2. • This will officially be my farewell quiz.
• Leaving to the Amreeka to do my Masters in
Industrial Engineering in precisely 16 days.
3. Le quiz
• 18 questions, 9 clock 9 anti for +10
• Pounce for +10/-10
• Mostly what I do best: Ent
• Leftovers from last November’s Kriya, and a
couple of new ones
• Without further ado…
4. 1.
• X's original name is only pronounceable in an
obscure, extinct dialect.
• X's father both fathered and uncle-dX. Because X
never learnt to say his original name, his father died
of shame (which is still a terminal disease where he
comes from).
• He chose the name X because he thought it would be
“nicely inconspicuous”.
• Id.
8. • The picture on the previous slide is a still from
a 1997 Hindi film, which never released for
reasons unknown.
• What Tamil film is it a remake of? For an extra
5 points, give me the role which Kamal is
playing.
9.
10. MagalirMattum
• Kamal plays the role of the dead body, played
by Nagesh.
• The Hindi version’s name is Ladies Only.
14. 4.
• Lead-up to TDKR (cannot able to wait!)
• The pic on the next slide is one of the many “Batclimb
cameos”, from the 1960's TV series. The Batclimb cameos
take place whenever Batman and Robin did the “Batclimb”,
ie., climb a building to the top using the Batrope. “Citizens”
would look out their window and be startled by the
Dynamic Duo, and some would have a conversation with
them. They were usually famous stars from other TV shows,
singers, etc. and the spots were quite coveted.
• Id the two characters cameo-ing in the pic on the next slide,
and name the actor portraying the character with the black
gloves.
• 3 answers needed.
15.
16.
17. Green Hornet & Kato, played by
Bruce Lee
To quote a Youtube comment: Batman met Bruce Lee. Now I can die in peace
18. 5.
• At the age of 14, enrolled in a seminary to
become a priest. Dropped out after one year.
• Took up acting after losing his place on a high
school wrestling team due to a knee injury.
• Was considered for the lead in The Matrix.
• Suffered from dyslexia and caused a stir in the
medical community when he claimed, in an
interview, that ____ cured him of his dyslexia.
• Who? Also FITB
21. 6.
• Congress poster making
its rounds based on the
poster for
Kashyap’sGangs of
Wasseypur, titled Gangs
of Chorpur.
• Tagline implies that the
people would be
exploited till the next
election.
• Identify the shadily
blanked out faces.
24. 7.
• Grapefruit is a 1964 book on conceptual art,
written by a lady.
• She chose the name because she believed it to be
a hybrid of an orange and a lemon, thus a
reflection of herself as a “spiritual hybrid”.
• Her husband took inspiration from a part of the
book titledCloud Piece
• Cloud Piece went thus: ____ the clouds dripping.
Dig a hole in your garden to put them in.
• Who is he, and what was he inspired to create?
Same as blank.
25.
26.
27.
28. 8.
• The man in the video reads the lyrics to a song
which the kid wrote.
• Pay close attention and id the song and the
movie in which the scene appears.
• Video 1
31. 9.
• The film won the Academy Award for Best
Documentary in 2008. The man on whom the film
is based accepted the award, making a coin
vanish in his hands while thanking the Academy
"for believing in magic" and then balanced the
Oscar by its head on his chin to cheers from the
audience. (there’s a picture on the next slide, if it
helps)
• The film has a 100% Certified Fresh rating on RT.
• Who, and what film?
36. 10.
• The lyricist had the following to say about a
seemingly meaningless term featured in a 2011
hit song (songs in which words have no meaning
is a characteristic of the composer): The term
means "out of focus", and it reflects the
occupation of the lead character in the film.
• Identify the lyricist, composer, film, term, song,
lead character's profession, and the first Indian
woman to take up that profession
• All 7 for pounce, part points at my discretion on
bounce.
39. 11.
• Since I just couldn’t sing, I couldn’t be Jackson,
and since I’m not tall I can’t be Jordan. So, I
was left with X as my role model.
• Who said this in an interview last year?
43. • Previous slide shows a screenshot of the
movie ShatranjKeKhilari, directed by Satyajit
Ray.
• Identify the man seated, who plays Gen.
Outram. He is himself an Academy-Award
winning director and frequent actor.
49. 14.
• Joel Silver is a prominent Hollywood producer. He
is the co-owner of Dark Castle Entertainment
along with Robert Zemeckis.
• He has produced movies including the Die Hard
series, Lethal Weapon, V for Vendetta, The Matrix
and several Guy Ritchie films.
• In 1968 in Columbia High School, he was said to
have created a sport which he claimed to be the
“_____ game experience”.
• What the sport?
50.
51. Ultimate Frisbee
UFC plays every weekend (and any day in between) at
Codissia/PRS, 6.30AM. Join in for a kickass sport!
Open to all ages.
Excuse the shameless whoring
52. 15. Follow-up question
• Silver is also credited with being an aficionado
of a guy, going so far as restoring the Storer
House in Hollywood designed by this guy.
• This forms the logo of Silver Pictures.
• Id this person.
59. • ____ is a movie directed by, written by and
starring Jagdeep in the lead role of ____. Jagdeep
reprised the role he played in the movie X.
• ____ tells the story of the owner of a timber mart
who wants to distribute his wealth to society, but
his trust and innocence are taken advantage of by
people. The movie also features cameos by Y and
Z, the lead actors of X. They however, do not
reprise their roles.
• X, Y, Z? Give me the blank for an extra 5 points.
60.
61. X - Sholay
• Y & Z –
Dharmendra&Amitabh
• The blank is
SoormaBhopali, who
helps Jai and Veeru get
in and out of jail and
consequently pocket Rs.
1000 in the beginning
of Sholay.
62. 18.
• This guy is Jerry Sandusky.
• He was a celebrated
football assistant coach,
under one of the best
coaches in America Joe
Paterno.
• However, startling
revelations led to his arrest
in 2011, and Sandusky will
mostly spend the rest of his
life behind bars.
• Why? And what team was
he most famous for
coaching? You needn’t be
specific. Points given at my
discretion.
63.
64. Penn State Nittany Lions
• The guy has been charged with 52 counts of
sexual abuse of young boys over a 15-year
period. Wiki refers to him as a “serial pedophile”.
• Good thing I don’t play American football
65. That’s it from me.
Its been a real pleasure knowing you guys.
Will miss you.
Again I say, so long, and thanks for all the fish.
