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LONE WOLF QUIZ

Finals
INFINITE POUNCE/BOUNCE

• 12 questions in total
• 2 Direct for each team.
• Direct Answer is equivalent to Pounce
• +50/-25 for Pounce
• +25 on Bounce
QUESTION 1
She was one of only two first ladies during World War II (along with Queen
Elizabeth The Queen Mother, 1900-2002) who lived into the 21st century. Her life
traversed three centuries.
Ernest Hemingway called her the “Empress" of China
Liberty magazine described her as "the real brains and boss of the Chinese
government.“
She and her husband were declared "Man and Wife of the Year“ TIME for the
year 1936.
Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Soong Mei Ling, wife of

Chiang Kai-shek (First
President of China)
QUESTION 2

Which former world no. 1 tennis player beat the then 55 year old
Bobby Riggs in the “Battle of the Sexes” match in 1973 thereby
earning greater recognition and respect for women's tennis.
Today, the National Tennis Centre at Flushing Meadows is named
after her.
Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Billie Jean King

QUESTION 3

Logo of which political party?

Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Makkal Needhi Maiam

QUESTION 4

Where can you see this text?

“This is a true story. The events depicted
took place in Minnesota in [year]. At the
request of the survivors, the names have
been changed. Out of respect for the dead,
the rest has been told exactly as it
occurred.”
Answer follows….
…and the answer is

At the beginning of the movie Fargo or any

episode of Fargo.
QUESTION 5

Whose tombstone is this?

Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Edgar Allan Poe

QUESTION 6

If 2 Roman Gods, 2 Roman Goddesses, the numbers 7 to 10 and a verb

meaning ‘to bloom’ makeup the original list, which 2 later additions
(also related to each other) would complete it?
Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Julius Caesar and Augustus who lend their names to months

(July and August).
The remaining are Janus (January), Februa (February), Mars (March),
aperire (April), Maia (May), Juno (June), 7 – septem (September), 8 –
octo (October), 9 – novem (November), 10 – decem (December).
QUESTION 7

Guglielmo Marconi won the Nobel Prize for Physics in the year 1909
for inventing the radio. But, Marconi’s invention was based on the
work previously done by X.
After Marconi became world famous for sending the first transatlantic
message, X said the following - “Marconi is a good fellow. Let him
continue. He is using seventeen of my patents.”
Id X.
Answer follows….
…and the answer is
Nikola Tesla
QUESTION 8

Copper is a vital metal, very useful to the human body.

This practice was one by which way our fore-fathers ensured we
intake sufficient copper as part of the water, as rivers were the only
source of drinking water. Making it a custom ensured that all of us
follow the practice.
Which practice ??
Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Throwing coins into the rivers

QUESTION 9

Letter written by whom?

Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Cast of Guardians of the Galaxy in support

of their Director James Gunn
QUESTION 10

Brother of filmmaker Tanuja Chandra and film critic Anupama Chopra,

he is the winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book
for Red Earth and Pouring Rain.
His most recent book is also his most famous, primarily because of the
super successful Netflix original which it inspired.
Name the author
Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Vikram Chandra
QUESTION 11

X is a Latin phrase, meaning "horrible year". It is complementary

to annus mirabilis, which means "wonderful year"; however, annus
mirabilis is a traditional term, while X is of relatively recent coinage.
Used by Queen Elizabeth II for the year 1992.
Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Annus Horribilis
QUESTION 12

In 1941, the fictional elephant X from the Disney movie of the same

name was selected to be "Mammal of the Year", and a cover was
created showing it in a formal portrait style. However, the attack on
Pearl Harbor on December 7 pre-empted the cover.
The U.S. president Franklin Delano Roosevelt was named Man of the
Year for a record third time, although its Mammal of the Year profile
still appeared on the inside pages of the magazine.
Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Dumbo
FIGURE IT OUT

• Written Round
• 4 Google Doodles and 4 Minimalist Posters
• Identify what they signify
• +20 for every correct answer
• +40 for Full House
QUESTION 1
QUESTION 2
QUESTION 3
QUESTION 4
QUESTION 5
QUESTION 6
QUESTION 7
QUESTION 8
Answers follow….
QUESTION 1

• George Boole’s Birthday

QUESTION 2

• Shakuntala Devi’s Birthday

QUESTION 3

• International Labour Day

QUESTION 4

• Mother’s Day
QUESTION 5
QUESTION 6
QUESTION 7
QUESTION 8
…and the answers are
1. Lacrosse
2. Shakuntala Devi
3. Labour day
4. Mother’s Day
5. The Wolf of Wall Street
6. Slumdog Millionaire
7. Stranger Things
8. Interstellar
DOUBLE TROUBLE

• 8 questions in total
• All open on Pounce
• Normal marking scheme is +50/-25
• If you say Double, you get +100/-50
QUESTION 1

Identify the person.

Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Christian Bale as
US Vice President
Dick Cheney
QUESTION 2

In 2017, Shashi Tharoor put X in the same category as some of "the
worst genocidal dictators" of the 20th century, saying that X is "one of
the more evil rulers of the 20th century only fit to stand in the company
of the likes of Hitler, Mao and Stalin.
X has as much blood on his hands as Hitler does. Particularly the
decisions that he personally signed off during the Bengal Famine when
4.3 million people died because of the decisions he took or endorsed."
Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Winston Churchill
QUESTION 3

Which game, mostly popular in the USA, is being played here?

Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Lacrosse
QUESTION 4

Holding the Filmfare record for most wins in the Best Actor in a Comic
Role category, this veteran recently became one of the very few
Indians to have been nominated for an award by the BAFTAs.
He was nominated for his supporting turn in the British TV sitcom ‘The
Boy With The Topknot’.
Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Anupam Kher
QUESTION 5

The Handover of X (or simply "the Handover"), also known as "the

Return" in mainland China, was the transfer of sovereignty
over X from the United Kingdom to China in a ceremony on 30 June
1997. The retrocession was conducted to coincide with the expiration of
the New Territories' lease at midnight on 30 June. The landmark event
marked the end of British rule in X, and is regarded by some as
marking the end of the British Empire.
Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Hong Kong
QUESTION 6

This is a composite material consisting of pieces or pulp, sometimes

reinforced with textiles, and bound with an adhesive.
What is this material, literally "chewed paper“, called?
Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Papier Mache
QUESTION 7
Variants of this contraption have
been used for centuries. One
version, built in 1818 by English civil
engineer Sir William Cubitt, was
used in prisons to crush grains. This
form of hard labour was
discontinued in the late 19th
century, but the name survived
thanks to a health fad in the
1960s.What 9-letter term are we
talking about?
Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Treadmill
QUESTION 8

It is a mountain range and name of a peak located in Chikkamagaluru

district, in Karnataka, India. It is also the name of a small hill station
cum mining town situated near the mountain, about 48 kilometers
from Karkala and around 20 kilometers from Kalasa. The name literally
means 'horse-face' (Kannada) and refers to a particular picturesque
view of a side of the mountain that resembles a horse's face.
Which mountain range?
Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Kudremukh
FINAL SHOWDOWN

• 8 questions
• Each question open only on Pounce
• Choice of choosing +100/-100, +75/-75 and +50/-50
QUESTION 1

Best known for his stories about the partition of India immediately

following independence in 1947, he was tried for obscenity six times;
thrice before 1947 in British India, and thrice after independence in
1947 in Pakistan, but never convicted.
Writing mainly in Urdu language, he produced 22 collections of short
stories, a novel, five series of radio plays, three collections of essays,
two collections of personal sketches.
Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Saadat Hasan Manto

QUESTION 2

“There were two demon brothers named X and Y who were a terror to
people. They were in fact carnivorous as if their only profession was to
eat human beings. They used to kill them, cook them and eat.”
 
This story and the two names recently came into prominence.
How?
Also give X and Y.
Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Atapi-Vatapi
Episode of Sacred Games
QUESTION 3

X and her sisters were named after the first thing their mother had
after delivering them. Thus, her sisters were named Paanwa, Jalebia
and Rasgulawa.
ID X.
Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Rabri Devi
QUESTION 4

This is a type of cap that is typically worn

in rural areas, often for hunting. Because
of the cap's popular association
with Sherlock Holmes, it has become
stereotypical headgear for a detective in
illustrations.
Name the type of hat.
Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Deerstalker
QUESTION 5

From July 23, 2000, The New York Times Book Review started to
publish a separate bestseller list.
Whose monopoly in that hallowed list drove NYT to take that
decision?
Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Harry Potter
The separate list being one for Children’s
Literature.
QUESTION 6

The scientific name for this fruit references India twice over. Its
ordinary name is probably a misnomer because it originated in the
tropical savannah of Africa before travelling to India, according to food
historian K.T. Achaya. The name in Arabic means ‘Indian Date’.
Marco Polo used this name in 1298 while the earliest written reference
in Arabic seems to date back to 1335.
What fruit?
Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Tamarind
(Tamarindis indica)
QUESTION 7

Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he holds the

distinction of being the only goalkeeper in the FIFA World Cup’s
history to have won the Golden Ball, which he won in the 2002
tournament.
Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Oliver Kahn
QUESTION 8

Roger McGough wrote a poem that ended thus:

"I am the Kiss of Life
Its ebb and flow
With your last gasp
You will call my name
'o o o o o o o o'.
Identify the subject/title of the poem.
Answer follows….
…and the answer is

Oxygen
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