Entertainment-Movies Quiz ( Pulp Facts ) at Quizics Informal Meet By Murali

1. Pulp Facts
By Murali for Quizics Informals

2.  40 Questions , one point each
 5 Starred Questions
 No Negatives , feel free to guess.
 Please don’t cheat
 Quizmaster ain’t any gawd .
 എന്തേല ും എതിര്‍പ്പ് ഉണ്ടെങ്കില്‍
പരിപാടി കഴിഞ്ഞ തീരന്തതാണും
.

3.  Painting of Marth
Mariam and Infant
Jesus, accompanied
by JohnThe
Baptist found at
Mannanam.
 Need the name of the
painter.

5.  Pictured is ‘Yen Sid’ s a
powerful sorcerer and
teacher of Mickey Mouse,
who first appeared in The
Sorcerer's Apprentice, a
segment of the 1940
film Fantasia.
 Why the name ‘Yen Sid’ ?

6.  According to the filmmakers,Yen Sid was apparently
modeled afterWalt Disney right down to signature facial
features recognizable by the animators.Yen Sid's name,
which is not given in the film itself, was given to him by the
animators. It is "Disney" spelled backwards which pays
tribute toWalt Disney, himself.

7.  They Saved ______'s Brain is a
1968 science fiction film that
revolves around ______ pictured
as alive and living on an island in
the Caribbean with his brain
removed.When a young woman
and her husband go in search of
her scientist-father and sister, they
find a group of people who plan to
resume their atrocities upon
humanity by resurrecting ______’s
Brain .
 FITB .

9.  Haider Mirza popularly known as _______
was an Indian mobster and filmmaker. He
became the first celebrity gangster of the
city of Bombay, expanding his influence in
the film industry by giving money to
directors and studios for film production
and later began to produce films himself.
His alias was used in something that came
out last year and consequently his alias was
used over and over by people without really
knowing who he was or what he was .
 What was his alias /Where was his alias
used?

10. ഹാജി
മസ്താന്‍
സലാും
ണ്ടെക് ും
െീരന്‍
പാപന്‍ ഷാജി
പപന്‍
ആറ്റും
ന്തബാുംബ ും

11.  Her forename is a Sanskrit word meaning
"splendour” or “light", and is an alternate name
of Parvati, the Hindu goddess of love and
fertility . Her father, was a professor of Indo-
Tibetan Buddhist Studies and an academic and
writer , so she received a Buddhist upbringing
and spent altogether around two years in
the Indo-Himalayan town of Almora . A novel by
her husband titled AshWednesday is dedicated
to “Karuna” which is her middle name .
 Who ?

13.  < Image on Next Slide>
 Pictured isThe Glienicke Bridge in Berlin ,
Germany which was a restricted border
crossing between the Eastern Bloc and the
territory affiliated with theWestern powers ,
and thus the Americans and the Soviets used
it for an activity which gave it a particular title.
 What activity /What title ?

16. What is blanked out ?

18.  _________ Chronicles: India is the second video
game in the Chronicles series, a trilogy of
downloadable installments featuring protagonists
from various media of the___________ franchise.The
game followsArbaaz Mir in Amritsar 1841, in the
midst of a war between the Sikh Empire and the East
India Company. Arbaaz must recover the famed Koh-i-
Noor diamond and while doing so, he must also
protect his Mentor, Hamid, and his lover,
princess Pyara Kaur.
 Which game franchise ? < Image slide follows>

21.  Heteropoda _________ is a species
of huntsman spider of
the Heteropoda genus. It was described
from Cameron Highlandsin
peninsular Malaysia the species name
honors _______, who was apparently
selected for the honour because of his
contribution to arachnid world and the
resemblance of the frontal view of the
spider to _________’s painted face in
his early career.
 FITB .

23.  Emilio Fernandez was a Mexican filmmaker,
screenwriter, and actor who fled Mexico for Los
Angeles in the 1920’s . While working in Hollywood,
Emilio became friends with a Mexican-American
actress who just so happened to be the wife of an
Art Director at MGM Studios named Cedric Gibbons.
 Gibbons on meeting Emilio Fernandez came up with
the idea and the rest is history.
 What ?

25.  Whose memorial ?

27.  Spaceballs is a 1987 film
spoofing the original Star
WarsTrilogy . In the film ,
the character Jabba
The Huttis parodied by
changing his name into
something that sounds like
an international franchise .
 How was Jabba renamed
in Spaceballs ?

29.  At what well known
spot in Switzerland
can this be spotted or
name the two people
whose names are
blanked out here ?

31.  A Mexican clinic, the Sage
Neuroscience Center, is using this
to get New Mexicans off
narcotics. (The state has the
highest rate of addiction in the
US.) By sharing their stories of
addiction, entrants have the
chance to win one of two
“________ Addiction”
scholarships, which entitle them
to 12 weeks of free rehabilitation
treatment worth thousands of
dollars.
 What ?

33.  For what was this
suit (worn by
stuntsman Glenn
Ennis ) used ?

35.  On what is this
Pokémon called
Trubbish modelled
after ?

37.  In 1992 , two English journalists Andrew
Jennings andVyv Simson wrote a controversial
book about the International Olympic
Committee chairman Juan Samaranch and the
commercialized modern-day Olympics citing
examples from the Olympic Games that took
place in Barcelona in 1992.
 What title borrowed from fantasy literature did
they give to the book ?

39.  Suikawari is a traditional Japanese game played in
the summertime and is mostly seen at beaches, but
also occurs at festivals , picnics and other summer
time recreations.The game involves the smashing of
the watermelons with a wooden stick and the players
are blindfolded during the game .
 The criterion for qualifying as a Judge of the game
involves a minimum of 10 watermelons .
 What exactly should one do with watermelons to
qualify as a Judge of the game ?

40.  One should have
eaten at least 10
watermelons in the
year in which the
game takes place to
appear as a judge.

41.  The fruit shown is either eaten on
the half-shell or scooped out with
a tool, usually chilled when
served. It is sometimes served
with a little cream and sugar to
intensify the flavor, or with a drop
of lime or lemon juice to bring in a
tart and bitter tinge.
 The fruit is often considered unfit
for human consumption (mostly
amongst the Mallus )due to
something.
 Either name the fruit orWhy the
misunderstanding ?

42.  The Ilama fruit was
used as a plot
device in the
1997 Malayalam
film, Guru and was
depicted that the
pulp of the fruit
causes blindness
and the seed cures
the blindness.

43.  _________ Effect:Changing Hollywood , America and Me
byTom Santopietro is a 2012 critically acclaimed study of a
film series ,as well as the novel on which the movies are
based on and their effect onAmerican culture. The study
demonstrates how __________was a turning point in
American cultural consciousness. With its emphasis on
proud ethnicity, __________changed not just the
way Italian-Americans saw themselves, but how
Americans of all backgrounds viewed their individual and
national self-identities, their possibilities, and attendant
disappointments.
 FITB .

45.  The crest is mainly consists of Zodiac signs .Two
Leo lions, a Cancer crab and two fairies to
representingVirgo.The "Q"•and the crown
represent the entity itself, of course, and a
phoenix protects the whole thing.
 What am I talking about ?

47.  The Arabic version of the book titled Ayyamul
Maaiz has been banned at the UAE and Saudi
Arabia.The book was translated into Arabic
by an Arabic expert fromTirur, SuhailWafy.
The book was banned before the famous
Riyadh Book Fair and completely swept off
from the stores in Riyadh and Dubai.
 Which novel ?

49.  The Arabic version of
this had invaded the
Arabic social media
sites, with the
original name of the
character appearing
in it changed to Bilal.
 What ?

51.  TVF is an Indian online
digital entertainment
channel focused on
younger generation who
seldom watch the
television to either pass
the time or for
entertainment .
 ExpandTVF.

53.  The introduction of this change (after the director
trying out 1,500 versions without the change) , was
apparently due to the different approach of
Christopher Nolan who demanded logic and
concreteness along with the application of mythology
and mostly realism in the modern world .
 The original looks existed for decades but the change
was equally accepted and denied worldwide.
 What change ?

55.  "Om Namashivaaya" - Love in Kerala (1968)
 "Oronnoro Chenchorathan" - AvanVarunnu (1954)
 "Neelippenne" - Manasakshi (1954)
 "Kannuneer Nee Choriyaathe" - SheriyoThetto (1953)
 "Paadupettu Paadangalil" - SheriyoThetto (1953)
 "ThaarameThaanuvaru" - SheriyoThetto (1953)
 "Vaarmazhaville Va" - SheriyoThetto (1953)
 "Pokaam Pokaam" - SheriyoThetto (1953)
 "Kelkuka Ha" - Alphonsa (1952)
 "Chinthayil Neerunna" - VisappinteVili (1952)
 "Ramanan" - VisappinteVili (1952) .
 Whose singing career ?

57.  “Papering the House” is phrase used to
describe an activity that is used in the
entertainment industry to promote their
ventures .The activity is mostly seen in
Musical Concerts and aimed at making the
event appear to be a huge success amongst
the people .
 What exactly is done in the activity of
“papering the house” ?

61.  Jalam Kond Murivetaval (or) OneWhoWas
Wounded By Water is an AwardWinning
Documentary that was remade into a movie
the previous year by the same director of the
documentary mentioned above .
 Which movie ?

63.  Only 9 out of the thousands that took part
could complete the task for which they
acquired one million yen(which, at the time,
was roughly equivalent to $8,000 US ). Some
of them had paper rings in their task and the
others had laser and light sensitive targets.
What did those 9 people successfully
complete?

65.  The character ____ ____
initially featured in a 1979
film and also had a critically
acclaimed sequel that came
out the previous year .
 In Martin Scorsese’sTheWolf
ofWall Street , Jordan
Belfort ( played by DiCaprio )
refers to his father as ____
____ a movie character due
to his extreme attitude
problems.
 FITB.

67.  Which 2014 film had
3 of it’s characters (
siblings apparently )
named after the first
names of the
Karamazov brothers
from this Russian
Novel ?

69.  _________apparently suffers from
agonistic apraxia, also known as
"alien hand syndrome". It's caused by
damage to the corpus callosum, the
nerve fibers that connect the brain's
two hemispheres. Researchers at the
University of Aberdeen who
identified it named it __________
Syndrome. According to Professor
Sergio Della Sala, the patients "slam
their hand and shout 'My hand does
things that I don't want it to do!'“ .
 FITB

71.  He acted asThe President of India in the
2014 Malayalam movie How Old AreYou? that marked
the return of actress Manju Warrier back to the silver
screen. He also played the role of Robin Dutt (RD)
in John Abraham's critical acclaimed film Madras Cafe,
released on 23 August 2013.The film was much
appreciated by critics and also proved to be an
average grosser at the box office. His next appearance
was in Anurag Kashyap's BombayVelvet, which
flopped at the box office.
 Whose film career?

73.  Which seafood company ?

76.  The American Humane Association (AHA) is an
organization founded in 1877 was previously
called the International Humane Association,
before changing its name in 1878. In 1940, it
became the sole monitoring body for something
on the sets of Hollywood films and other
broadcast productions and issues a particular
trademarked certification for which it is known
for .
 Which trademark certification ?

78.  Which is the
character that
featured in the
Britannia Glucose-
D ads due to the
film featuring the
character being a
total success
across the whole
country and to
push their product
over Parle’s
Glucose biscuits?

80.  Who along with his wife will be jointly
penning the script for NationalAward-
winning director Anil Radhakrishnan Menon’s
new venture which will roll out in and around
Kozhikode and will be a satire comedy?

82.  In the 2014 Malayalam film Mosayile
Kuthirameenukal , it is mentioned ( for
humour ) that only 2 people have successfully
performed prison breaks.The first one was
Mohanlal’s character Jeevan from the 1989
film ‘Seasons’ .
 Who is the second ?

85. Pumpkin and
Honey Bunny