The Entertainment QUIZ

      Bitotsav 2013




        Research team- Vishesh Srivastava
                       Sourabh Bhagat
                       Debjit Roy
You gotta do what you gotta do



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Q1. Connect
Mimoh Chakraborty
Q2. ID X and Y
The song “XY" broke sharply with conventions both
musically and lyrically. A famous critic cites the
band's "singing about the neglected concerns and
fates of the elderly" on the song as "just one
example of why the Beatles' appeal reached so far
beyond the traditional rock audience."McCartney
said he came up with the name “X" from an actress
of the same name, who had starred with the
Beatles in the film Help!. “Y" came from the name
of a wine store in Bristol.
Eleanor rigby
Q3.
A computer file that contains metadata about
files and folders to be distributed, and usually
also a list of the network locations of trackers,
which are computers that help participants in
the system find each other and form efficient
distribution groups called swarms, is known by
what name?
Torrent
Q4.
This Abbas-Mustan flick dealt with the
challenging topic of false rape allegations.
Largely based on the 1994 movie Disclosure, the
movie was instrumental in making one of the
leading ladies of the movie a hugely critically
acclaimed actress and won her the Filmfare
award for best performance in a negative role.
Which movie?
Aitraaz
Q5. Name the Game
The game(released in 2010) is presented in
monochromatic black-and-white tones, using
lighting, film grain effects and minimal ambient
sounds to create an eerie atmosphere often
associated with the horror genre. Journalists
praised the dark presentation, describing the
work as comparable to film noir and German
Expressionism. Based on its aesthetics,
reviewers classified the game as an example of
"video games as art".
Limbo
Q6.Connect
Loki
Q7.
In biology, the phrase describes the state of an
embryo or foetus. In legal contexts, the phrase is
used to refer to unborn children. This phrase
was also the name of an album by nirvana
recorded in two weeks. Which Phrase?
In Utero
Q8.
Which Film has popularly been termed “ the
world’s longest commercial” for Fed Ex?
Castaway
Q9.
This critically acclaimed (nowadays popular)
actor is the son of a stuntman/ stunt director
and has won 2 national awards. His birth name
was Vishal which was changed due to
numerological issues. He has also recently
changed his name citing the same problems.
Identify.
Ajay Devgn
Q10. Which disease?
This disease is fairly rare in humans, but is
frequently seen in cats and other animals, Most
web literature concerns non-humans. Early
symptoms are often vague, non-specific and
may include abdominal discomfort associated
with nausea, bloating, and/or loss of appetite.
This disease is also responsible for creating two
of the biggest stars Bollywood has ever seen.
Lymphosarcoma of the intestine
Q11.
• Name the
  movie, which
  is based on
  the events
  that
  happened
  here in 1994
  and has been
  nicknamed
  ‘An African
  Schindler’s
  List’.
Hotel Rwanda
Q12.
• In 1977, an Associated Press article described the
  band's connection to their gym teacher as follows:
• “It seems a physical education teacher named ______
  _______ didn't cotton to long hair or loud music. A run-
  in with him helped get the boys suspended. As a way of
  getting back, they named the band for him, changing
  the vowels to avoid a lawsuit and becoming famous
  enough to make the story a rock legend.”
• The New York Times called him "arguably the most
  influential high school gym teacher in American
  popular culture”. (Image on next slide)
• Which band are we talking about ?
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Q13.
Mark Knopfler, dire straits
Q14.
This torture practice has been inflicted on
characters in multiple films and television
programs, including Green Street, House of
Tolerance and was immortalized by Heath
Ledger as the joker. The name comes from the
place of origin of this practice wherein hooligans
and street gangs would carve the faces of
victims leading to numerous injuries and deaths.
Which form of torture am I talking about?
Q15.Identify
Sting
Q16.
Which company was given an academy award in
1955 for their contribution to the advancements
of the motion picture industry?
Bausch and Lomb Opticals
Q17.
• Before he became
  famous, he was
  caught riding
  stolen cars, and
  was given a choice
  between spending
  time in prison or
  joining the Army,
  he chose the latter.
• Who ?
Jimi Hendrix
Q18.
• According to the 1933-34 Exchange and Securities
  act, foreign firms that wished to be listed on the
  NYSE had to sign an agreement that they would
  stay registered as long as there are 300 US
  shareholders on record. This made it extremely
  difficult for these companies to deregister
  themselves in US. This rule has come to be
  known as the ‘XY’ rule after a rock classic.
• XY = ?
Hotel California Rule
Q19.
Which product/company was a major plot
element in the movie ‘the gods must be crazy’
and was mentioned by The Beatles in the song
‘Come Together’ and by Rammstein in the song
‘Amerika’?
Coca Cola
Q20.
• The film's working title was For God and Country. The
  title X was officially confirmed at the end of the film's teaser
  trailer. The director of the movie has explained that "it's a
  military term(X) for 30 minutes after midnight, and it refers
  also to the darkness and secrecy that cloaked the entire
  decade-long mission.“

• Parts of the film were shot at PEC University of
  Technology in Chandigarh.

• Electronic Arts promoted X in its video game Medal of
  Honor: Warfighter by offering downloadable maps of
  locations depicted in the film. Additional maps for the game
  were made available on December 19, to coincide with the
  film's initial release.
Zero Dark Thirty
21.
• X himself approached successful screenwriter
  Peter Morgan, for the idea of portraying
  flamboyant singer Freddie Mercury in an
  upcoming movie titled ‘Mercury’. X ,
  previously best known for his comedic
  characters, got the approval from TIME
  magazine on his singing ability and
  resemblance to Mercury.
• Who is X ?
Sacha Baron Cohen
22.
• In the play Agamemnon by Aeschylus, written in 458
  BC, when the title character returns from Troy, he is
  greeted by his vengeful wife Clytemnestra who says:
• "Now my beloved, step down from your chariot, and
  let not your foot, my lord, touch the Earth. Servants,
  let there be spread before the house he never
  expected to see, where Justice leads him in, a crimson
  path.”
• Which modern day practice, widely associated with
  the world of entertainment is said to be derived from
  this ?
Red Carpet

Prelims

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    The Entertainment QUIZ Bitotsav 2013 Research team- Vishesh Srivastava Sourabh Bhagat Debjit Roy
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    You gotta dowhat you gotta do • PUT YOUR CELLPHONES ON SILENT MODE • BE INTERESTED IN YOUR ANSWER SHEET • BELIEVE IN GOD…BELIEVE IN US
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    Q2. ID Xand Y The song “XY" broke sharply with conventions both musically and lyrically. A famous critic cites the band's "singing about the neglected concerns and fates of the elderly" on the song as "just one example of why the Beatles' appeal reached so far beyond the traditional rock audience."McCartney said he came up with the name “X" from an actress of the same name, who had starred with the Beatles in the film Help!. “Y" came from the name of a wine store in Bristol.
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    Q3. A computer filethat contains metadata about files and folders to be distributed, and usually also a list of the network locations of trackers, which are computers that help participants in the system find each other and form efficient distribution groups called swarms, is known by what name?
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    Q4. This Abbas-Mustan flickdealt with the challenging topic of false rape allegations. Largely based on the 1994 movie Disclosure, the movie was instrumental in making one of the leading ladies of the movie a hugely critically acclaimed actress and won her the Filmfare award for best performance in a negative role. Which movie?
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    Q5. Name theGame The game(released in 2010) is presented in monochromatic black-and-white tones, using lighting, film grain effects and minimal ambient sounds to create an eerie atmosphere often associated with the horror genre. Journalists praised the dark presentation, describing the work as comparable to film noir and German Expressionism. Based on its aesthetics, reviewers classified the game as an example of "video games as art".
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    Q7. In biology, thephrase describes the state of an embryo or foetus. In legal contexts, the phrase is used to refer to unborn children. This phrase was also the name of an album by nirvana recorded in two weeks. Which Phrase?
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    Q8. Which Film haspopularly been termed “ the world’s longest commercial” for Fed Ex?
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    Q9. This critically acclaimed(nowadays popular) actor is the son of a stuntman/ stunt director and has won 2 national awards. His birth name was Vishal which was changed due to numerological issues. He has also recently changed his name citing the same problems. Identify.
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    Q10. Which disease? Thisdisease is fairly rare in humans, but is frequently seen in cats and other animals, Most web literature concerns non-humans. Early symptoms are often vague, non-specific and may include abdominal discomfort associated with nausea, bloating, and/or loss of appetite. This disease is also responsible for creating two of the biggest stars Bollywood has ever seen.
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    Q11. • Name the movie, which is based on the events that happened here in 1994 and has been nicknamed ‘An African Schindler’s List’.
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    Q12. • In 1977,an Associated Press article described the band's connection to their gym teacher as follows: • “It seems a physical education teacher named ______ _______ didn't cotton to long hair or loud music. A run- in with him helped get the boys suspended. As a way of getting back, they named the band for him, changing the vowels to avoid a lawsuit and becoming famous enough to make the story a rock legend.” • The New York Times called him "arguably the most influential high school gym teacher in American popular culture”. (Image on next slide) • Which band are we talking about ?
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    Q14. This torture practicehas been inflicted on characters in multiple films and television programs, including Green Street, House of Tolerance and was immortalized by Heath Ledger as the joker. The name comes from the place of origin of this practice wherein hooligans and street gangs would carve the faces of victims leading to numerous injuries and deaths. Which form of torture am I talking about?
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    Q16. Which company wasgiven an academy award in 1955 for their contribution to the advancements of the motion picture industry?
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    Q17. • Before hebecame famous, he was caught riding stolen cars, and was given a choice between spending time in prison or joining the Army, he chose the latter. • Who ?
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    Q18. • According tothe 1933-34 Exchange and Securities act, foreign firms that wished to be listed on the NYSE had to sign an agreement that they would stay registered as long as there are 300 US shareholders on record. This made it extremely difficult for these companies to deregister themselves in US. This rule has come to be known as the ‘XY’ rule after a rock classic. • XY = ?
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    Q19. Which product/company wasa major plot element in the movie ‘the gods must be crazy’ and was mentioned by The Beatles in the song ‘Come Together’ and by Rammstein in the song ‘Amerika’?
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    Q20. • The film'sworking title was For God and Country. The title X was officially confirmed at the end of the film's teaser trailer. The director of the movie has explained that "it's a military term(X) for 30 minutes after midnight, and it refers also to the darkness and secrecy that cloaked the entire decade-long mission.“ • Parts of the film were shot at PEC University of Technology in Chandigarh. • Electronic Arts promoted X in its video game Medal of Honor: Warfighter by offering downloadable maps of locations depicted in the film. Additional maps for the game were made available on December 19, to coincide with the film's initial release.
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    21. • X himselfapproached successful screenwriter Peter Morgan, for the idea of portraying flamboyant singer Freddie Mercury in an upcoming movie titled ‘Mercury’. X , previously best known for his comedic characters, got the approval from TIME magazine on his singing ability and resemblance to Mercury. • Who is X ?
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    22. • In theplay Agamemnon by Aeschylus, written in 458 BC, when the title character returns from Troy, he is greeted by his vengeful wife Clytemnestra who says: • "Now my beloved, step down from your chariot, and let not your foot, my lord, touch the Earth. Servants, let there be spread before the house he never expected to see, where Justice leads him in, a crimson path.” • Which modern day practice, widely associated with the world of entertainment is said to be derived from this ?
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