2. 1. Known as the âMozart of Madrasâ, this
Padma Bhushan awardee has contributed a
lot in introducing electronic music in Indian
film Industry. His film scoring career began
with which movie?
4. 2.The contest was first started in 1972
by having live events across various
cities in India. Later it was aired on
Radio and finally it became the first
reality show of India to feature on ZEE
TV. Who hosted the reality show?
6. 3. He is a well-known stand-up comedian who
is known to criticize various happenings in
India in a subtle way. He has also written 2
episodes of a famous Indian web series
based on crime and drama. Recently he
was removed from the list of co writers for
the web series amid MeToo allegations. He
has won a national Award as best lyricist for
particular Bollywood song. Identify the
Bollywood song.
10. 5. This series, which debuted in 1986 on Doordarshan is
considered one of the longest running series of its kind in
the world.In 2004, it entered the Guinness World Records
by shooting an episode of 111 minutes in one continuous
shot. Which TV series are we talking about?
14. 7. Ben Affleck-Matt Damon
Tobey Maguire-Leonardo DiCaprio
Justin Timberlake-Ryan Gosling
Chaz Bono-Jennifer Aniston
Kim Kardashian-Nichol Richie
What is common in them?
16. 8. After giving Hollywood its first Summer
blockbuster, this Hollywood filmmaker
gave a number of hits in Sci-FI genre.
However few decades later in 90âs he
started focusing on humanistic movies.
One such film was based on the
atrocities of World War 2 and how a
businessman saved the lives of many
people during the war by hiring people in
his enamelware factory. Identify the
movie.
18. 9. Brock, a kid in Breaking Bad TV
Series was initially presumed to be
poisoned by X which was in put in one
of the cigarettes by Jesse Pinkman on
the suggestion of Walter White.
However it was later revealed that
Brock was poisoned by Y which was
then made by Walter. Identify X and
Y.
20. 10. Farrokh Bulsara, born in Zanzibar, was a lead vocalist of a famous rock
band known for 4-octave vocal range. The logo of his famous band
combines the zodiac signs of all four members: two lions for Leo , a crab
for Cancer, and two fairies for Virgo. What was the name of the band and
what was the zodiac sign associated with Farrokh?
26. 13. This serial was aired in Sri Lanka on
Sirasa TV every weekday at 8:00 pm.
In this telecast, it is dubbed into
Sinhala and the name of the drama is
changed to âMahaGedaraâ (meaning
âbig homeâ in Sinhalese).Which serial
are we talking about?
30. 15. Indravadan J. Purohit, is remembered the
most for his work as X in the Bollywood
movie Y. He was also a part of SAB TVâs
kids show âBaal Veerâ where he played the
role of DoobaDooba. Called âChhotu Dadaâ
affectionately by his colleagues, his
costume for X was made in such a way
that he had to act blindly with weight
almost equal to his own over his head. Id X
and Y
32. 16. Sonam Wangchuck is an innovator and education
reformist who is the Founding Director of the Studentsâ
Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh
(SECMOL). SECMOL strives to rebuild the lost pride and
self- confidence of the students of Ladakh through its
educational reforms programme. Its campus runs
completely on solar energy and uses no fossil fuels for
cooking, lighting or heating. Wangchuck received global
recognition last year when he won a Rolex Award for
Enterprise for his âIce Stupasâ project, which are
essentially artificial glaciers that help solve the problem of
lack of water for agriculture in the desert landscapes of
the western Himalayas. What film character did he
supposedly inspire in 2009?
34. 17. Sayyid Muhammed Shah, better known by his
title Jan Fishan Khan was a 19th-century
Afghan warlord who participated in the First
Anglo-Afghan War and the subsequent Indian
Rebellion of 1857, both times on the British
side. Exiled from Kabul ever since the British
retreat from Afghanistan, he eventually came to
settle in a town near Meerut in Uttar Pradesh,
and was given the hereditary title of âNawabâ in
recognition of his services. His descendants
include a famous Indian actor and an English
cricketer of Pakistani origin. Identify both.
37. Posters used by Andy Dufresne to cover
up the tunnel in âThe Shawshank
Redemptionâ
38. 19. The following is a non exhaustive list of:
1. Growing Strong
2. Righteous in Wrath
3. Family, Duty, Honor
4. None so fierce
5. Ours is the fury
6. Hear me Roar!
7. Awake! Awake!
8. Honed and Ready
40. *20. Identify who?
- He has done 125 films in a career spanning 50 years.
- Academy award nomination in âThe man who would be kingâ
and âA bridge too farâ.
- Academy award best supporting actor award for âHannah and
her sistersâ a film by Woody Allen.
- In 2000, received a BAFTA Fellowship and was knighted by
Queen Elizabeth || in recognition of contribution to cinema.
- Appeared in 6 Nolan films and also did a voiceover for
âDunkirkâ.
"I kept my cockney accent in order to let other working class boys
know that if I made it, they could do it too.â
âSpeaking to CNN's The Screening Room in 2007 on retaining his
accent which is different from most Britishers.
42. 21.a) X,a famous conman turned FBI fraud money
department consultant, admitted once that he was
"honoured" to have Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks
make a film inspired by his life. He was particularly
impressed by his real life impersonations of airline pilot,
physician and lawyer being accurately depicted on the
screen. However, he did admit later that âmay be it was
little too exaggeratedâ. Id X.
44. 21.b)The movie was developed from a book of the same name by
Peter Benchley. Though he says the book is pure fiction,
Benchley says he was inspired by the capture of a 4,500-
pound shark off the coast of Montauk in 1964.Id the movie.
46. 21 c) X led to resurgence in America's interest in World War II. The
film was so realistic that some combat veterans of D-Day
and Vietnam left theatres. The Department of Veterans
Affairs, US set up a nationwide hotline for veterans who were
affected by the film, and less than two weeks after the film
was released it had already received over 170 calls.ID X.
48. 21 d) Fill in the blanks!
At all times during the shoot of , Daniel Day-Lewis,
the lead actor was addressed as "Mr. President" by the
director. Sally Field was addressed as either "Mrs. "
or "Molly." Every other cast member was addressed as
his or her character.