Music, Art and Mythology quiz conducted by me on 27/03/2018 for the DTU Quiz Club meet.

1. The Music, Art and Mythology
Quiz
MAM

2.  21 questions.
 Infinite Bounce and Pounce.
 Flat scoring of +10/0 on bounce, +10/-10 on pounce.
 Answer to none of the questions is Parashurama.
 Kanye West is god.
RULES

3. Questions
Mythology
Music
Art
DIVISION

4. Yajnavalkya is a revered Vedic sage of Hinduism, he is also famed in the
Indian tradition for being a Vedic scholar who welcomed the participation of
women in Vedic studies. Hindu texts present some of his most significant
philosophical ideas in the form of his dialogues with two women, X and Y.
X, was a Hindu philosopher who lived during the later Vedic period in ancient
India. She is mentioned as one of two wives of the Vedic sage.
Y, was an ancient Indian philosopher. Her name is prominent as she
participates in the brahmayajna, and keeps challenging the sage with perplexing
questions.
ID X,Y.
(You have heard their names due to something related to education.)
Q1.

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6. • X – Maitreyi
• Y – Gargi
• Women’s colleges in Delhi University.
ANSWER

7. Identify this queen of Helheim that’s also considered to be the goddess of
death according to Norse Mythology.
Q2.

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9. • Hel / Hela
ANSWER

10. “It took me 30 minutes to make it and send!” claims designer Chris Bilheimer.
This 30 minute work of his has created one of the most iconic album covers
in the history of music. The artwork is littered with symbolism and reflects
the feelings of love and rage that the protagonist of the album feels, as he
claims to be the son of rage and love.
The ____ in the artwork represents the power and control that the American
government has over it’s people and how it can pull the pin anytime, and cause
the impending doom.
Which album?
Q3.

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12. ANSWER

13. “The ___ ____ is something that I gravitated towards since day 1. It’s like I
didn’t choose it, but it chose me. It has a lot to do with the weight of the
guitar, the look of the guitar, and obviously, most importantly the sound of
the guitar. It’s such a quality instrument, the wood is quality, everything about
it is so well done. It just fits perfectly.”
Who talking about what? Can’t name a more iconic duo than this.
Q4.

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15. • Slash talking about Les Pauls.
ANSWER

16. Lil Dicky, on March 15 2018, released his new single titled “Freaky Friday”
that features Chris Brown and has cameos from Ed Sheeran, DJ Khaled and
Kendall Jenner. In the song, LD and Chris Brown both wish that they could
be someone else for a day at the same time, and they end up switching bodies.
One of the first things Chris Brown does after getting into Lil Dicky’s body is
to go shopping and buy a blue tracksuit, while singing, “Ayy, I’m a _____ but
I can finally wear blue (cool)!”
FITB, or explain why he does that.
Q5.

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18. • Blood.
• Chris Brown is a blood, and bloods wear red. They aren’t allow to wear
Blue, which is also the colour of the Crips, who are their rivals.
ANSWER

19. The song that’s going to be played is from Season 13 Episode 5 of South
Park. The song features Kanye West, who was voice by the creator Trey
Parker. The song is called “Gay Fish”.
Identify the song that it is a parody of.
Q6.

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21. • Kanye West – Heartless
ANSWER

22. This is Cernunnos. He is the Celtic god of fertility, life, animals, wealth and
the underworld. He is popularly known as ‘The horned one’ in various Celtic,
Wiccan and Pagan myths.
His dedication and duty towards the protection of animals is similar to which
popular incarnation of a deity from the Hindu mythology?
(Image follows)
Q7.

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25. • Pashupati (Shiva)
ANSWER

26. ____ is an American progressive rock band, that was formed in Chicago in
1972 that is known for songs like Come Sail Away, Boat on the river, etc. The
name of the band is said to be taken from Greek mythology, from the
Goddess of Rivers.
According to the myth, the river (which is named after the goddess as well)
flows between Earth and the Underworld and is also one of the five rivers
that flows in the underworld.
What is the name of the band / deity / river?
Q8.

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28. • Styx.
ANSWER

29. Following up from the previous question, when _______ was a child, it was
prophesised that he would die young. To prevent this, his mother Thetis took
him to the river Styx. It was known that dipping in the river will make him
invulnerable, so while ________ was being dipped, a particular detail was
overlooked. Due to this, something happened that changed his life.
What is this myth about?
Q9.

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32. • Achilles heel.
• Achilles while being dipped into the river, was dipped upside down and
hence the water didn’t touch the parts of his feet where he was held by his
mother.
ANSWER

33. Haggard is a German symphonic metal group that uses classical instruments
and makes music on folk themes.
One of their album is titled, “Eppur si muove”. Eppur si muove when
translated to English literally means, “And yet it moves”.
What is the context of this line?
(Image of the album cover follows)
Q10.

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36. • This was said by Galileo after he was forced to recant his claims by the
church that the Earth moves around sun, as opposed to the Sun moving
around the earth, which was the common belief during that time period.
ANSWER

37. Greek Mythology is full of weird tales and anecdotes. One such tale is of
_______ and Athena. _______ used to be an excellent weaver. So good that
she considered herself to be better than even the goddess Athena. Athena,
when learns about this, challenges her to a weaving competition. Upon
completion, Athena saw that the tapestry _______ made was flawless, better
than anything she herself had made. In a fit of jealousy and anger, she cursed
the girl to feel guilty for what she had done - so guilty, in fact, that she hanged
herself using the same fabric. Athena then resurrected her and transformed
her into a X, so that she could weave for all eternity.
What did Athena transform her to?
Q11.

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39. • Spider.
• The name of the girl is Arachne which also gave rise to the word Arachno,
which means Spider.
ANSWER

40. The painting on the next slide called The Triumph of Justice, made by Gabriël
Metsu is a depicition of the Greek Titan Goddess Themis. Themis is the
goddess of good counsel and Divine Law and Order.
She carries a sword in her right hand to combat lies and for the separation of
fact from fiction, and a pair of balance scales in her left hand for always
maintaining a fair balance.
Where would you have seen an allegorical personification of her?
Q12

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43. • Lady Justice. Usually present in courts and other places of judicial
importance.
ANSWER

44. ID the painter and the painting.
Q13.

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46. • Painter: Frida Kahlo
• Painting: Self-Portrait with Monkey
ANSWER

47. Shusaku Takaoka is a graphic artist who is famously known for making
classical paintings modern with a pop culture twist. The round will be a
written round consisting of 5 questions.
+10 for each correct answer. +5 for each correct part.
WRITTEN ROUND

48. ID the 2 painters whose paintings have been combined here. (5,5)
Q14.

49. ID the painter and the painting. (5,5)
Q15.

50. ID the painting in the background.
Q16.

51. ID the painter.
Q17.

52. ID the painting this references to, and the painter. (5,5)
Q18.

53. EXCHANGE SHEETS

54. ID the 2 painters whose paintings have been combined here. (5,5)
Q14.

55. Gustav Klimt and Vincent Van Gogh
ANSWER

56. ID the painter and the painting. (5,5)
Q15.

57. • Fountain by Marcel Duchamp
ANSWER

58. ID the painting in the background.
Q16.

59. • Boy with a basket of fruit by Carvaggio.
ANSWER

60. ID the painter.
Q17.

61. Piet Mondrian.
ANSWER

62. ID the painting this references to, and the painter. (5,5)
Q18.

63. Son of Man by Rene Magritte
ANSWER

64. Dennis Coles, better known by his stage name _________ ______, is an
American rapper who used to be a part of a very popular rap group that won
the Grammy for best performance by a rap group or duo in 1986. He had a
very illustrious solo career after cutting his ties with the group as well.
His debut album called _______ (1996), was classified platinum by RIAA and
was produced by RZA who used to work with him in the group.
He is known to make plenty of references to the Marvel character Iron Man,
and also calls himself Tony Starks in his songs.
How do we popularly know Dennis Coles as? Also, what was his debut album
called?
Q19.

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66. • Ghostface Killah (Wu Tang Clan)
• Ironman
ANSWER

67. The 2018 album, “Make America Crip Again” by Snoop Dogg has an album
cover which is a reference to the Ice Cube album “Death Certificate” that
came out 27 years ago (1991).
The Snoop Dogg album showed a dead white male with a identification tag of
Donald Trump. What did the identification tag of the dead male read in
the album cover of Death Certificate?
The album was considered to be a direct attack of Ice Cube on the country
and in essence he wished the death of America.
(Image Follows)
Q20.

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70. ANSWER

71. X is a Bollywood film song from the 1971 movie Caravan. The original song
was sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammad Rafi, and composed by R.D.
Burman.
It however rose to a greater prominence in the year 2003, when it was remixed
with ‘The Ketchup Song’ and released in the album ‘Aur ek haseena thi’. The
video of the song came under fire from critics and media because of the
obscene content of the video and the blatant objectification of the women
involved, which showed scantily clad mannequins who turned into Angels
when the owner of the shop left them alone.
ID X.
Q21.

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73. • Chadti Jawani Meri Chaal Mastaani
ANSWER