Mela quiz finals - IIM Shillong (2018)

MUSIC . ENTERTAINMENT .
LITERATURE . ARTS
The MELAnge of
AKD
And
Sun4e
Finale Round

Round 1:
Category
Roulette
Rules of the Game
• There are 6 categories in this
Roulette. This will follow the Pounce
and Bounce Format.
• The categories are an indication of what
genre the question belongs to.
• Citius – Easy
• Altius – Medium
• Fortius – Difficult
• The scoring pattern for each question is
given in the category window .
• In case of Pounce, the scoring pattern
would be as the Direct.

Myth(ya)
La La Land
Picasso Please
Paparazzi
Reader’s
Digest
I am feeling
Lucky

Myth(ya)
Citius +10/-5
Altius +20/-10
Fortius +30/-10

X was a Syrian Moon Goddess. She has a child with a
human.
She then killed her love, abandoned the child, and threw
herself into the lake.
She then became X
ID X
Q. (Citius)

La La Land
Citius +10/-5
Altius +20/-10
Fortius +30/-10

Q. (Citius)
• Michael Lee Bush holds an interesting patent.
• He along with Dennis Tompkins and one other, had successfully filed a patent listed on 25th August, 1992
making him the co-inventor
• The need for this invention was to create an optical illusion during stage acts
• Who was the 3rd Co-Inventor

Q. (Fortius)
• A few months ago, Puerto Rico’s governor, Ricardo Rossello, declared the
country bankrupt in order to restructure a $70 billion debt. The country was
in very bad shape economically .
• However a certain worldwide phenomenon revived interest in the country
and boosted tourism by a whooping 45 %.
• Tourists are flocking to La Perla neighborhood and the popular bar La
Factoría in San Juan and giving a huge helping hand to the economy which is
starting to find its feet again.
So what worldwide phenomenon are we talking about?

Picasso Please
Citius +10/-5
Altius +20/-10
Fortius +30/-15

Q. (Citius)
Jeffrey Gillette is an American artist best known for his dystopian works
recreating Disneyland in a post-nuclear world.
In the following series, he contrasts the promised land of eternal cheer with the
hard reality of poverty, and bases his paintings in an appropriate place that
became well known to the West nearly a decade ago.
Identify the Place which came into light to the Western Media as a result of
this series.

Q. (Altius)
Although X is easily one of the world’s most iconic paintings, its permanent home is a
convent in Milan, Italy. And moving it would be tricky, to say the least. The painter painted
the religious work directly (and fittingly) on the dining hall wall of the Convent of Santa Maria
delle Grazie back in 1495.
Although the painting itself was beloved, the painter’s tempera-on-stone experiment was a
failure. By the early 16th century, the paint had started to flake and decay, and within 50
years, X was a ruin of its former glory. Early restoration attempts only made it worse.
Vibrations from Allied bombings during World War II further contributed to the painting's
destruction. Finally, in 1980, a 19-year restoration effort began. X was ultimately restored,
but it lost much of its original paint along the way.

Ans. (Altius)
The Last Supper
Back

Q. (Fortius)
Identify the Artist

Paparazzi
Citius +10/-5
Altius +20/-10
Fortius +30/-15

This Picture inspired a
very famous children
book series.
Which one?
Q. (Altius)

Reader’s Digest
Citius +10/-5
Altius +20/-10
Fortius +30/-15

Ans
United States of America
Back

Which Pulitzer Prize Winning journalist took time
away from working at a major metropolitan
newspaper and wrote two novels- The Janus
Contract , and Under A Yellow Sun?
Q. (Altius)

I am feeling lucky
Citius +10/-5
Altius +20/-10
Fortius +30/-15

Q. (Citius)
The bullet time effect was originally achieved photographically by a
set of still cameras surrounding the subject.
The cameras are fired sequentially, or all at the same time, depending
on the desired effect. Single frames from each camera are then
arranged and displayed consecutively to produce an orbiting
viewpoint of an action frozen in time or as hyper-slow-motion.
Identify this famous instance of the usage of “Bullet Time Effect”

Q. (Altius)
Harish Bhimani (born 15 February 1946) is a writer, anchor, voice-over artiste, on-screen
person and documentary & corporate film maker. He is a recipient of the coveted President’s
Medal in the National Film Awards, 2016.
A veteran of some 22,000 recordings, he is credited with several iconic recordings.
Considered the most recognizable spoken voice in the country, he is the leading voice in
many documentaries, corporate films, feature films, TV & Radio commercials, games, music
albums apart from hosting public events and ceremonies, since the 1980s.
However he became a household name back in the period 1988 to 1990.
What was his claim to fame?

Ans. (Altius)
Voice of Samay (Mahabharata)
Back

Q. (Fortius)
The story goes that a Dublin theatre proprietor by the name of Richard Daly made a bet that
he could, within forty-eight hours, make a nonsense word known throughout the city, and
that the public would supply a meaning for it. After a performance one evening, he gave his
staff cards with the word X written on them, and told them to write the word on walls
around the city. The next day the strange word was the talk of the town, and within a short
time it had become part of the language.
The most detailed account of this supposed exploit (in F. T. Porter's Gleanings and
Reminiscences, 1875) gives its date as 1791. The word, however, was already in use by then,
meaning 'an odd or eccentric person', and had been used in this sense by Fanny Burney in
her diary entry for 24 June 1782.
What is this word which holds a special relevance tonight?

Round 2: GRID ROUND
Rules of the Game
• There are 16 questions in this round. 8 clockwise and 8 anti-clockwise
• Each Correct answer on Direct will fetch +20/-10. On Pass, Each Correct Answer would fetch +10/0
• Differential Scoring for the Golden Bonus (The Hidden Photo)
• 1-3 : +30
• 4-7 : +20
• 8-11 : +10
• 12-15 : +5

Q1.
What route has been
depicted in this map?

Q2.
• In this
Michelangelo
painting, you can
see this person
holding a copy of
X’s work
• Identify X and
the funda

Dante’s Divine Comedy
Ans.
Back

Q3.
It contains butane, isobutane and propane gas & some chemicals.
When it leaves the can, the gas depressurizes and expands, creating small, water-covered
droplets.
The butane mixture later evaporates, leaving only water and surfactant residue behind.
This was relevant for professionals very recently.
The first big mover in this product was called 9:15 Fair Play which signifies that the purpose
of this product was to create a clearance of 9.15 metres.
Which product are we talking about?

• EPISODES(SEASON 1)
• Satyaniveshi
• Raste ka kaanta
• Seemant Heera
• Wasiyat
• Ret ka daldal
• Lal Neelam
• Bhoot
• Agnivaan
• Upasanhaar
• Chiriyaghar Part 1
• Chiriyaghar Part 2
Q4. Identify the Show

Q5.
An exclusive hand sanitiser was launched by National Theatre in 2018 to commemorate 400
years of production of this popular work of literature, so that the "damned spot" can be
wiped out.
What is the brand name?

The word X is a neologism coined by Richard Dawkins. It originated
from Dawkins' 1976 book The Selfish Gene. Dawkins's own position is
somewhat ambiguous: he welcomed N. K. Humphrey's suggestion that
“X should be considered as living structures, not just metaphorically
and proposed to regard X as "physically residing in the brain"
X is an idea, behaviour, or style that spreads from person to
person within a culture
What is X?
Q6. Such a Troll Question

Meme
(say it right :p)
Ans.
Back

Q7.
In a joint mission NASA and German Space Centre launched Gravity Recovery
And Climate Experiment (GRACE) back in 2002.
Two satellites were out in orbit to study Earth's shifting water mass and their
effect on gravitational field.
The satellites were named X and Y as one seemed to chase the other. What was
X and Y having a relation to popular culture?

Name: Barbara Milicent Roberts
From: Willows, Wisconsin
School: Manhattan International High school, New York City
Pets(>40) including cats, dogs, horses, zebras and pandas, Oh a lion king
as well.
She had an acting career in Toy Story 2 And Toy Story 3
Also had a chance to mimic Katrina Kaif
Q8. Who is she ?

Q9.
His name is Atul Kapoor. He was born on 28 December 1966 in
Mumbai. He is an Indian actor.
He mostly works with foreign content. His involvement includes "Iron
Man 2", "The Avengers", "Sherlock Holmes", "Captain America" "Toy
Story" et al.
Where have we famously not seen him?

If you fill in the
blanks, you will be
able to tell which
cartoon reference
to?
Q10.

Q11.
These objects are/were used in MRI Scans by doctors and were called _______
helmets so that kids wear them without much fuss.
Fill in the Blank.

Ans.
Princess Leia Helmets
Back

Complete the series
Sarbaz, asb, piil, fers, shah, _________
Fill in the Blanks.
Q12. This question is the KING

Sarbaz (piyade/Pawn)
Asb (Horse)
Piil (Bishop)
Fers (Wazir)
Shah (King)
Rukh (Chariot)
Chess pieces in Persian
Ans.
Back

Q13.
When Brian Kennedy, current President of California-based Cali-Fame was given
the orders in early 2016 to mass manufacture a particular product, his initial
statement towards his mainly Latino-Mexican staff force was, ‘We’re not
political. We’re here to work’.
Identify this highly visible product, which have inspired hipster fashion trends,
Halloween costumes, and even a short-lived rumour that they were actually
made in China.

Robin: Winter soldier
Black Canary: Mockingbird
Clayface:Sandman
Darkseid:Thanos
Plastic Man: Doctor Strange
Green Arrow: X
Death Stroke: Y
Q14. Comic Con

Robin: Winter soldier
Black Canary: Mockingbird
Clayface:Sandman
Darkseid:Thanos
Plastic Man: Doctor Strange
Green Arrow: Hawkeye
Death Stroke: Deadpool
Ans.
Back

Q15.
Although he has directed and written only 8 movies, he has been able to carve out a
niche for his films in the Hollywood fraternity. A cult figure in himself, he has been behind
several age defining movies of his time.
His recent venture attempts to bring together on-screen, the likes of Leonardo Di Caprio,
Brad Pitt and Al Pacino. When you join his invite-only fan club, you are provided with a
custom-made label with his original signature on it.

“I killed my lesbian wife, hung her on a meat hook, and now I
have a three picture Deal at Disney
IT is a particular Oscar winner’s directorial debut short film
Who?
Q16. Gone Boy

Round 3:THE NEWSPAPER
ROUND Rules of the Game
• There are 16 Questions in this Round. The round follows the
Pounce and Bounce Format.
• The Pounce is applicable to even the Direct Team.
• Direct Answer : +20/0
• Pounce Answer : +30/-15
• Passing Answer : +10/0

Q1.
“X” are found also on sheets of paper that are printed for books, but those
“X” are cut off during the binding process. The purpose of the “X” is as
follows:
When a sheet of paper is passing through a printing press, and the paper
has more than one colour on it, the printer needs to know that his machine
is printing colours properly. “X” helps in conveying this information.

Ans.
Colour Dots at the
Bottom of your
newspaper

Which movie does this
track belong to? And
identify funda
Q2.

The titles of each of the tracks are
taken from the scientific names for
different genera of bat.
The titles of tracks 4 through 9
form an acrostic: Barbastella,
Artibeus, Tadarida, Macrotus,
Antrozous, and Nycterus all come
together to spell "Batman
Ans.

Q3.
X was used for long-distance transmission of textual or
symbolic (as opposed to verbal or audio) messages without
the physical exchange of an object bearing the message.
X required that the method used for encoding the message
be known to both sender and receiver. Many methods are
designed according to the limits of the
signalling medium used. The use of smoke
signals, beacons, reflected light signals, and flag semaphore
signals are early examples.
Various versions of X included optical, electrical, Cooke and
Wheatstone system, Morse system, etc

Q5.
X was first was created in 1999 in Japan by Shigetaka Kurita.He was part of the team
working on NTT DoCoMo's i-mode mobile Internet platform. Kurita took inspiration from
weather forecasts that used symbols to show weather, Chinese characters and street signs,
and from manga.
X was initially used by the NTT DoCoMo, au, and SoftBank Mobile(formerly Vodafone).
These companies each defined their own variants of using proprietary standards. The first
set of 176 12×12 pixel was created as part of i-mode's messaging features to help facilitate
electronic communication, and to serve as a distinguishing feature from other services.
For NTT DoCoMo's i-mode, X is drawn on a 12×12 pixel grid. When transmitted, X are
specified as a two-byte sequence, in the private-use range E63E through E757 in
the Unicode character space, or F89F through F9FC for Shift JIS.

ID THIS OSCAR
WINNING ACTOR
AND THE FAMOUS
SERIES HE WAS JUST
REMOVED FROM
Q6.

Democracy is overrated.
House of Cards is not

Q7.
The people who should know best have this to say of her.
Sir Mortimer Wheeler – “There is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting lips and insolent
look in the eye. She's about fifteen years old I should think, not more, but she stands there
with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on. A girl perfectly, for the moment,
perfectly confident of herself and the world. There's no one like her, I think, in the world.
John Marshall – “She gives a vivid impression of the young ... girl, her hand on her hip in a
half-impudent posture, and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her
legs and feet...”
Who am I talking about?

Ans.
Mohenjo Daro Dancing Girl

IF YOU CONNECT THE FIRST TWO, you will be able to
tell us the blank in the third and fourth
Q8.

Q9.
This activity was invented by American, Howard Garns in 1979 before Japanese publisher
Nikoli got hold of it.
This activity had got its hold since 2005 and went on to become so viral that it became
troublesome for many companies to keep their employees in check and maintain work
productivity. One interesting incident forced British Airways to forcibly ban the flight
attendants from engaging in this activity during flight take-offs and landings.
Till date, it has not been determined how many followers of this activity actually exist in the
world.
As per researchers, this activity is known to have benefits such as boosting your
concentration and focus, preventing or easing depression and possibly even preventing
dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Identify this phenomenal activity.

A very recent major
event compelled Louvre
to drape our Mona Lisa
in different colours.
We wonder what that
could be?
Q10.

Q11.
He first appeared on television in 1989, as one of the jury members on the trial of Bruce
Banner for sexual assault. There has been no stopping for him since.
His next appearance was in the role of a hot dog vendor in the X-Men franchise when
senator Kelly emerged from the sea as a mutant. He has since appeared in movies such as
Spiderman (2002, 2004, 2007, 2014), Iron Man series, Hulk Series, Captain America series,
etc.
On the role of J. Jonah Jameson from the Spiderman franchise, he had this to say:
He was me. He was irascible, he was bad-tempered, he was dumb, he thought he was
better than he was. He was the version that so many people had of me! And I always
wanted to play him in the movie.
Who are we referring to who has been a regular at your favourite superhero franchisees?

-------------is a character from Mahabharata who fought against the Pandavas, was extremely powerful. Because
of this, he was cursed with immortality for 3000 years.
--------------literally translates to 'black mass' or 'time puzzle'. It is also the name of a poison created from the sea
when Devas and Asuras churned it in order to obtain Amrita, the nectar of immortality
------ and ---------were two demon brothers in Hindu mythology. According to legend, they invited saints to
dinner after which the elder demon, Atapi, turned the younger one into food and served him to the priests
----------means 'killing of a Brahmin.’
-------------being referred to as the female dog of the Gods
------------is part of the Garuda Purana, one of the 18 Mahapuraṇa texts in Hinduism
---------------is a Rigvedic deity associated with wind or storm
--------------was cursed with premature old age and had asked his son, Puru, to swap their ages
Q12. Give Funda

ASHWATHAMMA is a character from Mahabharata who fought against the Pandavas, was extremely
powerful. Because of this, he was cursed with immortality for 3000 years.
HALALA literally translates to 'black mass' or 'time puzzle'. It is also the name of a poison created from the sea
when Devas and Asuras churned it in order to obtain Amrita, the nectar of immortality
ATAPI AND VATAPI were two demon brothers in Hindu mythology. According to legend, they invited saints to
dinner after which the elder demon, Atapi, turned the younger one into food and served him to the priests
BRAHMATYA means 'killing of a Brahmin.’
SARAMA being referred to as the female dog of the Gods
PRETAKALPA is part of the Garuda Purana, one of the 18 Mahapuraṇa
texts in Hinduism
RUDRA is a Rigvedic deity associated with wind or storm
YAYATI was cursed with premature old age and had asked his son, Puru, to swap their ages
Ans.

Q13.
Born on September 20, 1948, X is a superstar in the world of literature, loved, respected
and revered by millions of fans.
X started off with writing sci-fi stories, many of them set in an imagined future known as
“The Thousand Worlds”. His first novel, Dying of the Light (1977), reflects the same
desolation and desperation that defines his claim to fame, having been described as
“senselessly tragic.”
When former Beatles band manager (X’s namesake) died in March’2016, his fans went into
a panic. X had to issue a statement to clarify that he was not, in fact, deceased.

Connect:
Jessica, Anne and Di
Sean P.F Harris
Jill Prewett and Aine Kiely
Peter Ronald Ridley and Susan Sladden
Neil Jessica and David Mackenzie
Neil, Jessica, David Kenzie, Di, Anne and you
Q14.

Q15.
Identify whom are we talking about specifically.

Ans.
Wimbledon Pigeon-Scaring Hawk

The inspiration of this cartoon
came from the cartoonist’s
son who refused to take a nap
and always messed up his
room
Q16.

Round 4 : Really Long Visual Connect
1
2
3
4
5
6
Rules of the Game
• The Really Long Visual Connect
follows Write & Check Format.
• Differential Scoring for the Final
Long Connect as per the
consecutive slide.
• Each Correct Answer of
Individual Slides will fetch 10
Points
• After release of all 6 Individual
Answers, a Correct Final Long
Connect will fetch 10 Points

Slurp Slurp 2
Q2. Connect
+45 / -20

(In exhaustive list)
6
Q6. Connect +20 / 0

And the Answers Are:
1. Kailash Satyarthi
2. Bournvita
3. Bob Dylan
4. Choker Bali
5. Bangladesh
6. Shanti Niketan
+10 / 0

The Really Long
Visual Connect is:

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