General Quiz the Mystic Lore Finals answers

Answers for the final round of the Mystic Lore, a general quiz conducted by TIQ MEC (April 2024)

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3. bounce and pounce round
the finals will consist of 3 rounds of question for each
team, in a bounce and pounce format. i.e., 12 qns in
total.
the first direct question will be to Team A, with the
other teams having a chance to pounce, which results
in +10 points for a correct answer and -5 for incorrect.
direct and bounced answers will be awarded +10
points each. no points deduction for incorrect answers
for direct and bounced questions.
and as always, RULING OF THE QUIZMASTERS WILL BE
FINAL AND UNDISPUTABLE.

4. Q01.
Explain the significance
of this tweet, which was
posted 4 days back.

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6. A01.
First ever X-
post made
<just by
thinking=

7. Q02.
Q. Before coming up with the name Intel, Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore
wanted to give their company a different name. However, they decided
against it, owing to the fact that it would be an ill-suited name for an
electronics company. What name? And why did they decide against it?

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9. A02.
Why did they decide against it? Because it sounds like "More Noise", which
is the last thing an electronics company would want to be associated with!
<Moore Noyce=, from the surname of the founders.

10. Q03.
A study published in New journal of physics suggests that the long held
assumption that the ______ was a fantastic fluke is wrong. A French team of
scientists discovered the trajectory of ______ and developed an equation to
describe it.
Many pundits referred to it as "the ______ that defied physics". Head of the
researchers Dr.Clanet described the path as a 'snail-shell shaped trajectory'
with the curvature increasing up to target. Dr Clanet and his colleague David
Quere were studying the trajectory of bullets when they made this sporting
discovery. This was the topic of 2009 international physics conference too.
What are we talking about?

11. A03.
Roberto Carlos’s insane freekick vs France.

12. Q04.
Massimo Vignelli was an Italian designer often considered as one of the most
influential figures in modern design. His style stressed simplicity by using
basic geometric shapes.
Until the mid-1960s, navigating the _______ meant stepping into chaos. It was a
labyrinth of mismatched signage and overlapping communication styles with
no real pattern or logic. In 1997, Vignelli designed _____ for NYTCA, in a new,
easier format which later revolutionized the design of _____ everywhere
around the world. This design was adapted which solved a complex issue for
daily commuters in cities.
Which iconic design of Massimo Vignelli are we talking about here?

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14. A04.
The New York City Subway Map

15. Q05.
This establishment in Kozhikode was started in 1872 by the British. Although
not a prison, this establishment was under the control of Inspector General
of Prisons for several years after India became independent.
A former Kozhikode collector has written that the insides of this
establishment reminded him of iron cages where animals are kept in zoos.
Which establishment ?

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17. A05.
The Government Mental Health Centre at Kuthiravattam.

18. Q06.
According to a legend from Mahabharata, Draupadi was the one who made X
for the first time. When the Pandava brothers, Draupadi, and their mother
Kunti were in exile after losing their kingdom in a game of dice, Kunti threw
Draupadi a challenge. She gave her some leftover potato and a small amount
of dough and ordered her to cook something that would satisfy all five
brothers. In response Draupadi created X.
Identify X which is a popular indian Street food

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20. A06.
Pani Puri

21. Q07.
According to bartender lore, the cocktail was invented by a bartender
named Ted who was working at a Confetti's bar.
Inspired by a promotion from a peach schnapps company to sell most of
this spirit, he invented a cocktail featuring it. It contains orange juice, peach
schnapps, cranberry juice and vodka.
And he named it because he assumed --- and ---- were two main reasons
why tourists visited spring breaks in Florida. Identify the cocktail.

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23. A07.
Sex on the beach

24. Q08.

The GNU Project is a free software, mass collaboration project announced by
Richard Stallman on September 27, 1983. Its goal is to give computer users
freedom and control in their use of their computers and computing devices by
collaboratively developing and publishing software that gives everyone the
rights to freely run the software, copy and distribute it, study it, and modify it.
As a mascot of this project Richard Stallman chose the head of a gnu, which is
an antelope found in Africa . He also named project after the mascot itself.
GNU is a acronym for <X not Unix!=, chosen because GNU’s design is Unix-like
but differs from unix by being free software and containing no Unix code.
What is the missing part of Acronym?

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26. A08.

27. Q09.
X jumps over the wall, also known as Fotiaoqiang is a variety of shark fin soup
in Fujian cuisine.
The dish’s name has a funny origin. Due to heavenly smell and taste, X who is a
strict vegetarian (Probably most popular vegan to have ever lived) would even
jump over the wall to taste this dish.
X was a prince of the Shakya Clan and was restricted to the confines of his
place ( He literally would’ve needed to jump over the wall to taste this lol )
ID X?

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29. A09.
X- BUDDHA, and the dish- Buddha jumps over the wall

30. Q10.
In the iconic car chase scene of Christopher Nolan's The dark knight (2008),
The joker chases the S.W.A.T trucks carrying Harvey Dent in a truck with the
word X written on it. The truck originally had the word Y written on it and
before the chase, you can observe that the joker drew the alphabet 'S' (as in
"SMILE") with red paint in front of the word Y which now has become X. Both
X and Y are words you would associate with Joker.
Identify X and Y

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32. A10.
LAUGHTER
SLAUGHTER

33. Q11.
Subhash Chandran is one of the most popular novelist and short story writer
in Kerala. He has won different awards including Kendra Sahithya academy
award, Crossword Book award.
He wrote the short story X which is published by DC Books. X tells about the
miserable life of miners of Rotterdam in the 19th centuary.
Subhash Chandran wrote this story based on the world famous painting of
dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh with the same titile. The story is about a ------
farmer who’s son working on a coal mine for better pay. This story consists of
5 characters and all of them are present in the painting.
What is the name of the story/painting?

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35. A11.
THE POTATO EATERS/ഉരു?ി@ു തിുAർ

36. Q12.
In a recent interview of Chidambaram, the director of Manjummel Boys, he
described a reason behind a scene in the movie (SPOILER ALERT) where
Subhash, the character played by Sreenath Bhasi grabs the neck and tries to
strangle Kuttan, who went down to help Subhash escape from the cave. He
described that Subhash was already in a state of hallucination and could not
react like a normal person would.
A major reason which multiplied this feeling of hallucination in Subhash’s
condition was _____ , which are commonly found deep inside the cave due to
the presence of X.
Find an idiom whcih connects the dash and X, which is an informal and
colloquial expression used to characterize someone or something as
extremely irrational or insane.

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38. A12.
BAT SHIT CRAZY

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