AP’s Desi Round.

1. INDIAN TV ELEMENTS ONLY.

2. RULES WERE BE FRAMED JUST PRIOR TO THE QUIZ, DEPENDING ON SITUATION AND

MY MOOD.

3. WRITTEN ROUND, HOPEFULLY.

1.

This spooky-looking mascot was part of one of the most

recognised brands in early 1990s.

Thanks to this bunny, the brand of ____________ (2

words) made became a household name.

Which brand?

2. Which TV serial of 1990s?

Loosely based on novel The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, this Hindi TV

comedy serial was directed by Prakash Jha.

A small time clerk who gets bossed around by his wife at home and by his

boss at office and overcomes his grief day-dreaming and where he takes

revenge on his boss, his father-in-law. Mungerilal also dates his beautiful

colleague.

However, all is ruined when his wife wakes him up.

3.

He is an columnist, humorist, writer andplaywright who is best known for the columns inGujarati language.

Bibliography:

Aa Duniya Panjarapole

Champaklal Tapuni Jugalbandhi

Betaj Batali Baj Popatlal Taraj

What is most famous work, which is also a popular TV show?

4. Which ‘infamous’ Indian TV show?

During the canonization process employed

by the Roman Catholic Church, the Promoter

of the Faith, popularly known as the

__________ was appointed by Church

authorities to argue against

the canonization of a candidate.

It was this person’s job to take a sceptical

view of the candidate's character, to look for

holes in the evidence, to argue that

any miracles attributed to the candidatewere fraudulent, and so on.

5.

Wife Swap is a British reality television programme, where two families,

usually from different social classes and lifestyles, swap wives for 2 weeks.

In 2011, UTV Software Communications bought the rights of the show and

decided to air an Indian version of Wife Swap.

However, keeping Indian sentiments in mind, the producers decided to

implement a certain change to the show.

Name the Indian version of Wife Swap.

6. What would you call:

A cyclist who rides a road bike or is fanatical about road biking.

A person employed by a touring band of musicians to set up and maintain equipment.

7.

Gangs of Wasseypur Part II has an iconic gunfire scene, where Sultan and his gang

members attack Faizal Khan’s house, while the entire family is watching a TV show.

As soon as the typical opening credits scene unfolds, Faizal senses trouble.

So basically, which TV show?

8. Which show?

___________ is an Indian reality contest that began on April 12, 1972. Originally

held live in cities across the country, it later became a radio show and then, in

June 1992, a television show on Zee TV and later on Sony Entertainment

Television.

The original ‘host’on the radio show was Hamid Sayani and after this death, it

was taken over by his legendary brother Ameen Sayani.

Finally, it was hosted the person, synonymous with this show.

Which show?

ANSWERS

1.

This spooky-looking mascot was part of one of the most

recognised brands in early 1990s.

Thanks to this bunny, the brand of ____________ (2

words) made became a household name.

Which brand?

BUFFER

Answer: Lijjat Papad.

2. Which TV serial of 1990s?

Loosely based on novel The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, this Hindi TV

comedy serial was directed by Prakash Jha.

A small time clerk who gets bossed around by his wife at home and by his

boss at office and overcomes his grief day-dreaming and where he takes

revenge on his boss, his father-in-law. Mungerilal also dates his beautiful

colleague.

However, all is ruined when his wife wakes him up.

BUFFER

Answer: Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne

3.

He is an columnist, humorist, writer andplaywright who is best known for the columns inGujarati language.

Bibliography:

Aa Duniya Panjarapole

Champaklal Tapuni Jugalbandhi

Betaj Batali Baj Popatlal Taraj

What is most famous work, which is also a popular TV show?

BUFFER

Answer: Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma.

4. Which ‘infamous’ Indian TV show?

During the canonization process employed

by the Roman Catholic Church, the Promoter

of the Faith, popularly known as the

__________ was appointed by Church

authorities to argue against

the canonization of a candidate.

It was this person’s job to take a sceptical

view of the candidate's character, to look for

holes in the evidence, to argue that

any miracles attributed to the candidatewere fraudulent, and so on.

BUFFER

Answer: Devil’s Advocate with Karan Thapar

5.

Wife Swap is a British reality television programme, where two families,

usually from different social classes and lifestyles, swap wives for 2 weeks.

In 2011, UTV Software Communications bought the rights of the show and

decided to air an Indian version of Wife Swap.

However, keeping Indian sentiments in mind, the producers decided to

implement a certain change to the show.

Name the Indian version of Wife Swap.

BUFFER

Answer: Maa Exchange

6. What would you call:

A cyclist who rides a road bike or is fanatical about road biking.

A person employed by a touring band of musicians to set up and maintain equipment.

BUFFER

Answer: Roadies.

7.

Gangs of Wasseypur Part II has an iconic gunfire scene, where Sultan and his gang

members attack Faizal Khan’s house, while the entire family is watching a TV show.

As soon as the typical opening credits scene unfolds, Faizal senses trouble.

So basically, which TV show?

BUFFER

Answer:

8. Which show?

___________ is an Indian reality contest that began on April 12, 1972. Originally

held live in cities across the country, it later became a radio show and then, in

June 1992, a television show on Zee TV and later on Sony Entertainment

Television.

The original ‘host’on the radio show was Hamid Sayani and after this death, it

was taken over by his legendary brother h Ameen Sayani.

Finally, it was hosted the person, synonymous with this show.

Which show?

BUFFER

Answer: Cadbury Bournvita Quiz Contest.