2. 1) Who is this actor portraying?

3. A) Gollum

4. 2) Jim Rash and Nat Faxon won the Oscars for Best
Adapted Screenplay in 2012 for their work on The
Descendants (co-written with director Alexander
Payne) What was Jim Rash parodying when he took
the stage to accept the award?

7. 3) Newspeak is the fictional language created in a
certain totalitarian state as a tool to limit free
thought, and concepts that pose a threat to the
regime such as freedom, self-
expression, individuality, peace, etc. Any form of
thought alternative to The Party‟s construct is
classified as "thoughtcrime”. Which iconic novel did
this language feature in?

8. A) 1984

9. 4) These were initially referred to as The Clares after
the editor of The Times of India, Clare Mendonca. The
trophy, originally designed by N.G. Pansare under the
supervision of the Times of India's art director Walter
Langhammer, is generally made of bronze. Its height
is 46.5 cm and it weighs around 5 Kg. To celebrate the
25th year of the awards, the statues were made in
silver and to celebrate the 50th year the statues were
made in gold. The trophy is currently manufactured
by The Award Gallery. What?

10. A) Filmfare Awards

11. 5)* Launched last summer in 15 varieties, mostly in the
shape of mini tennis balls, the candy sells for $5.99
and was on sale at a $1 discount during the US Open.
X even contemplated briefly changing her name in
order to promote the candy line, before eventually
deciding otherwise. Give me X.

13. 6) 3rd Rule: If someone says "stop" or goes limp, taps
out, the _____ is over.
4th Rule: Only two guys to a _____.
5th Rule: One _____ at a time.
6th Rule: No shirts, no shoes.
7th Rule: _____ will go on as long as they have to.
8th Rule: If this is your first night at X, you HAVE to
_____.
The first and the second rules are essentially the same.
What are these? Alternatively give me X.

14. A) The Fight Club

15. 7) Who held the patent to this ingenious invention?

17. A) Michael Jackson

18. 8) Whose hand?

19. A) David Beckham

20. 9)
________! ________! ________!
________! ________! ________!
- -
- - -
________! ________! ________!
FITB.

21. A) Agneepath

22. 10)* This Rolling Stone Magazine cover from January
22 1981 which shows X naked with his wife Yoko Ono
was voted the number one cover from the last 40
years in 2005. The photo was taken by photographer
Annie Liebovitz in December 1980 on the last day of
X's life. Id X.

24. A) John Lennon

25. 11) Google recently paid tribute to this English
cricketer, best known as the creator of the 'bible of
cricket„. Who?

26. A) John Wisden

27. 12) X was paid £300,000 by The Sunday Times to settle
a libel case in 2004 after the newspaper alleged he
had cheated. Recently however, The newspaper is
demanding the return of the £300,000 settlement
payment along with interest and legal costs.
Its letter to X lawyers read: "It is clear that the
proceedings were baseless and fraudulent. Your
representations that you had never taken
performance-enhancing drugs were deliberately
false”. Eventually a settlement was reached. Id X.

28. A) Lance Armstrong

29. 13) Who is this guy being pounded by Bruce Lee?

30. A) Jackie Chan

31. 14) Who?

33. A) Lady Gaga

34. 15)* Whose personal logo?

36. 16) The head of the President‟s bodyguards is a
position always held by the secretary of an Indian
Sports Association. Which sport is this?

37. A) Polo

38. 17) Danny Denzongpa was the first choice to play X
but owing to prior commitments, had to miss out.
Thereupon, Y was signed up for the role but was
almost dropped from the project because Javed
Akhtar found his voice too weak. For his preparation
for the role Y read Abhishapth Chambal, a book by
Taroon Kumar Bhaduri, the father of one of the lead
actresses in the movie. Danny however does not
regret not doing the role, saying he benefited the
most from the film‟s success since “Y increased his
price after the film. I increased my price by ten times.”
X & Y.

39. A) X: Gabar Singh
Y: Amjad Khan

40. 18) Which blockbuster Indian movie set in the post
Independence era revolves around a race between
a tonga and a bus service and was re-released in
colour in 2007?

41. A) Naya Daur

42. 19)* This is a 1910 painting by Henri Matisse called
Dance. Why has it generated considerable interest
recently, especially in the context of an event in the
future?

44. A) The Rio 2016 logo seems to be closely inspired by it.

45. 20) Connect: