By Soumyaditya Kar

MELA Quiz

1• Minimal TV poster for

CID

2• Roles played by which actress (one major role missing)

JENNIFER ANISTON

3• X was quoted as saying “I will be watching my fake funeral, attended

by my fake ex-girlfriends from my very, very real movie theatre, with my very real real hotties in tow”. With reference to what ?

The sudden demise of Charlie Sheen in Two and a Half Men

4• 8731 is the decimal number• Equivalent binary = 10001000011011• Its hexadecimal conversion gives a number which is an iconic location

in this particular TV series• Give the location and the TV series• No part points

221B BAKER STREET ; SHERLOCK

5• The first season aired in 2000-2001• The tagline of the 4th season was of this show which aired on 2010

was “ Koi Bhi Insan Chota Nahi Hota”• In the 5th season which aired on 2011, they replaced it with “Koi Bhi X

Chota nahi Hota”• Identify this extremely popular TV show

KAUN BANEGA CROREPATI

6• Unlike other sitcoms in India, which air continuously throughout the

year, X is one of the earliest shows in Indian television to have adopted the western style of appearing in seasons.• It is widely considered by audiences and critics alike as one of the

finest examples of true situation comedy in India.• It does not use a laugh track like many Indian sitcoms and comedy

shows, but instead relies on its dead-pan humour. Its witty lines are some of its selling points.

KHICHDI

7• The position of X is extremely profound in the UK and in the US. It

also exists in some parts of the world, but is not quite relevant. In the remaining parts- mostly Asia and Continental Europe- the position of X does not exist officially• A TV series has garnered critical reviews about this position and the

person who plays this role.• The usage comes from a hunting term which means preventing

hounds from wandering away from the pack.• ID the term X and the actor

X- Majority Chief Whip; Kevin Spacey

8• X is an American poet, essayist and journalist• His initials have played a major role as a plot device in a critically

acclaimed TV series• Image is on the next slide• ID X

WALT WHITMAN (W.W)

9• This is a floor plan of a building in which characters of a well-known

TV series reside

Image on the next slide

Identify the TV series. Brownie points for telling the address of the building.

FRIENDS; GREENWICH VILLAGE

10• Robert Ebert’s review of which film?“This film is like nothing they’ve seen before, with its startling landscapes, architecture and locations, its exuberant colours, its sudden and joyous musical numbers right in the middle of dramatic scenes, and its melodramatic acting (teeth gnash, tears well, lips tremble, bosoms heave, fists clench). At the same time, it’s a memory of the films we all grew up on, with clearly defined villains and heroes, a romantic triangle, and even a comic character who saves the day. “_______” is a well-crafted, hugely entertaining epic that has the spice of a foreign culture.

LAGAAN

11• The image shown is a still from an iconic movie. Identify the movie

ALAM ARA

12• Minimalist poster for which movie

12 ANGRY MEN

13• ID the movie from the tagline “In space no one can hear you clean.”

WALL-E

14• ______ Management is a trust fund once owned by Saddam Hussein.

It has a 2% holding in the Lagerdere group. However, all its holdings are frozen.• Not coincidentally, “_______ Management, Inc. ” was also the money

laundering front company founded and controlled by a fictional drug lord of a cult movie.• ID X. Brownie points if you identify the movie.

MONTANA

15• He is a popular politician who was rumoured to have made a guest

appearance in the bus scene of the hit comedy ANDAZ APNA APNA.• He once said “people should be working on Ganndhi Jayanti, instead

of taking a holiday, thereby paying true homage to our father of the nation.”• Recently, he compared Kanhaiya to the legendary Bhagat Singh while

speaking in JNU. This created a social media uproar. • ID the man.

Shashi Tharoor

16• It is being discussed whether X, a supporting character from a movie Y,

should get his own graphic novel or TV show.• On being asked about the script of the graphic novel or TV show, the

director of the movie said “ Audiences have adopted X. I get suggestions on how to take his character forward from youngsters on the Internet. X isn’t your suave, gun-trotting cool killer. We didn’t give X a family life. But he probably goes back to a family after killing. He probably needs a second income to support his family. That’s why he does the killings. I don’t know. These are the details that need to be fleshed out. And we are working on it.”• ID X and Y.

X- BOB BISWAS; Y-KAHAANI

17• Connect

MOVIES DIRECTED BY GURU DUTT

18• The 1932 MGM movie “Rasputin and The Empress”, hinted that that

the character princess Natasha had been raped by Rasputin. Princess Natasha’s character was supposedly intended to represent Princess Irina of Russia, and the real Princess Irina sued MGM for libel.• After seeing the film twice, the jury agreed that the princess had been

defamed. Princess Irina and her husband were reportedly awarded $127,373 in damages by the English Court of Appeal in 1934 and $1 million in an out-of-court settlement with MGM. What originated as a result of his to avoid further court cases ?

The statement “This motion picture is a work of fiction and any resemblance to person living or dead is purely co-incidental.”

19• He has been called the “ Father of American Scholarship and

Education.”• His blue-backed speller books taught nearly five generations of

American children how to spell and read, secularizing their education.• His name became synonymous with “______” in the US.• ID the man.

Noam Webster

20• 1. In Edgar Allen Poe’s 1838 story, 3 ship wreck survivors kill and eat

the fourth man. • 2. In 1884, three real life survivors conspire and kill the fourth

companion.• 3. In Ang Lee’s 2012 movie, a teenager and a tiger are the only

survivors of a ship-wreck. The tiger tries to kill and eat but the boy survives. • Three stories but a very specific 2 word connect.ID the connect.

RICHARD PARKER

21• This Google Doodle commemorates a widely acclaimed movie

inspired from a book of the same name written by Bibhutibushan Bandyopadadhyay. ID the book.

PATHER PAANCHALI

22• Although X originally wrote the book Y mostly for his followers, it

grew in popularity. From the royalties, X was able to afford a Mercedes automobile while still imprisoned. About 240,000 copies of Y had been sold by 1933.• Y was in high demand in libraries and often quoted and reviewed in

other publications. • By the end of the war, about 10 million copies was sold in ______.ID X and Y. no part points

X- ADOLF HITLER; Y- MAIN KAMPF

23• In June 2011, a Chilean judge ordered that an investigation be

relaunched, following suggestions that X had been killed by the Pinochet regime for his pro-Allende stance and political views. • X’s driver stated that the doctors administered poison as X was

preparing to go into exile. • X was born as Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto.

PABLO NERUDA

24• Minimalist poster for which book (brownie point for identifying the

author)

WAR AND PEACE; LEO TOLSTOY

25• Commander of the Royal Victorian Order is an honorary position

awarded to a person who has done a favour or service to the Royal Family. • A book by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi speaks of a certain winner

of this honour and his rather unusual service to the sovereign before the beginning of World War II. • The film which was inspired from this book went to achieve a great

success at the Oscars of 2010. ID the book.

THE KING’S SPEECH

26• India’s answer to Justice League • ID the comic

Brahmand Rakshak

27• The map locations in the Shield headquarters correspond to

characters and events from the Marvel Comic Books. The location in Africa is a reference to X• The other locations refer to Thor, Captain America, Hulk and others. X

was one of the earliest members of the Avengers but wasn’t incorporated into the movies.• X was once married to Storm.• Image on the next Slide• ID X

BLACK PANTHER

28• Fill in the void.

MICKEY MOUSE

29• X is a brand of beer that originally started as a fictional beverage on

the animated series “______ ______”. Since then it has become a real brand of beer in a number of countries without any permission from the creators. • It’s a parody of stereotypical commercial beers : poor-quality and

advertised everywhere. • Give X

DUFF BEER

30• The humble adobe of which character ?

THE FLINSTONES

31• Minimal poster for

MR. FANTASTIC

32• X’s original paint colour was yellow. After getting his ears gnawed off

by a robot mouse, he slipped into depression on top of a tower, where he drank a potion called “sadness”.• As he wept, the yellow colour washed off. His voice changed due o

the potion. As a result, he developed a morbid fear of mice.• ID X.

DOREMON