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6. RULES
All electronic devices should be either switched off or kept
on silent mode.
Wikipedia has been assumed to be factually correct while
preparing this quiz.
The more you stare at the question, the more the answer
stares back at you.
Kindly refrain from cybernetic investigations.
Quiz Master is God, his decisions are final and binding.
8. RULES
Scoring: Pounce ( +10/-10 ); Bounce( +10 )
There is no negative marking for bounce or direct questions.
A time period of 20 seconds will be given to pounce on the
question. Pouncing will be closed after these 20 seconds.
If all teams pounce and get it right or none of the teams get
it right on bounce then, the team who got that direct
question will get the next direct question.
The bounce will be in a clockwise direction
Don’t shout out the answer so the team who had the direct
or any of the other teams who did not pounce can still
answer and get points as per the bounce rules.
9. Question 1
This book follows the story of a young
boy, Emil Sinclair. It is a book belonging
to the Bildungsroman genre(aka coming
of age). What is the name of that book?
12. Question 2
X is 3 man American alternative rock band, that came to
prominence in the early 1990s. Having started as a relatively small
underground band, X soon received massive commercial success
and soon became popular enough to represent their genre of music
as a whole, which they still largely do. X were considered pioneers
of their genre by the general population. X was listed at no. 30 on
rolling stone magazines ‘ 100 greatest artists of all time ‘ list in
2004.’ X was considered one of the 'Big 4 of Grunge’.
Name X
15. Question 3
X is a legendary music composer who is most often referred to as
the most talented and the best musician alive today. Many
composers of the likes of A.R.Rahman do not miss a chance to
applaud his genius. He was expelled many times from school
because he was more interested to compose music than study. News
came out that there was some problem with the sound mixing of a
sci-fi film on which the composer worked. The film was honored
with 5 Oscar nominations and was praised by many for the depth of
writing of the film.
Who are the writers of the film which went through the sound
mixing episode?
18. Question 4
X was a Russian-American, novelist and playwright , born in
1934. A Champion of the conservative philosophy, X
developed her own moral philosophy, named ‘Objectivism’
which she presented through her books, most notably Y and Z.
Though her books were generally ignored or rejected by the
literary community, they have proved to be a massive
influence on libertarian and American conservatives. The lot of
Y revolves around a group of industrialists, in particular a
mysterious engineer, while Z focuses on the story of an
Architect. Name X, Y and Z.
19.
20. X = Ayn Rand
Y = Atlas
Shrugged
Z = The
Fountainhead
21. Question 5
X is a famous Tv series based on a book written by the same
author as The Blind Assassin and Cat’s Eye. It is based on a
futuristic dystopia involving complex societies. This drama
has one 8 Primetime Emmy Awards along with 13 nominations
in the very first season. It has also won The Golden Globe
Award in the Best Television series-Drama category. Identify X.
24. Question 6
Y was a famous ballerina from the late 1800s-early 1900s.
Russian by birth, she is famously known for her creation of
the role The Black Swan. She was a principal artist of the
Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of Sergei
Diaghilev. Y was the first ballerina to tour the world.
Identify Y.
27. Question 7
An Indian filmmaker known for making suave modern
romances has worked with Deepika Padukone repeatedly. He
produced one of her films, which she regards as the film
which helped her come out of depression. His film-making
techniques have been compared to the legendary Yash
Chopra. He once directed a short film and also wrote it. The
entire film was shot on a train which connects all the four
major cities of India. What is the name of the production house
put up by this Indian filmmaker?
30. Question 8
X is an author who has received the Goodreads Choice Best
Mystery and Thriller award for his latest book. He wanted to
become a singer and songwriter after he graduated from college
but was unable to achieve his dream. He taught Spanish and
English to students in different phases of his life before finally
becoming a full-fledged writer. Almost all his books have been
made into films on which acclaimed actors and technicians have
worked. Before coming into the spotlight, he wrote 2 books with his
wife. These were written before any of his prominent solo works
were published.
Name any one of those two books.
44. Question 6:
In the clip below what did the director do which provoked the monkey
to attack the car?
(Also the actors in the above clip were actually scared an weren’t
acting.)
45. Ans 6:He put the monkey babies in the car
which made those monkeys think that the
humans were taking them away with them.
52. RULES
There are 8 questions in this round.
In this round, a team can challenge any other
team once for answering the question, before
seeing the question.
+5/0 if the challenging team answers the
question.
+10/-10 if the challenged team answers the
question.
A team can be challenged only once.
53. QUESTION 1
One of the only three people to have
ever reached the depth of the
Marianna trench, X is also a renowned
filmmaker.
56. QUESTION 2:
X is a legendary Indian music composer who used to work
with an Indian filmmaker Y for every project of his. Bad
blood between the composer and the lyricist of Y's film
resulted in X leaving Y's next film and hence Y started
looking for a new composer. Z was brought on board, after Y
was very impressed with Z's independent music work. The
music of their first film together was a huge success and won
Z many accolades. After that film, Z has collaborated with Y
on each of his film; every film being a classic in its own
sense.
Who is X?
59. QUESTION 3:
X is a legendary Hollywood actor who has acted in more than
40 films. He was born to a pesticide and chemical feed
manufacturer and has two sisters. He used to work as a
ditch-digger as a summer job arranged by his father. In mid
1950s he won an Oscar award which he somehow lost. That
Oscar award was gifted to another superstar of Hollywood, Y,
on his birthday, who is well-known for his philanthropy.
Who is X and Y?
60.
61. ANS 3:
X = Marlon Brando
Y = Leonardo DiCaprio
62. QUESTION 4:
X is a right-wing extremist organization known for
committing crimes on racial basis. They are also known for
creating riots, robberies and murders for reasons best known
to them. A policeman went undercover and became a part of
their group so as to uncover their plots and try and reduce
their strength and make their group lose ground. This
incident has recently been turned into a film by a renowned
filmmaker Y who about 2 years back released a documentary
on Michael Jackson.
Who is Y?
65. QUESTION 5:
X was born in Punjab and moved to Mumbai with his wife,
where both of them struggled to make ends meet. After
being introduced to a huge star of Bollywood, he managed to
bag his first role in the Hindi film called Muqaddar. After
that he has acted in over 400 films, with audience witnessing
him majorly as a police inspector on screen. One of the films
that he acted in was remade by one of the world's richest, if
not the richest, stars in the world in 2006.
"Police ki vardi aur khoon ki garmi, aadmi ko bohot
khuddar bana deti hai" is one of the famous dialogues from
the film "Marte Dum Tak" which was delivered by X.
Identify X.
68. QUESTION 6:
Michelangelo created David sometime between 1501 to
1504. David actually is a biblical hero who was the
second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah.
In 2016, Russian campaigners took a vote on whether to
put a cloth over Michelangelo's sculpture because of its
nudity. This incident however was predicted 26 years
ago by a very famous TV series.
What is the name of that TV series?
71. QUESTION 7:
X is an American animated series. The studio which made
the series wanted to initially discontinue the series because
they thought that the concept was too common. However,
the greatness of the series was proved when it went on to
win several academy awards in the coming years. The lead
characters in the series were first referred to as Jasper and
Jinx before they got their new names.
What happened in the last episode of X? / What was the
name of the last episode of X? (Any one question)
72.
73. ANS 7:
Tom and Jerry commit suicide on a rail-track
/ Blue Cat Blues
74. QUESTION 8:
X made his film debut in 2007. His first few films were either flops or average
grossers. Until finally, in 2009, X collaborated with film-maker Y for a film that
made headlines for its cool and different approach towards cinema and how it
was the perfect "coming-of-age" drama. X specially was praised by the audience
and critics alike for his stellar performance. All of X's films after his 2009 super-
hit were either blockbuster hits or critically acclaimed. X again collaborated with
Y for a film which released in 2013 which got a "blockbuster" verdict after a few
days of its release. After that film, X again entered his pre-2009 phase delivering
flops or average grossers until recently where his film raked in a lot of money.
Name Y.
78. Question 1
X is a band who started performing one year after The Battle
of Ban Me Thuot (Vietnam) came to an end. They started out
as a troupe of 7 men but eventually, 3 of them left, two
leaving in the same year and the third leaving after 2 years.
They eventually went on to become one of the most
successful bands in history, with the
band winning more than 20 Grammy awards till now. Y is a
band member who was an alcoholic and was eventually
brought out of that by his band members.
Identify X and Y.
81. Question 2
X is a 1995 American romantic drama film directed by Richard Linklater and
written by Linklater and Kim Krizan. The film follows Jesse , a young American
man, and Céline , a young French woman, who meet on a train and disembark
in Vienna, where they spend the night walking around the city and getting to
know each other. X revolves largely around the twin themes of self-fulfillment
and self-discovery through a significant other, charging the concept through the
introduction of a twelve-hour time constraint in which the goals implicit to the two
themes have to be realized. They are underlined by the poem "Delusion Angel",
which evokes a longing for complete and unifying, possibly even redeeming,
understanding between two partners in a world which is itself unknowable, and
over which one can exercise no control.The film received high critical praise at
the time of its release and currently has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and
a 77 metascore on Metacritic. Identify X.
84. Question 3
An Indian film studio produced a film starring Telugu superstar
Akkineni Nagarjuna, who acted in “Shiva” directed by Ram Gopal
Varma, along with Tamannah called "Oopiri". The film was
simultaneously shot in Tamil and was called "Thozha". This film
was a remake of a superhit French Film starring Francois Cluzet
and Omar Sy. The Tamil-Telugu bilingual released in 2016 while the
original French Film released in 2011. It was produced by the
world's oldest Film Company.
What is the name of that French Film?
87. Question 4
Recently, hundreds of Gold Coins were discovered under X. X used
plays of ancient Greek and Roman theatre as its foundation. Over
the years, X has seen legendary artists like Visconti, Pasolini,
Busoni, etc., who have rocked X during their respective times.
Similar to India, X belongs to a country which holds family as an
extremely important aspect of its culture. It is situated in the second
smallest continent in the world. X is located in 4 cities in the
country.
Identify, the first city of the 4, in which X was conducted first.
90. Question 5
Phantom Films is an Indian production house co-founded by 4
extremely talented individuals. All of them are currently active in
Bollywood. One of them, X, is a successful producer who has
produced various mainstream Bollywood movies. X is recently got
married to a fashion designer and their wedding was graced by a
lot of prominent bollywood celebrities. He was successful in
releasing 7 films which he produced in the span of 50 days, due to
which he made it to the Limca Book of Records. Name X.
93. Question 6
Y, is an anime series produced by Aniplex and Studio Deen. It focuses on the
existence of a supernatural system that allows people to take revenge by having
other people sent to Hell via the services of the mysterious title character and her
assistants who implement this system. Revenge, injustice, hatred, and the nature of
human emotions are common themes throughout the series. Each episode typically
follows the format of a self-contained short story where a person has been suffering
torment from an acquaintance to the point that he or she accesses the Hell
Correspondence website and submits a request to get rid of the person. Ai Enma, the
lead character, appears, and presents a doll with a red string on its neck that can
send the named antagonist to Hell. When the string is pulled, Ai and her companions
then torment the antagonist, offering a last chance to repent (which is usually
refused), and ferries them to Hell. The price of the contract is that the person making
the request will also have to go to Hell after his or her life is over. Identify Y.
96. Question 7
A huge fan of Norman Rockwell's paintings and illustrations and a video-
gamer, this filmmaker X has seen a lot of ups and downs in his life. He is
one of the
richest and most influential producers of Hollywood; so rich that he paid
about 100 million dollars to his wife as remuneration, after their divorce
was filed in 1989.
He has made significant monetary contributions to the American Red
Cross and and the Bush-Clinton Fund during various atrocities that
America faced in the last decade. He has been nominated 195 times for
the Oscars in different categories and has directed a few animated films.
Identify the filmmaker's recent outing.
99. Question 8
X was a polymath. He did not receive any formal education and read and grasped
onto everything he could at home. In spite of that, he is today considered as one
of the most diversely talented individuals ever to have lived. He is regarded as
one of the artists who set the Renaissance in motion. It is believed that his master
stopped panting when he saw X paint. At the age of 14, X served as an apprentice
to Y and was accompanied by Botticelli, Lorenzo De Credi,etc. X and Y together
worked on a painting after which it is believed that Y, as mentioned earlier,
stopped painting altogether after watching how superior X's part of the painting
was.
What is the name of that painting?
