MELAS Finals

MELAS
QUIZ
FINALS
12th March’22

RULES
1. There are a total of 36 questions divided in 3 rounds.
2. 2 dry rounds (1 & 3) (15 questions each) and 1 written round (6 questions)
3. 1st & 3rd round will be clockwise & anti-clockwise respectively.
4. Simple bounce & pounce applied.
5. +10/0 for bounce & +15/-10 for pounce.
6. QM will give the hints when needed.
7. Blocking of hints is allowed.
8. QM’s decision is FINAL!
9. Enjoy, Quizzers!

Music
Entertainment
Literature
Art
Sports
LET’S GO

Q1
____ _____ ____ _____ were a British beat group prominent
in the 1960s Merseybeat scene, managed by Brian
Epstein and George Martin.
A well-known and respected musical act in Merseyside,
the bands most famous work is in fact a cover of an
American song, which quickly became the anthem of
one of the local sporting team, which adopted the
song as it's official motto on its coat of arms.
Identify the song. (Brownie points for the club)

You'll Never Walk Alone
Liverpool Football Club
A1

Q2
Daniel Browning Smith , a contortionist is known as “the world’s
most flexible man“ was the host of a docuseries which had 31
episodes. The goal of the show was to find the real life
superhumans aka people who had extreme skills or pain tolerance
in the whole world.
The show was called by the name of a popular figure who
presented the show as well. The popular figure was known
for his cameos in superhero movies.
Name the show

Q3
Connect:- (non exhaustive list)
Aranyak by vibuthibushan bandhopadya
Gandevta by tarashanker
Godaan by premchand
Kamayani by jaishankar prasad
Agni veena by nazrul islam
Geetanjali by rabindranath tagore
Nyaneshwari by nyaneshwar

Name of trains
currently running in
India
A3

Q4
He is one of the most famous and exceptional painter and sculptor,
born in late 1800s. His most famous work is quite often used as a
running joke, on itself and on art as a whole. He used a different
name on this work. People thought that this name was inspired from a
German word meaning poverty. When asked about the origin of the
name later in his life, he said the 1st part of the name is the initial of a
French slang meaning moneybags and 2nd part of the name is inspired
from the name of an equipment manufacturing company which
manufactured this “joke” work of his. Most of us know him for his art
but he was also a die hard chess enthusiast and almost gave up art for
chess once.
Who is this artist?

Q5
During the 1983 cricket world cup, X was in a terrific form and
was so confident that he deposited an advance on a BMW car
that he would pay the rest of the money with the World Cup
winning amount.
Now, During the 1999 season, X was selected to coach his team
for that year’s world cup. Sadly, an illness of his was revealed
and he had to leave the tournament mid-way. Y, who was the
commentator for that tournament was called to coach his team
In the recent 1983 biopic starring Ranveer Singh and Deepika
Padukon, X’s role is played by his own son.
Id X

Q6
The stamps shown in the image were made in 1972. These stamps could
actually be affixed to envelopes, throwing in a something as a treat to
go with the letter you’re sending. These are miniature, one-sided
stamps having a particular feature.
This was initially started off as a novelty souvenir for tourists. This is why
these stamps includes a haunting presentation of a certain Nation's
national anthem and about the nation. This country's Jigme Khesar
Namgyel Wangchuk was invited as chief guest at India's Republic
Day Parade few years back.
Which country issued these stamps? And what was special about
them ?

Bhutan
World’s smallest/ first
musical stamps
A6

Q7
October Sky is a 1999 American biopic is based on the life of Homer H.
Hickam Jr., a coal miner's son who was inspired by an event that
happened around the end of 1950s which was like a miracle for that
time and it motivated him to pursue his career in that field. He became a
very important member of an extremely big scientific org. / agency.
Originally the movie was named ______ ____ (title of the memoir), but the
marketing people at Universal Studios asked the name to be changed
because according to their research, women over thirty would
never see a movie titled ______ ____. Although recently a really
brilliant piece of entertainment has been released with the name ______
____. Despite being a masterpiece, it has went a bit under the radar.
FITB

Poems by
Dante Alighieri
(the three parts of the divine comedy)
A8

Q9
Although at first glance this art of a banana doesn’t seem special, it
actually is the album art of the album “The Velvet Underground and Nico”
which is regarded as one of the most influential album in the history of
pop and rock music. The album art is considered one of the most iconic
album art due to two reasons. Firstly the owners of the physical copies could
peel the banana , which is a unique feature to have on a vinyl case.
Secondly It was made by one of the leading figures of the visual art
movement known as pop art whose name is written in the album
art. Pop art is the art movement which challenged conventional
art style by including images from advertisements and comic books.
This person is also the founder of interview magazine and inspired the
phrase “ fifteen minutes of fame “.
Name the artist.

Q10
In the world of sports sponsorships, there was a thing called a ‘Pele
Pact’ which was made between the two biggest soccer shoe
companies in the world at that time ‘Puma’ and ‘Adidas’. It was an
unofficial agreement between the two companies, which barred them
both from signing Pele under them, as it would spark a bidding war
between the two companies and would hurt them financially. But,
Puma broke the Pele Pact but didn’t announced it. Puma paid pele
$25000 to do something that would make Puma synonymous with
the sport for decades to come.
What Puma asked Pele to do before the world cup quarter final
match between Brazil and Peru?

He was asked to tie his shoes, just before kickoff on camera
(Mere seconds before kick off, pele walked on the field and asked
the officials for time to tie his shoe. At the same time, the camera
zoomed at him and millions of people saw pele wearing Puma
sneakers on color Tv.)
A10

Q11
X is a type of hand-painted cotton textile produced in Andhra Pradesh
and is quite similar to a Hindi name for painting (the process of painting).
There are two distinctive styles of X art in India – Srikalahasti style and the
Machilipatnam style. The Srikalahasti style is where the hand held tool is
used for freehand drawing of the subject and filling in the colors.
Removing 1 vowel from the end of X's spelling gives the name of the
products made from X. This name of the products share it's name with a
music label which primarily makes songs from a genre which is getting
quite popular in India in recent years. They are quite well known to
launch new talents very frequently. The thought behind them
choosing this name is that they can jot down great songs which don't
solely rely on the sound track to be called good songs.
Name this music label.

Q12
The show Bojack Horseman takes place in the fictional town of
Hollywood which is similar to hollywood. Therefore a lot of
established actors either have a guest appearance or parodied in the
show. One such actor who has been parodied is ______ ________. In
the show the character has been praised for his acting , yet stabbed in
the grocery store.
In real life he was critically acclaimed for the real life portrayal of
Jonathan Larson , a role for which he lied about having singing
experience to the director Lin Manuel Miranda and secretly
trained his vocals for one year. The fondness for his 2012 movie
series was the other reason for his popularity.
Who is the actor?

Q13
Identify the Indian author from the images of his house.
He was also an editor for Hindustan Times. "With Malice
Towards One and All" was the weekly column published by
him. Apart from his famous historical novel based on his
personal experience during late 1940s, he is also known for
his humour and great wit.

Q14
‘He’s all that’ starring Addison Rae is one of the most popular Netflix
release in 2021. The movie’s central premise is that Padgett
(character played by Addison) takes a challenge to transform the
unpopular boy into the high school prom king.
The movie is a gender swapped remake of the 1999 teen drama She’s
all that which was a modern adaptation of the play X written by
George Bernard Shaw. The X effect is a psychological phenomenon in
which high expectations lead to higher performance , based
on the Greek sculpture X who created a statue so beautiful that
he fell in love with it and later the statue came to life.
Identify X (the book , the effect , the sculptor)

Q15
Connect with Indian team & give X :-
● Rome (1960)
● Mexico City (1968)
● X (1972)
● Tokyo (2020)

Indian men’s
hockey
team won medal
but not gold at
olympics
X- Munich
A15

RULES
1. There are a total of 6 questions in this round.
2. List down all the answers within the stipulated time.
3. Late submission will result in 0 points out of a possible 75 points
4. Each correct answer will get you 10 points.
5. No negative marking is present in thie round.
6. A bonus of 10 points will be awarded on answering 5 questions correctly.
7. A total bonus of 15 points (10+5) will be awarded on answering all the
questions correctly.
8. QM’s decision will be final.
9. Let's begin

Q16
Since 2008, a number of musicians have used there instruments
to perform in there concerts.
These sets of instruments are known as violins of hope which is a
collection of _________ related instruments in Tel Aviv, Israel.
The collection is owned by father and son team Amnon and
Avshalom Weinstein, who are both violin makers.
In the first decade of the new millennium, Weinstein started to
use the instruments of the Violins of Hope collection to initiate
concerts combined with educational events teaching about the
_________.
FITB.

Q17
Diana Ankudinova is a Russian singer. Much of her initial fame resulted
from her winning two consecutive seasons of You Are Super!, a talent
competition show on the Russian NTV network. Her most famous
performance is when she sang a French song called Dernière danse
(English: Last dance) which is recorded by French singer-songwriter
Indila.In 2019 an Indian fan made a video of a super villain from a very
famous franchise with Dernière danse playing in the background due to
which despite having no direct connection with this super villain, this
song, in the Indian subcontinent is known with the name of that super
villain. This classic super villain has been played on screen by multiple
actors (in different movies) and all have given performances worthy of
highest praise possible.
Which super villain?

Q18
"The Evil That Men Do" is a phrase that is a part of a particular
scene from a prominent work in the world of literature. The
phrase is suggesting that the memory of goodness fades from
the world far sooner than do the effects of evil.
The phase has a significant impact on pop culture. There's a song
of same name by band Iron Maiden which refers to lines from
this scene. There's also an American politically oriented action
thriller film by J.Lee Thompson.
Which particular scene are we talking about?

Q19
___ _____ __ __ _______ is the 6th movie in the X universe. Like
all the other movies in this universe, this movie is also claimed
to be based on a true event. For this, the idea came from a
mexican folk tale whose origins can be traced back to aztec
times. The legend has been handed down from generation to
generation especially in the latin community.
In other markets, this movie is also called by an alternative
name. It shares its name with with a very famous painting Y.
The inspiration behind this painting is based on an image of a
women holding her dead child. The inspiration of the painting
is very similar to that of the mexican folk tale.
FITB and Give Y?

Q20
Tianjin, a province in northern China is one of the nine national
central cities in mainland China. One of the most eye-catching
projects that are in Tianjin, China is the Tianjin Joy City. To
celebrate the 8th anniversary of the Tianjin Joy City a competition
was organised.
The competition ran for 4 days from 21st to 24th. Around 10000
people participated making it the biggest event of its kind.
The game they played had a total of 9 situations that could
occur.
What was so eye-catching about this event?

Q21
Michael Schur is the man behind many popular shows like the
Office , Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine Nine and The Good
Place. He often repeats actors in multiple shows such as Andy
Samberg (in Parks and Rec , Brooklyn Nine Nine) or Kristen Bell
(in Parks and Rec and The Good Place).
This repetition has lead to fans believing that all these shows are
connected in the same cinematic universe or “Schurverse”. _____
is the name of the printer company that buys Dunder Mifflin in
the office. _____ printers were later found in Parks and
Recreation which confirmed that both shows were in the same
universe.
What is the name of the printer brand?

Part of Marc Antony’s speech at funeral
of Julius Caesar
A18

A19
FITB - The curse
of La Llorona.
Y - Weeping
Women, Pablo
Picasso.

Biggest
Rock, Paper,
Scissor
Competition
A20

Q22
X is an American war film released in 1979, set in Cambodia
during the Vietnam War. The opening sequence to the film
features a song by an American band based in New York whose
lead singer ___ ________ was seen as a leader of the 1960s
counterculture, and is also a member of the infamous “27 Club”.
Starring Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall and Martin Sheen, it is
widely regarded as the greatest war film of all time.
FITB and give the name of the song.

FITB- Jim Morrison
Song- The End by The Doors
A22

Q23
X and Y are two movies released in 2021 with very similar plots. X was
released in theatres and later on Netflix but it was shortly removed
due to the release of Y which is a Netflix exclusive.
X was the directorial debut of the actor Seema Pahwa and she said
that she felt cheated between the similarities of the two movies. Both
of the movies dealt with death in middle class families set in
Lucknow. X is focused on the total day of the mourning in north
indian customs while Y is more focused on the main character who
is a widow.
Seema Pahwa appreciated Sanya Malhotra’s acting in the film Y.
Name X and Y.

X- Ram Prasad ki Tehrvi
Y- Pagglait
A23

Q24
The novel "Satanic Verses" was partially inspired by the life of
Prophet Muhammad. It led to major worldwide controversy. It was
banned in many countries including India & Pakistan.
The author of this novel had to live in exile because of Fatwa
issued against him. He later wrote a memoir detailing an account
of his life in the wake of that controversy and that ongoing fatwa.
It was named after two of his favorite writers, the first one is the
author of "Heart of Darkness" and the other one is a Russian
playwright & story writer. He's often referred to as one of the
three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in theatre.
What is the title of the memoir? Why was it titled that?

Joseph Anton (after Joseph Conrad and Anthony
Chakhov) ,because he lived by that name during
his exile
A24

Q25
________ is an art style which has found its place in
Hinduism Buddhism Jainism Shintoism and even
Christianity. It’s also used in architecture, psychology,
archaeology and science. The versatility of this art form
comes due to its geometric configurations which are
used in scientific fields and it’s circular appearance
used as a symbol for spiritual journey starting from
outside to inner core through its layers. A basic version
of ________ is called yantra . What’s this art style?

Q26
In an interview, all-rounder Shaun Pollock revealed that after
1999 world cup he returned to Durban in July for a break and
went to a horse race.
At the race someone told him "Whatever you do, don't bet on
number 10, he doesn't run.”
Shaun knew the reference of that advice, he felt bad, however
obliged & to his bad luck , No. 10 horse won.
Why was he advised not to bet on No.10 horse?

Allan Donald’s jersey
no. was 10,
his tragic runout in
1999 WC Final
A26

Q27
Connect these movies:-
Ek Hasina Thi
Paisa yeh Paisa
Om Shanti Om
Dard-E-Dil
Main Solah Baras Ki.

Movies inspired from the songs of the movie Karz
(1980)
A27

Q28
Elizabeth Taylor is one of the most popular actresses in
Hollywood in the 20th century. She was known for her beauty
specially her eyes. She had a genetic mutation which gave her an
extra row of eyelashes.
However this wasn’t the only thing unique about her eyes. The
other unique feature of hers is heavily debated. Some people are
sure that she had the feature which was only found in people
with albinism due to their lack of melanin while others
debunked it saying that a feature that rare is not possible
and it could just be light playing the trick. Elizabeth however
used that feature as her perfume brand and called it ______ ____.
What’s this feature?

Violet
Eyes
(her
eyes
appeared
purple)
A28

Q29
Saadat Hasan Manto was a writer, playwright and author. Writing
mainly in Urdu, he produced 22 collections of short stories, a
novel, five series of radio plays, three collections of essays and
two collections of personal sketches. Manto strongly opposed
the partition of India, which he saw as an "overwhelming
tragedy" and "maddeningly senseless". During the that time, he
wrote an article in Hindi, the main line was _________ __ _______ __
______. He said "We’ve been hearing this for some time now —
Save India from this, save it from that. The fact is that India
needs to be
saved from the people who say it should be saved."
What did he said ?

Hindustan ko
Leaderon se bachao
A29

Q30
The Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, made from gold, set
with enormous jewels, are revered not because of the materials
they’re made of but because of what they represent—the earthly
and spiritual power of the monarch. Usually, these objects are
kept hidden safely away, but on Sunday, January 14, 2018 as part
of a series on the Royal Collection, the BBC aired footage that
shows these objects. Most of these objects were made in the
1660s, but one piece of the coronation set, the Coronation _____,
dates back to the 12th century.
Which object was shown which is said to be the oldest artifact
in the British Royal Museum?

Q31
In Berlin Olympics, 1936, Indian men’s hockey team lost its first match
to the host nation 4-1, which deeply impacted a legendary Indian
player X, who held a significant position in defence force, he said he
couldn’t sleep the following night. Inspired and driven, he led India
through the following series, finally clinching the gold medal after
thrashing the host country 8-1 in the final. On the other end this time,
Y -exceptionally famous personality- couldn’t bear the defeat of his
country and left mid game.
In the aftermath, Y expressed his desire to meet X; hearing which X
went numb as he had heard of Y. However, the conversation was
short, which produced an offer from Y, which X politely declined.
ID X (2.5), Y(2.5) and the offer that was made.

X- Major Dhyanchand
Y- Adolf Hitler
In the conversation, Hitler offered Dhyan Chand a position of Field
Marshal in the German army, way above what he served in
Indian Army (Lance Nayak) but Chand politely refused
citing not knowing what to say in the fleeting second
A31

Q32
This is the art of Pusha T’s album Daytona. The rights of the cover
were bought by Kanye West for 85,000 dollars , the reason being
that it was the bathroom of a now deceased popstar.
This popstar had some of the most iconic 80s- 90s hits.
However in recent times her first name is used as a euphemism
for cocaine in rap songs due to her drug habits in her personal
life. Her most popular song was written by Dolly Parton.
Who is this popstar?

Whitney
Houston;
Whitney
(slang)
A32

Q33
Recently released Film Badhai Do explores the concept of ________ ________
which is a male–female mixed-orientation marriage, undertaken as a
marriage of convenience to conceal societal judgment. The term dates
from the early 20th century and is used almost exclusively for certain
marriages of public celebrities in the first half of 1900s.
The name of this concept includes name of a plant which is mostly of a
colour which was associated with homosexuality around the end of
1800s and the first use of this term was also around that time in a British
press. This plant is a part of the mint family and in India it is mainly
grown in Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The flowers of these
plants were used by ancient egyptian during their mummification process,
embalming the corpse with perfume and is still one of the most liked
perfume fragrance.
FITB

Q34
Because the writer's visual sense is so good in X's work, readers
may not be surprised to hear that the writer originally planned to
become an artist.
The most common subject of X is X herself. Their work, as well
as their visual art, is frequently engaged with themes of self-
identity. For example, the ink and gouache painting below recalls
wording from a 1953 diary entry:
"Take a look at that ugliness of a dead mask here and
remember it. Like the death angel, it's a chalk mask with
dead dry venom behind it. It's who I was this fall, and it's
who I'll never be again."
Who is X ?

Q35
As the artist explain about how he got the idea behind, what is
considered to be one of the most influential paintings of modern
Indian art.
As he further explains that this painting is a work laced with irony,
a common sight in a big town and city, a bicycle laden with milk
cans has been hauled around the city in contrast to milk
being milked from ____.
This painting is showcased in one of the most prominent art
galleries of Delhi.
Name the painting and the gallery.

Painting- Three Cows
National Gallery of
Modern Art
A35

Q36
World championship match of 1978, played between Anatoly Karpov
(USSR) and Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland) is labled as the dirtiest
match ever. These 2 men absolutely hated each other. This match
was full of fights and various allegations, Karpov’s team tried to stop
Korchnoi from using Switzerland flag against his name. The
incidents in this match went so insane that the whole match was
almost suspended. There is such a big rivalry between Korchnoi and
Karpov (and his whole team) and their supporters because of a very
specific reason/ an action that was done by one of them which
will not seem to be such a big thing to do in other countries but
not in a country like Russian and thus people who do this are
mentioned with a specific term and gets disgrace for it which
they shouldn't.
What was that reason/ action?

Victor Korchnoi
was a defector of USSR
A36

RULES
1. There are a total of 5 questions for tie breaks.
2. 1st team to raise hand will get the chance to answer.
3. If the 1st team to raise hand gives a wrong answer, than the other team
will get the chance to answer. You can pass if you want.
4. +15/-10 for each question
5. QM will give the hints when needed.
6. QM’s decision is FINAL!
7. Enjoy, Quizzers!

Vikram Seth is an Indian novelist and poet, who is popularly known for
his novel X, which has been adapted into tv series in 2020.
One of his notable poetry anthology is "Beasty Tales". Y is a poem in
this anthology, that express themes of exploitation of talent for
personal gain. Poem uses animal characters to appeal younger
audience and teaches them how to keep clear of cunning people who
can exploit one's talent.
The poem is now used by the Ministry of Education in India as a poem
for school students.
Give X (the novel), and Give Y (the poem)
Q1

X- A Suitable Boy
Y- Frog and the
Nightingale
A1

Q2
)In Dec. 2021, current world chess champion Magnus Carlson played
against Ian Nepomniachi to defend his title for the 5th time. The 6th game
in this match was in news for breaking a record which was held previous
by the 5th game played between Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi in
their World Chess Championship match of 1978.
A more general version of this achievement is held by a game between
Ivan Nikolic vs. Goran Arsovic played in Belgrade in the year 1989. It
feels absurd to hear about this record as it is extremely difficult to do this
while playing extremely good chess at the same time. It is much more
impossible now due to the introduction of the 50-move rule which states
that a game will be declared a draw if now pawn is moved and no piece is
captured for 50 moves straight. Most probably this record will never get
broken.
What are these 2 records.

Longest chess game
in a world
championship match
and the longest chess
game ever.
A2

Q3
Jeffery is the fourth commercial mixtape by rapper Young Thug. It
was released in 2016 and gained mainstream attention due to two
things. One being that the album cover showed Young Thug
wearing a dress which was uncommon for trap rappers. The
other being the track list. Every single track was named after
someone Young Thug considered his idol such as “Floyd
Mayweather” “Swizz Beats” or “Kanye West”. However one
track title stands out in a funny way. It was named after an
animal which gained popularity due to it becoming a meme. The
animal is shown in heaven in a lot of memes due to its tragic
death in Cincinnati zoo in 2016.
What’s the name of the animal/ young thug track?

Q4
X is a movie production company found in 2012. It is known for
some of the most interesting movies of the decade in all genres.
Few examples are the Oscar winning movie Moonlight , the
psychological horror about cult indoctrination called Midsommar.
The coming of age teen movie set in Sacramento called Lady
Bird , the black/ white movie The Lighthouse. All these movies
are very different from each other which makes people curious
about which movie this production house will distribute next.
Recently this production house has dabbled in television with one
of its show Y getting mainstream attention in 2021. Despite
critical acclaim on acting and cinematography Y was considered
an unrealistic show about teens in a high school.
Identify X and Y.

X is natural phenomena which is gradually becoming a common occurrence .
From mid-May to mid-June 2019, India and Pakistan had a severe X. It was
one of the hottest and longest X since the two countries began recording
weather reports. The occurrence of X is gradually increasing globally.
Ironically , Same can be said of the song X of the same name. Released in
2020 the British song first entered the Billboard charts at number 100 in
January 2021. Currently after spending 59 weeks on the chart it reached the
top spot breaking the record of taking the longest time to get to number 1
position. The popularity of the song can be linked to its catchy chorus and a
relatively low budget video in which the singer is wearing a thrifted purple T
shirt. In india the remix with “Ok jaanu” made it a popular reel trend.
Find X
Q5

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