1 Identify the English film by a famous director which featured this eclectic mix of music on its soundtrack — ‘Where do you go to my Lovely’ by Peter Sarstedt; ‘Title Music from Satyajit Ray’s Film Jalsaghar’ by Vilayat Khan; ‘Charu’s Theme from Charulata by Satyajit Ray’ and ‘Typewriter Tip Tip’ by Shankar Jaikishan.

2 “One day, sitting on a wall of the same studio, I saw a man wearing a muffler and cap and holding a black stick. He was imitating everyone who passed, just like a monkey. When we went into the studio the man jumped off the wall and came into the recording room…….When I asked him why he was doing it he said: ‘I am an orphan. Nobody looks after me. Please give me a chance.’” This was the first meeting between which two Hindi film legends?

3 With which ’60s classic would you associate Givenchy’s iconic ‘Little Black Dress’?

4 Extensive research by Susan Orlean in a book published in 2012 indicates that a certain Oscar went to the wrong person. Who was the award winner and who should have got it?

5 One of the original West End cast of ‘The Mousetrap’ actually got a 10 per cent stake in the production. He claims that he foolishly sold part of it to finance a pub. What did he claim to have financed with the rest?

6 In 1994, one person has had his creations at No.1 in both the book, film and television worlds. Identify him.

7 Only once has the Oscar for both Best Actor and Best Actress been won for characters based on real-life. Both real-life inspirations were present to watch the awards. Who were they?

8 Eric Williams was a former Spitfire pilot who wrote the book The Wooden Horse, which was made into a film in 1950. However, a later film is a far more popular version of the same story. What is the name of the ’60s film?

9 The final line of a ’60s Oscar acceptance speech said, “And, finally, my thanks to a man who made a wonderful movie and who made all this possible in the first place, Mr Jack Warner.” Why was this unusual and what was the context?

10 Why does a dinosaur discovered in 1995 in China have the species name Nedegoapeferima?

Answers

1 The Darjeeling Limited by Wes Anderson

2 Sitting on the wall was Kishore Kumar and the other man was RD Burman

3 Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the LBD was worn by Audrey Hepburn

4 The dog Rin Tin Tin should have got the Best Actor Oscar instead of Emil Jannings

5 The film Gandhi, the man was Richard Attenborough

6 Michael Crichton, Disclosure, Jurassic Park and the television show ER were his creations

7 1980. Jake LaMotta and Loretta Lynn for Raging Bull and Coal Miner’s Daughter respectively

8 The Great Escape

9 Julie Andrews was mocking Jack Warner for not taking her for My Fair Lady. Andrews instead did Mary Poppins and won the Best Actress award over Audrey Hepburn

10 The dinosaur research was funded by Steven Spielberg who took the name from the surnames of his cast in Jurassic Park — Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Robert Peck, Martin Ferrero, Ariana Richards and Joseph Mazzello

Joy Bhattacharjya is a quizmaster and Project Director, FIFA U-17 World Cup

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