The Very Goodly Quiz: A Literature Quiz by St Stephens College

The Very Goodly Quiz;
A Literature Quiz
Presented by The Quiz Club and The English Literary Society, St
Stephens College

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A very special thank you to the following people:
Aditya Nath
Aditya Krishna
Agastya Pulapaka (QM)
Archana Thomas
Avishi Gupta
Megh Mazumdar
Lael John
Sagarika Chaudhary(QM)
Sharon Sara Alex
Shayanak Kundu

Rules
● This Quiz has 24 Questions total
● Normal Pounce and Bounce rules, +10/-5 on Pounce and +10/0 on Bounce

1.
Elphaba Thropp, a character from Wicked: The
Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire, as well as in the Broadway
and West End adaptations, Wicked. Her name
was chosen by Maguire for a particular reason,
something that would form a reference to the
source material. What was the reference?

Answer
Elphaba sounds like LFB, initials of creator Lyman Frank Baum

2.
An indispensable part of our lives today, X accounts
are what give you access to most websites run by the
current predominant web browser on the internet.
However, the word X was not an original name and
was bought in 2004 by the company from a website
which gave you information about a pretty old pet
named after the creator's grandfather and has a
world record for the most syndicated comic strip. ID
X and creator of this comic.

Answer
● X - Gmail, taken from Garfield, created by Jim Davis

3.
For the express purposes of having children as the primary
audience, X knew he couldn't have Z in his works. This posed a
problem, as a primary character Y would have to be defined by his
Z. X creatively devised a way by making references ranging from a
Germanic tribe, cured fish, the after effect of acne, a type of
soldier in the Ottoman army, and a term for those who believe in
destroying religious symbols instead of Z. This proved to be
extremely successful until X received a letter after he used the
word 'pneumothorax' a condition in which one's lungs collapse. It
was from a parent of a child suffering from tuberculosis and the
pneumothorax. The child, a fan of X's work, was deeply disturbed
to see his condition ridiculed, which led X to release an apology
and redact the word. This eventually turned out to be a prank
letter from a friend of X. ID author X and the quirk Z.

Answer
X - Hergé or Georges Remi
Y - Captain Haddock
Z - swearing/use of expletives.

4.
X's are characters present in the most popular
stories of English author Y, who based the human
protagonist of this collection of stories on his son.
The origin of the term X is thought to be a child's
attempt to pronounce the word 'elephants', and are
generally implied to be large, scary creatures by the
characters in these stories. Another implication is
that these creatures represent nightmares of some
sort, since they only seem to exist in the characters'
imaginations. ID X and Y.

Answer
● X - Heffalump
● Y - AA Milne

5.
This book X was written by an aristocratic aviator and
pilot during a self imposed exile which explains why the
story had a plane play a pivotal role in it. The author,
however, could never see the book published in his own
homeland because he had controversial political opinions
and was only published after the country was liberated. A
lesser known fact is that it was inspired by another
fairytale Y written by Hans Christian Andersen which
became an iconic Disney film. X was also to be adapted
into one by Orson Welles but the project never truly took
off. ID the variables.

Answer
X - The Little Prince
Y - Little Mermaid

6.
Characters of the American TV Series Once Upon a Time are
characters from various fairy tales or children’s literature, who are
transported to the "real world" town of Storybrooke and robbed of
their memories by a powerful curse. Names for characters in
Storybrooke are often coordinated with their fairytale
counterparts. For example, Mary Margaret Blanchard is the name
of Snow White, the funda being "Blanchard" derives from the
French word "blanc" or "blanche" for white. Also, the name "Mary
Margaret" is from a real-life woman named “Maria Sophia
Margaretha Catharina Von Erthal”, who is believed to be the
inspiration behind Snow White. "August Wayne Booth" is the
name of Pinocchio. It is a reference to American literary critic
Wayne C. Booth who coined a well-known term in literature, film
or theatre. ID the term, which alludes to Pinocchio.

7.
This 1960 work by X follows the adventure of a
famous character with an oddly reaffirming
name, similar to that of a famous musical artist
part of a 2000s pop-rap group. The story
follows his journey as he attempts to persuade
an unnamed character to try something new,
something which seems very odd for what it
happens to be.The story ends with the unnamed
character enjoying this particular thing, which
he makes sure to tell our protagonist. ID the
work, which also got a 2019 Netflix show, and
the author X.

Answer
Green Eggs and Ham
X - Dr. Seuss

8.
X's English name was considered inappropriate for
children due to the references to recreational drug
use in his name, which led to publications in the
1970s to have his name edited to make a reference
to British cement company Ready Mix. X's name
does make sense as he is able to solve problems
with the substances he concocts which allows his
friends to come to him and 'X' of his substances
when in a pinch. ID X.

9.
Amy Fisher, an American webcam model and
pornographic actress from Long Island, was made to
serve seven years in prison from 1992-1999 for
shooting and severely wounding the wife of her then
illegal lover, Joey Buttafuoco. (Amy was 17 at the
time).
This whole series of events led her to be labelled the
Long Island X, referencing a work released almost
40 years prior, addressing similar illicit affairs.

10.
In Evolutionary biology, the X hypothesis (also known
as X's race) is a model which proposes that a species
must constantly evolve and adapt not only because of a
changing environment, but to survive when pitted
against constantly evolving opposing species. The
hypothesis is named after a certain cordial antagonist in
a very famous sequel of a classic in children's literature.
The X who is often mistaken for the Y who is the
antagonist in the first book, tells the protagonist 'here
you see it takes all the running you can do to keep in the
same place'. ID X and Y

Answer
X - Red Queen
Y - Queen of Hearts

11.
He has to retreat to his fanciful world in order to survive,
otherwise he leads a dull miserable kind of life ...' is a quote by
the author on this titular character , who despite having
articulate thoughts only speaks in monosyllables. He features
in a series named after a legume and has a sidekick.
This character, along with the author, have stars to their name
on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The series ended in 2000, after
which only reruns have been put out.

12.
X was written by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson in 1865,
although he is better known by his pen-name Y. X was
banned in several schools in America due to references
to drug abuse, psychedelics, hallucinogens and
hallucinatory experiences. However it was banned in the
Hunan province in China in 1931 for an entirely different
reason. As the governor of Hunan explained, “it is
disastrous to put animals and human beings on the
same level.” Which book and what was the reason cited?

Answer
X - Alice in Wonderland
Y - Lewis Carrol
Animals should not be capable of human speech

13.
Compared to Alice in Wonderland for its few similar
fantastical situations, the title of the book is the
same name of the main character of the book. This
book though is for children does have dark elements
but does have a happy ending despite the
disembodied hands. The author of the story made
one of the character names from a typo.
ID the book and the author

14.
This film (X) is also an adaptation of a bildungsroman novel
which has particular protagonist, an animal who dubs The
villainous character as He, this He arms himself with a
gun(to rather disastrous effects) and also appears in AFIs
list of 100 villains.
This villain is very much present even in our real lives, and
could be considered to be the primary antagonist of other
stories similar to X.

15.
The name of this character is about 3 words long but has a
nickname in the typical fashion of the place he hails from. But
the name he is widely known by is a combination of his
nickname and a syllable (which is reminds one of a dish )
He also has a sidekick and the duo is reminiscent of a more
famous duo which was read by this famous Indian author,
scriptwriter and was one of the recipients of the honorary
Oxford Doctorate
ID the character and author

16.
We sing a portion of this song in a particular way such
that certain way which makes an interesting
conjoined sound which is the title of the book which is
a lipogrammatic fable - meaning that as the story
progresses certain alphabets are no longer used in the
words.
ID the song and the conjoined sound, which makes
the title.

Answer
Alphabet Song, Ella Minnow Pea (LMNOP)

17.
The emissions of this rather special vehicle is termed as
classified, despite their rather common nature around
the time period this vehicle may be seen zooming about.
The weight that this vehicle can carry amounts to about
54 million kilograms, excluding the things that run the
vehicle. And despite all of this the speed of this vehicle
through the air(its primary medium of transport)is quite
alarming despite its weight.
Which vehicle is spoken about here, and what are the
emissions?

Answer
Santa’s Sleigh
Emissions are candy/gumdrops

18.
While the author never fleshes out X well enough for him
to be called a recurring character, X comes up in several
of the author's short stories based on the activity Y. X's
name has a very obvious connection with the activity in
India, where a certain event, which is losing its historical
centrality in the field of Y in India since 2007, is named
after a certain first of the field, Sir ____ Vibhaji Jadeja.
Identify the event with which X shares his name and the
creator of X.

Answer
X - Ranji
Ranji Trophy
Ruskin Bond

19.
This writer X was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature a
number of times and was given a fellowship from the
Rockefeller Foundation in the United States. His most popular
work Y was based in a fictional place, which according to lore,
is a combination of two of the oldest locations in Bengaluru
where he conceived the idea for the book. The book appealed to
kids and adults alike and was one of the first two draw
attention to the homeland after independence though based in
the pre-independence era. The book was also adapted into a tv
show nationally where the sketches in the opening and closing
credits were done by Z, the younger brother of X. ID X, Y, Z

Answer
X - RK Narayan
Y - Malgudi Days
Z - RK Laxman

20.
Historians criticized the novel X for the historical inaccuracies, citing the
fact that it was impossible for the two main characters to ever meet each
other, as one of them couldn't possibly have stayed alive that long. It was
also inaccurate to depict the protagonist as being unaware of what is
happening in the backdrop of the novel, as it would have been taught to
them in school.
When the protagonist first moved into the place where met they other main
character, they are confused about the name of the place. After pestering
their sibling about the meaning of the name, mispronounced to be the two
word phrase Y, they get the answer 'Y? Y the people who lived here before
us, I expect.'
Give X and Y

Answer
X - Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Y - Out-with (From Auschwitz)

21.
This story was interestingly named ‘Iron Henry’, which
does not give any allusion to its more common name.
This name of this story comes from the iron bands that
were placed on the heart of the servant to stop it from
breaking in sadness of the curse that befell his employer,
which breaks when the curse is lifted in typical fairytale
fashion. This story even has its references in Shrek , and has
its own Disney movie which is loosely based on the idea of
this story. Which story are we talking about?

22.
The name of the this book's character is a
palindrome who has a friend whose nickname
(which has technically no value) visually
represents the title of the book. The way they
meet is quite odd - a smelly pair of famous shoes.
The book was even made into a well received
movie of the same name. Name the character and
the book.

23.
As a psychologist, X was an unlikely candidate to helm the growth and
development of a comic character. Inspired by his wife's idea of creating a
superhero who conquered not with force but with love, X modelled Y on
her and their polyamorous life partner who lived with them. For instance,
Y's bracelets were inspired by the heavy real life bracelets that she wore.
Y was also introduced as a way to counter the nearly all male superhero
line-up that existed then. As a contrast, Y was meant to be seen as a
liberated an empowered woman of the day - one who was as strong as
Superman but embraced her feminine side. The comics even implied
sexual liberation with references to bondage fetishism, sadomasochism
and polyamory - apparently, also being influenced by Margaret Sanger as
much as X's real life relationships.
ID X and Y.

Answer
Wonder Woman
William Marston

24.
The first book in the X series was published in 1942, while
the first book in the Y series was published in 1943. While
written by the same author, X are far more well known
than Y. While they both have alliterative names, X flows
way more smoothly and is much more catchy than Y.
While X and Y are similar in every sense in terms of
themes, settings, characters, there is one major
inconsistency in who the author chooses to include. A
certain exclusion in the case of Y is included to make up X,
had this exclusion not happened, it couldn't have been
called Y.

Answer
X - Famous Five
Y - Five Find-Outers
The pet dog Timothy is included in the Famous Five, but the pet dog Buster
is not a part of the Five Find-Outers, which is why Y is also called Five
Find-Outers and Dog

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