Quiz based on Hollywood and World movies.

1. Movie Quiz
Bhuvanesh & Parthiben

2. Cardboard Box Office
6 Questions
Its a photo blog created by the couple Leon Mackie and Lilly Lang. Dedicated to
recreating scenes from classic movies using cardboard boxes and other items from
their home. The couple's sweet son Orson also stars in the recreated scenes.

3. Sample
 Star Wars (WAH WARS)

4. 1

5. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
“PAPA LA VISTA, BABY.”

6. 2

7. Jurassic Park
“GOO-GOO GAA-GAA-RASSIC PARK”

8. 3

9. The Temple of Doom
“THE CRADLE OF DOOM”

10. 4

11. Die Hard
“YIPPEE KAY-AYE, MAMA „N PAPA.”

12. 5

13. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
“THE LIFE DOMESTIC”

14. 6

15. Cast Away
“CASTABABY”

16. Halloween - Vine Ads
8 Questions
Vine ads on Horror movies
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17. 7.
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18. The Shining
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19. 8.
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20. Exorcist
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21. 9.
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22. Frankenstein
22

23. 10.
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24. Alien
24

25. 11.
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26. Paranormal Activity
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27. 12.
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28. The Ring

29. 13.
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30. Psycho
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31. 14.
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32. Poltergeist
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33. HBO - New York International Latino Film Festival Ads
6 Questions - Ads featuring movie genres/recipe
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34. 15
34

35. 35

36. 16
36

37. 37

38. 17
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39. 39

40. 18
40

41. 41

42. 19
42

43. 43

44. 20

46. Clockwise Round

47. 1)
 These specific type of strings used to control
puppets are famous because of an artform practiced
in Italy, especially in Sicily. This artform doesn‟t
come under the general puppeteering.
a) Name this artform/ What are these strings called?
 Poster for a famous movie features these strings.
b) Identify the movie

48. Marionette Operas/ Marionette Strings & The Godfather

49. 2)
 Rob Reiner, director of A Few Good Men and When Harry met
Sally, named his production company in honor of a fictional
town in Maine from a famous author‟s(X) works. Rob Reiner
being a fan of X produced seven movies adapted from his books.
Among them he directed two movies: Stand by Me and Misery.
 Identify the Author and Production company.

51. Stephen King & Castle Rock Entertainment

52. 3) Identify X and Y
 The title of the movie X was originally a subtitle for Die Hard 4 project.
 Bruce Willis traded the name for one his movies for acting in Die Hard
4. So they changed the subtitle to Y.
 Identify the original subtitle X which was made into another movie and
actual subtitle Y.
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53. X – Tears of the Sun
Y – Live Free or Die Hard

54. 4) Identify the movie and the instrument
 Video

55. The Third Man & Zither

56. 5)
 Mise en abyme (French for “placed into abyss”) refers to a concept in which an
element repeats itself several times. A prime example of Mise en abyme in
movie and literature is the concept of “story within a story” or “an entity within
another identical entity”.
 A famous contemporary director has used this concept of Mise en abyme
several times in his movies. Notable among them are:
a)
His first experimental short film explored this concept and contained a scene
in which the bug the protagonist tries to catch is actually another version of
himself.
b) In his seventh feature film, the story goes through a Mise en abyme structure
during the characters‟ self induced sleep.
Identify both the movies. (No points for the director)

57. Stills from his first short film(a)

58. Doodlebug & Inception

59. 6) This movie is roughly based on ?
 The movie Legend of Bagger Vance is based on the 1995
book of the same title by Steven Pressfield, which in
turn is roughly based on X.
 The characters „R. Junuh‟ played by Matt Damon and
„Bagger Vance‟ played by Will Smith were also named
after the characters/role in X.
 Plot of the movie is a down-and-out golfer attempts to
recover his game and his life with help from a mystical
caddy.
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60. Bhagavad Gita
 R. Junuh
– Arjuna
 Bagger Vance – Bhagavan (Krishna)
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61. 7) Identify the Director X
The Five Ways To Know You‟re Watching a X Movie:
1)
2)
3)
4)
Daddy issues
Streams of light
Awestruck faces (AKA ‘The X Face’)
This shot
A character sees something through a window, windshield or other piece of glass. The
camera sits on the opposite side so that we see what they are seeing as well as the
expression on their face as they see it, without a need for a cutaway shot.
5)
* The music of Y
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62. X – Spielberg
Y – John Williams
 John Williams has worked with Spielberg on every one of his films except
„The Color Purple’, which was scored by Quincy Jones
 Time magazine put together a great video presentation featuring the top five
ways that you know you're watching this director‟s movie.
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63. 8) Identify the two editing techniques which are used to
create smooth transition from one scene to another in films.
 In ancient times, before "timelines" or digital editing even existed,
these cuts were known as "video advance" and "audio advance.“
Pics on next slide
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64. a) During scene transition the audio changes first and the
previous scene video continues for sometime.
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65. b) During scene transition the video changes first and
the previous scene audio continues for sometime.
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66. J - cut & L - cut
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67. 9) Identify the movie and what's unique
about this video
 Video
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68. First time TED Talk is used for movie promotion
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69. 10) Why was he banned for 8 years ?
• Mahmoud Basiri is a 66 years old well known
Iranian actor.
• He was banned from acting during the years 2005
– 2013.
• In an recent interview with Iranian Student News
Agency (ISNA) the actor opened up.
• He complained that after the ban, even his photos
were removed from the clips of his Television
shows.

70. He looks like former president Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Mahmoud Basiri (R)

71. 11) Why Wally Pfister is not a part of
„Interstellar‟ ?
 „Interstellar‟ is directed by Christopher Nolan, co-written by his
brother Jonathan Nolan and produced by his wife Emma Thomas expect all the usual signatures. The only regular collaboration
missing from the credits is cinematographer Wally Pfister, replaced
by Hoyte Van Hoytema.
 Wally was the cinematographer for Christopher Nolan from
„Memento‟ to „The Dark Knight Rises‟ .
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72. He was busy Filming his directorial debut,
Transcendence

73. 12) Funda
• „Bangerter Homes‟ constructed
this house in Herriman, Utah.
• It attracted lot of visitors. More
than 45,000 people have toured
the property.
• Why did „Bangerter Homes‟ got
permission from Disney before
constructing this house ?
•
Clue on next Slide
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74. Clue
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75. 75

76. 13) This is a short film by a Mexican film director, Jonás.
What was this about ?
 VIDEO

77. Other Side of Sandra Bullock's Distress Call

78. 14) Identify the person (X) and the meme (Y)
 In June 2010, X ate a sandwich by himself on a park bench. The
paparazzi photo of a seemingly dejected X was hilarious, and
the meme “Y" was born. Now, three years later, you can order
your own tiny “Y" from 3D-printing website Shapeways.com!
 In an interview X told about the meme as below.
 Why were you there alone and looking anxious on the bench?
It was lunch-time, between filming “Henry‟s Crime.” I decided
to have something to eat during the break and began thinking
about something. You know, sometimes you just start thinking
during lunch. And that‟s exactly what I did, but people seem to
have decided that I was very sad. It‟s interesting: photos can
generate a thousand words, but none of them would be true!
[Laughs]

79. X - Keanu Reeves
Y - "Sad Keanu"
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80. 15) Identify the movie from the Kia‟s Super
Bowl Ad 2014
 Kia Motors Corporation (Kia) is the second largest automobile
manufacturer in South Korea.
 They have created a super bowl XLVIII (2014) commercial which
features a famous movie character narrating the ad.
 Identify the character.
 Audio Next Slide [Freeze]

81. Morpheus - Matrix
 VIDEO

82. 16) Connect – Battle Beyond the Stars

83. Connect – A Bug‟s Life

84. with this movie (movie name intentionally left out)

85. Movies inspired by Seven Samurai

86. 17) Identify the famous dialogue and original
movie
 It‟s a phrase or expression used when you are in strange
surrounding or situation. When you're in a place or situation that
is outside your comfort zone or scope of understanding.
 Its an expression from a famous 1930‟s movie and often
used/referenced in many movies like Matrix, Avatar etc.
 Clue on next slide

87. Clue

88. “We are not in Kansas anymore”
“Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas any more” - Wizard of Oz (1939)

89. 18) Who said this and where ?
 When I began to consider what I'd say about this year's theme, "Journeys
Through The Holocaust," I was confronted with two questions. The first was
whether I could speak meaningfully, since I'm not a Holocaust survivor. I'm a
Jewish-American man, born a year after the end of World War II. My initial
awareness of what had happened to the Jews of Europe under fascism came
from my grandparents telling me horrifying accounts of the fates of relatives
and friends.
 It took me approximately twenty years of directing sharks, aliens and
dinosaurs before I believed I might be ready to take a film about the
Holocaust.
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90. Steven Spielberg
United Nations Holocaust Memorial Ceremony, 27 Jan
2014

91. 19) Which villain character is referenced by
the two countries ?
 A visit by Japan's PM Shinzo Abe to the controversial Yasukuni
shrine, which honours the country's war dead (including several former
leaders convicted of war crimes), angered the Chinese.
 "In the X story, the dark _____Y dies because the seven Z, which contain parts of his soul, have
been destroyed. If militarism is like the haunting Y of Japan, the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo is a
kind of Z, representing the darkest parts of that nation’s soul"
- Liu Xiaoming (Chinese ambassador to Britain)
 "East Asia is now at a crossroads. There are two paths open to China. One is to seek
dialogue, and abide by the rule of law. The other is to play the role of Y in the region by letting
loose the evil of an arms race and escalation of tensions, although Japan will not escalate the
situation from its side“
- Keiichi Hayashi (Tokyo‟s ambassador to London)

92. Voldemort
 “In the Harry Potter story, the dark wizard Voldemort dies hard because the seven horcruxes,
which contain parts of his soul, have been destroyed. If militarism is like the haunting Voldemort of
Japan, the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo is a kind of horcrux, representing the darkest parts of that
nation’s soul.” – Liu Xiaoming, China
 "East Asia is now at a crossroads. There are two paths open to China. One is to seek dialogue, and
abide by the rule of law. The other is to play the role of Voldemort in the region by letting loose the
evil of an arms race and escalation of tensions, although Japan will not escalate the situation from its
side“ - Keiichi Hayashi, Japan
China's Liu (L) and Japan's Hayashi (R).

93. 20) Identify X & Y
 X is a Pulitzer Prize winner who died last year (2013).
 Following an emotional screening of the documentary "Life Itself" which is
about X, his wife revealed that her husband had always thought Y would
play him in a movie.
 X always said, 'If you ever do a movie where you need someone to play
me, I want Y to play me.'
 According to X, Y is one of the best, most versatile actors ever. However his
wish cannot be fulfilled.
 Identify both X and Y who's tributes are going to be presented in the
upcoming Academy Awards Ceremony.

94. X – Roger Ebert
Y – Philip Seymour Hoffman

95. Working Title
10 Questions represented in the actual movie font style.

96. 1

97. 1
 This Roland Emmerich disaster was first
known as Farewell Atlantis, the title of a
book supposedly written by John
Cusack's character Jackson Curtis.

98. 2

99. 2

100. 3

101. 3
 To disguise the Chamber shoot, the film
was known by the title of a 1973 Bruce
Springsteen song, Incident on 57th Street

102. 4

103. 4

104. 5

105. 5

106. 6

107. 6

108. 7

109. 7

110. 8

111. 8

112. 9

113. 9

114. 10

115. 10

116. 100 Years of Paramount Pictures
4 Questions

117. Rules
 Each slide will have 6 movie represented graphically.
 Identifying each movie will fetch you 2 points.
 You have to identify minimum 3 movies correctly in order to be eligible for
points. (i.e) if you get 1 or 2 correct in a slide, then no points.
 If you get
 3 correct – 6 points
 4 correct – 8 points
 5 correct – 10 points
 6 correct – 12 points (+2 bonus points)

118. 11es

119. 11es
1. Top Gun
4. There Will Be Blood
2. Psycho
5. Titanic
3. The Addams Family
6. Transformers
3 correct – 6 points
4 correct – 8 points
5 correct – 10 points
6 correct – 12 points (+2 bonus points)

120. 12es

121. 12es
1. Scrooged
4. Forrest Gump
2. Mission: Impossible
5. Cloverfield
3. Breakfast at Tiffany's
6. South Park (Bigger, Longer &
Uncut)
3 correct – 6 points
4 correct – 8 points
5 correct – 10 points
6 correct – 12 points (+2 bonus points)

122. 13es

123. 13es
1. Rear Window
4. An Inconvenient Truth
2. The Italian Job
5. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
3. Vertigo
6. The Fighter
3 correct – 6 points
4 correct – 8 points
5 correct – 10 points
6 correct – 12 points (+2 bonus points)

124. 14s

125. 14s
1. The Godfather, Part II
4. Escape From Alcatraz
2. The Ten Commandments
5. No Country for Old Men
3. True Grit
6. The Godfather
3 correct – 6 points
4 correct – 8 points
5 correct – 10 points
6 correct – 12 points (+2 bonus points)

126. Anti-Clockwise Round

127. 21)
 Russian Ark, a russian arthouse feature released
in 2002 is a story comprising of three centuries of
Russian history. Apart from a classy screenplay
this movie boasted of a technical achievement in
the field of cinematography. It even held a
Guiness World Record for that achievement
which was recently broken by a tamil film,
Agadam.
 Which technical achievement are we talking
about?

128. Movie shot in a single take
 90 minute movie, in one single continuous(unbroken) shot by
using Steadicam

129. 22)
 Which 1945 Roberto Rossellini movie shares its name with a
two word term meaning a city that is not occupied or defended by
any military forces and by international law should be spared by enemy
attack during the state of war.
 This movie is a part of his famous war trilogy

130. Rome: Open City

131. 23)
 In 1970, two movies were made taking advantage of the anti-war
sentiment prevalent at that time in America.
 One directed by Mike Nichols with a stellar cast was adapted
from a critically acclaimed novel, the story set in World War II
Italy.
 Other directed by Robert Altman became a smash hit in America
which in turn paved the way for a TV series with the same
name.
 Identify both movies.

132. Catch – 22 & M*A*S*H

133. 24) Identify X, Y, Z
 X is famous for his Horror movies.
 Featuring ventriloquist's dummy in his movies is
considered as his trademark.
 He created Y, a puppet for his Z franchise which
become a type of mascot for the series and appeared on
his several other movies.
 Even though one of his recent movie never featured Y,
it had a similar ventriloquists dummy.
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134. X – James Wan
Y – Billy the puppet
Z – Saw Series
Featured in,

Saw I - VI & 3D

Dead Silence

Death Sentence

Insidious
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135. 25) Whose bio?

136. Roderick Jaynes
 Pseudonym used by Coen Brothers for their editing effort.

137. 26) Who is introducing Leo Di Caprio in this
scene?
 Video

138. Jordan Belfort himself

139. 27)
 This 1962 sci-fi short movie directed by Chris Marker is
composed of static photography shots with a voice over
narration. It tells a story of a man sent back(past) and
forth(future) in time to bring food supplies and save the fate of
the mankind(present).
 This movie in turn inspired another sci fi film starring Bruce
Willis.
 Identify both the movies.

140. La Jetee & Twelve Monkeys

141. 28) Identify the movie
• Zack Hemsey is an American recording artist and
composer, whose work has been largely
popularized through its use in film trailers.
• Hemsey's music has been used in trailers for 2
Guns, The Town, Game of Thrones- Vengeance
and Lincoln.
• This one called „Mind Heist‟ is used for a famous
movie in last decade.
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142. Inception
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143. 29)
 To condemn the censor board MPAA‟s restrictive „R‟ rating on
her recently released movie X, this Oscar winning actress(along
with Weinstein Co) made a spoof short video in which she
resurrected her most famous role(from an iconic movie series).
In this video she dispatches an agent to take on the MPAA.
 This video had the same name as the movie with „M‟ in the title
emphasized.
 Identify the actress and the movie.

144. Judi Dench & Philomena
 Video

145. 30) Clip from “Empire”
a) Identify the director of this movie.
b) Recently marking his 85th birthday he was paid tribute in a
similar fashion evoking his filmmaking style. What was the
tribute?

146. Similar movies include – “Sleep”, “Eat”
 Video

147. Andy Warhol & Live feed from his grave

148. 31)
 Zhangjiajie mountains in China served as the inspiration for a
fictional mountain range in a blockbuster movie. To amplify this
fact and to revive the tourism, China renamed it after the name
of the mountains in the movie.
 What was Zhangjiajie renamed to?

150. Hallelujah Mountains(Avatar)

151. 32)
 Geoff Dyer‟s Zona(The Zone), is a book which accounts
every detail of a 1979 Russian movie. The title refers to
the element in the movie, a territory named “the Zone”
in the midst of a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
 The book talks about every single frame of the movie
and also its troubled production history.
 The book also mentions how the movie‟s real location, a
chemically polluted area in Estonia was responsible for
the premature deaths of most of the crew including the
actor and the great Russian director.
 Identify the movie.

152. Tarkovsky‟s Stalker

153. 33)
 If “Spaghetti” is for Italy, “Ramen” is for Japan, then what is for
India?

154. Curry Western

155. 34)
 This year Danish Film Critics to promote Bodil Awards
2014(Danish Film Awards) unveiled a poster featuring
themselves which is actually a parody of a actual promotional
poster of a controversial movie released this year.
 The poster read: “This is what Danish film critics look like when
they enjoy great movies.” “They are coming to the Bodil Award
Show… Are you?”
 Which movie are we talking about?

157. Nymphomaniac

158. 35) What is this trilogy called?
 Directed by Baz Luhrmann, this trilogy is called by a two word term referring to its
theatrical nature.

159. The Red Curtain Trilogy