Written ROund of TV Quiz held on 31.03.2015

1. Baird’s Script…..
The Written Round.

2. Rules:
• Written Round. 16 questions.
• 10 points for a single answer question. For questions having more
than one part, 10 points for each part.
• Quizmaster’s decision is final and abiding. Disputes, if any, are to be
settled later.

3. 1. Still from a Simpsons episode. Question in
the next slide.

4. Two part Question :
• Identify the band making a guest appearance. They are considered
the pioneers of the punk rock movement wit hits like “Blitzkrieg Bop”.
• This particular episode is titled “ Rosebud”. What unique distinction
does this word hold along with another word “Plastics”?

5. • The band is the Ramones
• “Rosebud”(Citizen Kane) and “Plastics”(The Graduate) are the only
two single word quotes to make it to the AFI’s 100 greatest movie
quotes of all time list.

6. 2. Identify the TV Series known for naming
episodes paraphrasing famous movie titles such
as:
• Despicable B
• Raiders of the Lost Art
• Crazy, Cupid, Love
• Damien Darko
• Beauty and the Feast

8. 3. Which iconic Documentary series starts
with the following lines by the narrator:
• “A hundred years ago, there were one and a half billion people on
Earth. Now, over six billion crowd our fragile planet. But even so,
there are still places barely touched by humanity. This series will take
you to the last wildernesses and show you the planet and its wildlife
as you have never seen them before.“
• Also identify the narrator.

9. • The show is “Planet Earth”
• The narrator is David Attenborough, brother of Richard Attenborough

10. 4. Watch… no Read CLOSELY..
• X : A novel about three Army Doctors is a 1968 novel by Richard Hooker
which has seen two onscreen adaptations of the same name:
• 1. A 1970 movie
• 2. A TV show which ran from 1972 to 1983, with the finale, "Goodbye,
Farewell and Amen", becoming the most watched and highest rated single
television episode in U.S. television history at the time, with a record-
breaking 125 million viewers.
• The series, which was produced in association with 20th Century Fox
Television for CBS, follows a team of doctors and support staff stationed at
the "4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital" in Uijeongbu, South
Korea during the Korean War.
• Question in the next slide

11. • Two part question:
• Name the movie/TV series (same name) i.e. X.
• Apart from the name and the novel from which they are adapted,
what is common to both the movie and the series, something for
which a son earned more money than his father – who directed the
movie itself.

12. • The name of film/series is M.A.S.H – acronym for Mobile Army
Surgical Hospital.
• The common feature is the track “Song from M.A.S.H. - Suicide is
Painless” which was the theme song for the both the film and the
series. Mike Altman, son of Robert Altman, co-wrote the song and
ended up earning more than Robert who had directed the 1970
movie.

13. 5. Identify the shows (X and Z) and the respective
presenters (Y & W).
• X is a thirteen part scientific documentary presented by renowned
American astronomer Y which aired in 1980. A book was also published to
accompany the series. X has been considered highly significant since its
broadcast; The New York Times described it as "a watershed moment for
science-themed television programming“.
• Z is another Scientific Documentary series aired in 2014 which was made as
a follow up to X. Z was presented by W, a renowned astrophysicist of
present times. Among the executive producers are Seth MacFarlane, whose
financial investment was instrumental in bringing the show to broadcast
television, and Ann Druyan, Y's widow, a co-author and co-creator of the
original television series. It turned out to be a successful attempt with
positive responses from critics and viewers alike.
• The first episode of the original series starts with these iconic line, “The
_________ is all that is, or ever was, or ever will be.”
• Both the shows have the same first name.

14. • X- COSMOS: A Personal Voyage presented by Carl Sagan(Y)
• Z – COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey presented by Neil de Grasse
Tyson(W)

15. 6. Jaw-dropping…
• ‘Dropped’ is a French TV programme aired in the Sportsman Channel
which features famous sporting figures who are taken to remote
terrains blindfolded and are left in the wilderness. Their task is to use
their skills to find their way back into civilisation.
• Why was this show in the news recently?

16. • Death of the French sportsmen Camille Muffat, the swimmer who
won three medals at the London Olympics in 2012, yachtswoman
Florence Arthaud and the boxer Alexis Vastine due to the collision of
the helicopters in the western province of La Rioja near the Andes
mountains while shooting for the show.

17. 7. Give the term X…
• X is a technique used in Broadcast programming whereby an
unpopular television programme is scheduled between two popular
ones in the hope that viewers will watch it. Public broadcasting use
this as a way of promoting serious but valuable content. This is
especially used for new shows. The main theory in play is that
audiences are less likely to change channels for a single time slot.
• However, there is a risk. If the middle show is weak, the audience
could change the channel altogether even if they “would have stayed
if the two popular programs had formed a block.”

18. • Hammocking

19. 8.Name the show Y. Also name best friend of
the protagonist (the character’s name).
• In the TV series X , references to the fact that the protagonist, was based on the
famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
appear throughout the series. The creator explained that he was always a Holmes
fan and found the character's indifference to his clients unique. The resemblance
is evident in the lead character’s reliance on deductive reasoning and psychology,
even where it might not seem obviously applicable, and his reluctance to accept
cases he finds uninteresting. His investigatory method is also based on
elimination – much like that of Holmes. Also, the protagonist’s best friend is
modelled very much on John Watson. The protagonist uses drugs like Sherlock
and both he and his friend have their address as 221B. Further resemblances can
be found in the musical instruments played by the protagonist.
• One of the most watched and acclaimed TV series’ of recent times, X first aired in
2004 and finally ended in 2012 after 8 seasons.
• The actor who played the best friend also played a pivotal role in Dead Poets
Society (1998)

20. • House M.D.
• The character which is reference to John Watson is Dr. James Wilson,
the head of oncology at Princeton Plainsboro Hospital.

21. 9. To be or not to be….
• The person shown in the figure is tipped to be the next in line to co-
host a cult TV show which holds the Guinness World Record in its
particular segment. But if the replacement does take place, he would
have to fill up a giant void (literally and figuratively).
• Two part Question:
• Which show?
• Who is he apparently replacing?

22. • The show is BBC Top Gear
• He is tipped to replace Jeremy Clarkson who was recently sacked
following a dirty episode with one of the co-producers of the show.

23. Identify X
• X (or paiza in Chinese, gerege in Mongolian) a
foot long and three inches wide and inscribed
with the words (Left Fig.): "By the strength of
the eternal Heaven, holy be the Khan's name.
Let him that pays him not reverence be killed."
The X was the special VIP passport, authorizing
the travelers to receive throughout the Great
Khan's dominions such horses, lodging, food
and guides as they required.
10.

24. • Golden Tablet.

25. Connect. Non-exhaustive. One of the most
popular entries is missing.
11.

26. • All of them have portrayed the role of Irene Adler in movies/series.

27. Connect. Again the most noticeable entrant is
missing.12.

28. • Michael Schofield’s ta.ttoos

29. Guess the TV Series
● Because of the numerous scenes and the quick-cut nature of the
show's visual style, the show is filmed without the traditional live
studio audience. The finished episode is later shown to an audience,
and their reactions are recorded and added for broadcast. The series'
creators joke that the long set-up time between scenes would cross the
line from "studio audience" to "hostage situation."
13.

31. Identify X
● 'X' is a type of film or television show in which fictional events
are presented in documentary style to create a parody. These
productions are often used to analyse or comment on current events
and issues by using a fictional setting, or to parody the
documentary form itself. They may be either comedic or dramatic
in form, although comedic forms are more common.
●Some examples are- Modern Family, The Office.
14.

32. • Mockumentary.

33. 15. FITB to get the name of a show and name its
co-creator after whom the show itself is named.
• Three gentlemen Louis-Dreyfus, Alexander and Richards, part of an iconic
sitcom, have all attempted to launch new sitcoms as title-role characters.
Despite acclaim and even respectable ratings, almost every show was
cancelled quickly, usually within the first season. This gave rise to the term
_______ curse: the failure of a sitcom starring one of the three, despite the
conventional wisdom that each person's ______ popularity should almost
guarantee a strong, built-in audience for the actor's new show.
• Shows specifically cited regarding the ________ curse are Julia Louis-
Dreyfus' Watching Ellie, Jason Alexander's Bob Patterson and Listen Up!,
and Michael Richards' The Michael Richards Show. Larry David said of the
curse, "It's so completely idiotic. It's very hard to have a successful sitcom.“
• The sitcom they were originally part of was voted the “the greatest TV
show of all time” by TV Guide.

34. • The Seinfeld Curse and Jerry Seinfeld.

35. 16. FITB and identify the co-creator X who is
famous for directing films like Mulholland Drive and
Blue Velvet among others…
One of the top-rated shows of 1990 and ________ was a critical success both
nationally and internationally. It captured a devoted cult fan base and
became a part of popular culture that has been referenced in television
shows, commercials, comic books, video games, films and song lyrics.
However, declining viewer ratings led to ABC's insistence that the identity of
the murderer in the series be revealed midway through the second season.
The series was followed by a 1992 feature film, ________: Fire Walk with
Me, which serves as both a prequel and an epilogue to the television series.
The creators Mark Frost and X, despite of their promise to return after 25
years, haven’t finalised anything yet, giving rise to speculations that the
show might never return and mystery shall forever remain unsolved.

36. • The Show is Twin Peaks.
• The director/co-creator X is David Lynch.

40. Please exchange your answer scripts…