Mohd Fahad (23-08-2016)

A Quiz Down the Memory Lane
Date: 23 August 2016
QM: Mohd Fahad
Genre: GHEnt (Hindi Ent with thoda sa Gen)

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The title was first heard in a 1993 music album called Sandesa and has since gained a cult
following among the youth. The album artist is a Civil Engineer from NED University, and has
appeared in films such as Chalo Ishq Larain. The artist has released many more albums such
as Chahat, Qaraar, Jaania and Jadoo.
The title was later heard as the title of an FM show, which has been running now for over ten
years on Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM.
The title was also heard as the name of a 2014 film, starring Tanuj Virwani, Rati Agnihotri’s
son.
What name/title am I talking about?

This is a scene from a film called Satrangee Parachute (2011). What is the kid in the scene
paying a tribute to? (specific reference needed with name(s)) (Video Question)

UnIndian is a 2015 Australian rom-com directed by Anupam Sharma. It stars Tannishtha
Chatterjee and was released in Australia in October last year, and in India last week.
Being an Indo-Aussie collaboration, this film was announced by Tony Abbott during his visit
to Mumbai in September 2014.
Which famous personality has made his/her big screen debut in UnIndian?
Hint: Once upon a time, this famous personality also sang a song called Haan Main Tumhara
Hu, a duet with with Asha Bhosle.

The most beautiful and
glorious delivery stride ever.

Khatta Meetha is a 2010 Hindi comedy drama film written and directed by Priyadarshan, a
remake of a 1988 Malayalam film of his.
The film revolves around a struggling road constructor, Sachin Tichkule who dreams big but
he doesn't have any money to bribe the bureaucracy. To make matters worse, the new
Municipal Commissioner turns out to be his former girlfriend who now hates him due to his
wayward ways.
Upon release, the film received mixed reviews from critics. Rajeev Masand rated the film 1/5
calling it schizophrenic.
Till a few days ago, this movie was only remembered for it’s beautiful romantic number
“Sajde” by KK.
What happened a few days ago?

List it.
Eleven movies that have released so far have been produced by Phantom films. Not counting
Katiyabaaz as it’s not a feature film, Vakratunda Mahakaaya which was in Marathi and
Ghoomketu which is yet to release of course.
+2 for every right answer and -1 for every entry after the eleventh.
Please note: Films like GOW have the Phantom logo at the beginning as pointed out to me during the quiz, but I’ll
strictly be going by their website and wiki page.

“Aa stands for X
Ah stands for a moan”
This is a rough translation of a song which most people have heard, but don’t understand the
meaning of. The song, sing by a singer called Malathi, was actually lifted from a Telegu film
called Arya, with little change in lyrics.
Id X, which is a town in Andhra near the Godavari delta.

Amalapuram
“Aa ante Amalapuram
Ah ante Ahhapuram”

Fill in the blanks, give the Filmfare Award category, and tell why X was sometime ago in the
news for reasons not related to his own career.

FITB and id the film
Both blanks are same, but have different number of words.

Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013)

Id the film from this first scene.

The story goes that Wajid of Sajid-Wajid fame had a childhood dream of composing a lullaby
one day.
So, when he was asked to compose one such tune, he did so with no lyrics at all, and
presented it to Sanjay Leela Bhansali in no time. The tune was accepted even before any
lyrics were written.
The tune went on to have Sameer’s beautiful words adorn it, in a Shreya Ghoshal song that
went largely unnoticed in the movie.
Id the movie and song.

Rowdy Rathore
Chaandaniya
SLB being the producer, and not director.

X is a song composed by A. R. Rahman and performed by Rahman, Murtuza Khan, Quadir
Khan and Chinmayee Sripada and written by Gulzar. It is a love ballad dedicated to the
memory of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, written at the time of the tenth anniversary of his
death.
The song was totally recorded in two versions, one sung by the aforementioned singers and
one by Rahman himself, but the Rahman version was taken due to a variety of reasons.
Which song is this, considered to be amongst Rahman’s most beautifully composed songs?

Complete the family tree.
Hasrat Jaipuri <---> (brother in law) <---> Sardar X
Sardar X ---> (son) ---> A X
Sardar X ---> (son) ---> Dabboo X
Dabboo X ---> (son) ---> B X
Dabboo X ---> (son) ---> C X
A X ---> (daughter) ---> D X
X, A, B, C, D. B and C are interchangeable obviously.

X: Malik
A X: Anu Malik
B X: Amaal Malik
C X: Armaan Malik
D X: Anmol Malik

From which movie is this snap taken, one of an online chess match between Magnus Carls Jr.
and Rook Jao? Utter useless hint available.

The movie was one of the five projects selected for the Work In Progress Lab of Film Bazaar
2013. The film made its world premiere on 8 September 2014 as part of the Contemporary
World Cinema Programme at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). It went on
to be screened at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia, BFI London Film Festival, Busan
International Film Festival (BIFF), the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) and
Istanbul Film Festival. It was released in India on 17 April 2015.

Anand Tiwari is a noted Indian film and stage actor, known for his roles in films like Udaan
(2010), Kites (2010), Aisha (2010), and so on. He is the co-founder of the theatre company
FAT Productions in Mumbai. He has worked as an assistant director for Barfi! And The
President is Coming, and played the newsreader in Slumdog Millionaire.
However, he is most well known, apart from his regular film appearances, for two of his
directorial projects, one of which he even acted in. One of these two projects came out last
year and was widely liked by the audience. It starred Ali Fazal among others.
The other campaign was one of the most hard hitting, socially awakening campaigns to see
the face of modern India. Talking about topics ranging from voting, woman empowerment,
bribery and so on, this campaign was one that got him the limelight and the praise, both as
an actor and a director. His direction wasn’t publicized and isn’t documented, but interviews
of Anand himself, and Lowe Lintas executives confirm the same. Some parts of this campaign
also went on to star SRK and be directed by R Balki.
Which two projects are being talked about?

The story goes that X had presented this song to Salman Khan in Switzerland sometime in the
early 1990s. Bhai then tried to fit the song in a lot of his films, but the filmmakers didn’t
agree.
Then after a good 4-5 years, Bhai used the song in his home production despite a lot of
opposition. A new problem arose as to who would sing the song (which was originally
composed and scratch sung by X). The song was recorded with Abhijeet, after trying a lot of
other singers. But Abhijeet as well, couldn’t get the punch of the first 2-3 notes right, albeit
singing the rest of the song beautifully.
Seeing no other way, X was called all over and he sung his own song, with perfect punch and
feel, and even won a Filmfare for it, not to forget lots and lots of fan following for both X and
Bhai of course.
Id X and the song.

The much more talented namesake of KRK, Kamaal Khan.

Presently owned by Haymarket Motoring Ltd, this was first introduced to the public in 1895.
When launched, this was owned by Iliffe and Sons Ltd and was said to be in the interests of
the mechanically propelled road carriage.
When introduced on 2 November 1895, it is believed, there were only six or seven cars in the
United Kingdom.
The name that the founders wanted to give this thing/item/commodity/business is actually a
generic name now. Needless to say, the present name of this
thing/item/commodity/business is what was supposed to be the generic name.
What is being talked about, and what was the name supposed to be?

Autocar was supposed to be
Motorcar and vice versa

Mirra Alfassa (The Mother) was the spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo, who held the
notion that man is a transitional being.
What, designed by a certain Roger Anger, was founded on 28 February 1968 by Mirra Alfassa
as a project of the Sri Aurobindo Society?

Auroville
Matri Mandir works as well.

Italian brand Kappa recently came out with a kit for a fourth tier Spanish club called Club
Deportivo Palencia.
What is it about the kit, that evokes memories of a 2010 event? While at it, also tell me
which event.

“
Kids. Home. Life
Our products are designed in Australia and handmade by our team in Indonesia from
beautiful fabrics carefully selected or handprinted by us.
Every piece is created with our Brand ethos in mind…a little bit bohemian…a little bit rock ‘n
roll…a whole lotta style.
The Team pride themselves on offering quality, easy wear pieces that your children will love
and homeware and accessories that you don’t want to live without. Our products are a
fusion of the laidback yet tough Aussie spirit and the gentle artistic nature of our Indonesian
craftsman. X supports and collaborates with artists, designers and skateboarders to produce
exclusive prints for our range
”
Twist your minds, and think of a suitable name for a kidswear brand.

The earliest Ardhanarishvara images are dated to the Kushan period, starting from the first
century CE. Its iconography evolved and was perfected in the Gupta era. The Puranas and
various iconographic treatises write about the mythology and iconography of
Ardhanarishvara. While it remains a popular iconographic form found in most Shiva temples
throughout India, very few temples are dedicated to this deity.
Ardhanarishvara represents the synthesis of all energies of the universe and illustrates how
shakti is inseparable from Shiva. The union of these principles is exalted as the root and
womb of all creation. Another view is that it is a symbol of Shiva's all-pervasive nature.
What is the Ardhanarishvara? Pliss to explain.

Right side Shiva and Left side Parvati

X is a multinational corporation based in Paris, and is the world’s largest of its kind. The
company was founded in 1964 in Lyon by Jean-Claude.
Over the years it has expanded aggressively, partly through acquisitions of smaller
companies in several countries. It currently operates in more than 70 countries and has an
employee base touching ten thousand.
Their major offering is called the public bicycle rental system. These systems are each
financed by local operators in return for the cities signing over a ten year deals. The overall
scheme is called Cyclocity by the company, but each city's system is branded under an
individual name.
Which company did Jean Claude found?

Chan Hon Meng of Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice and Noodle makes Hong Kong-style
soya sauce chicken noodles and has been doing it for 35 years, building his stall up to the
point where people wait in huge lines in the morning before he even opens up.
If he’s a normal day to day successful street side vendor in Singapore, why was he in the
news sometime in the last few months?

First hawker to be awarded the Michelin star. Hence, also making his stall the cheapest
Michelin starred ‘restaurant’.

Sabza, or Falooda Beej is a slimy mass, that is used as a dessert topping for a variety of Indian
desserts such as Kulfi and Rabri, and to drinks such as the simple lemonade and a variety of
Sherbets.
These seeds are cooling in nature, good for digestion, anti-oxidant and anti-viral as well.
Q: From where do we get the Sabza seeds?

Sabza seeds are the seeds of the Tulsi plant.

“Today's social networks are based on Likes and +1s, but our aim is to make more people
interact based on common interests. We want to create a happy social network rather than
quantifying the measures. We want that friendly, supportive environment to return. Today
people are accessing more and more things on their smartphones. So we wanted to create
something which is mobile first as well.”
“Hello is an interest based network. Once you sign up, you can choose five interests and you
will join those personas. Your timeline would be the mix of things you're interested in the
most. Every post you make can belong to different personas. For instance, if you go scuba
diving and take a picture, it can belong to travelers, scuba divers and adventure junkies
communities. At Hello, we won't restrict you from exploring new personas. Today, say you
want to check out what is going on in the world of football. You can go to that community
and see the conversations taking place even without adding it to your profile.”
These are excerpts from an interview with the founder of Hello, a new social networking
platform. Who owns Hello?

Hamara purana dost, Orkut Büyükkökten.

Gaining notoriety a few years back, William Sami Etienne Grigahcine is currently ranked
thirty second in the most reputed list of his work.
Born in Paris, he cites arty French film La Haine as an influence on his work and is a fan of
Cypress Hill and KRS-One.
He earned his moniker from the fact that when in his youth he produced graffiti art, he was
able to consistently evade the police, and hence got his name owing to his effectiveness at
evading and hiding.
Successful but not a really famous name earlier, he gained worldwide fame in 2015 because
of one of his collaborative projects.
Who and which project?

Since the start of 2008, there have been three Olympic games and four World
Championships, and Usain Bolt has won a gold in ALL the events he has taken part in, in
these seven competitions barring one.
This effectively means he has won twenty golds out of a possible twenty one.
Two part question:-
1. Why did he not win the Gold? What did he win?
2. Who won the Gold medal?

Daegu 2011.
Usain Bolt made a false start and was hence disqualified.
Fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake ran to the Gold in 9.92 seconds thus becoming the youngest
world champion.

Sometime last year, Bangladeshi police arrested Rubel Hossain after Bangladeshi actress
Naznin Akter Happy, 19, complained that he raped her. Happy became a household name for
her debut movie “Kichu Asha Bhalobasa” which hit cinemas in 2013. She claimed that Rubel
had reneged on a promise of marriage that he made while they were having an intimate
affair. He was put in custody for three days by a court in Dhaka. But he was later granted bail
for approximately a month.
Before the end of the month, this eccentric personality called Naznin Happy withdrew all her
charges and Rubel was let go.
What reason did she give for withdrawing all her charges?

Rubel Hossain took 4/53 in a world cup match against England, thus resulting in Bangladesh
qualifying for the QF.
Naznin withdrew all her charges saying Rubel was a national treasure and reason for
Bangladesh to gain international glory.

Born to former Delhi Vidhan Sabha Speaker and BJP member Charti Lal in 1954, X has an
MCom degree from SRCC and an LLB from DU. He has been a member of the RSS even went
to jail during the Emergency.
After his release from jail, he became president of the DUSU in 1977 as a candidate of the
ABVP. He is married to a DU professor since 1985.
One of his initiatives was to establish Toy Bank in 1987. It is a non-profit organization that
collects toys from donors, refurbishes/restores them and then redistributes the toys amongst
the underprivileged children in Delhi.
In 2013, X became the subject of one of the biggest KLPDs in Indian Politics, in recent history.
Id X and the person who was responsible for the KLPD.

Ajay Garg
He was replaced by Harsh Varshan as Delhi CM candidate just weeks before the elections.
He isn’t really
Ajay Garg, but I
hope you get
why I called him
that.

The Palace of the Parliament is the seat of the Parliament of Romania. Located in central
Bucharest, it is the second largest administrative building in the world, after The Pentagon.
A colossal parliament building known for its ornate interior, it houses the Senate and the
Chamber of Deputies, three museums and an international conference center. Though
named the House of the Republic, after the Romanian Revolution of 1989 it became widely
known as the People's House.
In 1990, Australian business magnate Rupert Murdoch wanted to buy the building for US$
1bn, but his bid was rejected. These days it is valued at around €3 billion making it one of the
most expensive administrative buildings in the world. The cost of heating and electric lighting
alone exceeds US$ 6mn per year, as much as a medium-sized city.
What superlative does the Palace of the Parliament boast of?
Hint: A physical property that is generally not associated with a building/structure.

X is a Greek cold drink that was actually an accidental invention. It was invented in 1957 at
the International Trade Fair in Thessaloniki. The representative of the Nestlé company,
Giannis Dritsas, was exhibiting a new product for children, a chocolate beverage produced
instantly by mixing it with milk and shaking it in a shaker. Dritsas' employee Dimitris
Vakondios was looking for something, and ended up inventing the drink.
It is popular in Greece and Cyprus, especially during the summer, but has now spread to
other countries. The word is French and comes from a verb meaning ‘to hit’.
What drink?
Hint: A common name which we generally use for all similar items, incorrectly so.

“The idea for the FES Watch came to me when I visited the Tokyo Game Show in 2012.
Games, such as solitaire and blackjack, that were analogue a few decades ago have now
been completely digitized and enjoyed by many enthusiasts. Visiting the show made me
realize how passionate people can be, but also made me wonder if there were any other
fields that remained to be digitized”
These are the words of Yuki Sugiue of Sony, who was the key figure in the FES Watch
development.
The FES watch is a smart watch by Sony. It is said to be different from all other smart
watches, in that it brings customizability to the user.
How?

Simple funda question.
Why did Rahul Sharma name his Yu line of phones so?
Note: No written evidence/documentation stating the same. Have a friend who worked as one of the engineers
while the project was underway. This is straight from him, and is logically legit.

The X are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle. They are the
principal inhabitants of the vast Sahara Desert. The language, a branch of the Berber
languages, has an estimated 1.2 million speakers. About half this number is accounted for by
speakers of the Eastern dialect (Tamajaq, Tawallammat).
Most people live in the Saharan parts of Niger, Mali, and Algeria. Being nomadic, they move
constantly across national borders, and small groups of X also live in southeastern Algeria,
southwestern Libya and northern Burkina Faso, and a small community in northern Nigeria.
What nomenclature, did the X people inspire?

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