This document contains 30 multiple choice questions about movies, actors, directors and other aspects of the entertainment industry. It covers topics like Oscar winners, Bollywood stars, Hollywood studios and more. The questions are posed with answers provided to test the reader's knowledge of film trivia and connections between different personalities and productions.

2. Question 1
Identify this Bollywood Superstar.

3. Answer 1
Ranbir Kapoor

4. Question 2
Identify the movie for which this Special Oscar was
given and to which famous personality it was given

5. Answer 2
The Special Oscar given to Walt Disney for the
movie Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs to
recognize a significant screen innovation which
has charmed millions and pioneered a great new
entertainment field

6. Question 3
Football Shootball Hai Rabba is
the Hindi version of which
English Film?

7. Question 3
Bend it Like Beckham

8. Question 4
These two personalities: Marvin Hamlisch, Richard Rodgers (L to
R) have an unique achievement in the MME world. What is that
achievement which no one has other than these two.

9. Answer 4
Only two personalities to have won EGOT/GATE
and Pulitzer Prize (for Drama)
P.S.: GATE – Grammy, Academy, Tony, Emmy
or
EGOT – Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony

10. Question 5*
Connect these three characters (L to R)from the
movie Dr. Strangelove:
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake
President Merkin Muffley
Dr. Strangelove

11. Answer 5*
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake /
President Merkin Muffley /
Dr. Strangelove
– all 3 characters in the movie
Dr. Strangelove was played by
the actor Peter Sellers

12. Question 6
Connect the following personalities
and identify the missing personalities from the
connect

13. Answer 6
Indians who have won Oscar:
Bhanu Athaiya (1983), Satyajit Ray
(1992), Resul Pookutty
(2009), A.R.Rahman (2009), Gulzar
(2009)

14. Question 7
These were their actual names:
Ranbir Raj, Shamsher Raj, Balbir Raj
We better know these people as………………

15. Answer 7
The Kapoor brothers:
Raj Kapoor,
Shammi Kapoor,
Sashi Kapoor

16. Question 8
Connect these 3 movies

17. Answer 8
The 3 movies have been nominated for all 4
acting categories in Oscars.

18. Question 9
Identify the character portrayed by
these actors.
HINT:A character from a British T.V.
Show

19. Answer 9
Doctor Who

20. Question 10*
Complete the following list:
No Man’s Land, Amelie, Elling, Son
of the Bride, ___________.

21. Answer 10*
Lagaan- All of them
were nominated for
best foreign movie
at the 74th Academy
Awards (2001).

22. Question 11
Which 2013 Hindi Movie is based
on O.Henry’s short story “ The
Last Leaf ”?

23. Answer 11
Lootera

24. Question 12
Manichitrathazu is a 1993
Malayalam movie directed by
Priyadarshan. He also directed the
Hindi version in 2007. Name the
Hindi version.

25. Answer 12
Bhool Bhulaiya

26. Question 13
The Big five Academy Awards is a term used for
Award for ‘Best film’, ‘Best Director’, ‘Best
Actor’, ‘Best Actress’ and “Best Screenwriter”.
‘It happened one night’ was the first film to win
the big five in 1934 and ‘Silence of the lambs’
was the third in 1991. Name the movie which
was the second movie to win the big five in
1975 at the 48th Academy Awards.

27. Answer 13
One Flew over the
Cuckoos Nest

28. Question 14
Which 2nd Generation Bollywood
Superstar made his ‘credited’
Bollywood debut as a child artist in
the movie Bhagwan Dada in 1986?

29. Answer 14
Hrithik Roshan

30. Question 15*
Connect the following MME personalities (take their personal lives into
account – list is not exhaustive):

31. Answer 15*
These Hollywood actors are more than 40 years
of age but haven’t got married a single time till
now

32. Question 16
Oxford University gave honorary doctorates to
only 2 film personalities:
Charlie Chaplin and …………………….
Clue: The person is Indian

33. Answer 16
Satyajit Ray

34. Question 17
Identify this 5 time national award
winning director.

35. Answer 17
Adoor Gopalakrishnan – has won National
award (Direction) for 5 times and in total 16
times.

36. Question 18
What connects these 3 Studios?

37. Answer 18
All 3 production houses are owned by Walt
Disney Company as of now

38. Question 19
The 2 are creators of an iconic T.V
series, name the T.V. Series.
Bonus: Name the Individuals.

39. Answer 19
Creator of the Famous TV Series
F.R.I.E.N.D.S: David Crane and Marta
Kauffman

40. Question 20
Connect the following Mountains/Mountain
Ranges to Indian Television:
Girnar Hills,
Podhigai Hills,
Tirumala Hills/ Sapthagiri,
Western Ghats/ Sahyadri.

41. Answer 20*
Names of various Regional DD channels have
been taken from them:
Girnar Hills - DD Girnar or DD Gujrati,
Podhigai Hills - DD Podighai (Tamil),
Tirumala Hills/ Sapthagiri - DD Sapthagiri
(Telegu),
Western Ghats/ Sahyadri - DD Sahyadri
(Marathi)

42. Question 21
Though known for his baritone voice
and dialogue delivery, Amitabh
Bachchan did not get to speak a single
line in this movie, which went on to
become a big hit.
Name the film !!

43. Answer 21
Reshma aur Shera - directed by Sunil Dutt and
starring Waheeda Rehman as Reshma and Sunil
Dutt as Shera
Amitabh Bachchan played
the role of Chotu, Shera's
mute sharpshooting brother

44. Question 22
Yash Chopra had a favorite music director duo. They
created music for the following 7 out of 22 Yash
Chopra directed movies
• Silsila (1981)
• Faasle (1985)
• Vijay (1988)
• Chandni (1989)
• Lamhe (1991)
• Parampara (1993)
• Darr (1993)
- Who are we talking about?

45. Answer 22
Shivkumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaurasia
famously known as Shiv-Hari in Bollywood
circuit

46. Question 23
Which Hollywood actor made his
screen debut in an American
sitcom titled “E/R” as Mark "Ace"
Kolmar.

47. Answer 23
George Clooney

48. Question 24
She was the 1st Indian actress to receive an award at an
international film festival (1963 Moscow International
Film Festival, won the Silver Prize for Best Actress
for Saat Paake Bandha)
She was the contender for the Dadasaheb Phalke
Award in 2005, provided she was ready to accept it in
person. Her refusal to go to New Delhi and personally
accept it from the President of India deprived her of
the award, which was given to the famous director
Shyam Benegal.
-Who are we talking about?

49. Answer 24
Suchitra Sen

50. Question 25*
On January 3, 2013, it was announced that a
team of Brazilian Biologists named a newly
discovered type of orchid bee Euglossa _______
to honor the show “The Big Bang Theory”.
Which famous catchphrase used in this TV series
forms the 2nd word of the scientific name?

51. Answer 25*
Bazinga

52. Question 26
Tribute to which famous Indian Movie

53. Answer 26
Pyaasa – directed by Guru Dutt

54. Question 27
•
•
•
•
Hollywood – U.S. film industry
Bollywood – Hindi film industry
Tollywood – Bengali and Telegu film industry
Sandalwood - ???

55. Answer 27
Kannada film industry

56. Question 28
“A group of explorers make use of a newly
discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on
human space travel and conquer the vast distances
involved in an interstellar voyage”
(Source: IMDB)
-Storyline of which movie?
Hint – Irrfan Khan was offered a role in this movie
but declined due to schedule conflicts.

57. Answer 28
Interstellar

58. Question 29
The gentleman on left and the baby on the right had played
the role of Clarke Kent/Superman in different Superman
movies. There is a unique connect between them. Identify
them and give the connect

59. Answer 29
Actors Henry Cavill and Lee Quigley (baby Kal-El)
are the only two non-Americans who have
played the role of Superman in all Superman
Movies till date

60. Question 30*
Connect

61. Answer 30*
Dhundiraj Govind Phalke aka
Dadasaheb Phalke
1. The Dadasaheb Phalke award trophy
2. Postage stamp, bearing his
face, released by India Post to
honour him in 1971
3. Publicity poster for the movie Raja
Harishchandra (1913), his debut
film, at 'Coronation Hall', Mumbai
4. Theater-veteran Paresh Mokashi who
directed the
movie Harishchandrachi Factory
(2009), depicting the struggle of
Dadasaheb Phalke in making Raja
Harishchandra in 1913
5. Movie poster for Harishchandrachi
Factory (2009)

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