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Entertainment Quiz Prelims
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4. 1. Gerald Holtom used a combination
of the semaphore symbols for the
letters ‘N’ and ‘D’, standing for nuclear
disarmament to create it. Its unicode
symbol is U+262E. It has been accused
of being associated with satanism.
What?
8. 3*. X involves the music video for the
1987 Rick Astley song “Never Gonna
Give You Up” which can be frequently
encountered on Youtube. It’s a bait
and switch, a person provides a
hyperlink seemingly relevant to the
topic, but actually leading to the Astley
video. Persons led to the music video
are said to “have been X’ed”. What
popular internet phenomenon are we
talking about?
12. 5. ‘The Artist’, this year’s winner for
the Academy Awards for the best film,
was the second movie of this kind to
win the award since ‘Wings’, which
won the award in 1929. What makes
these two movies different from
others?
20. The paradox which will result if
Pinnocchio says “My nose will grow
now.”, If it is true, it should not grow;
which will render the statement false,
and hence result in a paradox.
21. 9. ‘And I Laid traps for the troubadors
who got killed before they reached
Bombay’ is probably a reference to the
Thugee cult, devoted to the Goddess
Kali, the Goddess of death.
Kali was also the inspiration for the
iconic band’s logo, whose lyrics were
just mentioned. Which band?
23. 10. David Bowie, the original
composer, bemoaned the fact that
when he performed this number
himself, he would encounter “kids that
came up afterwards and say, ‘It’s cool
that you’re doing a Nirvana song.’ And
I think, ‘Fuck you, little tosser.’”
Name the song, the cover of which
outshone the original.
25. 11*. Professor Paul Frommer, the
linguistics expert from the University
of South California was roped in to
create this. Some say it sounds like
German or Japanese. What?
27. 12. The concept for X was developed
in 1988 by LokSeva Sanchar Parishad,
and was composed by Louis Banks. It
was unique for having lyrics in 14
different languages and featured more
than 20 celebrities. 20 years later, the
song was re-recorded with an updated
cast.
Which famous song are we talking
about?
29. 13. The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is
a North American non-profit organization devoted
to the promotion of public interest in archaeology,
and the preservation of archaeological sites.
The American Journal of Archaeology is published
by the institute.
Who is the only non-archaeologist in the present
Governing Board of the AIA
35. 16. Shown is a mugshot of D-company gangster
Maya Dolas. It was crossed with an ‘X’ after his
death in a gunbattle between his gang and team
members of Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad.
This “first daylight encounter of India” was made
into a movie. Who playes Maya Dolas?
43. 20. This series, which debuted in 1986
on Doordarshan is considered one of
the longest running series of its kind in
the world.
In 2004, it entered the Guinness World
Records by shooting an episode of 111
minutes in one continuous shot.
Which TV series?
