3. 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?
4. 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
Partys construct is classified as "thoughtcrime. Which iconic novel
did this language feature in?
5. A) 1984
6. 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?
7. A) Filmfare Awards
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. A) The Fight Club
11. 7) Who held the patent to this ingenious invention?
17. 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.
18. A) John Lennon
19. 11) Google recently paid tribute to this English cricketer,
best known as the creator of the 'bible of cricket. Who?
20. A) John Wisden
21. 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.
22. A) Lance Armstrong
23. 13) Who is this guy being pounded by Bruce Lee?
24. A) Jackie Chan
25. 14) Who?
26. A) Lady Gaga
27. 15)* Whose personal logo?
28. 16) The head of the Presidents bodyguards is a position
always held by the secretary of an Indian Sports Association. Which
sport is this?
29. A) Polo
30. 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 films success since Y increased his
price after the film. I increased my price by ten times. X &
Y.
31. A) X: Gabar Singh Y: Amjad Khan
32. 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?
33. A) Naya Daur
34. 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?
35. A) The Rio 2016 logo seems to be closely inspired by
it.
