Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts.

The first part is called

THE RULES

• You do NOT speak about the rules.

• You do NOT speak about the rules. (déjà vu?)

• You get +5 for a correct answer.

• You get absolutely nothing for a wrong answer.

• The quizmasters (yes, the one and only) get to decide points for partial answers.

• For tie-breakers, we use star-marked questions. Please mark them on your sheet as well.

• Need we say “No Mobile Phones” or “Don’t use unfair means”?

• Trust no one but yourself, the quizmasters and Lord Brahma.

#1

• Identify and give funda.

JO CALDERONE / LADY GAGA

#2ID X & Y

• Robin : Winter Soldier

• Black Canary : Mockingbird

• Clayface : Sandman

• Darkseid : Thanos

• Killer Croc : The Lizard

• Deadshot : Bullseye

• Plastic Man : Mr. Fantastic

• Doctor Fate : Doctor Strange

• Green Arrow : X

• Deathstroke : Y

X: HAWKEYE, Y: DEADPOOL

(CTRL+C -> CTRL+V IN COMICLORE)

*#3

The original Compact Disc Digital Audio

Standard has a strange runtime.

Not 60 minutes, not even 70 minutes.

74 minutes and 33 seconds.

Why?

SYMPHONY NO. 9 IN D MINOR, OP. 125 FINAL

GREAT WORK OF

HERR LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

#4

Minimalist Poster for which movie?

#5

What is being described below?

• Comprises of the most unsociable and “unclubbable”? men in town.

• No member is permitted to take the least notice of another.

• No talking. No coughing.

• Three offences are liable for expulsion.

• Possible front for the Secret Service.

THE DIOGENES CLUB

*#6

• This song was originally inspired by a

work of classical Persian poet Nizami

Ganjavi.

• The composer is said to have been

moved by the story based on his own

experiences at the time, when he had

garnered deep unrequited love for the wife

of a close friend and fellow musician.

LAYLA – ERIC CLAPTON

#7• Connect:

JADA PINKETT SMITH / FISH MOONEY

#8

• Organized, for the first time in December, 2007 in Goa.

• In 2009, CNN rated it the 9th Best Festival in the world.

• It has elements of Music, Entertainment, Shopping and Food.

• What are we talking about?

SUNBURN

#9

• This famous fictional character has been

largely modelled on Sherlock Holmes.

• He plays an instrument and is known for

substance abuse.

• He even stays in an apartment

numbered 221B.

• Who?

GREGORY HOUSE

#10

• This was founded as the Golden State _______________ in 1970 by a group of enthusiasts in California, and is now the largest of its kind in the world.

• It is the home of awards such as the Inkpot Award and Will Eisner Awards.

• It has an annual regional economic impact of $162.8 million.

COMIC-CON

#11What is common between the following:

• TOI article in May 2011 about a man suing deodorant company Axe.

• Article on oneindia.in in November 2009 about a youngster’s suicide.

• India Today article in December 2013 about the IRCTC website.

• Legal team of BJP leader Nitin Gadkari citing a specific article while arguing his defamation case.

SOURCED FROM FAKING NEWS ARTICLES

#12

• For the 2006 Grammy Awards, who choreographed Shakira’s Hips Don’t Lie?

FARAH KHAN

*#13

• “I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a

Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-

Picture Deal at Disney”

• No, this isn’t Ted Bundy’s autobiography,

but it is a particular Oscar winner’s

directorial debut short film.

• Who?

BEN AFFLECK

#14 WORLD TOUR?

• Non exhaustive list:

• New York City (Jan, 2013)

• Rio de Janeiro (Feb, 2013)

• Miami (June, 2013)

• Beijing (Aug, 2013)

• London (Nov-Dec, 2013)

• Seoul (Feb, 2014)

• New York City (March, 2014)

SUBWAY SURFERS

*#15

• This is how he looks NOW.

• However, that’s not his claim to fame.

• He is best known for a photograph taken almost

20 years ago.

• How do we better know him?

• (Name can be given as hint if needed)

SPENCER ELDEN, THE NIRVANA BABY

#16

• Felix Kjellberg is the son of former HappAhl CIO, Johanna Kjellberg, who was the 2010 CIO of the Year in Sweden.

• Felix has guest starred in two episodes of the 18th season of South Park.

• He often refers to his fans as the ‘Bro Army’.

What is his claim to fame?

PEWDIEPIE (MOST SUBSCRIBED CHANNEL ON

YOUTUBE)

#17 KRIPYA CONNECT KAREIN

CHUCK PALAHNIUCK

#18

• In 1978, the organization maintaining this set out to replace its deteriorated parts with more permanent structures, largely because of the public campaign by Hugh Hefner.

• 9 donors contributed $27,777 each for restoration each of the 9 parts.

• What?

HOLLYWOOD SIGN

#19 MASTER THIEF

• She currently ranks 10th on Forbes List of 15 Richest

Fictional People, just below Forrest Gump and Mr.

Monopoly.

• She has an estimated property of $2.4 Billion (with a B)

• Lives in Stockholm, Sweden.

• Her source of income? Stated as “Theft”.

LISBETH SALANDER

#20

• The concept for the album W was formed

out of a moment of disgust when on tour in

Canada when a fan came on stage and spat

on one of the band X’s members.

• The name of album Y came from a

newspaper headline about a woman

receiving the first pacemaker.

• Album Z was named by Douglas Adams.

W – THE WALL; X – PINK FLOYD

Y – ATOM HEART MOTHER; Z – DIVISION BELL

#21 HUNGRY KYA?

• The key ingredients of said dish are:

• Tomatoes

• Garlic

• Onions

• Zucchini

• Eggplant

• Bellpeppers

• Basil Leaf

• Thyme or other herbs

• Thomas Keller made a contemporary version of this dish (Confit Byaldi) for a

certain 2007 project.

• What?

RATATOUILLE

*#22

• The Method of Loci is a mnemonic device adopted in ancient Roman and Greek rhetorical treatises. A lot of memory contest champions claim to use this technique. It has little to do with brain structure or intelligence, but more to do with usage of regions of one’s brain that have to do with spatial learning.

• Where would you find its use in popular culture (specific term required)?

SHERLOCK’S MIND PALACE

*#23 MISTAKEN IDENTITIES

• Glenn McDuffe passed away on 9th March, 2014.

(Moment of silence please)

• He once said that he had to pass 5 polygraph tests to

prove his claim of being a certain individual, before he

was confirmed to be that person.

• What exactly was he talking about?

V-J DAY IN TIMES SQUARE

#24

• Arunabh, the founding father once explained that

the philosophy behind this “thing” was to kill TV.

• This is quite evident from their logo crashing

down onto a TV set.

• What neo-culture can be credited to him?

TVF, ARUNABH THE QTIYAPA GUY