sjq regional round_shaastra 2016_july 11_finals
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SJQ Finals 201511th July, 2015
Coimbatore
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Choose Team Numbers 1 to 8
The team topping the Prelims get to choose first, the team that placed second gets to choose next and so on.
Rules:
Bounce:The question begins with Team 1, who get to answer it “directly”. If their guess is wrong, the immediate team (clockwise/anti-clockwise - depending on the round) get the question. The question passes till it’s answered correctly by any team on the “bounce” for “+10” points, or till it returns back to the team to which it was a “direct” (no one answers). In the case no one answers the question, the next question goes “direct” to the same team as the previous one.Pounce:Teams can answer out of turn, but with some amount of risk. If you know the FULL answer, raise your hands (saying ‘pounce’) and write it down on the paper given to you. If you have written down all the parts that have been asked for correctly, you get 10 points, else -5. You will not get another crack at the question during Bounce.
Rounds:
❖ Bounce/Pounce 1: Clockwise, starting with team 1 from Q. 1 to Q. 8 ..❖ Special Round 1 .. ❖ Bounce/Pounce 2:
Clockwise, starting with the respective team’s direct it was after the end of Bounce/Pounce 1, from Q. 1 to Q. 4;Anti-clockwise, starting with team 8, from Q. 5 to Q. 8 ..
❖ Special Round 2 ..❖ Bounce/Pounce 3: Anti-Clockwise, starting with the respective team’s
direct it was after the end of Bounce/Pounce 2, from Q. 1 to Q. 8 ..
INFINITE BOUNCE I(Clockwise, starting with team 1 from Q. 1 to Q. 8)
+10 on Bounce. +10/-5 on Pounce.
1.
If - “divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived” refers to the fates of Henry VIII’s wives, then whose fates do “possessed, insane, resigned, exposed, attacked, promoted and disposed” refer to?
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AnswerHogwarts’ 7 Defence Against the Dark Arts teachers: Quirrell, Lockhart, Lupin, Moody, Umbridge, Snape and Amycus.
2.
❖ A was discovered by Berzelius in 1817. He found that its properties were similar to that of B, which was named after the Greek word for the earth. Therefore, he used the Greek word for a related entity and came up with the name A.
❖ A, B? ❖ What was A named after?
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Answer
❖ A-Selenium. Named after the moon (Selene)❖ B-Tellurium
3.
❖ 1st audio section - spoken greeting in English from then- Secretary General of the UN, Kurt Waldheim.
❖ 2nd audio section - spoken greetings in 55 languages including ancient languages like Sumerian, Akkadian, Quechua, etc. and Chinese alterations like Mandarin, Pekingese etc. and also languages like Esperanto.
❖ 3rd audio section - the "sounds of Earth" that include laughter, heartbeat, footsteps, trains, volcanoes, earthquakes, dogs, trains wind, etc.
❖ It also contained a soundtrack from each country.
❖ What are these the contents of?
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Answer
Golden VoyagerRecord
4.
In the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender, some people are able to manipulate one of the four elements - a power called ‘bending.’ However, at any given time, only the Avatar can bend all of the elements. His/her spirit is reincarnated after their lifetime.
The protagonist of the show, Aang, narrates that his true identity as the Avatar was revealed in a “test” in which he chose four toys out of thousands, each of which were the childhood toys of previous Avatars.
This test is a nod to which real-life entity?
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Answer
The Dalai Lama
5.
The ‘official’ classification of a certain entity is listed below:Super slow - Yellow dot (single or double)❖ Slow - White / Green dot❖ Medium - Red dot❖ Fast - Blue dot
What is being talked about here?
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Answer
Squash Balls
6.
BPM 37093 is a white dwarf star about 50 light-years from Earth, seen in the constellation Centaurus. It has a hydrogen atmosphere and a core that is mostly composed of carbon. It is said to be one of the coldest white dwarfs ever detected, the temperatures being so low that its carbon has crystallized, effectively forming a _______. This discovery led to the star being given a nickname, referring to a song by the Beatles.What is BPM 37093’s nickname?
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Answer
Lucy
(Diamonds being a form of crystalline carbon)
7.
What is this a mnemonic for?
Dumb Kids Prefer Candy Over Fancy Green Salad.
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Answer
Biological Classification / Taxonomic Hierarchy
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
8.
Gengar is a dual-type Ghost Pokémon which evolves from Haunter. Its name is a possible shortening of the word X which means double of a person, which is only fitting because Gengar often pretends to be a person's shadow.
What’s the good word?
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Answer
Doppelgänger
Audience Question
Image shown here is a Rhombic hexecontahedron. Where else would you have seen a Rhombic hexecontahedron?
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Answer
Audience QuestionY is the mother of the protagonist of the iconic movie franchise X. The name of the actress portraying Y along with the year is given. Lena Headley has played Y in the short television series.FITB and give X.Linda Hamilton : 1984Linda Hamilton : 1991
- : 2003Linda Hamilton : 2009 (voice alone)____________ : 2015
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Answer
Emilia Clarke playing Sarah Connor in Terminator Genisys.
SPECIAL ROUND IGoogle Doodles
+10 for each correct answerNo negatives, so feel free to guess
1. Sport.
2. Italian pedagogue/educator.
3. Event.
4. Psychoanalyst.
5. Egyptian rock temples.
6. Book.
7. Hungarian-American.
8. Movie.
9. Programmer.
Quick Re-run of the Round
Please exchange sheets
1. Sport.
1. Synchronised Swimming
2. Italian pedagogue/educator.
2. Maria Montessori
3. Event.
3. Fall of the Berlin Wall/Reunification of Germany
4. Psychoanalyst.
4. Hermann Rorschach
5. Egyptian rock temples.
5. Abu Simbel
6. Book.
6. The Wizard of Oz
7. Hungarian-American.
7. Harry Houdini
8. Movie.
8. Alam Ara - India’s first sound film
9. Programmer.
9. Lady Ada Lovelace
Answers1. Synchronised swimming2. Maria Montessori3. German reunification / Fall of Berlin Wall4. Hermann Rorschach5. Abu Simbel6. Wizard of Oz7. Harry Houdini8. Alam Ara9. Lady Ada Lovelace
SCORES
INFINITE BOUNCE II(Clockwise, starting with the respective team’s direct it was after the end of
Bounce/Pounce 1, from Q. 1 to Q. 4)
+10 on Bounce. +10/-5 on Pounce.
1. Connect
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Answer
Movie adaptations featuring Eddie Redmayne
2. Connect
❖ The inspiration behind Fluffy, the three-headed guard dog in the first Harry Potter book who could only be pacified with music
❖ Three-letter abbreviation for Unix systems, sometimes preceded by an asterisk
❖ “Hail X! Immortal X! (...) Cut off a limb, and two more shall take its place!” is the oath of this organization in the world of comics
❖ The river into which Achilles was dipped, rendering him invulnerable except at his heel
❖ The ferryman who takes dead souls across the river Acheron - sometimes confused with the river in #4 - in the Greek underworld
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Answer
The moons of Pluto
❖ Kerberos❖ Nix❖ Hydra❖ Styx❖ Charon
3.In picture are brothers Chang and Eng Bunker of Thailand, born in 1811. They travelled with P.T. Barnum’s circus for many years and found global fame as a result of their medical condition. What is this condition now commonly known now as? <bigger image on next slide>
3.
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Answer
Siamese twins
4. Tribute to whom?
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Answer
Tony Greig
ANTI-CLOCKWISE(Anti-clockwise, starting with team 8, from Q. 5 to Q. 8)
+10 on Bounce. +10/-5 on Pounce.
5.
On the next slide is an image of Guatemala’s flag. The bird on the flag lends its name to the currency of the country. Name the currency or the bird.<two picture slides coming up>
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Answer
Quetzal
6.
During World War II, in the early hours of 1 September 1939, German troops crossed the border into Poland. At the same time in Britain, thousands of children, in cities all over the country, crocodile-marched to the nearest railway station to board trains that would take them to the safety of the countryside.
What was this operation codenamed?
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Answer
Pied Piper
7.
The fat beneath the topmost layers of the skin absorbs low-frequency light, allowing colours of greater frequency (such as blue, purple, etc.) to penetrate the surface and be reflected by something.
What false impression about the human body are we talking about?
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Answer
Blue colour of veins
8. Connect
1526 - Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
1556 - Akbar and Hemu
1761 - Durranis and the Marathas
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Answer
Battles of Panipat
Audience Question - Name the female
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Answer
Gwen Stacy
Audience Question
The word X means ‘deep blue in colour like a clear sky.’ It refers to a color that we do not use too often in our daily lives. However, it is the name of one of the eight hurdles one must cross in the Kanto region.
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Answer
Cerulean
SPECIAL ROUND 2Nicknames of basketball players
+10 for each right answerNo negatives, so feel free to guess
1.
Kurt Rambis.
Rambis usually wore a thick moustache and thick-rimmed black glasses, prompting Lakers announcer Chick Hearn to nickname him X. X is a fictional character whose normal life alter-ego wears thick-rimmed black glasses to appear normal.
1.
1.His nickname is also shared by Dwight Howard who rejuvenated the NBA Slam Dunk contest in 2008 when he dressed up as __________ for one of the dunks.
2.Shawn Marion
He was a jumpshot specialist and could do a lot of moves in the air, so fast that he makes a certain character from a certain movie franchise with super bullet-time slomo graphics look like a stand-still.
3.
Chris Andersen
Because of one of his tattoos and a trademark celebration move. Also the name of an award-winning movie.
4.
Kobe Bryant
Named after a venomous African snake with a high strike accuracy rate. Got inspired by the character Beatrix Kiddo’s codename in Kill Bill franchise.
5.
Jon Brockman
Appeared for Sacramento and Milwaukee 52 and 98 times respectively. Only played an average of 9 minutes per game. Was rarely seen during the matches. Named after a Scottish entity of ambiguous existence known for rare sightings.
6.
Toni Kukoc
Because of his basketball genius, suave handling of the ball, stylish play, long hands and thin body, he was named after a character from the opening and closing sequences of a movie series with an inept French police detective and a diamond.
7.
Spurs teammates David Robinson and Tim Duncan
Named after a common nickname given to the 1 World Trade Center and 2 World Trade Center buildings.
8.
Paul George
Named after Motion Pictures Association of America’s (MPAA) classification system which advises presence of progenitors
Quick Re-run of the Round
Please exchange sheets
1.
Kurt Rambis.
Rambis usually wore a thick moustache and thick-rimmed black glasses, prompting Lakers announcer Chick Hearn to nickname him X. X is a fictional character whose normal life alter-ego wears thick-rimmed black glasses to appear normal.
1.
1.His nickname is also shared by Dwight Howard who rejuvenated the NBA Slam Dunk contest in 2008 when he dressed up as __________ for one of the dunks.
1. Superman/Clark Kent
2.Shawn Marion
He was a jumpshot specialist and could do a lot of moves in the air, so fast that he makes a certain character from a certain movie franchise with super bullet-time slomo graphics look like a stand-still.
2. Matrix
3.
Chris Andersen
Because of one of his tattoos and a trademark celebration move. Also the name of an award-winning movie.
3. Birdman
4.
Kobe Bryant
Named after a venomous African snake with a high strike accuracy rate. Got inspired by the character Beatrix Kiddo’s codename in Kill Bill franchise.
4. Black Mamba.
5.
Jon Brockman
Appeared for Sacramento and Milwaukee 52 and 98 times respectively. Only played an average of 9 minutes per game. Was rarely seen during the matches. Named after a Scottish entity of ambiguous existence known for rare sightings.
5. Loch ness monster
He was called brockness monster.
6.
Toni Kukoc
Because of his basketball genius, suave handling of the ball, stylish play, long hands and thin body, he was named after a character from the opening and closing sequences of a movie series with an inept French police detective and a diamond.
6.Pink Panther
7.
Spurs teammates David Robinson and Tim Duncan
Named after a common nickname given to the 1 World Trade Center and 2 World Trade Center buildings.
7. Twin towers
8.
Paul George
Named after Motion Pictures Association of America’s (MPAA) classification system which advises presence of progenitors
8. pg13.
SCORES
INFINITE BOUNCE III(Anti-Clockwise, starting with the respective team’s direct it was
after the end of Bounce/Pounce 2, from Q. 1 to Q. 8)
+10 on Bounce. +10/-5 on Pounce.
1.
When the news broke out, Ellen DeGeneres, who had campaigned on her show for a sequel, stated:
“I have waited for this day for a long, long, long, long, long, long time. I'm not mad it took this long. I know the people at Pixar were busy creating Toy Story 16. But the time they took was worth it. The script is fantastic. And it has everything I loved about the first one: It's got a lot of heart, it's really funny, and the best part is - it's got a lot more ___.”
What is Ellen talking about?
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Answer
Finding Dory
The sequel to Finding Nemo
2.
These are the mascots for the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney. ID the animals - 2 of the 3 are monotremes. <bigger picture on next slide>
2.
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Answer
Kookaburra. Platypus. Echidna.
3.
In Nilanjana Roy’s book The Wildings, about a small band of cats in an old neighborhood in Delhi, cat names were wisely chosen. What were these cats christened as?
A. Cat from Nizamuddin dargah environs - named after a form of Sufi devotional music popular in South Asia.
B. Two cats from the court - named after Latin for ‘a written sworn statement of fact voluntarily made by an affiant or deponent under an oath or affirmation administered by a person authorized to do so by law’. A single word split in half.
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Answer
A. Qawwali. B. Affi and Davit.
4.Though very few invaders actually wanted X, it was an easy route for the French to attack Germany, Germany to attack France or Spain to attack the Netherlands.X is called Y because it has been the site of more European battles than any other country - Oudenarde, Ramillies, Fontenoy, Fleurus, Jemmapes, Ligny, Quatre Bras, Waterloo, etc.
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Answer
X - BelgiumY - Cockpit of Europe
5.
During his stay in England, X befriended Edward Thomas, an Anglo-Welsh writer. They would often go on long walks together, during which Thomas would often be sorry he hadn’t chosen another path.
X later wrote a poem, gently mocking his friend’s indecision. However, audiences read the poem more seriously than he intended it to be. Thomas took the poem rather personally, and it is thought to have driven him to join the military – a decision which led to his death in World War I.
Who is X? ID the poem, frequently heard in graduation speeches.
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Answer
Robert FrostThe Road Not Taken
6.
If ventriloquy is Latin for ‘belly speaking’ and eloquence is Latin for ‘speaking out,’ what English words in Latin mean ‘by way of speaking’ and ‘speaking alone’?
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Answer
Colloquial
Soliloquy
7.
According to Hindu mythology, while Dasharatha’s queens were eating divine pudding (via Putrakameshti Yagna), a kite snatched some of it and dropped some in a forest that it passed. A certain Anjana consumed it and thus he was born.
This is one of the theories of whose birth?
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Answer
Hanuman
LAST QUESTION.
8.Which comic is this from? Who is making a cameo here?
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Answer
Asterix or The Adventures of Asterix
Thomson and Thompson from The Adventures of Tintin make a cameo.
Final Scores.
Thank you for participating!Congrats to the Winners and Runners-ups!
See you at Chennai..