Prelims of MELA quiz @ SVNIT

1. Prelims
Vaibhav Agarwal
Yash Patley

2. Q1.
• An X is a word, art form or other symbolic representation whose
elements retain meaning when viewed or interpreted from a different
direction, perspective, or orientation.

3. AMBIGRAM

4. Q2.
• Complete the list:
• Vizir
• Asp
• pil
• _______
• X
• Y

5. • X:Shah
• Y: Rokh
• King: Shah
• Minister: Vazir
• Gajah: Pil
• Ashva: Asp
• Ratha: Rokh
• Padati: Piadeh

6. Q3. Identify the singer.

7. Kareena Kapoor

8. Q4. CONNECT.

9. ED SHEERAN

10. *Q5. ID X.
• The Art shown in the next slide bears the same name X.
• The first one is by Alexendre Cabanel and the second one is by Sandro
Boticelli.

12. Birth Of Venus

13. Q6. Connect

14. Auguste rodin

15. Q7. Identify the minimalist poster

17. Q8. Identify the minimalist poster

19. Q9. Identify the minimalist poster

21. *Q10. ID X,Y.
• The US title of a Book, Film or game may be different from UK title of
that particular Book, film or game.
• One Such book X by Agatha Christie whose title had to be changed in
US to Y in order to avoid confusion with Graham Greene's novel
Stamboul Train, which in the US had been published as Orient
Express.

22. • X: Murder on the Orient Express
• Y: Murder in the Calais Coach

23. Q11. Connect

24. COLDPLAY

25. Q12. Connect
• Drink a beer in front of a cop
• Meat on whole wheat with secret sauce
• Steal a dead body and put it in the middle of the school
• Get a homecoming queen's bra, signed
• Steal the night watchman's peg leg
• Steal a car worth over $100,000

27. Q13. ID X.
• “X” is the name of graffiti, that originally appeared in Orléans, France
in 1997.
• The graffiti appeared most frequently on chimneys, but was also
sighted in other places, such as train platforms and at political rallies.
The artist was originally anonymous, but in 2007 Thoma Vuille was
caught in the act of creating the _____.
• Identify “X”.

28. M. Chat

29. Q14. Fill In the blanks
• _________ painting is a renowned art form of India that has made its
mark around the world. The name of the art form itself suggest the
size, but irrespective of the size it captures great details of subject and
expression in the work.
• The main characteristic of the _________ paintings is the intricate
brushwork and the vibrant colors made from semi-precious stones,
conch shells, gold and silver.
• This art form was developed in the Mughal period, later the style was
adapted by the Hindus(Rajputs) and Sikhs.

30. Miniature

31. *Q15. ID X.
• “X” is a type of art form which refers to a visual art of ______ whose
ancient traces are spread all over the world.
• The contemporary practice of “X” can be defined as, "the art of giving
form to signs in an expressive, harmonious, and skilful manner”.
• Identify X.

32. Calligraphy

33. Q16. ID X.
• Ghulam Ali sung this _______ originally and would have never
thought in his scariest dream that _______ would become a proper
parody and a background score in a future commercial for “X”,
launched in 1997 in India.

34. Seagram’s Imperial Blue

35. Q17. Inexhaustive list of what ?
• Idris Elba
• Christopher Walken
• Lupit Nyong’o
• Giancarlo Esposito
• Bill Myray

36. The Voices in The Jungle Book(2016)
• Idris Elba – Sher Khan
• Christopher Walken – King Louie
• Lupit Nyong’o - Raksha
• Giancarlo Esposito - Akela
• Bill Myray – Baloo
• Ben Kingsley – Bagheera
• Scarlett Johansson - Kaa

37. Q18. ID X and Y
• An American animated T.V. series “X” sets in a big city, a colorful world
populated by a cast of anthropomorphic animals, mythological
creatures, and humanoid beings.
• This series centers an aquatic animal with his beloved pet Hot Dog
________ and a talking penguin “Y”.

38. X: Oswald, Y: Henry

39. Q19. Who are we talking about ?
• Work out from clues:
• In 1987, after debuting in her first film she married to Liam Neeson, a
35 year old actor while she was just 19.
• She became known to worldwide audience after appearing in a movie
which was initially titled as $3,000. She got this role after some of the
great names of that time, including Michelle Pfeiffer, Molly Ringwald
and Meg Ryan had declined to take the lead role.

40. Julia Roberts

41. *Q20. Name the Actress and the movie.
• This might had happen for the first time in the history of world
cinema that a blonde lady with a red gown gives a scene on a
Fitzgerald’s song writhing on a grand piano with sensuous and
steaming looks keeping the intensity of the song the way it was.

42. Michelle Pfeiffer and The fabulous Baker Boys