Quizzitch Cup 2021 MELA Quiz Prelims

1. As a nice sartorial tribute, the protagonist of the
movie wears a killer outfit meant to mimic the
iconic ensemble Bruce Lee wore in Game of
Death. Which movie are we talking about?

2. X is an old Baul song referring to the parable of
Radha and Krishna. Prevalent in Bengal, the tale
goes that Radha is in love with Krishna, but is
married to someone else. In this song, Radha is
being advised not to go fetch water from the
Yamuna as her meetings with Krishna have
already brought her a lot of ill- repute. The
addition of this song to a recent movie has
sparked a few controversies. Which song?

3. X is a critically acclaimed character that featured
in some of the best selling novels of this
generation. He is a Harvard professor famous for
having an eidetic memory. He gets mixed up in a
lot of adventures. Some of his character
biography mirrors that of his creator, like being a
controversial figure and a much publicised ban.
He is played by Tom Hanks in the on-screen
adaptation. Identify X.

4. In 1998, this Spielberg film was blocked by the
Indian Censor Board for too much violence. The
Board demanded cuts that Spielberg declined
and decided not to release the movie in India.
The then Home Minister of India stepped in and
saw the movie himself. Impressed, he ordered it
to be released uncut. Identify the movie.

5. IMDB Ratings for which 1998 Indian movie.

6. The movie X was made with the contribution of 125
artists around the globe. All the frames were painted
in a similar manner to remind the viewer of the
genius of the painter Y on whom X was based.
Y considered his most iconic painting to be a failure
telling his brother how he just liked certain parts of
the painting and that “the rest says nothing to me”.
ID the movie X

7. X is considered as one of the most overlooked
paintings despite it measuring over 22ft high
and 32ft long. The main reason attributed to this
is it’s positioning with respect to another
artwork Y in Louvre Museum in Paris.
Hint: Y is considered to be one of the greatest
artworks of all time
Identify X

8. The surname X is a matronymic Jewish surname
which means ‘son of Sarah’. Urban dictionary
identifies the term as a verb which means ‘to
dialog and ambulate simultaneously’, and this
meaning has emerged from shows and films
created by X where characters are often
speaking and moving around simultaneously.
Who is X ?

9. The lead guitarist and founder of the rock band
X was a huge fan of J.R.R Tolkien and some of
their songs have been inspired by Tolkien’s The
Lord of the Rings. The 1969 song Y by the band is
a reference to the hobbit, Frodo’s quest to
return the One Ring.
Which song (Y) is being talked about here?

10. One of Hollywood’s most talked about movies
that never got made is a biopic of Edgar Allan
Poe, being helmed by the action star X. X wrote
the film in the 70s and wanted to play the part
himself, but now has approached stars like
Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr. for the
lead. Who is X?

11. In his memoir,Indian actor X recounts acting in
a 2003 English film alongside one of his
childhood heroes. The film was an adaptation of
a comic book series. While X wasn’t convinced
about the merits of the film, he took up the role
to act with one of his favourite actors and also to
finance his laptop, so that he could begin writing
his memoir. Identify X.

12. Rumours started appearing in the late 60s about
the death of X in a car accident. Conspiracy theorists
believed that a lookalike was hired so that it does
not impact the popularity of the band, and that the
album cover of Y was one such “clue” given to the
fans about X’s death.
Ironically X is the only one living member of the band
and the theories have since been debunked.
ID the album cover Y.

13. People only began paying attention to X after it
was stolen. By this time, X was already over 350
years old. Several people gathered to see the
empty exhibition where it was placed rather
than to see X itself. Id X.

14. What has been blanked out?

15. Which book has been blanked out here?

17. X a very famous businessman who is a huge
fan of the tv show Y. He said, “This is my No.1
show, by far.” He even incorporated a X parody
featuring himself in a shareholders’ meeting and
replacing the show’s coveted product with
peanut brittle. Id X and Y.

Ans:
X: Warren Buffett
Y: Breaking Bad

18. Deep within the rainforests of Venezuela, a series of plateaus
sit more than 9000 feet (2743 meters) above sea level and rise
up 1310 feet (400 m) from the surrounding terrain like table
tops. These are the tepuis (a Pemón Indian word for
mountain), the most famous of which is called Mount
Roraima. The tepuis are unique in their geography and
thousands of plant species exist nowhere else on the planet
except on these plateaus.
The mystical mountains fascinated explorers and writers for
centuries, most notably X who described an ascent of Mount
Roraima in his 1912 novel Y
In X’s novel, a group of explorers found that dinosaurs and other
extinct creatures were still alive and well on the remote
plateaus. ID the work Y

19. The term ______ ___ was first used in 2014
about the style’s emergence in mainstream hip
hop music. The urban dictionary uses words
such as stroke victim, incomprehensible and
illogical to describe ______ ___ . It is generally
used to describe songs whose lyrics are unclear.
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