The Movie Quiz

After a long hiatus we are back...But the Surprise QM that we had promised did not show up...So we have to Put up with the old QM...

Send in your answers to deepakdondas@gmail.com ..Please make sure u send your answers on or before 27th of January...And do check the blog before friday because i would be adding a few more questions ....



Question 1 : In India we float a new set of stamps to commemorate any significant event in our history..What significant event did this stamp commemorate??

Answer : Stamp to commemorate 75 years of release for 1st Indian Movie..Raja harishchandra..

Question 2: Identify the not so popular poster of a rather famous movie..

Answer : Saalam Bombay..

Question 3 : This movie is the reason many a super-dynamic Directors chose to do movies and this is still a huge inspiration for all Movie makers ..old or new..Identify the Movie..

Answer : Ladri di biciclette(The Bicycle Thief or Bicycle Thieves in English)

Question 4: If you follow Bollywood, by this time you must have known that we have a liking to remake (read Copy) hollywood movies ..But this was not the same....The Source for these two movies were surprisingly not Movies but something thats shown here..Identify the two movies..

Answer : Maqbool and Omkara from the Shakespeare Plays "macbeth" and "othello".


Question 5:Identify the place ..An Odd Place it is...

Answer : Ripley's Believe It or Not Odditorium.

Question 6:Identify the Classic..Look Closely and you wont miss it..

Answer : Schindler's List

Question 7 :Identify and Connect ..This one is a dolly...

Answer : Devdas....SRK, Dillip Kumar ,Abhay Deol(will) have all potrayed the character.

Question 8 :Connect..

Answer : Michael Moore's Movies ..

Question 9 : Again Connect ...

Answer : Quentine Tarantino and his upcoming flick Inglorious Bastards (Pulpy orange was great Hint..for Pulp Fiction..Kiddin..)

Question 10 : What is the significance of this Movie ??

Answer : 1st color indian movie Kisan Kanya
Question 11 :This All-time great actor forced this All-time great director to kick his cocaine addiction.The Director fearing that would be last movie poured all his energy into this movie what many consider his all-time best movie.The movie is widely considered a Master-Piece with some calling it the kamikaze method of film making...

Identify the movie or the director..

Answer : Martin Scorcese and the Movie Raging Bull

Question 12 : This is my favourite..There are 3 different routes that are shown in 3 different colours..Just tell me what am i talking about...And its a movie quiz ..as if you didnot know till now...


Answer : Path traced by Jason Bourne in the Bourne series.

Question 13 : Identify the right most person in the Pic..But If you can connect the 3 persons you get the points too...

Answer :  Heath Ledger and Jack Nicholson played Joker in the Batman Movies and Caeser Romeo potrayed the same in the TV series. Connect is JOKER

Question 14 : Identify the legendary Indian .Again a Movie quiz this and i hope you do know that...
Answer : DadaSaheb Phalke

Question 15: Identify and Connect .

Answer : Movies that Inspired Video Games..

Question 16 :Which famous Movie was an inspired by this Movie ..No Googling on this..

Answer : Bheja Fry (Brain was the hint...)

Question 17: Identify the Movie.

Answer : Ek Chotti Si Love Story 

Scores : 

Debashis : 10

Preetam :9.5

Subrajit : 9

Ritwik kallandy :2.5

Manas : 4

Until Next Time ...Keep Googling...

Nostalgia...

Considering very less activity over a looong period of time,PJ is here to help u get back on ur feet after da CATastrophe ;)
Heres a small quiz for starters.

1...Just tell me what was blacked out in the following ad.

Ans...VISA cigs.The pacck is almost full in the 1st pic n its almost empty in the last 1.

2...Sunny seems 2 be surprised.Tell me what matters to him after over 100 tests.I mean what brand is da ad for?

Ans...Its an ad for CHERRY BLOSSOM.The missing words are white shoe cleaner.

3...Name the liril girl.

ans...Karen Laurel.The 1st Liril girl.

4...Identify whats da ad for.The brand or da product.Anything will do.


Ans...Taj Mahal Tea.

5...Just give me the brand or the product?

Ans...Charminar cigs.

6...Easy one here.Connect :
Lifebuoy soaps, Four Square cigarettes, Coca Cola and Cibaca Toothpaste.
Ans...Suresh Oberoi and Vivek Oberoi.Father featured in the early ads for Lifebouy and and Four Square.And son endorsed Coke Vanilla n Cibaca Toothpaste.

7...Connect:
Hrithik Roshan, Deepak Parashar, Virendra Sehwag.
Ans...All were the first model/brand ambassadors for various Reliance brands.Hrithik for Mumbai Indians,Viru for Reliance Mobile(RIM at that time) and Deepak Parasher for Vimal Suitings.

Send across ur answers by the time the Bollywood quiz is put up.Answers to be sent across to
preetam.jena@wipro.com

Scorecard...
Siddhartha Patnaik...7
Pradeep Pati...6
Deepak Das...6
Manas Sahoo...6