ITEMS QUIZANIKET KHASGIWALE

• 5 Simpsons references that you never noticed before • 16 questions that will blow your mind• These participants thought they were in a serious quiz

round .… you’ll never guess what happens next• 16 more questions that will blow your mind

FINALS

5 Simpsons references that you never noticed beforeIdentify the movies referenced in visuals from The Simpsons. 5 visuals, 5 points each

Bonus of +5 for getting all 5 correct

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16 questions that will blow your mindOne-finite pounce. +10 for each answer. +15 on the pounce.

• A 2006 movie combined footage from a movie from the 70s along with CGI in order to depict X in the same role which he had played in the earlier movie.• This was done because X had died in 2004 and the

director wanted to use X for this role to create a link to the earlier movie.• Identify X and name the two movies.

• Marlon Brando as Jor-El in Superman and Superman Returns

• ___________ is the practice of masking the sponsors of a message (e.g. political, advertising, or public relations) to give the appearance of it coming from the grassroots. • It is intended to give the statements the credibility of an

independent entity by withholding information about the source's financial connection.• Identify the term, which most of you might be familiar

with due to its use in sport.

• AstroTurfing• A message that looks like it comes from the grassroots,

but isn’t really so.

• This is a photo from Miley Cyrus’ concert in Barcelona in June 2014, as a part of her Bangerz European tour• Her actions during the concert were criticized for showing

a poor understanding of the local situation• Why were they criticizing her?

• She waved the Ikurriña in Barcelona, which is the official flag of the Basque country

• Which game show contestant’s Webby acceptance speech for winning the 2011 Person of the Year award was “Person of the year - ironic.”

• Watson

• This phenomenon occurs only twice a year, this year it was on May 29 and July 12. It occurs because of the alignment of streets due to a strict grid plan in a particular city.• A certain popular scientist has given it a certain name,

based on the name of a UNESCO world heritage site in the UK.• What name? And identify the phenomenon.

• Manhattanhenge• The setting sun aligns with the east–west streets

of the main street grid in Manhattan• The term is derived from Stonehenge, where the

sun aligns with the stones on the solstices with a similarly dramatic effect.

• This image of Michelle Obama has been photoshopped. • The original photo showed her with a different message

aimed at raising awareness regarding actions by a terrorist organization (X).• However, members of a different terrorist organization (Y)

photoshopped it to mock the U.S. after they seized American-made weapons, helicopters, and uparmored humvees.• Name the two terrorist organizations and the original

hashtag

• X - Boko Haram • Y – ISIS (or ISIL) or The Islamic State• #BringBackOurGirls

• The Moors conquered this region in 716 it and called it "Al-Gharb Al-Andalus" as Al-Gharb means "the west". It was captured by the Catholic Kings in the 12th century and was critical to the country's maritime might.• Today, it is a major international tourist destination. • Which region?

• Algarve

• This video was taken during the 100th Rose Bowl, and features the Stanford band• The band forms the logo of a certain app. Fittingly enough,

the formation lasted a few seconds before disappearing. • Which popular app?

• Snapchat

• The image orthicon tube was commonly used in American broadcasting from the 1940s till 1960s• A nickname of the image orthicon tube was considered for

naming something. The nickname was modified to make the name sound more feminine as it was felt that a feminine name would be more appropriate.• The modified name has stuck and is used till date.• So what has been named after the image orthicon tube?

• Emmy (changed from Immy as a feminine name was required to go with the trophy)

• The person on the right is Jeremy Meeks while the one on the left is Meagan Simmons .

• Neither of them are models, however their photos went viral after being picked up from an unlikely source.

• What was the source or simply what are these two people?

• The images were police mugshots taken at the time of arrest

• Philae is an island in the river Nile. An object found here was used along with X for a special purpose. • Something has been named after X and Philae and has

been in the news of late. • So identify X and tell me what has been named after X and

Philae?

• Rosetta• The ESA spacecraft to intercept the Comet

67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is called Rosetta and its lander is called Philae

• Connect the two images

• First one was sent by Spielberg to George Lucas as a congratulatory message after Star Wars broke Jaws’ record for highest box office revenue• The second was sent by Lucas to James Cameron after

Titanic broke Star Wars’ record

• He has brought back old school by turning it on its head. • He is redefining cool by being an antonym of his name and

image.• He offers a peace joint to his haggard father. He drinks

beer on the road with his friends and indulges in vandalism. He gets an A in Chemistry by tricking his teacher into dropping some ‘acid’. • He was created by 23-year-old Priyesh Trivedi who was

inspired by educational charts from the ‘80s and early ‘90s• Who?

• Adarsh Balak

• This city was a part of the Roman Empire, followed by the Arabs and later the Portuguese who gave it to the English• From 1923 to 1956, it was a neutral international zone

before becoming a part of its present day country• The demonym for this city’s residents is also the name of a

fruit as the fruit was shipped from this city to places all over the world• Identify this city and name the fruit.

• Tangiers; Tangerine

• The government of a particular country is very angry with a recent movie.• They had its ambassador write to the UN stating "To allow

the production and distribution of such a film on the assassination of an incumbent head of a sovereign state should be regarded as the most undisguised sponsoring of terrorism as well as an act of war.“• Which country? And name the movie.

• North Korea; The Interview

• Strauss and Howe coined this term for a set of people and used 1982 as the start year and 2004 as the last year, since the media had first identified the prospective link to the ___________ year for this set of people.• Most studies put the starting date in the early 80s and the

end date anywhere between 1995-2001. • Surveys suggest increasingly liberal attitudes and higher

overall support for classical liberal economic policies amongst this set.• Other terms used for them include "Digital Native",

"Boomerang" and "Peter Pan". • What term?

• Millennials

These participants thought they were in a serious quiz round .… you’ll never guess what happens next5 questions on Internet Humour. 5 points each

Bonus of +5 for getting all 5 correct

• This strip is titled “We must imagine _______ Happy”• Fill in the blanks

• Both these functions can be called the X function:

• f(x,y) = (5y-2x)/2 • f(x,y) = 2y/x

• Identify X.

• Hint: Don’t think Mathematics, think Bollywood.

These participants thought they were in a serious quiz round .… you’ll never guess what happens nextAnswers

• Sisyphus

• Taken

• Ishq• Dhoom 3

• Both these functions can be called the Lakhan function:

• f(x,y) = (5y-2x)/2 • f(x,y) = 2y/x

• f (1,2) = 4• f (4,2) = 1

16 more questions that will blow your mindOne-finite pounce. +10 for each answer. +15 on the pounce. Passing in reverse direction.

• This was a meme around 2009, what inspired it?

• Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift at the 2009 VMA

• The book Smurf Versus Smurf, shows that the Smurf village was divided between North and South, and that the Smurfs on either side had different ideas as to how the term "smurf" should be used. • For instance, the Northern Smurfs called a certain object a

"bottle smurfer", while the Southern Smurfs called it a "smurf opener" • What was this a parody of?

• The language legislation in Belgium where the official language in the North (Flanders) is Dutch and in the South (Wallonia) is French.

• Bir Tawil is the only place on earth (outside Antarctica) to hold a certain record.• However, if the recent claim made by Jeremiah Heaton of

Abingdon, Virginia is ratified it might lose this record.• So what is the record and why specifically did Jeremiah

Heaton make his claim?

• Only territory not claimed by any country.• Heaton went there and planted a flag and has established

a Kingdom of North Sudan there, so that his daughter can become a princess

• In March, X posted a 60-year-old selfie to Facebook with the comment “Throwback Thursday – I was doing selfies 60 years before you Facebook folks. Eat your heart out Ellen!”. • Who?

• Colin Powell

• This company was founded in 1895 and is considered to be the manufacturer of the first widely successful, modern version of a particular device.• Although it was quite popular for most of the early 20th

century, the company is now defunct as the technology is obsolete. • It has featured in a lot of popular movies and was featured

in a particular TV series where the lead character (whos shares his name with the company) owns one of the devices made by the company and uses it to write an important letter.• Which company?

• Underwood Typewriter Company

• In Sahara, which is a diary written by X while shooting for the BBC TV series of the same name, X writes

• "Before I set out on this Saharan journey, southern Tunisia was the closest I'd ever been to the desert. That was in 1978 and I came here to be crucified"

• So identify X and what was he doing in Tunisia in 1978?

• Michael Palin; shooting for Life of Brian

• This illegal product is one of the most expensive in the world, selling for around $100 per gram on the streets of Vietnam - which is one of the world's largest markets for this product.• The high demand has led to a lot of poaching and hence

conservationists have come up with an innovative solution.• A red dye is being applied on the source of this object so

that it is detected at airports when being smuggled and which also makes it slightly poisonous to humans - thus reducing its demand. • What object is this?

• Rhino horn

• Alyssa Milano is an American actress, known for portraying Samantha Micelli on the 80s TV series Who's the Boss? and was a popular teen idol in the 80s• How was a reference made to her in a recent movie?

• Chris Pratt’s spaceship in Guardians of the Galaxy is called the Milano as a reference to her

• This term comes from the ______________, which is the upper part of the abdomen inferior to the lowest ribs of the thorax (basically below the ribs). • The term reflects the ancient belief that the viscera of the

_____________ were the seat of melancholy and sources of the vapour that caused morbid feelings.

• What term?

• Hypochondria

• Samantha _______ played the same role in four movies from the mid 90s to 2002.• She was preceded by Caroline Bliss and followed by

Naomie Harris.• She also played the same role in an advertisement for

London 2012 Olympics. • So what role did she play and what is her last name?

• Miss Moneypenny• Her name is Samantha Bond

• This location in the Tabernas desert in Andalucia, Spain was chosen because of the similarity of the terrain and because it was relatively untouched.• It was called Yucca City and was used in the mid-60s and

after achieving its purpose was converted into a theme park which is still functioning.• What was it used for?

• Shooting Sergio Leone’s Westerns

• Connect

Ashley Kerekes, a baby sitter from Massachusetts, USA Ravi Visvesvaraya Sharada Prasad, IT and telecom consultant, India

• Twitter celebrities due to their handles• Ashley Kerekes is @theashes• Ravi Visvesvaraya Sharada Prasad is @rvp

• This word means a missing piece from a work.• It is derived from one of the Latin words for pit, which

itself is a diminutive of the Latin for a small water body.• It is also the name of the fictional company which has

been blanked out in the image.• Identify the name of the fictional company

• Lacuna, Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind

• In order to extend their association with a particular animal, this company has supported the efforts of the Dian Fossey Fund International in order to help ensure the survival of this highly endangered species. • Which company and what is their brand?

• Corning• Gorilla Glass

• __________ is open sourced and was created by software engineer Rob Rhinehart, who developed the formula by self-experimentation based on his own research online and through textbooks, and scientific journals.• A commercial version was crowdfunded and shipments of

orders began in the first week of May 2014.• The name comes from the 1966 science fiction novel

Make Room! Make Room!, though commonly associated with its 1973 film adaptation _______ Green, in which it is made from human remains.• What?

• Soylent – the drink which is a total diet substitute

• Identify the actor shown in the video clip• Also, he was in the news for a particular controversy in

November 2013. What?

• Waris Ahluwalia• Featured in a GAP

advertisement which was defaced by some racist idiots

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