TheEverybodyKnowsSomethingQuiz QM- Nid

Rules-ID the real life personality making an

appearance in The Simpsons

Differential scoring-+30 for 1 team+20 for 2 teams +10 for 3 teams

0 for 4 teams

For eg,

<- StephenHawking

Ans-Cristiano Ronaldo

Ans-Tom Hanks

Ans-Justin Beiber

Ans-Patrick Stewart

Ans-Green Day

Ans-David Copperfield

Ans-Mark Zuckerburg

Ans-Stan Lee

Ans-J K Rowling

Ans-Ludacris

Ans-Mick Jagger

Ans-Matt Groening

STRAIGHT QUESTIONS

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Initially in 17th century X was a small village which formed a boundary

between the main city and the SalsetteIsland. In Marathi the name , Y , means boundary or limit of a place or area. It is an indication that the city ends over

here and Suburbs starts from here. This is why X is still referred to as Y.

ID X and Y

Ans-X=Sion

Y=Sheev

This is Nirbheek, a revolver produced by the Kanpur Ordnance Factories Organization for a special purpose.

What purpose?

Ans-Women’s safety.

It was named after Nirbhaya , the 2012 Delhi rape victim. Nirbhaya and Nirbheek both mean ‘fearless’.

X, literally "corn flower", is the female protagonist of a popular Pashtun Romeo-and-

Juliet-like folktale, where the two characters fall in love in school. The two lovers, X and Musa Khan, create a war between their respective tribes. X, by quoting the Qura'an, shows how comical this war was, to her elders - this leads

to ceasing of the war, and the subsequent marriage of X and Khan. X is the pseudonym

used by Y in Y’s BBC diaries. ID X (bonus for Y)

Ans-X= Gul Makai

Y= Malala Yousafzai

The U.S. Military has a contingency plan called- CONOP 8888. The summary reads-“Because Xs pose a threat to all human life, will be prepared to preserve the sanctity of

human life and conduct operations in support of any human population —

including traditional adversaries.” The following Xs are a part of the plan-radiation, pathogenic, evil magic, space

and weaponized. ID X

Ans-Zombies

Its upper limit is 119.5 pounds, putting it between flyweight and

featherweight. The name is derived from a kind of poultry found in Asia.

Name this boxing weight class, whose Olympic champions have included

Candian Horace Gwynne, Hungarian Tibor Osik, and North Korean Yong-Jo

Gu.

Ans-Bantamweight

In Norse mythology, she was the daughter of Loki. Her kingdom,

Niflheim, or the World of Darkness, was divided into several sections. Murderers, Adulterers suffered

torment in a castle filled with serpents’ venom, while the dragon Nidhogg

sucked their blood.What is her name?

Ans-Hel

FITB-

Ans-

X was brought to the West from China in 1st century BC. It became hugely

popular with the public. But importing it led to high costs. To curb this, Emperor Augustus issued edicts

restraining it’s use by men , saying that men wearing X were considered

effeminate.ID X

Ans-Silk

ID-

Ans-Laina Walker

A dish was created during Qing Dynasty premier Li Hongzhang's visit

to the United States in 1896. The story is that Li wandered to a local Chinese restaurant after the hotel kitchen had closed, where the chef, embarrassed that he had nothing ready to offer, came up with the new dish using

scraps of leftovers.Which dish?

Ans-Chopsuey

The spotted seals are endangered species. What choice made by the South Korean Government was an

attempt to spread awareness about these species?

Ans-

Connect and give me X-Grammy Awards in 1972,1997 and

2003;Johnny Cash – 1969;ElvisPresley –1972;

Led Zeppelin – 1973,1974;Michael Jackson – 1988, 2001;

Monster Ball Tour – Lady Gaga -2011;X, 2014

(non exhaustive list)

Ans-Narendra Modi at Madison Square

Garden

During the time of the Mongol Empire, the army of Genghis Khan swept

across Central Asia and into Persia. Over the subsequent centuries, their

descendants inter-married with Persian and Turkish Muslims,

converted to Islam, and adopted the Persian language and culture.

What were these descendants called?

Ans-Mughals

Which trophy did India win?

Ans-NatWest Trophy

According to the Skanda Purana this person broke this thing himself but the

Bhavishya Purana says it was broken by Skanda. Brahmanda Purana states

that it was broken in a duel with Parashurama, while the Padma Purana

states that the duel was with Balarama.

This is the origin of what famous writing implement?

Ans-Ganesha’s broken left tusk with which he

wrote the Mahabharata.

What is this called as?

Ans-Batmanning

It was inspired by the French, but formulated in Edinburgh, Scotland in

1768. It is now published by the University of Chicago but still calls itself English. It was first called ‘a dictionary of arts and sciences’.

What is it called today?

Ans-

This book, which is a part of an epic series, was released in 1968

(coinciding with Mexican Olympics). It was translated to English in 1972. The

story includes loads of puns and satires on various topics including

performance enhancing drugs. The film was released in 2008 (Beijing

Olympics)Which book?

Ans-

Andabatae, Arbelas ,BestiariusBustuarius ,Cestus, CrupellariiDimachaerus ,Editor , Equites

Essedarius ,Hoplomachus , GladiatrixLanista , Laquearius, Lorarius

Murmillo, Paegniarius , ProvocatorRetiarius , Rudiarius , Rudis

Sagittarius, Samnite , ScissorSecutor , Tertiarius , Thraex

Velites , VenatorAn exhaustive list of?

Ans-Types of Gladiators

SHORT CONNECTS(+20/-0)

BIRMINGHAM

Ans-Cadbury

Ans-WWE wrestlers

Ray- Rey MysterioRock Lee- The Rock

Pied Piper- Rowdy Roddy PiperEdge of Tomorrow- Edge

Ans-Star Wars

Connect-

Ans-Partners of FIFA

Ans-Pepe Jeans.

Founded by brothers Arun Shah, NitinShah and Milan Shah at Portobello

Market , London.

Ans-Oscar Pistorius

Ans-Cobie Smulders

K2C4H4O6

Ans-Tartar

Ans-Emirate’s Old Trafford Ground

Ans-Nautilus

REVERSE

This the Balmoral Hotel (pic on next slide)in Edinburgh. In February 2007 ,

the name of one of the suites was changed and was priced at Euros 1000 per night. This change skyrocketed the bookings for that particular room, and

has ever since been a sort of pilgrimage site for certain fans.

What exactly did happen?(half points if you can give me ‘fans of

what?’

Ans-The JK Rowling Suite.

Rowling left a signed statement written on a marble bust of Hermes in her room saying; "JK Rowling finished writing Harry Potter and the

Deathly Hallows in this room (652) on 11th Jan 2007". The room has since been renamed the

"J.K. Rowling Suite,"

FITB-

Ans-Salvador Dali

This in image taken from a betting site. What are these the odds for?

Ans-Bets for the possible winners for the

Nobel Prize for Literature 2014.The blank is Patrick Modiani – the

winner.

During the Renaissance, theatre companies, functioning as

cooperatives, pooled resources and divided any income. Most performers provided their own costumes, but all

other things were considered to belong to the company.

What theatre term arose from this practice?

Ans-Props.

It stood for company ‘property’

Mcdonalds always promotes upcoming films through their happy meals.

However , my question is , which was the first movie they promoted through

their first ever happy meal?

Ans-Star Trek

During olden times, British sailors were given a certain citric fruit during long voyages. This was done so as to

prevent scurvy.What term did this fruit lead to?

Ans-Limey

The most popular cheat borne from within the FPS genre is X - which when typed in

via the console command allows the player to become invincible. X first appeared in a

game called Moria, which was a very old PC game based on The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. X allowed you to be incredibly

powerful so you could go on to defeat the Balrog at the bottom of the Moria Maze.

ID X

Ans-God Mode

The Parsis call them Khandiya , the Hindus call them Chandals , while in english, they are called Xs. A WWE wrestler once had a manager by the

same name. Give me the word.

Ans-Pallbearer

The Undertaker had a manager named Paul Bearer

In Greek mythology , Apollo is represented wearing a X on his head. In ancient Greece Xs were awarded to victors, both in athletic competitions, including the ancient Olympics and in

poetic meets. In Rome they were symbols of martial victory, crowning a

successful commander during his triumph.

ID X

Ans-Laurel Wreaths

X is named after Edward Smith Stanley , 12th earl of X who inaugurated a type

of horse race which is still run in England at Epson Down Racecourse. X according to dictionaries is now used to denote any kind of sporting event,

but is most commonly used in football, ID X

Ans-Derby

In the world of Journalism, there are various slang terms used. One of them

is the term given to correspondents posted in conflict and war zones. They are called as ‘X’ correspondents. X also

shares it’s name with a recent entertainment debacle.

ID X

Ans-

Entrepreneur – X recently gave a large sum of money to sponsor the launch

of the books Narendra Modi: The game changer and Being Modi .

However, the organizers forgot to send her an invite to the event on the day of the launch , which led to a huge clash

between the organizers and X’s supporters.

ID X

Ans-Shehnaz Hussain

“Taste of Africa” was a free event with food, entertainment

and sport being held in a local park in Dallas on 20th September 2014 and was being sponsored by the Dallas

Weekly. But why did the cover page of the sponsoring weekly go viral?

(pic on next slide)

Ans-The issue happened to narrowly

coincide with the United State’s first Ebola patient who was diagnosed in Dallas after landing on a flight from

West Africa.

ID the logo-

Ans-Solarbox

The company transforms disused iconic London telephone boxes into

free solarpowered charging points for phones. The new "boxes" are eco-green for

that matter.

Anawhrata, who ruled from 1044-1077, was the first king to rule over all of this country by capturing the Mon rulers in the South. He converted his

people to Theravada Buddhism. What country did he rule, from his

pagoda-filled capital of Pagan on the Irrawaddy River?

Ans-Burma

This gentleman used to DJ as a drag queen under the name DJ Revvlon.He was voted “Best Irish Gay DJ of 2000” in the “Goscars” (Irish Gay Community Awards).How do we better know him?

Ans-

The title location of this work was formed by tears after a kidnapping. The story goes that a prince is pestered by Queen Mother

to get married. That prince falls in love with a woman who is only a human during the night, due to a curse, which can only be

broken by a pledge of fidelity. In one version, this ballet concludes with the

suicide of the two lovers.Name this famous Peter Tchaikovsky ballet.

Ans-Swan Lake

The channel X’s debut was in 1972 as the Appalachian Community Service Network, a creation of the University of Kentucky to help cable companies

fulfill FCC requirements for an educational channel. By the late

1980s, X had changed to its current name. Discovery Networks bought it

in 1991 and it has slowly morphed into a reality channel.

ID X

Ans-

FITB-

Ans-

The word “salary” comes from the Latin word “salarium” which was used to describe the money paid to Roman soldiers towards their purchase of salt.

What word also comes from the Roman word for salt and refers to their practice of salting leafed vegetables?

Ans-Salad

LONG CONNECT

Ans-

Magic

May the force be with you….

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