The informal Quiz conducted at IIM Ahmedabad at Confluence. Questions set by Ashok Menon, Stanny Davis and Kushan Patel.

1. IIM – A Confluence Presents
Gen. Quiz / AQC 9 ½
Or
What was the name of the Quiz,
again?
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Shoutouts!

3.  42 QUESTIONS – Yes I am vain and obvious.
 Have we figured the Teams, yet?
 Answers are easier than they appear .
 42nd Question is the Solve-it.
 Rest all are Bounce and Pounce –
+15, -15 on Pounce & 10 on pass.
INSTRUCTIONS:

4. Thee Kveeez was a joint effort made between bouts of
dribbling the B-ball across the court (Menon) in Jamnagar,
between the general lackadaisical sense of irresponsibility
one transcends into, immediately after the End Sems are
over (Stanny) and infrequent and sporadic episodes of
boss-spasms induced on a weekend afternoon (Me).
I’d request you to not diss grammer or the formatting of the
quiz. Have fun! All the best.
As one says these days, a tad bit too often,
“May the Force be with you.”
INSTRUCTIONS:

5. 1

6. 1a
The first guest to ring the opening bell
was Leonard Ross, in 1956, a 10 year
old.
What was his achievement to beget this
honor?

7. answer
Quiz Winner.

8. 2
The National Day of Mourning is an annual
protest organised by native Americans of
New England on the 4th Thursday of
November.
A similar protest called “X” is held on the
island of Alcatraz on the same day to honor
the indigenous peoples of the Americas and
promote their rights.
“X” also gets its name from another Event
“Y” which is celebrated on the same day and
is declared as a national holiday.
Identify both.

9. answer
X- Unthanksgiving day
Y- Thanksgiving Day

10. 3
The nine unknown is a 1923 novel by Talbot Mundy. It talks
about a secret society in India of 9 men who preserve and
develop knowledge that would be dangerous to humanity if it fell
into wrong hands.
The nine books entrusted to the Nine Unknown contain
information on:
Psychological warfare
Physiology
Microbiology
Alchemy
Communication
Gravity and Anti-gravity
Cosmology
Light
Sociology
Who is considered to be the founder of this secret society in India?

11. answer
Emperor Ashoka

12. 4
“Jai X” is a greeting phrase coined by
Babu L.N Hardas, which is used by
the Indians who converted to
Buddhism.
It is used especially by the dalits who
converted to Buddhism.
What is X in Jai – X?

13. Answer
Because of Bhimrao Ambedkar.
Jai Bhim.

14. 5
It is a popular food item in India,
Pakistan and Bangladesh. Derives its
name from Sanskrit word Rajika which
means black mustard and Tiktaka
which means sharp or pungent.
In Kerela and Tamil Nadu it is known
as Pachadi.
How is it commonly known?

15. answer
Raita

16. 6
"Abide with Me" is a Christian hymn by Henry
Francis Lyte. The hymn is popular across
many denominations, and was said to be a
favourite of King George V and Mahatma Gandhi.
It is also often sung at Christian funerals.
However, in India it is played at Raisina hills annually
on a specific day.
What is the occasion?

17. Answer
Beating retreat/ lowering of national flag
after republic day

18. 7
Chhath is an ancient Hindu festival and
only Vedic Festival dedicated to the
Hindu Sun God which is celebrated in many states
in India.
Which Indian state’s tourism board came up with a
promotional campaign called “Kahin Chhut na
Jaaye Chhath”?

19. answer
Bihar

20. 8
Selchow and Righter, the manufacturers of a
particular game approached Merriam-Webster Inc.
to assist them in making something, popularly
known as the OSPD, which would be helpful for the
players of this game.
The latest edition of the OSPD was published on
August 6, 2014.
For which game is the OSPD useful?

21. answer
Scrabble
OSPD- Official Scrabble Players
Dictionary

22. 9

23. answer
Bombay name changed to Mumbai in
1995

24. 10
He is Masabumi Hosono,
his decision to do
something in the early
1900s made him the only
Japanese to do so.
Due to this decision a local
newspaper dubbed him as
"the lucky Japanese boy",
but the Japanese
government condemned
him and the Japanese
people banished him.
What did he do that
brought him such shame?

25. answer
He survived the sinking of titanic

26. 11
This word was first coined in the
1980’s when companies like RJR
Nabisco were experimenting with the
first “smokeless” cigarettes.
It means to inhale or exhale the
vapor produced by e-cigarette or
similar device.
Which word?

27. Answer
Vape- Oxford dictionary’s 2014 word
of the year.

28. 12.
Mass games or mass gymnastics are
a form of performing
arts or gymnastics in which large
numbers of performers take part in a
highly regimented performance that
emphasizes group dynamics rather
than individual prowess.
Mass games is now performed ONLY
in the X. X is also the answer to
another frequent quiz question.

29. The answer is..

30. Mayday Stadium, Pyongyang.
The largest stadium in the world.

31. 13.
‘Antidorcas marsupialis’ has a
common name that comes from
the Afrikaans and Dutch words for
‘jump’ and male goat.
What is its common name? They also
lend their name to a prominent sports
team of that country.

32. The answer is..

33. Springbok

34. 14.
Hemulal Yadav ,a cricketer once
representing his team Tripura received
an unfortunate distinction which no one
(except a South African named Andrew
Jordan) had achieved till then .
Sachin Tendulkar narrowly missed a
similar record in 2006-07 South Africa
tour courtesy to the opposition captain
Graeme Smith. What is this unfortunate
record?

35. The answer is..

36. Timed out

37. 15.
The image in the next slide is that of
the communication satellite, X
Who decided to name their product,
which was to be used in 1970 and
again in 1974, after this satellite?

39. The answer is..

40. Adidas, they named their football for
the FIFA World Cup as Telstar.

41. 16. Prefontaine is a 1997 film
based on American long-
distance runner Steve
Prefontaine and his tragic
death at age 24. It was written
by Steve James and Eugene
Corr, directed by James, and
stars Jared Leto as the title
character.
This guy is famous for being
chosen as the first to be
“given” something. What?

42. The answer is…

43. The first sportsman to be
sponsored by Nike.

44. 17. Karl Jochen Rindt (April 18, 1942 Mainz,
Germany - September 5, 1970 Monza, Italy) was a
German racing driver who represented Austria
during his career Away from Formula One, Rindt
was highly successful in other single-seater
formulae, as well as sports car racing.
In 1965 he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race,
driving a Ferrari 250LM in partnership with Masten
Gregory from the United States of America. He
was a close friend to Jackie Stewart, and was a
neighbour to the Scotsman in Switzerland. What
unusual achievement does hold?

45. The answer is..

46. The only driver to be awarded
the F1 title after his death.

47. 18. The poster was first published as part of a
calendar by Athena for the 1977 Silver Jubilee,
the same year Virginia Wade achieved the
Wimbledon ladies' singles title. The poster
achieved widespread distribution when licensed
to the poster shop Athena in 1978 where it sold
for £2. It sold about 2 million copies as a poster.
Butler said that she was not embarrassed
about posing nor bitter that she did not receive
any royalties from the photo. Which “iconic”
poster?

48. The answer is..

49. The Tennis Girl Poster

50. 19
His first prominent nickname was “______fumi”(His second
name followed by ‘fumi’). He explained the etymology of this
nickname as a reference and tribute to Norifumi Abe.
His next nickname, “________nik“(His first name followed by
‘nik’) was a reference to Donald Duck’s alter-ego,
“Paperinik”.Now he uses the nickname ‘Y’ which has been
attributed to his "cold and clinical dismantling of his
opponents" as well as his cool and calm composure
compared to his earlier days.
His father, Graziano explains the choice of ‘Y’ as ,“Y because,
I don't think there is a particular reason, but it's beautiful,
and is important, Y. And in our country, Y is a name you give
to someone for respect, it's very important, Y...
important“.Who are we talking about?Id Y.

53. 20
In Chinese chess, the two halves of
the chessboard, each of which is eight
squares by four, are separated from
each other by a square, one square
wide.
What does this space represent?

56. Yellow River

57. 22 Movie poster of a controversial artist
inspired by one of his works. Who?

60. 23.

62. Piet Mondrian

63. 24
The X of Tel Aviv refers to a collection of over
4,000 Y style buildings built in Tel Aviv from
the 1930s by German Jewish architects who
emigrated to the British Mandate of
Palestine after the rise of the Nazis.
Tel Aviv has the largest number of buildings in
this style of any city in the world. In 2003,
(UNESCO) proclaimed Tel Aviv's X a World
Cultural Heritage site, as "an outstanding
example of new town planning and
architecture in the early 20th century.

66. X – White City
Y - Bauhaus

67. 25
The X is played with continuously vibrating
lips to produce the drone while using a
special breathing technique called circular
breathing. This requires breathing in through
the nose whilst simultaneously expelling
stored air out of the mouth using the tongue
and cheeks.
Fellow of the British Society Anthony
Baines wrote that the X functions "...as an
aural kaleidoscope of timbres" and that "the
extremely difficult virtuoso techniques
developed by expert performers find no
parallel elsewhere.“

69. Didgeridoo

70. 26
According to legend, X was an ardent
devotee of the Hindu god Shiva, and served
him using the Y. Hanuman is believed to
have introduced it to North India. In India,
the Y is still played in Rajasthan.
Dinesh Subasinghe's Y has been referred
by Michael Ondaatje the Canadian novelist
and poet in his novel The English Patient.
He has described it as history's first violin.
X and Y?

72. X – Ravana
Y – Ravanahatha/Ravana Veena

73. 27
If the local Bangladeshi stories are to be
believed, Robert Clive coined the English
word for it during his conquest of Bengal. He
tasted it and associated its pungent smell
with newspapers and mail which would arrive
from Cantonments in a city in Western India.
People often think it gets its name from the
train that carries posts and mail, but it isn’t so
as the term was around since 1850, 2 years
before trains started.
What delicacy/commodity is this?

75. Bombay Duck

76. 28
Recently, this personality has been
vocally objecting the use of term X-Y
(portmanteau word) which this
personality’s fan base used to refer to
them as being fanatics.
More feminist term has been suggested
some of them are: X-somes, X-Bunnies,
X-Babes, X-collective.
What’s the good word?

78. Cumberbitches

79. 29
An American band called – Austrian
Death Machine has released the
album called: Total Brutal, Song list on
next page.
My Question is – What is the Band
singing about? And Why are they
named so?

80. 29 - a
"Get to the Choppa"
"Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers"
"All of the Songs Sound the Same"
"I Am a Cybernetic Organism, Living Tissue Over
(Metal) Endoskeleton"
"Come with Me If You Want to Live"
"Who Is Your Daddy, And What Does He Do?"
"You Have Just Been Erased"
"Here Is Subzero, Now Plain Zero"
"So Far, So Good, So Let's Talk About It"
"Screw You (Benny)"
"Why?"
"If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It"
"It's Not a Tumor"

81. 30

82. Rothschild’s

83. 31

85. JIYO PARSI

86. 32
An American band – Vulfpeck has recently
launched an album on Spotify which contains 10
tracks, 30 seconds each and they’ve urged
people to play while performing a specific activity
so that they get more airplay. (hence the album
gets its name).
spotify has taken down the album citing
violations of content policies and would not be
paying USD 20,000, which band is entitled to in
royalty. What is the Foofaraw about?
Interestingly, the tracks contain the same nos.
Of alphabets as their positions on the cd (e.g 1st
– a, 2nd: ob etc.)

89. 33
Listerine, while branding and marketing
itself in certain markets – has another
variant called: Listerine Zero.
Why the name change and what
markets are we talking about?

91. Zero Alcohol – Islamic Markets

92. 34
Which Biblical saint of 4 Days can be
connected to the following pop-cultural
behemoths:
Interstellar.
The Dark Knight Rises.
Sherlock Holmes – The TV Series
Doctor Who – Season 3.
Casper

94. Lazarus

95. 35
This delicacy is locally known as
“Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte”, authentically
has kirshchwasser – alcohol made up of sour
cherries added to it.
Locally it is mandatory to use kirschwasser –
else it can’t be marketed as such. It is often
thought it gets its name from the costumes of
women worn in the region primarily of 3
colors – black, white and red. Cafe Schefer
claims credit to its creation by one of its chefs
– Josef Keller. Which mouth-watering delight
is this?

97. Black Forest Cake.

98. 36
This is an excerpt of Y’s 1st Interview ever, with X.
The author, a former journalist, has a hat, but it's a
small, black leathery cap, not a Proper Author Hat. Not
yet.
The journalist has a hat too. It's a greyish thing, sort of
like the ones Humphrey Bogart wears in movies, only
when the journalist wears it he doesn't look like
Humphrey Bogart: he looks like someone wearing a
grown-up's hat.
The journalist is slowly discovering that, no matter how
hard he tries, he cannot become a hat person: it's that
he forgets, and leaves it in restaurants, One day, very
soon now, the journalist will stop bothering with hats,
and decide to buy a black leather jacket instead.

100. Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett – Good
Omens

101. 37
These were used extensively by
people of a specific profession due to
their ability to detect and make shrill
noises in the presence of Carbon
Monoxide. Thus English language has
a phrase “To sing like a _____.
They get their name from a Spanish
region, on the account that it had lot of
dogs. What are we talking about?

103. Canaries

104. 39
In action comics issue no. 14, Star light, Star Bright,
Neil De Grasse Tyson has located the following:
constellation Corvus 27.1 light years from Earth.
The star, designated LHS 2520, possesses a red, highly
turbulent surface, somewhat cooler and smaller than
the Sun. To find it in the night’s sky, amateur
astronomers fans can follow these coordinates:
J2000
Right Ascension: 12 hours 10 minutes 5.77 seconds
Declination: -15 degrees 4 minutes 17.9 seconds
Proper Motion: 0.76 arc seconds per year, along 172.94
degrees from due north

106. Location of Krypton

107. 40
One of X's major first-season storylines
is the Modern Love column he writes for
the New York Times. Y, the real-life
fiancé (now husband) of Z actually did
write such a column for the Modern Love
section of the Times, about his
experience with being Z's fiancé while
she was incarcerated.
Z is the writer on the show where the
characters, X and his fiancé share the
first names of Y and Z.

109. Orange is the new Black.
X – Larry Bloom. (piper chapman’s
fiance)
Y – Larry Smith
Z – Piper Kerman

110. 41

112. Marcel Dassault

113. 42.
A is an immensely popular Character
from the National Award winning film
B.
B is directed by C – His 1st successful
film.
C plays D – in an Indian adaptation of
the the character.
D’s sidekick is played by E, who has
played A.
Hindi adaptation of D is created by

114. 28

116. Persilchein – Sodium Perborate and
Silicate

117. Upon the outbreak of war,
he was among the first to
volunteer to join the Royal
Warwickshire Regiment in
whose service he was
killed - at High Wood
during the Battle of the
Somme in July 1916.
Even though his name
was cruelly prevented
from appearing on
England cricket
scorecards, but it was
perpetuated by a british
author ___.

119. Cumberbitches