Kaam 25- U25 General Quiz Prelims hosted by Sourasis Bose and Debanjan Mahapatra in GOVB fest 2.0 at Presidency University, Kolkata

1. KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

2. PRELIMS

3. • 24 questions, 30 points.
• 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 are star questions. In case of tie in
stars, count-back method will be used.
• Every part has one point each.
• Quizmaster’s decision is final and binding.
• Do not use electronic gadgets to find out the
answers.
RULES
KAAM 25 G.O.V.B.

4. KAAM 25Debanjan G.O.V.B.

5. • What acronym is used to refer to a group of American
residents, originally from the UK, because of their
colour, ethnicity and form of Christianity they adhere
to?
• #kolstylz
1
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

6. • Subtitled as “The hidden diversity of dimorphic fungal
pathogens”, a paper by Marley Van Dyke tries to
locate the sources of fungal population that is
present in day-to-day places, but often misses our
sight.
• What is the title of the paper, a pun on a spinoff film
from this decade?
2
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

7. • Multiple theories exist behind a morbid phenomenon
occurring in a village of Assam in the gloomy
evenings of September and October. The local tribes
believe that it is deed of the evil spirits as they try to
terrorize them from the sky. Among other theories,
one proposes that a combination of high altitude,
high winds, fog and the artificial street lights create a
disorienting effect that ultimately leads to the
incident.
• What is the incident?
3
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

8. • The phenomenon Karman-Vortex shedding states
when a fluid flows past loosely mounted obstacles, it
periodically creates a low pressure zone in each side
of the obstacle. The obstacle tends to bend towards
these low pressure zones. Due to these reasons, a
particular object, when depicted in paintings, is
almost never drawn with straight lines. This
observation also holds true for photographs as well.
• What object?
4
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

9. • In a story of Nabarun Bhattacharya, Arnold
Schwarzenegger, president of U.S.A. in 2020
announces the death of the final representative of
something. Though the person was an atheist,
Schwarzenegger asks God to bless his soul. However,
Russia claims the news as a false one and states that
the final one is still alive and his name is Vladimir
Rubakov.
• Whose death are they talking about? (no proper noun
needed)
5
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

10. • Charles C. Ebbets, Thomas Kelley and William
Leftwich, all were present as a witness yet history
remained unsure about the real shutterbug until
2003. The event unfolded in its beaming laughter and
sumptuous delight 840 feet above Manhattan on a
fine afternoon in the year of 1932.
• Theorists often claim that it was not at all that high in
reality, rather a clever ploy employed by the
photographer. Despite the claims of its deceptive
nature, it remains one of the most sold photographs
by Corbis.
• What are we talking about?
6
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

11. • The idea was to portray the crumbling realities of the
society. Art director Kenny Gravillis chose five images
for five limited edition album covers. These includes a
burned church, the hand of murdered mafia boss
Giuseppe Masseria, a crying child, and an infant
screaming amongst destruction in Shanghai after
Japan’s World War II.
• Give me the three-word album title. (images follow)
• Name the band as well.
7
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

13. • This is an exhaustive list (as of now) of Bengali songs
where a certain individual is mentioned. Look for the
hints in the lyrics and identify the individual.
• Identify the source of the second song, whose title
hints at a gradual arrival.
8
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

14. • To execute the act properly, the dogs were trained to
carry a small pouch towards a static target, then they
had to drop it by pulling a self-releasing belt with
their teeth. However, the complex nature of the task
couldn’t be mastered by them, hence it was simplified
to a point where they only had to jump in front of the
target with the pouch.
• For what specific purpose were these dogs used by
the Soviet Military during WWII?
9
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

15. • The following video is from a documentary by Jun’ichi
Yaoi from 80s. It is about his research on paranormal
activities on a film set. However, in the clip we find
someone is explaining about a scene.
• Identify the voice, and what is he talking about?
1
0
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

16. • During its second circumnavigation under the
command of Samuel Wallis, HMS Dolphin anchored
at the Tahitian Peninsula. Soon, the British soldiers
learned that the women of the island would have sex
with them in exchange of iron. After a while, they
started to pluck out the iron nails of the ship in order
to have sex with the women.
• How did this practice contribute to English language?
1
1
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

17. • Mimi Choi is a makeup artist known for surreal and
cubist make-ups. (images follow)
• How did her flashy artwork met everyone’s eye on the
first Monday of May, 2019?
1
2
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

18. • When the construction of a centrally funded project
(first of many) began in late 2018, the local
contractors started to employ people from the nearby
villages. The workers are paid near about $4 dollars a
day which is more than the usual wage. Several
journalists have noted that ironically this Project is
helping the people of the region by providing an
economic shelter.
• What is being built for the first time in India?
1
3
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

19. • The July-August, 1996 edition of Analytical
Toxicology by the International Association of
Forensic Toxicologists, featured a paper on
contaminated U.S currency notes. According to the
report, apart from some amount of bacteria, almost
79% of the notes contained a particular alkaloid
called Tropane. The paper blamed this on the
traders of a particular product who use large
amounts of cash while acquiring or selling that
product.
• According to the report, which product is
responsible for Tropane contamination?
1
4
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

20. • During the early days of Spanish occupation of the
island, this geographical area (of the island) was
initially used as an offloading dock for a particular
livestock. Supposedly that's how the region got its
current name. Another theory suggests that the
colloquial term for Queen Triggerfish, which can be
found here in large numbers could also have
contributed to the name.
• Which geographical entity that invaded into the
newspaper headlines across the world almost six
decades ago am I talking about?
1
5
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

21. • For the past few years, Hindustan Times Journalist
Dhiman Sarkar has been receiving a mail from France
at the beginning of November. A total of 193 people
in the world (including Sarkar) receive this mail which
usually contains a list of names from a common field
of work and a letter of invitation to take part in an
electoral process.
• Which annual election is being talked about?
1
6
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

22. • During the WWII, the Germans used many of the
captured Red Army soldiers as guards in
Extermination Camps. One such guard in the
Treblinka camp had particularly gruesome reputation
for torturing the inmates and also operating the gas
chambers. After the war, several governments
searched for him to bring him to justice and in the
late 70s a U.S. citizen was identified as the prime
suspect, though the allegation wasn’t proved in
court.
• What three-word moniker was given to this guard by
the inmates which alludes to another infamous ruler
(both names being the same)?
1
7
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

23. • Batman villain Harley Quinn
has two hyenas named Lou
and Bud whom she freed
from Gotham City Zoo.
Which comical duo whose
names arrived into popular
consciousness a few years
back served as the
inspiration for their names?
1
8
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

24. • The menu of this quick-service restaurant chain is
primarily suitable for the breakfast market and most
Indians do not go out for breakfast. Moreover, the
flagship product being a dessert unlike dominos or
KFC, Indians never considered the store as anything
more than a confectionary. Hence, as several trade
analysts have noted, the famous restaurant chain
failed to tap into Indian market despite opening its
first store in 2012.
• Which alliteratively titled brand is this that dropped
the name of its flagship product from its name in
2019?
1
9
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

25. • Their Day in the Sun is a 1999 book by Caroline
Herzenberg and Ruth H. Howes where the authors
have tried to break down the skyscraping
contributions of women like Leona Woods, Lilli
Hornig and Chien Sung Ho who worked tirelessly
along with their male colleagues in places like Oak
Ridge, Hanford nearly six decades ago but never got
their share of the limelight.
• Who were they or alternatively what is the topic of
the book?
2
0
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

26. • In the 2009 NBA Slam dunk contest Nate
Robinson(L) of the New York Knicks defeated the
defending champion Dwight Howard(R) of Orlando
Magic in an emphatic manner. On that evening
Robinson took a jab at his opponent and dressed
up as the inanimate adversary to an extraterrestrial
whose costume was worn by Howard in the
previous edition. After the game the media came
up with a nickname combining Robinson's name
with that of the adversary.
• What is the one word nickname of Robinson?
(image next slide)
2
1
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

27. 2
1
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

28. • The two connoisseurs first met at the Slavyanski Bazar
on 22nd July, 1897 where they talked for 18 long
hours about the downfall of a particular art form. One
of them, Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko primarily
expressed his concerns regarding the lack of literary,
intellectual angle while the other person was primarily
concerned about the performances and production
design.
• Which institution that still has a large cultural impact
across several art forms was founded as result of this
meeting?
• Which meticulous practice evolved as a result of this
collaboration that is still followed by many
performers?
2
2
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

29. • During the Napoleonic Wars, the French army
attacked Spain in 1808 to gain control of the Iberian
peninsula. The much smaller Spanish Army was no
match for the ruthless invading force and suffered
heavy losses initially. Seeing their troops losing
ground the Spanish generals soon adapted a new
strategy and employed smaller army units, which
successfully managed to thwart Napoleon's plans.
• What was the name of these units, derived from the
Spanish word for war?
• What was the name of the infamous light infantry unit
of the Maratha empire which employed similar tactics,
mostly in this part of the world?
2
3
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

30. • Deemed as a modern classic due to its genre-
defining moments of suspense, enthralling pace and
use of music to induce tension; the original film
features a confrontation between two people: a
salesman and a psychopath. The following clip is
from the Malayalam film Overtake (2015) which is a
virtual rip-off of the aforementioned TV-feature by
Universal studios.
• What is the name of the ’71 film?
• Who was the director?
2
4
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

31. SUBMIT YOUR SHEETS. . .
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

32. • What acronym is used to refer to a group of American
residents, originally from the UK, because of their
colour, ethnicity and form of Christianity they adhere
to?
• #kolstylz
1
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

33. W.A.S.P. (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants)
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

34. • Subtitled as “The hidden diversity of dimorphic fungal
pathogens”, a paper by Marley Van Dyke tries to
locate the sources of fungal population that is
present in day-to-day places, but often misses our
sight.
• What is the title of the paper, a pun on a spinoff film
from this decade?
2
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

35. Fantastic Yeasts and Where to Find Them
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

36. • Multiple theories exist behind a morbid phenomenon
occurring in a village of Assam in the gloomy
evenings of September and October. The local tribes
believe that it is deed of the evil spirits as they try to
terrorize them from the sky. Among other theories,
one proposes that a combination of high altitude,
high winds, fog and the artificial street lights create a
disorienting effect that ultimately leads to the
incident.
• What is the incident?
3
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

37. Bird Suicide in Jatinga
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

38. • The phenomenon Karman-Vortex shedding states
when a fluid flows past loosely mounted obstacles, it
periodically creates a low pressure zone in each side
of the obstacle. The obstacle tends to bend towards
these low pressure zones. Due to these reasons, a
particular object, when depicted in paintings, is
almost never drawn with straight lines. This
observation also holds true for photographs as well.
• What object?
4
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

39. Flags
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

40. • In a story of Nabarun Bhattacharya, Arnold
Schwarzenegger, president of U.S.A. in 2020
announces the death of the final representative of
something. Though the person was an atheist,
Schwarzenegger asks God to bless his soul. However,
Russia claims the news as a false one and states that
the final one is still alive and his name is Vladimir
Rubakov.
• Whose death are they talking about? (no proper noun
needed)
5
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

41. Prithibir Shesh Communist
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

42. • Charles C. Ebbets, Thomas Kelley and William
Leftwich, all were present as a witness yet history
remained unsure about the real shutterbug until
2003. The event unfolded in its beaming laughter and
sumptuous delight 840 feet above Manhattan on a
fine afternoon in the year of 1932.
• Theorists often claim that it was not at all that high in
reality, rather a clever ploy employed by the
photographer. Despite the claims of its deceptive
nature, it remains one of the most sold photographs
by Corbis.
• What are we talking about?
6
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

43. Lunch atop a Skyscraper
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

44. • The idea was to portray the crumbling realities of the
society. Art director Kenny Gravillis chose five images
for five limited edition album covers. These includes a
burned church, the hand of murdered mafia boss
Giuseppe Masseria, a crying child, and an infant
screaming amongst destruction in Shanghai after
Japan’s World War II.
• Simply, give me the three word album title. (images
follow)
7
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

46. Things Fall Apart
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

47. • This is an exhaustive list (as of now) of Bengali songs
where a certain individual is mentioned. Look for the
hints in the lyrics and identify the individual.
• Identify the source of the second song, whose title
hints at a gradual arrival.
8
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

48. Jean-Luc Godard
Sex Krome Asiteche
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

49. • To execute the act properly, the dogs were trained to
carry a small pouch towards a static target, then they
had to drop it by pulling a self-releasing belt with
their teeth. However, the complex nature of the task
couldn’t be mastered by them, hence it was simplified
to a point where they only had to jump in front of the
target with the pouch.
• The training was soon discontinued because of
several problems occurring in live battlefields.
• For what specific purpose were these dogs used by
the Soviet Military during WWII?
9
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

50. Anti Tank Dogs
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

51. • The following video is from a documentary by Jun’ichi
Yaoi from 80s. It is about his research on paranormal
activities on a film set. However, in the clip we find
someone is explaining about a scene.
• Identify the voice, and what is he talking about?
1
0
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

52. Stanley Kubrick
Explaining the ending of 2001: A Space Odyssey
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

53. • During its second circumnavigation under the
command of Samuel Wallis, HMS Dolphin anchored
at the Tahitian Peninsula. Soon, the British soldiers
learned that the women of the island would have sex
with them in exchange of iron. After a while, they
started to pluck out the iron nails of the ship in order
to have sex with the women.
• How did this practice contribute to English language?
1
1
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

54. Nailing became a synonym for having Sex
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

55. • Mimi Choi is a makeup artist known for surreal and
cubist make-ups. (images follow)
• How did her flashy artwork met everyone’s eye on the
first Monday of May, 2019?
1
2
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

56. Ezra Miller’s make-up in Met Gala
KAAM 25 Debanjan G.O.V.B.

57. • When the construction of the centrally funded
project began in late 2018, the local contractors
started to employ people from the nearby villages.
The workers are paid near about $4 dollars a day
which is more than the usual wage. Several journalists
have noted that ironically this Project is helping the
people of the region by providing an economic
shelter.
• What is being built for the first time in India?
1
3
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

58. Goalpara Detention Centre.
(Detention camp is also acceptable)
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

59. • The July-August, 1996 edition of Analytical
Toxicology by the International Association of
Forensic Toxicologists, featured a paper on
contaminated U.S currency notes. According to the
report, apart from some amount of bacteria, almost
79% of the notes contained a particular alkaloid
called Tropane. The paper blamed this on the
traders of a particular product who use large
amounts of cash while acquiring or selling that
product.
• According to the report, which product is
responsible for Tropane contamination?
1
4
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

60. Cocaine
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

61. • During the early days of Spanish occupation of the
island, this geographical area of the island was
initially used as an offloading dock for a particular
livestock. Supposedly that's how the region got its
current name. Another theory suggests that the
colloquial term for Queen Triggerfish, which can be
found here in large numbers could also have
contributed to the name.
• Which geographical entity that invaded into the
newspaper headlines across the world almost six
decades ago am I talking about?
1
5
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

62. Bay of Pigs
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

63. • For the past few years, Hindustan Times Journalist
Dhiman Sarkar has been receiving a mail from France
at the beginning of November. A total of 193 people
in the world (including Sarkar) receive this mail which
usually contains a list of names from a common field
of work and a letter of invitation to take part in an
electoral process.
• Which election is being talked about?
1
6
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

64. Ballon D’or.
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

65. • During the WWII, the Germans used many of the
captured Red Army soldiers as guards in
Extermination Camps. One such guard in the
Treblinka camp had particularly gruesome reputation
for torturing the inmates and also operating the gas
chambers. After the war, several governments
searched for him to bring him to justice and in the
late 70s a U.S. citizen, John Demjanjuk was identified
the prime suspect, though the allegation wasn’t
proved in court.
• What three-word moniker was given to this guard by
the inmates which alludes to another infamous ruler
(both names being the same)?
1
7
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

66. Ivan the terrible.
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

67. • Batman villain Harley Quinn
has two hyenas named Lou
and Bud whom she freed
from Gotham City Zoo.
Which comical duo whose
names arrived into popular
consciousness a few years
back served as the
inspiration for their names?
1
8
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

68. Abbott and Costello.
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

69. • The menu of this quick-service restaurant chain is
primarily suitable for the breakfast market and most
Indians do not go out for breakfast. Moreover, the
flagship product being a dessert unlike dominos or
KFC, Indians never considered the store as anything
more than a confectionary. Hence, as several trade
analysts have noted, the famous restaurant chain
failed to tap into Indian market despite opening its
first store in 2012.
• Which alliteratively titled brand is this?
1
9
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

70. Dunkin’ Donuts. (Dunkin’ is also
acceptable)
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

71. • Their Day in the Sun is a 1999 book by Caroline
Herzenberg and Ruth H. Howes where the authors
have tried to break down the skyscraping
contributions of women like Leona Woods, Lilli
Hornig and Chien Sung Ho who worked tirelessly
along with their male colleagues in places like Oak
Ridge, Hanford but never got their share of the
limelight.
• Who were they or alternatively what is the topic of
the book?
2
0
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

72. Women Scientists of the
Manhattan Project
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

73. • In the 2009 NBA Slam dunk contest Nate
Robinson(L) of the New York Knicks defeated the
defending champion Dwight Howard(R) of Orlando
Magic in an emphatic manner. On that evening
Robinson took a jab at his opponent and dressed
up as the inanimate adversary to an extraterrestrial
whose costume was worn by Howard in the
previous edition. After the game the media came
up with a nickname combining Robinson's name
with that of the adversary.
• What is the one word nickname of Robinson?
(image next slide)
2
1
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

74. 2
1
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

75. KryptoNate
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

76. • The two connoisseurs first met at the Slavyanski Bazar
on 22nd July, 1897 where they talked for 18 long
hours about the downfall of a particular art form. One
of them, Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko primarily
expressed his concerns regarding the lack of literary,
intellectual angle while the other person was primarily
concerned about the performances and production
design.
• Which institution that still has a large cultural impact
across several art forms was founded as result of this
meeting?
• Which meticulous practice evolved as a result of this
collaboration that is still followed by many
performers?
2
2
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

77. Moscow Art Theatre, Stanislavski
Method(Method Acting is acceptable)
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

78. • During the Napoleonic Wars, the French army
attacked Spain in 1808 to gain control of the Iberian
peninsula. The much smaller Spanish Army was no
match for the ruthless invading force and suffered
heavy losses initially. Seeing their troops losing
ground the Spanish generals soon adapted a new
strategy and employed smaller army units, which
successfully managed to thwart Napoleon's plans.
• What was the name of these units, derived from the
Spanish word for war?
• What was the name of the infamous light infantry unit
of the Maratha empire which employed similar tactics,
mostly in this part of the world?
2
3
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

79. Guerilla, Bargir(Borgi)
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

80. • Deemed as a modern classic due to its genre-
defining moments of suspense, enthralling pace and
use of music to induce tension; the original film
features a confrontation between two people: a
salesman and a psychopath. The following clip is
from the Malayalam film Overtake (2015) which is a
virtual rip-off of the aforementioned TV-feature by
Universal studios.
• What is the name of the ’71 film?
• Who was the director?
2
4
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

81. Duel, Steven Spielberg.
KAAM 25 Sourasis G.O.V.B.

82. Finals krome asiteche. . .
KAAM 25 G.O.V.B.