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1. QUIZIGNIA’21
QUIZ SOCIETY SRCC
WHAT’S POPPIN
POP CULTURE QUIZ

2. 1
XisanIndianmusictriowhosedebuttrackwaspreparedfora
moviewhichwasneverreleased,duetothesuddendeathofthe
director-later,thetrack(andtheentirealbum)wascompletedand
releasedindependently.
Thetrioclaimsthattheycameupwiththecompositionofthetitle
trackofanIndiancoming-of-agecultclassic-whilebrushingtheir
teeth.
OneofthemembersreceivedPadmaShriin2019.
NamethetrioX.

4. Shankar Ehsaan Loy

5. 2
Xisamemethathasitsfeetintwoworlds.Bothworldshave
famousorchestralmusic,massivefollowingamongchildren,and
theirspin-offsaresettoreleaseinthecomingmonths.The
protagonistofoneofworldsisemblematicofthethemeof‘being
alive’,whiletheotherworldendswithdeath-afactnot
commonlyknown,curiouslyenough.
IdentifyX.

7. The “Tom chasing Harry and Ron” meme; two
worlds -Harry Potter, Tom and Jerry

8. 3
Identify the person batting.

11. Dhyan Chand

12. 4
Pogchampwasoneoftheoldestandmostpopularemotesonlive–
streamingplatformTwitchandwasusedbyviewerstoexpress
excitement,joyorshock.
IthasmultiplevariantsandhasbeenabigpartofTwitchculture,so
muchsothatChess.comnameditsTwitchchesstournament,
“Pogchamps”.
However,OnJanuary6,2021,theoriginalPogchampemotewas
removedfromTwitch.Twitchstated“.....wecan'tingoodconscience
continuetoenableuseoftheimage(originalPogchampemote).”
WhydidTwitchremovetheemote?

15. It was removed because the guy who was the face of
the emote, Ryan Gutierrez, was encouraging further
violence on the US Capitol.

16. 5
XisaDreamWorksmovie,basedonaneponymous1990bookforchildren
(“X!”).Xwentthroughaplethoraofchangestobecomewhatitwaswhenitwas
releasedin2001.Beforeitsrelease,DreamWorksconsidereditalow-budget
projecttowhichanimatorswerebanishedoncetheyfailedonotherprojects.“It
wasknownastheGulag,”saidananimatoratDreamWorks.
“Ifyoufailedon‘PrinceofEgypt’,youweresenttothedungeonstoworkon‘X’
”Employeeswouldrefertoitas‘beingX-ed’.(ThenameXwiththesuffixed)
Surprisingly,XturnedouttobeanOscarwinningmovieandbecameamulti-
billiondollarfranchise.
IdentifyX.

18. Shrek

19. 6
X:AMurderMystery,releasedin1997,wasaneponymousvideogame
basedonaparticularlyfamouswork.Theplayerhasthesameprimary
objective,albeitwiththesecondaryobjectiveofreducingunnecessary
deathsbymeanssuchas'actuallykillingrats'(inaparticularsegment).
Aninterestingchoicepresentedtotheplayerisbetweenbeing(ornot)
partoftheactualaction-theymayennobletheirmindbyanalysingthe
originalwork,orchancemisfortunebytakinguparmsagainstthe
antagonist.
IdentifyX.

21. X-Hamlet
The two modes of the game are 'To Be' (action) or 'Not To
Be' (studying the text). 'Killing rats', of course, refers to the
infamous slaying of an eavesdropping Polonius who
Hamlet mistakes for Claudius.

22. 7
XhugelyimpactedthewaypeoplearoundtheworldthinkofX’sspeciesin
general,perpetuatingthemyththat_____islovedbyallofX’skind,whereas
_____actuallycarryverylittlenutritionalvaluetomembersofX’sspecies.
ThefunniestpartisthattheoriginaljokewasareferencetotheClarkGable
film,“ItHappenedOneNight”,whereheisseenmunchingona_____-it
hadnothingtodowithX,orotherslikeX.The‘ClarkGable’referencewould
havebeenobvioustopeopleinthe1940s,butwasforgottenovertime,thus
concretisingasthemyththatwenowconsidercommonknowledge.
Bytheway-X’snextmoviewillbecomingoutthisyear.
IdentifyXandthemyth.

24. X -Bugs Bunny; “rabbits love carrots”

25. 8
AparticularadvertisementbycompanyX,aimedagainstanothercompany,
Y,wasshownduringthescreeningofaveryfamoushorrormovie.Y
happenstoshareitsnamewiththeauthorofthebookthatinspiredthe
movie.
Theadvertisementendedwithataglinethat,whileincorporatingthename
ofthemovie,hasnowbecomesynonymouswithX.
IdentifyXandthephrase.

27. "I'm loving IT"; Burger King, McDonald's

28. 9
XhasalwaysbeentheneglectedcounterpartofY.Thelatterofthetwo
paintingsisrecognisedasoneofthebestexamplesof_______art
(pejorativelycoinedby19thcenturycritics,describingthenatureof
brushstrokesused),eventhoughchronologically,YcameafterX-almost
asavisual'counterpoint'toit.
VarioushistorianshavecommentedthatYexhibitstherichlollingabout
ontheeponymousriverineisland-inshade,lifelessanddecadent-while
Xshowstheworkingclassenjoyingtheirdayofrespiteonthesunny,
grassyknoll,ontheothersideoftheriver.Yet,thepainternever
expresslyattachedanysuchovertlypoliticalconnotationstohiswork.
IdentifyX.

30. X -Bathers at Asnières, by George Seurat (counterpoint to the more
famous A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatté); both are
examples of pointillist art (using dots instead of strokes).

31. 10
Translatorsofasingularlyfamousworkranintoaveryhairyproblem-
thatofcomingupwithananagrammaticnameforaparticularcharacter,
inalllanguages,givenhowcrucialthiswastotheplot.Someoftheones
theycameupwith,include-
●MartenAsmodomVilijn
●___VorlostR_____(differentblank)
●___DredoloVenster
●___ElvisJedusor
●___YarvolodRedl
●___RowleDenem
(non-exhaustive,thoughrepresentativelist;allblanksarethesame
word,exceptthecontinuousone)
Findthelogic.

33. The ‘work’ is Harry Potter (specifically, The Chamber of Secrets). The
name is Tom Marvolo Riddle, which had to be an anagram for “I am Lord
Voldemort”.

34. 11
SpottingfakeXhasalwaysbeenachallenge.Thisisespecially
important,giventhejaw-droppingpricetagsandculturalimportanceof
variouspiecesofX.Inthelate2000’s,acertainsomeonethoughtofa
near-foolprooftechnique(whichtheyunsuccessfullytriedtopatentin
2007)todistinguishbetweengenuineandforgedX,particularlyfromthe
20thandlate19thcenturies.
Whilemostothermethodsareconsideredtooinvasive,inconclusiveor
potentiallydamaging,thistechniquereliesontheabsoluteubiquityofa
uniquechemicalproperty(‘unique’insofarasitisonlyobservedpost
mid-20thcentury)inthecommonequipmentusedtomakeX.
What’sthetechnique?

36. X -Art; checking for radioactive isotopes in paint, particularly strontium-
90 and caesium-137. After 1945 (the year of the Trinity Test), there was
a general rise in the level of radioactive isotopes in the atmosphere,
which seeped into the soil and were absorbed by all plants, including that
of flax; this gives us linseed, which is often used as a bonding agent in
paints.

37. 12
WilliamPerry____,anAmericanadventurer,wroteaseriesofarticles
forTheClevelandLeader,usingthelettershehadsenthomewhile
travelling.ThesearticlesledaFrenchnovelisttomodeltheheroofone
ofhisfamousworks,X,onPerry.
Theprotagonist’sfirstnamewasslightlymodifiedinthetranslations
(thoughthesurnamewasidenticaltotheblank),whichlaterinspiredthe
nameofanotherprotagonist,albeitthatofanAmericananimatedseries,
Y,thatwehaveallseen,aboutyetanotheradventurousduo.
IdentifyX(thebook)andY(theanimatedseries).

39. Fogg; X -Phineas and Ferb; Y -Around The World in Eighty Days

40. 13
Thisdystopiannovel,publishedin1985,hasbeenbannedinmany
schoolsovertheyearsforbeing“violentlygraphicandmorallycorrupt”.
ThebookselectivelyborrowsfromthehistoricalmodelofthePuritan
forefathersofAmerica.
Potentlyfeministic,itsiconographyhasbeenborrowedbyprotestersin
Ireland,UK,USAandArgentinaagitatingagainstissuesasdiverseas
misogyny,abanonabortions,orDonaldTrump’spolicies.Thisoften
manifestsasinwomendressedinanemblematicattirementionedinthe
book.
Identifythebook.

42. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

43. 14
From1952to1957,theCIA’s“Aedinosaur”operationlaunchedballoons
overWestGermanythatdroppedcopiesofthebookX.Xwasbannedin
theSovietUnion(untilthelate1980s),Cuba,NorthKorea,theUAEand
someAfricancountries.
ThebookinspiredPinkFloydtoreleaseanalbum,whichspokeofthe
corruptionandsocialinjusticeprevalentin1970sBritain,withthe
charactersfromthebookusedtosymbolizearistocracy,militaryandthe
workingclassesinthelyrics.
IdentifyX.

45. X -Animal Farm

46. 15
SymptomsofX-Ydisorderinclude-
●Vocalfatigue
●Unnaturallydeep,roughorhuskyvoice
●Hoarseness
●Sorelarynx(tightnessormuscleachesinthethroat)
●Suddenbreaksorfadingofthevoice
●Feelingtheneedtoclearthethroatoften
Individualswhosufferfromthisdisordertendtospeakbelowtheirnormalvocal
range,usuallyduetotheideathatadeepvoicelendsnaturalauthorityandélan-
anotionpopularisedbythealliteratively-named,famousduoofXandY,wholend
theirnamestothedisorder.Apocryphally,Yissaidtooriginallyhavehadahigh,
nasalvoice,thatshehadtochangegiventhepublicnatureofheremployment.
XandY?
AsYwouldputit-"Justputyourmindstogether,andthink."

48. X -(Humphrey) Bogart ; Y -(Lauren) Bacall
The Bogart-Bacall Syndrome

49. Q16.
Inexhaustive list.
Connect -

51. Directors who starred in their own films.Jackie Chan
-Police Story 2 Taika Waititi -Thor: Ragnarok
Tommy Wiseau -The Room
Gurmeet Ram Rahim -The MSG

52. 17
Givenbelowisaposterofanalbum,Y,byTheBackstreetBoys.Itisa
promotionalshotwithdifferent-huedlinesprojectedallover,thatdepictX-
possiblyatongue-in-cheekreferencetothefactthatXwasanold
techniqueusedtosequenceY,justlikethe(erstwhileboy-,now)man-
band.
IdentifyY.

55. X -Sanger sequencing; Y -DNA

56. 18
XhasreceivedaNationalAwardandfeaturedintheForbesIndia
Celebrity100list.Xhasbeenactivelyworkingtoraiseawarenessabout
topicssuchasbreastcancerandLGBTrights.Xalsoworkedasan
assistantdirectorwithSanjayLeelaBhansalibeforebecominganactor.
YisaBritishrockbandformedin1996.Itsfirstsongwasbasedon
toiletryandwastakenasajokebythepublic.Theylaterwentontowin
7GrammyAwards.
XistheonlyindividualfromIndiatohavefeaturedinasongbyY.
IdentifyXandY.

58. X -Sonam K. Ahuja
Y -Coldplay

59. 19
Aworldfamousfashionbrandlaunchedtheworld’sfirstcapacitivetouch-
screenphone.ItwasannouncedaboutamonthbeforetheiPhoneandit
wonatGermany’sprestigiousiFDesignAwards,inSeptember2006.
Thephoneseemedsomewhatdark,withtheminimalistand
monochromelookwhichwasmeanttoreflectthe“_____“experience.
Identifythebrand.

61. Prada

62. 20
Xwasasongreleasedbyapunkrockbandin1977duringQueen
ElizabethII’sSilverJubilee.Thelyricsaswellasthecoverwere
controversialatthetimeandBBCimposedatotalbanonitsairing.The
originaltitleofthesongwas“NoFuture”andthelyricswereageneral
expressionoftheband’sviewofmonarchy.Thesongpeakedatnumber
2ontheofficialUKSinglesChart,thoughtherehavebeenpersistent
rumoursthatitwaskeptoffnumber1becauseitwasfeltthatitmight
causeoffence.ThesongwassampledbyMadonnainhersong“Dress
youup”onher2009“Sticky&Sweet”tour.
IdentifyX.

64. ‘God Save the Queen’by Sex Pistols

65. JacquesBermonWebsterIIisanAmericanrapper,singer,
songwriter,andrecordproducer.Likeanyotherrapper,he
collaborateswithsneakerorfashionbrands,thoughadmittedly
moreinterestingones,suchashavingaconcertinFortnite,a
limitededitionNerfgunandalimitededitionReese'sPuffscereal.
InSeptemberlastyear,hecollaboratedwithafamousfastfood
chain,whichstartedapeculiartrendwhereinpeoplewouldplay1-
2secondsofoneofhissongswhenaskedwhattheywouldlike
toorder.
WhatisJacquesBermonWebsterII'sstagenameandthefast
foodchainhecollaboratedwith?
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67. Travis Scott and McDonald’s

68. XisanAmericananimatedtelevisionseries,thepopularityof
whichmadeitamediafranchise.Thethemesongoftheshow
isactuallyaverypopularmarchingsongusedintheRussian
military.Ananimatedshort,Y,createdin2003-2004asatwo-
seasonseriesonVH1andMTV2called‘ILL-ustrated’​,wasanot
toosubtlereimaginingofX.Theshortswereoftenreferredtoas
astonercomedy.Theyneverranontelevisionduetothedrug
references,withcharacterseithershapedlikedrugsorlike
paraphernaliarelatedtodrugs.Butitcanstillbefoundon
youtube.
IdentifytheoriginalseriesXandtheparodyseriesY.
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70. X -SpongeBob SquarePants
Y -SpongeBong HempPants

71. NowknownasX,itisawidelylovedfilminIndia.The
producersofthismoviewantedIndianinvolvementandco-
productionformoreauthenticity,buttheIndiangovernment
prohibitedthemfromdoingso.
Forpoliticalreasons,thismoviecouldnotbereleasedinIndia.
ThefilmskippedIndiancinemasbutmadeitswaygloballyunder
thetitle‘TheWarriorPrince’.Haditbeenreleasedasintended,
itwouldhavebeenconsideredalandmarkinthisparticular
genre.
Namethefamousstorydepictedinthismovie.
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73. Ramayan
Movie -Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama ​
(the Japanese anime rendition)

74. 24
Xisaworldfamouspackageddelicacy,havingasugaryfilling
sealedinsidetwolayersofthin,rectangularpastrycrust.Astudy
conductedin1994concludedthatifleftinthetoasterfortoolong,
Xcouldproduceflamesupto1.5fthigh.
Duringoneofits‘democracy-saving’missionsinthe1980’s,the
USmilitaryairdropped2.4millionX.
IdentifyX.

76. Pop Tart

77. 25
TheFrenchmonarchs,startingfromHenryIVtillLouisXV,had
aformaltraditionofmaintaininga“maîtresse-en-titre”​,i.e.aroyal
mistress,whoreceivedvariousmaterialprivilegesandaprominent
positionatcourt.OnesuchindividualwasMadamede____________
(seenintheimage),an18thcenturysocialite,whowasnotedforher
patronageofLateBaroqueartandarchitecture.Shelenthernameto
apractice,notnecessarily‘art’,thatpercolatedthroughtheages,
embeddingitselfinmodernpopculture-somethingthatDevAnand,
JohnnyBravo,JamesDeanandRickAstley(inhisheyday)could’ve
thankedherfor.Asinmanycases,it’samisnomer,asthe
trend/practice in question pre-dates her.
FITB(whichisnowthenameofthe'practice')

80. Madame de Pompadour -the eponymous haircut, variously
known as the quiff, ducktail, jelly roll or ‘Elvis cut’.

81. XwasaunitoftheUSAirForcesetupduringWorldWarII-truly,thefirst
ofitskind.Despitebeingrelativelyunknowntomost,theircontributionto
everytheatreofwarwasimmense.Theambitoftheirsecurityclearancewas
jarringlywide-theywereamongthefirsttoacquirehighly-classified,detailed
plansfortheair-bombardmentoftheJapanesecoast,aswellasthosefor
theatomicbombingofNagasakiandHiroshima.
TheywerethefirstunittohandlethevideorecordsofBuchenwald
ConcentrationCampbeingfreedbytheAllies,andthatofNazileaders(like
HermannGoring)beingdebriefedinAlliedcustody,onV-Jday.
Withstrengthofjustover1000,thisunitstillmanagedtohavea
representativeinalmosteverycombatsituation,oneveryplanethatwentup
intheair,fromreconnaissancetoclean-up-despitethefactthattheywere
notacombatorespionageunit.
Whatwassospecialaboutthecomposition​ofthisunit,thatcloselytiesin
withtheirpurpose?
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83. The First Motion Picture Unit of the US Air Force.
They were entirely comprised of moviemen from Hollywood (a
first in history), to make basic training videos and reconnaissance
videos for fighter pilots before missions.