music , movies and sports!

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Aman Sinha3rd Year CSE

THE MMS QUIZ!!

Rules:

• Direct Questions +10

• Some Questions contains Part points.

• Pounce +20/-10

• Need Complete Answers if You Pounce.

• Keep Calm And Keep Quizzing.

Q1.

X is a singer, songwriter, composer and actor.He is best known for his soulful but strikingly simple ballad-style singing and melodious voice. He's had two marriages and his first wife appeared in a song video from his first Indipop album. He had an uncomfortbale relation with his father ,who himself was a bollywood actor.His wanderlust has taken him many places. He has bred horses, worked in oil rigs, sold carpets, worked in New Zealand and is a farmer with a astrong opinion on organic methods in farming.One of his notable roles came in a movie Y that was a remake of a famous Quentin Tarantino movie.Give me the movie for 5 extra points.

A.

• Lucky Ali

Q2.

• This sport features two major 'grips', the Penholder, more popular with the Asians and the Shakehand, which is genereally preferred by the players from the West. Which sport am I talking about?

A.

Q3

• This song X was nominated for a Grammy Award for the best pop performance by a group. The song shares its name with a famous Indian song which, in which the singer did something unique.

• The Indian song X was the claim to fame of its singer Y, who is also a very successful music composer in India.What is X and who is Y?

A.

• BreathlessShankar Mahadevan

Q4.

• X is an Indian film director,actor writer and producer. He has appeared on TV serials and his most famous role was in the crime thriller CID. He's also done side roles in the mocies, Kabhie Haan Kabhi Naa and Chamatkar, both featuring SRK.

• He made his directorial debut in 1993, but his forst two films went unnoticed. He rose to fame with his third movie, in 2001, which won him numerous awards. Who is X.5 Extra points if you tell me his first movie.

A.

• Ashutosh Gowariker

• His first movie was Pehla Nasha

Q5.

• Which Ballgame is known as futebol toto in Brazil, pilkarzyki in Poland(meaning small football players) , and taca-taca in Chile(to describe the sound made when playing) ?

A.

Q6

• This movie upon its release recieved heavy criticism from Filmfare, which called it a mere imitation of the west.The movie won only one Filmfare award: film editor M.S. Shinde won for editing. Which movie is this?

A.

• Sholay

Q7.

• Two of Robin Williams greatest comedies have been made into smashing Bollywood hits. While one deals with the true life story of Hunter Adams, a medical doctor who became famous for his unconverntional approach to medicine; the other deals with an actor disguising himself as a female housekeeper. Name the four movies.

A.

• Patch Adams- MunnaBhai MBBSMrs. Doubtfire- Chachi 420

Q8.

• X is a style of piano based blues that became very popular in the late 1930's and early 1940s. Whilst the blues traditionally depicts a variety of emotions,X is mainly associated with dancing. X is also the name of a very popular show on Indian Telivision. It's been one of the longest running shows, starting in 1998 and continuing till date. A few celebrities have also taken part in the show, including Juhi Chawla, Esha Deol, Dia Mirza, Govinda, Vivek Oberoi and Ritesh Deshmukh. It was one of the earliest shows in its genre and now has triggered launch of numerous other shows based on the theme.

A.

• Boogie Woogie

Q9.

• X was selected by manager Vicente del Bosque to the squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, where he played all the games and minutes for the eventual champions, being the only mmber of the starting line-up for the finals who was not a Real Madrid or FC Barcelona player, considering Villa had been signed by the latter days before the tournamnent.

A.

• Joan Capdevilla

Q10.

• We are not now that strength which in old daysMoved earth and heaven, that which we are,we are,one equal temper of the heroic hearts,To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.These are the last lines of the poem Ulysses by Alfred Tennyson.These were also the last lines by the character X, in a very famous dialouge in a movie released in 2012.Give me the movie and the character.

A.

• M- Skyfall

Q11.

A.

• Indian Spiritual Gurus on the album cover of Sgt Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Q12.

• When England cricket team played against Australia at Headingley in 2001, X walked out to bat with the team. Moments after entering the field, he removed his elmet and was immediately recognised.

• In 2002, he beat Michael Schumacher to the winner's podium at the British Grand Prix.

• X danced the Haka for the England National Rugby union team as they walked onto the pitch in Rome although his performance at the side of the pitch went unnoticed by the crows and the whole incident only came to light when it was later reported in the media.

• X managed to get onto central court at the Wimbledon and play a short game before a Tim Henman match.

• On 5th April 2003, X and several accomplices invaded the Old Trafford pitch prior to Manchester United's game with LiverPool. Dressed in full Unitedkit, X and company re enacted a goal scored by Diego Forlan against Liverpool at Anfield earlier this season. This stunt saw X banned for life by Man Utd.

• Give me X. Extra Points if you give me the only incident missing from the list.

A.

• Karl Power

Q13.

• X is a cult Indian Movie released in 1998. Directed by Kanti Shah, it stars Y. Since its release, it has attained a cult following among pan Indian Audiences due to its absurd storyline, farcial dialouges, low production values, poor acting and "so bad that it's good" qualities.

• Ravi Balakrishnan of the Economic Times states,""The Y starrer has gained a surprising amont of cult popularity over the years, with several adulatory reviews and even fan sites cropping up. But when we first saw X, back in 2005, a full seven years after its unheralded release in 1998,it was the first any of us had heard of the film or its prolific director,"

• "Watch X so that you can say to your grandkids that you were part of the generation that saw it first" says Kalmayani Sharma of the ILIKE Times.X,Y?

A.

• Gunda

Q14.

• The X is one of the 25 gu(local government districts) which make up a certain Asian City. X literally means "South of the (Han) river"As of the 2010 census, X district had a population of 527,641, making it the 4th most populated district. It is also the third largest district, with an area of 39.5km^2.

• In addition, a lot of parents choose the X area for their children's education, thanks to its many academies and priviledged high schools. X is a posh locality in the city. ID X.

A.

• Gangnam District

Q15.

• X was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Emmanuel "Mike" X and Elizabeth "Betty" X. His father, a former Olympic boxer for iran, is of Armenian and Assyrian descent. X mother, Betty, is a breast cancer survivor. At the age of 13, X was sent to Nick Bolleterri's Tennis Academy in Florida. He was meant to stay for only 3 months because that was all his father could afford. After thirty minutes of watching X play, Bollettieri called Mike and said:"Take your check back. He's here for free," claiming that X gad more natural talent than anyone lese he had seen. X dropped out of school in the ninth grade. ID X.

A.

• Andre Agassi

Q16.

Where can you see these Figures?

A.

• Images Tattooed on Michael Scofield- Prison Break.

Q17.

Origin of What?

A.

• Origin of Beijing 2008 Logo

Q18.

• Mahmoud Basiri is a 66 year old well known Iranian actor.he was banned from acting during the years 2005-2013.In an interview with Iranian Student News Agency the actor opened up.

• He complained that after the ban, even his photos were removed from the clips of his telivision shows.

• Why was he banned?• (Image in next slide)

A.

He looks like former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Q19.

The Cartoon on the left is by an Australia cartoonist Roy Ullyett refering to a particular tour(year blanked in red).Give me both blanks.

A.

• 1956, Laker.

Q20.

A.

• These are the three movies directed by Madonna

THANK YOU!