Le Sunday Quiz

RULES
 Elimination Round has 15 questions. No directs, only pounces. No limit on number
of pounces in the round. Scoring pattern is +10/-5.
 Top 6 teams go through to main rounds.
 Points of Elimination Round do not get carried.
 Round 1 has 15 questions. 3 pounces per team allowed. +10/-5 on pounces. +10 on
direct and +5 on pass. No negatives on direct/pass.
 Round 2 has 10 questions. Same rules as Round 1 apply. These are followed by a
long FITB question with 10 blanks. Answers to be written. +5 for each blank. No
negatives. +25 to any team who gets all 10 correct.
 Both main rounds will follow infinite bounce system.
 Ties for Elimination Round and final standings to be resolved by separate Tie
Breaker questions.

In 1915, when a kitchen stove fire singed his
sister Mabel Lyle Williams’ lashes and brows,
Tom watched in fascination as Mabel performed
what she called "a secret of the harem." She
mixed petroleum jelly with coal dust and ash from
a burnt cork, and applied it to her lashes and
brows. Mabel's simple beauty trick ignited Tom
Lyle's imagination and the young entrepreneur
started what would eventually become a billion-
dollar business. Tom Lyle named his company X
in her honour. Id X
1

……………………………….

It seemed like a global confluence of espionage networks. The
CIA field agents were in position, MI6 sleuths surrounded the
hotel and in their midst were operatives of Mossad, RAW and IB,
all disguised as chauffeurs, page boys, waiters and door
attendants. The ISI was also conducting surveillance of the
proceedings. What occasion?
2

Marriage ceremony of Dawood Ibrahim’s daughter Mahrukh Ibrahim with
Javed Miandad’s son Junaid Miandad

This family was supposedly based on the
Borgia family of renaissance Italy. It also
seems to draw heavy inspiration from
Genovese and Bonnano families.
It rose to prominence following the founding
of the Genco Pura olive oil company and
the olive oil war of 1930s.
Id the family.
3

A _______ song is one that is said to be
appealing and enticing, yet often
misleading and dangerous. It gets its
name from a creature of Greek and
Roman mythology famously mentioned
in the adventures of Jason and
Odysseus. Fill in the blank.
4

What is wrong with this picture?
5

The American flag wasn’t
like that at that point in
time.
These were
the union and
confederate
flags at the
time

X is a condiment which takes its origin from
17th century China. In Mandarin, the name
refers to the brine of a pickled fish. The next
century saw a change in its composition,
mainly in the UK, as mushrooms began
appearing in the preparations as the main
ingredient. Today, however, X bears little
connection with its fishy origin, and is most
widely known and used as a Y-based variety.
Identify X and Y.
6

7
The original X character envisioned by Jerry Siegal and
Joe Shuster was a bad bald guy set on ruling the world
in 1933. “A character by the name of Bill Dunn is
waiting in a soup kitchen line, when professor Ernest
Smiley offers him food and new clothes in exchange
for his participation in an experiment. The professor
proceeds to give him a potion that makes him
telepathic; then he becomes X, and tries to take over
the world. However, in the process, he kills professor
Smalley, only to discover later that his powers are
temporary unless he has more of potion to drink,
which he can’t figure out how to recreate. Ultimately,
the former X finds himself without his powers and back
in the soup kitchen line.” Id X.

Formerly called ‘Barry Dogs’ after the most well-
known individual of their breed, X’s get their
current name from an 11th century monk, or more
specifically, a traveller's hospice named after him.
Many dogs of this breed are affected by serious
bone diseases. Donald Duck had a non-
anthropomorphic pet of the same breed X named
Bolivar. X’s are generally depicted in pictures with
barrels of brandy. Identify X
8

Before the invention of guttering, roofs were
made with wide Xs (overhangs), so that rain
water would fall away from the house, to stop
the walls and foundations from being
damaged. The large overhang gave good
cover for those who wished to lurk in shadows
and listen to others’ conversations. Since the
area under the Xs was considered part of the
householder’s property you could be fined
under Anglo-Saxon law for being under the X
with the intention of spying. Id X and the word
that arose from it.
9

The owners wanted the name of the
company to be natural sounding.
One of the executives plucked off
one of the buttons on the initial
prototype and said they looked like
seeds which prompted the present
name. Which company?
10

The bike has 20" front and rear tires and
is powered by a high-performance,
water-cooled, 786cc V-4 single-cylinder
engine - geared toward the lower end
for faster acceleration with no exhaust
pipes. The exhaust is routed through the
hollow steel / aluminium / magnesium
tubing used for the frame of the bike.
The two foot pegs are set 3½ feet apart.
Which bike?
11

X said in an interview, ‘Some years
later, when I get old, I’ll be sitting in
my armchair, reading Harry Potter. My
family would ask me “After all these
years?” I would reply, “Always”.’ Id X
12

Alan Rickman
(portrayed Severus Snape)

When Google launched its IPO, the
filing was done to raise
$2,718,281,828.
Neither $2.5 billion nor $3 billion,
but the particular figure
mentioned. As is always the case
with Google, they had an
unconventional reason tinged with
some humour for this. What was
the reason?
13

It is the value of e
e= 2.718281828

14
X is a garment, derived from the old French word for ‘body’.
It may be used by both men and women.
Symptoms of prolonged usage of X included a slight but
persistent cough, as well as heavy breathing.
Xs have, at various points of time, been known as/equated
with “a pair of bodies”, “stays”, “jumps” and “waspies”.
They largely fell out of fashion in the 1920s in Europe and
North America. Id.

“A Stanford MBA named Roy Raymond wants to buy his wife some
________ but he's too embarrassed to shop for it at a department
store. He comes up with an idea for a high end place that doesn't make
you feel like a pervert. He gets a $40,000 bank loan, borrows another
$40,000 from his in-laws, opens a store, and calls it _________ ______.
Makes a half million dollars his first year. He starts a catalogue, opens
three more stores and after five years he sells the company to Leslie
Wexner and the Limited for four million dollars. Happy ending, right?
Except two years later, the company's worth 500 million dollars and Roy
Raymond jumps off the Golden Gate Bridge.” Which multinational
store is the character talking about? Name the movie and the
character.
1

Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker in
The Social Network

During the making of X in 1993, producer Randy Breen had
an idea to use an actual motorcycle.
He borrowed one from Ducati and the team went to San
Francisco and the Santa Cruz mountains, and they shot
extensively on site. They rode through the steep curves of
the rolling mountains to more accurately model the
breakneck feel of riding dangerously. On the final day of
production during a stunt, Breen was driving away from 2
police cars on an open highway when he had an accident at
a crowded intersection. Now the bike could not be
returned and featured prominently in marketing with the
sign “crashed during filming”. Unlike popular thinking, X
was developed by Papyrus design group and not Y, which
was only involved in publishing ID. Give X and Y
2

LOC (Line of control) as seen
from space; India has
installed floodlights to stop
invaders from Pakistan
sneaking in, which appears
like an orange river from
space.

4
In 2007, when X announced plans to purchase the
man-made island called Sealand, Michael Bates,
Prince and heir to Sealand, said in a press
conference that he has no intention of selling his
micronation to any cause that violates
international treaties.
The group X, which has had repeated run-ins with
the law, had set up a campaign to raise money to
buy the self-declared sovereign nation. Id X.

Regarded as the most heavily guarded animal
refuge in the world, this 1000 sq. km. region is
home to 70 mammal species, 3000 plant species
and over 300 bird species. The wildlife diversity
of the area is due to it’s geographic diversity,
covering everything from mountains to wetlands
to forests, and even a bit of coastal area. Rare
species like the Siberian tiger, the Amur leopard,
the red-crowned crane and the white-naped
crane have all been sighted here. The only threat
to the survival of this area, amazingly, is peace.
Which involuntary park, also one of the best-
preserved areas of temperate habitat in the
world, are we talking about?
5

Demilitarised Zone between North and South Korea

7
In 1974 it was observed that his condition was rapidly
deteriorating and it was decided to send him to Paris for
further examination. Like any other tourist, he needed
the proper travelling papers. He was issued a passport
on which his occupation was listed as “King
__________”. Arriving at Le Bourget Airport near Paris,
he was received with full military honours, on a red
carpet, like any other visiting head of state.
One of the reports described it thus: “On an autumn day
in 1976, a French Air Force plane touched down at Le
Bourget airport just outside Paris. The plane was
carrying one of the world’s great statesman, a famous
war leader in need of urgent medical treatment.” Who
are we talking about?

On 9th January 2007, X dialled a Starbucks in
San Francisco.
" Good Morning! " answered the polite voice of
employee Ying Hang. " How may I help you?"
" Yes, I'd like to order 4000 lattes, please" X
said, grinning.
" No, just kidding. Wrong number. Goodbye! "
What is the significance of this conversation
and who is X?
8

X- Steve Jobs
It was the first call ever made from an iPhone

X is a 1988 novel by Thomas Harris, which was made into a
movie of the same name.
The novel was a sequel to another book, Manhunter which was
also made into a motion picture.
Jonathan Demme won the best director award at the Oscars, for
the movie X.
The character of Y, a forensic psychiatrist was played by Z who
won the Best Actor Oscar for the shortest screen time in history
of just 20 minutes.
The character has been subsequently seen in multiple movies
and TV series, the most recent one portrayed by Mads
Mikkelsen. Give X, Y and Z.
9

X- The Silence of the Lambs
Y- Dr Hannibal Lecter
Z- Anthony Hopkins

Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatana and Sanatkumara went to Vaikuntha, the
abode of Lord Vishnu, to visit him. X and Y, the gatekeepers of Vaikuntha,
interrupted them and prevented their passage, on the grounds that they
appeared to be merely children. In retaliation, the four men (who were, in
fact, Kumaras, the manasputras or mind children of Brahma), cursed X and
Y to be separated from Vishnu three times in three different births which
they would take upon the earth. Thus we have the famous villain pairs:
Hiranyakashyan and Hiranyakashyipu
Ravana and Kumbhakarana
A and B
All of them are incarnations of X and Y, and were vanquished by some form
of Vishnu on earth, so that they could return to his abode once more.
Identify.
10

X & Y- Jaya & Vijaya
A & B- Dantavakra & Shishupala

X is the incantation of a spell in Harry Potter,
used only once upon one of the three main
characters of the series. The word in Latin
means ‘stick’ or ‘rod’.
X is also the name of a genus of flowering
plants, the stem of which is used for a medical
purpose consistent with the function of the
magical spell. Identify:
1) X
2) The effect of the spell
11

X- Ferula
It has the effect of forming a splint,
as a treatment for broken bones.

Belgian Grand Prix 2014, 2nd lap :
X on the radio, " He hit me. Y has hit me." disbelief
shading into resignation.
Post race, X said, "He told me he did it on purpose, to
prove a point." It was the breaking point, in a strained
relationship throughout the year, reminiscent of Senna and
Prost.
Back in 2000, Parma, Italy:
X and Y teammates at the Team MBM Formula A go
carting championship, were the best of friends, racing at
everything from unicycling to pizza. They dreamt of a life
together in Formula 1, fighting for the title as teammates.
Little did they know, their dreams would be realised, just at
the cost of their friendship. Id X and Y.
12

X- Lewis Hamilton
Y- Nico Rosberg

In 1883, Julius Michael Johannes X in Switzerland
produced appliances for roasting and grinding
vegetables, to make flour from peas, beans, lentils, etc.
enabling women to make a quick nourishing soup.
His objective was to provide nutritious and flavourful
meals for working class women who lacked the time
and money to prepare proper home cooked meals. So
under the product name X, he introduced instant
vegetable powders, soups and even beef cubes. In
India in a merger with Nestle, X is widely famous for an
altogether different product targeted at young age
groups. It has a 70% odd stake in its category and is
hugely famous pan India. Id X.
13

What are the locations shown in the map and how are they connected?
14

Acropolis of Athens Athens, Greece 447 BC
Alhambra Granada, Spain 1333
Angkor Wat Angkor, Cambodia 1113
Eiffel Tower Paris, France 1887
Hagia Sophia İstanbul, Turkey 360
Kiyomizu-dera Kyoto, Japan 1633
Moai Easter Island, Chile 1250
Neuschwanstein Füssen, Germany 1869
Red Square Moscow, Russia 1561
Statue of Liberty
New York, United
States
1886
Stonehenge
Amesbury, United
Kingdom
2400 BC
Sydney Opera
House
Sydney, Australia 1959
Timbuktu Timbuktu, Mali 1327
Candidates who reached the final shortlist
For the New 7 Wonders but did not make it
to the Top 7

Two members of a rock band had a food
fight, which involved throwing a particular
food item at each other. This food fight
became famous after one of the members
filed a lawsuit with the band in 1993, in
which his attorney referred to it as “___
_________ ________”.
This later became the name of the 1993
album by the band, as an inside joke. Name
the album and the band.
15

Guns n’ Roses
The Spaghetti Incident?

In the 1994 FIFA World Cup, in a Group B
match between Russia and Cameroon,
Russia routed Cameroon 6-1. Two records
were created in that match which are yet
unbroken. X of Cameroon became the
oldest player to play and score in a World
Cup match, while Y of Russia became the
only player to have scored 5 goals in a
World Cup match. Name X and Y.
1

X- Roger Milla
Y- Oleg Salenko

Names of the four bridges spanning the Hooghly river,
connecting Kolkata to the opposite bank (Howrah).

A(n) X is a coastal inlet formed by the
partial submergence of an un-
glaciated river valley. It is a drowned
river valley that remains open to the sea.
Typically, Xs have a dendritic, treelike
outline although they can be straight and
without significant branches. Bodies of
water like the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro
and the Lim Bay, Croatia have been
suggested to be Y, but are in fact drowned
river canyons and hence are X, sometimes
also referred to as “False Y”. Give X and
Y.
3

It was a meeting between two of the most
brilliant commanders in British military
history. Back then one of them had not yet
fought his most famous battle, while the
other had not yet ascended to the famous
title he would eventually be bestowed
with. Id.
4

Lord Arthur Wellesley (Duke of Wellington)
Lord Horatio Nelson

X is a German-Austrian actor. He has won two Oscars, two
BAFTAs and two Golden Globe awards each, in the Best
Supporting Actor category for his two most famous
performances. Both these movies were directed by Quentin
Tarantino. He will appear as Franz Oberhauser, in Spectre,
the 24th James Bond movie. Who is X and what were the
two multi-award winning performances?
5

Christoph Waltz
As SS Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds
As Dr. King Schultz in Django Unchained

The open star cluster X is known as
Pleiades in Western astronomy. It forms
the logo of Y, the automobile
manufacturing division of a famous
Japanese transportation company. In
Hindu astrology, X is the third of the 27
Nakshatras (lunar houses) well known in
connection to the Hindu deity Z. Identify
X, Y, Z.
6

X- Krittika
Y- Subaru
Z- Kartikeya

The municipal works and constructions all around
present-day Rome are engraved with the letters SPQR. It
stands for Senatus Populusque Romanus, or the Senate
and the People of Rome, a reference to the ancient
Roman Republic. A famous comic book series set largely
in a region that now forms part of France popularised
another expansion of the same acronym in Italian. Write
down:
a) The name of the comic book series
b) The Italian expansion
c) The meaning of this expansion
7

a)Asterix
b)Sono Pazzi Questi Romani
c)These Romans are crazy!

This map shows the borders of Austria with it’s neighbouring countries,
notably, the Salzburg border with Germany.
Lack of knowledge about this fact led to one of the biggest mistakes in the
history of cinema.
Which movie and what was the mistake?
8

The Sound of Music
To flee from the Nazis, the von
Trapp family were shown to
cross the Salzburg border to
Switzerland, which in actual life
would have taken them to
Germany!

New York Times journalist William
Safire described X as "New York below 14th
Street, from Soho to Greenwich Village,
the Bowery, Little Italy, Chinatown, and the
sinister areas around the base of
the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges.“
Washington Irving, in his book Salmagundi had
first attached this nickname X to New York City.
However, we know it for a completely different
reason. Give X.
10

Give A-J
A was an English mountaineer who took part in the first three British
expeditions to Mount Everest in the early 1920s.
During the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition, he and his climbing
partner Andrew "Sandy" Irvine both disappeared on the North-East ridge
during their attempt to make the first ascent of the world's highest mountain.
His ultimate fate was unknown for 75 years, until his body was discovered on
1 May 1999 by an expedition that had set out to search for the climbers'
remains. Whether they reached the summit of Everest before they died
remains a subject of speculation and continuing research.
While at Cambridge A became friends with the members of the future B
group, which included James Strachey, Lytton Strachey, Rupert Brook, John
Maynard Keynes and Duncan Grant. The B was an influential group of
associated English writers, intellectuals, philosophers and artists, whose other
famous members were Virginia Woolf and E. M. Forster. This loose collective
of friends and relatives lived, worked or studied together near B, London,
hence the name. B shares its name with a famous present day publishing
house.

Give A-J
E. M. Forster’s most famous work was C, which is a 1924 novel, set against the
backdrop of the British Raj and the Indian independence movement. The novel
borrows the title from Walt Whitman’s famous poem Leaves of Grass.
This book was later adapted into a 1984 drama film, written and directed by D. The
movie received 11 Academy Award nominations and won 2 of them. It was the final
movie of D’s career. Two of D’s most famous movies, E and F, both featured G, in
the titular role in E but in a supporting role in F. G died of a heart attack on 10th
July, 2015 in Cairo, Egypt. In F, the titular role featured H, who holds the record
for the most Academy Award nominations without a win. In 1962, H was nominated
for the Best Actor in a Leading Role for the aforementioned movie. He lost out to
Gregory Peck, who won the award for his performance in the movie I. I was based
on a Pulitzer Prize winning book, written by J, whose next book, titled Go Set a
Watchman was published in 2015, 55 years after her first one.

Answers
A. George Mallory
B. Bloomsbury
C. A Passage to India
D. David Lean
E. Dr Zhivago
F. Lawrence of Arabia
G. Omar Sharif
H. Peter O’Toole
I. To Kill a
Mockingbird
J. Harper Lee

T1
Greek
 Odysseus
 __________
 __________
 __________
Latin
 __________
 Faunus
 Discordia
 Forum
Fill in the blanks with the equivalent Greek/Latin forms.

Greek
 Odysseus
 Pan
 Eris
 Agora
Latin
 Ulysses
 Faunus
 Discordia
 Forum

Domino’s is the only one amongst
the big four pizza chains to serve X.
Papa John’s , Little Caesars, Pizza
Hut all serve Y. Only Domino’s in
Mexico and Pakistan serve Y. Id X
and Y.
T2

X was started in 1938 as a grocery store
and dealt mainly with noodles. Later it
diversified into textiles, insurance,
securities etc. It is also the world,s second
largest shipping corporation as of 2010
revenue. We know X to be famous for
something different, which is its largest
source of income. It started it’s most
profitable venture with microwave servicing
and spare parts. Id X
T4

Prana Studios is a Goregaon, Mumbai
based subsidiary of an animation company
based in Los Angeles. They were hired by
the producers of X to develop Y, with a high
level of sophistication and realism unseen
in the history of television. According to
them the producers wanted "characters, not
creatures". Identify X and Y.
T5

Like many of his countrymen he aspired to
be a fast bowler. But in his own words " I
was not fast enough...some of my friends
used to make fun of me saying that my run
up to the crease was faster than my
deliveries ."
He took their advice and took to something
else. Who?
T6

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