Prelims of the QMQ conducted by Pranav, Ninaad, and Shreyan on 20/11/18

1. #OLT QMQ
By Pranav, Ninaad, Shreyan
Prelims

2. Rules
22 Questions
Every 3rd Question is Star Marked
No Negs
Your calls to block hints will be ignored

3. Q1. What is the pattern supposed to resemble?
Beijing National Aquatics Center, also known as The Water Cube(Image 1), has its
outer walls designed based on the Weaire–Phelan structure(Image 2), a structure
devised from the natural pattern of something that everyone (I hope) sees every
day.

6. Q2. X & Y? (0.5 each)
The name "X" is an anagram of the word "expands". It is the preferred name in
North America; in continental Europe it is referred to by variants of "elastane", i.e.
élasthanne (France), Elastan (Germany, Sweden), elastano (Spain), elastam (Italy)
and elastaan (Netherlands), and is known in the UK, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Brazil,
Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and Israel primarily as Y, a brand name of a Koch
subsidiary Invista, previously a part of DuPont .

7. Q3. ID X/The show
The similarity between X and Sherlock Holmes is not limited to the fact that he
solves a certain kind of mysteries. X’s surname, is similar to ‘Holmes’, while his only
known friend in the show, who was initially supposed to be his assistant, has a
name similar to ‘Watson’.
Obviously, Holmes and X lack basic social skills leaving them to be condescending,
anti-social narcissists. In between cases, Holmes can be found playing the violin or
reading the paper while X could be tinkering on the piano, playing video games or
spending time with prostitutes. Another easter egg, is that X is seen living in flat
#221B in his apartment

8. Q4.
Shown is X’s interpretation of
painting Y.
ID The painting and Painter
(0.5 each)

9. Q5.
The word _______comes to us from the French and ultimately from the Latin
vinum, meaning wine. Per the OED, originally (15th century), _______ just meant
the grape harvest and by the 16th century was applied to the process of wine
making (gathering, pressing, fermenting, etc.) The OED finds the first use of
_______ as particularly good wine in 1604, and by 1746 it was applied to wine from
a particular and particularly good harvest.
_______ became an attributive noun, modifying nouns like day, dinner, festival, and
home (the last patterned after harvest home, a festival to commemorate the end of
the harvest season). The OED finds the first attributive sense in 1857, and notes that
in 1888 the Encyclopedia Brittanica uses _______ class to denote particularly fine
wine.

10. Q6. ID The country
Recently, WWE came under fire for going ahead with their wrestling mega event
“Crown Jewel” in Saudi Arabia despite their human rights record. However, this is
not the first time a wrestling mega event has been held in a country that wouldn’t
give great PR.
In 1995, WCW and New Japan Pro-Wrestling held a combined event “Collision in
_____”, which featured a dream main event of American Legend Ric Flair, vs
Antonio Inoki, the biggest star in Japan. The event also featured an appearance by
Muhhamed Ali. Although Inoki, who was also in the Japanese House of Councillors
saw the event as an opportuinity to improve relations, and to get him votes with the
elections drawing near, it boasts one of the largest ever attendances for a wrestling
event, with a crowd of over 150,000.

11. Q7. What insignia was created to commemorate this?
Legend tells us of King Drzislav, who waged a fierce war over Dalmatia with
Venetian doge Peter II Orseolo. Unfortunately, he fell into enemy captivity and was
thrown into a dungeon. Orseolo learned that he shared a passion for chess with
Drzislav, and gave him a witty offer- if the Drzislav can beat him three times in a
row, he would win his freedom. Drzislav accepted, and the royal rivals clashed over
the board. As it came to be, the king won three matches in a row, and was
released.
To commemorate this, the king added something to the insignia of his country.

12. Q8. ID The country

13. Q8(cont..)
Shown are various “Soapstone” birds, which are built in a ruined city by the
ancestors of the Shona ethnic group of a country
Various explanations have been advanced to explain the symbolic meaning of the
birds. One suggestion is that each bird was erected in turn to represent a new king,
but this would have required improbably long reigns.
These have been adopted as the national emblem of the country they are found in.

14. Q9. Id X & Y and their respective works.
It is a final homage to a life racked with debilitating pain caused by a near fatal traffic collision in 1925, leaving
X with permanent health complications that plagued ___ throughout ___ life. In spite of these traumas, X’s life
was filled with endless artistic expression and cultural exploration that produced art which would go on to
influence a whole new wave of ______ creative culture.
Y’s rendering of this composition is quite visually different from X’s in the way that Y uses ___ chosen media
to convey ___ emotional situation close to the time of ___ death. Z are of a gray tone with a soft texture
applied to the rind. The _____’s _____ is subtly splotchy and appears as though it could be slimy and squishy
to the touch. In the far bottom right corner, most representative of Y _______, is the shriveled up cut piece of
_________, which is perhaps the most expressive aspect of this painting.

15. Q10. FITB
The name "________", from which the scientific term is derived, was inspired by
the spiral shape of their fossilized shells, which somewhat resemble tightly coiled
rams' horns. Pliny the Elder (d. 79 AD near Pompeii) called fossils of these animals
"horns of Amun" because the Egyptian god Amun was typically depicted wearing
ram's horns. Often the name of an ________ genus ends in -ceras, which is Greek
(κέρας) for "horn".

16. Q11.
Born in 1925, X’s first notable work was the 45 feet Chambal monument at the
Gandhi Sagar Dam. Nehru was so impressed, that he commissioned another
monument, which was later abandoned due to lack of funds.
Gandhi has been X’s most frequent muse, with his bust of Gandhi being instantly
recognisable worldwide. Copies of this bust were given to various countries, the
largest of which however is permanently on display in Pragati Maidan, in Delhi
Identify X, and give me his most recent creation

17. Q12
The late night talk host Trevor Noah was born in 1984 in South Africa during the
Apartheid. He is mixed-race, born to a black mother and a white father.
In 2016, he released a deeply moving memoir (I highly recommend it) about
growing up in post-apartheid South Africa which got rave reviews from critics.
The name of the book references the fact that it was illegal for a white person to
engage in sexual activities with a person of colour.
Give me the title of the memoir

18. Q13
Every civil aircraft must be marked prominently on its exterior by an alphanumeric
string, indicating its country of registration and its unique serial number. This code
must also appear in its Certificate of Registration, issued by the relevant National
Aviation Authority (NAA).
In India, each aircraft’s registration starts with the letters VT. There has been some
outrage over this, but all efforts to change this code have not gained traction
Expand VT

19. Q14. ID X
The typeface of the movie X corroborates the
nature of the movie itself. One closer inspection,
one will notice that the letters of the name of the
movie form a maze, starting at the top left, and
the destination of maze being a literal Easter Egg.

20. Q15.
X was born in Singapore into an established Chinese family. His great-grandfather
was the founding director of Singapore’s oldest bank, the Oversea-Chinese
Banking Corporation.
His paternal grandfather Dr Arthur Kwan was an opthamologist who became
Singapore’s first Western trained specialist, and was also knighted by Queen
Elizabeth II. X’s family moved to the United States when he was 11.
Name X’s first book, which became hugely popular.

21. Q16. Put Pun-da

22. Q17
Helicopter 66 was a US Navy helicopter used in the late 1960’s. It has been called
one of the most famous and iconic helicopters in history.
A song has been written on it, and Helicopter 66 toys have also been
manufactured. What made this helicopter get worldwide attention?

23. Q18. What is being talked about/FITB
The citizens of ______ (~1,800 in number), can attend this iconic, annual event for
free, making it a public holiday for them. Everywhere, private biergartens are set up
and bands play out on the street. The friendly north-Germans offer a warm
welcome to those associated with "the scary looking, devil worshipers", whose
aggression is just for during the concert, the festival being considered for the most
part quite peaceful and safe. Nearly every citizen offers support, from farmers
offering shelter in their barns and transportation to the venue, to kids earning
pocket money by helping to transport beer and food, to homeowners offering
attendees the use of toilet facilities. Such support is good business as well, as
about an additional €20,000,000 are spent in the ______ area every year by
festival visitors. The amazing villagers are one reason why tickets for this event
sells out immediately.

24. 19. X & Y?
X is a toasted walnut lentil paté that’s not just good for you, but good for everyone.
The Regal Vegan’s signature vegan walnut paté is a humane alternative to Y. It is
delicious on crackers, vegetables, baguettes, and or toast.
X uses a walnut-lentil pate as a vegan alternative to duck or goose liver in the
luxury food item Y. The name X is a pun on Y indicating that it looks like Y, but is
not really.

25. 20. FITB
A ________ Holiday is a term used predominantly in the United States to describe
a holiday that is perceived to exist primarily for commercial purposes, rather than to
commemorate a traditionally or historically significant event. Holidays that have
been referred to as "________ holidays" include Grandparents Day, Sweetest Day,
Boss's Day, and Secretary's Day. Some people also consider St. Valentine's Day,
Mother's Day and Father's Day to be such days.
________ corporation maintains that it "can't take credit for creating holidays."

26. 21
ID inspiration for the album
cover

27. Q22. Why is the movie called so?
100 years is an upcoming science fiction film written by John Malkovich and
directed by Robert Rodriguez. Advertised with the tagline "The Movie You Will
Never See". Malkovich and Rodriguez announced in November 2015 that they had
teamed with Louis XIII Cognac, owned by Rémy Martin.
Although the film's plot remains a complete secret, on 18 November 2015,
Malkovich and Rodriguez released three teaser trailers: Retro, Nature, and
Future.None showed footage from the film, but instead imagined three possible
futures, from a dystopic wasteland to a technological paradise.

29. ANSWERS

30. Q1. What is the pattern supposed to resemble?
Beijing National Aquatics Center, also known as The Water Cube(Image 1), has its
outer walls designed based on the Weaire–Phelan structure(Image 2), a structure
devised from the natural pattern of something that everyone (I hope) sees every
day.

33. Soap Lather/Foam

34. Q2. X & Y? (0.5 each)
The name "X" is an anagram of the word "expands". It is the preferred name in
North America; in continental Europe it is referred to by variants of "elastane", i.e.
élasthanne (France), Elastan (Germany, Sweden), elastano (Spain), elastam (Italy)
and elastaan (Netherlands), and is known in the UK, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Brazil,
Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and Israel primarily as Y, a brand name of a Koch
subsidiary Invista, previously a part of DuPont .

35. X- Spandex
Y- Lycra

36. Q3. ID X/The show
The similarity between X and Sherlock Holmes is not limited to the fact that he
solves a certain kind of mysteries. X’s surname, is similar to ‘Holmes’, while his only
known friend in the show, who was initially supposed to be his assistant, has a
name similar to ‘Watson’.
Obviously, Holmes and X lack basic social skills leaving them to be condescending,
anti-social narcissists. In between cases, Holmes can be found playing the violin or
reading the paper while X could be tinkering on the piano, playing video games or
spending time with prostitutes. Another easter egg, is that X is seen living in flat
#221B in his apartment

37. House

38. Q4.
Shown is X’s interpretation of
painting Y.
ID The painting and Painter
(0.5 each)

39. Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez
Picasso

40. Q5.
The word _______comes to us from the French and ultimately from the Latin
vinum, meaning wine. Per the OED, originally (15th century), _______ just meant
the grape harvest and by the 16th century was applied to the process of wine
making (gathering, pressing, fermenting, etc.) The OED finds the first use of
_______ as particularly good wine in 1604, and by 1746 it was applied to wine from
a particular and particularly good harvest.
_______ became an attributive noun, modifying nouns like day, dinner, festival, and
home (the last patterned after harvest home, a festival to commemorate the end of
the harvest season). The OED finds the first attributive sense in 1857, and notes that
in 1888 the Encyclopedia Brittanica uses _______ class to denote particularly fine
wine.

41. Vintage

42. Q6. ID The country
Recently, WWE came under fire for going ahead with their wrestling mega event
“Crown Jewel” in Saudi Arabia despite their human rights record. However, this is
not the first time a wrestling mega event has been held in a country that wouldn’t
give great PR.
In 1995, WCW and New Japan Pro-Wrestling held a combined event “Collision in
_____”, which featured a dream main event of American Legend Ric Flair, vs
Antonio Inoki, the biggest star in Japan. The event also featured an appearance by
Muhhamed Ali. Although Inoki, who was also in the Japanese House of Councillors
saw the event as an opportuinity to improve relations, and to get him votes with the
elections drawing near, it boasts one of the largest ever attendances for a wrestling
event, with a crowd of over 150,000.

43. North Korea

44. Q7. What insignia was created to commemorate this?
Legend tells us of King Drzislav, who waged a fierce war over Dalmatia with
Venetian doge Peter II Orseolo. Unfortunately, he fell into enemy captivity and was
thrown into a dungeon. Orseolo learned that he shared a passion for chess with
Drzislav, and gave him a witty offer- if the Drzislav can beat him three times in a
row, he would win his freedom. Drzislav accepted, and the royal rivals clashed over
the board. As it came to be, the king won three matches in a row, and was
released.
To commemorate this, the king added something to the insignia of his country.

45. The Croatian Checkerboard

46. Q8. ID The country

47. Q8(cont..)
Shown are various “Soapstone” birds, which are built in a ruined city by the
ancestors of the Shona ethnic group of a country
Various explanations have been advanced to explain the symbolic meaning of the
birds. One suggestion is that each bird was erected in turn to represent a new king,
but this would have required improbably long reigns.
These have been adopted as the national emblem of the country they are found in.

48. Zimbabwe

49. Q9. Id X & Y and their respective works.
It is a final homage to a life racked with debilitating pain caused by a near fatal traffic collision in 1925, leaving
X with permanent health complications that plagued ___ throughout ___ life. In spite of these traumas, X’s life
was filled with endless artistic expression and cultural exploration that produced art which would go on to
influence a whole new wave of ______ creative culture.
Y’s rendering of this composition is quite visually different from X’s in the way that Y uses ___ chosen media
to convey ___ emotional situation close to the time of ___ death. Z are of a gray tone with a soft texture
applied to the rind. The _____’s _____ is subtly splotchy and appears as though it could be slimy and squishy
to the touch. In the far bottom right corner, most representative of Y _______, is the shriveled up cut piece of
_________, which is perhaps the most expressive aspect of this painting.

50. Answer :
X - Frida Kahlo - Viva La Vida
Y - Diego Riviera - The Watermelons

51. Q10. FITB
The name "________", from which the scientific term is derived, was inspired by
the spiral shape of their fossilized shells, which somewhat resemble tightly coiled
rams' horns. Pliny the Elder (d. 79 AD near Pompeii) called fossils of these animals
"horns of Amun" because the Egyptian god Amun was typically depicted wearing
ram's horns. Often the name of an ________ genus ends in -ceras, which is Greek
(κέρας) for "horn".

52. Ammonite

53. Q11.
Born in 1925, X’s first notable work was the 45 feet Chambal monument at the
Gandhi Sagar Dam. Nehru was so impressed, that he commissioned another
monument, which was later abandoned due to lack of funds.
Gandhi has been X’s most frequent muse, with his bust of Gandhi being instantly
recognisable worldwide. Copies of this bust were given to various countries, the
largest of which however is permanently on display in Pragati Maidan, in Delhi
Identify X, and give me his most recent creation

54. Ram V Sutar, Statue of Unity

55. Q12
The late night talk host Trevor Noah was born in 1984 in South Africa during the
Apartheid. He is mixed-race, born to a black mother and a white father.
In 2016, he released a deeply moving memoir (I highly recommend it) about
growing up in post-apartheid South Africa which got rave reviews from critics.
The name of the book references the fact that it was illegal for a white person to
engage in sexual activities with a person of colour.
Give me the title of the memoir

56. Born a Crime

57. Q13
Every civil aircraft must be marked prominently on its exterior by an alphanumeric
string, indicating its country of registration and its unique serial number. This code
must also appear in its Certificate of Registration, issued by the relevant National
Aviation Authority (NAA).
In India, each aircraft’s registration starts with the letters VT. There has been some
outrage over this, but all efforts to change this code have not gained traction
Expand VT

58. Viceroy Territory

59. Q14. ID X
The typeface of the movie X corroborates the
nature of the movie itself. One closer inspection,
one will notice that the letters of the name of the
movie form a maze, starting at the top left, and
the destination of maze being a literal Easter Egg.

60. Ready Player One

61. Q15.
X was born in Singapore into an established Chinese family. His great-grandfather
was the founding director of Singapore’s oldest bank, the Oversea-Chinese
Banking Corporation.
His paternal grandfather Dr Arthur Kwan was an opthamologist who became
Singapore’s first Western trained specialist, and was also knighted by Queen
Elizabeth II. X’s family moved to the United States when he was 11.
Name X’s first book, which became hugely popular.

62. Crazy Rich Asians

63. Q16. Put Pun-da

65. Q17
Helicopter 66 was a US Navy helicopter used in the late 1960’s. It has been called
one of the most famous and iconic helicopters in history.
A song has been written on it, and Helicopter 66 toys have also been
manufactured. What made this helicopter get worldwide attention?

66. Used for water recovery of astronauts during the
Apollo Program

67. Q18. What is being talked about/FITB
The citizens of ______ (~1,800 in number), can attend this iconic, annual event for
free, making it a public holiday for them. Everywhere, private biergartens are set up
and bands play out on the street. The friendly north-Germans offer a warm
welcome to those associated with "the scary looking, devil worshipers", whose
aggression is just for during the concert, the festival being considered for the most
part quite peaceful and safe. Nearly every citizen offers support, from farmers
offering shelter in their barns and transportation to the venue, to kids earning
pocket money by helping to transport beer and food, to homeowners offering
attendees the use of toilet facilities. Such support is good business as well, as
about an additional €20,000,000 are spent in the ______ area every year by
festival visitors. The amazing villagers are one reason why tickets for this event
sells out immediately.

68. Wacken Open Air

69. 19. X & Y?
X is a toasted walnut lentil paté that’s not just good for you, but good for everyone.
The Regal Vegan’s signature vegan walnut paté is a humane alternative to Y. It is
delicious on crackers, vegetables, baguettes, and or toast.
X uses a walnut-lentil pate as a vegan alternative to duck or goose liver in the
luxury food item Y. The name X is a pun on Y indicating that it looks like Y, but is
not really.

70. X- Faux gras
Y- Foie Gras

71. 20. FITB
A ________ Holiday is a term used predominantly in the United States to describe
a holiday that is perceived to exist primarily for commercial purposes, rather than to
commemorate a traditionally or historically significant event. Holidays that have
been referred to as "________ holidays" include Grandparents Day, Sweetest Day,
Boss's Day, and Secretary's Day. Some people also consider St. Valentine's Day,
Mother's Day and Father's Day to be such days.
________ corporation maintains that it "can't take credit for creating holidays."

72. Hallmark Holidays

73. 21
ID inspiration for the album
cover

74. Hamlet - “Alas, Poor Yorick”

75. Q22. Why is the movie called so?
100 years is an upcoming science fiction film written by John Malkovich and
directed by Robert Rodriguez. Advertised with the tagline "The Movie You Will
Never See". Malkovich and Rodriguez announced in November 2015 that they had
teamed with Louis XIII Cognac, owned by Rémy Martin.
Although the film's plot remains a complete secret, on 18 November 2015,
Malkovich and Rodriguez released three teaser trailers: Retro, Nature, and
Future.None showed footage from the film, but instead imagined three possible
futures, from a dystopic wasteland to a technological paradise.

77. Answer:
Due to be released on Nov 18th 2115, matching the 100 years it takes for a bottle of
Louis XIII Cognac to be released to consumers