Movie quiz with Sprectrum

Archish Mazumdar

Pratik Somani

Rules

• Teams of at most 3 members

• 24 Questions, written

• Top 8 teams to qualify (2 from each

pool)

Q.1• X (born June 1, 1940) is an American theoretical

physicist. He was the Feynman Professor of

Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of

Technology (Caltech) until 2009 and one of the

world's leading experts on the astrophysical

implications of Einstein's general theory of

relativity.

• ID X and give me the reason he would be on

this quiz.

• (Image on next slide)

Q.1 (contd.)

Q.2• ID the voice in the clip

Q.3• The 1915 American movie, “A Free Ride”,

a.k.a. “A Grass Sandwich” was one of the films

of the silent era.

• Two contradictory theories have emerged

regarding the identities of the cast: some

sources suggest they were people with

low social status, but others assert the

opposite.

• The film was directed by “A. Wise Guy” and

was written by “Will She”.

• What is this the first of?

Q.4• ID the voice in the video clip.

Q.5• Shakti Samant wanted for the movie X a song

with lines full of extreme contrasts and lyricist

Anand Baxi, otherwise known as 'Factory of

songs' could not write one. Suddenly one

night, at a filmy party, with a glass of wine in

one hand, cigar in another, he was standing at

the window when rain-water extinguished his

cigar. Immediately it struck to him –

• What song am I talking about?

Q.6

• What X actually said was "Sometimes when

people go to Y, they go home to

their mommas without any legs. Sometimes

they don't go home at all. That's a bad thing.

That's all I have to say about that."

• Unfortunately, no one could hear this for

some reason.

• What am I talking about?

Q.7

• ID

Q.8

• For ideal viewing in theaters, most movies are

released with aspect ratios of ~1.8:1 or

higher. However, the director of this movie

wanted this to be released in a ratio of 1.66:1

to make it feel more like a television show.

Only the original DVD is in this aspect ratio.

The theatrical cut was cropped to 1.85:1 and

the Blu-ray release to 1.78:1.

• Which movie am I talking about?

Q.9

When the first copy of Don was out, Salim Khan (of the Salim- Javed combo) decided to show the film to Manoj Kumar. Manoj though impressed with the film, felt that the second half was very fast and needed some kind of a break. Even Salim-Javed felt that it was a valid point that he made.

What “break” was then added to the film’s second half?•

Q10

• A __________ is a short, sometimes sleeveless, loose-fitting nightgown or negligee intended as nightwear for women. It sometimes has formed cups called a bralette for cleavage with an attached, loose-fitting skirt falling in length usually between the upper thigh and the belly button. The garment is often trimmed with lace, ruffles, appliques, marabou fur, bows, and ribbons, optionally with spaghetti straps. Sometimes it is made of sheer or translucent fabric like nylon or chiffon or silk.

Q11

• ______________: My Unbelievably True Life Story, is the autobiography of X. It was released in October 2012. The book deals mainly with his successes in the three major chapters of his life. He devotes one chapter called “The Secret”, to his extramarital affair with his household employee, Mildred Patricia 'Patty' Baena.

• FITB and also give me X.

Q12

• The __________ has a pair of machine guns mounted in the nose of the car between the front wheels. In "Attack" mode, the driver's seat moves to the center of the car, and the driver is repositioned to lie face-down with his head in the center section between the front wheels. Other devices included:

• Six rear flaps to assist brakes • Twin forward-firing machine guns • Rocket launcher • Landing hook to Sprung landing stabilization • Integrated fire-extinguishing system • Integrated safety connection to gasoline control • Vector-controlled jet engine on back of car for quick boosts/"rampless" jumps • Stealth mode, which turns off the car's lights and cuts the engine. The vehicle is

powered by an electric motor, making it very hard to find in dark places.

• FITB.

Q13

Where have you seen/heard this song before?

• The king and his men Some men have died stole the queen from her bed and some are alive and bound her in her Bones. And others sail on the sea The seas be ours with the keys to the cage… and by the powers and the Devil to pay where we will we'll roam. We lay to Fiddler’s Green!

Yo, ho, haul together, The bell has been raised hoist the colors high. From its watery grave… Heave ho, thieves and beggars, Do you hear its sepulchral tone? never shall we die. We are a call to all,

pay head the squalland turn your sail toward home!

Yo, ho, haul together,hoist the colours high.Heave ho, thieves and beggars,never shall we die.

Q14

• The (only) film X's father ever produced was a flop.

Unable to bear the loss, his health failed. The family,

living in a bungalow on Mumbai's upmarket Carter

Road, was forced to move to Virar — a far flung semi-

rural Mumbai suburb, where X was born. The youngest

of six children, his pet name means little finger in

Punjabi, the language they speak at home.

• Give me X

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Q17

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Q22

Q23

Q24

Archish Mazumdar

Pratik Somani

• Written Round

• 8 slides

• Videos / Images

• Each contain a movie reference/parody, get as many as

you can

• 10 points per slide

Movie References/Parodies

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INFINITE POUNCE

• 12 questions, clockwise

• +10/0 on the bounce

• +10/-5 on the pounce

Q.1• Connect the people in the following images

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSMOKIN!

ANSWER

These are the only 6 actors to have won both

an Oscar and a Razzie award

• LAURENCE OLIVIER

• LIZA MINNELLI

• KEVIN COSTNER

• ROBERTO BENIGNI

• HALLE BERRY

• SANDRA BULLOCK

Q.2• Sacheen Littlefeather (born Marie Louise Cruz,

November 14, 1946) is an Native American civil

rights activist.

• Born in Salinas, California, her ancestry

is Apache,Yaqui, Pueblo on her father's side and her

mother is of French, German, and Dutch descent. On

her official website, she states her father was from

the White Mountain Apache and Yaqui tribes from

Arizona and that "Cruz" is her father's recognized

tribe name.

• However, she is known for a famous event in the

history of Hollywood. Give me the event.

• (image on next slide)


ANSWER

She presented a speech on behalf of

actor Marlon Brando, for his performance

in The Godfather, when he boycotted the 45th

Academy Awards ceremony on March 27, 1973,

in protest of the treatment of Native

Americans by the film industry

Q.3• X played John Lennon in Chapter 27 (2007),

about Mark David Chapman's interpretation of

"A Catcher in the Rye" as an order to kill John

Lennon.

• Coincidentally, X was also supposed to

play John Lennon in John and Yoko: A Love

Story(1985), but was fired without warning for

some reason, which was no fault of his own.

• Why did he lose the role?

• (image on next slide)


ANSWER

X is Mark Lindsay Chapman

Q.4• X is a 1964 B&W Hindi film directed and produced

by Sunil Dutt also starring himself.

• This film is first-ever Indian and one of kind films in

world cinema and has found an entry in the Guinness

Book of World Records.

• Film narrative progresses through dialogues and

background music composed by Vasant Desai, who

also gave a song, Dekha hai sapna koi, sung by Lata

Mangeshkar.

• Give me X and the record it holds.


ANSWER

Q.5Put funda (image on next slide)


ANSWER

Released in 2002, this

issue introduced the

concept shown in

Inception, staking

claims that the movie

was copied from it.

Q.6• The Pizza Underground is an

American comedy rock band based in New York

City, who generally parody songs by The Velvet

Underground with pizza-themed song names

and lyrics.

• On the next slide is a short clip of their first

music video.

• One of the participants in the band is the reason

why this band features on this quiz.


ANSWER

Macaulay Culkin

Q.7• X won the Golden Raspberry Award for worst

actor of the year for his appearance in Michael

Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11.

• X not only was named worst male actor in a

leading role, he also won for being half of the

year's worst screen couple when paired with

either Y or My Pet Goat, the book he was

reading to schoolchildren one morning.

• Give me X, Y


ANSWER

Q.8• A Japanese immigrant to the United States, X learned

his trade originally from his father, who had been a

fisherman. After first arriving in Los Angeles, X

attended Armijo High School, which is in Fairfield,

California, and then he attended the University of

California Santa Barbara.

• During this time, X joined the U.S. Army and received

the Medal of Honor (he was a member of the 442nd

Infantry Regiment, one of the most highly decorated

regiments in the history of the United States Armed

Forces)

• ID X

• (Hint: If you get the guy on the next slide, you ought to

get X)


ANSWER

Q.9• Filmstan announced X where the evergreen Dev Anand

was suppose to play the hero but Dev refused to do the

film when he found that a newcomer Ameeta is selected to

be his heroine. Dev wanted to feature alongside a star and

was not willing to share the screen with a newcomer.

• But Ameeta couldn't be replaced as she was the protégé of

Tularam Jalan the owner of Filmstan. Aamir Khan's uncle

Nasir Hussain was to make his debut as director with the

film and he got nervous when Dev Sahab refused. Kajol's

grandfather S.Muherjee who was the production controller

of Filmstan suggested Y's name. When put on board, X

told Nasir, "You wanted Dev Anand as the hero, I will give

you better style then Dev Anand." The rest is history.

• Give me X,Y


ANSWER

Q.10Sidney Howard Gone with the Wind

Victor Young Around the World in Eighty Days

William A. Horning

Gigi

William A. Horning

Ben-Hur

Sam Zimbalist Ben-Hur

Eric Orbom Spartacus

Walt Disney Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day

Raymond Rasch Limelight

Larry Russell Limelight

Peter Finch Network

Geoffrey Unsworth

Tess

Howard Ashman

Beauty and the Beast

Thomas C. Goodwin

Educating Peter

Conrad Hall Road to Perdition

X Y

Gil Friesen 20 Feet from Stardom


ANSWER

X – Heath Ledger

Y – The Dark Knight

Q.11• X is an American actress, screenwriter, film

director, producer, model and author. She first

appeared in an advertisement when she was

eleven months old.

• After X posed for Playboy in 1995, Y, who had

worked with her in the movie Z, mailed her a

note saying, "Cover yourself up," with a quilt and

a copy of the magazine with all her pictures

edited to make her look fully clothed.

• Give me X, Y and Z


ANSWER

X – Drew Barrymore

Y – Steven Spielberg

Z – E.T.

Q.12• Even though no professional actor has ever

appeared in more than three of Kubrick’s films, X

has cameos in 2001 (as Heywood Floyd’s child),

Barry Lyndon (as a young party guest), The

Shining (as a ghost) and Full Metal Jacket(as a TV

reporter).

• X is also credited with the musical score for Full

Metal Jacket under a pseudonym.

• Give me X


ANSWER

Vivian Kubrick (His daughter)

• 5 questions, all video clips

• Each clip in itself worth 5/10 points (indicated by the

question)

• Each answer open to pounce, -5 negatives both cases

• Only for certain questions will the answers be revealed

• Pouncing for connect before the answer for clip gets

revealed

• Connect points go from +30/-20 to +10/0

Visual Connect

1 (+10)

2 (+5)

3 (+10)

4 (+10)

5 (+5)

INFINITE POUNCE

• 12 questions, anticlockwise

• +10/0 on the bounce

• +10/-5 on the pounce

Q.13• The following is an audio clip of an interview with

X. I just want what is being talked about here.


ANSWER

Keira Knightley on playing Natalie Portman’s

double in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Q.14• This momentous occasion took place for about 30 seconds

during the movie X. Getting the occasion organized took

some doing, however. Fortunately, the man who was able to

accomplish this task was none other than acclaimed

director and producer Steven Spielberg.

• As it so happens, several years prior, Michael Eisner, the

newly elected representative of one of the sides had taken

on the expensive budget for the Spielberg flick Raiders of

the Lost Ark. It was Eisner who wanted to create this

occasion for which he approached Spielberg.

• As Eisner had believed, Spielberg was able to deliver in a

very big way and convince both sides involved which led

to the creation of a historic scene

• Give me X and the momentous occasion


ANSWER

Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny

appeared together on screen for the

only time.

Q15

The Five Ways To Know You’re watching an X movie• Daddy Issues• Streams of Light• Awestruck Faces (aka The ‘X’ Face)• This shotA character sees something through a window, windshield or some other piece of glass. The camera sits on he opposite side so that we see what they are seeing as well as the expression on their face when they see it, without the need for a cutaway shot.

• The music of Y

ID X and Y.


ANSWER

• X-Steven Speilberg

• Y- John Williams

Q16

Speculation abounds as to the nature of the mysterious glowing contents of X:People have speculated it to be Elvis’ gold suit seen worn by Val Kilmer( as Elvis) in True Romance.The most persistent theory however (most usually attributed to a friend of a friend who saw it posted on a message board by someone whose brother had read a report of a radio interview with Y himself) is that it is Z’s soul. The story goes that when the Devil takes a person’s soul, it is removed through the back of the head (this isn’t part of any known religion, but this is what the message board posters say). When we see the back of Z’s head he has a band-aid covering the precise spot indicated by tradition for soul-removal. Perhaps Z sold his soul to the Devil, which would also explain why the combination to open X is 666.


ANSWER

• X- Marsellus Wallace’s briefcase/ The briefcase

• Y- Quentin Tarantino

• Z- Marsellus Wallace

Q17

• The Principle of Evil Marksmanship states that, during a fight scene, antagonists in a work of fiction will be as incompetent as the plot demands, despite prior characterization or reputation. For example, marksmen in action films are often very bad shots and almost never harm the main characters. They are generally capable of hitting a target only if the target is either of no value to the plot or if their death will advance the plot. The term first appeared in film critic Roger Ebert's 1980 book "Little Movie Glossary", and had been submitted by Jim Murphy of New York.

• The theme is commonly seen in cowboy films, action films, martial arts films, and comics, and is often a source of mockery by critics, satirists, and fans.

• There are two specific rules that follow this principle:• One-At-a-Time Attack Rule• In any situation where the hero is alone, surrounded by dozens of bad guys, they will always obligingly

attack one at a time. This is actually done because it is easier for the director to get a better shot of the fight in one-on-one battles.

• Inverse Ninja Law• Though depicted as nearly-invincible warriors (especially when they are the heroes of the story), ninja are

often conversely depicted as disposable cannon fodder to be dispatched by the hero character, especially one who is a ninja himself. Thus, modern entertainment has shown ninja as either expendable, attacking in large numbers, or as nearly invulnerable solitary warriors (who are often unmasked in contrast). The law is also known by several other names such as, Law of the Conservation of Ninjutsu or the Law of Diminishing Ninjas or even the "Law of the Conservation of Whoopass.

• How is the Principle of Evil Marksmanship better known to us?


ANSWER

• The Storm trooper Effect

Q18

• If you type www.lacunainc.com in the search bar of your browser, where will you be redirected?

http://www.lacunainc.com/


ANSWER

• The official website of the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Q19

• The clip on the next slide contains a reference to a movie. • Although largely ignored upon release, it soon gained

notoriety as a midnight movie when audiences began participating with the film at the Waverly Theater in New York City in 1976. Audience members returned to the cinemas frequently and talked back to the screen and began dressing as the characters, spawning similar performance groups across the United States. Still in limited release nearly four decades after its premiere, it has the longest-running theatrical release in film history. Today, the film has a large international cult following and is one of the most well-known and financially successful midnight movies of all time.

• ID the movie being referenced.


ANSWER

• The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Q20

Connect the films on the next slide.


ANSWER

• The Red Curtain Trilogy. The films do not form a trilogy in the traditional sense. Each film contains a theatre motif that reappears throughout the film. Dance is used in the first film, poetry and language in the second and song in the third.

Q21.

• Connect.


ANSWER

• Bollywood films made on the Stockholm Syndrome.

Q22

• In 2002 Paul McCartney ran into Peter Jackson at the Academy Awards and told him of something the Beatles’ had planned way back in 1967. Jackson told Wellington’s Evening Post newspaper, “It was something John was driving and X still had the rights at that stage but he didn’t like the idea of the Beatles doing it. So he killed it.”

• What was “the Plan”?


ANSWER

• John Lennon wanted to play the grasping, thieving creature Gollum

• George Harrison was to play the wise wizard Gandalf

• Ringo Starr was to play Frodo’s devoted sidekick Sam.

• Notice there’s no mention of who Paul would have played. Some sources say he would have played Frodo.

Q23

• This phrase originated in the movie X, and has subsequently been used very frequently in movies such as Matrix, Avatar, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, etc.

• The phrase means effectively, “to be out of your comfort zone.”

• Give me the phrase and the movie.


ANSWER

• “We're not in Kansas anymore.”

• X- Wizard of Oz.

Q24

• The next question is a collection of snapshots depicting something. The guy in all the pictures is the same.

• Give me either the guy or what exactly is being depicted.


ANSWER

• This is Mr. Daws recounting six of the seven instances in which he was struck by lightning.

Gotta Get them All!

• Written Round

• Short video clip containing movie references

• Played once

• Differential scoring per item on the list 3*(n-1)

• One minute for compiling answers

ANSWER

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