A simple set on hollywood movies done in the August edition of Virya Quiz Club informal meet.

3. The Deal
 3 Rounds – 25 Questions
 Round 1 – Clockwise: 10 Questions
 Round 2 – Written: 5 Questions
 Round 3 – Anticlockwise: 10 Questions

4. Round 1
 10 Questions: Clockwise
 Bounce: +10/0
 Pounce: +10/-5
 All the best.

5. 1
Published in early 2017 in the 75th anniversary of the film’s
premiere, the book explains how the film had become a
quintessential example of the Golden Age Hollywood
filmmaking and how it still remains revered.
The title of the book correctly points at the everlasting place
of the movie in the minds of the people and is a pun on a
famous quote from the movie.
What is the book titled?

6. 1

7. 2
This is Rowan Atkinson’s (Mr. Bean) live performance from
the opening ceremony of London Olympics (2012).
What is this a tribute to?
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwzjlmBLfrQ

8. 2

9. 3

10. 3

11. 4
Nathan Bedford _______ was a lieutenant general in the
Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Before
the war, he had already amassed a fortune as a planter,
real estate investor, and slave trader. His successful exploits
during the war earned him the nickname Wizard of the
Saddle. Union general Ulysses. S. Grant called him “that
devil _______”, and another one called him "the most
remarkable man our civil war produced on either side.”
A famous personality, named after him, had his fortune from
a trade invested in a ‘fruit company’, getting the rest of his
life secured. Who?

12. 4
Forrest Gump

13. 5
In Reservoir Dogs, Eddie says White and Pink that if they
beat the cop Blonde has captured long enough, he would
admit anything.
“If you fucking beat this prick long enough, he'll tell you he
started the goddamn Chicago fire.”
However, the French version of the movie had this dialogue
slightly adapted, which may be translated to “he'll tell you
he blew ___ ______ __ ___ _____ ____”.
Fill in the blanks with the name of another movie.

15. In a 2015 biography of X, Patrick McGilligan reported
that the word was taken from the name of a famous
racehorse, Old Y. The scriptwriter of the movie had a bet
on the horse in the 1914 Kentucky Derby, which he won.
According to the biographer, in the movie, Y symbolized
the character’s youth and the early break with his family.
Identify X and Y. Image follows
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16. 6

17. Orson Welles
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18. Rosebud
(the sled from Citizen Kane)
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19. 7
A British socialite and long-time mistress of King Edward VII,
she inspired an extremely popular song, written in 1892 by
Henry Dacre. In 1961, it became the earliest song to be sung
using computer speech synthesis, when it was sung by an IBM
704 at Bell Labs.
Which song? Image follows

20. 7

21. 7
Daisy Bell
(inspired by Daisy Grenville, and sung by HAL 9000 in
2001: A Space Odyssey before being disconnected)

22. 8
Portrait of the Duke of Wellington is an early 19th century
painting by Francisco Goya, depicting Arthur Wellesley, 1st
Duke of Wellington, after the latter’s entry to Madrid. In
1961, it was purchased by the British government for the
National Gallery in London, from where it was stolen 19
days later.
It featured in a movie the following year, giving a fictional
explanation for its missing.
How? Image follows

23. 8

24. 8
Dr. No
(it was shown in the film at Dr. No’s abode in Crab Key,
hinting that it was stolen by him)

25. 9
On 31 May 2017, yourstory.com published an article about
the working of cab services like Uber and Ola after an
interview with Apurva Dalal, Head of Engineering, Uber
India.
According to the article, the cab services work in 3 parts. In
the first part, the apps show you something ordinary: a list
of different cabs. It asks you to inspect their prices and
driver ratings. The next part is when the app send a cab to
your doorstep. Next is the hardest part; you have to get a
cab to pick them and make them appear at their desired
destinations on the map quickly.
What did the article call these 3 parts?

27. 10
This businessman did not have any idea about the drink, but
when he saw it on a movie, he made it his company’s official
drink.
The cocktail contains vodka and the juice, cider, liqueur or
brandy of a fruit. It was introduced in 1996 at Lola’s West
Hollywood Restaurant and was properly named after a
body part, but was later shortened.
Which cocktail? Which company?

28. 10
Appletini
(Christy orders it in The Social Network when she meets Sean
Parker with Zuckerberg and Saverin. Adam’s Apple Martini
got shortened to Apple Martini and then Appletini)

30. Round 2
 Written: 5 Questions
 Topic: X-Men Films
 10 Points for each answer
 No negatives
 All the best.

31. 1
In the 2013-movie The Wolverine, the antagonist Ichiro calls
Logan a _____, a Japanese term for a Samurai without a
master. The term is also the name of a 1998 film.
What term?

32. 2
The 2011-film X-Men: First Class is a prequel to the original
trilogy depicting the younger days of the mutants. James
McAvoy plays a young Professor X while Michael Fassbender
plays a young Magneto.
McAvoy has stated that he felt the rivalry between Professor
X and Magneto similar two that between two persons from
20th century, both of whom fought for the same cause and
were eventually shot dead.
Which two persons from history are we talking about?

33. 3
The following is an excerpt from a review of X-Men (2000)
by Peter Travers of Rolling Stones magazine.
“Since it's Wolverine's movie, any X-Men or Women who
don't hinge directly on his story get short shrift. As Storm,
Halle Berry can do neat tricks with weather, but her role is
__________. It sucks that Stewart and McKellen, two superb
actors, are underused.”
Fill in the blanks with the name of another movie. (Not a
single word name.)

34. 4
The Once and Future King is a book by TH White. Magneto is
seen reading the book in the beginning of X2:X-Men United
and Charles Xavier is seen talking about it with his students
towards the end of the film.
The book is based on a 14th century book written by Thomas
Malory. The title of White’s book comes from the inscription
on the tomb of the subject of both books.
Who is the subject of these books?

35. 5
X-Men Origins: Wolverine, is a 2009 movie in which the title
character turns against Victor, his half-brother, following the
course of events that happen in his life.
Hugh Jackman and Liev Schreiber, who played the respective
characters, compared their rivalry to another, which was a
raging one between 1978 and 1981. While one of them
was famed for his regular tantrums, the other was known for
his cool and emotionless demeanour. Their contrasting
characters have given rise to a three-word phrase to denote
this rivalry, which may also remind us of another pop-culture
rage that began in 2011.
Which rivalry? What three-word phrase?

38. 1
In the 2013-movie The Wolverine, the antagonist Ichiro calls
Logan a _____, a Japanese term for a Samurai without a
master. The term is also the name of a 1998 film.
What term?

39. 1

40. 2
The 2011-film X-Men: First Class is a prequel to the original
trilogy depicting the younger days of the mutants. James
McAvoy plays a young Professor X while Michael Fassbender
plays a young Magneto.
McAvoy has stated that he felt the rivalry between Professor
X and Magneto similar two that between two persons from
20th century, both of whom fought for the same cause and
were eventually shot dead.
Which two persons from history are we talking about?

41. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X

42. 3
The following is an excerpt from a review of X-Men (2000)
by Peter Travers of Rolling Stones magazine.
“Since it's Wolverine's movie, any X-Men or Women who
don't hinge directly on his story get short shrift. As Storm,
Halle Berry can do neat tricks with weather, but her role is
__________. It sucks that Stewart and McKellen, two superb
actors, are underused.”
Fill in the blanks with the name of another movie. (Not a
single word name.)

44. 4
The Once and Future King is a book by TH White. Magneto is
seen reading the book in the beginning of X2:X-Men United
and Charles Xavier is seen talking about it with his students
towards the end of the film.
The book is based on a 14th century book written by Thomas
Malory. The title of White’s book comes from the inscription
on the tomb of the subject of both books.
Who is the subject of these books?

45. 4

46. 5
X-Men Origins: Wolverine, is a 2009 movie in which the title
character turns against Victor, his half-brother, following the
course of events that happen in his life.
Hugh Jackman and Liev Schreiber, who played the respective
characters, compared their rivalry to another, which was a
raging one between 1978 and 1981. While one of them
was famed for his regular tantrums, the other was known for
his cool and emotionless demeanour. Their contrasting
characters have given rise to a three-word phrase to denote
this rivalry, which may also remind us of another pop-culture
rage that began in 2011.
Which rivalry? What three-word phrase?

47. 5

48. 5
Fire and Ice

49. Round 3
 10 Questions: Anticlockwise
 Bounce: +10/0
 Pounce: +10/-5
 All the best.

50. 1
What real life legend from the first half of 19th century is
this scene from Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back (1980) said
to be inspired from?
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXmp1hLK0tY

51. Hugh Glass sleeping inside a horse to
stay warm.
(shown in The Revenant)

52. 2
In a 2014 interview to Yahoo Autos!, Bill Hemenez from San
Leandro, California, explained his experience with a 1964
model Chevrolet Malibu that he purchased 12 years ago.
He had spent more than $40,000 for its renovation, but lost
it in April 2014. The police stumbled upon it during their
investigation of another car and found that its VIN had been
switched. This proved that Hemenez had purchased a stolen
car. The car, which was stolen from its original owner after its
iconic use, was returned to him by the police.
Where did you see this car? Who was its original owner?
Image follows

53. 2

54. 2
Pulp Fiction
(this is the car driven by John Travolta during his outing
with Uma Thurman)

55. 2
Quentin Tarantino

56. 3
Discovered in Papua New Guinea, this species of tube-nosed
fruit bat was recently given its common name, Hamamas,
meaning ‘happy’.
However, it was initially named something else thanks to its
resemblance with a fictional character. The name could not
persist as the natives were not familiar with the fictional
franchise the name owed its origin to.
What was the bat initially named? Image follows

58. 3
Yoda Bat
(named after Master Yoda from Star Wars)

59. 4
Dolly Zoom is a technique where the camera is moved away
and zoomed in simultaneously (or moved in and zoomed out)
retaining the size of the objects in the frame intact. Thus, the
background appears to change size relative to the object.
Commonly used by filmmakers to depict a "falling-away-
from-oneself feeling" or a feeling of unreality, the effect was
conceived by Irmin Roberts, a Paramount cameraman, to
depict a condition that the protagonist of a movie suffered.
Which movie?

60. 4

61. 5
The director of the movie hired Kevin Mack, the visual effects
supervisor of Digital Domain, to create this 90-second long
sequence. It depicts the protagonist’s brain at a microscopic
level. Starting at his fear centre, the camera pulls back to the
outside following the thought processes initiated by his fear
impulse. It was created by mapping a computer-generated
brain using an L-system, making use of detailed rendering by
medical illustrator Katherine Jones.
Which sequence are we talking about?

62. 5
The opening sequence of
FIGHT CLUB

63. 6
One of the most famous movie quotes, it was an idea of the
lead actor himself; and the director was unaware of the
significance of the quote (as he lived in England) so much so
that he nearly didn’t use it.
It was originally used by Ed McMahon, the announcer of the
talk show The Tonight Show Starring X, to introduce the host
X. The show ran from 1962 to 1992, and the movie clip was
used by the host to open his 1980 anniversary show on NBC.
Which quote?

64. 6
Here’s Johnny from The Shining
(Johnny Carson was the host of the show)

65. 7
Keeping on the company’s tradition of naming its cars from
the world of bullfighting, Lamborghini Murcielago, produced
between 2001 and 2010, was named after a fighting bull
that survived 24 sword strokes in an 1879 fight against a
matador, who chose to spare the bull’s life, impressed by its
passion and spirit.
What does Murcielago mean in Spanish, that might justify
use of the vehicle by an iconic character?
Image follows

66. 7

67. 7
Bat
(Used by Bruce Wayne/Batman)

68. 8
During the ECT scene in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, a
nurse applies conductor gel on Randle McMurphy’s head.
Upon this, he says her: “a little dab will do ya”. The quote
was actually a famous jingle used by a brand in the 1950s.
Which brand?

69. 8

70. 9
This town has a bay and a ring of beaches, Playa La Ropa
being one of them. The name, meaning Clothes Beach, refers
to the sinking of a merchant ship near the bay during colonial
times. Its cargo of fine silks, belts, cloaks and fabrics from
Bombay washed up in this beach. The town also hosts an
International Sailfish Tournament during the first weekend of
May, with prizes for the largest sailfish, marlin and dorado.
Which town is this?

71. 9
Zihuatanejo
(the place where Andy Dufresne goes after his prison break
in Shawshank Redemption)

72. 10
Garrard & Co. Limited, formerly Asprey and Garrard Ltd,
was the Crown Jeweller of UK from 1843 to 2007. In this
capacity, it had dealt with a lot of famous jewels like the
Cullinan diamonds, Kohinoor etc. In 1999, it created the ICC
Cricket World Cup Trophy.
In 1848, it was commissioned to create a reward to be given
after an event that took place in Isle of Wight, England. It
took its name when the same was donated to an entity in
New York, and is the oldest of its kind in the world. Perhaps
the firm’s most famous creation was from the late 20th
century, with its name referring to its final resting place.
Identify both the creations.

73. 10
America’s Cup (Auld Mug)
(the oldest international sporting trophy)

74. 10
Heart of the Ocean
(the diamond from Titanic)