QUALIFYING

ROUND
QUIZZITCH ‘21-22
Rules
• 26 questions. All in alphabetically ordered answers.
• Q5, 10, 15, 20, 25 are Star Questions.
• Each question is worth 1 point. Star questions are worth 3 points but you get -1 for answering them
wrong.
 Question 1

X can be depicted as its two most commonly used variants: Single-storeyed and Double-storeyed. X was
depicted by Egyptians as a bull/ox or a steer with horns. What is X?
 Question 2

This character created by Bob Kane, first appeared in Detective Comics #27. In 2008, after below-par
movies and portrayals, the character rose back to prominence with the ‘X’ Trilogy. X is a synonym for the
character and some other synonyms include, ‘The Silent Guardian’, ‘Caped Crusader' and the character is
also dubbed as the ‘World’s Greatest Detective’. Who is this Character?
 Question 3
Identify the Stadium. Hint: Look Carefully
 Question 4
Camellia sinensis var. sinensis is a plant grown in North Bengal. Its branches are used as novelty tables.
The leaves growing from the same branches is specifically used to produce what?
 Question 5 (S1)

First seen in 1996 and portrayed by Tom Cruise, this character has done it all: Climbing the Burj, hanging
of a plane door, HALO diving from 25,000 feet and the ever-present high-speed motorcycle chases. Who is
this character?
 Question 6
Identify the cooking technique
 Question 7

X rose to prominence after the release of an ‘endless runner’ game by Imangi Studios. The game’s direct
sequel in 2012, made him a viral character. Below is his picture. ID X.
 Question 8

Christopher Nolan and _____________ are one of the best known duo in Hollywood. Together they made
many critically acclaimed movies like Interstellar, Inception, The Dark Knight Trilogy and Dunkirk.
_____________ is also the teacher/boss of Ramin Djawadi, composer for Iron Man, Pacific Rim and Game
of Thrones.
 Question 9

In July 30, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, signed a new four-word line replacing ‘E pluribus
unum’, meaning ‘Out of many, one.’ The move was probably done to counter the USSR’s atheist stance
during the Cold War by including God or religious references in the US institutions. What is the line?
Question 10 (S2)
Identify the Anime/Manga Series.
 Question 11
“As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out
millions, one man and his protégé must race against time to stop them.”

— 20th Century Studios

This is the premise of which upcoming spy-action thriller based on the comic book series The Secret
Service written by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons?
 Question 12

The Merseyside Derby is one of the three main derbies in the Premier League. The other two are the
Manchester Derbies between Manchester United and Manchester City and the North London Derby
between Tottenham and Arsenal. Which two teams compete in the Merseyside Derby?
 Question 13

Max Eisenhardt is a Holocaust survivor. He is said to have survived because of his mutant manifestations.
When his first mutant manifestations began to show an angry mob burned down his house, killing his
daughter. Overcome by the shock, he attacks the mob. His wife disgusted, leaves him and later gives birth
to twins, Pietro and Wanda before dying. How do we know Max Eisenhardt better as?
 Question 14

When Walter Hooper asked where he found the word 'Narnia', Lewis showed him Murray's Small Classical
Atlas, which he acquired when he was reading the classics. On the Atlas is a map of ancient Italy. Lewis
had underscored the name of a little town called X, simply because he liked the sound of it. X — or -------
in Italian — is in Umbria, halfway between Rome and Assisi. What is X?
 Question 15 (S3)
Identify what commodity this map is for. Hint: Rise in prices over the end of 2019 for this item
caused a havoc for everyone
Question 16
Connect.
 Question 17

Sporting a Kangaroo in its logo, which airlines, also the national airlines of Australia, am I talking about?
 Question 18

In March 2007, the first trailer for the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV was released onto the
Rockstar Games website. Viewership was so high that it crashed Rockstar's site. Several users helped to
post mirrors of the video on different sites, but one user on 4chan had linked to the a different video
claiming to be the trailer, tricking numerous readers into the bait-and-switch. This began practice of “X".
ID X.
 Question 19

A massive campaign on Twitter last week with numerous hashtags like, ‘#JusticeIsGray’ and
‘#RestoreThe------Verse’ propagated. What was the campaign for?
Question 20 (S4)
Identify the Character.
 Question 21

In 2015, Game developer Toby Fox made a 2D RPG. Initially unknown, it skyrocketed in fame through
memes and gameplay by popular Youtubers and Twitch Streamers. Its sequel was named by making an
anagram of the original game. What is this game?
 Question 22
Identify which recently-popular tactical shooter game is this from.
 Question 23

Just like 1st February to 1st March is celebrated as Black History Month, what is 1st March to 31st March
celebrated as?
Question 24
Identify this complex tissue.
Question 25 (S5)
Identify
 Question 26
X is a type of rigid airship named after the German inventor Count Ferdinand von X who pioneered rigid
airship development at the beginning of the 20th century. X's notions were first formulated in 1874 and
developed in detail in 1893. They were patented in Germany in 1895 and in the United States in 1899.
After the outstanding success of the design, the word X came to be commonly used to refer to all rigid
airships. Keith Moon later used X to name his band as it represented "the perfect combination of heavy and
light, combustibility and grace.“ ID X and the band.