Bollywood Quiz - Prelims

Bollywood Quiz
Quiz Masters –
Aditya Lohana
Harshvardhan Takawale
Vighnesh Shenoy

Prelims
• 18 Questions
• +1 for each correct answer.
• No negatives. So, guess freely.
• Clues will be given according to QM’s discretion.
• Ties will be broken via sudden death.

Question 1
● Cinnamomum baileyanum
● Lindera queenslandica
● Litsea bindoniana
● Litsea breviumbellata
● Litsea connorsii
● Litsea fawcettiana
● Litsea glutinosa
● Litsea granitica
● Litsea leefeana
● Litsea reticulata
● Neolitsea australiensis
● Neolitsea brassii
● Neolitsea cassia
● Neolitsea dealbata
This is an exhaustive list of what?

Question 2
Identify these popular actresses.

Question 3
The film X has been enlisted as a case study in marketing management
courses in Y colleges. After the movie caught the imagination of the Indian
audience, Y saw a staggering 32% increase of the country’s tourism.
Multiple tour companies started tailor-made adventure trails, and flights
have also been rescheduled between India and Y.
What are X & Y?

Question 4
“The violence was more psychological than actual physical violence, it played
more with your mind than the violence in front of your eyes.” Such was their
belief when Salim-Javed were asked about the most violent scene they have
written, that they mentioned this hugely famous dialogue instead of other
fighting scenes that they have written in movies like Don, Zanjeer, Sholay to
name a few.
Give the iconic line.

Question 5
The ________ were a prominent family
primarily from the Alsace region in France.
Maurice _______ was a member of the
family born in 1856. A structural engineer
by profession he played a major role in the
construction and development of the Eiffel
Tower.
One of his descendants is pretty famous in
India. Who?

Question 6
Andres Iniesta’s 2008 WC Winning Goal : MS Dhoni’s WC Winning
Six :: Phantom of the Opera at Broadway : X
What is X?

Question 7
Anupam Kher had role called the ‘Disco Killer’ in this 1983 movie, but the
role had to be chopped, which left the actor heart-broken.
“Nobody knew what was being made, to be honest. It was 7 to 8 hours long
when it came to the edit table. We all thought he (the director) was a mad
man. I told Anupam, ‘Your role is cut.’ He said, ‘Please don’t cut it too much.’
I said, ‘No. It has been cut.’ He asked, ‘How much has it been cut?’ I told
him, ‘The entire role has gone from the film!’
Which iconic movie is this?

Question 8
Eric Arthur Blaire was an acclaimed English author and journalist. Born in
Motihari, Bihar, his work is marked by lucid prose, and awareness of social
injustice. He was also known for his outspoken support of democractic
socialism. In 2008, The Times ranked him second on their list of “The 50
greatest British writers since 1945.”
One of his 1945 works was involved in the news two years ago. Why?

Question 9
Whose tweet is this?

Question 10
Ek Dil Sao Afsane is a 1963 Hindi romantic film, directed by R.C Talwar with
Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman in the lead roles. The original female lead
was supposed to be Madhubala. The shooting began with her in 1959, but
her heart ailment curtailed her career and she left the film incomplete. Her
portions were entirely reshot with Waheeda Rehman replacing her. Last
year, this movie shot back into the limelight, for no filmy reason, largely due
to a still from one of their songs.
Put funda.

Question 11
Which movie is being described?

Question 12
Indravadan J. Purohit is an Indian actor. The next slide contains a picture of
his IMDb page with a particular movie whitened out. Which character did he
play in this movie?

Question 13
Boney M. was a German vocal group formed in 1976, and gaining popularity
in the late 1970s. ‘Rasputin’ is a famous hit single released by them from
their second album, ‘Nightflight to Venus.’ It is a semi-biographical song
about Grigori Rasputin, the advisor of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia during the
early 20th century. The song sensationalizes Rasputin as a mystical healer,
political manipulator, and a playboy. Audio follows.
Where would we have heard a song inspired from this?

I’ll Do The Talking Tonight – Agent Vinod

Question 14
Who is this actor, whose love for horror movies, made him pose for FHM
India’s Halloween Edition Cover

Question 15
The song is from a 2011 musical romantic drama, and became the centre of
a controversy as CBFC ordered the director of the movie to blur out all the
Ys in the background. The song was shot in McLeod Ganj. The director said,
“I am not concerned at all. I have been out of India for long and don’t know
what is going on, but I don’t see anything controversial in the portrayal in
the movie.” But he eventually removed the sequence from the song. Later
CBFC chief explained to them that all the cuts were made by the director
voluntarily and he had the option of appealing to a review board which he
didn’t do.
Which song? And what did the CBFC asked to be blurred out?

Question 16
Identify the movies from their minimalist poster.

Question 17
The movie tells the story of an honest man who becomes the target of a
vicious gang lord, after inadvertently interfering in a mission. This leads to a
cycle of retributive violence, as the young man seeks vengeance for death of
father, sister and fiancé. The movie opens with a scene where two corrupt
politicians hire two different crime lords to kill each other. It is known for its
over-the-top characters, sequences and dialogues. One such sequence is the
conclusion, where he squares off against a legion of rickshaws with a rocket
launcher — pausing only to look down the barrel of his weapon, to see if
there are any more rockets where those came from —it is truly epic,
provided you are a viewer magnanimous enough to overlook the tacky
production values.

Question 18
Identify the person wearing
the headgear.

Question 19
Bharat Rang Mahotsav, or the 'National
Theatre Festival', established in 1999, is
the annual theatre festival of the
institution. Today it is acknowledged as
the largest theatre festival of Asia.
Identify this institution, situated at New
Delhi and established in 1959, from its
logo.

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