SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT SESSION DECEMBER 2014

RESEARCHED, DESIGNED AND
CONDUCTED BY APRATIM MUKHOPADHYAY Sunday, December 21, 20141

CONDUCTED BY APRATIM MUKHOPADHYAY
 40 questions will be asked on infinite pounce and
bounce.
 +10/-10 on a pounce
 While making the questions, I have tried to cater
to as many demands that can be possibly made.
If you still don’t like them, fuck you, your
choddogushti and your yet unborn children.
 The quizmaster is always right.
 Mazel tov to all the teams!
Sunday, December 21, 20143

1. X’s first episode was broadcast from
Minneapolis, Minnesota on 4th September, 1995.
From May 1996 to January 1998, X was two
hours long. For a brief while, X was the third most
watched show in the UK after a competitor and
certain football matches. All of X’s 286 episodes
were made available for streaming around two
months or so back. Identify X.

WCW Monday Nitro

2. Fill in the blanks (the lines are from
Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens ) to give the
name of a highly regarded novel. Also, name its
author.
"The sun ’s a thief, and with his great attraction
Robs the vast sea; the moon ’s an arrant thief,
And her ____ ____ she snatches from the sun..."

Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

3. This tune was lifted and used on which very
popular Bengali song?

“Palie Berai” by Lakkhichara

4. This is a panel from Sahil Rizwan’s review of which
movie on The Vigil Idiot?

2 States

5. 2008 Wimbledon Boy’s Singles Final
X vs Henri Kontinen
X, 17 at the time, won 7-5, 6-3 in straight sets. X
also won the US Open Boy’s Final later that year,
beating Devin Britton 6-4, 6-3. Identify X.

Grigor Dimitrov

6. Who (Y) speaking about what? Identify both X
and Y; no part points will be given.
“Have there been disasters? I think that's a very
relative term with hair. Let's say there have been
moments I'd rather not relive, like that whole X
thing. I love Chris [McMillan, Y’s hairstylist], and
he's the bane of my existence at the same time
because he started that damn X, which was not
my best look. How do I say this? I think it was the
ugliest haircut I've ever seen. What I really want
to know is, how did that thing have legs? …”

X- The Rachel/ Rachel Cut
Y- Jennifer Aniston

7. X only represented India thrice, playing 3 ODIs in
1995 (at the age of 30) where he picked up 4
wickets, including those of Moin Khan and
Ghulam Ali. X played his last first class match
against Madhya Pradesh in 2004. X’s middle
name is Subodh. X has 504 first class wickets.
Identify X.

Utpal Chatterjee

8. The above is the album cover of the latest studio
album by which band (released in 2003)? The band
gained immense popularity in the early to mid 1990s,
some of it in opposition to another iconic band. Also,
identify the designer of the cover. Part points going.

Think Tank by Blur
Banksy

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9. In July 2007, Merriam-Webster announced that it
would add the word X to the Webster’s
Dictionary. The OED traces the use of X to the
late 1980s at the very least, but acknowledges
the fact that something which started in 1999
helped in immensely popularizing the word X.
Two possible meanings (out of four) which
Merriam-Webster stated X can be used to convey
are:
a) a decisive defeat
b) a confrontation between rivals or competitors
Identify X.

Smackdown

10. The above is the minimalist poster of which
film?

American Psycho

11. Which band is covering which artist here?

Judas Priest covering Joan Baez’s “Diamonds and
Rust”

12. X had its origins in the Tyrrell Racing
Organisation. X was formed on March 6th, 2009.
On 16th November of the same year, a 75% stock
takeover by another company was announced,
and X’s name was changed subsequently.
Initially, X was considered a completely new entry
for the 2009 season, but, owing to extenuating
circumstances, the standard entry fee was
waivered by the FIA. Identify X.

Brawn GP

13. X completed his MA in English from the
University of Dhaka with record marks, a feat
which remains unmatched till date. X’s most
important contribution to Bengali literature is often
considered to be Kobita , a journal of poetry
which he published and edited for 25 years. X’s
residence in Kolkata was named “Kobita
Bhavan”. X translated the poems of Baudelaire
into Bengali (to much acclaim) and received a
Padma Bhushan in 1970. Identify X.

Buddhadeb Basu

14. Whose Twitter bio is this:
“ I am a tiny Canadian”
(Hint: This person was in the news earlier this year
for a hugely discussed revelation)

Ellen Page

15. X is said to have been innovated and initially
perfected by Wild Bill Longson. X is named after
a construction device, also named X, used in
driving heavy machinery into the ground with
consecutive impacts. X is explicitly declared as
illegal and a foul in mixed martial arts. A botched
X in 1997 eventually contributed to the in-ring
retirement of a colossus of popular culture in
2003. Identify X.

Piledriver

16. Identify the male voice.

Ali Zafar

17. At the 1999 Academy Awards, the “In
Memoriam” section did not contain a tribute to X
(who had recently died) since he was not a
member of the Academy. However, host Whoopi
Goldberg paid a brief tribute to X, blurting out “X
(first name only), honey, wherever you are, here’s
to you,” and then she performed a famous
gesture Y, much to the delight of the audience.
Identify both X and Y; part points may be given.

X- Gene Siskel
Y- The “thumbs up” gesture

18. If Len Weining from China won the gold medal,
and Erszebet Markus from Hungary won the
silver medal, who won the bronze medal?

Karnam Malleswari

19. In the late 1990s, a five part miniseries based
on X was planned by BBC with Rahul Bose in the
lead. However, after pressures from a certain
community in Sri Lanka the shooting permit was
revoked and the project was shelved. X was
staged by the RSC in 2003. The film adaptation
of X finally premiered at the Toronto International
Film Festival. Most of the shooting was again
conducted in Sri Lanka, but this time it was kept
secret in fear of attacks from fundamentalists. X
(the film) generally received negative reviews.
Identify X.

Midnight’s Children

20. In 2012, Tom Hanks announced that his
production company would back a biopic of X,
with Benedict Cumberbatch touted as the actor
who would portray X. The company described the
potential biopic as “the story of a man who threw
the biggest party of the 1960s, but ultimately
forgot to invite himself.” X was finally inducted
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (in a special
section) in 2014. X’s autobiography is titled A
Cellarful of Noise. Many anecdotes abound about
X; a very interesting one states how a very close
friend had once seen him point at himself in a
mirror (in a cannabis haze) and intermittently
shout “Jew!” Identify X.

Brian Epstein

21. X started writing poetry in his 40s; X’s first
collection of poems, Swayamvar and Other
Poems , was published in 1971. X was the first
poet to win the Sahitya Akademi Award in English
(in 1981) for the brilliant Relationships. X was a
Physics professor who retired in 1986. X edits the
literary magazine Chandrabhaga. X received the
Padma Shri in 2010. Identify X.

Jayanta Mahapatra

22. This is the theme of which iconic TV show played on
a piano?

The Office (UK)

23. X’s autobiography was published in his country
in 2003. In it, X’s career in the Japanese and
Mexican independent promotions to his time in
ECW and the WWF/E is covered in great detail. X
currently performs in the promotion Wrestle-1. X’s
autobiography, composed entirely in his native
language, was the first ever non-English
language book published by the WWE. Identify X.

Tajiri

24. X produced and directed the 1978 film
Besharam starring the likes of Amitabh
Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore and A.K. Hangal. X
won his first Filmfare Award for his work in the
1975 hit Chori Mera Kaam. X acted in a few
Marathi and Bhojpuri films alongside his work in
Bollywood. X last appeared in the 2003 film
Calcutta Mail, playing Rani Mukherjee’s
grandfather. Identify X.

Deven Verma

25. Graham Staines (aged 57) and his two sons
Phillip and Timothy (aged 6 and 10) were burnt to
death in Keonjhar by Hindu extremists on
January 22nd, 1999. What act of protest and
conversion did this inspire?

Suman Chattopadhyay converted to Islam and became
Kabir Suman.

26. Connect (not exhaustive)

Ulysses

27. X, the three-act play by George Axelrod, was
published in 1952. Vanessa Brown played the
role of the unnamed female protagonist. X ran on
Broadway from November 1952 to August 1955,
running up a total of 1141 performances. When X
was adapted on screen in 1955(with the same
title), the male lead was played by the same actor
who had essayed it on Broadway, but the female
lead was given to Y. Identify both X and Y; part
points will NOT BE GIVEN.

X- The Seven-Year Itch
Y- Marilyn Monroe

28. X’s autobiography Rainbow Warrior was
published in 1999; he had co-written it with
Edward Griffiths. In a 2004 poll conducted in X’s
country, he was voted the 50th greatest ever
citizen of the country in an illustrious list
comprising the likes of an Academy Award
winning actor, a famous golfer and a famous
warrior king from the 19th century. X played for
Saracens, a club based in Watford in the late
1990s. X also coached Saracens from 2000 to
2002. X worked as a pundit on ITV in 2007 and
2011. identify X.

Francois Pienaar

29. X is a 1944 novel which bears a very, very famous
epigram from the Katha Upanishad. X talks of the
experiences of a WWI pilot. An adaptation, among a
few others, was made in 1984 starring Bill Murray. X
is generally considered to be the concerned author’s
(Y) most famous work. Christopher Isherwood was
often considered to be the basis for X’s protagonist.
X was also the finishing moved used by Z when he
wrestled under a famous ring name. Z was inducted
into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2014 under his ring
name. Z also famously wrestled under his real name.
Sheamus used the X for a while (it was then dubbed
“High Cross”), but he rarely used it afterwards.
Identify X, Y and the ring name (Z will not do); part
points maybe given.

X- The Razor’s Edge
Y- Somerset Maugham
Z- Razor Ramon

30. Fill in the blanks in this extract from a Virginia
Woolf short story “The Mark on the Wall” in order
to give the name of a band formed in 1993:
"I wish I could hit upon a pleasant track of
thought, a track indirectly reflecting credit upon
myself, for those are the pleasantest thoughts,
and very frequent even in the minds of ______,
_____-coloured people, who believe genuinely
that they dislike to hear their own praises."

Modest Mouse

31. These are the opening lines of which 1986
technical masterpiece?
“To make a start more swift and weighty,
Hail Muse. Dear Reader, once upon
A time, say, circa 1980,
There lived a man. His name was John.
Successful in his field though only
Twenty-six, respected, lonely,
One evening as he walked across
Golden Gate Park, the ill-judged toss
Of a red frisbee almost brained him.
He thought, "Who'd gloat? Who would be glad?
Would anybody? " As it pained him,
He turned from this dispiriting theme
To ruminations less extreme.”

The Golden Gate by Vikram Seth

32. X’s surname comes from a street in Portland,
Oregon, the birthplace of X’s creator Y. X is a
dedicated Republican. X is also a widower,
having been married to a very similar Maude. In a
certain episode of the show in which X features,
we see his room filled with memorabilia of the
Beatles since they were bigger than someone.
Identify both X and Y; part points WILL NOT BE
GIVEN.

X- Ned Flanders
Y- Matt Groening

33. Connectamundo (part of an exhaustive list but
additions will be made in 2015 and are quite likely
to be made subsequently as well.

Jeet-Koel movies

34. Curfewed Night: A Frontline Memoir of Life,
Love and War in Kashmir was written by which
former journalist who shot into fame a little over
two months earlier?

Basharat Peer

35. This is a minimalist poster for which TV show?

Two and a Half Men

36. Which very versatile personality was the first
recipient of the Arjuna Award for Shooting?

Maharaja Karni Singh

37. Seocho and Songpa are neighbouring
administrative units to X. X has 23 divisions to
facilitate smooth administration. Several subway
stations in and near X were used in the The
Bourne Legacy. X has constantly rising and
exorbitant real estate rates. It has been
statistically proven that most parents choose X for
the education of their children because X has
good academic conditions and privileged high
schools. Identify X.

Gangnam District

38. The name of which very famous style of
professional wrestling translates to “Free
Wrestling” in English?

Lucha Libre

39. Who was found dead through a self-inflicted
gunshot wound at his home in Ketchum, Idaho on
July 2nd, 1961?

Ernest Hemingway

40. This is a minimalist poster for which film?

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