The MELA Quiz Finals at IIT-BHU as part of the IIT BHU Quizzing Championship 2014-15.

2. ROUND 1:
INFINITE POUNCE WITH A TWIST
CLOCKWISE

3. 1. For the promotion of the movie Mr. and Mrs.
Smith, there was a special screening planned in
the New York city one week prior to the release
of the movie. What was so special about this
screening?
(Hints if everyone agrees)

4. No tickets are necessary.
Screening admittance only after proper ID is
shown.
Seating is on First-Come, First Served Basis

5. Answer

6. Your last name must be Smith or some variation
of it such as Smithers or Smithe if you want to
attend the screening.

7. 2. ‘Washington crossing the Delaware’ is a
sonnet written by American lexicographer and
cryptographer David Shulman in 1936, based on
the painting. What is unique about this sonnet?

8. A hard, howling, tossing water scene.
Strong tide was washing hero clean.
"How cold!" Weather stings as in anger.
O Silent night shows war ace danger!
The cold waters swashing on in rage.
Redcoats warn slow his hint engage.
When star general's action wish'd “Go!”
He saw his ragged continentals row.
Ah, he stands – sailor crew went going.
And so this general watches rowing.
He hastens – winter again grows cold.
A wet crew gain Hessian stronghold.
George can't lose war with's hands in;
He's astern – so go alight, crew, and win!

9. Answer

10. Its an anagrammatic sonnet.
Each line is an anagram of Washington crossing
the Delaware.

11. 3. This commercial is inspired by which famous literary
work.

12. Answer

13. Moby Dick

14. 4. Hejny, an audio engineer from Nashville,
Tennessee, was inspired to create the wax four
years ago when he was at a concert in Texas and
saw a musician he was working with, constantly
have to do something. Out of sympathy, he
wanted to walk on stage and help the drummer
so that the drummer could focus on the music.
This led to him creating Nerd Wax. What does
nerd wax do?

15. Answer

16. Used to stick spectacles to the face

17. 5. What is he doing?

18. Answer

19. Call of Duty : Advanced Warfare

20. 6. X was an American actor. He is a cultural icon of teenage
disillusionment, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated
film, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), in which he starred as troubled
teenager Jim Stark. He became the first actor to receive a
posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, and
remains the only actor to have had two posthumous acting
nominations.
Bryan Matthew Sevilla (born February 7, 1986), better known by
his stage name Y, in reference to the actor X, is
an American pornographic actor and director. He entered the porn
industry in 2004 at the age of 18. He has gained attention due to
his lack of resemblance to stereotypical male actors in the
pornography industry.
Give X and Y.

21. Answer

22. X-James Dean
Y-James Deen

23. 7. X is a 1999 trance techno song by the Finnish
electronic music producer. On July 24th,
the LCS Highlights YouTube channel uploaded a LoL
gameplay video in which player TheOddOne
completes a quadra kill while listening to X.
Afterwards, users on the video streaming service
Twitch began falsely identifying any background music
as X. This has now become a meme. Every song in the
world that people do not know the name to is reffered
to as X. Give me X.

24. Answer

25. Darude Sandstorm

26. 8. Twenty years later, this duo came together to
collaborate on a project in 2008 when they
started a production house called Art Viewers.
Their first television show was called Happy
Homes. They also run another production house
named after their most well-known roles/
characters. (images on next slide) What is it
called?

28. Answer

29. Ram-Laxman productions

30. Scores

31. ROUND 2:
THE TRIVIAL PURSUIT
INFINITE POUNCE
ANTICLOCKWISE

32. 1. Either name the poet or the poem.

33. Answer

34. The laughing Heart by Charles Bukowski

35. 2. ______ is a 5-member Rock band based in Delhi, India. It was
one of the first bands in India to distribute music for free over
the internet with their first EP “The story begins…” released in
2003. The name ______ was borrowed from Anup’s (Guitarist)
quiz team in college. The band has always maintained that the
pun was actually unintentional and they were more interested in
the word “pause” being part of the band’s name. They have
been quoted giving different origins of the name. Some of them
include
a tyre company in Brazil, tattooed fans and an attribution to
Randeep's (bassist) mother. Id the name
of this band?

36. Answer

37. Menwhopause

39. 3. In June 2011, a Chilean judge ordered that an
investigation be launched, following suggestions that X
had been killed during the Pinochet regime for his pro-
Allende stance and political views. X's driver, Manuel
Araya, stated that doctors administered poison as the
poet was preparing to go into exile. In December 2011
Chile's Communist Party asked Chilean Judge Mario
Carroza to order the exhumation of the remains of X.

40. Answer

41. Pablo Neruda

42. 4. What is the meaning of this tattoo?

43. Answer

44. Eight of the nine members of the Fellowship got
a small tattoo of the word "nine" spelled out in
Tengwar.

45. 5. Which band who plays in this prominent
style?

46. Answer

47. Kraftwerk

48. 6. The Rozabal Line is a historical thriller novel by Indian
author Ashwin Sanghi, originally published in 2007 under
his pseudonym Shawn Haigins. The book deals with a
highly controversial historical conspiracy that has
previously been explored by very few historians and
authors. The book was declared a bestseller by India
Today and the books publishers, Westland Ltd. have had
tremendous success with the novel as it has gone into
repeat runs. What is the controversial subject of the book
?

49. Answer

50. The Rozabal Line deals with the subject
of Jesus having survived the crucifixion and
having settled down in India.

51. 7. Connect.

52. Answer

53. Windows 8 Song

54. 8. Id the person on whom this
documentary is made?

55. Answer

56. Aaron Swartz

57. ROUND 3:
SHORT CONNECT
POINTS MENTIONED ON EACH SLIDE

58. +25 / -20

59. +20 / -15

60. +15 / -10

61. +10 / -5

62. +5 / 0

63. Answer

65. ROUND 4:
Parody round
+(8-n)*5 / 0
Written Round

66. 1) ID the movie

67. Answer

68. Good Will Hunting

69. 2) ID the character.

70. Answer

71. Gollum

72. 3) ID the character.

73. Answer

74. Riddick

75. 4) ID the movie.

76. Answer

77. Dead poet’s society

78. 5) ID the movie.

79. Answer

80. Pulp Fiction

81. 6) ID the movie.

82. Answer

83. Good Fellas

84. 7) ID the movie.

85. Answer

86. The Breakfast Club

87. 8) ID the song.

88. Answer

89. We are young

90. SCORES

91. Round 5
Long Visual Connect
Points mentioned on each slide

93. +50/-25

96. +40/-20

99. +30/-15

102. +20/-10

106. +10

107. Answer

109. DJ in Tron are Daft Punk

110. +50/-25

111. Towards the beginning of the movie, Agent
Smith pulls up in a car. You can read his license
plate. It says "IS 5416". In the King James Bible,
Isaiah 54:16 says: "Behold, I have created the
smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and
bringeth forth an instument for his work; and I
have the waster to destoy."

114. Flynn and Rapunzel visit the coronation in
Frozen.

115. +40/-20

120. +30/-15

125. +20/-10

132. +10

134. Answer

135. Easter Eggs