MAHALAYA QUIZ.pptx

MAHALAYA QUIZ
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Sourav Kr Podder
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Todays Menu…
• Total 26 questions.
• 10 for Direct/ Bonus.
• 10/-5 for Pounce.
• No Block.
• QM is Almighty for the Day.
• Best of Luck.

Question 1.
• In the nostalgic ‘Mahishasura Mardini’
on DD Bangla, Sanjukta Banerjee
played the role of Devi Durga.
• Who played the role of Mahishasura?

Question 2.
• Our Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was a
professional lawyer.
• Since 1990, He had been practicing primarily
in the field of constitutional law as a senior
advocate in the Supreme Court of India. He
has appeared in various High Courts of India.
He is a former President of Rajasthan High
Court Bar Association.
• In the late 90s which was his most highprofile
case?

Question 3.
• Aboshese (2011) is a Bengali film directed by
Aditi Roy. The lead starcast of the film were
Raima Sen, Ankur Khanna & X.
• X refused to act in this movie, later she was
impressed by the script & said yes to the
Director. But for this movie X won a National
Award.
• Who was X?

Answer
• Roopa Ganguly
• She won National Award for Best Female
Playback Singer

Question 4.
• Sheep without a shepherd is a 2019
Chinese movie by Sam Quah. It was 9th
highest grossing Chinese Film of 2019.
The story is about a simple family guy.
• It was an official remake of an Indian
film.
• Which Indian Film?

Question 5.
• Name this Instrument.

Question 6.
• All Dogs Go To Heaven is 1989 animated
musical fantasy film directed by Don Bluth.
Set in New Orleans in 1939, it tells the story
of Charlie B. Barkin, a German Shepherd
that is murdered by his former friend,
Carface Carruthers.
• Name this character from the film, which
reminds us something supernatural.

Question 7.
• The term X used to refer to African-
American men. X's meaning had begun
to expand by the mid-20th century. It
came to refer simply to a man (a
synonym of fellow or guy), or
sometimes more specifically a black
man.
• In the movie Ajantrik, the taxi number
(Jagaddal, an old 1920 Chevrolet jalopy)
was ___ 117.
• Id the Word.

Question 8.
• This is a noun word related to Book &
Bookfair.
• In 2022 a same name Web Series was
released on Amazon Prime. It Was 1st web
series of Mithun Chakraborty.
• Id the Word/ Series.

Question 9.
• Known as 'The ugliest woman in the world' X
Bevan was a nurse. Around the age of 32, she
began to suffer from abnormal growth and facial
distortion.
• After the death of her husband in 1914, she no
longer had the income to support herself and her
four children. She decided to capitalize on her
appearance and entered an "Ugliest Woman"
contest which she won.
• A certain song of Anjan Dutta remind us her
name.
• Name her.

Question 10.
• Identify this Actress.

Question 11.
• In his career Satyajit Ray had adopted many
stories & novels of many writers like Munsi
Premchand, Bibhutibhusan Bandhyopadhaya,
Rajsekhar Basu, Rabindranath Tagore & many
others.
• In the movie Agantuk, Ray narrates whose
story?

Answer
• Satyajit Ray
• His own short story ‘Athiti’

Question 12.
• This is a genus of 19 species of ferns in the
family Pteridaceae named after X.
According to biologists, the ferns bear a
close resemblance to X's costume from the
52nd Annual Grammy Awards and also
bear a distinct DNA sequence spelling X.
• Id X.

Question 13.
• __ __ __ literally means ‘suddenly beheading’ in Bengali. It is a
dark political satire movie by Joyraj Bhattacharjee. The film has
been made without any support from the mainstream industry.
It features thirteen unnamed people gathering in a mansion
filled with archaic objects to celebrate what appears to be a
communist revolution.
• A nude clip was leaked before the release of this movie & a
Bengal's heartthrob was trolled for his nudity.
• Id the Movie & actor.

Rules
• 6 Questions
• 1 Theme
• 6X5=30
• 20/-10 for Theme (After 3 Questions)
• 10/-5 for Theme (After 6 Questions)
• Full House 10.
• Best of Luck.

Question 1.
• Minu, an orphan, aspires to make a name for
herself in the male-dominated profession of
idol-making. Her dream begins to take shape
when Kalikrishna, a famous idol maker, adopts
and mentors her.This is a plot of a 2018 Bengali
TV serial aired on Star Jalsa.
• Name the Serial.

Question 2.
• In this exhaustive list there are many recipients including
Soumitra Chatterjee, Manna Dey, Tapan Sinha, Mrinal Sen,
Satyajit Ray, Raichand Boral, Kanan Debi, Dhirendranath
Ganguly, Birendranath Sircar & X (1972).
• Who is X & what is this list about?

Question 3.
• The text means 'Glorification of the Goddess' contains 700
verses arranged into 13 chapters. It is one of the most important
texts in Shaktism. The text is one of the earliest extant complete
manuscripts from the Hindu traditions which describes
reverence and worship of the feminine aspect of God.
• Name this.

Question 4.
• This famous Bangalee passed away in 2018. He was a resident
of 33 no ward, Bidhannagar Municipality. But in 2022 his vote
was casted in Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation Election. A
case was filed in the Election Commission by the opposition.
• Who was X?

Question 5.
• In 1952 Hari Bhanja directed a film named
Mahishasur Vadh. Bhanu Banerjee,
Gurudas Banerjee, Sabitri Chatterjee,
Shyam Laha were in the film.
• Who was the story writer of this movie?

Question 6.
• Chandril Bhattacharya is one of the main lyricists of
Chandrabindoo & also occasionally sings for them. His
idiomatic lyrics are laced with satire and critique of modern
society. Chandril, together with Anindya Chatterjee won the
2010 National Film Award for Best Lyrics for the song "Pherari
Mon" in the film Antaheen (2009).
• Who is his famous Grandfather?

Answer
• Pankaj Mullick
• Bangalee Dadasaheb Phalke Awardee

Answer
• Devi Mahatmya/ Durga Sapta Shati/ Shata Chandi

Question 14.
• 'E lucevan le stelle' is a romantic aria from the third act of
Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca from 1900, composed to an
Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.
• It is sung in act 3 by Mario Cavaradossi.A piece from this opera
was a part of a very popular bollywood movie which was
nominated for Best Outstanding Foreign Language Film at the
Japan Academy Awards.
• Id the bollywood movie & scene where it was picturised.

Question 15.
• Id the Movie & Lyricist.

Question 16.
• The memes are all about Anushka Sharma, Mira Rajput, Neha
Dhupia, Sania Mirza, Kareena Kapoor & others. Finding
similarities between them, the eagle-eyed netizens could not
resist them to make memes. X was common between them
during a certain time, on which memes were made on them.
• What is the Connection?

Question 17.
• From 1989 to June, 2023 X was the Highest
Grossing Bangladeshi Movie. It’s
worldwide gross was 20 crore Taka.
• In 2023 Shakib Khan’s Priyotoma Breaks
its record. Now Priyotoma is the highest
grossing movie.
• Id X.

Question 18.
• Priyojon (Bengali)
• Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (Hindi)
• NTR: Kathanayakudu (Telegu)
• Bilal (Malayalam)
• KGF: Chapter 3 (Kannada)
• Connect.

Answer
• Jisshu Sengupta’s Debut Movies in different Industries

Question 19.
• Donald Gennaro in Jurassic Park.
• Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones
• Amir Asif in Extraction
• Rick McCarthy in Dreamcatcher
• Gigi Cestone in The Sopranos
• Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction
• Find out the connection. (Non exhaustive)

Answer
• All of them died in Toilet.

Question 20.
• Id the Location.

Question 21.
• Hall-of-Fame baseball player George Brett was removed from a game in
the 1980 World Series due to X. After undergoing minor surgery, Brett
returned to play in the next game, quipping, "My problems are all behind
me".
• Conservative political commentator Glenn Beck underwent surgery for X,
subsequently describing his unpleasant experience in a widely viewed
2008 YouTube video.
• Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter had the same problems. Cricketers
Matthew Hayden and Viv Richards have suffered the condition.
• In a 2020 web series, X became boring stuff for some villagers.
• Id X & the series also.

Question 22
• A certain Almighty visited this places for what reasons?

Question 23.
• Id the Dance Form.

Question 24.
• Id lyricist & Male Singer.

Answer
• Srijato
• Ishan Mitra

Question 25.
• In 60s it was started by Kolkata Domkol
Bahini Durgapuja Committee. This idol
(Visual) was made by Ramesh Chandra
Paul. It was the main attraction of the
pandal hoppers that time.
• What was Most Unique thing of this
puja?

Answer
• Durga idol was made as Suchitra Sen

Question 26.
• Name the Movie.

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