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25 questions

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THE ENSEMBLE SP-ENT QUIZ 2012 © MARIO SURAJ

1

Shown below are the husband and wife team Keith Shepherd and
Natalia Luckyanova, and an artist Kiril Tchangov. Name the company
that they founded in 2008, or its most popular product.


1

Imangi Studios, Temple Run


2
With what would you associate this floor plan??


2


3

Reviewing this film for the Times of India in 1998, Khalid
Mohamed, wrote: “REJOICE. India's answer to Tarantino is here”,
where he was comparing the impact made by the director (X) of the
film to QT.

Khalid, in a rare fit of sanity, gave the movie a 5-star rating.

Incidentally, X and Tarantino also have another similarity – they
both worked in video rental stores before working in movies. Who
are X and Y?


3

Ram Gopal Varma, Satya


4

The two teams that have played the most number of times against
each other in FIFA World cup finals coincidentally share the same
jersey colors. Which two teams?


4
Sweden and Brazil


5

In Poker an A-K hand is considered especially dicey because it
looks really good but usually doesn’t win. What derogatory
nickname is given to the hand as a result??


5

Anna Kournikova


6

This person is said to be the most written about American
ever with around 43 different biographies as well as novels
and poetry featuring him. The movies seem to be catching
up with two big budget productions on the person in
question releasing in 2012. Who ?


6

Abraham Lincoln


7

The stadium pictured
was carved out from the
adjacent Monte Cristo
Quarry and hence is
popularly known locally
as A Pedreira. It is
currently named for the
French insurance
company AXA.

Which team plays its
home games at the
stadium?


7


8

If the Swahili word for lion is Simba, what is the Turkish word for
Lion?? ( Think famous lions)


8

Aslan


9

The picture shows a train
in Switzerland’s Jungfrau-
Interlaken region named
after X in 2011. X till date
remains the only Indian
to be given the honour of
having a Swiss train
named after him.
Who???


9

Yash Chopra


What one word has been blanked out?? 10


Rugby 10


11

If Eddie the Head: Iron Maiden :: Snaggletooth: ???


11


12

Nobel laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn's famous novel
Cancer Ward features a conversation between the
cancer patient Oleg and the lady doctor Zoya who also
discuss among other things a Hindi movie.
Which movie?


12


13

Pictured is Andrei Kirilenko of the
Utah Jazz. What rather
unimaginative nickname did he
pick up during the course of his
career ??


13

AK 47


14

Under the regulations of the 1933-34 Exchange and
Securities Acts, foreign firms which wished to be listed on
the New York Stock Exchange had to agree to stay
registered as long as there were 300 US shareholders on
record. Intended to protect US shareholders, this made it
extremely difficult for companies to deregister themselves
in the US. Loosened somewhat recently, this rule has over
the years come to be known as the _______ _________
rule after a rock classic.

Fill in the blanks


14

Hotel California


15

What has been
blanked out??


15

Disney buys
Lucasfilm and
plans to release
more Star Wars
movies.


16
Sometime last year the players of Real Madrid FC presented this
special jersey to someone. Who???


16
Pope Benedict XVI


17

Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme
airing since 2006. It’s a spinoff of a much more famous
series. Torchwood is actually an anagram of the other, more
famous series. Which one?


17

Doctor Who


18

This sporting term meaning “fishing out” or “rescuing” came
into the Indian public consciousness during the 2012
London Olympics. What term?


18

Repechage


19

Identify the movie (audio removed)


19

Life Of Pi


20

Identify the band playing. Who composed the original


20

Green Day and John Lennon


What is this scene from coupling a tribute 21
to?? (video removed)


21

Reservoir Dogs


22

Who is the subject of
this minimalist
poster?


22


23

Identify the subject
of this poster.
( based on events of
last week)


23


24

Criterion movie
poster for which
movie?


24

The Great Dictator


What common surname?? 25


25

Polgar (Judit, Susan and Zsofia)


25

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