Quiz 10

This quiz was contributed by Vijay Krishnan, JIPMER, Pondicherry.
The questions from his college fest "Spandan" will appear as three sets on this blog. Here are the first 20.
Mail your attempts to vijayk1984 at gmail dot com or scrap them on this post as comments.

1. In Late Greek, this word referred to the first sheet of a papyrus roll bearing the date of its manufacture. in some instances, it consisted of a flyleaf that was glued to the outside of a manuscript's case and provided a description of its contents. this gave us a word in english which in its original English sense (dating from the 16th century) referred to a record of a document or transaction. in the late 19th century, it began to be used in reference to the etiquette observed by the Head of State of France in ceremonies and relations with other dignitaries. what word?

2. John Flamsteed, a royal functionary, asked Charles ii to remove the ravens residing at the Tower of London since they impeded his work. However, on hearing the legend that if the ravens ever leave the Tower, the White Tower, the Monarchy and the entire kingdom would fall Charles ii did not think it prudent to take such a risk. instead he moved the offices of the complaining functionary somewhere else.
What was moved where?

3. “In the bad old days, when i wanted a few minutes break while writing, i used to light up a cigarette. i gave up smoking in 2000 and now chew a lot of gum instead. however, chewing gum does not give you an excuse for a nice brain-resting break, so instead i like to escape the complexities of the latest plot by playing a quick game of minesweeper. since giving up smoking i must boastfully inform you that i have become rather good and that my current best time for expert level is 99 seconds... it's wither minesweeper or smoking, i can't write if i give up both. Id the author.


4. Connect




































5. “… the Wynand papers? For thirty one years they have represented everybody except Gail Wynand. i erased my ego out of existence in a way never achieved by any saint in a cloister. Yet people call me corrupt. Why? The saint in a cloister sacrifices only material things. it’s a small price to pay for the glory of his soul. He hoards his soul and gives up the world. But i - i took automobiles, silk pyjamas, a penthouse, and gave the world my soul in exchange. Who’s sacrificed more—if sacrifice is the test of virtue? Who’s the actual saint?”
“Gail… i didn’t think you’d ever admit that to yourself.”
“why not? i knew what i was doing? i wanted power over a _____________ and i got it. a ___________. it’s a messy kind of concept, but i anyone wants to visualise it concretely, let them pick up a copy of the New York Banner.” Fill up the ______.


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7.

Tantalus, cursed to stand neck-deep in water but unable to drink, because he tried the gods' omniscience by serving up his son, Pelops, at a banquet.
Pelops, resurrected by the gods, married Hippodaemia after beating her father in a race by bribing the king's charioteer, Myrtilus; after the race, Pelops killed Myrtilus. As Myrtilus died, he cursed Pelops for his betrayal: this was one of the sources of the curse that destroyed his family.
Tantalus's daughter Niobe, angered Leto (mother of Apollo and Artemis) by boasting of her seven sons and seven daughters. Upon which Apollo and Artemis killed all of Niobe's children, leaving her to lament (andor turn into a rock).
Pelops's sons, _______ and thyestes killed their youngest brother, Chrysippus to inherit the kingdom; they were banished along with hippodamia, their mother, who then hanged herself). The two surviving sons fought and killed each other.
Pelops's descendants include grandchildren menelaus and agammemnon, thru _____, and Hercules (thru his daughter Eurydice, whose daughter was Hercules's mother alcmene).
Agamemnon, of course, was killed by his wife, clytaemnestra upon his return from troy, and clytaemnestra in turn was killed by her son, orestes, upon electra's instigation.
This family has a significance in the world of sci fi. What?










8. In 1982, time magazine made the pc it's person of the year. What was mad magazine’s response?



9 •greek for "strangle"
•parents : echidna, the half-nymph/half-snake and typhon, a monster who was overcome by zeus and cast into tartarus
•siblings include cerberus, the lernean hydra, the chimaera, the nemean lion, the two-headed wolf orthrus, and ethon, the eagle that was sent to torment prometheus when he was tied up on the caucasus.
•overcome by the famous son of jocasta and laius
•either (according to different legends)
–threw herself off a rock, or
–devoured herself who?


10. Five lakh farmers in gujarat each contributed Rs. 2/-, to produce this film. and came in truckloads to see it once released, thereby making it extremely succesful at the box office






















11. In Polish and Serbian Mythology, these are fairy-like spirits who live in the wilderness and sometimes clouds, spirits of women who had been frivolous in their lifetimes and now floated between here and the afterlife. They can shapeshift into swans, snakes, horses, falcons, or wolves but usually appear as beautiful maidens, naked or dressed in white with long flowing hair.


12. According to Arabic myth, when Cain killed Abel, Adam went into exile, in repentance. while he roamed the earth, he was seduced by the demon Lilith, and fathered these creatures. who?



13. In a major tourism bid, scunley on thorpe is erecting this statue. What is the statue of, and who is the sculptor?



















14. This musical piece is scored for a military brass band with an additional symphonic group made up of piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets in B flat, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in F, 2 cornets in B flat, 2 trumpets in E flat, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, triangle, tambourine, snare drum, cymbals, bass drum, carillon (sometimes played on tubular bells), cannon, strings, and an optional brass band. in some indoor performances, the optional brass band part must be played on an organ.
It commemorates the unsuccessful French invasion into Russia, and the subsequent withdrawal that devastated Napoleon's Grande Armée.
In america, though, it is played on independence day, because it's name has a significance in american history (even though the music itself does not). Identify. clue: remember, remember

15. The only one of this author's works to have been made into a film is My Foolish Heart, starring susan hayward and dana andrews, and released in 1949. Apparently the author was so upset with the film that he has since refused permission to anyone who wishes to have a movie based on one of his works (his fierceness in protecting his rights is possibly one major reason that at least one very famous book hasn't yet been filmed yet)


16. Burt Lancaster claimed he turned down the role because he "didn't like the violent morals in the story". Paul Newman turned it down because he said he didn't have the legs to wear a tunic. Rock Hudson was also offered the role. Which?


17. According to the legend he is still alive but asleep with his knights in a cave in the mountain in Bavaria, Germany, and that when the ravens cease to fly around the mountain he will awake and restore Germany to its ancient greatness. According to the story, his red beard has grown through the table at which he sits. His eyes are half closed in sleep, but now and then he raises his hand and sends a boy out to see if the ravens have stopped flying. Name this king.


18. On the 5th of March 1960 the Belgian arms transport "La Coubre" exploded in Havana harbour, killing 136 people. A memorial service was held, and among the prominent guests were Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre. But something much more famous happened at that memorial service. What?



19. This statue stands outside the old secretariat building in panaji, goa. it is of a person born in goa in 1746, the son of a goanese father and a Portuguese mother. He is considered a pioneer in the field of hypnotism, following the works of mesmer. Identify.















20. This ‘article’ appeared in the Jan 10, 1929 issue of Le Petit Vingtieme, in the children’s supplement :
"At Le Petit Vingtième we are always eager to satisfy our readers and keep them up to date on foreign affairs. We have therefore sent ______ one of our top reporters, to Soviet Russia. Each week we shall be bringing you news of his many adventures.’ , Footnote: ‘N.B. The editor of Le Petit Vingtième guarantees that all photographs are strictly authentic, taken by _____ himself, aided by his faithful ...."


Answers:

1. Protocol.
2. The Royal Observatory was shifted to Greenwich.
3. J K Rowling. This is a minesweeper dedication :)
4. The song "O My Darling Clementine" . The probe was part of the "clementine expedition"
Huckleburry Hound keeps singing this song, OP Nayyar's song "Aei Dil Hai Mushkil Jeena Yahaan" from C.I.D was inspired by it, Kate winslet's character in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, was named Clementine, inspired by this song.
5. "Collective Soul". The passage from "Fountainhead" lends its name to the band.
6. the Staunton chess set. The shapes of the pieces are derived from these. (Bishop, King, Queen, Pawn (from the Freemason symbol), Rook and Horse are shown here)
7. "house of atreides" in Dune series
8. They named "Pacman" from the PC game, as their Person of the year.
http://www.gamergirlnews.com/uploaded_images/bk_mad-762590.jpg
9. Sphinx
10. Manthan by Shyam Benegal
11. Veela
12. Djinns.
13. "Ents" from LOTR. The sculptor was Christopher Tolkien, son of JRR.
14. Tchaikovsky 1812 overture.
15. J D Salinger
16. Ben Hur
17. Barbarossa or Frederick I.
18. Che Guevera's famous photo was taken here.
19. Abbe Faria, who also features in "The count of Monte Christo"
20. Tintin.

Scores:
Arun -8
Sreeram-10 (accepted Herge instead of Tintin)
Rajesh-4
Albert John-3
Ravi Ananthan-4.5
Manjith-7.5