Enigma 2021: General Quiz

Put Funda!
What was the
subject of the
following tweets?

3
The virtues of salt as an anti-infection measure have
been known since ancient times. Since about 3000
years ago, it was quite common for worried parents to
dunk their babies in brine to protect them from the
various diseases that kids succumbed to in those days.
As per Mark Kurlansky’s book Salt, what religious
practice did this eventually lead to?

4
The Higher Taste, is Bangalore’s first sattvic cuisine fine
dine restaurant. They believe in food as a philosophy and
vegetarianism as a way of life. Inspired by ancient India,
the food at The Higher Taste takes guests back in time
with a tasteful and luxurious ambience. Many of The
Higher Taste dishes date as far back as the Chola dynasty.
Who owns this restaurant?

6
In the 14th century , Europe suﬀered a prolonged period of winter storms
resulting in widespread ﬂooding and destruction. Due to the adverse
conditions, there were widespread crop failures and livestock drowned or
starved. The period is marked by extreme level of crimes, even cannibalism.
The tale X is believed to have originated at this time in which the titular
protagonists, been abandoned by their parents are taken in by an old
woman, who plans to roast and eat them. The death of the
mother/stepmother just after the death of the antagonist, meant that both
women were metaphorically the same. Folklorists believe that this played a
role in emergence of ‘hostile stepmother’ motif. ID the tale.

8
The Anthony de Mello Trophy is awarded to the winner of the X - India Test
cricket series held in India. The trophy was instituted in 1951, when X toured
India for a 5-Test-Match series. The trophy is named after Anthony de Mello,
an Indian cricket administrator and one of the founders of the Board of
Control for Cricket in India.
What is the name of given to the trophy when it is contested between X -
India, when India tours X.

9
Given is an excerpt from a story as told by First Australians :
“He's called _________and he was fat and big and round, and
he was lazy. He did nothing to help and that angered his wives
and children. So, they chopped oﬀ bits of him and he got
thinner and thinner. Eventually, he died and stayed dead for
three nights before he came back to life. He cursed everyone
and said that when he died, he would come back to life, but
when others died, they would stay dead.” The story explains a
periodic phenomenon. Who/What is the big, fat and round
man being referred to in the story?

10
The device gets its name from the metal from which it was
historically made. Even though nowadays the electrical version of
the device is popular, non-electric versions do exist which still
contain this metal. This device is used to loosen the ties between the
long chain of molecules in polymers by heating. Polymers then retain
the shape when cooled.
Name the device.

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An official state car is a vehicle used by a government to
transport its head of state or head of government in an
official capacity, which may also be used occasionally to
transport other members of the government or visiting
dignitaries from other countries.
The following number plate belongs to the Head of which
country?

12
The Ruisui monument is a structure located in
the Hualien county of Taiwan.
At noon on 22 June every year, the monument
shows no shadow due to the position of the
sun exactly above it.
What is so special about this monument?

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In Calcutta during the 1920s there lived a couple of Swiss
gentlemen named Mr. Flury and Mr. X . Few people remain
who can claim to have been there, but story goes that the
two of them opened a of tearoom together before
eventually splitting out into two independent entities.
Identify X

14
After the Norman invasion of 1066 a new law was
created, declaring that in the cities at 8 o’clock fires
had to be covered to prevent conflagration. Soldiers
would stand on the city walls shouting the French,
word for X; locals who did not understand French
heard ‘X’ and thus the word was born. At first it simply
referred to the practice of having a set time for
covering fires and going to bed, before evolving into
present day definition of X.

As per tales from the mountains of Himachal, the
great war of Mahabharata began on the day of
_____X____.
Another story goes Mahavir, the twenty fourth
Tirthankara of Jainism attained Nirvana on this day.
The night of X is considered to roughly be the
darkest no-moon night as per the Hindi Lunisolar
Calendar.
Give the more popular name X

Following a mean remark about the course and chewy texture of the
Seekh Kebabs. An offended local lord of Lucknow Nawab Syed
Mohammad Kazmi asked his Rakabdars and Khansamas to design a
tender version of those kebabs. After about ten days of rigorous
experimentation, they created what are now popularly known as the
________ Kebabs. These kebabs had a very fine, soft and smooth
texture. The use of local mangoes to tenderise the meat and a host
of eclectic spices, was the secret behind the softness of these
kebabs and their distinct flavour
Id ______ a place famous for its mangoes and conspiracies.

This famous apocalyptic poem by Frost sets the stage
for the story of the third novel in a famous book series
as the novel begins with it.
It represents the choice that one of the lead characters
must make between Ice & Fire, metaphorically.
The book jacket features a torn red ribbon, along similar
lines with the poem the broken ribbon represents
choice and how fire and ice can ever co-exist.
Id this novel which was also had very popular media
adaptions.

Legend has it that this was started by the All-England
Croquet Club in order to raise money to repair the club’s
pony roller, the one used to maintain the croquet lawns.
On Monday 9 July 1877 , with twenty-two men each paying
a guinea to take part in this fundraiser.
Whose origin story is this?

In the geographic variant of
which sport would you find
the above characters ?

"Murder on the Orient Express" is a spine chilling thriller
wherein a murder is committed inside a moving train.
Written by Agatha Christie, it is a fascinating take on the
psychological aspects that influence a murderer's
motive.
This scene from the movie with the shot of all suspects
seated at the long table in the tunnel is considered a
visual nod to X ,
Also implying that there is a single killer sits among the
gathering.

These three mini-statues, or figurines, were created as
part of a joint outreach and educational program
developed as part of the partnership between NASA
and the LEGO Group to inspire children to explore
science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
These were carried by NASA's Jupiter-bound Juno
spacecraft. The first two figurines are those of Jupiter
and his wife Juno, who is the third?

Back in 1986, _______ released a clothing line that was
filled with oversized sweatshirts, windbreakers, and
obnoxiously bright patterns, as a diversification from its
usual business strategy.
Which company known for its minimalistic aesthetic now
was behind this?

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