Qonnoisseur

Quizmasters – Rohan Danait and Aman Shaikh

Elims

House Rules

25 questions

35 minutes

No negatives, so take your best guess!

Quizmaster’s decision will be final and binding

Top 6 teams will be selected for the finals

Star marked questions resolve ties If still tied, teams will be eliminated by sudden death

1

Born in Detroit to South Korean immigrants, X took part in the High IQ team, played violin in the orchestra, and was elected to student council in school. He graduated at 16 and his achievements earned him his school's Youth of the Year award. He completed his undergraduate studies in 1990 and obtained his M.D. degree in 1995. He completed his internal medicine residency in New Orleans while developing his stand-up comedy. He won a comedy competition and was urged by the judges to move to Los Angeles. After moving to Los Angeles, he initially practiced medicine for several years as a general practitioner. Who?

2

Which fictional TV character's personal boat is

named "Slice of Life"? The boat is wrecked in

the final episode of the TV series which is

named after this character.

3

Connect:

4

Excerpt from "Silver Blaze", a Sherlock Holmes short story. The title of a 2003 mystery novel quotes Holmes. Gregory (Scotland Yard detective): "Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?" Holmes: "To the _______ ________ of the ___ in the _____-____." Gregory: "The ___ did nothing in the _____-____." Holmes: "That was the _______ ________."

5

Minimalist poster for which film?

6

Which band’s logo was supposedly inspired by

the poster of the 1976 film The Man Who Fell to

Earth?

7

Connect: Gramophone (music), Image orthicon

tube (television), Antoinette Perry (theatre)

8

_____ White is a British girl who is perpetually

in the third grade. She is a Scorpio, has a twin

and is the daughter of George and Mary White.

She has a pet cat called Charmmy _____.

Which popular fictional character created by

Yuko Shimizu am I talking about? (Blanks are

same)

9

Identify the actress and the fictional figure from

the world of art that she is portraying.

10

This 1990 romantic musical drama film was a

commercial and critical success particularly

because of its music. The film made the

careers of singer Kumar Sanu and composers

Nadeem-Shravan. The soundtrack album has

been rated the 4th best ever by Planet

Bollywood on their "100 Greatest Bollywood

Soundtracks". It's sequel was a remake of the

1976 Hollywood film A Star Is Born. Which

film?

11

The Savitribai Phule Pune University's

Department of Management Sciences is a

business school formed in 1971. By what

colloquial name is this department known,

which in a certain African language translates

to "to be foolish, silly, weakminded, careless,

negligent"?

12

Tabu - Gertrude

Kay Kay Menon - Claudius

Shraddha Kapoor – Ophelia

Put funda.

13

This comedian studied in Lagos, Nigeria,

Shimla and Delhi before obtaining a Bachelor's

degree from Knox College, Illinois in

Economics & Theatre with a concentration in

performance. After graduating from Knox, he

was accepted into Harvard University for their

Stanislavsky Program in coalition with the

Moscow Arts Theatre. Who?

14

This rock-cut cave temple was carved out in the

8th century by Rashtrakuta kings. The temple,

made of basalt rock, is dedicated to the Hindu

god Shiva. The sanctum - a cube-shaped room

about 3–4 metres on each side - houses a linga

- the symbol of Shiva and there are two smaller

cells on each side. In front of the cave is a

circular Nandi mandapa, its umbrella shaped

canopy supported by massive square pillars.

Which temple?

15

The image here shows the Shakespearian

reinterpretation of which popular song?

(image)

16

Still from the film Game of Death. What film

used Bruce Lee's costume as an inspiration?

17

The drummer of this band, also one of its founding

members, departed and the band began

auditioning for a new drummer. The band invited 7

drummers to audition of which one was Mike

Mangini, who was then teaching at the Berklee

College of Music in the Percussion Department.

The results of the audition were made public via a

three-part YouTube documentary series called The

Spirit Carries On. In the last episode of the series,

it was revealed that Mangini was the drummer

selected. Which band?

18

On March 26, 2012, X reached the Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the Mariana Trench in his Deepsea Challenger submersible and became the first person to accomplish this trip solo. He spent more than three hours exploring the ocean floor before returning to the surface. During his dive to the Challenger Deep, the data he collected resulted in interesting new finds in the field of marine biology, including new species of sea cucumber, squid worm, and giant single-celled amoeba, which are exciting finds due to the harshness of the environment. Arnold Schwarzenegger tweeted, "Congrats to my great friend on the deepest solo dive ever. Always a pioneer." Identify X.

19

Connect:

20

Connect an Indian Armed Forces operation to

capture "the world's highest battlefield" to

composer Gustav Holst's work "The Cloud

Messenger".

21

This French portrait painter was a successful

portraitist at the court of Louis XVI of France

and was known for his less formal portraits

which showed an interest in expanding the

range of facial expressions. In today's world,

how would you know his most famous painting?

22

The character of Gwynplaine, played in the film

by German actor Conrad Veidt in the 1928 film

The Man Who Laughs (adapted from a Victor

Hugo novel) inspired which other legendary

character?

23

This form of singing involves repeated changes of pitch

during a single note. The singer quickly switches between

the low-pitch chest register and the high-pitch head register

or falsetto. The English word for this technique is derived

from the German word meaning "to utter the syllable jo".

This vocal technique is used in many cultures worldwide.

Although it was J. P. Chandrababu, a Tamil singer, who

used it first in Indian cinema, it because famous in India

because of another playback singer who was responsible

for using it in mainstream Bollywood films. Who?

24

On November 30, 2013, Roger Rodas, age 38,

a pro-am racer, who worked as X's financial

adviser, left an event for X's charity Reach Out

Worldwide for victims of Typhoon Haiyan in his

red 2005 Porsche Carrera GT along with X

himself. What followed created news not just

because of the seriousness of the incident but

also because of the irony in the entire thing.

What happened?

25

The X effect is the phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove,

or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of

publicizing the information more widely, usually facilitated by the

Internet. It is named after X, whose attempt in 2003 to suppress

photographs of her residence in Malibu, California, inadvertently

generated further publicity. X unsuccessfully sued photographer

Kenneth Adelman and Pictopia.com for violation of privacy. The US$50

million lawsuit endeavoured to remove an aerial photograph of X's

mansion from the publicly available collection of 12,000 California

coastline photographs. Before X filed her lawsuit, "Image 3850" had

been downloaded only six times; two of those downloads were by X's

attorneys. As a result of the case, public knowledge of the picture

increased substantially; more than 420,000 people visited the site over

the following month. Which unfortunate entertainment personality is

this?

Elims Answers

1

Born in Detroit to South Korean immigrants, X took part in the High IQ team, played violin in the orchestra, and was elected to student council in school. He graduated at 16 and his achievements earned him his school's Youth of the Year award. He completed his undergraduate studies in 1990 and obtained his M.D. degree in 1995. He completed his internal medicine residency in New Orleans while developing his stand-up comedy. He won a comedy competition and was urged by the judges to move to Los Angeles. After moving to Los Angeles, he initially practiced medicine for several years as a general practitioner. Who?

Answer

Ken Jeong

2

Which fictional TV character's personal boat is

named "Slice of Life"? The boat is wrecked in

the final episode of the TV series which is

named after this character.

Answer

Dexter

3

Connect:

Answer

Film adaptations of Philip K. Dick’s novels

4

Excerpt from "Silver Blaze", a Sherlock Holmes short story. The title of a 2003 mystery novel quotes Holmes. Gregory (Scotland Yard detective): "Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?" Holmes: "To the _______ ________ of the ___ in the _____-____." Gregory: "The ___ did nothing in the _____-____." Holmes: "That was the _______ ________."

Answer

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night

Time

5

Minimalist poster for which film?

Answer

Inception

6

Which band’s logo was supposedly inspired by

the poster of the 1976 film The Man Who Fell to

Earth?

Answer

Iron Maiden

7

Connect: Gramophone (music), Image orthicon

tube (television), Antoinette Perry (theatre)

Answer

Name of origins of the Grammy, Emmy and

Tony awards

8

_____ White is a British girl who is perpetually

in the third grade. She is a Scorpio, has a twin

and is the daughter of George and Mary White.

She has a pet cat called Charmmy _____.

Which popular fictional character created by

Yuko Shimizu am I talking about? (Blanks are

same)

Answer

(Hello) Kitty

9

Identify the actress and the fictional figure from

the world of art that she is portraying.

Answer

Scarlett Johansson, The Girl with the Pearl

Earring

10

This 1990 romantic musical drama film was a

commercial and critical success particularly

because of its music. The film made the

careers of singer Kumar Sanu and composers

Nadeem-Shravan. The soundtrack album has

been rated the 4th best ever by Planet

Bollywood on their "100 Greatest Bollywood

Soundtracks". It's sequel was a remake of the

1976 Hollywood film A Star Is Born. Which

film?

Answer

Aashiqui

11

The Savitribai Phule Pune University's

Department of Management Sciences is a

business school formed in 1971. By what

colloquial name is this department known,

which in a certain African language translates

to "to be foolish, silly, weakminded, careless,

negligent"?

Answer

PUMBA (Pune University MBA)

12

Tabu - Gertrude

Kay Kay Menon - Claudius

Shraddha Kapoor – Ophelia

Put funda.

Answer

Haider’s roles corresponding to the Hamlet’s

roles

13

This comedian studied in Lagos, Nigeria,

Shimla and Delhi before obtaining a Bachelor's

degree from Knox College, Illinois in

Economics & Theatre with a concentration in

performance. After graduating from Knox, he

was accepted into Harvard University for their

Stanislavsky Program in coalition with the

Moscow Arts Theatre. Who?

Answer

Vir Das

14

This rock-cut cave temple was carved out in the

8th century by Rashtrakuta kings. The temple,

made of basalt rock, is dedicated to the Hindu

god Shiva. The sanctum - a cube-shaped room

about 3–4 metres on each side - houses a linga

- the symbol of Shiva and there are two smaller

cells on each side. In front of the cave is a

circular Nandi mandapa, its umbrella shaped

canopy supported by massive square pillars.

Which temple?

Answer

Pataleshwar temples

15

The image here shows the Shakespearian

reinterpretation of which popular song?

(image)

Answer

Let It Go

16

Still from the film Game of Death. What film

used Bruce Lee's costume as an inspiration?

Answer

Kill Bill

17

The drummer of this band, also one of its founding

members, departed and the band began

auditioning for a new drummer. The band invited 7

drummers to audition of which one was Mike

Mangini, who was then teaching at the Berklee

College of Music in the Percussion Department.

The results of the audition were made public via a

three-part YouTube documentary series called The

Spirit Carries On. In the last episode of the series,

it was revealed that Mangini was the drummer

selected. Which band?

Answer

Dream Theater

18

On March 26, 2012, X reached the Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the Mariana Trench in his Deepsea Challenger submersible and became the first person to accomplish this trip solo. He spent more than three hours exploring the ocean floor before returning to the surface. During his dive to the Challenger Deep, the data he collected resulted in interesting new finds in the field of marine biology, including new species of sea cucumber, squid worm, and giant single-celled amoeba, which are exciting finds due to the harshness of the environment. Arnold Schwarzenegger tweeted, "Congrats to my great friend on the deepest solo dive ever. Always a pioneer." Identify X.

Answer

James Cameron

19

Connect:

Answer

Christopher Lee’s movie roles

20

Connect an Indian Armed Forces operation to

capture "the world's highest battlefield" to

composer Gustav Holst's work "The Cloud

Messenger".

Answer

Meghdoot

21

This French portrait painter was a successful

portraitist at the court of Louis XVI of France

and was known for his less formal portraits

which showed an interest in expanding the

range of facial expressions. In today's world,

how would you know his most famous painting?

Answer

Joseph Decreux/Archaic Rap

22

The character of Gwynplaine, played in the film

by German actor Conrad Veidt in the 1928 film

The Man Who Laughs (adapted from a Victor

Hugo novel) inspired which other legendary

character?

Answer

Joker

23

This form of singing involves repeated changes of pitch

during a single note. The singer quickly switches between

the low-pitch chest register and the high-pitch head register

or falsetto. The English word for this technique is derived

from the German word meaning "to utter the syllable jo".

This vocal technique is used in many cultures worldwide.

Although it was J. P. Chandrababu, a Tamil singer, who

used it first in Indian cinema, it because famous in India

because of another playback singer who was responsible

for using it in mainstream Bollywood films. Who?

Answer

Kishore Kumar

24

On November 30, 2013, Roger Rodas, age 38,

a pro-am racer, who worked as X's financial

adviser, left an event for X's charity Reach Out

Worldwide for victims of Typhoon Haiyan in his

red 2005 Porsche Carrera GT along with X

himself. What followed created news not just

because of the seriousness of the incident but

also because of the irony in the entire thing.

What happened?

Answer

Paul Walker died in a car crash

25

The X effect is the phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove,

or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of

publicizing the information more widely, usually facilitated by the

Internet. It is named after X, whose attempt in 2003 to suppress

photographs of her residence in Malibu, California, inadvertently

generated further publicity. X unsuccessfully sued photographer

Kenneth Adelman and Pictopia.com for violation of privacy. The US$50

million lawsuit endeavoured to remove an aerial photograph of X's

mansion from the publicly available collection of 12,000 California

coastline photographs. Before X filed her lawsuit, "Image 3850" had

been downloaded only six times; two of those downloads were by X's

attorneys. As a result of the case, public knowledge of the picture

increased substantially; more than 420,000 people visited the site over

the following month. Which unfortunate entertainment personality is

this?

Answer

Barbara Streisand

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