1. This 1993 Hindi film, with the subtitle ‘A Violent Love Story,’ was one of the surprise hits of the year and was later remade in Kannada as well with the title Preethse . Name the original.

2. Football clubs around the world traditionally have their own ‘fanzines,’ unofficial magazines run by supporters of the clubs. The supporters of which Premier League football club run a fanzine with the unusual title, 4000 Holes ?

3. In April 2011, Sachin Tendulkar became the first Indian to command a million twitter followers. Which actress was the first Indian woman to reach that figure, less than a month after Tendulkar?

4. On the same note, which international celebrity has recently become the first to garner a100 million followers on Instagram, just ahead of Taylor Swift and Beyonce?

5. In the mid-1940s, which international football club started the concept of ‘penyes,’ which comprised of influential and wealthy fans who could also help the club financially?. The penyes were responsible for the bulk of the sponsorship when they club built their iconic venue in the mid-1950s and are still important in club affairs.

6. What specifically did the police find Mark Chapman doing when they reached the crime scene shortly after he had murdered John Lennon?

7. In classical literature, which literary character who was born into a gypsy tribe and raised by an Archdeacon stalked the beauteous Esmeralda?

8. Who did Gunter Parche stalk over four days and finally attack on April 30, 1993?

9. The Leopard’s Spots ’ was one of two books written by Thomas Dixon that revived a movement that still has a substantial following in the US. The book, along with its companion was also the basis for an extremely famous film that also glorified the movement. Either name the organisation in question or the title of the second book.

10. Allen Ginsberg, Annie Lennox, George Harrison and Boy George have all been associated with which movement that started in New York City in 1966 and has more than 500 branches worldwide?

Answers

1. Darr. It also marked the start of a long association between director Yash Chopra and Shahrukh K-K- K-Khan

2. Blackburn Rovers. The reference is to the famous Beatles song ‘A Day In The Life,’ which spoke of ‘4000 Holes in Blackburn Lancashire

3. Priyanka Chopra. Incidentally, Shashi Tharoor was the first Indian politician to reach that mark

4. Selena Gomez

5. Barcelona FC. They originally got together to tide the club through when General Franco, who was extremely hostile to the club was the Spanish dictator

6. He was reading J D Salinger’s Catcher In The Rye

7. Quasimodo, the Hunchback of Notre Dame in Victor Hugo’s eponymous novel

8. Tennis star Monica Seles. His reason was that she had usurped his favourite, Steffi Graf, rankings. Incredibly, he got away with a two-year sentence

9. The Ku Klux Klan, the other book was The Clansman.

10. International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKON) started by Swami Prabhupada.

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