Eclectica 2017 finals

THE FINALE:
42 questions.
Written Round 1.0: 3 questions.
Infinite Pounce 1.0: 15 questions.
Written Round 2.0: 9 questions.
Infinite Pounce 2.0: 15 questions.

WRITTEN ROUND 1.0
3 questions, on TWINS.
+10 for a correct answer.
No negatives.
Total 30 points, up for grabs.

1.
For decades the tiny Brazilian town of Candido Godoi has been
at the centre of a mystery: Why is it that one in five pregnancies
has resulted in twins, when the usual rate is one in 80?
In 2009, an Argentinian historian Jorge Camarasa made a
chilling connection which could solve the riddle of Candido
Godoi.
He said that this phenomenon is a result of the obsession of a
person on the next slide who came to South America (and stayed
there) in 1945.
ID the person (even the sobriquet would do).
What was the original intention of his obsession with twins, that
originated from the thoughts of somebody back in his native
land?
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2.
Other than the fact that they are extremely talented, another
reason for their overwhelming success is, in the own words
of one of them, "We complement each other really well. I
mean, if you put us together, we're one really good...”
Many people have said that the reason why they are
unputdownable is that they are mirrored twins, one is right-
handed and the other is a lefty.
Which duo be this?

3.
Hunter was a campaign advisor for
Barack Obama in 2008.
Who is his more famous twin
sister?

JOSEF MENGELE
or
ANGEL OF DEATH
Obsessed with twins, Mengele was tasked with
carrying out tests to discover why they came
about.
The aim was to artificially increase the Aryan
birthrate for his master Adolf Hitler.

INFINITE POUNCE 1.0
15 questions, in the clockwise direction.
+10 for a correct answer on the bounce.
+10/-5 on pounce.

1.
On the next slide is a still from a miniseries titled “Feud”.
Which 2 Hollywood actresses, known for their bitter rivalry,
are being portrayed by Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange
respectively?
In February 2017, FX renewed the series for a 10-episode
second season centered on the fraught relationship between a
couple, which is expected to premiere in 2018.
Which couple?

Bette Davis and Joan Crawford

PRINCE Charles and princess Diana

Ranji, Duleep and Amar notwithstanding, the greatest Kathiawari
cricketer was Mulvantrai. He first played for India in a series of
unofficial Tests in 1937-38. The Second World War then broke out,
delaying his official debut until 1946. For the next decade he had
only Keith Miller for competition for the title of best allrounder in
the world. He was a superbly skilled slow left-arm bowler, an
attacking opening batsman, and absolutely indispensable to his
team, in a manner that no Indian cricketer since - not Kapil Dev,
not even Sachin Tendulkar - has been. Consider these figures: in
the five Test matches that India won when he was around, he
averaged over a hundred with the bat, while taking more than
eight wickets per Test at some 13 runs apiece.
How do we better know Mulvantrai Himmatlal?
2. This is Ramchandra Guha writing for cricinfo:

VINOO MANKAD

3. ID the painter…
In 1864, Berthe Morisot exhibited for the first
time in the highly esteemed Salon de Paris.
In 1868 she became friends with X who painted
several portraits of her, including a striking
study in a black veil while in mourning for her
father. Correspondence between them shows
warm affection, and X gave her an easel as a
Christmas present.
 In 1874, she married X's brother, Eugène, and
they had one daughter, Julie, who became the
subject for many of her mother's paintings.

EDOUARD MANET

A common source of names both now and historically, over a
quarter of the elements are named after a place, often where
they were discovered or synthesised.
These places range in size from continents (europium) and
countries (americium, francium, polonium) to the the
Scottish village Strontian (strontium).
There is just one element that wasn't first discovered on
Earth, and it too is named after its place of the discovery.
Which element?
4.

Dr. Marion Thomas Jenkins was an anesthesiologist who
testified during an investigation at the Parkland Hospital. He
was again in the emergency room two days later for another
treatment.
His only IMDb entry (wrt a full-fledged movie) happens to
be a highly acclaimed film made 28 years later.
He was genuinely surprised at the level of detail and
research that had gone into preparation for that key scene.
Even the tiles for the set of Trauma Room One were exactly
the same shade of green he remembered (even though the
scene itself is black and white in the finished film).
In which movie did he portray himself?
5.

6.
Sir Percy Blakeney is a chivalrous Englishman in the time of
the Terrors in France, who, with his band of gentlemen, rescues
aristocrats before they can be killed by the violent government
in revolutionary France.
He is most famously associated with a symbol with which he
taunts his enemies, by leaving behind a card showing the
symbol.
Anagallis arvensis, anyone?

SCARLET PIMPERNEL

7.
Having made his international senior debut as a midfielder
in May 2002, at a Four Nation Tournament in Adelaide X
even went on to lead India in some matches in the bilateral
series against Pakistan in the absence of an injured Dilip
Tirkey. He announced his retirement on 15 January 2008 to
pursue management studies at Indian School of Business,
Hyderabad.
He is currently serving as the CEO of which not-for-profit
company?

8.
Thomas Monaghan, who was raised in a Catholic orphanage,
enjoyed a midlife conversion to materialism. Among his
purchases were the Detroit Tigers, more than 200 classic
cars, and a resort on a Lake Huron island. When he became
tired of his possessions, he sold them and set out to create a
Catholic community in Florida named Ave Maria. In 1998,
Bain Capital LP, then run by Mitt Romney, paid him more
than $1 billion for 93 percent of the business entity created
by him in 1960.
So, what was founded by this chap?

Domino’s Pizza

9.
Somnium (Latin for "The Dream") is a novel written in
Latin, referred to by Carl Sagan and Isaac Asimov as the first
work of science fiction.
Somnium presents a detailed imaginative description of
how the Earth might look when viewed from the Moon, and
is considered the first serious scientific treatise on lunar
astronomy.
Who was the author?

10.
X died 500 years ago, after spending a dozen years terrorizing
coastal cities from Yemen to Malaysia. He enriched thousands of
men and killed tens of thousands more. Despite never
commanding more than a few dozen ships, he built one of the first
modern intercontinental empires. And this was just the beginning:
The next step, he said, was to sail up the Red Sea, destroy Mecca,
Medina and the Prophet Muhammad’s body and liberate the Holy
Land. Perhaps, he mused, he could destroy Islam altogether.
He is immortalized in the form of an eatable that he used to bring
on his journeys to the country he breathed his last.

Alfonso de Albuquerque

11. All these people went to
cover what?
There are five known newsreels of this event, the fifth reel being of
unknown source.
Cameraman William Deeke filmed the scenes for Pathe News. In the early
1990s, some of the footage was colorized and released as part of the
series Greatest Headlines of the Century.
Al Gold, Larry Kennedy and Deon de Titta filmed for Fox Movietone.
The Universal cameraman stationed there left early due to the bad
weather and went to see a Broadway play. However, James J. Seeley
filmed it for Hearst's News of the Day and Universal used his footage.
The Paramount was filmed by Tommy Craven using an Eyemo, which had
interchangeable lenses. Craven, an out-of-work news photographer
aspiring to become a newsreel cameraman, was given the chance by
Paramount to cover the event, which landed him the job at Paramount
News.

HINDENBURG DISASTER

AUDIENCE QUESTION:
Which band used this pic as their album
cover?

It all started fifteen years ago, with Vijay Tanwar missing out
on a spot in India's wrestling team for Olympics. While looking
for something where he could make the most of his muscles,
Tanwar stumbled upon making a living, taking up this
occupation.
The twin Indian villages of Asola-Fatehpuri Beri located to the
south of Delhi have been christened the strongest village in the
country and it also has the distinction of being the village
which produces them.
Which particular occupation???
12.

BOUNCERS IN THE PUBS OF DELHI

13.
An excerpt from a letter written by X to hIS mother:
I have now decided not to be a pilot any more and have
been sent to Washington to work in the embassy. I am
having a marvellous time in America and have just written
my first short story. It has been tremendously well
received. I am now best friends with Walt Disney,
President Roosevelt, Spencer Tracy and Ernest
Hemingway and everyone at the embassy thinks I am
absolutely brilliant.

ROALD DAHL

14.
In the late 1800s, P.T. Barnum, who then owned "the
greatest show on earth," heard of a sacred X in India. He sent
an agent to buy it sight unseen. When it arrived by ship in
Bridgeport,, Barnum was horrified to see what the Indians
considered to be a X turned out to be a misnomer. The
paying public was not impressed and Barnum had to keep
his X hidden from public view. This gave way to a oft-used
phrase.
What am I talking about?

WHITE ELEPHANT

15.
X lived off and on in the island for two decades, at a plantation he
called Finca Vigía, which he and his third wife purchased in 1940. It
was there that he recuperated from his trips to Europe and Africa by
fishing and drinking Daiquiris at the bar of the Floridita restaurant.
According to an article by Jacobo Timmerman, X and Y met only once,
in May of 1960, at a fishing contest held in the former’s honor.
Life magazine published one of those photographs along with a record
of an exchange between Y, who won the competition, and X, who
awarded him the trophy: “‘I am a novice at fishing,’ said Y. ‘You are a
lucky novice,’ replied X.”
That photograph and its caption became the inspiration for John
Updike’s 1960 poem, “Meditation on a News Item,” in which Updike
speculated on the dynamic between the two “magnificently
recognizable” people.

WRITTEN ROUND 2.0:
9 questions.
+5 for each correct answer.
Stake your answer for +5/-5.

1.
Originally a footballer, who played for women's first division
side E Waiso Ipola, Paula Baripa Bolopa was submitted to a
swimming trials to participate at the 2000 Olympic Games
and was selected after a month and a half of trainings.
Barila Bolopa competed in the women's 50 metres freestyle,
and finished last in her heat with a time of 01:03.97, which
was double the second-worst time,and reportedly the
slowest time in Olympic history for that event. She received
loud support and encouragement from spectators.
Who was her male counterpart?
Which country did they represent?

2.
Michael Azerrad is an
American author, music
journalist, editor, and
musician.
A graduate of Columbia
University, he has written for
publications such as Spin,
Rolling Stone, and The New
York Times.
What is this book aptly titled?

3. ID the actor playing
Sherlock Holmes…

4.
When it was 1st proposed as a pilot project during the Kerala
Assembly elections in 1982, CPI candidate Sivan Pillai
challenged its use, even before the election, but the Kerala
High Court did not entertain him.
The fun part is, despite such apprehensions, he ended up
winning.
What am I talking about?

5. Whom does this banknote
commemorate?

6.
Platform is a 1993 Bollywood action film directed by
Deepak Pawar and starring Ajay Devgan in the lead.
This movie was the big screen debut of which actress,
credited as Priya Arora, her screen name before
marriage, who gained the much due prominence in the
next decade?
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7. This is a para from Rudyard Kipling’s
poem “Mandalay”. What has been
referred as “the road to Mandalay” here?
Elephants a-pilin' teak
In the sludgy, squdgy creek,
Where the silence 'ung that 'eavy you was 'arf afraid to
speak!
On the road to Mandalay,
Where the flyin' fishes play,
An' the dawn comes up like thunder outer China
'crost the Bay!
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8. List of top 5 peaceful
gatherings:
Kumbh Mela 2013 (30 mn)
Arba’een festival, Iraq, 2014 (17 mn)
Funeral of X, India, 1969 (15 million)
Funeral of Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran, 1989 (10 million)
Pope Francis, Manila, 2015 (6 million)

9. Though the main industrial process of its
production was invented jointly by these 2
Germans, it is after the person on the left that it is
commonly associated with. This method proved
quite prolific for Germany during the war years.
Production of what?

ERIC MOUSSAMBINI;
EQUATORIAL GUINEA

2. Michael Azerrad is an
American author, music
journalist, editor, and
musician.
A graduate of Columbia
University, he has written
for publications such as
Spin, Rolling Stone, and
The New York Times.
What is this book aptly
titled?

7. This is a para from Rudyard Kipling’s poem “Mandalay”.
What has been referred as “the road to Mandalay” here?
Elephants a-pilin' teak
In the sludgy, squdgy creek,
Where the silence 'ung that 'eavy you was 'arf afraid to
speak!
On the road to Mandalay,
Where the flyin' fishes play,
An' the dawn comes up like thunder outer China
'crost the Bay!
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8.
List of top 5 peaceful gatherings:
Kumbh Mela 2013 (30 mn)
Arba’een festival, Iraq, 2014 (17 mn)
Funeral of X, India, 1969 (15 million)
Funeral of Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran, 1989 (10
million)
Pope Francis, Manila, 2015 (6 million)

ERIC MOUSSAMBINI/ EQUATORIAL GUINEA
COME AS YOU ARE
LEONARD NIMOY
EVM
CARAVAGGIO
TISCA CHOPRA
IRRAWADDY
C N ANNADURAI
AMMONIA

INFINITE POUNCE 2.0
15 questions, in the anti-clockwise direction.
+10 for a correct answer on the bounce.
+10/-5 on pounce.

16.
In 1860, publishers Erastus and Irwin Beadle released a new
series of cheap paperbacks, entitled Beadle's ____ ______.The
name became the general term for similar paperbacks
produced by different publishers throughout the early
twentieth century.
In the modern age, ____ ______ has become a term to describe
any quickly written, lurid potboiler and as such is generally
used as a pejorative to describe a sensationalized yet
superficial piece of written work.
FITB.

DIME NOVEL

17.
This is from www.261fearless.org, founded by one K.V.
Switzer, who broke a glass ceiling 5 decades ago.
“It is the mission of 261 Fearless to bring active women
together through a global supportive social running
community – allowing fearless women to pass strength
gained from running onto women who are facing challenges
and hence sparking a revolution of empowerment. 261 is
the symbol that unites us as empowered runners.”
Why did the concerned person participate at the event as
K.V. Switzer, and not by the full name?
What is the funda behind the number?

261 was her jersey number.

18.
Which project made Pip Phillips, a
British actress who was last seen in
the American TV series “The
Royals” and has upcoming projects
like King Arthur: Legend of the
Sword” and “Our Little Haven” lined
up, made a familiar name in this
part of the world?

The Bengal Tourism ad.

19.
The Royal Academy recently ran an exhibition, titled
“America after the ____”, mainly referring to change in
viewpoints of American artists after a particular event, but
it’s hard to ignore its Biblical implications.
Ironically the period gave American artists unexpected
freedom. For the first time, the government offered financial
support to artists through New Deal programmes, reducing
their dependence on the tastes of wealthy patrons.
So, the exhibition showed paintings after which incident?
Also, FITB.

20.
On the eve of the Bengali new year, as a mark of goodwill
between the 2 countries, the new look of Maitree Express
was unveiled.
Often while writing about it, journalists refer to the train as
the only true international train in the country, despite the
fact that Samjhauta Express runs between Delhi and Lahore.
For which particular reason, owing to its journey, Samjhauta
Express is not considered to be an international train?

The trains do not physically cross the
international border. Passengers have to
get off at Atari and board another train.

21.
The idea to offer excursions came to him while "walking
from Market Harborough to Leicester to attend a meeting of
the Temperance Society". With the opening of the extended
Midland Counties Railway, he arranged to take a group of
temperance campaigners from Leicester Campbell Street
railway station to a teetotal rally in Loughborough, eleven
miles away. On 5 July 1841, he escorted around 500 people,
who paid one shilling each for the return train journey, on
his first excursion.
Who used to organize such excursions?

22.
Last year, photographer Kounteya Sinha, who is known for
his documentary and journalistic projects, is headed to Italy
soon to launch The _____ Project, which seeks to present
Kolkata in a new light. The idea is to get people to unite in
their love for Kolkata and get them to travel to Rome, where
they will stand in strategic locations every day, for about ten
days, holding photographs of the city.
Why was Kolkata needed to be represented far away in
Rome?

CANONIZATION OF
MOTHER TERESA
The SAINTHOOD Project

23.
The company had a brush with some controversies when
former French “inspector” Pascal Remy released the book
whose title when translated stands “The Inspector Sits at the
Table”. The tell-all portrays the job as lonely, underpaid and
increasingly lax in its standards. The company, of course,
dismissed these accusations, plainly saying that the job is
not as glorious as many people assume it to?
Which company?
What do these “inspectors” do?

The INSPECTORS review
restaurants anonymously.

24.
“Human creates human/ Defiance clusters to align/ You’re
human we ‘re human/Difference is in the spine.”
Translated by a working scientist at the biotechnology hub
at MIT named Alakesh Duttaroy.
Who is the original poet, who created quite a stir a few days
ago? (3)
Against the backdrop of what were these penned? (7)

• SRIJATO
• HOK-KOLOROB

25.
This animal found in North Africa has large ears
which serve a dual purpose: they are great for
listening for bugs to eat that may be moving around
underground, but they are also loaded with blood
vessels.
Which is the other purpose served?
Which country’s national soccer team is nicknamed
after this animal?

To dissipate heat…

ALGERIA

26.
ID the music director.
Also, while at it, id the movie.

ANU MALIK & BEGUM JAAN

The painting, which dates to around 600-900AD, was found during
excavations of ruins in the Mayan city of Xultun in the rainforests of
Peten in north-west Guatemala.
According to historians, this can be the 1st example of what?
27.

PHOTOBOMBING
The figure of an attendant peeking out from behind the throne
of the ruler in this recreation of a 1,250 year old mural
discovered in the Mayan city of Xultan could be the earliest
example of a photobomb discovered.
Researchers at Boston University and Skidmore College in
Saratoga Springs, New York, who excavated the discovery said
it was extremely rare to find figures standing behind a ruler in
this way in Mayan art.

28.
Which iconic Indian villain did this character go on
to inspire later?
Whom is the attire this guy is seen wearing named
after?
movies

SHAKAL

MAO SUIT

29.
Gary Washburn is the national basketball writer and Celtics
reporter at the Boston Globe. In reference to a decision of his
a few weeks ago, involving Carmelo Anthony of the Knicks,
he came up with an article in May 2016 justifying his choice.
He said it was due to the fact that Anthony led the Knicks to
their first division title in 19 years.
How is this journalist’s choice foil a near-perfection, hitherto
unseen in the world of NBA?

The solitary vote which prevented
LeBron James to be selected as
MVP unanimously.

VOTE OF THANKS TO:
ECLECTICA 2017 committee.
All the participants for coming down to Techno
India Saltlake on a weekday morning.
The scorer.
Audience, for staying back…

30.
In the early morning of 22 August 1961, Ida Siekmann,
threw some possessions down onto the street and jumped out
of the window of her apartment before the firefighters were
able to open the jumping-sheet. She fell on the pavement and
was severely injured. Siekmann died shortly after on her way
to the Lazarus Hospital. She happened to be the first in the list.
On 8th March 1989, Winfried Freudenberg fell from an
improvised gas balloon at high altitude and was the last
entrant in the same list.
What were they trying to do?

CROSS THE BERLIN WALL!

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