Entertainment Quiz

Chintan A. PanchamiaYashaswi Alladi

Bollywood

ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT!

X (1960),’The Biggest Indian Film ever’, was a trilingual – with all scenes shot thrice in Hindi, Tamil and English. When the Tamil version flopped miserably, the English version never saw daylight.

Identify X.

Mughal-e-Azam.

X’s song Y from ‘Do Aankhen Barah Haath’ (1957) which was an original composition of Vasant Desai, was adopted by a Pakistani school as their morning anthem. Y is considered as patriotic song today.

Identify X,Y

X-Lata MangeshkarY-Ae Maalik Tere Bande Hum

Actor X was almost dropped from Y (1975) because scriptwriter Javed Akhtar found his voice weak for Z. Danny Denzongpa was approached for that role initially.

Identify X,Y,Z

X-Amjad KhanY-SholayZ-Gabbar Singh

This actor, even today, is so punctual that many a times he opens the gates of Filmistan Studios himself for he reaches the place before the watchman or gatekeeper.

Amitabh Bachchan

He debuted in Bollywood in 1960 in the movie ‘Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere’.He was paid a fee of a meagre 51 rupees.

Identify the actor.

Dharmendra

Once the Guiness Book of World Records listed X as having sung the most number of songs in the world. Not satisfied with this fact, Y wrote to Guiness mentioning that he started earlier than X and must have sung more.When the dispute was resolved in 1989, surprisingly Z was declared the winner :7500 songs.

ID X,Y Z

X- Lata MangeshkarY – Mohammed RafiZ – Asha Bhosle

Actor, Ravi Kapoor’s first film in Bollywood, was ‘Navrang’ (1959), where he didn’t feature in the film, but played the lead actress’s body double.What’s his stage name?

Jeetendra

X theatres across Maharashtra will soon have a new version of National Anthem that is developed by crowdsourcing. The initiative ‘My Nation My Anthem’ was launched by Y on 26 January to commemorate India’s Republic Day. .

The initiative that gave an opportunity to budding talents was re-launched during the revamp of the Fame multiplex in Andheri, Mumbai. After the re-launch of the anthem, the dais was used to award the winners who were chosen from among 500 interpretations of the Jana Gana Mana, 

X-PVRY- Talenthouse

In the film ‘Y’, X wore over 130 different dresses provided from top designers from all over the world. It has been reported that her wardrobe for the film was one of the most expensive out of all the Bollywood movies ever created.

Identify X and Y

X-Kareena KapoorY-Heroine

This film takes its title from one of Kabir’s Dohes. “Pothi pad pad jag moha,so pandit bhaya na koye”,____ _____ ____ ___pade , so pandit hoye.

The sub title- “Love is the only inspiration and without love life is meaningless”

Find the movie/blanks.

This is the first time the lead pair of this movie came together. Name them?

1. Dhai Akshar Prem Ke2. Abhishek/ Aishwarya

X was the original choice for Shah Rukh Khan’s role in Y. Even Tom Cruise was considered for the role.

Identify X and Y.

X-Saif Ali KhanY-Dilwaale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge

Just for the sake of maintaining the continuity of the lead actor’s hairstyle, This movie was shot completely backwards, climax first.

Which film is this?

Rockstar, starring Ranbir Kapoor

The only time in the history of any Indian film industry award, when the best female playback singer award shared was between Ila Arun and Alka Yagnik for the same song.

Which Song is it?

Choli Ke Peeche

This martial artist/comedian/chef/actor is very superstitious. He will never write anything on a page unless he first heads it with an ‘Om’.

Who is it?

Akshay Kumar(dedicated to Aayur Kaul)

X was established in the year 1975 as small shop in the market of Lamington Road. In 1975, the Taurani brothers traded in LP's (Long Playing Phonograph Records) for three of the biggest companies in India - HMV (now Saregama), Music India (now Universal Music Group) & CBS (now Sony Music). In 1990, X set up its first manufacturing facility at Palghar, Thane.

 It has the highest number of gold and platinum discs to their credit in comparison with any other record label in India.

Tips Music

Film titles are songs in movie Karz

X was Y’s debut movie, which added to the Guinness Book of World Records 2002 edition for winning the most number of awards for a movie. The movie won a total of 92 awards. X is a superstar today.

Identify X and Y

X-Kaho na….Pyaar HaiY-Hrithik Roshan

TelevisionSeries

LET’S SEE WHAT YOU LIKE TO WATCH!

This actor portrays one of the most loved characters on television. He was famous as a child artist(is still famous) and has won several emmy awards both then and now. He plays a magician on the show, is one in real life as well. In fact, is the president of the Hollywood Magic Castle.

Identify the man.

Neil Patrick Harris

Katie was a more cynical, hard-drinking, streetwise girl who worked at a makeup salon. She was played by Amanda Walsh. But, the pilot in which she starred, went unaired, and she was replaced by a slightly milder version. Who now also gets dinner and WiFi for free.

Identify this character and the TV series.

Penny, The Big Bang Theory.

Quahog was founded by Peterson, who had been exiled to America by King Stewart III. The king later gave Peterson control over Quahog after Peterson beat him in a talent show. A myth was later created that said that Quahog was founded by Miles "Chatterbox" Musket with the assistance of a magical talking

Several times every episode, the actual Providence skyline can be seen in the distance. The three buildings that are depicted are One Financial Plaza, 50 Kennedy Plaza, and the Bank of America Tower. This ordering of buildings and the angle at which they are viewed indicates that Quahog is primarily west of downtown Providence. clam.

Family Guy

What do these mean?

Reach - Flowers;Westerlands - Hill;Iron Islands - Pyke; Riverlands - Rivers;Dorne - Sand; North - Snow; Vale - Stone;Stormlands - Storm;Crownlands - Waters. 

Last names given to bastards in GoT

Connect

Smurf PenisCockamouseMary, The ParalegalSlapsgivingCana-Duh

(Non-exhaustive list)

How I Met Your Mother

Apply Logic

Victor MoreauSteve TabernackleChris GatesJames BondsNeal Armstrong

(Exhaustive List)

Aliases of Neal Caffrey from White Collar.

What’s the buy-in amount at Pearson-Hardman for becoming a Senior Partner?

$500,000

Where do you find these quotes?

"No open containers on the machines,“ "Do not leave laundry unattended,” "Please keep your clothes on while doing laundry." 

BBT

Five chosen ones are tasked with defending the Earth from the greatest of disasters

They use transportation (usually a flying machine called a Geo-Cruiser) based on solar power to avoid causing pollution themselves.

In situations that they cannot resolve alone, they combine their powers to summon X

Despite his vulnerability to pollution, X is a formidable and valiant hero.

Captain Planet

X and Y are two of the lead characters on this famous sitcom Z, where Y is academically much superior to X but is inversely proportional to X as far as physical beauty is concerned. On the show, X and Y are dating. However during the initial run of Z, The stars playing X and Y, secretly dated off-screen for 2 years.

Identify X, Y, Z.

Penny, Leonard, The Big Bang Theory.

X and Y, who are writers of this show Z, are also a part of a band. Well, the same band that has composed the main theme for Z.

Identify X, Y, Z.

Carter Bays, Craig Thomas.How I Met Your Mother.

A Southern colloquialism in the United States which means, when someone who has taken a turn off the path of the straight and narrow, when they've gone wrong. And that could be for that day or for a lifetime. This phrase is now the title for one of the most loved TV series.

What is the name of this show? 

‘Breaking Bad’

X is one of the main characters on Y. He is an orphan. He is a consummate in various disjoint fields. He is a ‘sentimentalist’ as referred to on the show. He calls himself X, because it is sort a of nickname for the musical genius, he has named his teddy bear after.

Identify X and Y.

X-Mozzie, from MozartY-White Collar

Books, Movies, Music

This personality is considered to be the epitome of complex and mature story writing. He has studied literature and is a citizen of both US and UK. He avoids using CGI in his movies. He idolizes Stanley Kubrick and Ridley Scott. He is colour-blind to red and green. He is a hardcore James Bond fan. He prefers 2D over 3D. He practically raised money at the Hong Kong film festival after the filming of his entry, to fund his next. Sadly, He has never been nominated for an Academy Award till date.

Identify this personality.

Christopher Nolan

This actor who usually plays the role of a dumb muscle/bodyguard/soldier in movies, is actually a genius in chemical engineering from Royal Inst. Of Technology, Sweden. He also received a Fulbright Scholarship to MIT, Boston in the same department. In one of the movies he acted in, with Stallone, The latter even refers to him with his real-life qualifications. He was the main antagonist in Universal Soldier against Jean-Claude Van Damme.He worked with Stallone in Rocky IV as well.Who is he?

Dolph Lundgren

What is this shot called?

Kubrick Stare

Professor Paul Frommer the linguistics expert from the university of south california was roped in too create this. Some say it sounds like German or Japanese

The Na’vi language for Avatar

What unique distinct ‘play’ has she achieved.

Ashley HarkleroadFirst tennis star to feature on Playboy

X (born 7 February 1964 in Mumbai) is an author and former journalist. His writing spans crime thrillers, essays, literary criticism, fiction and mythological retellings.The author of several well-received novels including a trilogy billed as "India's first crime novels in English“

 His Epic India Library is an attempt to retell all the myths, legends and itihasa of the Indian sub-continent in one massive story cycle comprising over 70 volumes, "an epic library of India". He is frequently nominated and shortlisted as one of India's top thinkers and celebrities.

Ashok Banker

The actor shown is Andy Serkis. Who/What is he playing?

Gollum (Lord of the Rings)

Who owns the patent for this?

MJ

This group's influence on comedy has been compared to The Beatles' influence on music.

Monty Python

From Ignorance lead me to truth

From darkness lead me to light

From death lead me to immortality

-Brhadaranyaka Upanishad, 1.3.28

Which movie has this been most popularly used?

Credit Sequence of matrix“Asathoma Sadgamaya”

X was appointed Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France in January 1999. In June 2007, Queen Elizabeth II knighted him for his services to literature. In 2008, The Times ranked him thirteenth on its list of the fifty greatest British writers since 1945.

Since 2000, X has lived in the United States, where he has worked at Emory University and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 2012, he published Joseph Anton: A Memoir, an account of his life in the wake of the controversy over one of his book.

Salman Rushdie

What is this?

Come Eh Eh

Do it eh eh

Where do you come from?

Ana wam ah ah

Wait eh eh

Wait eh eh

Where do you come from?

Its mine ah ah.

Waka Waka in English

Tsa mina mina eh eh

Waka waka eh eh

Tsa mina mina zangalewa

Ana wam ah ah

Zambo eh eh

Zambo eh eh

Tsa mina mina zangalewa

Wana wa ah ah

7620

CONNECT

127 Hours

First pic is Aron Ralston on whom film is based

7620 is no. of minutes in 127 hrsJames Franco – Who played the role

of Aron ralston

Hansel And Gretel

MEGA CONNECT

San Andreas Fault(GTA: San Andreas)

Miami Vice, TV Series(GTA: Vice City)

Liberty Bell(GTA III, Liberty City)

San Francisco (San Fierro)(GTA: San Andreas)

Manhattan(GTA: IV)

Los Angeles (Los Santos)(GTA: San Andreas)

Nevada(GTA: San Andreas)

Las Vegas (Las Venturas)(GTA: San Andreas)

Alderney, New Jersey(GTA: IV Extension pack, The Ballad of Gay Tony)