Quiz Meet on 13th Jan '13.

1. ENTER-the-TAINMENT QUIZ
Quiz Meet SQ@D

2. 1.
 The X is a live theater on Hollywood Boulevard in the
Hollywood district of Los Angeles. Since its opening on
November 9, 2001, the theatre has been the home of the
annual Academy Awards ceremonies (the Oscars), which
were first held there in March 2002, and is the first
permanent home for the awards. Since 2002, the theater was
also the home for American Idol.
 In 2012,Y filed for bankruptcy protection and its sponsorship
of the theatre ended. The theatre's name was then changed to
X under the suggestion of the venue's landlord.
 ID X and Y.

3. X=Dolby; Y=Kodak

4. 2.
 Speaking about this movie, Omar Sharif later said "If you are
the man with the money and somebody comes to you and
says he wants to make a film that's four hours long, with no
stars, and no women, and no love story, and not much action
either, and he wants to spend a huge amount of money to go
film it in the desert- what would you say?". Which movie?

6. 3.
 A Norwegian mercenary founded X and the British later
took it over. During the American Revolutionary War, X
was the site of a major battle. Rumors held it to be the
site of various occult rites. The person cited as being
influential in promoting the unique architecture of X
during the pre-American Civil War era was Judge
Solomon W. His campaign to reform X came to a head
when he met a young architect named Cyrus Pinkney.
 The airport is named the Archie Goodwin International
Airport.

7. Gotham City

8. 4. What is this sequence a parody of?

9. 2001: A Space Odyssey

10. 5. Put Funda.
(Hint: This is a very famous voyage.)

11. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

12. 6. Who?
 Klout, tipped as the next big thing in the rapidly evolving world
of social media, is being described by its creators as "the standard
for online and internet influence".
 Using a complicated series of algorithms, the system adds up a
person's tweets, likes, pings, LinkedIn connections, Google
mentions, status updates and other social media musings. The
ripple effect of that online contribution is used to measure how
much influence a person has online and, by inference, whether
they are worth listening to. X tops the list with a score of 100,
ahead of Barack Obama with 88, and the Dalai Lama at 90. X?
 (Hint: 7th most googled female)

13. :-P

14. 007.
 This actor has starred in the most number of James Bond
films.
 He always maintained that he was totally lost in the world of
technology, quite unlike his onscreen character.

15. Desmond Wilkinson
Llewelyn
Q in 17 films
(from 1963 to 1999)

16. 8.
 He is Hollywood's most reluctant - and increasingly strange – star. For the past ten
years, the London-born actor has led a resolutely reclusive existence, locked away
on a remote 50-acre estate in the mountains of County Wicklow (hence the former
public schoolboy's recently acquired Irish brogue).He has emerged to make just
four films in the past decade.
 In 2009 spring, he returned to a movie studio - only this time, instead of acting, he
joined the carpentry crew, building the sets on The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee,
which was directed by his wife Rebecca Miller, author of the book on which the
film is based.
 So obsessed was X with practising his new skills as a carpenter that he admitted, in a
rare interview this week, that his nine-year-old son Ronan thought, until recently,
that his father was not an actor but worked on a building site.
 Taking method acting to the extreme is very much a X hallmark. He has previously
asked his crew to wheel him around in his wheelchair between takes and feed him
with a spoon and spent three nights on meagre prison rations in a freezing cold cell.

18. 9. The first quotation referring to X is out of a 1976
book called Filmy, Filmy by H R F Keating, who
created Inspector Ghote.
What is X?

19. Bollywood

20. 10.
4:
This is a poster for Akiro Kurosawa’s movie The Hidden Fortress, made
in 1958. In 1974, it inspired a certain director to write a 13 page rough
draft, which was expanded to a full script and launched as a movie in
1977. Name the movie.

22. 11. Statue erected in whose honour?

24. 12
The Prince of Mars is the first among the series of
novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It is set in
the fictitious world land called barsoom which is
a romantic vision of dying Mars.
While depicting many outlandish inventions, and
advanced technology, it is a savage world of honor
& noble sacrifice filled with lost cities, heroic
adventures and forgotten ancient secrets.
The character ____X____ made his first
appearance in this book in 1912 and his centenary
was celebrated in 2012 in a particular way.

26. 13.
 X stars in Disney
Mobile’s IOS game
“Where’s My Water?”.
 It was created to aim at
the Angry Birds empire
in mobile games world
and is now also
featured as a web-
series (12-episode
season).
 Identify X.

27. Swampy

28. 14.
Identify the Band.

30. 15.
 N.R.P: eyes have Navigational & Radiation Projector.
 HART: (Hertz Advanced Resonance Transmitter) is heart.
 R.O.A.D.M: Accessorising is his power belt in the form of the
Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer
 I.R.C.G: in the abs region is the Impact Resistance Circuit Grid .
 P.T.C.S: Photon Torepedo Charge Station is near shoulder so that the power
is generated
 S.P.S: Power shoes are equipped with Suction and Propulsion System.
 T.S.R: right shoulder features the Transgalactic Signal Responder
 A.M.P.F: his right arm comes equipped with the Active-Matrix Power Force.
 I.C.N.M: The Intensity Control Nova Module enables power pulse.
 A.N.D.C: In the back, suit comes fitted with Amoled Nano Droid Convertor.
 D.E.C: the Digital Electrolytic Capacitor also exist in the back of his suit.
 S.W.C: Selenion Wave Control.

31. Powers of G.1

32. 16. What’s blanked?

34. 17.
 “Beautiful she is, sir! Lovely! Sometimes like a great
tree in flower, sometimes like a white daffadowndilly,
small and slender like. Hard as di'monds, soft as
moonlight. Warm as sunlight, cold as frost in the stars.
Proud and far-off as a snow-mountain, and as merry
as any lass I ever saw with daisies in her hair in
springtime”
Who is being described?

36. 18. This man
nicknamed ‘King of
the Gypsies’ was
suddenly in the
news in 2012 a
decade after his
death. Why?

37. Tom Hardy
copied Bartley
Gorman’s style
and tone of
speaking when
playing Bane in
‘Dark Knight
Rises’

38. 19.
 Who wrote the lyrics for the song “Rang Barse, Bheege
ChunarWali” from Silsila (1981). This song marks the end of
his bollywood career.

39. H. R. Bachchan
Lyrics by Harivansh Rai Bachchan:
 Rang Barse Bhige ChunarWali -Silsila (1981)
 Koi Gaataa Main So Jaataa - Alaap (1977)
 Saanjh Khile Bhor Jharey - Phir Bhi (1972)

40. 20. Song From Umraao Jaan(1981):
Kaahe ko Biyaahi Bidesh
Who penned the lyrics?

41. Amir Khusro

42. 21.
2000,2003,2006 2006 2011

44. 22.
 He is the highest-grossing actor in history, based on lead and supporting
roles.
 He was dubbed by Empire magazine as Hollywood's "psycho deluxe” at
the peak of his popularity.
 He is noted for his avoidance of the Hollywood celebrity scene, often
being referred to as an "actor's actor".Tom Hardy has described him as
"hands down, the greatest actor that's ever lived“.
 Brad Pitt, Daniel Radcliffe and Ryan Gosling have also cited him as their
favourite actor. Other actors like Shia LaBeouf, Joseph Gordon-
Levitt, Johnny Depp, Chris Pine, Jason Isaacs and Michael
Fassbender have cited him as an influence. Peers including Anthony
Hopkins, Ralph Fiennes, John Hurt and Colin Firth have expressed their
admiration of his acting talents, with Firth hailing him as "very strong
candidate for the world’s best living actor."

46. 23. Who as whom?

48. 24. X, Y and Z?
 1. X
 2. Bernie Mac
 3.Y
 4. Elliott Gould
 5. Casey Affleck
 6. Scott Caan
 7. Eddie Jemison
 8. Don Cheadle
 9. Shaobo Qin
 10. Carl Reiner
 11. Z

49. Clooney, Pitt and Damon

50. 25. Who?

51. Stanley Kubrick

52. 26.
 Hiten Tejwani replaced Sushant Singh Rajput in the famous
Indian serial Pavithra Rishta. Why?

53. He’s now in the movie Kai Po Che from
Chethan Bhagat’s book- The 3 mistakes
of my life.

54. 27.
 His only failing grade in school at the age of 14, was an 'F' in
music class.
 In 1961, he joined the US Army and was a trainee
paratrooper. His military records show that he was
considered an incompetent soldier, repeatedly caught
sleeping while on duty and missing at midnight bed-check.
 It is believed that his constant use of LSD was an integral
part of his creative process.
 He was found dead in a basement flat in London. He died
amid circumstances which have never been satisfactorily
explained. He had spent the night with his German girlfriend,
and likely died in bed after drinking wine and taking 9
Vesperax sleeping pills, then drowning in his own vomit.

55. Jimmi Hendrix

56. 28.
 On February 3, 1959, a small-plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa,
killed three American rock and roll musicians: Buddy Holly,
Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, as well as
the pilot, Roger Peterson. The day was later called _______by
Don McLean, in his song “American Pie”.

57. The Day the Music Died

58. 29.
Simpson’s Parodying which
franchise?

59. Indiana Jones

60. 30.
2D : square
3D : Cube
4D : ?

61. Tesseract

62. 31.

63. Obi-wan-Kenobi

64. 32.
His notable aliases are Onslaught, consort-royal, Founder,
warlord and entity.
He has been portrayed by Patrick Stewart and James McAvoy in
the movies.
What is his name?

65. Charles Xavier

66. 33.
 Dick Grayson was Batman’s sidekick Robin when he was a
teenager. But, as he grows up he craves independence and
wants to move out of the dark knight’s shadow so he takes up
the persona of __________.

67. Nightwing

68. 34.
 "Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc" translated as
"We gladly feast on those who would subdue us,“ is
the motto of which famous family?

69. The Addams family

70. 35.
 ID this singer, songwriter, guitarist and actress (among
several other jobs)
 She has been approached by Ultra records for a record deal
which later fell through after the production of one single.
 She lives in New York and one of her best known songs was
used as a commercial by Cat Fresh against her wishes.

71. Ever heard ‘Smelly Cats’, eh?

72. 36. The robot was a Voice Input Child
Identicant. Has real hair and realistic
skin. Possesses super human strength
and speed and runs on atomic power.
Has an access panel in its back, an
electric socket in right armpit, and an RS-
232 serial port under the left armpit.
How do we know it Better ?

74. 37.
 In 1982, the Motion Picture Academy refused to nominate
_______ for special effects because "they said we 'cheated'
when we used computers which in the light of what
happened, is just mind-boggling". Id the film.

76. 38. X is an anagram of Rocket Boys, the
title of the book upon which the movie is
based.
It stars Jake Gyllenhall and is based on
the true story of Homer Hickam, a coal
miner's son who was inspired by the
launch of Sputnik 1 to take up rocketry
against his father's wishes, and who
eventually became a NASA engineer.
ID X.

77. OCTOBER SKY

78. 39.
 If K. J. Yesudas has won the most National Awards
for Playback Singing (Male), which playback singer
has won the most awards in the Female Playback
Singer category?

79. K S Chithra

80. 40.
 It is a 1975 American drama film directed by Miloš Forman
and based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Ken Kesey.
 The title is derived from an American children's folk rhyme.
 Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield played
major roles.

81. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
 Vintery, mintery, cutery, corn,
Apple seed and apple thorn,
Wire, briar, limber lock
Three geese in a flock
One flew East
One flew West
And One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

82. 41.
Kulbhushan Pandit was born in Balochistan of Pakistan. He
joined the Mumbai Police as a sub-inspector at Mahim police
station in the 1940’s.However, he later went on to do films to
become a bollywood actor.
How do we better know him as?

84. 42.
 X, in the movie, has reality warping powers which have
cartoon physics-style abilities, such as superpowers
mimetism, shapeshifting powers including elasticity, self
transmutation, duplication, biological manipulation and size-
shifting
 In the animated series, X is portrayed as invincible. Being
almost completely impervious to attacks from his foes. The
only exception to this is when he gets sick with a cold.
 X?

86. 43.
 Fritz Leiber's Gather Darkness (1943): the priests' "rods of
wrath" only end where they cut into solid matter, so that a
single duel led to numerous casualties of bystanders and
charred scores across all nearby walls.
 Isaac Asimov's Lucky Starr series (1952): The force-blade is "a
short shaft of stainless steel" which can project a force field
that can cut through anything, making it "the most vicious
weapon in the galaxy."
 M. John Harrison's The Pastel City (1971): the
energy baan are used by the Methven, an order of knights
sworn to protect their empire.
 Origin of what?

88. 44.
 The appearance of four symbols on the jacket of band X’s fourth
album has been linked to Y's interest in the occult.
 X and Y?

89.  Led Zepplin, Jimmy Page

90. 45. Name the band.

91. The Band. ;-)

92. 46. Screen shot from a band’s website.
Who is the lead singer?

94. 47.
X, a fantasy author, once wrote about Y
"I picture a fairly human figure, not a kind of fairy rabbit as
some of my British reviewers seem to fancy…. The feet from
the ankles down, covered with brown hairy fur. Clothing:
green velvet breeches; red or yellow waistcoat; brown or
green jacket; gold (or brass) buttons; a dark green hood and
cloak.”
Id X and Y.

95. Tolkien, Hobbits

96. 48.
This film is set in 1942, when the British ruled India. It was a
time when Indians were either working for the British or
rallying in underground meetings and protests against them.
In this atmosphere, Naren Singh falls in love with Rajeshwari
"Rajjo" Pathak . But their romance is not an easy one.
The film was the first ever to be given a U/A rating while
featuring a scene, previously considered inappropriate for
young children, showing the actors kissing.
Name the film.

98. 49.
What first was established by a movie made by MGM in 1932
'Rasputin and The Empress'
which is now a common feature with almost all the movies ?

99. Disclaimer
 “All the characters in ………blah-blah-blah”

100. 50.What comes in place of the question mark?
(Answer in next slide)

101.  RJ role played by Vidya Balan in Lage Raho Munnabhai was
inspired by RJ Malishka. Her Good Morning Mumbai was
inspired by Robin Williams’ Good Morning Vietnam.

102. 51. Pink Floyd’s Keep Talking.
Who gave the intro to this song?