MUSIC MOVIES AND ENTERTAINMENT QUIZ

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Sunny & Manny

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Prelims : 30 Questions

LET THE QUIZ BEGIN!

QUESTION 1

What is the following a non-exhaustive list of?

1. Exams

2. Arnab Goswami

3. Mobile

4. Blockbuster

5. Alok Nath

QUESTION 1

TheViralFever(TVF) Qtiyapa Videos

QUESTION 2

X is described as being a foul-mouthed, wisecracking, no-nonsense New York cop with an itchy trigger finger and a never-say-die maverick spirit. X's marriage is in a constant state of crisis, his vigilantism and disregard for authority have put him in danger of losing his job more than once, and he is a chain-smoker who is described as "two steps away from becoming a full blown alcoholic", which X jokingly upgrades to only "one step".

He has been described in several ways: "The last thing X wants is to be a hero, but he doesn't have a choice.” He is also told "You're the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time", to which he replies, "The story of my life." He says he gets involved in dangerous situations "because there is nobody else to do it.“

Identify X.

QUESTION 2

X - John McClane from Die Hard

QUESTION 3

ID The trademark X originated with writer Stephen Engel, who would set up playful practical jokes around the writers room, including putting together a grapefruit with tape. "I'd open it up and Stephen would say, X" executive producer Bill Pradyrecalled. It was Stephen's word for 'gotcha. Now, X has officially been dubbed a species of bee as a way to honor Y.

QUESTION 3

QUESTION 4

Flora, Fauna and Merryweather are the three good fairies from Disney’s Sleeping Beauty, who bless Aurora with beauty and grace, and also later modify Maleficient’s curse so that it will put Aurora to sleep, not kill her.

Another entity/group from the world of entertainment was modelled on them. Who/what?

(Picture on next slide)

QUESTION 4

QUESTION 4

The Powerpuff Girls

QUESTION 5

Infernal Affairs is a 2002 Hong Kong crime-thriller film. Its title is a word play combining the law enforcement term “internal affairs” with “infernal”. While a success in Hong Kong, it predictably did not make much of an impact globally.

However, a 2006 remake of the film did – going on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Give me the remake.

QUESTION 5

The Departed

QUESTION 6

FITB

QUESTION 6

Twerky

QUESTION 7

Give us why he was on the news a while back. (March 2, 2014 to be precise)

Bonus points for getting his name.

QUESTION 7

Edgar Martirosyan -- The pizza delivery guy from the Oscars 2014

QUESTION 8

This song X was nominated for a Grammy Award for best popperformance by a group. The song shares its name with a famousIndi-Pop song in which the singer was literally “X” while singing thesong.

The Indian song X was the claim to fame of its singer Y, who iscurrently part of one of the most successful music composer singertrio in India.

What is X and who is Y?

QUESTION 8

Breathless / Shankar Mahadevan

QUESTION 9

ID

QUESTION 9

50 Cent

QUESTION 10

His stint with advertising began in 1987, with Allwyn’s Trendy Watchcampaign. He went on to compose more than 300 ad films – Boost withKapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar, MRF Tyres, Premier Pressure cooker, AsianPaints, Hero Puch, etc.

He also owns Panchathan Record Inn, one of India’s most advanced studios.Who?

QUESTION 10

A.R. Rahman

QUESTION 11

What?

QUESTION 11

“The Claw” – U2 360o Tour

QUESTION 12

This album was on the Billboard 200 for a staggering 741 straight weeks, the longest run for any album ever.

It was a concept album, where all the songs in the album were unified by a theme that explored the complexities of human consciousness.

The album's themes include conflict, greed, aging, death and mental illness, and made some of the most advanced studio techniques of the time, including multi-tracking, analogue synthesizers, and tape loops.

The name of the album is an allusion to lunacy, rather than astronomy :D

Which album and the band?

QUESTION 12

Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon

QUESTION 13

These are certain classic trends started by some legends. They are copied even today. What are these?

• The Windmill

• The Spasm

• Using a violin bow

• The Whirligig

• Using teeth

• The Scissor Kick

• The Duckwalk

• The Shoulder Rider

QUESTION 13

Guitar moves

QUESTION 14

What is the following a non-exhaustive list of?

1. Fire and Blood

2. Winter is Coming

3. We Do Not Sow

4. Family, Duty, Honor

5. _______________

6. Hear Me Roar!

7. Growing Strong

8. Ours is the Fury

BONUS : Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate and famous line.

QUESTION 14

HOUSE WORDS from Game of Thrones

1. Fire and Blood House Targaryen

2. Winter is Coming House Stark

3. We Do Not Sow House Greyjoy

4. Family, Duty, Honor House Tully

5. As High as Honor House Arryn

6. Hear Me Roar! House Lannister

7. Growing Strong House Tyrell

8. Ours is the Fury House Baratheon

QUESTION 15

What is this? Put funda

QUESTION 15

Hollywood Walk of Fame

(The five categories for Hollywood Walk of Fame)

QUESTION 16

If you type www.lacunainc.com in the Search Bar of your browser, where will you be re-directed or at least give the funda.

(Hint on the next slide)

QUESTION 16

QUESTION 16

Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind

QUESTION 17

Over 20 years later, this monologue scene still remains one of the most memorable moments in movie history. Although one of the character in the scene claims to have memorized a passage from the Bible, the verse is actually not found in the Bible at all but only in the movie’s screenplay.

What Bible passage are we talking about?

QUESTION 17

Ezekiel 25:17 from Pulp Fiction (1994)

QUESTION 18These are the features of a certain fictional device. Where would you have seen it?

A central button called the Infusion Trigger that can activate all I V lines at once.

Configurable control settings for the accurate monitoring and adjustment of Somnacin levels.

12 foot (4 meter) I V lines for versatile in the field set-up.

LED display with atomized timer for monitoring precise flow rates.

Synchronization monitoring chip for flow check monitoring and automated adjustment to optimize output flow.

Lithium iodide batteries with life of 200 hours.

Additional vial storage for multiple doses in the field.

Case lock for prevention of system tampering.

Memory backup for retention of infusion output data.

Easy access to fuses and batteries for replacement.

QUESTION 18

Inception

QUESTION 19

The movie X features a scene where the crew falls into a pit filled with giant bugs, that is a reference to a scene in the original X (1933), where the crew fell into a pit and were devoured by giant spiders, which was cut after many members of preview audiences ran out of the theater in horror during the scene. X features a detailed New York city, containing 90,000 separate buildings, along with a highly detailed 3-D version of the Empire State Building that took 18 months to build.

Identify X.

QUESTION 19

X – King Kong

QUESTION 20

Who is most likely to say this?

“Mr. X thought he could defeat me. What a shame. He couldn’t even see that I tricked him into drugging his own family and friends for a mere opportunity to meet me. I sincerely thought he was better than that. But I beat him at his own game, at his own skills. And he thought he would outsmart me by meeting me at a place of my choice, my home. No! Appledore is my home. No one beats me there.”

QUESTION 20

Charles Augustus Magnussen

from Sherlock

QUESTION 21

A conversation between a journalist and an actor:

IVer : “Did you have any doubts doing the racier scene?”

Actor: “Yeah, there’s something very nerve-racking about doing something like that for the first time, just like going in front of the camera for the first time..”

IVer: “Everyone feels naked when they do that for the first time anyway, right?”

Actor: “Yeah, but I tried not to think about it too much. I understood why it was important for the story and the character and for Woody’s character. And yeah, that was pretty much it.”

The actor is talking about a role from a recent TV series.

Identify the series OR the actor.

QUESTION 21

TV series: True Detective

Actor: Alexandra Daddario

QUESTION 22Whose tweet?

QUESTION 22

Dia Mirza

QUESTION 23

Who are they known as? Recently in news (late 2013 onwards) and a surge in popularity although they have been around since 1993.

QUESTION 23

DAFT PUNK!

QUESTION 24

This is a very less known fact about one of your favouritechildhood superheroes – he was once molested as a child.

This secret was revealed in a 1984 issue when the young guy was being bullied.

QUESTION 24

And then he befriended a creepy older guy named Skip…

QUESTION 24

… who makes him look at some porno mags to get him turned on, and long story short…

QUESTION 24

…our hero ends up getting diddled.

Who is this famous yet unfortunate superhero?

QUESTION 24

Spiderman

QUESTION 25

"Brimful of X" is a 1997 single by the British alternative rock band Y. The lyrics are a tribute to X.

This song is based upon the history of film culture in India. X is one of the legendary playback singers of India.

Id X. (Bonus for Y)

QUESTION 25

X - Asha Bhosle ; Y - Cornershop

QUESTION 26Who voice-cameoed this episode of The Simpsons?

QUESTION 26

Michael Jackson

QUESTION 27This is a song from Pinocchio. Where would you have heard it recently – in a context that is related to the world of entertainment?

QUESTION 27Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Trailer

QUESTION 28Whom is Matt Damon doing an impression of?

QUESTION 28

Matthew McConaughey

QUESTION 29

Identify the movie.

QUESTION 29

Back To The Future !!

QUESTION 30

Minimalist poster describing which singer?

QUESTION 30

Ozzy Osbourne (when he bit off a bat’s head in a live show)

ANSWERS1. TVF

2. John McClane

3. Bazinga

4. Powerpuff Girls

5. The Departed

6. Twerky

7. Edgar Mar – Pizza

8. Breathless / Shankar

9. 50 Cent

10. AR Rahman

11. The Claw U2

12. Pink Floyd Dark Side

13. Guitar Moves

14. GOT House words

15. Holly Walk of Fame

16. Eternal Sunshine

17. Pulp Fiction Ezekeil

18. Inception

19. King Kong

20. Charles Augustus

21. Alexandra, True Detective

22. Dia Mirza

23. Daft Punk

24. Spiderman

25. Asha, Cornershop

26. MJ

27. Avengers trailer

28. McConaughey

29. Back to the Future

30. Ozzy Osbourne