Quiz 8- 10 questions on Scratches

"I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches."-Alice Lee Longworth

1. If a doctor conducts a 'scratch test' on you, what is he/she doing?

2.For what innovation are DJ's 'Grandmaster Flash' and his apprentice Grand wizzard Theodore best remembered in the world of music?

3.The term for this art technique is derived from an Italian word meaning “scratched.”The technique involves producing a design by incising or cutting through a surface layer of paint or plaster to reveal a contrasting undercoat. The technique was common in ancient Egyptian and Roman art and has been found in Pompeii and the Roman catacombs, the most famous of which is a caricature of Christ on the cross, found on the walls of the Domus Gelotiana on the Palatine Hill in Rome in 1856. The art has been a traditional folk art in Europe since the Middle Ages and was practiced as a fine art in 13th-century Germany. It has been recently revived in northern Europe.Which art form?

Caricature in Domus Gelotiana

The art form used in ceramics.

4.This disease, named after a south Indian city, results from inoculation into a scratch or abrasion of any of a number of fungi including Penicillium and Aspergillus (or even bacteria from the phylum Actinomycetes) .The disease also called mycetoma (Eumycetoma) fungus infection was first reported from the region around the city after which it is named and occurs most frequently in tropical and subtropical areas where people go barefoot. Which disease?

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5.The movie 'Polyester' released in 1981 was about a middle-class woman in Baltimore, trying to maintain her dignity in a chaotic atmosphere of tacky flamboyance. The movie was directed by John Waters and starred the transvestite Divine who played Francine Fishpaw, a housewife whose son is the notorious Baltimore Foot Stomper and whose husband runs a porno theater, the source of neighborhood protest and of the Fishpaws’ middle-class income. To make matters worse, Francine’s husband has an affair with his secretary, but soon Todd Tomorrow, a dashing heartthrob, comes to her rescue.Why were the audience to this movie given scratch cards?

Trailer of the movie (certain parts have been edited out. If you are unable to watch the movie- It's ok )

6. “Itchy and Scratchy” on The Simpsons television show is a parody of which academy award winning film/ short film ?

7. Which animal gets its name from the native north american word for “he who scratches with his hands?”The name so given because of a very special behaviour of the animal.

8.Reggae music producer, Perry Lee is nicknamed "Scratch" because his first album “The Chicken Scratch,” helped reshape reggae music.He pioneered the reggae instrumental form known as dub, in which sections of a rhythm track were removed and others emphasized through echo, distortion, repetition, and backward tape looping.Other than his own recordings he produced hits for Justin Hines and Delroy Wilson and played an important part in the early success of Jamaica's biggest group, the Wailers which included Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. What did Perry lee do to his finished master tapes to give them the proper “vibe?"

9.In which sport will one come across a 'scratch player?'

10. "May the enemies of Ireland never eat bread nor drink whisky, but be tormented with itching without benefit of scratching." If you were to here these words, what would you be doing?