Pop Culture Quiz

By Pragyat Futela and Subhangi Chandan
Quaesitum, Quiz Club
Pravachya, Literary Society
SYNAPSE 2018
MaulanaAzad Medical College, New Delhi

 Shah Rukh Khan voiced the protagonist “Mr Lajawab” of this
2004 movie and his son Aryan voiced Mr Lajawab’s son “Tez”
 This movie is getting a sequel scheduled to release on June 15,
2018

 Norwegian comedy and music duo,Ylvis, asked the question,
“X?"They not only provided the answer, but they presented it
via a dance video that went viral.What is “X”?

 The name X comes from the FrenchWord “dessine” literally
meaning moving drawings being said with Japanese
intonation and accent.
 Y is a sub-genre of X. Further,Yaoi,Yuri, Lolicon and Shotacon
are subgenres ofY.
 Y originally means transformation in Japenese but can also
mean perversion or abnormality
 What isY?

 _____ is a setting portrays a British empire of an alternate
year 1973 full of atomic locomotives, coal powered flying
boats and ornate submarines. In this, the industrial revolution
has already begun but electricity is not yet widespread. Its
various versions in media (stories and games) have put an
emphasis on steam or spring propelled gadgets.

 Stephanie Gregory Clifford professionally known as X is an adult star.
 She choose her stage name after a popularWhisky brand.
 On February 18, 2018, President DonaldTrump's personal lawyer, Michael
Cohen publicly declared that he used his own funds to pay her the sum total of
$130,000 in October 2016, ten days before the presidential election, to
maintain discretion regarding an alleged sexual and romantic affair withTrump
in 2006.

Footballer to be featured max times on the cover of FIFA:
 Ronaldinho
 Ronaldo
 Rooney
 Messi

 Pakistan's SamaaTV reports Qamar, a resident of Martin Quarters
in Karachi, has been ostracised by her extended family. “Everyone
makes fun of my mother.We have stopped attending family
events because people, instead of enjoying the family functions,
shift their focus on my mother.We have had many altercations
with our relatives and neighbours over the issue. As a result, no
one comes over to our house anymore” said Qamar’s son.
 All this happened after Qamar was asked to give her opinion on
the Power Cuts in her Karachi Neighbourhood.
 Whats her claim to fame?

Name the Marvel counterparts of these Dc characters
 Flash
 Green Arrow
 Darksied
 Deathstroke
 Lobo

 This fashion model was at the center of public scrutiny in April
2017 after starring in a commercial for Pepsi called "Live for
Now".The commercial cast her in a role in which she used the
beverage to make peace between police officers and
protesters.This ad was criticized for borrowing imagery from
the Black Lives Matter movement and trivializing the protests
against police brutality, particularly as it affectsAfrican
Americans.

 Director Umesh Shukla describes the differences between his
movie X based on the stage play “Krishan vs Kanhaiya ” (both of
which have the same lead acters) and the stage play as
"Compared to a film, a play has its limitations. While the plot of
the dramas involved only eight scenes — four scenes each pre-
and post-interval — for the film, we have taken creative liberty
involving 80 to 100 scenes.There is more spice in the film.The
plays have mainly dealt with Hinduism but the film shows
different religions. Also, the story is conveyed through songs.
Therefore, a lot of attention has been given to the lyrics which was
never there in the play. "

 These two are A Spanish couple, Laura and Mario popular for
a photo taken byAntonion Guillem in the streets of Gerona,
spain.Whats the photo called?

 When asked about his (sophomore) film’s peculiar release
strategy, the director had this to say "We made the film for
cinema. I've got no problem with the small screen at all.The best
genre piece I've seen in a long time was The Handmaid'sTale, so I
think there's incredible potential within that context, but if you're
doing that – you make it for that [medium] and you think of it in
those terms. Look... it is what it is.The film is getting a theatrical
release in the States, which I'm really pleased about. One of the
big pluses of Netflix is that it goes out to a lot of people and you
don't have that strange opening weekend thing where you're
wondering if anyone is going to turn up and then if they don't, it
vanishes from cinema screens in two weeks.

 Identify the singer from the comments below:

 Meegan, Mr. Garvey, Devon, Karim and Jahar, Luther, and
Barack Obama.These are character sketches made by X &Y
which are aired on Comedy Central, X recently won an Oscar
which broke a record.Who are X andY, what did X win?
 X andY are known to popularise the word/meme “NOOICE!”

 1.The Incredibles
 2. >: (
 3.What DoesThe Fox Say
 4.Y- Hentai X- Anime
 5. Steam Punk
 6. Oona Chaplin (Telissa Stark in GoT) and Adetomiwa Edun (Alex Hunter in FIFA 2017-2018)
 7. Stormy Daniels
 8. Clash Of Clans
 9. Rooney
 10. Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rahman
 11. Bik Gayi Hai Gormint/ Gormint aunty
 12. – Flash – Quick Silver
 - Green Arrow- Hawk-eye
 - Dark Side-Thanos
 - Death Stroke- Deadpool
 - Lobo- Wolverine/ Cable/ Punisher
 13. Kendall Jenner
 14. Oh My God!
 15.The Distracted Boyfriend meme
 16. Annihalation
 17.The Selfie Kid at Super Bowl 2018 Half time show with JustinTimberlake
 18. Baby by Justin Beiber
 19. All of them are wearing Famous sweaters
 20. Ananya Birla
 21. X- Jordan Peele
 y- Keegan Michael Key

__1__is a best selling railway
themed German style Board
game designed by Alan R
Moon. Name based on a
famous Beatles song
DOWN 1

The role of women in much of the 19th
century was primarily to oversee the domestic
duties in the house is the reason why Women
are given a dish whereas Men are given a
cup. Hence, the dish is often seen as a relic of
sexism.
Where is this dish given to women/Whats
being referenced here?
DOWN 2

Who is X?’
At the time of stoppage, the scorecards read 89–81, 89–82,
and 87–83 all in favor of___X_____. ___Y____ was praised
at the post-fight press conference for landing 111 punches of
430 thrown (26%) , more than what Pacquiao or any of
__X____'s previous nine opponents had landed. ___X____
said of the fight, "This was my last fight. Tonight, ladies and
gentlemen, for sure I chose the right dance partner to dance
with. ___Y____, you are a hell of a champion."
DOWN 3

__4__ with accompanying
accessories is nicknamed
a penguin suit given its
resemblance to the bird's black
body and white chest
DOWN 4

As The ______, Mark William
Calaway’s gimmick was a horror-
themed, macabre entity who employed scare
tactics and held links to the supernatural. The
______ is the storyline older half-brother of a
fellow professional , with whom he has
alternately feuded and teamed with.
DOWN 5

1. “After finding out that she had to be naked in front of the lead
actor, the lead actress decided to break the ice, and when they first met, she
flashed him.”
2. The first Best Picture Academy Award winner to be produced, directed,
written, and edited by the same person.
Which movie is being referenced
here?
ACROSS 6

In November 2013, the word “_____" was announced as being the
"word of the year" by the Oxford English Dictionary, which gave
the word itself an Australian origin. This is because the first known
use of the word in any paper or electronic medium appeared in an
Australian internet forum in 2002. In 'Dr Karl Self-Serve Science
Forum', a post by Nathan Hope stated.
“Um, drunk at a mates 21st, I tripped and landed lip first (with front
teeth coming a very close second) on a set of steps. I had a hole
about 1cm long right through my bottom lip. And sorry about the
focus, it was a ______.”
ACROSS 7

“When he was not busy shooting, ______enjoyed playing volleyball with us. In fact, the
scenes in the serial were all real performances with a real audience. We performed in Goa
at that time.” Madan, a trainer, is the only artiste left in the circus who has acted with
_____ and still remembers that time.
A good 20 years after the telecast of the serial Circus on Doordarshan, Apollo Circus is
still banking on _____’s name to lure audiences.
The circus’s posters declare with pride “_____wala Apollo Circus”.
“We had a great time on the sets with him. Both _____ saheb and director Aziz Mirza were
very down-to-earth and good natured,” he smiled.
“The year was 1991. The shooting went on for 14 months and our revenue went up
amazingly.”
Those days seem to have been the highpoint of Madan’s life.
Madan was all praises for ___. “Though it has been over 20 years, whenever we go to
Mumbai, he still comes to meet us. Despite being a superstar, he has not changed as a
person.”
He lamented that people did not find the circus appealing any more.
Excerpt from an article on whose origin?
ACROSS
8

 The Matrix, Magic Mike, andThe Mask respectively.

 Name the original movies of which these are remakes?

 Reservoir Dogs, Warrior, Bruce Almighty, and Knight and Day

 All have been nominated for their respective work but have
never won an oscar.

 The audio clip was from Ocean’sTwelve. Matt Damon was
reciting the first four lines from Kashmir By Led Zeppelin.

 He is one of Britain’s most infamous villains, whose effigy has
been burned and whose demise has been publicly celebrated for
more than four centuries. It may come as a surprise, then, that
there is an island named after him.
 To the north-west of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Islands, a
collection of two uninhabited, crescent-shaped islands is named
Isla__________, or _________Island.
 There is also a movie based on him and his ideas.This is an audio
clip from this movie. Name the movie, identify the character, and
the actor who played it.


 Isla Guy Fawkes
 Actor- HugoWeaving played theV inV forVendetta.

Rebecca Romjin Stamos
James Marsden
Halle Berry
Famke Janssen
4. 4.

 1. X- StarWars
 2. All have been featured in the music videos of Ed Sheeran.
 3. Ramin Djawadi has composed music for all these
movies/TV Series.
 4. Likewise, SophieTurner is to Famke Janssen for playing the
younger Jean Grey in X-men cinematic universe.

Connect the answers of previous 4 questions to get to the Megaconnect answer.

 David Benioff and DBWeiss, creators of GoT are now assigned
to direct an upcoming movie in the StarWars Franchise.
 Ed Sheeran has made a cameo appearance in GoT.
 Ramin Djawadi is also a music composer for GoT.
 SophieTurner plays Sansa Stark in GoT.

 The phrase “X” is an idiomatic expression used to convey
surprise or astonishment but it can be also used sarcastically
in response to an obvious statement.The image of Nicolas
Cage was taken from a scene in the 1988 black comedy
film Vampire’s Kiss, which revolves around a troubled literary
agent’s descent into madness after convincing himself that he
is turning into a vampire. His unique facial expression was
taken from a particular scene in which Cage’s character Peter
Loew torments his secretary in a disturbing manner.

 The irresistible appeal of X is that it is a powerful passive-
aggressive way to make public judgments about other
people's life choices. If you want to comment on something
you disagree with, the innocuous X stick figure is an excellent
vehicle to transmit your message.

HOLLYWOOD/ SOUTH
INDIAN MOVIE
BOLLYWOOD

 In September 2012, in a special interview with lead actor on the
occasion of his eightieth birthday, the director announced
that X would be his last directorial venture and that he would opt
to focus on his production company and his personal life. For the
shoot of the last remaining song in X, director wanted to shoot a
scene of a sari-clad lead actress romancing the lead actor in the
lush meadows of the Swiss Alps. But his illness, caused by a bout
of dengue, hindered the plan for the song, which would have
reflected his trademark directorial style. Unfortunately, the trip
to Switzerland with the lead actor and actress had to be cancelled
after his death.

 This is a dialogue from a movie which inspired a famous
meme taking a still of the villian from the movie “Naagin”.
Who is saying this?

 Refers to the meme “Aao Kabhi Haveli Pe” which was actually
never said by Amrish Puri in the movie Naagin but was said by
Paresh Rawal in the movie Dilwale (1994)

 This film is third in a series of anthology films; with each film
being connected to each other by a word in the title and
producer J.J. Abrams.
 A surprise trailer for the film aired during Super Bowl on
February 4, 2018, providing the final name of the film and its
release on Netflix occurring immediately after the game being
the first movie to be marketed in this unique way.

 The protagonist is a mute, isolated woman who works as a
cleaning lady in a hidden, high-security government
laboratory in 1962 and falls in love.
 The writer and director is a Mexican person who spoke about
‘erasing boundaries of nationality in art’ in his Oscar speech.

 X debuted as "Jumpman" in the arcade game Donkey Kong. He
is shown to be a carpenter and has a pet ape called Donkey
Kong.The carpenter mistreats the ape and Donkey
Kong escapes to kidnap Jumpman's girlfriend, originally
known as the Lady.The player must take the role of Jumpman
and rescue the girl.
 X was earlier carpenter by profession but was later change to
plumber due to a huge chunk of levels being played
underground
 Shigeru Miyamoto is the creator of X

 This Personality is also known for his “Yeezy” line of
shoes. In 2009 he collaborated with Nike for “Yeezy Air”.
 The yeezy line became popular in 2013 after contract with
Adidas leading to release of “Yeezy Boost Season 1”
 RecentlyYeezy Season 6 had a viral maketing campaign
in which paparazzi-style photos of his wife’s clones
dressed inYeezy Season 6 were peppered throughout
social media feeds.

 A difference between Marvel and DC, is that DC utilizes
fictional locations for its heroes such as Metropolis and _____
(his hometown on earth) (for Superman), Gotham
City (for Batman) _______ (forThe Flash) and Coast City (for
the _______) , Star City (for the ____), whereas Marvel uses a
real life location such as NewYork City for most of its heroes.
 FILL IN BLANKS(any 3)

 Smallville
 Central City
 Aquaman
 Green Arrow

 Oscars won by MCU movies = ?
 Oscars won by the DCEU = ?

 These two artists are famous for conducting performances
wearing an artificial head/head mask
 __A__’s name is a leet
 ___B___ ‘s has worked with acts including Khalid and Selena
Gomez
 __B___ ‘s real identity was first revealed mistakenly by
Bollywood actress Urvashi Rautela

 A- Dead Mau5
 B- DJ Marshmello

 This rapper is a massive fan of Rick & Morty so much so that
his latest album is basically introduced by them. Before this
happened, he himself appeared in an episode. NameThe
Rapper.

 Initial plans of the creater was to parody the James Bond
franchise, spy and superhero films, and teen sitcoms.
 It receives heavy comparisons to other female-driven action
shows such as Buffy theVampire Slayer, Alias, and The
Powerpuff Girls.
 It remained Disney Channel’s longest-running series until it
was surpassed by Phineas and Ferb in 2012.
 A live action movie is in the works.

 created by GenndyTartakovsky for Cartoon Network.
 set in dystopian future ruled by the tyrannical shape-shifting
demon
 won eight Primetime Emmy Awards
 returned to television thirteen years after the fourth season
concluded.
 fifth season began airing onAdult Swim on March 11, 2017.

 When aTeam answers a question correctly, they get to put
their X/O in the tic tac toe.

 Blank- Kris Jenner
 The Kardashian FamilyTree

 They are responsible for beheadings in Iraq and Syria, most
notably as shown in the beheading videos of American
journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, and British aid
workers David Haines and Alan Henning, in 2014.The group
also guarded more than 20 western hostages of ISIL (Islamic
State of Iraq and the Levant) inWestern Raqqa, Syria.They
were harsher than other ISIL guards using electric shock,
mock executions, and waterboarding.There were 4 of them.
One of them called themselves John. All of them had British
accents, what did this ISILTerrorist Cell call themselves?

 Aokigahara, a forest inYamanashi Prefecture, Japan has
recently become famous for a reason apart from the usual one
which results in a large amount of tourists visiting it so that
they can see the results of people harmig themselves there.
What is the reason?

 Logan Paul controversy. Aokigahara is the suicide forest.

 Real name: Farrokh Bulsara
 He died of bronchopneumonia due to AIDS.

 Speedy’s is a famous café in London on the North Grower
Street. It was also unknowingly featured in an award winning
British show.Why are this café and this street famous? *Hint

 North Grower street is 221 Baker Street where Sherlock
Holmes lives, from the show Sherlock. Speedy’s was featured
in the final episode.

 Ross is allergic to lobster, peanuts, and kiwi as revealed by
Monica in "The OneWithThe Baby OnThe Bus.

 This character’s name originally, literally means garbage in
Swahili.This character was originaly going to be written in as
somewhat pedophilic shades but was deemed too creepy for
Disney audiences. He’s usually referred to by his nickname,
based on an identifying feature he has.Who is he?

Find the odd one out with respect to the common actor.
 Lord of the Rings / Hobbit
 Star warsThe Force Awakens /The Last Jedi
 Dawn of the Planet of the apes /War for the POTA
 Avengers InfinityWars / Black Panther

 Avengers: Age of Ultron and Black Panther
 Common Actor : Andy Serkis
 In the other three pair of movies, Andy Serkis appeared as a
CGI charcter but not in the MCU movies.

 Zayn Malik. Recently, in the news about his celebrity break up
with Gigi Hadid.

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