Spent quiz-prelim
- 1. SpEnt Quiz Prelim M/s LitSec, LitSec, LitSec, and Vol Mama Akshay Rangamani Ashwin “More” Pananjady Ameya “Cow” Karve Shivamshu
- 2. OQ QuizMaster #1- My God! LitSoc has never been this close in all the aeons I’ve spent in insti! OQ QuizMaster #2 (consulting, with notes from previous years)- Yeah, true. We must go win SpEnt now; we will have a *hypothetical* chance to win LitSoc!
- 3. Rules • 25 questions, sports + entertainment. • 5 starred questions, which will be used to break ties. These are scattered among the 25. • To be eligible to participate, you must: – Not support the current Indian test cricket team. – Worship Rajinikanth – Make an effort to understand the joke-joke on slide 1 and the rest that will follow.
- 4. • The top 8 teams will qualify for the finals. • Googling and the rest will lead to immediate disqualification. Our freshie volunteer has been given the right to evict you, like a boss! • Write your name, hostel, contact number, and mothers’ maiden names on the sheet. • Sports questions are actual sports questions. Just because your pencil resembles a hockey stick, Ameya won’t ask a question about it. • All references are purely intentional.
- 6. Question 0 (Not Scored) X was a former Bollywood actress, who had a brief and controversial career in Hindi movies. She was once in a relationship with Dawood Ibrahim, and tried to use money and clout to establish herself as a leading actress, but failed. A movie portraying her is under production currently, with her character being played by Kareena Kapoor. X?
- 8. Question 1 What was this?
- 9. Answer • First Peanuts Comic Strip
- 10. Question 2 John Kinley Tener (July 25, 1863 – May 19, 1946) was a Major League baseball player and executive and, from 1911 to 1915, served as the 25th Governor of Pennsylvania. He started the tradition of a Congressional Baseball Game, which is organised each summer and raises lots of charity from the local people. What are teams that contest in this game ?
- 11. Answer • Republicans vs. Democrats.
- 12. *Question 3
- 13. The pic is a panel from “Dream of a Lifetime” a 2004 Duck Tales comic. It came up on the internet a few years ago claiming to be the inspiration for what?
- 14. Answer Inception
- 15. Question 4
- 17. Question 5 X is a TV Series which is loosely based on a series of novels by Jeff Lindsay. X By Design X Is Delicious Darkly Dreaming X Dearly Devoted X X In The Dark Double X Sitter. X ?
- 18. Answer Dexter
- 19. Question 6 The X Saga : 26-Dec-1990 : X Born - Dissolution of the Soviet Union 26-Dec-2003 : X 13 yrs old - Iran earthquake 26-Dec-2004 : X 14 yrs old - Indonesia Tsunami 26-Dec-2006 : X 16yrs old - Taiwan earthquake 26-Dec-2008 : X 18 yrs old - Yunnan(China) earthquake 26-Dec-2012 : X 22yrs old - End of the world? This was all over facebook recently. X?
- 20. Answer Aaron Ramsey. Someone dies everytime he scores a goal.
- 21. Question 7 Released in 1927, this movie accomplished something that was replicated only this year. The actors were commended for their "superb" performance, for the lack of _____ made it that much harder to convey the movie's message. What was the feat?
- 22. Answer The first silent movie to win an Oscar, the next being The Artist, in 2012.
- 23. Question 8 The term X refers to the area being slightly depressed below field level, Xs allowed spectators to see all the action, while not obstructing their view. Xs are common in baseball, and more recently cricket. X?
- 24. Answer Dugout
- 25. Question 9 Men’s coxless pair at 2008 Beijing Olympics: Drew Ginn & Duncan Free- Gold medal Dave Calder & Scott Frandsen- Silver medal Nathan Twaddle & George Bridgewater- Bronze medal ? & ? - 6th position.
- 27. *Question 10
- 29. Question 11 X, sometimes known as I Hate Sandcastles, is a popular internet meme. The original image was taken by photographer Laney Griner of her son Sammy on August 26th, 2007. She posted it to both her personal Flickr account and put it up on Getty Images, which has since been removed. X?
- 31. Question 12 David Prowse was his body. James Earl Jones was his voice. Sebastian Shaw was his face. A fourth person did his breathing. For whom?
- 33. Question 13
- 34. Answer Jihad Rap
- 35. Question 14 X National Cricket Team - Black Caps X National Football Team - All Whites X National Rugby Team - All Blacks X National Basketball Team - Y X? Y? No part points.
- 36. Answer New Zealand Sports Teams. The Basketball team is called the Tall Blacks.
- 37. Question 15 XY is a sport that originated in the Indus Valley civilization, and is practiced across the world. In some regional variations, the Xs are equipped with either metal spurs (called gaffs) or knives; A participant in XY is the mascot of Z, a football team. Put X, Y, Z.
- 38. Answer XY- Cockfighting Z- Tottenham Hotspur
- 39. Question 16 Montezuma's revenge , Aztec two step - Mexico Pharaoh's Revenge , Cairo two-step - Egypt Karachi Cork - Pakistan Tokyo Trots - Japan Jimmy Britts - Australia Tom Tits - Great Britain _________ - India FITB.
- 41. *Question 17 It can mean only one of three things: You work in a men's clothing store; you're a butler or X . Give X and what is being discussed here (Y)?
- 43. Question 18 A was a movie which featured a soundtrack of the same name by B. All songs in the movie A were sung by B, except 3, which were performed by Dave Grusin. The other songs were written specifically for the movie, although subsequent, refined versions were released in other albums later. The album was released on 21 June 1968, and produced by Teo Macero. B's songs in A catapulted them to fame, and in the next two years came the biggest hits, before a split in 1970. A and B?
- 44. Answer A- Graduate B- Simon and Garfunkel
- 45. *Question 19 Mashup of 2 movies. Which movies?
- 47. Question 20 Kit of which team?
- 49. Question 21 "___1___" is a fictionalized retelling of real people ____2____ met during his days as a piano-lounge singer in Los Angeles at the Executive Lounge after the failure of his first album, Cold Spring Harbor. ___2___'s own personal feelings about this failure are expressed in the failed dreams of the characters in his song. At the time, ___2___ was trying to get out of a bad deal with the record company Family Productions, so, according to ___2___, he was "hiding out" at the bar, performing under the name Bill Martin while Columbia Records tried to get him out of the deal.
- 50. Answer 1- Piano Man 2- Billy Joel
- 51. Question 22 Since the 2003 season, X has won the domestic league for all the clubs he has turned out for (5 in total). He currently captains his national side. He also has a black belt in taekwondo. Who?
- 53. *Question 23 This is an ad campaign by Nike. What has been blanked out?
- 55. Question 24 XY is a 34 year old performing artist from Madurai. He has featured in two albums, namely XY and Simple Superstar. He is credited with the creation of a new genre in music called Indo- World Fusion. He is a supporter of the Pune Warriors cricket team, and met with Robin Uthappa during a concert recently. Whoizit?
- 57. Question 25 Dadagiri is a reality show on UTV Bindass. In its first season, called Dadagiri: Beat the Bullies, contestants were selected every week and would compete for a prize money of Rs. 50,000. It was hosted by Vishal and Esha along with Akash. The second series saw 12 contenders competing for a Rs 1,000,000 prize, and became the number one rated programme among youth TV channels. The third season was called D3 Commando Force: Dadagiri Against Terrorism. it was the cash prize and the motive was the same. The current fourth season is called "Dadagiri: The Revenge of the Sexes" However, we know it for something else. What?
- 58. Answer- How can she slap?