4. 2. Which video game was conceptualized after a gluttonous legend named Paku and the sight of a partly eaten pizza?
5. 3. When the Guru Dutt film Mr & Mrs 55 begins, there is a shot of someone drawing a cartoon. The audience is supposed to believe that it is Guru Dutt, but since the shot was taken from over the man’s shoulder, he cannot be directly seen. Who was the actual man in the shot?
6. 4. Which famous scientist is said to have been a deft painter, and signed his artwork as ‘Ofey’?
7. 5. Beowulf, the epic poem, has had a lot of renditions. One of them was by a famous author who wrote an entire novel based on it just to win a bet with his friends. The book was made into a film starring Antonio Banderas. Identify both author and book.
8. 6. In the early 1990s, an album by the name of “Rest Day” was released. It contained the favourite songs of all the then Indian cricketers. Who sang the songs of the album?
9. 7. What is the claim to fame of Shagufta, an album by Pankaj Udhas released in 1989?
10. 8. Connect St Mungo’s Hospital in the Harry Potter Series to one of the pivotal characters in James Bond films.
11. 9. What special students study at the Xavier Institute of Higher Learning?
12. 10. Which member of the band “Ugly Rumours” became the most famous, although in a totally different field?
13. 11. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, who or what is the most portrayed character in films?
14. 12. Connect the films Agni Varsha, Hello Brother and God Tussi Great Ho.
30. 1. Considered the greatest in his sport of all times, he has a book by the name GOAT written on him. Who is he, and why GOAT?
31. 2. Experimenting with new sound technologies, Amar Gopal Bose used to hide speakers everywhere in his room, like under the bed or in a closet. One of his friends used a two-word phrase to describe the effect. That phrase is invariably associated with all sorts of musical speakers today. What phrase?
33. 4. Connect Mark Wahlberg, Angelina Jolie, Timothy Olyphant and Milla Jovovich.
34. 5. Which fictional character, initially named Mortimer, made his acting large-screen debut in a film that was a parody of “Steamboat Bill Jr”, starring Buster Keaton?
35. 6. 24 tomatoes, chopped onion, chopped pepper, sugar, 2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp curry powder, 1 tsp dry mustard, 1 tsp nutmeg, 1 tsp cloves, 1 tsp ginger, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp chili powder. Blanch the tomatoes, cut into pieces & mix the remaining ingredients. Boil until required consistence. What is the connection of this recipe to the world of arts?
36. 7. He has appeared in a Hollywood film as Huggy Bear, sports bullet wounds on his body from his drug-peddling days and has appeared in an advertisement for Chrysler with Lee Iacocca. In this ad, he ‘hijacked’ Iacocca’s words of “If you find a better car, buy it,” and made it into “If the ride is more fly, then you must buy.” Who?
37. 8. Which famous fictional twins suffered from a disorder called Spoonerism?
38. 9. “In the dark blue sky you keep / And often through my curtains peep / For you never shut your eye / Till the sun is in the sky.” This is second stanza of a poem. What is the first line?
39. 10. Which is the only Indian classical dance form which is performed solely by women?
40. 11. Which character did Lewis Carrol name after himself in Alice in Wonderland? Hint: He had a speech defect.
41. 12. This band was touring Europe under the name ‘Earth’ when they found out that they were being confused with another band of the same name. They decided to change their name. Someone looked out of the window of their practice studio, and saw the poster of a Boris Karloff horror film. They adopted the title of the film as their name. Which band?
