The Entertainment QUIZ

Bitotsav 2013

Research team- Vishesh Srivastava Sourabh Bhagat Debjit Roy

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Q1. Connect

Mimoh Chakraborty

Q2. ID X and Y

The song “XY" broke sharply with conventions both musically and lyrically. A famous critic cites the band's "singing about the neglected concerns and fates of the elderly" on the song as "just one example of why the Beatles' appeal reached so far beyond the traditional rock audience."McCartney said he came up with the name “X" from an actress of the same name, who had starred with the Beatles in the film Help!. “Y" came from the name of a wine store in Bristol.

Eleanor rigby

Q3.

A computer file that contains metadata about files and folders to be distributed, and usually also a list of the network locations of trackers, which are computers that help participants in the system find each other and form efficient distribution groups called swarms, is known by what name?

Torrent

Q4.

This Abbas-Mustan flick dealt with the challenging topic of false rape allegations. Largely based on the 1994 movie Disclosure, the movie was instrumental in making one of the leading ladies of the movie a hugely critically acclaimed actress and won her the Filmfare award for best performance in a negative role.Which movie?

Aitraaz

Q5. Name the Game

The game(released in 2010) is presented in monochromatic black-and-white tones, using lighting, film grain effects and minimal ambient sounds to create an eerie atmosphere often associated with the horror genre. Journalists praised the dark presentation, describing the work as comparable to film noir and German Expressionism. Based on its aesthetics, reviewers classified the game as an example of "video games as art".

Limbo

Q6.Connect

Loki

Q7.

In biology, the phrase describes the state of an embryo or foetus. In legal contexts, the phrase is used to refer to unborn children. This phrase was also the name of an album by nirvana recorded in two weeks. Which Phrase?

In Utero

Q8.

Which Film has popularly been termed “ the world’s longest commercial” for Fed Ex?

Castaway

Q9.

This critically acclaimed (nowadays popular) actor is the son of a stuntman/ stunt director and has won 2 national awards. His birth name was Vishal which was changed due to numerological issues. He has also recently changed his name citing the same problems. Identify.

Ajay Devgn

Q10. Which disease?

This disease is fairly rare in humans, but is frequently seen in cats and other animals, Most web literature concerns non-humans. Early symptoms are often vague, non-specific and may include abdominal discomfort associated with nausea, bloating, and/or loss of appetite.This disease is also responsible for creating two of the biggest stars Bollywood has ever seen.

Lymphosarcoma of the intestine

Q11.• Name the

movie, which is based on the events that happened here in 1994 and has been nicknamed ‘An African Schindler’s List’.

Hotel Rwanda

Q12.

• In 1977, an Associated Press article described the band's connection to their gym teacher as follows:

• “It seems a physical education teacher named ______ _______ didn't cotton to long hair or loud music. A run-in with him helped get the boys suspended. As a way of getting back, they named the band for him, changing the vowels to avoid a lawsuit and becoming famous enough to make the story a rock legend.”

• The New York Times called him "arguably the most influential high school gym teacher in American popular culture”. (Image on next slide)

• Which band are we talking about ?

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Q13.

Mark Knopfler, dire straits

Q14.

This torture practice has been inflicted on characters in multiple films and television programs, including Green Street, House of Tolerance and was immortalized by Heath Ledger as the joker. The name comes from the place of origin of this practice wherein hooligans and street gangs would carve the faces of victims leading to numerous injuries and deaths.Which form of torture am I talking about?

Q15.Identify

Sting

Q16.

Which company was given an academy award in 1955 for their contribution to the advancements of the motion picture industry?

Bausch and Lomb Opticals

Q17.

• Before he became famous, he was caught riding stolen cars, and was given a choice between spending time in prison or joining the Army, he chose the latter.

• Who ?

Jimi Hendrix

Q18.

• According to the 1933-34 Exchange and Securities act, foreign firms that wished to be listed on the NYSE had to sign an agreement that they would stay registered as long as there are 300 US shareholders on record. This made it extremely difficult for these companies to deregister themselves in US. This rule has come to be known as the ‘XY’ rule after a rock classic.

• XY = ?

Hotel California Rule

Q19.

Which product/company was a major plot element in the movie ‘the gods must be crazy’ and was mentioned by The Beatles in the song ‘Come Together’ and by Rammstein in the song ‘Amerika’?

Coca Cola

• The film's working title was For God and Country. The title X was officially confirmed at the end of the film's teaser trailer. The director of the movie has explained that "it's a military term(X) for 30 minutes after midnight, and it refers also to the darkness and secrecy that cloaked the entire decade-long mission.“

• Parts of the film were shot at PEC University of Technology in Chandigarh.

• Electronic Arts promoted X in its video game Medal of

Honor: Warfighter by offering downloadable maps of locations depicted in the film. Additional maps for the game were made available on December 19, to coincide with the film's initial release.

Q20.

Zero Dark Thirty

21.

• X himself approached successful screenwriter Peter Morgan, for the idea of portraying flamboyant singer Freddie Mercury in an upcoming movie titled ‘Mercury’. X , previously best known for his comedic characters, got the approval from TIME magazine on his singing ability and resemblance to Mercury.

• Who is X ?

Sacha Baron Cohen

22.

• In the play Agamemnon by Aeschylus, written in 458 BC, when the title character returns from Troy, he is greeted by his vengeful wife Clytemnestra who says:

• "Now my beloved, step down from your chariot, and let not your foot, my lord, touch the Earth. Servants, let there be spread before the house he never expected to see, where Justice leads him in, a crimson path.”

• Which modern day practice, widely associated with the world of entertainment is said to be derived from this ?

Red Carpet