Quiz Meet Quiz: M.E.L.A.S (Music, Ent, Lit, Arts, Sports) Quiz conducted by Rajdeep Dasgupta of LnD on 21st August, 2016. Disclaimer: All questions are original. Any resemblance whatsoever to other questions of similar kind is purely coincidental.

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-RAJDEEP DASGUPTA

2. 1.
As legend has it, X was a large cannon which was strategically placed
atop a wall. A shot from the Parliamentary cannon succeeded in
damaging the wall below it. It cause the cannon to tumble to the
ground. The Royalists attempted to raise it back, but as hard as they
tried they couldn’t accomplish it.
What is X?

3. 1. X= Humpty Dumpty

4. 2.
• Milos Forman converted this original Peter Schaffer written Street play into
a 1984 movie. It was widely rumored to be no good and was thought that it
wouldn’t be able to live up to the level of the play. Considering that the
movie went on to win 8 Oscars, this was refuted. When Sir Laurence Oliver
presented the award for the best movie at the ‘85 Oscars, he straight away
said “The best movie Oscar goes to X”, without reading out the
nominations.
• The movie was about the life of _________X__________, and in the
brilliant display of music, it was surpsrising to see it win only one Oscar for
sound tracks. The movie is told from the point of view of
__________X_________’s greatest rival.
• Give me X/FITB

5. 2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

6. 3.
• This novel by Richard Matheson has been adapted thrice into movies,
the last one sharing the name with the novel itself
• The first to are called : The last man on Earth and The Omega Man

7. 3. I AM LEGEND

8. 4.
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X first used these words : “It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever
done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.”
It was then used in a movie Z.
A said the words in Z at B’s funeral
X,Z,A,B?

9. 4. X- CHARLES DICKENS
Z- THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
A- JAMES GORDON
B-BRUCE WAYNE
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10. 5.
• Akira Ifukube, used a double bass, a leather glove and some pine tar
to produce _______________
• ___________ was used in a movie, which though did not win many
accolades, it got a lot of public appreciation
• Mathew Broderick starred in the movie

11. 5. GODZILLA’S ROAR
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12. 6.
• The first series to be aired on Netflix was a Norwegian series called
Lilyhammer
• The first American version of the series followed this on Netflix in
2012
• It became the first “Only Online” show to receive major Emmy
Nominations in its debut year
• 13 nominations in its second year

13. 6. HOUSE OF CARDS

14. 7. Connect. (xD)

15. Why This Kolaveri Di?

16. 8.
• X won the Oscar for Best Actor and Y won it for the best supporting
Actor.
• They Played the same character
• This has only happened once in history of movies
• ID X and Y and the characters

17. 8. MARLON BRANDO AND ROBERT DENIRO
VITO CORLEONE

18. 9.
This 2009 Tamil movie’s tag line was “Action and Reaction”. Considering
the unique ability of Tamil Directors to create movies with an
unorthodox titles, this movie sticks to its theme in the tag line.
When it was released, it was thought to be a scientific education film!
However this is a classic tale of revenge by a man for the crimes against
her fiancée.
ID the name.

19. 9.NEWTONIN MOONDRAM VIDHI /
NEWTON’S THIRD LAW! xD

20. 10.
• This movie won the Oscar for the best supporting actor, the award
going to X.
• This Hollywood movie however, has only about 30% of it spoken in
English.
• It is dominated by German, French and a little Italian.
• ID the movie and X.

21. 10. INGLORIUS BASTERDS
X- CHRISTOPH WALTZ

22. 11.
Speedy’s Sandwich Bar and Café serves you Breakfast Lunch and Pasta.
It is quite often frequented by the local inhabitants. However from time
to time a police car often draws up in front of it, or a body might be
flung out from the window above them.
Put Funda

23. 11. ADDRESS= 220B BAKER STREET

24. 12.
• X was supposed to play Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and Edward
Cullen in Twilight, but producers thought he was too old for the role.
X was supposed to play James Bond but was considered to be too
young for the character.
X was supposed to play Superman in Superman Returns but was
turned down at the last moment.
He has often been touted as the Most Unlucky Man in Hollywood.
He finally got due credit in 2013.
Whom are we talking about?

25. 12. Henry Cavill

26. • The opening scene of this Hollywood movie has the song “Mera Joota
Hai Japaani” playing.
• It was written by the real heroes of the movie
• Its cast includes a Moody teen, a comic relief and a gratitous cameo
• The producers are popularly known as Asshats
• ID

27. 13. DEADPOOL

28. 14.
• This Term, used to describe something hugely successful, be it movies
or books or albums … Was initially used in WW-II.
There were special kinds of bombs, which Royal air force of England
used in their Air raids at Germany ….
These bombs were so destructive that they cleared up entire blocks
and rows of houses … Hence these were called X.
Today we use it very differently … What is X?

29. 14. BLOCKBUSTERS

30. 15.
S01E08: The Pointy End.
S02E09: Blackwater.
S03E07: The Bear and the Maiden Fair.
S04E02: The Lion and the Rose.
Exhaustive list of what?

31. Writing Credits to George R. R. Martin

32. 16
• Hickory Dickory Dock
• Five Little Pigs
• One,two, Buckle my Shoe
• And then there were none
• By the pricking of my thumbs

33. 16. Titles of books by Agatha Christie

34. 17
• ID this Bryan Singer movie and complete the cast:
• Stephen Baldwin
X
Gabriel Byrne
Benicio del Toro
Kevin Pollak

35. 17. The Usual Suspects
Kevin Spacey

36. 18. *wtf
In this scene, Django (Jamie Foxx) tells the man to his left :
“Django. D-J-A-N-G-O. The D is silent.”

37. 18. Frank “Nero” Django!

38. 19

39. 19. The Gangnam District

40. 20
Who said this :
In an ever changing world, it is a single point of consistency. If my life
were expressed as a four-dimensional coordinate system, that spot,
when on which I first at on it, would be (0,0,0,0).

41. 20. Sheldon Cooper/ Jim Parsons
Sheldon’s spot

42. • END OF PRELIMS