Entertainment Quiz Prelims Bitotsav 2013 QBIT BIT, Mesra

1. The Entertainment QUIZ
Bitotsav 2013
Research team- Vishesh Srivastava
Sourabh Bhagat
Debjit Roy

2. You gotta do what you gotta do
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• BELIEVE IN GOD…BELIEVE IN US

3. Q1. Connect

4. Mimoh Chakraborty

5. Q2. ID X and Y
The song “XY" broke sharply with conventions both
musically and lyrically. A famous critic cites the
band's "singing about the neglected concerns and
fates of the elderly" on the song as "just one
example of why the Beatles' appeal reached so far
beyond the traditional rock audience."McCartney
said he came up with the name “X" from an actress
of the same name, who had starred with the
Beatles in the film Help!. “Y" came from the name
of a wine store in Bristol.

6. Eleanor rigby

7. Q3.
A computer file that contains metadata about
files and folders to be distributed, and usually
also a list of the network locations of trackers,
which are computers that help participants in
the system find each other and form efficient
distribution groups called swarms, is known by
what name?

8. Torrent

9. Q4.
This Abbas-Mustan flick dealt with the
challenging topic of false rape allegations.
Largely based on the 1994 movie Disclosure, the
movie was instrumental in making one of the
leading ladies of the movie a hugely critically
acclaimed actress and won her the Filmfare
award for best performance in a negative role.
Which movie?

10. Aitraaz

11. Q5. Name the Game
The game(released in 2010) is presented in
monochromatic black-and-white tones, using
lighting, film grain effects and minimal ambient
sounds to create an eerie atmosphere often
associated with the horror genre. Journalists
praised the dark presentation, describing the
work as comparable to film noir and German
Expressionism. Based on its aesthetics,
reviewers classified the game as an example of
"video games as art".

12. Limbo

13. Q6.Connect

14. Loki

15. Q7.
In biology, the phrase describes the state of an
embryo or foetus. In legal contexts, the phrase is
used to refer to unborn children. This phrase
was also the name of an album by nirvana
recorded in two weeks. Which Phrase?

16. In Utero

17. Q8.
Which Film has popularly been termed “ the
world’s longest commercial” for Fed Ex?

18. Castaway

19. Q9.
This critically acclaimed (nowadays popular)
actor is the son of a stuntman/ stunt director
and has won 2 national awards. His birth name
was Vishal which was changed due to
numerological issues. He has also recently
changed his name citing the same problems.
Identify.

20. Ajay Devgn

21. Q10. Which disease?
This disease is fairly rare in humans, but is
frequently seen in cats and other animals, Most
web literature concerns non-humans. Early
symptoms are often vague, non-specific and
may include abdominal discomfort associated
with nausea, bloating, and/or loss of appetite.
This disease is also responsible for creating two
of the biggest stars Bollywood has ever seen.

22. Lymphosarcoma of the intestine

23. Q11.
• Name the
movie, which
is based on
the events
that
happened
here in 1994
and has been
nicknamed
‘An African
Schindler’s
List’.

24. Hotel Rwanda

25. Q12.
• In 1977, an Associated Press article described the
band's connection to their gym teacher as follows:
• “It seems a physical education teacher named ______
_______ didn't cotton to long hair or loud music. A run-
in with him helped get the boys suspended. As a way of
getting back, they named the band for him, changing
the vowels to avoid a lawsuit and becoming famous
enough to make the story a rock legend.”
• The New York Times called him "arguably the most
influential high school gym teacher in American
popular culture”. (Image on next slide)
• Which band are we talking about ?

27. Lynyrd Skynyrd

28. Q13.

29. Mark Knopfler, dire straits

30. Q14.
This torture practice has been inflicted on
characters in multiple films and television
programs, including Green Street, House of
Tolerance and was immortalized by Heath
Ledger as the joker. The name comes from the
place of origin of this practice wherein hooligans
and street gangs would carve the faces of
victims leading to numerous injuries and deaths.
Which form of torture am I talking about?

31. Q15.Identify

32. Sting

33. Q16.
Which company was given an academy award in
1955 for their contribution to the advancements
of the motion picture industry?

34. Bausch and Lomb Opticals

35. Q17.
• Before he became
famous, he was
caught riding
stolen cars, and
was given a choice
between spending
time in prison or
joining the Army,
he chose the latter.
• Who ?

36. Jimi Hendrix

37. Q18.
• According to the 1933-34 Exchange and Securities
act, foreign firms that wished to be listed on the
NYSE had to sign an agreement that they would
stay registered as long as there are 300 US
shareholders on record. This made it extremely
difficult for these companies to deregister
themselves in US. This rule has come to be
known as the ‘XY’ rule after a rock classic.
• XY = ?

38. Hotel California Rule

39. Q19.
Which product/company was a major plot
element in the movie ‘the gods must be crazy’
and was mentioned by The Beatles in the song
‘Come Together’ and by Rammstein in the song
‘Amerika’?

40. Coca Cola

41. Q20.
• The film's working title was For God and Country. The
title X was officially confirmed at the end of the film's teaser
trailer. The director of the movie has explained that "it's a
military term(X) for 30 minutes after midnight, and it refers
also to the darkness and secrecy that cloaked the entire
decade-long mission.“
• Parts of the film were shot at PEC University of
Technology in Chandigarh.
• Electronic Arts promoted X in its video game Medal of
Honor: Warfighter by offering downloadable maps of
locations depicted in the film. Additional maps for the game
were made available on December 19, to coincide with the
film's initial release.

42. Zero Dark Thirty

43. 21.
• X himself approached successful screenwriter
Peter Morgan, for the idea of portraying
flamboyant singer Freddie Mercury in an
upcoming movie titled ‘Mercury’. X ,
previously best known for his comedic
characters, got the approval from TIME
magazine on his singing ability and
resemblance to Mercury.
• Who is X ?

44. Sacha Baron Cohen

45. 22.
• In the play Agamemnon by Aeschylus, written in 458
BC, when the title character returns from Troy, he is
greeted by his vengeful wife Clytemnestra who says:
• "Now my beloved, step down from your chariot, and
let not your foot, my lord, touch the Earth. Servants,
let there be spread before the house he never
expected to see, where Justice leads him in, a crimson
path.”
• Which modern day practice, widely associated with
the world of entertainment is said to be derived from
this ?

46. Red Carpet