Image Search. A similar funda is applicable to X,
according to founder Jawed Karim. Which (in)famous 2004 event is the supposed
inspiration of X?
56. Question 4
The Nagai method is the earliest recorded attempt of this, which used hydroiodic
acid to reduce pseudoephedrine. Today, most small operators instead prefer a
modified form of Birch reduction due to easy access to liquid ammonia fertilizer.
Though popular pop culture shows the pure version of it possessing a blue shade,
the purest form is white in color. What?
59. Question 5
Historians of ancient Greece distinguish between two classes of prostitutes,
Hetaira and X. While X referred to those who worked in streets or brothels and
had a large number of clients, the hetaira only had a few men at a time as clients,
and provided long term companionship and intellectual stimulation along with,
umm, other services. Interestingly, X, which itself derives from the Greek for “to
sell”, is also the origin of the word Y, a popular way to pass time among the
campus fraternity. ID Y.
62. Question 6
The term X dates back to 16th century England, when spirits were taxed at
different rates depending on their alcohol content. Spirits were tested by soaking a
pellet of gunpowder in them. If the gunpowder could still burn, the spirit was rated
at above X and was taxed at a higher rate. What is X?
65. Question 7
Designed by artist Gilbert Baker in 1978, the original design had eight stripes with
each stripe assigned a specific meaning: _____, Life, Healing, Sunlight, Nature,
Magic/Art, Serenity, Spirit. What?
68. Question 8
The Recreation and Amusement Association was established in 1945 by the
Japanese authorities after WW2 in Tokyo. The recruits of the organisation took the
following oath: “And so we unite and go forward to where our beliefs lead us, and
through the sacrifice of several thousands of ‘Okichis of our era’ build a
breakwater to hold back the raging waves and defend and nurture the purity of our
race, becoming as well an invisible underground pillar at the root of the postwar
social order... we are but offering ourselves for the defense of the national polity.”
What was the purpose of the RAA?
71. Question 9
While the earliest slang for this was “Gary” (from Liverpool defender Gary Ablett),
its rising prevalence in its crystalline form led it to be nowadays referred by a more
feminine name. What? Explain.
74. Question 10
“Once when I was spending the night at Jacque’s, I could no longer restrain my
curiosity about her body, which she’d always hidden from me and which I’d never
seen. I asked her whether, as proof of our friendship, we could touch each other’s
breasts. Jacque refused. I also had a terrible desire to kiss her, which I did. Every
time I see a female nude, such as the Venus in my art history book, I go into
ecstasy. Sometimes I find them so exquisite I have to struggle to hold back my
tears. If only I had a girlfriend!” ID the author.
76. Anne Frank’s diary
The version read by most of us in school is the version
censored by her father before publication.
77. Question 11
This was introduced by the army of the British East India company, since the
quinine the army had to consume to prevent malaria had a bitter unpleasant taste.
The other ingredient needed was already part of the army’s daily ration, which also
made this economically viable. What popular drink am I talking about?
80. Question 12
X was originally made from hemp with the word deriving from the Latin for exactly
that, proving that the relationship between art and drugs is as old as time itself. ID
X.
83. Question 13
Andy Warhol’s 1969 work X was the first adult erotic film which received wide
theatrical release in the United States, and is considered the beginning of the
Golden Age of Porn. The whole movie depicts one afternoon in a New York City
apartment and includes dialogue about the Vietnam War, various mundane tasks
as well as unsimulated sex. A synonymic variation of X is also how erotica is
referred to in majority of India. ID X.
86. Question 14
X City was a website on the dark web with a .onion domain name which contained
over 1000GB of child pornography which was taken down by Anonymous in 2011.
X is a proper noun. ID X.
89. Question 15
X was launched by French automotive engineer Louis Reard 4 days after
Operation Crossroads, a pair of nuclear tests by the United States in mid-1946 at
X Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. Reard hoped that X would create an “explosive
commercial and cultural reaction” similar to the explosions. It was only much later
that variations of the term X to describe stylistic variations emerged after breaking
and back-deriving the then trademarked term. ID X.
92. Question 16
The English word X derives from the Y, which referred to the deity for ‘male
generative energy,’ phallus effigies and amulets, and the spells used to invoke his
protection from evil eye. The verb associated with Y came to mean “to practice
magic” or bewitch in a more general sense, which is how the modern word X came
to be.
98. Question 18
Say what we want Tip, your argument is weak
Censor records, TV, school books too
And who decides what's right to hear? You?
Hey ____, you stupid fuckin' assholes
The sticker on the record is what makes 'em sell gold
This is an excerpt from the Ice-T song ‘Freedom of Speech’. FITB. //Parents
Music Resource Center
100. Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), committee
formed by Al Gore’s wife Tip and the reason why you have
‘Explicit Content’ stickers on media.
101. Question 19
The word X comes from the Greek word for uterus, and from ancient Greek period
till late 19th century was considered a common medical diagnosis, describing a
wide range of symptoms from anxiety, nervousness, insomnia, irritability to
sexually forward behaviour in women. X was considered to be caused by a
‘wandering womb’ within the body, with the symptom depending on the position of
the womb in the body. Aristotle used the idea of X as the principal reason why
women were unfit to participate in the city-state. X was also the reason behind the
invention of the first electric vibrator, to help doctors provide a common treatment
for X in 1880s. ID X.
104. Question 20
X is a type of alcoholic mixed drink typically made with vodka, tequila, light rum,
triple sec, gin, and a splash of cola, which gives the drink the same amber hue as
its namesake. A popular version mixes equal parts vodka, gin, rum, triple sec, with
1½ parts sour mix and a splash of cola. Most variants use equal parts of the main
liquors, but include a smaller amount of triple sec (or other orange-flavored
liqueur). ID X.
107. Question 21
________, transvocalized as Y in Japanese, refers to any Japanese theatrical film
that includes nudity (hence the origin of the term) or deals with sexual content.
These films are similar to softcore porn, but not precisely as the Japanese film
ethics board enforces a ban on display of genitals and pubic hair, forcing directors
to either strategically place props or apply “fogging”. The word Y has a completely
different context for us at IITK, though still within the realms of the theme of this
quiz. What is Y?
110. Question 22
X pornography, a reference to X journalism where the reporter is part of the events
taking place, refers to the style of pornography that attempts to place the viewer
directly in the scene. Considered to have been started by director John Stagliano
in his Buttman series, X movies tend to use far fewer full-body shots in favor of
close-up and POV shots. ID X.