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1. What is going to happen here?

Abbey road : Beatles

* 2. He is the only actor, other than Jack Nicholson, to be

nominated for an Academy Award for acting

(either lead or supporting) in every decade since the

1960s. He has a total of 6 nominations

so far, winning two of them - for the 1986 film Hannah and

Her Sisters, and his second in 1999 for

The Cider House Rules, in both cases as a supporting actor.

He has appeared in more than one hundred

films and his real name is Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.

What is his screen name?

Sir Michael Caine

3. Google doodle for ?

M. S. Subbulakshmi

4. This international sportsman has signed a deal to

write books for children as part of a 5-book series

called "Frankie's Magic Football", with the first one

called "Frankie Versus the Pirate Pillagers". The

series will centre around football-mad Frankie, and

is derived from the sportsman's experiences of

reading to his daughters and making up stories

based on friends and colleagues.

Who?

Frank Lampard

5. This match was witnessed by the

following people(non exhaustive):

Pele

The Beatles

Woody Allen

Andy Warhol

Frank Sinatra

President Jimmy Carter

Batman

Lex Luthor

Lois Lane

Gil Kane

Barry Allen

Superman vs Muhammad Ali

6. What is been blanked out?

AC DC And Led Zepplin

7. X is an apocalyptic horror novel by Max Brooks. It was

inspired by The Good War: An Oral History of World War

Two (1984) by Studs Terkel. X is a collection of individual

accounts narrated by an agent of the United

Nations Postwar Commission, following the global conflict

against the ______. Brooks used X to comment on

government ineptitude and American isolationism, while

also examining survivalism and uncertainty. This novel was

turned into a movie in 2013. Give me X.

World War Z

8. Originating from German folklore, the X was a small

demon. X’s were often mischievous, rather than evil or

harmful. X’s were often shown as small and not very

attractive creatures. Their behavior is described as being

wild and uncontrollable. X’s were fond of pranks and

misleading people. X’s were often portrayed as lonely little

creatures, always in search of human attention. They often

used jokes and pranks as means of attracting human

friendship, which often backfired when people became

tired or annoyed of the X's endeavours, usually drove it

away. The word X became popular after the release of a

very famous TV series in 2011. ID X.

Imp

9. A Bollywood movie was inspired by

this movie. Name the Bollywood movie

Munnabhai MBBS

*10. "300: Rise of an Empire" is a 2014 action film

made by largely the same crew behind the 2007

film "300", and like it, is based on a Frank Miller

graphic novel. Since much of the film's story

largely runs parallel to the main events of "300",

the terms 'prequel' or 'sequel' don't apply well.

What term has been used to describe its relation

to "300"?

Sidequel

11. The following lines written in 1590 by Sir Edmund

Spenser from Book 3 of his epic The Faerie

Queene:

It was upon a Sommers shynie day

When Titan faire his beames did display,

In a fresh fountaine, farre from all mens vew,

She bathd her brest, the boyling heat tallay;

She bathd with ____ ____, and ___ ____ ,

And all the sweetest flowres, that in the forrest grew.

Roses red and Violets Blue

* 12. According to the British tabloid press,

Pippa Middleton is currently in a relationship

with George Percy, heir to the Duke of

Northumberland. He is known by a nickname,

derived from his residence, Alnwick Castle,

shown on the next slide. What is this

nickname?

Earl of Hogwarts

* 13. Google doodle for whom?

Jackson Pollock

14. Thwip! And Snikt! are marvel

trademark words for something. What?

* 15. The Wai village is in Satara Maharashtra,

with a predominantly agricultural base. But it

holds a particular significance for the movie

industry – it has helped the filming of many

movies like Dabbang, Bol Bachhan, Omkara,

Gangajal, Swades, Ishqiya both in terms of

cost and the logistics(images on next slide).

How?

It is used as a substitute for shooting in

UP and Bihar.

16. While studying in Vidyasagar College, he

trained under the legendary Gobor Guha / Goho.

In his autobiography Memories Come Alive, he

writes that he had even reached the finals of the

All Bengal Wrestling Competition. However, a poor

eyesight meant he could do little to chase his

wrestling dreams. He would often fight with his

glasses on and one match left him with

embedded glass shreds under his eyes. Who am I

talking about?

Manna Dey

17. Connect(non-exhaustive)

THE FACTS

find him and kill him

PHOTOGRAPH: HOUSE CAR FRIEND FOE

CONSIDER THE SOURCE

NOTES CAN BE LOST

I’M NO DIFFERENT

NEVER ANSWER THE PHONE

HABIT AND ROUTINE

Fact 6: car license number SG1371U

Remember Sammy Jankis

Tattoos from memento

18. It is 45-foot-tall (14 m), and is 350 feet (110 m)

long. It was originally created in 1923 as an

advertisement for a local real estate development

named “_____ land”. It was a frequent target of

pranks and vandalism, but it has since undergone

restoration, including the installation of a security

system to deter vandalism. It was the largest

board advertisement of that era.

19. In which movie’s closing credits

have you heard this song.

Hobbit : The desolation of smaug