S05_E04: No Name | Piyush and Rohit

No Name
S05_E04
27th
August 2021
QM: Piyush and Rohit

RULES
● Direct +10/0
● Bounce +10/0
● Pounce +10/-5
● For pouncing, tag the QM in the team chat within the pounce window.

01
The X equation is an argument used to arrive at an estimate of the number of active
communicative extra-terrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy. The equation
was written in 1961 by Frank X, not for purposes of quantifying the number of
civilizations, but as a way to stimulate scientific dialogue at the first scientific meeting
on the search for intelligent extra-terrestrial life (SETI). This equation summarizes the
main concepts which scientists must contemplate when considering the question of
other radio-communicative life. It is more properly thought of as an approximation
than as a serious attempt to determine a precise number.
Find X.

02
Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl who was 24 months old when she was exposed to
radiation from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, developed leukemia. At age 12 after
spending a signiﬁcant amount of time in a hospital, she began making ________
inspired by a legend.
There is a statue of Sadako holding one of them in Hiroshima Peace Park, and every
year on Obon or Bon Festival, people leave ________ at the statue in the memory of
the departed spirits of their ancestors.
What type of funda is represented here?

A02
One thousand origami cranes

03
According to the ancient Greek legend by Euripides, one of the Xerxes’ generals,
Mardonius, was said to have buried some treasure near his tent. After Mardonius’
defeat at the battle of Plataea in 477 BC, Polycrates of Thebes searched everywhere
for the treasure but could not ﬁnd it. He turned to the Oracle of Delphi who advised
him to ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ . Then, the conquering general went back to the site, searched for the
treasure and found it.
What idiom owes its origin to this story?

04
X is a Japanese slang word meaning "short person“. This word became famous
among the manga and anime fans. It means someone or some animal that is small in
stature. It can be translated as "little", but is not used in the same way as Chiisana
(tiny, small, little in Japanese) but rather as cute.
In English-speaking anime and manga fandom (otaku), the term X has mostly been
conﬂated with the "super deformed" style of drawing characters with oversized
heads or it can be used to describe child version of characters.
Identify X.

05
A faceless person with round spectacles and a fedora hat in a white enclosure in a
dark background is a popular symbol for X. The logo is also symbolic for being
faceless when you want to use some services, then the next user who avails the
same services won’t be able to ﬁnd out what the previous user did.
Some people avail this service on the regular basis and some people use this thing
for speciﬁc period of time for doing their task.
What is being talked about here?

06
This flower, called Thistle is the national
flower of Scotland and features on many
a national symbols of Scotland like coins,
awards etc.
The most significant presence of this
flower is on the logo of a company,
founded in Scotland in the 1770s. The
company claims to have been successful
due to contributions from more than 110
Nobel Laureates and five American
presidents.
Which company?

07
Different countries have their own perceptions of various symbols and characters.
What is the character (not in the literary sense, but a general meaning) being
referred to here?
Czech Republic: Rollmops (rolled pickled herring)
France, Italy, South Korea: Snail
Russia: Little dog
Germany, Poland, Indonesia: Monkey's tail
China: Mouse
Denmark, Sweden: Elephant's trunk
Kazakhstan: Moon's ear

08
A very famous song X was released in 2008. the reason for it being so famous is not
only the melodious voice and beauty of the song but also a false story about a
student of IIT Guwahati (who never existed). According to that story, the student
loved a girl but didn't confess his feelings. In order to confess that he wrote this
song for her but the student died after 15 days because of cancer.
The story was completely false and in reality, the song is sung by a famous singer
who came into the limelight a few years ago when one of his songs got viral in
Musically (now Tik Tok).
Give X.

09
Established before 1000 CE, when a temple of a Greek god was replaced by a
sanctuary, this place was used for providing aid to beggars.
But during the 16th
century, begging was banned in that area and the place was used
as an isolation center but during the Second World War, fake news was spread
among the Nazis to save Jews. Even after the Second World War, the news was not
disclosed among common people until 2004, when a doctor gave his testimony to
BBC.
Recently a documentary regarding this whole event was released.
What was the fake news that was spread or just give the name of the documentary?

A09
K SYNDROME
(It was spread among the Nazis that a disease names “K Syndrome”
is spreading.)

10
X was a famous German R&B (rhythm and blues) duo. They released many songs
between 1988 to 1990. Over 6 million copies of one of their songs was sold in the
USA alone and later they received Grammy Award.
Later it was found to be one of the greatest hoaxes in the music industry also
known as the Y scandal. Because of this scandal, this duo had to return Grammy
Award. A similar thing happened in the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony.
Name this German duo X and the common thing between both events described
above.

A10
X= Milli Vanilli
(Y= lip sync)
All the songs of Milli Vanilli were sung by someone else
In Beijing Olympics ceremony, a song was lip-synced
by a girl instead of original singer because the Chinese
Govt. thought she was not good looking enough to sing
on stage.

RULES
● Tag the Quizmaster
● The answers should be written in a single message on your respective team's
text channel.
● Each correct answer fetches +10 points.
● Getting all 10 answers correct fetches you an extra +20 points.
● No negative marking.
● DO NOT UNMUTE AND ANSWER.

11
X is one of the iconic symbols of world war 2. X was a checkpoint through which
only some foreigners, diplomats, and army personnel were allowed to pass.
Generally, one side of the checkpoint had guard towers, cement barriers, vehicles,
army personnel while the other side had just a few sandbags. But in 1961 something
happened which could have created world war 3.
Give the name of place X.

12
Born in the Maharashtra state of India, a man had a Guinness world record on his
name for X. Some people say that there should not be any world records for these
kinds of things because they just harm the individual.
The inspiration to do this came from an incident in his childhood, where one of his
friends was beaten by the teacher because of something he had done which was
considered difﬁcult. From there the man decided to do even better than his friend.
It caused nerve damage in his left arm due to the immense weight, it also caused
deafness in his left ear.
What record does he hold?

A12
Longest Nails
(combined length of nails of his
Left hand was found 909 cm)

13
X is a seabird found across all tropical & subtropical oceans. They have a
predominantly black plumage, deeply forked tails & long hooked bills. They are able
to soar for weeks on wind currents, they spend most of the day in flight hunting for
food & roost on trees at night. Their main prey are fish & squid.
Y is an independent island nation in the central Pacific Ocean. As of 2015, the
permanent population of Y is just over 111,000, most of whom live in Tarawa. X bird
featured on the national flag of country Y.
Identify the bird X and Country Y.

A13
X: Frigate Bird
Y: Kiribati

14
X is one of the most famous 90's games. Every 90's and early 2000s kid would have
played this game at least once in their childhood. There was something interesting in
this game, a gun instead of controller, was used to kill the birds popping out of the
bushes.
The NES Zapper gun was the simplest of the intriguing devices which followed it,
which used just a light sensor and a button.
Identify X.

15
These are the minimalistic designs of various video games.
Identify them, each carries 0.25 points.

16
In 1958, Finnish cartoonist Kari Suomalainen drew this cartoon showing Nikita
Khrushchev on a ferry pulled by the Eastern bloc countries shouting “Imperialists!” to
the US and UK on the shore.
Which famous painting inspired this cartoon?

A16
Barge Haulers on the Volga
Painting by llya Repin

17
Lyrics of an Eminem song titled as “Must be the ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ “.
It must be the ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ , it's the marijuana
That's creeping up on me, why I'm so high
Maybe it's the Henny that has gotten in me
Whatever's got into me, I don't mind.
FITB.

18
A famous temple in Rajasthan named X Mata Mandir is televised in:
1. The Amazing Race
2. Maharaja's express (in one of the episodes)
3. A 2016 American documentary
The temple X is famous for Y making this an extraordinary example of religious faith
towards an animal.
The name X (not referring to the temple) came into the limelight in 2017 and 2018,
when a certain group, named X, was protesting against something.
Give X and Y

A18
X: Karni Mata Mandir
Y: Rats are worshipped there

19
In 2018, Vincente De Bosque, one of the greatest football managers of all time,
advised X to play as a defender and not as a left-winger.
At that time, X was playing for the Central Coast Mariners Football Club in Australia.
X has also played in India in an exhibition match of four overs per side in
Chinnaswamy Stadium against Yuvraj Singh's team. X hit 2 sixes in 2 balls to win the
match for his team.
Name the GOAT player X.

20
The following is a scene from Simpsons where the characters are a reference to
different anime characters. Name the 4 anime references.
Each carries 0.25 points

A20
Homer - Roronoa Zoro
(One Piece)
Bart - Naruto Uzumaki
(Naruto)
Lisa - Mikasa Ackerman
(AOT)
Maggie - Pikachu
(Pokemon)

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