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Rules
❏ The Quiz consists of 2 rounds, namely Pounce & Bounce and a Buzzer
round
❏ DM me all the pounces on Whatsapp
❏ QM’s decision is final
❏ May the dp/dx be with you

Round 1 : Pounce and Bounce
◼ 12 questions in this round
◼ +20/-10 on pounce
◼ +10/0 on bounce
◼ Direct goes to the team, which is next in the clockwise order of the
team who answered the last question (except for the 1st question
which goes to Team 1)

Q1.
● The name Arctic originates from the word 'arktos' which is a Greek word
that means bear.
● Whereas, Antarctica means 'no bears'. It is true that there are no bears
in Antarctica, but the name comes from a Roman version of the Greek
word that is ‘antarktike’. “Anti-” is commonly a synonym for the
opposite in English as well as in Greek. Thus, Antarctica means opposite
of Arctic land, “Anti-” plus the Arctic which forms a compound word.
● So why is the Arctic named after bear, and similarly because of absence
of what Antarctica is named “anti-arctic”?

The bear refers to Ursa Major and Ursa Minor,
which is only visible in the northern hemisphere

Q2.
● During the end of 20th century, top companies in the industry adopted
an idol factory model where they select young teenagers and other
than their primary skill, they are also trained physically, taught public
skills up to 16 hours every day.
● These youngsters are taken away from their families at a young age,
not allowed to have a social life and even after they become successful,
are not allowed to have a proper social life. They are also made to learn
English and Japanese to dominate the global market.
● For which multi-billion dollar business do these kids go under these
rigorous measures?

Q3.
● What distinction is often
attributed to Alaska because of its
geography but is officially held by
the state of Maine?
● Also tell me why is the distinction
attributed to Alaska? (the image is
very helpful)

Alaska being the easternmost state of USA, because
it crosses the dateline and is east of Greenwich

Q4.
● On ocean voyages between Britain and India, the most desirable
cabins—the ones that didn't get the afternoon heat—were on the
“port side out and on the starboard side home”. These luxury tickets
were supposedly stamped with the letters “X”. One had a view of
Africa in both directions, rather than open sea.
● But there is no proof, that this is etymology of “X”, moreover for
what is known, it entered the English language in the early 1900s, in
a wholly un-nautical context, to mean "smart" and "stylish."
● Give me X!

POSH (Port Out, Starboard Home)

Q5.
● Saudi Arabia was going through a rough economic patch in 2016 when
the global oil prices dipped to a record low. As part of far reaching
reforms to control the fiscal scenario, there was a 20% cut in salaries of
government officials.
● Further, the government made a long overdue change in its public
sector dealings. While this change, which was centuries in the making,
was touted as a “leap into modernity”, it was actually a clever cost-
cutting measure that would make government officials work 11 extra
days a year without any extra pay.
● What was this change, that automatically added 11 extra working days ?

Shift to Gregorian Calendar from
Islamic, thus adding 11 working days

Q6.
● This particular “sport”, generally played among the masses to resolve
ties, has various tournaments with huge money on the stake organised
by different groups. Mr. Beast organised a tournament of this sport for
YouTubers with the winner receiving $250k, sometime in the 2020 .
● Though the Japanese version of this sport has frequent mentions
throughout the history, but this was originally conceived in China.
● Which “sport” is being talked about?

Q7.
● She made her first appearance on TV with the 2017 movie ____(not indicative).
She was introduced as the older sister of the three more famous original
sisters, having been absent during all their lives because of running away
when she lost control of her powers.
● She is portrayed as a teenager, taller and also with a darker skin. She is
capable of teleporting across short distances, and projecting white energy
from her body that her sisters do not possess, beyond the regular
superhuman strength, durability, enhanced agility, and flight.
● Who is being described here, created with sugar, spice and everything nice? (I
need the name of the character or the TV series, 10 bonus points for naming
the character)

Bliss from The Powerpuff Girls

Q8.
● Adidas released a new pair of shoes called
“Munchen”, coated with special materials
making it unique, to celebrate the
Oktoberfest held in Munich from 16th
September to 3rd October of 2017.
● Considering the occasion of “Oktoberfest”,
tell me what purpose did these shoes
served?

Q9.
● Point Nemo or Oceanic point of inaccessibility is the farthest point
from any major landmass. It was named in reference to Jules Verne’s
Captain Nemo, and literally means “no man”.
● In the year 2031, it’s going to be part of someone’s retirement and has
been in news since the retirement was announced.
● Whose retirement is being talked about, which was the brainchild of
US President Ronald Reagan?

Q10.
● Aleiodes is a genus of the family Braconidae of parasitoid wasps,
also known as “mummy wasps”. One of the species of this genus
is named after a very famous person, due to the similarities of
technique used by these species to exit the host body and the
person’s most famous work.
● The wasps of these particular species exits the host body by
cutting the whole back part of the host, instead of cutting a small
hole in the back, as done by other wasps.
● Id the literary work, in context of which this species is named.

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

Q11.
● Brian Eno composed this very famous jingle, and stated all the
requirements/ details the company needed in an interview in 1996, a year
after the launch. “The thing from the agency said, ‘We want a piece of music
that is inspiring, universal, blah-blah, da-da-da, optimistic, futuristic,
sentimental, emotional,’ this whole list of adjectives, and then at the
bottom, it said ‘and it must be 3.25 seconds long’,” Eno mentioned in the
interview.
● The ad campaign for the product also featured the The Rolling Stone’s “Start
Me Up”.
● Which famous jingle is being talked about?

Q12.
● Even though X is in all shapes and manner a perfect example of Y, according
to official sources X is not a Y. The official explanation given for this was that
it’s not possible for a species to have more than two traits, and X could
already fly and use fire.
● According a reddit user, if X was to be flying Y, it should’ve been resistant to
water, which is not so, apart from the thing that the species have atmax two
traits.
● What was even more heartbreaking was the fact that a lot of species
classified as Y are not what you’d expect Ys to be.
● Id X and Y.

Round 2 : Buzzer Round
◼ 10 questions in this round
◼ 2 attempts on the buzzer
◼ Only if the 1st team to press it isn’t able to answer the question, 2nd
fastest team on the buzzer gets to attempt
◼ +20/-10 on the 1st attempt
◼ +10/-5 on the 2nd attempt

Q13.
Connect to an achievement (Non-exhaustive):

All of them finished 4th at the
olympics

Q14.
● Which GOAT is associated with this logo?

Q15.
● Connect these chess players to certain feat (exhaustive list):
Vishwanathan Anand
Alexander Alekhine
Anatoly Karpov
(Hint: other sports personalities to go in the list would be Cristiano
Ronaldo, Donald Bradman, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, etc.)

All have celestial bodies named after
them

Q16.
● Id the Indian unicorn whose logo is inspired from this famous art:

Q17.
● Which movie’s
timeline is this?

Q18.
● From the Earth to the Moon, Five weeks in a Balloon and
Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon are the lesser known
titles of which famous French author, who invented the
science fiction genre, pretty much by himself?

Q19.
● Where have you seen this flag?

Q20.
● Chilean ports were one of the
biggest revenue generators of
the country which declined in
the year 1914 due to major shift
in maritime industry.
● What caused severe drop in
traffic along the Chilean ports in
1914?

Q21.
● “He was an inventor, an adventurer, a ladies'
man and finally a nutcase. Without being crazy,
was Howard Hughes.”, this was the explanation
given by someone when asked why did he
model X after Howard Hughes.
● Give me X.

Q22.
● Which company launched this energy drink brand recently?

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