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M.E.L.A QUIZ
RESEARCHED AND CONDUCTED BY:-
MILIND SHARMASHANTANU SHARMA
FINALS
INFY BOUNCE
Q1
A famous painting by the renowned Indian artist Raja Ravi Verma. What is the subject of this painting?
AND THE ANSWER IS…
DRAUPADI AND THE PANDAVAS
There are more than a dozen stories involved in the debate like ‘Rani ketaki ke kahani’ by Insha Allah Khan (1803), ‘Ek jamindar ka Drishtant’ by Rev J. Newton (1887), ‘Indumati’ by Kishori Lal Goswami (1900), ‘Ek tokari bhar mitti’ by Madhav Rao Sapre (1901) and ‘Usne kaha tha’ by Chandra Dhar Sharma Guleri (1915) in this debate.
Q2
AND THE ANSWER IS…
ALL CLAIMING TO BE THE FIRST SHORT STORY IN HINDI
Q3 Whose parody have ‘The Simpsons’ created (on next slide) ?
Q3
AND THE ANSWER IS…
THE SOPRANOS
This actor who recently claimed his entire life was one, long extended performance art project– took to the red carpet wearing a rather fetching paper bag on his head. Written on the bag is a phrase no doubt referring to one of many erratic tweets he posted as he announced, shortly before the whole art project thing, his ‘retirement from public life’.
Q4
AND THE ANSWER IS…
SHIA LABEOUF
Wendi Doniger is not the first author to face such an uproar from Indians for writing something bold. In fact Katherine Mayo also had to undergo several allegations and all when she wrote a book named X. An epic Indian movie was also given the same title as a sort of rebuke to the original book title. Identify X
Q5Q5
AND THE ANSWER IS…
MOTHER INDIA
Q6
AND THE ANSWER IS…
Ocean Therapy Solutions (OTS) is a company owned by actor X. After the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989, X wanted to find a new way to separate oil from water, so he acquired the company. He found it difficult to promote its products, until BP placed an order for several of the company's devices in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Q7
AND THE ANSWER IS…
Kevin Costner
This 2007 biographical film ‘Chapter 27’ is based on a famous murder. The movie stars X as Y( the murderer). X was also in news this year. So who as whom and why the name chapter 27 only?
Q8
AND THE ANSWER IS…
X- Jared LetoY- Mark David Chapman
ROUND 2
ANSWERS…
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
HELL’S KITCHEN
30 ROCK
MAD MEN
THE HOBBIT
HOMELAND
INFY BOUNCE
Identify the instrument from this video [Video Removed]
Q1
AND THE ANSWER IS…
Bulbul Tarang
____ is a daily superfast express train running between Azamgarh and Old Delhi. It has been named so as to honour a legendary poet ____ who hails from Azamgarh .
Q2
AND THE ANSWER IS…
Kaifiyat Express
Image on the next slide
In June 2011, ____ university announced that they will administer the prizes named after these two people. An Indian happens to be one of the winners of the prize this year.
Q3
AND THE ANSWER IS…
Donald WindhamSandy Campbell
Image on the next slideQ4
X is the horticultural practice of training live perennial plants by clipping the foliage and twigs of trees, shrubs and subshrubs to develop and maintain clearly defined shapes perhaps geometric or fanciful
The term also refers to plants which have been shaped in this way. The word derives from the Latin word for an ornamental landscape gardener, or a Greek word that Romans also applied to fictive indoor landscapes executed in fresco.
AND THE ANSWER IS…
Topiary
Just identify the authorQ5
AND THE ANSWER IS…
ALICE MUNRO
Q6
The person shown here (director of the movie ‘I, me aur main’ has a relative whom we all know in a different context. Who is the famous relative?
AND THE ANSWER IS…
RAKESH SHARMA (The director is Kapil Sharma, his son)
Whose theme song?Q7
AND THE ANSWER IS…
RANDY ORTON
Q8
This is a 1973 film ‘Anhonee’ . Recent Connection?
AND THE ANSWER IS…
HUNGAMA HO GAYA
ROUND 4
MINIMAL BOLLYWOOD POSTERS
ANSWRS…
LOAFER
CHACHI 420
SHAAN
DEEWANA MASTANA
OYE LUCKY LUCKY OYE
DULHE RAJA
LVC ROUND 5
+60/-30
+50/-25
+40/-20
+30/-15
+20/-10
+10/0
All of these have been known as the ‘Great American Novel’ at one point of time