Question 1Identify this Bollywood Superstar.

Answer 1

Ranbir Kapoor

Question 2Identify the movie for which this Special Oscar was given and to which famous personality it was given

Answer 2The Special Oscar given to Walt Disney for the movie Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs to

recognize a significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new

entertainment field

Question 3

Football Shootball Hai Rabba is the Hindi version of which English Film?

Question 3

Bend it Like Beckham

Question 4These two personalities: Marvin Hamlisch, Richard Rodgers (L to R) have an unique achievement in the MME world. What is that achievement which no one has other than these two.

Answer 4

Only two personalities to have won EGOT/GATE and Pulitzer Prize (for Drama)

P.S.: GATE – Grammy, Academy, Tony, Emmyor

EGOT – Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony

Question 5*

Connect these three characters (L to R)from the movie Dr. Strangelove:Group Capt. Lionel MandrakePresident Merkin MuffleyDr. Strangelove

Answer 5*

Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove – all 3 characters in the movie Dr. Strangelove was played by the actor Peter Sellers

Question 6Connect the following personalities

and identify the missing personalities from the connect

Answer 6Indians who have won Oscar:

Bhanu Athaiya (1983), Satyajit Ray (1992), Resul Pookutty (2009),

A.R.Rahman (2009), Gulzar (2009)

Question 7

These were their actual names:Ranbir Raj, Shamsher Raj, Balbir Raj

We better know these people as………………

Answer 7

The Kapoor brothers:Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Sashi Kapoor

Question 8Connect these 3 movies

Answer 8

The 3 movies have been nominated for all 4 acting categories in Oscars.

Question 9Identify the character portrayed by these actors.HINT:A character from a British T.V. Show

Answer 9

Doctor Who

Question 10*

Complete the following list:No Man’s Land, Amelie, Elling, Son of the Bride, ___________.

Answer 10*

Lagaan- All of them were nominated for best foreign movie at the 74th Academy Awards (2001).

Question 11

Which 2013 Hindi Movie is based on O.Henry’s short story “ The Last Leaf ”?

Answer 11

Lootera

Question 12

Manichitrathazu is a 1993 Malayalam movie directed by Priyadarshan. He also directed the Hindi version in 2007. Name the Hindi version.

Answer 12

Bhool Bhulaiya

Question 13

The Big five Academy Awards is a term used for Award for ‘Best film’, ‘Best Director’, ‘Best Actor’, ‘Best Actress’ and “Best Screenwriter”.‘It happened one night’ was the first film to win the big five in 1934 and ‘Silence of the lambs’ was the third in 1991. Name the movie which was the second movie to win the big five in 1975 at the 48th Academy Awards.

Answer 13

One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest

Question 14

Which 2nd Generation Bollywood Superstar made his ‘credited’ Bollywood debut as a child artist in the movie Bhagwan Dada in 1986?

Answer 14

Hrithik Roshan

Question 15*Connect the following MME personalities (take their personal lives into account – list is not exhaustive):

Answer 15*

These Hollywood actors are more than 40 years of age but haven’t got married a single time till now

Question 16

Oxford University gave honorary doctorates to only 2 film personalities: Charlie Chaplin and …………………….

Clue: The person is Indian

Answer 16

Satyajit Ray

Question 17Identify this 5 time national award

winning director.

Answer 17

Adoor Gopalakrishnan – has won National award (Direction) for 5 times and in total 16 times.

Question 18What connects these 3 Studios?

Answer 18

All 3 production houses are owned by Walt Disney Company as of now

Question 19The 2 are creators of an iconic T.V series,

name the T.V. Series.Bonus: Name the Individuals.

Answer 19

Creator of the Famous TV Series F.R.I.E.N.D.S: David Crane and Marta Kauffman

Question 20

Connect the following Mountains/Mountain Ranges to Indian Television:Girnar Hills, Podhigai Hills,Tirumala Hills/ Sapthagiri,Western Ghats/ Sahyadri.

Answer 20*

Names of various Regional DD channels have been taken from them:Girnar Hills - DD Girnar or DD Gujrati, Podhigai Hills - DD Podighai (Tamil), Tirumala Hills/ Sapthagiri - DD Sapthagiri (Telegu), Western Ghats/ Sahyadri - DD Sahyadri (Marathi)

Question 21

Though known for his baritone voice and dialogue delivery, Amitabh Bachchan did not get to speak a single line in this movie, which went on to become a big hit.

Name the film !!

Answer 21Reshma aur Shera - directed by Sunil Dutt and starring Waheeda Rehman as Reshma and Sunil Dutt as Shera

Amitabh Bachchan played the role of Chotu, Shera's mute sharpshooting brother

Question 22Yash Chopra had a favorite music director duo. They created music for the following 7 out of 22 Yash Chopra directed movies• Silsila (1981)• Faasle (1985)• Vijay (1988)• Chandni (1989)• Lamhe (1991)• Parampara (1993)• Darr (1993)- Who are we talking about?

Answer 22

Shivkumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaurasia famously known as Shiv-Hari in Bollywood circuit

Question 23

Which Hollywood actor made his screen debut in an American sitcom titled “E/R” as Mark "Ace" Kolmar.

Answer 23

George Clooney

Question 24She was the 1st Indian actress to receive an award at an international film festival (1963 Moscow International Film Festival, won the Silver Prize for Best Actress for Saat Paake Bandha)She was the contender for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2005, provided she was ready to accept it in person. Her refusal to go to New Delhi and personally accept it from the President of India deprived her of the award, which was given to the famous director Shyam Benegal.

-Who are we talking about?

Answer 24

Suchitra Sen

Question 25*

On January 3, 2013, it was announced that a team of Brazilian Biologists named a newly discovered type of orchid bee Euglossa _______ to honor the show “The Big Bang Theory”.

Which famous catchphrase used in this TV series forms the 2nd word of the scientific name?

Answer 25*

Bazinga

Question 26

Tribute to which famous Indian Movie

Answer 26

Pyaasa – directed by Guru Dutt

Question 27

• Hollywood – U.S. film industry• Bollywood – Hindi film industry• Tollywood – Bengali and Telegu film industry• Sandalwood - ???

Answer 27

Kannada film industry

Question 28

“A group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage”(Source: IMDB)

-Storyline of which movie?

Hint – Irrfan Khan was offered a role in this movie but declined due to schedule conflicts.

Answer 28

Interstellar

Question 29The gentleman on left and the baby on the right had played the role of Clarke Kent/Superman in different Superman movies. There is a unique connect between them. Identify them and give the connect

Answer 29

Actors Henry Cavill and Lee Quigley (baby Kal-El) are the only two non-Americans who have played the role of Superman in all Superman Movies till date

Question 30* Connect

Answer 30*Dhundiraj Govind Phalke aka Dadasaheb Phalke1. The Dadasaheb Phalke award trophy2. Postage stamp, bearing his face,

released by India Post to honour him in 1971

3. Publicity poster for the movie Raja Harishchandra (1913), his debut film, at 'Coronation Hall', Mumbai

4. Theater-veteran Paresh Mokashi who directed the movie Harishchandrachi Factory (2009), depicting the struggle of Dadasaheb Phalke in making Raja Harishchandra in 1913

5. Movie poster for Harishchandrachi Factory (2009)

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