This was a quiz conducted at Sanskriti 2013, the annual cultural festival of Jadavpur University. The questions were prepared by Enquiry - The Quiz Club of Jadavpur University
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Sanskriti MELA prelims
1.
He has written the dialogues for Dhan Dhana Dhan
Goal(2007), Shakalaka Boom Boom (2007),
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007), Main Aisa Hi
Hoon (2005), Nayak: The Real Hero(2001) amongst
others. He has also been acknowledged for the story
idea of Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007). However he is
better known for his critically acclaimed movies
which due to their controversial subjects have trouble
in releasing. Who?
1*.
2.
This is a medium sized city located in the fictional US
state of Calisota. The location of this city was
originally known as “Fort Drake Borough”, a fort built
in the 16th Century by British Explorer Sir Francis
Drake. By the 19th century, the fort had been handed
over by its departing British occupants to Cornelius
Coot, who renamed the fort with the name of the city.
Many of its inhabitants are quite famous.
2.
3.
Officially, the name was chosen to confuse those
who tried to pronounce the URL of the site. It was
one of the first popular websites to include a
commentary section i.e. It is known for the Internet
forum-style comments section attached to each story
3.
4.
This term derived from the supposed behavior of X’s
of singing beautifully and mournfully just before they
die. Shakespeare used the tale in The Merchant of
Venice, 1596:
“Let music sound while he doth make his choice;
Then, if he lose, he makes a X-like end,
Fading in music.”
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5.
This song was originally supposed to be just a part of
the background score of the movie. However the
amazing response from the crowd in a Dharamshala
monastery when the song was played prompted the
director to change his mind. Identify the song which
was shot in Panchatan studio in LA.
5*.
6.
Based on a poem of the same name by the Russian
Nicolai Necrassov, Korobeiniki is a Russian folklore
song whose melody is known worldwide due to
which successful Russian entertainment export to
the west?
6.
7.
Shah Rukh Khan: Nice guy.
Aamir Khan: Dickhead
Salman Khan: Never heard of him
Katrina Kaif: Never heard of her
Aishwarya Rai: Pretty, but a terrible, terrible actress.
Isn’t she knocked up now? Why is she still acting?
These were actual interview answers as part of a
publicity interview. Whose words?
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8.
If they were the 4 losing Oscar nominations, who
was the final winner?
11.
His mischievous companions include Bachhu and
Bichchu. Vedo and Uto are his pets. His aunt cooks
delicious food for him. Which superhero are we
talking about?
11.