XIMB Quizzing League: Movie Quiz Finals Conducted on Feb 6, 2015

2. Round 2

3. 1. Connect
Movies
• Aks – 2001
• Major Saab – 1998
• Antar Mahal – 2005
• Tere Mere Sapne – 1996
Events
• 1996 Miss World pageant
List is not exhaustive

5. Answer
• Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Ltd
• Presently shortened to Amitabh Bachchan Corporation

6. 2. Which movie?
• (Dialogue): ”Geology is the study of pressure and time. That’s all it
takes really, pressure, and time. That, and a big god-damned poster”.
• Although a very modest hit in theaters, this movie became one of the
highest grossing video rentals of all time.
• The director of this movie watched “Goodfellas” every Sunday while
shooting this movie and drew inspiration from it on using voice-over
narration and showing the passage of time.
• Identify this movie.

8. Answer

9. 3. What?
• James Franco, Seth Rogen and Jason Segel are mainstream Hollywood
actors today.
• They began their career with a show that was cancelled after one
season but developed a cult following after its DVD release.
• Ranked the greatest show to be ‘Cancelled Too Soon’ in 2013 by TV
Guide, who also ranked it among the 60 greatest Drama TV series
• Name the show.

11. Answer

12. 4. Which movie?
• Tamil movie X was released in 1990 and deals with the story of a
dying mentally disabled child, and the emotional trauma experienced
by her family.
• The film was dubbed into Hindi and Telugu and released under the
same name.
• X was critically acclaimed, winning three National Film Awards. It was
chosen as Indias official entry to the Oscars in 1991.

14. Answer
• Anjali

15. 5. Id X
• Director Peter Weir filmed this movie in the ratio 1.66:1 to make it
seem more like TV show.
• Some trailers which show a wall with a cast read through which says
“ATTENTION: 1. REMOVE CELLPHONES. 2. NO SCRIPTS ON SET. 3. NO
I.D. CARDS ON SET”
• Robin Williams was initially considered for the role but the director
gave it to X as he reminded him of Charlie Chapin.
• X wanted to take this opportunity to project himself as a dramatic
actor and avoid being typecast for comic roles. Give me the movie
and X

17. Answer

18. 6. FITB
• ______ Management is a trust fund once owned by Saddam Hussein.
It has a 2% holding in the Lagardère Group; however all its holdings
are frozen.
• Not coincidentally, “______ Management, Inc." was also the name of
a money laundering front company controlled by fictional drug lord X
of a cult movie.

20. Answer
Montana

21. 7. Give Funda.
• The picture is that of “El Indio” Fernández, a famous Mexican
actor, screenwriter and director of the Cinema of Mexico.
• He developed his own style which had such an effect in the
industry that his portrayal of rural Mexico became a standard
for the film industry and also became the image of Mexico in
the world.
• Cedric Gibbons was introduced by his then wife Dolores Del
Rio to El Indio. Reluctant at first, Fernández was finally
convinced to do some a special modeling assignment that
stands till now.
• What did he do?

24. Answer

25. 8. Which movie?
• Dr Solanki graduated in Chemical Engineering from IIT and got a PhD
from China's Zhejiang University in only three years, researching in
high-density polymers. This is somehow related to a Bollywood movie
in 2014?

27. Answer
• Hasee Toh Phasee

28. 9. Who?
• For the first time in Bollywood, DDLJ credited someone for the ‘Title
idea’. Who was this person?
• Hint: This person is spouse of one of the actors in the movie

30. Answer
• Kirron Kher

31. 10. Which movie?
• Nominated in the Best Foreign film category at the Oscars, Mother
India lost to...?

33. Answer
• Nights of Caberia

34. 11. Id X
• Aamir Khan said of X: “The only film I signed without reading the
script was Awwal Number.” Name X who himself was a legendary
actor.

36. Answer
• Dev Anand

37. 12. Name the movie
• This movie is based on a Korean comic of the same name.
• It has a plot dealing with an alternate world where humanity and
vampires have warred for centuries.

39. Answer
• Priest

40. 13. Connect these images to a Bollywood
family.

42. Answer
• Bachchan Family

43. 14. Confused Identity
• Name the politician who was rumoured to have made a guest-
appearance in the bus-scene of Andaaz Apna Apna.

45. Answer
• Shashi Tharoor

46. 15. Which movie
Connect this 1973 movie with a hit film of 2014.

48. Answer
• Queen
(Anhonee had the hit song ‘Hungama ho
gaya’, which was remixed and used in
Queen)

49. 16. Which movie?
• X is a Bollywood star is known for not doing any Television
Commercial throughout his career.
• Name the movie in which X appeared without a moustache for the
first time.

51. Answer
• Lamhe (Anil Kapoor)