The document discusses various topics including a Bollywood film inspired by the 1972 film "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie", the sport of table tennis, and the nephew of a former Indian test cricketer. It also includes questions about identifying movies, musicians, painters, and more. The document appears to be collecting information on various people, places, things and events across popular culture, sports, films and politics.
7. 6
⢠This sport features two major
âGripsâ, the Penholder, more
popular with the Asians and the
Shakehand, which is generally
preferred by the players from the
West. Which sport am I talking
about?
8. 7
⢠This song created a furore due to
perceived hidden connotations in it's
lyrics,causing its producer(a legendary film
actor) to issue a media statement that he
doesn't understand why there's uproar
about the song, specifically the word
'________', is just a name. He says that
the people who label the word to be
something else, are saying what's on their
mind. Fill in the Blank.
11. 10
X shot to fame playing the role of Doogie Howser,
M.D, a child prodigy, who becomes a doctor at the age
of 16. He returned to TV in 2005, playing the role of
Y, in the sitcom Z.
⢠The character Y is shown to be a opportunist, serial
womanizer, manipulative, and is known to get into
weird challenges. He lives by his own rules, which he
has also penned down in a book.
⢠He has featured as himself in the two Harold and
Kumar movies.
12. 11
ID X , Y and Z
⢠X is a 2003 sci-fi movie featuring Ben
Affleck Uma Thurman and Paul Giamatti in
which he designs a machine that can
predict the future.
⢠Y is an Indian sci-fi movie inspired by the
plot of X in which a similar machine is
developed by Z when he gets to see his son
13. 12
⢠Tailors were brought from Delhi to stitch
the costumes, specialists from Surat-
Khambayat were employed for the
embroidery, Hyderabadi goldsmiths made
the jewellery, Rajasthani ironsmiths
crafted the weapons, and the footwear
was ordered from Agra.For the climax,
2000 camels, 4000 horses and 8000 troops
were used,many of them soldiers on loan
from the Indian Army.It was the costliest
film of its time and had a song shot at
Sheesh Mahal.Name the movie.
15. 14*
⢠Ex test cricketer Madhav Mantri spotted a
birth mark on his nephew, otherwise he
would have got exchanged with a
fishermanâs baby.And when this nephew,as
a teenager,wanted to wear Mantriâs Team
India blazer,he was refused and was told he
would have to earn one himself to wear it.
⢠Who is the nephew?
17. 16
X once said in a Readerâs Digest interview,
"I wanted the simplest, dullest, plainest-
sounding name I could find, Y was much
better than something more interesting,
like 'Peregrine Carruthers'. Exotic things
would happen to and around him, but he
would be a neutral figure - an anonymous,
blunt instrument wielded by a government
department."
Identify X and Y.
27. 26*
The following is a list of films by a particular
director.Name him?
⢠Sheela Ki Jawani (2010 Released)
⢠Lage Raho Partner (2009) (Under Production)
⢠Gabbar Singh (6 April 2007) (Released)
⢠Free Entry (21 April 2006) (Released)
⢠Marna Zaroori Hai (2006) (Post-Production)
⢠Angoor (4 November 2005) (Released)
⢠Garam (11 February 2005) (Released)
⢠Darwaza (26 September 2003) (Released)
⢠Shaadi Basanti ki Honeymoon Gabbar ka(20
September 2002) (Released)
⢠Duplicate Sholay (26 April 2002) (Released)
28. 27
⢠Born : February 16, 1978,
⢠Major teams : India, India A, Royal
Challengers Bangalore
⢠Batting style : Right-hand bat
⢠Test debut : India v South Africa at
Mumbai, Feb 24-26, 2000
⢠Last Test : India v South Africa at
Kanpur, Apr 11-13, 2008
⢠Who is he and why has he been in the
news recently?
29. 28
⢠The United Civil Front is a Russian
opposition party started in 2005 aimed
at "dismantling the currently existing
system to to preserve the Russiansâ
right to elect a responsible
government, both in presidential and
parliamentary elections."
Who is the founder of this organization?
⢠HINT : He is a legendary name in the
field of sports.