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The Movie Quiz
Date: 28th of November, 2010
Venue: Forum, The Circle Club
Q.Ms: Ashoke Sanyal & Somnath Chanda
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4. Rules
Total 30 questions.
Qu no. 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 & 30 are star
marked questions.
Each question carries 3 marks.
Top 8 teams will qualify for the final.
Best of Luck …….
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6. *1.
According to legend, Bevinda Collaco, the
journalist who coined this term has this to
say about it, “X wasn’t by accident. I knew
nothing about ___ _____ and I was given
a studio beat to do. I wasn’t happy with the
name ‘Studio Roundup’ and opted for the
word X instead. I used it primarily in my
column but didn’t think it would gain such
widespread usage.” Which widely used
term?
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7. 2.
This script did not even had a name. It was a
script pertaining to a character called ____.
When approached, the scriptwriter Salim said
to the producer, “Humare paas ek breakfast
script padi hai jo koi nahi le raha hai”, to
which the producer said “Chalega”. So that is
how ____ was made. Which superhit film was
thus made?
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8. 3.
* Dictionary definition : A military term
used by US soldiers to describe the
mushroom cloud seen during the testing of
atomic bombs.
* Identify this James Bond flick.
(Clue - Tagline: Look Out! Here Comes The
Biggest Bond Of All!)
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9. 4.
This film’s poster says: “You are cordially
invited to George and Martha’s for dinner”.
This film which is an adaptation of the play
of the same title has an unique place in
Oscar history. Identify this film.
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10. *5.
Connect all of them to a historical incident.
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11. 6.
Sanjay Dutt and Sunil Dutt have both acted in
different movies of the same name. Name the
movies released 30 years apart.
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12. 7.
This great actor turned down the lead role in
David Lean’s “Lawrence of Arabia” for
another role. A decision he repented if not
more, then at least 5 times, because he got 5
Oscar nominations in his career, but never
won it. Who?
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13. 8.
“A man and a woman married for 17 years
without ever meeting face to face, but had
exchanged 637 odd letters between them and
had made only 4 phone calls.”
---- which film’s story is like this? (Clue – It
is based on a novel of the same name)
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15. *10.
This is the first look of an upcoming film. The
director of this movie has moved away from
his penchant for making serious cinema and is
trying his hand at comedy. Name the film.
(Bigger visual – next slide)
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17. 11.
Peter George III wrote a book called “Red
Alert”. It was originally published in the UK
as “Two Hours to Doom”. It was adapted into
a very well-known film, whose tagline was
“The hotline suspense comedy”. Which film?
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18. 12.
Fill in the blank:--
* ‘_______’ Chal Chal Re Naujawan;
* ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ Pyar Kiya to Darna Kya;
* ‘Chor Machaye Shor’ Dilwale Dulhaniya Le
Jayenge;
* ‘Suhaag’ Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
* ‘Karz’ Ek Hasina Thi
etc. etc.
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23. 16.
Whose unfinished/unreleased filmography is this?
* Bank Manager (Director & Producer RC Talwar)
* Taj Mahal (Director & Producer K. Asif)
* Akhri Mughal (Director & Producer K. Asif)
* Har Singhar (Director Mahesh Kol)
* Shikwah (Director & Producer Rajindar Jain)
* Janwar (Director & Producer K. Asif)
* Chanakya Chandra Gupt (Director BR Chopra
& Producer Kishore Kumar)
* Kalinga (Director Dilip Kumar)
* Aag Ka Darya (Director Rajindar Singh Babu)
* Asr (Director Kuku Kohli)
* Kala Aadmi (Director & Producer Nasir Hussain)
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24. 17.
Virginia Katherine McMath was given a
certain stage name because her maiden stage
appearance was opposite somebody named
Jack Pepper. The name stuck. Who was this
lady?
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25. 18.
It was first presented in the year 2010. The
inaugural winners are shown below. What
am I talking about? (Bigger visual - next
slide)
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27. 19.
Bhanumati Annasaheb Rajopadhye was born
on April 28, 1926 in Kolhapur. She has a
unique place in Indian movie history. How do
we know her better?
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28. *20.
‘Project 880’, according to the director, shares
its theme with the films – At Play in the Fields
of The Lord, The Emerald Forest & Dances
With Wolves. What is ‘Project 880’?
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29. 21.
What was founded by him on the 15th August,
1947? (Clue – Their latest offering marks the
dirctorial debut of a female director for the first
time in their illustrated history.)
(Bigger visual – next slide)
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33. 24.
Who made his directorial debut through this
film?
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34. *25.
Who became the first (and till date only)
person to win an Oscar and a Razzie in the
same year?
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35. 26.
All Indian MPs, in 1955, made a strange
request to the then Indian PM Jawaharlal
Nehru to increase their salary by Rupees 1.
Which well-known movie was said to be
responsible behind their peculiar request?
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36. 27.
David Toschi is a former inspector in the San
Francisco Police Department, where he served
from 1952 to 1989. He is best known for his
role as a chief investigator in the Zodiac
Killer case. Which film of Steve McQueen was
deeply inspired by him? (Bigger visual – next
slide)
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38. 28.
This is a video from a 1962 movie. Who is the
last actor, till date, to play this iconic
character (the tall gentleman) on silver-
screen? (No points for identifying the character)
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39. 29.
The movie is said to be based on which real
life ‘doctor’?
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40. *30.
Who is said to be the inspiration behind the
character played by Akshay Kumar in this
film?
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42. *1.
According to legend, Bevinda Collaco, the
journalist who coined this term has this to
say about it, “X wasn’t by accident. I knew
nothing about ___ _____ and I was given
a studio beat to do. I wasn’t happy with the
name ‘Studio Roundup’ and opted for the
word X instead. I used it primarily in my
column but didn’t think it would gain such
widespread usage.” Which widely used
term?
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44. 2.
This script did not even have a name. It was a
script pertaining to a character called ____.
When approached, the scriptwriter Salim said
to the producer, “Humare paas ek breakfast
script padi hai jo koi nahi le raha hai”, to
which the producer said “Chalega”. So that is
how ____ was made. Which superhit film was
thus made?
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46. 3.
* Dictionary definition : A military term
used by US soldiers to describe the
mushroom cloud seen during the testing of
atomic bombs.
* Identify this James Bond flick.
(Clue - Tagline: Look Out! Here Comes The
Biggest Bond Of All!)
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48. 4.
This film’s poster says: “You are cordially
invited to George and Martha’s for dinner”.
This film which is an adaptation of the play
of the same title has an unique place in
Oscar history. Identify this film.
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49. ANSWER
• Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
• This is the only film to be nominated in
every eligible category at the Academy
Awards.
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50. *5.
Connect all of them to a historical incident.
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51. ANSWER
• Mutiny on the Bounty. They all played
the role of Fletcher Christian.
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52. 6.
Sanjay Dutt and Sunil Dutt have both acted in
different movies of the same name. Name the
movies released 30 years apart.
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54. 7.
This great actor turned down the lead role in
David Lean’s “Lawrence of Arabia” for
another role. A decision he repented if not
more, then at least 5 times, because he got 5
Oscar nominations in his career, but never
won it. Who?
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55. ANSWER
• Albert Finney. He was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Actor four times,
for Tom Jones (1963), Murder on the
Orient Express (1974), The Dresser
(1983) and Under the Volcano (1984); and
was nominated for Academy Award for
Best Supporting Actor for his performance
in Erin Brockovich (2000).
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56. 8.
“A man and a woman married for 17 years
without ever meeting face to face, but had
exchanged 637 odd letters between them and
had made only 4 phone calls.”
---- which film’s story is like this? (Clue – It
is based on a novel of the same name)
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59. ANSWER
• They played the rivals/enemies of Batman in
Batman series of movies.
• Arnold Schwarzenegger -- Mr. Freeze in Batman &
Robin (1997);
• Jim Carrey -- The Riddler in Batman Forever (1995);
• Tommy Lee Jones -- Two-Face in Batman Forever
(1995);
• Michelle Pfeiffer -- Catwoman in Batman Returns
(1992);
• Danny DeVito -- Penguin in Batman Returns (1992);
• Jack Nicholson -- Joker in Batman (1989).
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60. *10.
This is the first look of an upcoming film. The
director of this movie has moved away from
his penchant for making serious cinema and is
trying his hand at comedy. Name the film.
(Bigger visual – next slide)
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62. 11.
Peter George III wrote a book called “Red
Alert”. It was originally published in the UK
as “Two Hours to Doom”. It was adapted into
a very well-known film, whose tagline was
“The hotline suspense comedy”. Which film?
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64. 12.
Fill in the blank:--
* ‘_______’ Chal Chal Re Naujawan;
* ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ Pyar Kiya to Darna Kya;
* ‘Chor Machaye Shor’ Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge;
* ‘Suhaag’ Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
* ‘Karz’ Ek Hasina Thi
etc. etc.
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74. 17.
Virginia Katherine McMath was given a
certain stage name because her maiden stage
appearance was opposite somebody named
Jack Pepper. The name stuck. Who was this
lady?
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76. 18.
It was first presented in the year 2010. The
inaugural winners are shown below. What
am I talking about? (Bigger visual - next
slide)
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77. ANSWER
• Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director
• Winners were : Zoya Akhtar - for Luck by
Chance & Ayan Mukerji - for Wake Up
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78. 19.
Bhanumati Annasaheb Rajopadhye was born
on April 28, 1926 in Kolhapur. She has a
unique place in Indian movie history. How do
we know her better?
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80. *20.
‘Project 880’, according to the director, shares
its theme with the films – At Play in the Fields
of The Lord, The Emerald Forest & Dances
With Wolves. What is ‘Project 880’?
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82. 21.
What was founded by him on the 15th August,
1947? (Clue – Their latest offering marks the
dirctorial debut of a female director for the first
time in their illustrated history.)
(Bigger visual – next slide)
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90. *25.
Who became the first (and till date only)
person to win an Oscar and a Razzie in the
same year?
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91. ANSWER
• Sandra Bullock
• She won the Oscar for ‘The Blind Side’ & the
Razzie for ‘All About Steve’
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92. 26.
All Indian MPs, in 1955, made a strange
request to the then Indian PM Jawaharlal
Nehru to increase their salary by Rupees 1.
Which well-known movie was said to be
responsible behind their peculiar request?
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93. ANSWER
• During that period, salary of the MPs were Rs.
420. In 1955, ‘Shree 420’ was released and the
general public started calling the MPs 420.
Hence the request.
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94. 27.
David Toschi is a former inspector in the San
Francisco Police Department, where he served
from 1952 to 1989. He is best known for his
role as a chief investigator in the Zodiac
Killer case. Which film of Steve McQueen was
deeply inspired by him?
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96. 28.
This is a video from a 1945 movie. Who is the
last actor, till date, to play this iconic
character (the tall gentleman) on silver-
screen? (No points for identifying the character)
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