FUNDAESLIGA QUIZ LEAGUE

WEEK 1 QUESTIONS

Written by: Abhinav Dasgupta, Abhishek Kapoor, Amrit

Pritom Chetia, Ananya Upadhya, Aryapriya Ganguly,
Rahul Kottalgi, Ria Chopra and Sreshth Shah.

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ROUND 1

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 1
In 1999, Astronomy magazine listed the “Seven Wonders of the Solar System”.
Which of these seven wonders, an anticyclonic storm with a diameter greater
than 40,000 km, has persisted for more than 300 years on Jupiter?

ANSWER: The Great Red Spot

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 2
Which woman in Greek mythology was cursed by Apollo to utter true
prophecies, but never to be believed? She foresaw Troy's destruction and warned
the Trojans about the Greeks hiding inside the Trojan Horse only for her
warnings to be disregarded. She shares her name with the watercolour painter
who was also Jane Austen's sister.

ANSWER: Cassandra [Accept ALEXANDRA]

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PLAYER 2, QUESTION 1
Last December, BBC News came up with a headline that read, “Shakespeare
gets Covid vaccine", when it emerged that a certain William Shakespeare
received the vaccine. What five words that form the title of a play published
in 1623, also appropriately form the hopeful subtitle of this article?

ANSWER: All’s Well That Ends Well

PLAYER 2, QUESTION 2
In 2014, the Women's Prize for Fiction (which we will call the Orange Prize for
convenience henceforth) launched a campaign to find the most impactful novel
written by a woman. Which 1960 Southern Gothic novel topped the list?

ANSWER: To Kill A Mockingbird (by Harper Lee)

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PLAYER 3, QUESTION 1
Queen Victoria was proclaimed the Empress of India during the tenure of which
Viceroy of India? He was the son of a "dark and stormy" English writer, and the
father-in-law of Edwin Lutyens [LUT-YUNS], the man behind the architecture of
Imperial Delhi.

ANSWER: Lord Lytton [accept Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton]

PLAYER 3, QUESTION 2
Harald won a Silver medal representing Denmark in football at the 1908
Summer Olympics, while working on a PhD in Mathematics. He would
eventually choose a career in Mathematics. His more famous brother was
originally a goalkeeper as well, but went on to w in the Nobel Prize for Physics.
What is their common surname?

ANSWER: Bohr (Niels Bohr being the brother)

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PLAYER 4, QUESTION 1
The first song to be named Binaca Geetmala's song of the Year was "Yeh Zindagi
Usi Ki Hai" [transl. this life is only his] in 1953. In which film was this song
featured? The title character of this film would be portrayed more famously by
actress Madhubala some years later.

ANSWER: Anarkali

PLAYER 4, QUESTION 2
This Dutch economist was one half of the first Nobel Laureates in Economics,
when he shared the 1969 Nobel with Ragnar Frisch. His brother Nikolaas [NICO-
LAAS] also won the Nobel Prize, for his work in Physiology. What surname do
they share?

ANSWER: Tinbergen (The economist is Jan Tinbergen)

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ROUND 2

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 1
After an inconclusive round of morning talks, the serving of which dish to
Henry Kissinger for lunch is conjectured to have led to a joint statement by the
US and China, and to Richard Nixon visiting China the next year?

ANSWER: Peking Duck [PROMPT on Beijing Duck, but accept Běijīng kǎo yā]

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 2
Which 2007 animated film was co-directed by the author, whose graphic novel
memoir it was based on? The title references a historical city that stood in the
present-day region she hails from.

ANSWER: Persepolis (by Marjane Satrapi)

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PLAYER 2, QUESTION 1
Elinor Ostrom was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Economics in
2009. 10 years later, which French-American became the second? She shared
it with Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer.

ANSWER: Esther Duflo

PLAYER 2, QUESTION 2
Sir Christopher, who represented Canada in 4-man bobsled at the 1964 Winter
Olympics, was also a publishing magnate and a Fellow of the Royal Society of
Literature. However, his literary contribution is perhaps dwarfed by that of his
Booker Prize winning brother, who like him was also born in the Indian
subcontinent. What is their common surname?

ANSWER: Ondaatje (Michael Ondaatje is best known for The English Patient
which shared the Man Booker Prize in 1992)

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PLAYER 3, QUESTION 1
Which Sikh celebration translates into English as "day of liberation"? It
commemorates the day that the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind, secured the
release of 52 others and himself from Gwalior fort after over two years of
imprisonment by Mughal emperor Jahangir.

ANSWER: Bandi Chhor Divas

PLAYER 3, QUESTION 2
Which nightly radio show on the Vividh Bharati service, known for its play
adaptations, is named after a palace built in the North of India in 1799? The
palace in question exhibits the Venturi Effect, which keeps it cool in summer.

ANSWER: Hawa Mahal

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PLAYER 4, QUESTION 1
Paul Kagame has been President of which country since 2000? The country has
seen great recovery since a dark period in its history in the mid-1990s, and is
today touted as the "Singapore" of its region.

ANSWER: Rwanda
PLAYER 4, QUESTION 2
The only settlement - and capital - on the Pitcairn Islands is named after the
last surviving mutineer on the HMS Bounty. He shares his most famous name
(he had a few of those) with one of America's Presidential Founding Fathers.
What is his name (First and last name needed)?

ANSWER: John Adams (The capital is Adamstown)

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ROUND 3

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 1
An important figure in the Great Game between the British and Russian
Empires, he sent Francis Younghusband on an expedition to Tibet to forestall a
Russian advance. Who is this Viceroy, who presided over the partition of
Bengal in 1905?

ANSWER: George Nathaniel, Lord Curzon

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 2
Which country won their first and only men's European football championships
in 1988, a rare tournament where no player was sent off? Of the six players
from this country to make the team of the tournament, two were goalkeeper
Hans van Breukelen and midfielder Jan Wouters.

ANSWER: Netherlands (accept Holland)

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PLAYER 2, QUESTION 1
Which woman in Greek mythology, known for her fast-running abilities, was
told by an oracle that marriage would be her undoing? To avoid marrying, she
set up a challenge where anyone beating her in a footrace could marry her. A
football club in Italy's Serie A gets their name from her.

ANSWER: Atalanta

PLAYER 2, QUESTION 2
Debuting in 2016, which four-member group's name reflects their ability to
have multiple shades and symbolizes that "they are a team that encompasses
not only beauty, but also great talent"? They are the first music group to have 4
music videos, with each accumulating a billion views on YouTube.

ANSWER: Blackpink
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PLAYER 3, QUESTION 1
In the Netflix comedy-drama series Atypical, protagonist Sam Gardner is an 18-
year-old on the autism spectrum, who rattles off the names of four species of
Antarctic penguins for reassurance. Which of the four Atypical species of
penguin is named after the territory of Antarctica that is claimed by France? It
was discovered in 1840 by the French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville [JOOL
DUMAUN DUR-VIL] who named it after his wife. Removing one vowel from the
key word gives you the winner of fifteen Grammys.

ANSWER: Adelie [named for Adelie Land in Antarctica]

PLAYER 3, QUESTION 2
In 1999, Astronomy magazine listed the “Seven Wonders of the Solar System”.
One of the most reflective bodies of the Solar System, which of these seven
wonders is named after the giant who opposed Athena during the
Gigantomachy? According to legend, he lies buried under Mt. Etna in Sicily?

ANSWER: Enceladus

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PLAYER 4, QUESTION 1
What in-the-news multinational came into existence in 1999, through one of
the largest-ever European mergers at the time? One of the entities involved
was founded in 1913 in Sweden, the name of which comes from the Greek
word for ‘star.’

ANSWER: AstraZeneca [Prompt on Astra or Zeneca]

PLAYER 4, QUESTION 2
Which 2001 American slasher film is loosely based on a graphic novel based
on the Jack the Ripper murders? The two-word title of the film comes from
the first words of a letter thought to be written by Jack the Ripper.

ANSWER: From Hell

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ROUND 4

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 1
This music group was originally formed in 1990 as "Girls' Tyme" before settling
on its mot famous name in 1996. What group is this, that formally disbanded
in 2008? Two of the 3 key members were Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams.

ANSWER: Destiny's Child

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 2
Which of the four Atypical penguin species shares its name with a Linux
distribution? The common name of this fast-swimming species originates in an
Anglo-Indian slang to distinguish Hindus from Muslims, as the white patch on its
head was thought to resemble a turban.

ANSWER: Gentoo

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PLAYER 2, QUESTION 1
He was born Hun Banal, but changed his name to Hun Sen sometime after he
joined the Khmer Rouge as a soldier. Which country has he been the Prime
Minister of, almost continuously, since 1985?

ANSWER: Cambodia [Accept Kampuchea]

PLAYER 2, QUESTION 2
Named after an American businessman, Longyearbyen [LONG-EAR-BEE-YEN] is
the world's northernmost settlement. It is the capital and largest settlement of
what, let's call it "seedy", location?

ANSWER: Svalbard [Accept older name Spitsbergen]

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PLAYER 3, QUESTION 1
This savoury dish is one of the culinary symbols of the country whose capital
features in its name. It is also called cotelette de volaille [coat-LET duh vole-
AYE], and is probably French in origin. Name this dish that got its current
name when it was served to delegations at the capital after World War II.

ANSWER: Chicken Kiev [accept kotleta po-kyivsky / Chicken a la Kiev]

PLAYER 3, QUESTION 2
A 2 time Booker Prize winner, which author has been nominated thrice for the
Orange Prize, including for her 1996 novel Alias Grace, and for Oryx and Crake
in 2004? She has, however, never won this Prize.

ANSWER: Margaret Atwood

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PLAYER 4, QUESTION 1
After a month of fasting during Ramadan, Muslims observe "Eid-Ul-Fitr" on the
first day of which month, the tenth month of the calendar? The name of this
month originates from the Urdu for 'lift or carry', so named because a female
camel normally would be carrying a fetus at this time of year.

ANSWER: Shawwal

PLAYER 4, QUESTION 2
Which country won their first and only men's European football championships
in 1992, having qualified only because Yugoslavia were disqualified as a result
of its dissolution? The tournament's highest goal scorer was that country's
Henrik Larsen while Peter Schmeichel and Brian Laudrup made it to the team
of the tournament.

ANSWER: Denmark

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ROUND 5

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 1
When asked, "Who owns the patent?", which pioneer told journalist Edward R.
Murrow in 1955, “Well, the people, I would say. There is no patent. Could you
patent the sun?” The first effective vaccine against polio was thus approved for
public use after this person’s refusal to patent it.

ANSWER: Jonas Salk

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 2
Zadie Smith's Orange Prize winning 2005 novel On Beauty features the
character Howard Belsey, in a homage to the classic novel Howards End. Who
wrote this novel?

ANSWER: E.M. Forster

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PLAYER 2, QUESTION 1
A musician from Bohemia by the name of Walter Kaufmann composed the All
India Radio tune in the mid-1930s, with the violin being played by a certain
Mehli [BLANK], Who is Mehli’s famous son, born in 1936, and big name
himself in the world of music?

ANSWER: Zubin Mehta

PLAYER 2, QUESTION 2
In 1999, Astronomy magazine listed the “Seven Wonders of the Solar System”.
Which of these seven wonders is the tallest planetary mountain in the solar
system? It is a massive shield volcano on Mars, named in tribute to Greece’s
highest mountain.

ANSWER: Olympus Mons

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PLAYER 3, QUESTION 1
A politician named Paul Biya has been either President or Prime Minister of
this country at different times for 45 years, the longest leadership tenure
among contemporary non-royals. Which country is he the leader of, where he
has been facing an Anglophone Crisis since 2017?

ANSWER: Cameroon

PLAYER 3, QUESTION 2
The academic publication Econ Journal Watch named which Nobel Prize
winning economist as the 2nd most-popular economist of the 20th century
after John Maynard Keynes? He shares his surname with the author of The
World is Flat. [Full name please]

ANSWER: Milton Friedman

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PLAYER 4, QUESTION 1
Which woman in Greek mythology is considered a symbol of marital fidelity?
When her husband Odysseus was away for 20 years, she turned away 108
suitors by devising tricks to delay their proposals. She shares her name with an
Academy Award winning actress.

ANSWER: Penelope

PLAYER 4, QUESTION 2
Ireland's first Olympics medal came in 1924 in the Arts and Culture segment
with Jack B. [BLANK] winning a Silver for a painting called The Liffey Swim.
The previous year, his brother had won the highest honour in his own field.
What is their common surname?

ANSWER: Yeats (Jack Butler Yeats was an artist and the brother of William
Butler Yeats, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923)

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ROUND 6

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 1
Radio Mango is a radio channel that was established as a venture of which
publishing house based in South India? The flagship newspaper initially ceased
publication in 1938, but relaunched in 1947 and is still going strong today.

ANSWER: Malayala Manorama

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 2
A politician with the surname Skerritt has been the Prime Minister of Dominica
since 2004. What is his first name, which might remind one of two related
American Presidents?
ANSWER: Roosevelt
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PLAYER 2, QUESTION 1
"Buddha Purnima" is celebrated by followers of Buddhism in India to
commemorate the birthday of Gautam Buddha. It is known by what other
five-letter name in most South and South East Asian countries since this day
falls during the spring season?

ANSWER: Vesak

PLAYER 2, QUESTION 2
Which of the four species of Atypical penguins gets its common name from
its distinctive narrow black band under its head, which makes it appear as if it
were wearing a black helmet?

ANSWER: Chinstrap

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PLAYER 3, QUESTION 1
The term Vaccine derives from the words Variolae vaccinae, which was
devised in around 1798 to denote cowpox. Which country doctor from
Gloucestershire first came up with this phrase?

ANSWER: Edward Jenner

PLAYER 3, QUESTION 2
Which country won their first and only men's European football championships
in 1976, the only edition where all four matches in the final tournament were
decided after extra time? Some outfielders from this country who made the
team of the tournament included Ján Pivarník and Antonin Panenka.

ANSWER: Czechoslovakia [accept Czech Republic / Czechia, but not Slovakia]

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PLAYER 4, QUESTION 1
Which author has been nominated/shortlisted for the Orange Prize four times:
once for her standalone novel Beyond Black, and thrice for each work in her
trilogy of historical fiction novels? The trilogy has netted a total of two Booker
Prize wins.

ANSWER: Hilary Mantel

PLAYER 4, QUESTION 2
In 1999, Astronomy magazine listed the “Seven Wonders of the Solar System”.
Which of these seven wonders contains gaps and divisions named after people
called Huygens [HAI-GENZ], Encke, Keeler, Roche [ROW-SH] and Cassini?

ANSWER: Rings of Saturn

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ROUND 7

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 1
Which mathematician, who won a Nobel Prize in Economics, was also awarded
the 2015 Abel Prize some days before his death in a car crash? He was
nicknamed the "Phantom of Fine Hall", after a mathematics center at
Princeton University.

ANSWER: John Forbes Nash

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 2
Jonathan [BLANK] is a British Chess player who was a 10-time national
champion in the 1950s and 60s but was elevated to Grandmaster only in 1993.
His story is similar to his brother who is celebrated in his field, but won the
Nobel Prize in 2020 at the age of 89. What is their common surname?

ANSWER: Penrose (Sir Roger Penrose won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2020)

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PLAYER 2, QUESTION 1
In 1860, in retaliation for the torture and execution of almost twenty European
and Indian prisoners, this man ordered the destruction of the Old Summer
Palace in Beijing. Who is this Viceroy of India, whose father is also infamous
for a similar act of vandalism in Europe?

ANSWER: James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin [accept James Bruce]

PLAYER 2, QUESTION 2
Which cyberpunk manga series by Masamune Shirow has been adapted into
an animated film in 1995 and a live action film in 2017? The original animated
film has been noted as a major influence on The Matrix series while the
casting of the 2017 adaptation drew accusations of whitewashing.

ANSWER: Ghost in the Shell

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PLAYER 3, QUESTION 1
Which woman in Greek mythology was a master weaver? After a weaving
contest with Athena and her eventual punishment, this woman hanged herself
out of shame, and transformed into a creature now associated with her name.
She shares her name with a Marvel character named Julia Carpenter, who
exists in the same universe as Peter Parker.

ANSWER: Arachne

PLAYER 3, QUESTION 2
Stanley is the capital of which archipelago, which was at the apex of its
newsworthiness nearly 40 years ago? For a very short period, the city was also
called Puerto de Las Islas Malvinas.

ANSWER: Falkland Islands

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PLAYER 4, QUESTION 1
This Australian pop duo released their debut album in 2005. They were sued by
an iconic teen comic book franchise over their name, but a settlement was
reached that included the duo making an appearance in the comic book. Which
duo, consisting of the twin Origliasso [ORIL-YASO] sisters, is this?

ANSWER: The Veronicas

PLAYER 4, QUESTION 2
The name of which dessert came about because Delmonico's Restaurant in
New York City wished to celebrate the 1867 acquisition of a particular territory
with a new menu item in 1876?

ANSWER: Baked Alaska (accept Omelette norvégienne/ omelette surprise/

omelette sibérienne)
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ROUND 8

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 1
What Indian festival, that commemorates the Hindu sun God Surya, is held
every January? It marks the first day of the sun's transit into Capricorn,
marking the end of winter solstice and the start of longer days. Knowing what
Capricorn's Indian equivalent is will definitely help.

ANSWER: Makara Sankranti (Accept Uttarayan / Poush Sankranti / Sankranti /

Magha / Môkôr Sôngkrānti / Mela / Maghi / Ghughuti / Bhogi)

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 2
The administrative center of Norfolk Island (an external territory of Australia)
shares its name with a national capital. This national capital was the venue
where the first triple century in Test cricket was scored. What is their shared
name?

ANSWER: Kingston

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PLAYER 2, QUESTION 1
Known locally as rahat lokum [raah-uhth low-kam] , meaning "throat comfort",
what starchy sweet jelly was created in Istanbul in 1777, and helped secure
its creator the position of Royal Confectioner?

ANSWER: Turkish Delight

PLAYER 2, QUESTION 2
Which country won their first and only men's UEFA European football
championships in 1960, the first time the tournament was held? Some
outfielders from this country who made the team of the tournament included
Slava Metreveli, Viktor Ponedelnik [pun-ye-dell-nik], Igor Netto and Valentin
Ivanov?

ANSWER: Soviet Union (accept Russia)

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PLAYER 3, QUESTION 1
Which group led by Nicole Scherzinger started life as a modern burlesque
dance troupe based out of the famous Viper Room nightclub? Their name,
outfits and aesthetic continued to reflect their burlesque roots. Disbanded in
2010, the group reunited in 2019.

ANSWER: Pussycat Dolls

PLAYER 3, QUESTION 2
Which 2010 film directed by Edgar Wright is based on a graphic novel series by
Bryan Lee O'Malley? Starring Michael Cera in the lead role, the film makes
distinctive use of video game and comic book imagery.

ANSWER: Scott Pilgrim vs The World

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PLAYER 4, QUESTION 1
Which of the four Atypical penguin species is the only penguin species that
breeds during the Antarctic winter? Their long treks upto 120 km and their
unique life cycle in such a harsh environment is memorialised in pop culture.

ANSWER: Emperor

PLAYER 4, QUESTION 2
Which Viceroy of India compiled and annotated a 1944 anthology of poetry
called Other Men's Flowers? He served in World War II as Commander-in-Chief
(Middle East). In December 1940, he led the British forces to victory over the
Italians in Egypt and Libya during Operation Compass.

ANSWER: Archibald, Lord Wavell

END OF QUIZ
THREE SPARE QUESTIONS

1. Which 1994 superhero film, based on James O'Barr's comic book of the
same name, was the last film appearance of its lead actor? He tragically
passed away after being accidentally wounded on set by a defective
blank ammunition.

ANS: The Crow

 2. Which country won their first and only men's European football
championships in 1968, with the final being replayed for the first time
following a draw. Some outfielders from this country who made the
team of the tournament included Luigi Riva, Sandro Mazzola, and Angelo
Domenghini.

ANS: Italy

3. The four daughters of flamenco musician Juan Manuel Muñoz Expósito,

took their musical group's name as a derivation of their father's stage
name, El Tomate. They received international fame in 2002 with a
world-famous flamenco Europop fusion hit which reached the top of the
charts in many countries, including UK, Australia, Portugal, Italy, Japan,
and Syria. What is the name of this group?

ANS: Las Ketchup

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