Television quiz presented by QuizInc, NIT Durgapur

2. PRELIMS
• Total of 21 questions.
• Teams of maximum three people can
participate.
• Question 5, 10, 15, 20 and 21 are star marked
and will be used to resolve ties. Please put a
star mark before it on the answer script.
• May the force be with you.

3. 1) Minimalist poster for which show?

4. • The Big Bang Theory.

5. 2) FITB
• This is an extract from the Holmes’ story ‘The
Musgrave Ritual’ : He (Sherlock) lifted bundle
after bundle in a tender, caressing sort of way.
“They are not all successes, Watson,” said he.
“But there are some pretty little problems among
them. Here’s the record of the Tarleton murders,
and the case of Vamberry, the wine merchant,
and the adventure of the old Russian woman, and
the singular affair of the aluminium crutch, as
well as a full account of Ricoletti of the club-foot,
and his _____ wife.”

6. • Abominable.

7. 3
• In the beginning of each episode of Breaking
Bad, the chemical formula C10H15N along
with the number 149.24 and the word "Meth"
can be seen just before the title Breaking Bad
appears. What is the funda behind this? (Both
149.24 and C10H15N).

8. • C10H15N is the formula for methamphetamine,
which has the molecular weight of 149.24.

9. 4
• ________ is a system through which television services
are delivered over a packet-switched network such as
a LAN or the Internet, instead of being delivered
through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal,
and cable television formats. Unlike downloaded
media, _____ offers the ability to stream the media in
smaller batches, directly from the source. As a result, a
client media player can begin playing the data before
the entire file has been transmitted. This is known
as streaming media. What is the system or technology
called? (The abbreviation would also do)

10. • IPTV, Internet Protocol television.

11. *5
• Harish Bhimani is a
renowned Indian voice-over artist.
He is Channel voice of Peace TV
Urdu. Formerly his voice was used
for Idea Cellular as notification of
mobile switch off, number busy or
not available. Media have
variously described Harish
Bhimani as ‘One of the Most
Recognisable Voices of India’.
What is the most notable work to
which he has lent his voice?

12. • Voice of Samay, the narrator in the TV
series, Mahabharat.

13. 6
• This TV show X set a record on 7 November
2004, when its creator entered the Limca
Book of Records and Guinness Book of World
Records for filming an entire episode named
"The Inheritance" / X 111 in a single shot of
111 minutes without a cut. The episode was
shot between 6:30 PM and 8:20 PM on 8
October 2004 and was telecast on Sunday, 7
November 2004, without a break, from 8 PM
to 10 PM . Identify the TV show X.

14. • CID.

15. 7)FITB
• A ________ is a type of film or television show
in which fictional events are presented in
documentary style to create a parody. These
productions are often used to analyze or
comment on current events and issues by
using a fictional setting, or to parody the
documentary form itself.

16. • Mockumentary.

17. 8
• X was a popular Hindi TV comedy serial
directed by Prakash Jha that revolved around
the life of Mungerilal, played by Raghubir
Yadav. The serial was written by Manohar
Shyam Joshi and was loosely conceptualized
on James Thurber's novel The Secret Life of
Walter Mitty.

18. • Mungerilal ke Haseen Sapne.

19. 9
• X is an American television comedy series created
by Mike Judge, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky.
The series focuses on six young men who found
a startup company. The series premiered on April
6, 2014, on HBO.
• The story of TVF Pitchers was inspired by this Tv
series X, but the plot was adapted to Indian
audiences. Identify this American HBO Tv series.

20. • Silicon Valley

21. *10
• X is an American television game show created by Merv
Griffin. The show features a quiz competition in which
contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in
the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in
the form of questions.
• IBM Watson is a question answering computer system
capable of answering questions posed in natural language.
The computer system was specifically developed to answer
questions on this quiz show X. In 2011, Watson competed
on X show against former winners Brad Rutter and Ken
Jennings. Watson received the first place prize of $1 million.
• Which TV quiz show which has won a record 31 Daytime
Emmy Awards?

22. • Jeopardy!

23. 11
• The CEO of X, Reed Hastings, got the idea for it
back in 1997. The reason behind it was that
Blockbuster had charged him a late fee of $40
for a VHS copy of Apollo 13. Hence he decided
to create his own company. Which company
did he create?

24. • Netflix.

25. 12
• X is a song recorded by the band Badfinger for
inclusion on their 1971 album, Straight Up.
• This song recorded a strong increase in
popularity when it played during the closing
scene of the series finale of Y. This appearance
led to a 2,981 percent increase of sales of the
song as well as 9,000 percent increase in
streaming over Spotify. It became a top-selling
song on iTunes following the broadcast and
even re-entered the Billboard charts more than
40 years after it was first released. Which song?

26. • Baby Blue (referring to blue meth).

27. 13
• Name the actress and the TV series.

28. • Nimrat Kaur , Homeland.

29. 14
• X is an English language general entertainment channel,
part of Viacom 18 family, which was announced on July 1,
2015. It is an international channel. It was launched on
July 31, 2015 simultaneously with its HD channel. It is co-
curated by Karan Johar and Alia Bhatt.
• X has started airing TV series within 12 hours after their
airing in America. The first line up of this includes new
series such as The Player, Heroes Reborn and Blindspot;
along with returning series such as The Flash (Season
2), Arrow (Season 4), iZombie (Season 2) and Fargo
(Season 2).

30. • Colors Infinity.

31. *15
• In December 2015, a lawsuit was filed by the
heirs of Edith Newlin against the various
companies associated with a certain TV
show claiming that the words and music to the
song appeared in the book Songs for the Nursery
School published in 1937 by Willis Music.
• Versions of the song have been released by
Australian children's performer Patsy Biscoe, and
by the long-running ABC children's
programme Play School. Which song?

32. • Soft Kitty Warm Kitty song.

33. 16
• X is an American crime thriller television series
created and produced by Chris Brancato, Carlo
Bernard, and Doug Miro. Its Season 1, comprising
10 episodes, originally aired on August 28, 2015,
as a Netflix exclusive. Set and filmed in Colombia,
season 1 tells the true story of notorious drug
kingpin Pablo Escobar, who became a billionaire
through the production and distribution of
cocaine, while also focusing on Escobar's
interactions with drug lords, DEA agents, and
various opposition entities. Which TV series X ?

34. • Narcos

35. 17
• One of the biggest events on Indian television
in 2015 was Salman Khan and Shahrukh
sharing the same stage on Bigg Boss. The
episode recorded a very large TRP. However,
Hindu Mahasabha filed a case against Salman
Khan and Shahrukh Khan for a certain action,
as seen in the television promo for the show
aired on Colors. Why did they file the case?
(Pic in next slide)

37. • Wearing shoes inside temple as shown in the
promo.

38. 18
• Having worked in Hollywood himself, most
notably on the late '80s television series Beauty
and the Beast, George R.R. Martin was skeptical
of anyone adapting his life's work. Benioff and
Weiss convinced George R.R. Martin to let them
adapt the books by answering a certain
question. What was the question that was
asked by George R.R. Martin?

39. • “Who is Jon Snow’s real mother?”

40. 19
• IMDB released a list of top rated 250 TV series
of all time in 2015. Which is the TV show on
the top of this list ?

41. • Band of Brothers.

42. *20
• It was revealed that her character was greatly
inspired by Oscar-winning black actress and
singer Hattie McDaniel, best known for playing
"Mammy” 1939 film Gone with the Wind.
• A character very similar to X had earlier been
portrayed in the Disney Silly Symphonies shorts
Three Orphan Kittens and More Kittens, as well as
the Pluto short Pantry Pirate and the Figaro short
Figaro and Cleo.
• ID the series and the character being talked
about.

43. • Mammy Two Shoes

44. *21
• What is the term given to such depictions that
are shown in the video?

45. • Breaking the fourth wall.