A short movie trivia quiz that I made for the folks at work.

1. The Intuit Movie Quiz III

2. Rules of the Game Straight set of 20 Questions Next set of 5 additional questions which form a theme Scores are tabulated Winners are felicitated Quizmaster is rewarded

3. # 1

4. # 1 A cool, classy, opening sequence. Just identify the film. For a bonus point, name the actor whose name has been cut out from this clip

5. # 2 The 1993 super-hit Aankhen had three actors in double roles. If two of them were Govinda and Kader Khan, who was the third?

6. # 3 The most famous student of Imperial College of Engineering, Delhi, was RancchoddasShamaldasChanchad. Similarly, who was the most famous student of Imperial College of Medicine, Mumbai?

7. # 4 “When you lose the fear of death, life begins” – John Roy Hill. Thus begins the trailer of last year’s hit, Dabangg. Now John Roy Hill is a pseudonym of a director, someone who was not directly associated with Dabangg. Who?

8. # 5 The famous director, Billy Wilder, once said: “I have ten commandments. The first nine are, thou shall not ___. The tenth is, thou shalt have right of final cut”. Fill in the blanks.

9. # 6 Identify this cult movie from the poster

10. # 7 Name the movie

11. # 8 This poster caused quite a bit of furor in the US, with the Boston Globe and the LA Times editing out everything above the knee, while the Pittsburgh Press painted a pair of shorts over the legs. It also caused the film to get a special X rating in Canada Name the movie

12. # 9 Identify the movie from this theme

13. # 10 Johnny Gaddaar was an Indian noir film made in 2007, which quickly gathered a cult following. It was dedicated to the legendary cinema director Vijay Anand and a very famous writer of pulp fiction. Who?

14. # 11 The last tweet sent by the id @shamsheraj was “Back from Dubai and 2 analysis. Beautiful trip despite wheelchair. Missed wishing you all Happy Diwali and New Year. God Bless. Love.” Who is/was @shamsheraj?

15. # 12 Identify the child actors featured in this ad

16. # 13 Melissa Mathison co-authored a script with Steven Spielberg, on the sets of Raiders of the Lost Ark, where she had gone to visit her husband, Harrison Ford. This script originally had Ford play the role of the school principal, but was changed later as the Spielberg felt it would be too distracting for the audience. Name this all time classic which came out of the script co-written by Melissa

17. # 14 This clip is from a movie featured in the movie Delhi Belly. Name it.

18. # 15 What acting method was pioneered by the Acting Studio, created by Elia Kazan and others in 1947? The first students of this school of acting were Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, James Dean & Paul Newman.

19. # 16 Identify the movie from this theme

20. # 17 The 100th film of this superstar, the shooting had begun on his 49th birthday, with the movie releasing recently and drawing packed crowds. This movie is the sequel to a 2005 film, which was the biggest ever hit in the industry at that time. Name both films

21. # 18 He is the last surviving member of the species MegaprimatusKong, which was said to have evolved from the Gigantopithecus. Battle-worn with scars, wounds, and a crooked jaw from his many fights against rival creatures, he lives on Skull Island. Who?

22. # 19 Name the movie that inspired this logo

23. # 20 Once again, id the movie from the theme

24. Theme Round

25. # 21 (+10/-5) Id the movie

26. # 22 (+8/-4) This film was the director’s first, released in 2002. The second film by the same director, Just Married, was released in 2007. Name the director’s parents.

27. # 23 (+6/-3) Identify the movie from this poster

28. # 24 (+3/-2) Name the controversial movie from this poster

29. # 25 (+2/-1) Name the director of this movie from the poster. This is the only film made by this director.