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GeneralRuleso The quiz consists of 3 rounds with 30 questions in total.o Rules will be explained at the start of each round.o Civilised Pounce applies throughout the quiz. Screaming pounce atany moment during the quiz will result in a 10 point penalty.o ”Bhai pen hain?” will automatically result in -2 points from theleague score.o Quizmaster is God.

Round1- Crosswordo Please keep the crossword sheet distributed at the start legible forthe checking procedure.o All 10 questions will be shown first, do not discuss or shout out anyanswer during the round.o +10 for any correct answer.o All answers are 1 word.o Beware of spelling errors.

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Q1.1- (9/Across)o X is a kind of musical form structured as ABCDEF..., the sameas medley or, sometimes, fantasia. It is often used in light, easy-goingand popular types of music.o The term has been in use since the beginning of the 18th century,or to be more specific, since it was used by the French musicpublisher Christophe Ballard (1641–1715) for the edition of acollection of pieces in 1711.o The interesting thing about X though, is that it can be found in therestrooms of many hotels/homes, in a physical form, acting as bothan aesthetic and aromatic experience.

Q1.2– (5/Down)o a connection or series of connections linking two or more things.o a central or focal point.o High Tech Computers, a Taiwanese manufacturero Connect

Q1.3– (5/Down)o According to Wikipedia, X is a term for people with obsessiveinterests and its contemporary usage originated with AkioNakamori’s 1983 essay,Manga Burikko.o The term was also a part of the Media name given to infamousJapanese serial killer Tsutomu Miyazaki - ‘The X Murderer’.o Urban Dictionary defines X as extremely negative in meaning as it isused to refer to someone who stays at home all the time and doesn’thave a life.o Obligatory uncle joke: Basically, X = Vaishakh.

Q1.4– (8/Across)o Identify this region.o It is the home state ofa former waitress,Pharma rep, and aspiringactress.

Q1.5– (7/Down)o X nerves are the nerves that emerge directly from thebrain (including the brainstem), in contrast to spinal nerves(whichemerge from segments of the spinal cord).oX nerves relay information between the brain and parts of the body,primarily to and from regions of the head and neck.o The name may remind us of a certain machine which assists inlifting heavy objects or a bird of the gruidae family, found in everycontinent except South America and Antarctica.o Image to follow.

Q1.6– (4/Across) Obligatory Daaru question

o This is the logo of whichcompany, a pioneer in the Indianwine industry.o Its founders were the first inIndia to commercially plant theFrench Sauvignon Blan andCalifornian Chenin Blank varities inIndia.

Q1.7– (6/Down)o If Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot was the first, elected onAugust 15, 1947, and both Manzoor Wattoo and Shehaz Sharif haveheld the chief ministerial post three times, which region am I talkingabout?o If their neighbours are included into the equation, the first wasGopi Chand Bhargave while a certain Forman Christian College,Lahore graduate holds the record of holding the post 4 times.

Q1.8(5/Across)o X is a Khatri family name which originated in the Potwar plateauregion of Punjab.o X, with a slight spelling variation but the same pronunciation, is anEnglish sur name first recorded in the 13th century, originatingprobably from someone of a cheerful disposition.o Both terms will certainly remind us of a Christmas song sung byBurl Ives which Michael Buble famously covered in 2011.o X please?

Q1.9– (9/Down)o Lord Ayyappan is a popular Hindu deity worshiped mainly in SouthIndia.o He is believed to be born out of the union between Lord Shiva andthe mythical enchantress Mohini, who is regarded as an avatarof Lord Vishnu. Therefore, Ayyappan is also known as ‘X Puthiran' or’Xputhra,' which literally means the son of both Vishnu and Shiva.o X is a portmanteau of names by which Vishnu and Shiva are alsoknown, both of them starting with H.o Image to follow.

Q1.10– (5/Across)o The full name of the condition of uncontrollable sneezing inresponse to stimuli such as sudden exposure to bright sunlight isAutosomal Dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic OutburstSyndrome, commonly known as what syndrome?o X syndrome. X goes into the crossword.

Honestyisnotthebestpolicy.Inpolitics.Butthisisquiz.ANSWERS ON THE NEXT SLIDE. SELF CHECK. +10 FOR EVERYCORRECT ANSWER.

Round2o 10questionso FiniteBounceandPounceoWillmoveclockwiseo +10,+10,-10

Q2.1o On the morning of August 23, London’s Heathrow Airport’sbaggage claim counter was a site of true chaos as passengers whojust arrived from two flights twenty minutes within each other wereunable to find their own bags among others.o The section became a sea of red when airport authorities decidedto move all the bags to the floor and examine the name tags, one ata time, for the passengers to step forward and claim them.oWho were the arriving passengers?Why the confusion?

A2.1o ThePassengerswereTeamGBathletesreturningfromRio.o Theconfusionwascausedduetoallbagsbeingexactlyidenticalexceptforthenametags.

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FITB with a Pawan Singhsingle most of us haveheard or heard about.

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Q2.3o DistributedonbothsidesoftheNorthAtlantic,itiswidelyfishedandidentifiedbyablacklaterallinerunningalongitswhitesideandadarkblotchabovethepectoralfin,oftendescribedasthe"Devil'sthumbprint”.ItisthemainingredientofNorwegianfishballsandoftheclassicAnglo-Indiankedgeree.(ThankyouMasterChef)o Thenamemayremindyouofacertaindrunkard,wovenfromthehandsofaBelgianartist.o NamethefishI’mtalkingabout.o Imagetofollow

A2.3o ThefishiscalledHaddock.o Thedrunkardofcourse,wasCaptainHaddockfromTheAdventuresofTintin.

Q2.4o The Vilakazi Street is perhaps the most famous street in all ofJohannesburg due to its historical significance in the continent.oIt has been home to famous Africans like Nelson Mandela andDesmond Tutu and was also the location of the Hector Pietersonshooting, which sparkedmassive riots.o This Street has a unique claim to fame, which can be derived fromthe people mentioned above.oWhat is its c2f?

A2.4o ItistheonlystreetintheworldwhichhashadtwoNobelPrizeWinnersaspermanentresidents.o BothMandelaandTuturesidedhere.

Q2.5o Hazrat Nizamuddin, the famous Sufi saint, was depressed after the death of hisnephew. His followers longed to see him smile once again. One day, Khusrau, afollower saw some women dressed up in yellow sarees, singing on the roadnear the Khwaja’s retreat. Khusrau asked the women where they were goingdressed like this, who replied that they were going to the temple to offerflowers to their God. On hearing this, he asked them whether it would maketheir god happy and when they said it would, Khusrau immediately dressed upin a saree and carried flowers went before the saint. Recognising his discipleand amused by the sari, the saint finally broke into a smile. This wascommemorated as an occasion for rejoicing. This led to the start of something.oWhat?

A2.5o ThecelebrationofBasant PanchamieveryyearattheDargah.o Itistraditionaltowearyellowsarisandturbansduringthefestival.

Q2.6o On the next slide, you will see a famous image depicting ‘icons’ ofthe 20th century. Now, this image was used by various trolls torepresent the political viewpoints of a certain political candidate andspread across social media like wildfire.oWhat I want to know is, which aspiring candidatewas added to thisimage?o and as always, thoko lal salaam.

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Q2.7The following moves are named after the same person in thefollowing three categories:o Floor exercise: Split leap with a full turn to land in a splito Uneven Bars: Clear hop to handstand, half turn to L or mixed L gripo Balance Beam: Jump forward with half twist to back pike saltoThe name was circulated across Indian social media following ourperformance at the Olympics.

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Produnova

Q2.8oWhile the burkini debate rages on in France, another Westernnation has ‘Okayed’ the hijab for its Federal and National PoliceForce, members of which are commonly called ‘Mounties’o The term ‘Mounties’ came from the fact that originally (and still tosome extent), they formed the Royal X Mounted Force, wearing thetraditional bright red dresses which symbolize the bygone era of theBritish empire.oWhich country do the ‘Mounties’ serve?

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Canada

Q2.9o Identify the asana depicted in the image on the next slide.o The answer can be derived from the name of a mythologicalcharacter who made a giant leap to an island in order to secure theeternal conjoined bond of two souls.o Image to follow.

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Hanumanasana

Q2.10o In the next slide you will see a list of 15 types of games which werebanned by someone, whom the Nepalese will swear was born inLumbini.oWho is this person? What reason were all of these particular typesbanned?

o Gamesonboards with8or10rows.oThesamegamesplayedonimaginaryboards.oGamesofmarkingdiagramsonthefloorsuchthattheplayercanonlywalkoncertainplacesoGameswhereplayerseitherremovepiecesfromapileoraddpiecestoit,withtheloserbeingtheonewhocausestheheap

toshakeoGamesofthrowing dice.oBallgames.oBlowingthrougha pat-kulal,atoypipemadeofleaves.oPloughingwithatoy plough.oPlayingwithtoy windmills madefrompalmleaves.

oPlayingwithtoymeasuresmadefrompalmleaves.oPlayingwithtoycarts.oPlayingwithtoy bows.oGuessingatletterstracedwiththefingerintheairoronafriend'sback.oGuessingafriend'sthoughts.oImitatingdeformities.

A2.10o Gautum Buddha banned these types of games.o He feared they will distort a person’s journey on their path toenlightenment.

Round3o Round 2 basically, but anti-clockwise.

Q3.1o The Zafarnama was a victory letter addressed to and criticizing theMughal Emperor Aurangzeb. In it, the writer reminds Aurangzebhow he and his men had broken their oaths sworn upon the Qur’an.He also states that in spite of his several sufferings, he had won amoral victory over the Emperor who had broken all his vows. Despitesending a huge army to capture or kill him, the Mughal forces did notsucceed in their mission.oWho wrote the letter, a year after his forces/followers helped himescape from the Battle of Chamkaur in 1704?

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Q3.2o X was started as a promotional tool by the film makers to helpspread awareness about the movie with the hopes of becoming acommercial success.o X involved dancing to the rhythms of the X song by Raftaar andvarious Bollywood celebrities have further posted about it on theirsocial media profiles, including Arjun Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, LaurenGottlieb, Varun Dhawan, and of course, KRK.oWhat is X?

A3.2Beatpe Booty

A3.3oMuni Tarunsagar is a Digambara monk and the author of a bookseries titled Kadve Pravachan (bitter discourse). He started amovement called Ahimsa Mahakumbh to stop the export of meatand leather from India. He opposed the High Court's order to imposeban on Sallekhana, the Jain vow of self inscribed euthanasia.o However, he recently shot into limelight by doing something quiteunexpected of him in a formal surrounding.oWhat is his claim to fame?

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Q3.4o If David Platt and Piotr Swierczewski featured on the first, ErikThorstvedt was the first to do it alone, and Jordon Henderson ofLiverpool did it alongside Lionel Messi last year, what am I talkingabout?

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Q3.5o The album cover of Nevermind, and everything else to do withNirvana, has always had a cult following.o One fan of the band, famous for lying about robberies at gunpointand the subject of one of John Oliver’s many jokes, among otherthings, recreated the cover in 2013.oWho am I talking about?o Images to follow

A3.5o Ryan Lochte

Q3.6(lifted)Baumkuchen is a German variety of spit cake. It is a traditional pastryin many countries throughout Europe and is also a popular snack anddessert in Japan. It gets its name due to its appearance when sliced.What does ‘Baum’ mean?

A3.6Baumkuchen means ‘tree cake’ because of its resemblance to treerings

Q3.7o Khadakwasla Dam is a dam on the Mutha River 20 km from Puneand its lake is the main source of water for Pune and its suburbs.o The dam was built to combat the severe droughts in the 19thcentury in East Pune, it just lies a few kilometres up the road fromSinhagad Fort. It happens to be the first masonry gravity dam built inthe world and that was its claim to fame till 1954, when aninstitution was built near it which was, quite literally, of nationalimportance.o The motto of this new institution is Sevo Paramo Dharmo i.e.Service before Self. Which institution is this?

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NationalDefenseAcademy

Q3.8(Yebhi liftedhain lol)o According to a 2000 research study, when people asked to execute A (whichcan be broken down into 11 steps), they got dizzy no matter how many yearsthey train. Alternatively, while executing B (which seems more complicated as itcan be broken down to 15 steps), people never got dizzy.oThe reason for this was identified as something called ‘spotting’. When youturn, your body whips around in one continuous motion, and if your head wentwith it, you'd get dizzy very quickly. In order to prevent this, one needs to fixtheir eyes on a single point and move their head faster than the rest of them.People doing B fix their gaze more easily as compared to A because they don’tneed to jump.oWhat are the two activities being discussed?

A3.8DiscusThrow HammerThrow

Q3.9o In the next slide, you will see a list of videos which are the all timemost disliked videos on YouTube.o For 10 points, simply identify the uploader of the second video.o The channel ‘company’ recently entered limelight once again dueto a certain serial kisser being accused of copying one of its manycovers.

Q3.10o Xism is a philosophy and lifestyle inspired by “The X”, theprotagonist of a Coen Brothers' 1998 film.o The Xist belief system is essentially a modernized form of Taoismstripped of all of its metaphysical and medical doctrines. Xismadvocates and encourages the practice of "going with the flow","being cool headed", and "taking it easy" in the face of life'sdifficulties, believing that this is the only way to live in harmonywith our inner nature and the challenges of interacting with otherpeople.o Image to follow.

Dudeism

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