Rules

Question 1

Colour grading is a technique that completely changes how a movie looks like or the mood it conveys.

X is a very famous movie trilogy that uses colour grading which used this technique effectively.

They used a green tint for the artificial world and a blue tint for the real one.

Identify X which would be an apt first question for this edition of Enquesta.

Question 2

There are 3 passes present in the Western Ghats named - Thalghat, Bhorghat and X.

Today we know X in a different name that is a combination of the local name for the ‘Blackboard tree’(Alstonia Scholaris) and ‘Forest’.

Identify X or its modern name.

Question 5

Charles Dickens’s most popular novels such as David Copperfield and Oliver Twist were initially written to be published in installments for either monthly or weekly magazines.

This meant that Dickens had to ensure that the reader kept looking forward to the next episode.

What plot device was this that has been made popular by Marvel’s post-credit scenes?

Question 6

“I had no alternative; the time at my disposal was so short that I could not do a better job. Given the same period, I would do the same thing. However, if I had two to three years I might have improved on what I did” are the words of a famous Englishman.

This catastrophic decision affected and displaced countless people and created the world’s most famous rivalry that is fought out on every stage possible.

What are we talking about?

Question 7

On 5 April 1957, one of the World’s first democratically elected communist government came to power which shocked the entire world in this small corner of the world.

This is also the same place which now has 47 5-star hotels in a relatively small area of 40,000 sq km and animals get more media coverage than humans.

Which place are we talking about?

Question 8

1. December 2017- Riot Blockchain
2. April 2020-SC Worx
3. May 2020-China Metal Resources Utilization
4. June 2020-Genius Brands
5. June 2020-WINS Finance
6. September 2020-Nikola
7. January 2023- X

This is an incomplete list of companies. What connects them all and what is X?

Question 10

The recent Ocean Gate problem brought to light the records in deep sea exploration made by a certain Canadian person X.
He was the first person to do a solo dive to the Mariana Trench and the first person to spend a significant amount of time there.
However he is known for another profession where he uses the information gained from these explorations.

Identify X.

Question 11

In ancient Egypt, all ships visiting the city had to surrender their books to this library which was known as the keeper of all knowledge of the Greek and Egyptian civilisations.
A modern day device/technology platform that is supposed to ‘know a lot’ is named after this library.

Which device/technology platform is this?

Question 12

X is the most translated individual author covering an estimated 103 languages. More than 3 billion copies have been sold with the author’s name on the cover. The author also wrote the world’s longest running play. X once created a character Y who X described as a “detestable, bombastic, tiresome, egocentric little creep”. Identify X and Y.

Question 13

The art and craft form of making this particular entity is believed to have started during the Qin Dynasty in China around 221–206 BC. The item was made from whale fat or extracts taken from insects and seed, wrapped in paper. What are these items, which can be sold both as necessary commodity and as a luxury item.

Question 15

What is the common cinematic technique that uses rapid and consecutive images to create the illusion of motion? The term has been used in various contexts. In French, the word X applied to cinema simply denotes editing. In Soviet X theory, it was used to create symbolism. Later, the term "X", used primarily by British and American studios, became the common technique to suggest the passage of time. What is X is regularly used in many recently released movies.

Question 16

The Millennium Prize Problems are seven well-known complex mathematical problems selected by the Clay Mathematics Institute in 2000 and a US$1 million prize is pledged for the first correct solution to each problem. There is one problem that is still unsolved and mathematicians are trying a lot to solve it of which the most famous problem is the X hypothesis which is particularly very important because many other mathematical conjectures depend on it. Not long ago an Indian mathematician had tried to solve it but then the solution was wrong. This however caught a lot of attention and made it headlines. What is X?

Question 17

The first edition of this event came to a close at Chamonix, France in February 1924. Prizes were awarded in 16 events across nine disciplines of which only one is not found in the modern version of this tournament. Norway unsurprisingly set up a great show at this event. The 2018 edition of this was responsible for bringing a lot of attention to North Korea. What event are we talking about?

Question 19

A special creature _________ is depicted only on the flags of Wales, Malta and X. Therefore, X is also called the Land of the __________. X’s capital is one of the 2 capitals which still does not have a traffic light. X gives great importance to wildlife. Anyone found killing a sacred black neck crane can be sentenced to prison. Identify X.