# Mythomagic 2022 Finals - Quiz by: Prayag Mohanty (QM Prayag) - Published: 2022-11-18 - Slides: 60 - Event: Waves 2022, BITS Goa - Topics: MELA, General, Mythology - View online: https://prayag-mohanty.github.io/QM/quiz/mythomagic-2022-finals/ - Download PDF: https://prayag-mohanty.github.io/QM/files/mythomagic-2022-finals/mythomagic-2022-finals.pdf Mythomagic 2022 Finals: a quiz set with questions and answers (60 slides) by Prayag Mohanty. View online, download or share. ## Slides ### Slide 1 BITS Goa Quiz Club's Myth-O-Magic DLT-8 QM: Prayag Mohanty ### Slide 2 Acknowledgements Vitthal Divyanshu ### Slide 3 Dries Direct +10/0 Pounce +10/-5 Bounce +10/0 Clockwise ### Slide 4 Q1. The Ankh or key of life is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol used in Egyptian art and writing to represent the word for "life" and, by extension, as a symbol of life itself. The ankh has a cross shape but with a teardrop-shaped loop in place of a vertical upper bar. Which mystic superhero uses this as their trademark symbol for weapons and powerups ? ### Slide 5 SAFETY SLIDE THIS SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THISTHISTHIS SAFETY SLIDE THAT SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THATTHATTHAT WHY DON'T YOU SAFETYWHYWHYWHY DON'TDON'TDON'T YOUYOUYOU SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDE INTO MY DMs bbSLIDESLIDESLIDE INTOINTOINTO MYMYMY DMsDMsDMs bbbbbb ### Slide 6 Dr Fate in Black Adam ### Slide 7 Q2. The Indian comic book publishing house HCE derives most its stories from Hindu mythology and their art will make you go ____ ___! What do the first two initials stand for? / Fill in the blanks. ### Slide 8 SAFETY SLIDE THIS SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THISTHISTHIS SAFETY SLIDE THAT SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THATTHATTHAT WHY DON'T YOU SAFETYWHYWHYWHY DON'TDON'TDON'T YOUYOUYOU SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDE INTO MY DMs bbSLIDESLIDESLIDE INTOINTOINTO MYMYMY DMsDMsDMs bbbbbb ### Slide 9 Holy Cow ### Slide 10 Q3. "______ of a modern ________" is the title of a book that documents the dozens of tasks the titular corporation undertook to immortalize itself in 20th century American warfare. Fill in the blanks ### Slide 11 SAFETY SLIDE THIS SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THISTHISTHIS SAFETY SLIDE THAT SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THATTHATTHAT WHY DON'T YOU SAFETYWHYWHYWHY DON'TDON'TDON'T YOUYOUYOU SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDE INTO MY DMs bbSLIDESLIDESLIDE INTOINTOINTO MYMYMY DMsDMsDMs bbbbbb ### Slide 12 Labors of Hercules ### Slide 13 Q4. Disarmed is an aptly named book about a fractured masterpiece that has held onto its place in popular culture. What is the book about? ### Slide 14 SAFETY SLIDE THIS SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THISTHISTHIS SAFETY SLIDE THAT SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THATTHATTHAT WHY DON'T YOU SAFETYWHYWHYWHY DON'TDON'TDON'T YOUYOUYOU SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDE INTO MY DMs bbSLIDESLIDESLIDE INTOINTOINTO MYMYMY DMsDMsDMs bbbbbb ### Slide 15 Venus de Milo ### Slide 16 Q5. In the video game Darkest Dungeon a squad consisting of a Tomb Raider, a Plague Doctor, a starving Abomination, and a fierce Hellion get a biblical name owing to the judgement they will dish out. What is this party combo named? ### Slide 17 SAFETY SLIDE THIS SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THISTHISTHIS SAFETY SLIDE THAT SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THATTHATTHAT WHY DON'T YOU SAFETYWHYWHYWHY DON'TDON'TDON'T YOUYOUYOU SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDE INTO MY DMs bbSLIDESLIDESLIDE INTOINTOINTO MYMYMY DMsDMsDMs bbbbbb ### Slide 18 Four Horsemen (of Apocalypse) ### Slide 19 Q6. Unlike their namesake, this genus of dung beetles do infact go over the hill. What is the name of the genus? ### Slide 20 SAFETY SLIDE THIS SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THISTHISTHIS SAFETY SLIDE THAT SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THATTHATTHAT WHY DON'T YOU SAFETYWHYWHYWHY DON'TDON'TDON'T YOUYOUYOU SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDE INTO MY DMs bbSLIDESLIDESLIDE INTOINTOINTO MYMYMY DMsDMsDMs bbbbbb ### Slide 21 Sisyphus ### Slide 22 Written +10/-5 for each answer +30 for bonus ### Slide 23 Q7. ### Slide 24 Q8. ### Slide 25 Q9. ### Slide 26 Q10. ### Slide 27 Q11. ### Slide 28 Q12. ### Slide 29 Answer ### Slide 30 Q7. ### Slide 31 Pan’s Labyrinth, directed by Guillermo del Toro Reference to: Saturn Devouring His Son, by Francisco Goya ### Slide 32 Q8. ### Slide 33 Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang Reference to: The Tower of Babel, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder ### Slide 34 Q9. ### Slide 35 Melancholia, directed by Lars Von Trier Reference to: Ophelia, by John Everett Millais ### Slide 36 Q10. ### Slide 37 The Birth of Venus ### Slide 38 Q11. ### Slide 39 Descent of Ganga by Raja Ravi Verma ### Slide 40 Q12. ### Slide 41 Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci ### Slide 42 Dries Direct +10/0 Pounce +10/-5 Bounce +10/0 Anti clockwise ### Slide 43 Q13. A Spanish book in 1510, based on the fictional life of Queen Calaifa, referred to this landmass as the mythical island of X. It was subsequently depicted as an island after its exploration in world maps despite not being one. King Ferdinand the 6th eventually passed an order to stop depicting the landmass as an island in 1700s. However maps continued this practice till as late as 1885. Id X ### Slide 44 SAFETY SLIDE THIS SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THISTHISTHIS SAFETY SLIDE THAT SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THATTHATTHAT WHY DON'T YOU SAFETYWHYWHYWHY DON'TDON'TDON'T YOUYOUYOU SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDE INTO MY DMs bbSLIDESLIDESLIDE INTOINTOINTO MYMYMY DMsDMsDMs bbbbbb ### Slide 45 Q13. California ### Slide 46 Q14. The Chakri dynasty is the current ruling royal house of the Kingdom of Thailand, while the Head of the house is the monarch. It was founded by Rama I and the current leader is Rama X (Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun) Every monarch is seen as an incarnation of gods Shiva and Vishnu. Appropriately enough what two objects are depicted on their emblem? ### Slide 47 SAFETY SLIDE THIS SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THISTHISTHIS SAFETY SLIDE THAT SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THATTHATTHAT WHY DON'T YOU SAFETYWHYWHYWHY DON'TDON'TDON'T YOUYOUYOU SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDE INTO MY DMs bbSLIDESLIDESLIDE INTOINTOINTO MYMYMY DMsDMsDMs bbbbbb ### Slide 48 Q14. Sudarshan Chakra and Trishul ### Slide 49 Q15. This rishi was famous for having obtained the Mrityunjay (or Sanjivni) Mantra after having performed penance to Lord Shiva. He used this mantra to revive the asuras as a revenge against Vishnu for killing his mother. He played the exact opposite role of Guru Brihaspati (Preceptor of Gods). There is a temple dedicated to him in Kopargaon, at a dist. of 15 from Shirdi. It is claimed to be the only temple dedicated to this demon-favouring rishi. Identify him. ### Slide 50 SAFETY SLIDE THIS SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THISTHISTHIS SAFETY SLIDE THAT SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THATTHATTHAT WHY DON'T YOU SAFETYWHYWHYWHY DON'TDON'TDON'T YOUYOUYOU SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDE INTO MY DMs bbSLIDESLIDESLIDE INTOINTOINTO MYMYMY DMsDMsDMs bbbbbb ### Slide 51 Q15. Shukracharya ### Slide 52 Q16. According to one interpretation of the event, King Subala of the Gandhar Kingdom, was imprisoned along with his sons by his own son- in-law. He died in prison along with his sons, all but one. He instructed him (the surviving son) to cause the downfall of the entire clan of his son-in-law by creating something from his thighs. Who was the surviving/conniving son and what did he create from his father's thigh bones? ### Slide 53 SAFETY SLIDE THIS SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THISTHISTHIS SAFETY SLIDE THAT SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THATTHATTHAT WHY DON'T YOU SAFETYWHYWHYWHY DON'TDON'TDON'T YOUYOUYOU SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDE INTO MY DMs bbSLIDESLIDESLIDE INTOINTOINTO MYMYMY DMsDMsDMs bbbbbb ### Slide 54 Q16. Shakuni and a pair of dice ### Slide 55 Q17. ### Slide 56 SAFETY SLIDE THIS SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THISTHISTHIS SAFETY SLIDE THAT SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THATTHATTHAT WHY DON'T YOU SAFETYWHYWHYWHY DON'TDON'TDON'T YOUYOUYOU SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDE INTO MY DMs bbSLIDESLIDESLIDE INTOINTOINTO MYMYMY DMsDMsDMs bbbbbb ### Slide 57 Q17. Churning of the Ocean ### Slide 58 Q18. The Greek God of satire and mockery serves as the inspiration behind the name of a popular character from Goan folklore. The appearance of this character signifies the beginning of a week-long Goan celebration of eating, drinking, and being merry. He is considered the king of Carnivals in numerous Latin American festivities, mainly in Brazil and Colombia. His appearance signifies the beginning of the Carnival festivities. Each carnival has its own ______, who is often given the key to the city. Who and what festival? ### Slide 59 SAFETY SLIDE THIS SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THISTHISTHIS SAFETY SLIDE THAT SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDESLIDESLIDE THATTHATTHAT WHY DON'T YOU SAFETYWHYWHYWHY DON'TDON'TDON'T YOUYOUYOU SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY SLIDE INTO MY DMs bbSLIDESLIDESLIDE INTOINTOINTO MYMYMY DMsDMsDMs bbbbbb ### Slide 60 Q18. King Momo , Goa Festival