M.E.L.A.

ISH GENERAL QUIZ

QM: DON QUIZOTE

RULES:

 All questions on pounce.

 +20/-10.
 A team that answers three consecutive questions correctly can raise the stakes and play the question at +50/-30.
 Part points as and when directed by the QM.
 Reality can be whatever I want.
 The more you stare at the question the more the question stares at you.
 If you dislike anything about the quiz I would encourage you to make your own quiz with Gaza strippers.
GHAR WAAPSI QUIZ
QM: DON QUIZOTE
1.CONNECT
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY(SCARAMOUCHE, FANDANGO, GALILEO)
2.

 Who or what are Lancer, Lace, Lyric, Lark, Coppertone

and Sundance?
THE KENNEDYS(THE SECRET SERVICE GIVEN
CODENAMES)
3.

 X was introduced in 1999 and made a profound

impression at that time. The name X is Japanese for
‘peregrine falcon’ a bird that often serves as a metaphor
for speed due to its vertical hunting dive or stoop. In
particular the choice of name was used because the
peregrine falcon preys on blackbirds, which reflected
the original intent of X to unseat the Y as world’s
fastest. What is X and Y?
X: SUZUKI HAYABUSA
Y: HONDA SUPER BLACKBIRD(CBR 1100 XX)
4.
FOUNDED IE BETWEEN THE TATAS AND WHO?

 Y is a painting by the Norwegian painter X. Scholars have located the spot depicted
in the painting to a fjord overlooking Oslo, and have suggested explanations for the
unnaturally orange sky, as the effects of a volcanic eruption .
 In his diary in an entry headed "Nice 22 January 1892", X wrote: “I was walking along
the road with two friends – the sun was setting – suddenly the sky turned blood
red – I paused, feeling exhausted, and leaned on the fence – there was blood and
tongues of fire above the blue-black fjord and the city – my friends walked on, and I
stood there trembling with anxiety – and I sensed an infinite ______ passing through
nature.”
THE SCREAM : EDVARD MUNCH
5. WHICH COMPANY?
AIRBNB
6. NAME THE POKEMON

 The Pokémon Akens has a rather special name - when

you reverse the name, it spells 'Snake'. The name of
another similar Pokémon, on being reversed, sounds like
a very big class of snakes. Which Pokémon is this?
ARBOK (KOBRA)
7.

 In June of 1943 radio star, Bud Collyer had grown exhausted

and wanted to take a break from the role of Superman. To
facilitate this they brought in a stand-in to just moan in pain
until Collyer returned from his vacation. What important plot
device was thus introduced into the Superman universe?
KRYPTONITE AS A WEAKNESS OF SUPERMAN
8.

 The following slide contains the painting Madonna Del

Cardellino by renissiance painter Raphael. In Madonna Del
Cardellino, the bird X represents Christ’s crucifixion. The reason
for its association comes from the legend that its red spot was
born at the time of the crucifixion. It flew down over the head
of Christ and was taking a thorn from His crown, when it was
splashed with the drop of His blood. Give me X.
THE GOLDFINCH
9.

 Which 2019 movie is based on the lives of car designer

Carrol Shelby and driver Ken Miles, who built a
revolutionary race car to challenge their much-fancied
rivals at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in 1966?
FORD VS FERRARI
10.

 In classical education the four difficult subjects were

arithmetic, geometry, music and astronomy. The three
relatively simple subjects were - logic, grammar and
rhetoric.

What were these three together called?

TRIVIA
11.

 What is this self portrait by Vicent Van Gogh titled(

which is believed by some to be his last). This portrait
with a huge price tag of $ 71.5 million in 1998 was the
third costliest painting of all the time and fourth if we
consider the price-inflation. The title is a literal
description of the most noticeable difference from all of
his self portraits.
SELF PORTRAIT WITHOUT BEARD
12.CONNECT(NON EXHAUSTIVE)
DOPPELGANGERS IN HIMYM
13

 What phrase did the WWE superstar Kofi

Kingston use while addressing the media and
thanking his Indian fans for their continuos
love and support post his WWE championship
win?
14.

 As of 2018, the highest earning actor in the

Marvel Cinematic Universe had not appeared
on screen in any movie. Which actor is this?
VIN DIESEL
15.

 Men wore black mourning bands, the British royal family

was upset, and tens of thousands of readers cancelled
their subscription to the Strand Magazine in 1893 as a
protest against which decision? Ten years later, going by
popular demand, the creator decided to make amends in
the short story called 'The Adventure of the Empty
House'.
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE KILLING OFF SHERLOCK HOLMES IN 'THE
FINAL PROBLEM'
16. WHOSE GRAVESTONE?
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
17. CONNECT(+20/-15)

 Taken from German typographer Rudolf Koch’s

Book of Signs, a single circle intersecting three
vesica pisces (a triquetra). It is intended to
symbolise a person who possesses both
confidence and competence
(+15/-10)

 Taken from the same book, three interlocking

(Borromean) rings, it represents the triad of
mother, father and child, but, inverted, it also
happens to be the logo for Ballantine beer.
(+10/-5)

A feather within a circle, based

on the sign of the supposed Mu
civilisation
+5/0
LEDZEP SYMBOLS ON LED ZEPPELIN 1V
18.

 The word X is a compound of two words : A meaning

"change", "weird", or "strange" and B meaning "attitude"
or "appearance". The term is usually used as a shortened
form of the phrase (X seiyoku).In native slang, X is used
as an insult meaning roughly "pervert" or "weirdo“. Id
this very weird word X.
HENTAI
19.NAME THE PAINTING OR FUNDA.(NO POINTS FOR PAINTER)
GEO POLITICAL CHILD WATCHING THE BIRTH OF NEW MAN(AMERICA IS
BORN)
20.WHAT IS THIS MAN LOOKING AT?
MARILYN MONROE(THE ICONIC SUBWAY SCENE)
FIN