XIMB Quizzing League 2015 - Movie Quiz :Prelims

Rules

• Avoid overwriting• Both answers are needed for questions with 2 parts.• No –ve marking• Quizmaster’s decision is final.• Happy Quizzing !!!

1. Id X & Y

The film X was shot under the fake production name "Flora's Letter".  Flora is the name of Y’s daughter. Y is the director of the movie. Identify X and Y

2. FITB

• The Director of this Hindi movie (1987) said:-

• He was a joy to work with. Throughout the film he wore one hat, trousers and jacket.

• There were no duplicate clothes. He actually wore only one set of clothes throughout.

• The jacket was the hardest to find. We finally bought it from Chor Bazaar. It had to look tattered.

• ____ ______still has the jacket.

• Give the movie/actor ?

3. Which movie

• When X’s script was sent to Julia Roberts, 2 things were enclosed.• A note from George Clooney and a $20 bill• Clooney joked, “I heard you are getting 20 a picture

now.”• This was because Roberts had become the highest paid

actress in the industry.• Id X.

4. Connect

****5.Id X

• Lara Dutta was offered a role in X as well as its sequel, but turned the part down because she didn't like the script !!• The script for X (while in production) was code-named

The Burly Man. The Burly Man is the title of the script Barton Fink is working on in the film Barton Fink (1991). While shooting the freeway sequence, the directors watched rushes etc. in a vehicle referred to by the crew as the Burly Van.• Which movie?

• Name the only film to feature Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan in a scene together.

6. Id the movie

7. Which movie ?

• A polaroid 690 is prominently shown throughout the movie

• Alec Baldwin, Aaron Eckhart, Brad Pitt, Thomas Jane rejected the film. After that the film was offered to Guy Pearce

• The movie has been dubbed into Hindi and Tamil

8. Who ?• He is an Indian director, screenwriter. • After writing the screenplay for Dil Se.. and working as

assistant for director Shekhar Kapoor in the movie Bandit Queen, he turned to television.• Thus during the 90s ,he directed and produced several

television programs for Doordarshan and Star channels. • He directed his first feature film, Haasil in 2003.Last year

he directed a movie that won him wide critical acclaim including National Film Award for Best Feature Film.• X made his acting debut in a cult 2012 hindi movie and

was highly praised for his character in the movie. • Who?

9. Connect

****10. Give Funda• The movie Legend of Bagger Vance is

based on the 1995 book of the same title by Steven Pressfield.

• The characters “R. Junuh” was played by Matt Damon and “Bagger Vance” was played by Will Smith

• Plot of the movie is a down-and-out golfer attempts to recover his game and his life with help from a mystical caddy

• What is this movie based on ?

11.Identify the movie with the help of minimal poster.

12. Id X

• Movie X offended a huge, sensitive, organized and social-media-savvy group of people who were encouraged to mobilize to protest the movie by giving it the lowest rating possible on IMDb," writes David Goldenberg.

• The alliance of bloggers who are an important part of Bangladesh's Gonojagoron Moncho, which demanded severe punishment for the perpetrators of war crimes in 1971 war. The same people took offence at X sloppy research which made the film refer to the 1971 War of Liberation as the Indo-Pak war

13. Connect

14.Give Funda• Its gross earnings are 2.35 crore.

• One reason for its continued success is attributed to the close proximity of Mumbai Central and State Transport Bus Stand, with porters and slum dwellers dropping by during the afternoon due to the low prices and unbelievable comfort.

• Families consider it a weekend outing, coming during the afternoon , then having a lunch outside.

• What ‘phenomenon’ does this explain?

Rodrigo Santoro is a Brazilian actor. He has appeared in many successful movies, including Love Actually (2003), Che (2008), I Love You Phillip Morris (2009) and Rio(2011). He was also a series regular on Lost.

But he is famous in popular culture for portraying which historical character?

****15. Id the actor

With the help of minimal poster, Identify the movie and name its director.

16. Id the movie?

17. Id theMovie

In the Mumbai North-West constituency, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena has fielded Mahesh Manjrekar, the Aam Aadmi Party has fielded Mayank Gandhi, the Indian National Congress has fielded Gurudas Kamat and the Shiv Sena has fielded Gajanan Kirtikar and Rakhi Sawant is an independent candidate.

Which infamous celebrity was been fielded by the Samajwadi Party?

18. Id?

19. Id

We are not now that strength which in old daysMoved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in willTo strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

These were the closing lines of Ulysses by Alfred TennysonHowever these were the last line of a prominent character from a 2012 movie franchise.Id the character/movie ?

Map of which place?

****20. Id the map?

Please exchange papers !

TIME for Answers !!

1. Id X & Y

The film X was shot under the fake production name "Flora's Letter".  Flora is the name of Y’s daughter. Y is the director of the movie. Identify X and Y

X= InterstellarY= Christopher Nolan

2. FITB

• The Director of this Hindi movie (1987) said:-

• He was a joy to work with. Throughout the film he wore one hat, trousers and jacket.

• There were no duplicate clothes. He actually wore only one set of clothes throughout.

• The jacket was the hardest to find. We finally bought it from Chor Bazaar. It had to look tattered.

• ____ ______still has the jacket.

• Give the movie/actor ?

Answer

3

• When X’s script was sent to Julia Roberts, 2 things were enclosed.• A note from George Clooney and a $20 bill• Clooney joked, “I heard you are getting 20 a picture

now.”• This was because Roberts had become the highest paid

actress in the industry.• Id X.

Answer

4. Connect

Answer

• Characters played by Daniel Day-Lewis in the movies for which he got academy award for best actor.

• Abraham Lincoln ( Lincoln)• Christy Brown ( My left foot)• Daniel Plainview (There will be Blood)

****5.Id X

• Lara Dutta was offered a role in X as well as its sequel, but turned the part down because she didn't like the script !!• The script for X (while in production) was code-named

The Burly Man. The Burly Man is the title of the script Barton Fink is working on in the film Barton Fink (1991). While shooting the freeway sequence, the directors watched rushes etc. in a vehicle referred to by the crew as the Burly Van.• Which movie?

Answer

• Name the only film to feature Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan in a scene together.

6. Id the movie

Answer

• Pehla Nasha 1993

THIS IS NOT PHOTOSHOPPED !!!!!

7. Which movie ?

• A polaroid 690 is prominently shown throughout the movie

• Alec Baldwin, Aaron Eckhart, Brad Pitt, Thomas Jane rejected the film. After that the film was offered to Guy Pearce

• The movie has been dubbed into Hindi and Tamil

Answer

• Memento • Ghajini (Hindi & Tamil)

8. Who ?• He is an Indian director, screenwriter. • After writing the screenplay for Dil Se.. and working as

assistant for director Shekhar Kapoor in the movie Bandit Queen, he turned to television.• Thus during the 90s ,he directed and produced several

television programs for Doordarshan and Star channels. • He directed his first feature film, Haasil in 2003.Last year

he directed a movie that won him wide critical acclaim including National Film Award for Best Feature Film.• X made his acting debut in a cult 2012 hindi movie and

was highly praised for his character in the movie. • Who?

Answer

• Tigmanshu Dhulia

9. Connect

Answer

• Martin Scorsese and Leonardo Di Caprio together did 5 Movies

****10. Give Funda• The movie Legend of Bagger Vance is

based on the 1995 book of the same title by Steven Pressfield.

• The characters “R. Junuh” was played by Matt Damon and “Bagger Vance” was played by Will Smith

• Plot of the movie is a down-and-out golfer attempts to recover his game and his life with help from a mystical caddy

• What is this movie based on ?

Answer

11.Identify the movie with the help of minimal poster.

• Don

Answer

12. Id X

• Movie X offended a huge, sensitive, organized and social-media-savvy group of people who were encouraged to mobilize to protest the movie by giving it the lowest rating possible on IMDb," writes David Goldenberg.

• The alliance of bloggers who are an important part of Bangladesh's Gonojagoron Moncho, which demanded severe punishment for the perpetrators of war crimes in 1971 war. The same people took offence at X sloppy research which made the film refer to the 1971 War of Liberation as the Indo-Pak war

Answer

• Gunday

13. Connect

Answer

• Guru Dutt’s real name - Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone

14.Give Funda• Its gross earnings are 2.35 crore.

• One reason for its continued success is attributed to the close proximity of Mumbai Central and State Transport Bus Stand, with porters and slum dwellers dropping by during the afternoon due to the low prices and unbelievable comfort.

• Families consider it a weekend outing, coming during the afternoon , then having a lunch outside.

• What ‘phenomenon’ does this explain?

Answer

• DDLJ running at Maratha mandir since 1995

Rodrigo Santoro is a Brazilian actor. He has appeared in many successful movies, including Love Actually (2003), Che (2008), I Love You Phillip Morris (2009) and Rio(2011). He was also a series regular on Lost.

But he is famous in popular culture for portraying which historical character?

****15. Id the actor

Xerxes.Answer

With the help of minimal poster, Identify the movie and name its director.

16. Id the movie?

Rajkumar Santoshi (Andaaz Apna Apna)

Answer

17. Id theMovie

Answer

In the Mumbai North-West constituency, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena has fielded Mahesh Manjrekar, the Aam Aadmi Party has fielded Mayank Gandhi, the Indian National Congress has fielded Gurudas Kamat and the Shiv Sena has fielded Gajanan Kirtikar and Rakhi Sawant is an independent candidate.

Which infamous celebrity was been fielded by the Samajwadi Party?

18. Id?

Kamaal Rashid Khan.

19. Id

We are not now that strength which in old daysMoved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in willTo strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

These were the closing lines of Ulysses by Alfred TennysonHowever these were the last line of a prominent character from a 2012 movie franchise.Id the character/movie ?

Answer

• Last lines of M from Skyfall.• http://youtu.be/ptqoSZgh7q8?t=1m15s

Map of which place?

****20. Id the map?

Panem.