Mixed Bag Quiz - 2

Friends,

Another one of my oldies. Answers as usual are in the comments section.

1) This is a concept introduced in recent films and computer games whereby the “passage of time” is displayed as extremely slow or frozen moments in order to allow a viewer to observe really fast events (such as flying bullets). It is often used to create a dramatic effect, as in the film “The Matrix”. Technical and historical variations of this effect have been referred to as time slicing, view morphing, flo mo, temps mort and virtual cinematography. Give me the name of the concept.

2) After its official showing at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, the movie was given what has been called 'the longest standing ovation in the history of the festival.' Although the exact length of the applause is a matter of debate, journalists at the screening have reported it being in the area of 15 to 25 minutes. Which movie am I talking about.

3) Prior to its release in the Philippines, local celebrities and moralists blasted the movie stressing that it was too violent, too brutal, and "irrelevant to Filipinos". While the pre-release criticism was widely publicized, the film was released with an R rating and was played totally uncut. The film was an instant blockbuster in the Philippines as locals anticipated its release and largely ignored the early critics. Some analysts believed that the main reason why local celebrities spoke against Spielberg's film was because the Philippine film industry was already declining as local film producers simply could not come up with competitive films. At the same time, Filipino action films faded away from the industry, which let the door wide open for foreign blockbusters. Which famous movie was this?

4) Give me the movies for the following taglines:

He doesn't play golf... he destroys it.
Imagine having to win over the girl of your dreams... every friggin' day.
One Ring To Rule Them All.
Life's greatest adventure is finding your place in the Circle of Life.

5) This word is used to describe the mishearing (usually accidental) of a phrase, such that it acquires a new meaning. This term was originally coined by author Sylvia Wright. As a child, Wright heard the lyrics of a Scottish ballad, The Bonny Earl of Murray as:
Ye highlands and ye lowlandsOh where hae you been?Thou hae slay the Earl of MurrayAnd Lady _________.

It eventually transpired that the heroic Lady _________ existed only in the mind of Sylvia Wright. The actual lyrics said that they "slay the Earl of Murray and laid him on the green." What is the term?

6) Connect the following soundtracks:

a) "Everything I Do (I Do It for You)" from the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
b) "Star" from the Robin Williams film “Jack”
c) "Heaven" in 1982 for the film “A Night in Heaven”

7) I’m sure many of you must have seen “ The Lion King”. We know that Simba’s spiritual guide and Mufasa’s good friend was the monkey Rafiki.

A sitter: What does Rafiki mean in the Swahili language?

8) This cartoon series is set in the fictional city of Cape Suzette , a harbor town protected by giant cliffs (through which only a small opening exists). The opening in the cliffs is guarded by artillery, preventing flying rabble-rousers or air pirates from entering the city.. The timeframe of the series is never specifically addressed, but appears to be in the mid to late 1930’s. The series centered on the adventures of the pilot “Baloo” the bear, whose air cargo freight business is bought out by Rebecca Cunningham, and renamed 'Higher for Hire'. An orphan boy and former air pirate, Kit Cloudkicker, attaches to Baloo and becomes his navigator. Together, they are the crew of Higher for Hire's only aircraft, a flying boat named the “Seaduck”. Their adventures often involve encounters with a gang of air pirates led by the histrionic Don Karnage, or with representatives of Thembria. Which series is this? (I’m sorry for this real easy one, but it is one of my favorite cartoon series!!)


9) What are these really funny errors?

Error 01: Brainwaves received in analog. Please re-think in digital.
Error 005: Searching on this topic is prohibited under international law.
Error 144: That information was lost with the Martian Lander. Please try again.
Error 008: Interference detected. Remove aluminum foil and remote control devices.
Error 8P: Unclear on whether your search is about money or monkeys. Please try again.
Error 006: Query is unclear. Try again after removing hat, glasses and shoes.
(The underlined error may have a clue!!)

10) Connect : Huebert, Deuteronomy and Louis with cartoon characters (A real sitter!!)

Ciao

Varun Reddy.

Mixed-Bag Quiz - 1

Friends,

This was one of my earliest quizzes on the yahoogroups. Please find the answers in the comments section.

1) An easy one: Why was Yuri Gagarin mobbed by scared villagers when he returned back to Earth from his historic journey to space?


2) Which famous tennis player’s grandmother was Susan Billington- The last woman to serve underarm, mother who played junior Wimbledon and a grandfather who reached the 3rd round of Wimbledon in 1948? (Clue: Wimbledon!)

3) What was the name given to Italian directed/financed westerns, which became popular in the 1960’s? One of the most famous movies of this kind is Sergio Leone’s “A fistful of dollars” which made a star of Clint Eastwood.

4) Give me the meaning of the following words: (Do not refer to your dictionaries)

a) Ullage

b) Hallux

c) Chad

5) When Shane Warne taunted this South African batsman by saying “I’ve been waiting for two years to have another bowl at you”, the batsman replied “Looks like you spent most of it eating”. Who is this guy? (I do not know in which year this incident took place)

6) In which island do people greet each other by saying “A Kent’annos”, meaning “To 100 years” because of the huge population ratio of old people there (more than 3 times the world average)?

7) Which famous comedian remarked: “We use only 10% of our brains. Imagine how much we could accomplish if we use the other 60%”? (She also was the centre square for a week in the show “Hollywood Squares”, one of my favourite game shows, and has her own comedy show)

8) John Walker, in 1826, mixed Antimony Sulphide and Potassium Chlorate. He found that this mixture stuck to the stick he used to mix them. When he tried to scrape it off on a stone hearth, the mixture burst into flames. He, hence, sold the first Friction Matches under what name? (Not under the name of “Match Sticks” atleast; the mane was a very catchy phrase)

9) What word, mainly used by Americans while jumping, traces its origin to 1940, when a US army paratrooper Aubrey Eberhardt shouted this word during a jump to prove that he wasn’t scared? He was inspired by a movie (having the same name as the word) about fierce 10th century Red Indian Leader of the same name.

10) Connect: The book “Playboy”, Paul Allen, George Soros, Bill Gates, Andrew McKelvey, Charles Schwab, Steven Spielberg, Martha Stewart, Abraham Abdullah and Michael Fabozzi (I want a specific answer!)

11) In which TV series would one find a Coffee Bar called ‘Central Perk’ as a favourite meeting spot for the characters? (A Sitter!!)

12) Which famous comedian, host of “The Tonight Show” remarked “I looked at the word POLITICS in the dictionary. It’s actually a combination of two words- POLI meaning ‘many’ and TICS meaning ‘blood-suckers’?

Name the people who made the following comments (fairly guessable)

13) Whether you are a man or not comes from your heart, not how much hair you have on your head (Hint: A Hollywood actor, not Sean Connery)

14) An army marches on its stomach (Hint: A famous dictator)

15) It’s great to be a blonde. With low expectations, it’s very easy to surprise people. (Hint: A ‘voluptuous’ blonde)

Ciao

Varun Reddy.

Bollywood Quiz...

Hi friends

I have been dealing with many Hollywood movies as Hollywood is my passion and forte. But one person, whose name I fail to recollect, wanted a Bollywood quiz. So I tried to compile some questions - perhaps some of them are repeats from my earlier quizzes... Please forgive me for that!!some of the questions are real easy ones for the Bollywood buffs!!

Replies to be sent to vrs_nitk@yahoo.com. I don't know if I'll have the time, but I will try to report the scores also

Please do not post the replies as comments to this post...

Here goes:

1) This classic movie made by the legendary filmmaker V. Shantaram, was inspired by the ‘open-prison’ experiment in the princely state of Oundh near Pune. It is said that the progressive rulers carried out prison reforms with an Irish psychiatrist. One famous song of this movie is “Aye Maalik, Tere Bande Hum”. Which movie?

2) This Indian Actress went to Barcelona to anchor the 2006 Laureus World Sports Awards. Mika Hakkinen (the former F1 champion) asked her to accompany him on a drive in the fast lane when they met there. She stepped into his AMG-Mercedes for a spin on the F1 racetrack. Who is this lovely lady?

3) Producer: Imperial Movietone
Director: Ardeshir Irani
Cast: Master Vithal, Zubeida, Prithviraj Kapur, L V Prasad
Year: 1931
Colour: Black and White
Time: 124 minutes, 7 songs

Which movie?

4) She is the step-daughter in law of Helen. She started as a model and was part of a controversial ad with future husband Arbaaz Khan. She is more famous for dancing atop a moving train in “Dil Se”. She was a vee-jay with MTV. She is the mom of a 3-year old and is a judge on the celebrity dance show Nach Baliye.

“She is getting hotter with age. If you thought she was hot earlier, she is even hotter after the baby”, says Farah Khan (choreographer) on the woman with a body to die for. Who?

5) Connect these three movies and give me the fourth in the list: Reshma Aur Shera (1971), Rocky (1982), Kshatriya (1993).

6) Which was the first Indian movie to be shot entirely in Australia?

7) Which was the first Bollywood film to be shot in Rio de Janerio?

8) If this hadn't been a Bollywood quiz, it would have been really tough to crack this question. Identify the circled face. Take an educated guess...

9) Identify the movie shown in this poster.

10) Identify the cult movie shown in this poster.

Happy quizzing...

Varun Reddy.

Hi friends...

Hello friends!

I have read many many quiz blogs and decided that it is high time that I also start my own quizzing blog. I have been very selfish in sharing my knowledge with others and hence, I have decided that all my quizzing knowledge will be made public.

I will start by posting some new quizzes and try to revisit some of my old quizzes also. The old quizzes will not be posted on the quizgroups, but they will be posted here. I will make a mention of all the archives that I posted in between the quizzes that I post on the groups on Yahoo!

I hope this blog marks a new chapter in my quizzing profile. Hope to get many visitors who can utilize my meagre knowledge in the ocean of quizzing that is present in this vast-world.

Varun.