2. RULES
• Infinite bounce and pounce.
• +10 on bounce, +10/-10 on pounce.
• QM’s decision is final and binding.
• You might wanna abuse the QM, it is advised to refrain from such
acts.
• Funny answers might fetch you some extra points.
3. Q1
• This logo was designed by X shortly before the release of their first
project.
• The logo features the zodiac symbols of all the members, two lions for
leo, a crab for cancer and two fairies for virgo. The lions are
embracing a stylised letter and the crab is resting atop it with flames
rising directly above the crab. There is also a crown inside the letter
and the whole logo is overshadowed by an enormous phoenix.
• The whole symbol bears a passing resemblance to the Royal coat of
arms.
• Id X and tell me whose logo am I talking about?
6. Q2
• On the next slide there is an image. The app used data from all of its
users to make the map.
• The app is a bit different from its traditional counterparts as it uses
the philosophy which is opposite to the one used by its competitors.
• Just tell me what is the map all about?
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10. Q3
• It was during the most difficult time of his life that he received an offer to
work on the film. This would be his biggest contribution to the film
industry.
• He got this offer after the tragic death of his son in a motorcycle accident,
which left him and his wife shattered.
• Although reluctant at first, he goes to meet the script writer and take a
look at the script. He notices how beautifully the script is written and is
inspired to share a incident from his life.
• After listening to the incident quietly, the scriptwriter stood up said, "Sir,
this incident is just the climax we needed for our film“.
• Just tell me what this incident is, which is also used in memes.
13. Q4
• The image in next slide is from shokugeki no soma, the mangaka is
famous for adding references to his work from other pop culture
phenomenon. Just tell me the work referenced here.
20. Q6
• The film, released in 2012 is based on a Gujrati play, and in it’s Hindi
adaptation, which is still running in Mumbai, X plays the role of Y.
• But unlike the play, in the movie X plays the titular character Z. The
movie, unlike the play got a lot of backlash from certain sections of
the society. But still manages to get a godly review.
• The play is named Z Virrudh Z in Gujrati. And the theatre director
Umesh Shukla is at the helm of all the three projects.
• Just tell me the movie I am talking about.
23. Q7
• X is really concerned about it’s image and thus it has a really strict
dress code which every employee must follow.
• According to this dress code, male employees were not allow to have
any facial hair. But in 2012, they finally allowed men with right kind of
facial hair to join the company.
• However, soul patches – the small smears of fur trapped between
bottom lip and chin – remain outlawed, as do visible tattoos,
"extreme" hairstyles and colours, and piercing lodged in any part of
the body except female ears.
• The company is very serious about hiring the staff, whom they refer
to as “____ _______”
26. Q8
• One of the reasons as to why ABBA
wore such outrageously hilarious
costumes at the peak of their fame is
that it represented the pop glamour of
late 70s and 80s.
• Reflecting on it, Björn Ulvaeus said: "In
my honest opinion we looked like nuts
in those years. Nobody can have been
as badly dressed on stage as we were.”
• Just tell me what is the more
prominent reason for such weird
outfits?
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28. • Swedish tax codes allowed the cost of outfits to be deducted against
the tax – so as long as the costumes were so outrageous they could
not possibly be worn on the street.
29. Q9
• Fist of fury is a secondary mission chain in Witcher 3, where the
protagonist, Geralt, goes to the different areas of the map and
participate in the fist fights to get money and fame as a prize.
• In one such area, novigrad, the final fighter is an elf who is known as
the tailor. Defeating him gives you the novigrad title.
• Just tell me the name of the fighter.
32. Q10
• Japanese civil code dictated that money and assets would be passed
down in the family through the male lines only – starting with the
eldest son. It is followed by many Japanese corporations, due to
which almost every corporation is family owned.
• In japan, this practice is very prevalent from ancient times and is
unlikely to change anytime soon. It has lead to another practice called
“mukoyoshi”.
• Just tell me what are they doing through mukoyoshi and how are they
accomplishing it?
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34. • Nowadays, legal adoption of this kind is paired up with an arranged
marriage — known as "omiai" — of a daughter, meaning the adopted
son becomes son and son-in-law at the same time because he
changes his name to the wife's family name ("mukoyoshi")
35. Q11
• Lebanon is officially at war with Israel and the two countries have
been through a number of wars. This lead to a law that boycotts
Israeli product and bars Lebanese citizens from traveling to Israel or
having contacts with Israelis.
• This lead to a ban of a recent entity, with the leading al - Akbhar
newspaper describing as an Israeli solider having no place in Lebanon.
• A similar ban was tried to enforce in the year 2016, but it was
unsuccessful.
• What was banned?
41. Q13
• Jomon, meaning “rope-pattern” has been an inspiration behind a very
successful project from 2017. Almost everything in the project gave
been inspired by the it, from the fearsome robot guardian enemies to
the mechanized shrine dungeons to the tablet-like slate used by our
hero.
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44. • It has been the inspiration behind Zelda: Breath of the Wild
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46. Q14
• Recently, X stated that if a movie is a good show, it deserves an Emmy,
but not an Oscar as once you commit television format, you are a TV
movie.
• He goes on to say that movies which are just given a token
qualification in a couple of theatres for a less than a week should not
be considered for Oscar nominations.
• This has lead to headlines all over the world which says, “X says Y
films shouldn’t qualify for Oscars”.
• Just give me the headline.
49. Q15
• CoD is being sued by X. X is claiming that the
product used by the by the Activision looks
a lot like their product and as Activision
don’t have the permission they cannot use
it.
• X is asking for to knock it off or pay for
damages. The look alike falls under their
“trade dress” (a type of intellectual property
covering what a product looks like). They
also point out that certain characters call
the product directly by the name of their
product and thus they are not happy by it.
• Just tell me who this company is, or what is
the product.
52. Q16
• X, the great grandson of Kadmos, is today perhaps the best known of
the Greek heroes. He is famous for solving the riddle of the sphinx,
but still more well known for his relationships.
• The riddle of the sphinx is as follows, “What is it that walks upon four
legs, two legs and three legs?”.
• The story of X is of tragedy as he is abandoned by his family, as an
oracle foretold that X will kill his father. Later, although unknowingly,
he ends up not only killing his father but is also the reason for the
death of his beloved mother.
• X translates to “swollen foot”, as his father pierces his ankles and
orders a shepherd to expose his to Mount Kithairon to die.
53.
54. • X = Oedipus
• More famous for his incestuous relationship with his mother.
55. Q17
• X is the most eminent physicist produced by the country in the pre-
war era. He was born in Wartrap, Tamil Nadu and received his
education in Madurai and Madras.
• He was attracted by Raman’s fame and went to Calcutta to work and
study under him. After working closely with Raman during the final
stages before the discovery of Raman effect. He went on to work at
Decca university, where he did his work on diamagnetism which later
won him fame.
• Finally, he came to Delhi and became the founder-director of NPL,
and he was so widely respected that once Jawaharlal Nehru said that
he would rather be the director of NPL that the Prime Minister.
58. Q 18
• While coming with this iconic sound, Mr Hodgson said, “It was quite
difficult as everyone knew rockets went ‘bang, whoosh’ – but what
does a ____ _______ do?”
• He finally used a broken piano and some keys to make this iconic
sound.
• Just tell me what is this sound of?
64. Q20
• The scene revolving around X is perhaps the most famous scene in all
of English literature. Colloquially known as “the X scene”, it contains
the most quoted lines from the text.
• The problem is, when the original play was written, there was no such
word as X, the first recorded use of X was in 1618, 2 years after the
death of the writer.
• The story is now impossible to imagine without this scene and having
a X in it.
• Just tell me what scene am I talking about?
