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• 19 Questions
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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