A Twist in the Tale

QM - Nid

“The Burn” In this quiz the team who stands last

after every round has a chance to earn bonus points. It gets to select any

other team and challenge it.If burn is not selected ,the question becomes a bonus straight question

with order of answering being lowest to highest score

Say the teams are A B C D

with A having least pointsSo, A can challenge B , C , or D.

A challenges D. Question will be shown. If,

A & D both answer correct :both get nothingA & D both answer wrong :both lose nothing

A is correct and D is wrong :A gets (D-A)/2 points

A is wrong and D is correct :A loses (D-A)/2 points

STRAIGHT

QUESTIONS

X is a young adult fantasy novel series by American author Sarah J. Maas. Partly

inspired by Cinderella, the story follows the journey of Celaena, a teenage assassin in a corrupt kingdom. As the tale progresses, Celaena forms unexpected bonds, and

uncovers a conspiracy amidst her adventures. The series has received critical

acclaim and appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list.

ID X

Ans-Throne of Glass

The X Complex was built as a world-class financial and business facility to

complement the Midtown Manhattan business district. The building was completed as a gleaming beacon

of modern architecture after four years of excavation and construction. It is located in

the vicinity of Manhattan's Columbus Circle approximately 10 blocks north of

the Baxter BuildingID X

Ans-Stark Tower

ID the movie

Ans-

X are fantastical creatures found in Middle Earth. They are used by orcs as a means of transportation and can be called an orcish equivalent of horses.

Also referred to as wolves of Isengard, these canine beasts are vicious

predators.ID X

Ans-Warg

The X effect is a statistical observation that mortality through heart attacks is

increased by psychological stress. It was discovered by David Phillips and

his colleagues at the University of California, San Diego. X was named

after a novel in which the victim dies due to the psychological stress caused

by a supposed supernatural entity.ID X

Ans-Hound of Baskervilles

Connect

Ans-The King’s Speech

X is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed

by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974. As of

2006, X remained the best-known and best-selling RPG with over US$1 billion in book and equipment sales.X caused

a moral panic in the 1980s falsely linking it to Satanism and suicide

ID X (pic on next slide)

Ans-

What is this popularly known as?

Ans-Wall of Death

ID this Superherione-

Ans-Raven

Connect-

Roch ThériaultOsama Bin LadenWhitney Houston

Steve JobsMuhammar Gaddafi

Paul Walker

Ans-The alleged Aaron Ramsey ‘Kill List’

X is a Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. X

was adapted into an American drama film directed by Robert Mulligan. It

stars Gregory Peck in the role of Atticus Finch and Mary Badham in

the role of Scout. It is considered to be one of the greatest films ever to be

made.ID X

Ans-To Kill a Mockingbird

Adriana Caselotti (pic in next slide) was a 19 year old who voiced over X. The maker of X wanted to keep the voice of X special, so he held Adriana to a contract according to which she was never allowed to perform in a movie

or a stage again.ID X

Ans-Snow White

Jung Ji-Hoon , better known by his stage name X, is a South

Korean singer, actor, songwriter, dancer, model, producer and designer.

X’s musical career includes seven albums (six Korean, one Japanese), 28

singles and numerous concert tours around the world. His famous

Hollywood ventures include Speed Racer and Ninja Assasin.ID X (pic on next slide)

Ans-Rain

Connect

Ans-Iron Maiden

Dance of DeathAces High

The TrooperThe Number of the Beast

ID this hilarious gaming franchise-

Ans-

REVERSE

Wait…..I forgot to mention

something…

Since last season made ‘Grand

Connects‘ too mainstream… here’s

something new-

All the previous 15 questions

CONNECT ie they have a common

theme…

Rules-15 slides…1 connect

Scoring will be +150/-75….+140/-70…+10/-0

+150/-75

+140/-70

Iron Maiden

Dance of DeathAces High

The TrooperThe Number of the Beast

+130/-65

Rain

+120/-60Snow White

+110/-55

To Kill a Mockingbird

+100/-50

The alleged Aaron Ramsey ‘Kill List’

+90/-45

Raven

+80/-40

Wall of Death

+70/-35

+60/-30

The King’s Speech

+50/-25

Hound of Baskervilles

+40/-20Warg

+30/-15

+20/-10

Stark Tower

+10/-0

Throne of Glass

And the answer to the connect is…

GAME OF THRONES

Grey WormIron born

Rains of CastemereJon Snow

Mockingbird ( Sigil of House Baelish)Ramsay Snow

RavenThe WallDragonsThe King

The HoundWargGameStark

Throne

Burn 1:Rulers of Indian Princely states were given an epithet by his Mughal allies

indicating that ‘he is worth more than one man’. This epithet is used even today to indicate the ruler is in the

palace. It is most commonly seen in Rajasthan.

What epithet?

Ans-Sawai

REVERSE

Activity X

A average daily newspaper(PDF) (100% recycled paper)

850

A glass of orange juice 1,050

One load of dishes in an EnergyStar dishwasher (PDF) 5,100

A five mile trip in theaverage U.S. automobile

10,000

A cheeseburger 15,000

Electricity consumed by the average U.S. household in one month

3,100,000

Ans-The number of google searches it takes to use the same amount of

energy as the corresponding activity

This is Chuck Wepner. He never made it big. But we still know of a miraculous

feat he pulled. How and what feat?

Ans-This guy fought Ali in 1974 as a

wildcard and astounded everyone by 'going the distance' when everyone

expected a first round KO.A (then) unknown actor named

Sylvester Stallone watched the fight, found Wepner's stand inspiring and

the rest as they say is history.

During the 2nd world war, there were a large number bombing raids carried

out on allied as well as axis controlled cities. This caused destruction of

priceless pieces of art and places of historical and cultural importance. The

Allies thus created a team of specialists to prevent damage to such

important things.What was the team called?

Ans-

Tanks have been an important resource during the world wars. The strong armour and heavy weapons made them a destructive force on

both the sides- Allied and Axis. Britain produced a fair amount of ingenious tanks during the war. But there is one

unique feature that all British tanks have been equipped with since 1945.

What feature?

Ans-Tea making facilities

The 2014 Commonwealth Games were flagged off in Glasgow, Scotland in June 2014. In a nice touch, every

contingent was accompanied by a little dog.

Which breed of dogs were these?(pic on next slide)

Ans-Scottish Terriers

X is the 2nd largest bank in Spain, after Santander. Since 2006 the bank has focused on overseas expansion, and now

operates in 40 countries. It has a strong retail presence in southern European countries,

especially Spain, Portugal and Italy, and has expanded into the United States and Asia. It was

formed in 1999 from the merger of BancoBilbao Vizcaya and Argentaria, both of which

had previously amalgamated three major banks in Spain. It is however more popular because of

the world of sports. ID X

Ans-

In Greek Mythology , X was the ship used by Jason to retrieve the Golden fleece. The ship itself was said to be under the protection of the goddess

Hera and was made from the timber of the forests of Dodona, which held the power of prophecy. When the quest

for the Golden Fleece was done, the X was placed into the heavens as a

constellation. It shares its name with a Hollywood flick. ID X

Ans-Argo

What is the significance of this line-"Draco Dormiens Nunquam

Titillandus," Bonus for exact translation.

Ans-The motto of Hogwarts.

“Never tickle a sleeping dragon”

Ans-

X is a shoe manufacturer founded by Scott Seamans, Lyndon "Duke"

Hanson, and George Boedecker Jr to produce and distribute a

foam clog design acquired from a Quebec company called Foam

Creations. The shoe had originally been developed as a spa shoe.

ID X

Ans-Crocs, Inc.

Who’s next to Puyol?

Ans-Gisele Bündchen

What place is this?(Hint- You may not want to admit you

know this place)

Ans-Playboy Mansion

Referred to as theCarcajou, Skunk bear or Quick hatch

, this animal is the largest land dwelling species of the weasel family.

How do we know it better as?

Ans-Wolverine

X is a term in Arabic used to address non- Arab Muslims - Persians, Turks etc

who converted to Islam. They were not given much respect, were generally excluded from the

government and the military, and they were forced to pay the jizya (tax).

Today, the term is used in a derogatory way to refer to someone who is

uncivilized.ID X

Ans-Mawali

This Russian man was born to Timofeyand Aleksandra and is an author of a

few books along with poetry. However, he is rarely known for his literary skills but as the designer of an object which

has been produced over 100 million times. This object was originally an entry for a competition and called

Mikhitim.Name the person.

Ans-Mikhael Kalashnikov

Burn 2:The X, designed by Dr. Egon Spengler, is a

portable particle accelerator system that is used to create a charged particle beam - composed

of protons - that is fired by the proton gun (also referred to as the “neutrona wand). Described

as a “positron collider", it presumably functions by colliding high-energy positrons to generate its proton beam. The beam allows Y to contain

and hold "negatively charged ectoplasmicentities".

Just give me the Y.

Ans-Ghostbusters (X is proton pack)

THE LEGO ROUND

Rules-Pen to all and Differential scoring

1 team +25 2 teams +20 each3 teams +15 each4 teams +10 each

For Eg

Ans- Star Wars Episode IV

Ans- Casablanca

Ans- Psycho

Ans- The Godfather

Ans- Raiders of the Lost Ark

Ans- Back to the Future

Ans- Diehard

Ans- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Ans- Inglorious Basterds

Ans- 127 Hours

Ans- Silence of the Lambs

Burn 3: The Obelus, for reasons I can’t fathom, comes from an Ancient Greek word for

a sharpened stick or other similar pointy object. It shares its roots with the word “obelisk.” The obelus was

once used to denote sections of writing that were considered incorrect or suspicious. How better do we know

the symbol for Obelus?

Ans-The Division Sign

LONG CONNECT

Rules-

Scoring starts on the 1st slide with +120/ -60…+100/-50…….+10/-0

Ans-

Grimm’s Fairytales

The Fisherman and his WifeThe Glass Coffin

Bremen town musiciansFour skillful brothers

The Elves and the ShoemakerTom Thumb

Little Snow WhiteHansel and GretelRed Riding Hood

RapunzelCindrella

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