On the occasion of valentine's day, Quiz Club IIT Jodhpur conducted a movies and entertainment quiz. The quiz consists of questions ranging from art and literature, movies, TV series, Music and Video Games.

1. Valentine’s
Day Quiz
Quiz Masters: Arjun Hurket, Apoorv Pal, Yuvraj Singh Yadav

3. Rules
● A team can consist of upto 3 members.
● There will be 2 rounds-Prelims and Finals.
● 8 teams will qualify for the finals.
● The google forms link has been shared to you, the answers shall be
submitted by only one team member.
● The verdict of the Quiz Master is all abiding and shall be final.
● The Quiz comprises of 21 questions out of which question number 8-14 are
star marked to resolve ties.
● If there any issues do not unmute yourself,instead write it out in the chat
box but be sure not to give any answers or hints which will lead to
disqualification.
● We may ask for certain questions if hints are required or not,so. If your team
wants to block the hints type Yes in the chat box after the quiz master types
the question number in the textbox.

4. Question 1
Connect:

5. Question 2
Inexhaustive list of what ?
● Forrest Gump
● The Godfather
● The Wizard of Oz
● Schindler’s List
● The Devil Wears Prada
● The Shawshank Redemption
● American Psycho
● The perks of being a wallflower
● Call me by your name

6. Question 3
(0.5+0.5)
The film, ‘EX’, inspired the audience to revolt against corruption in the
government in a unique way, Y, not seen before. In the film, the protagonist
provides this method as advice to anyone who reaches out to him about
being oppressed by corrupt officials or being cheated. He used the method
himself when he was cheated by a real-estate tycoon in the film. Many
people in the real world began to use this method to fight against corruption.
As this method of revolt was completely legal, the officials were unable to
counter it and the trend of doing this picked up a lot in the late 2000s.
Identify the movie, EX, and the way of revolt against corruption and cheating,
Y.

7. Question 4
The Indian Television show, ‘EX’, which first aired in 2004, had poor
ratings on its initial run but gained a lot of popularity in its
subsequent reruns. It was rated among the top 50 TV shows in
the world. In India, it was often rated above the international
favourite, F.R.I.E.N.D.S. After the first season ended, there was a
gap of over a decade until the sequel was made in the form of a
web series in 2017. The protagonists are a Gujarati family residing
in Mumbai and the series narrates the funny incidents of their
daily life.
Identify EX.

8. Question 5
(0.5+0.5)
Whose tweet and why?

9. ‘EX’ is a 45-year-old photographer from Barcelona, Spain, who spends his
days on shoots specifically destined for stock image companies. For most of
that time, he has worked with the same three models, though he says he
parted ways with one of them a year or so ago. He and his models took to
Gerona, an idyllic city in Catalonia, Spain, chose a spot on the street, and
started shooting. “It was quite challenging to achieve face expressions that
were believable,” says Guillem. “Mainly because we always have a really
great work atmosphere, and almost all the time one of the models was
laughing while we were trying to take the picture.”
One of the photo of ‘EX’ with these models became very very famous !
Identify ‘EX’ or the photo.
Question 6

10. A man(name not written for obvious reason) created a set of
comics with a character R. The main purpose of these comics
were to give impart moral values to children, who were its
targeted audience.
With the meme revolution, Gen Z took these comics and used
them to make memes with completely opposite meaning.
Identify the character R.
Points only for exact name :)
Question 7

11. *Question 8

12. *Question 9
A lot of TV shows take inspiration for their characters from real life. One such TV
show is ‘EX’. A lot of characters from this popular show are based on real life
‘personalities’. One such character is Y played by the actor Z. Z was an american
actor who died due to complications of lung cancer in month of December, 2013.
Z had played a lot of roles in his lifetime few of them were in movies like What
just happened, vicky cristina barcelona and Synecdoche and in some series like
Law and Order and The Sopranos. Although most notable performance of Z was
seen in the show ‘EX’.
After Z died in the year 2013 his on screen character Y also died in ‘EX’.
Identify ‘EX’ and the inspiration of character Y.

13. *Question 10
‘EX’ is a music duo formed in the early 1990’s.One trait that makes
‘EX’ stand out from the rest is their shiny metallic helmets (robot
like). One of the members wear a silver helmet and the other one a
golden. EX doesn’t show their face in public and rarely gives any
interviews.
Some of the notable works of X are आमने सामने, भाग्यशाली हो, एक बार
और, दुननया भर में , लड़का ससतारी , हमारे बारे में क
ु छ, आदद |
Identify X

14. *Question 11

16. Question 12*
What the hell is this ?

17. Question 13*
What is blacked out ?

18. Since most of you are using google we got a question for you…
This is an non exhaustive list of what?
● Puella mihi somnium
● A callidus infernum
● Fenestram in conspectu meo
● Et ebriamen pulchritudinem tuam
● Gloria simulacro ludicro mastani
*Question 14

19. Taken from a Sushi Cookbook, these symbols made an appearance
in a popular film which revolves around an alternate reality. Identify
the film.
Question 15

20. An American actor, comedian and writer, EX,
was almost finalised as the protagonist for
the film Batman (1989). This was a deviation
from his usual comedic roles but the role
was finally awarded to Michael Keaton. EX’s
notable works include The Man Who Knew
Too Little, Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day.
Identify EX.
Question 16

21. X is an annual event hosted by a company Y in order to showcase their product. It
was started in the year 1995. X attracted celebrities and entertainers, and
regularly featured special performers and acts.
Y’s parent company canceled the event X in the year 2019 as the viewership of X
declined massively in last 5 years and the event X was not considerably boosting
the sales of the product.
Some of the notable performers who have appeared in X are Justin Timberlake,
Usher, Maroon 5, Akon, Bruno Mars and The Weeknd.
In 2020, Y decided to close more than 200 stores around the Globe.
Identify X.
Question 17

22. A highly proclaimed film studio known for numerous oscar winning films
is recently facing mockery and backlash due to their portrayal of
certain characters and their body parts.
Name the studio and which characters’ are we talking about?
There’s also a specific name given to this portrayal. Name it?
Question 18

23. Minimalistic poster of what?
Question 19

24. The success of the film, ‘X’, at the box office immediately after its release
made it overshadow all the other releases at its time. Due to this
success, the title of the film became accepted as a verb. When many
films are overshadowed at the Box Office by a single film, they are said
to be by that film. The film also set a Guinness World Record
highest-grossing live-action comedy which was not broken for the next
27 years.
Identify X.
Question 20

25. Identify X
● X is a princess
● Not a disney one
● Has smell of lotus blossoms woven into her ebony hair
● Her eyes were made out of the stars
● Has ruby lips
● Also the roses were ashamed to bloom in the presence of her ruby
lips.
● Helped a certain animal to get freedom (animal name: Hint)
Question 21

26. Answers

28. Question 1
Connect:

30. Answer
Star Wars Chewbacca

31. Question 2
Inexhaustive list of what ?
● Forrest Gump
● The Godfather
● The Wizard of Oz
● Schindler’s List
● The Devil Wears Prada
● The Shawshank Redemption
● American Psycho
● The perks of being a wallflower
● Call me by your name

33. Answer
Book-to-Film Adaptations

34. Question 3
(0.5+0.5)
The film, ‘EX’, inspired the audience to revolt against corruption in the
government in a unique way, Y, not seen before. In the film, the protagonist
provides this method as advice to anyone who reaches out to him about
being oppressed by corrupt officials or being cheated. He used the method
himself when he was cheated by a real-estate tycoon in the film. Many
people in the real world began to use this method to fight against corruption.
As this method of revolt was completely legal, the officials were unable to
counter it and the trend of doing this picked up a lot in the late 2000s.
Identify the movie, EX, and the way of revolt against corruption, Y.

36. Answer
X: Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Y: Sending red roses to
corrupt officials with “Get
Well Soon” cards.

37. Question 4
The Indian Television show, ‘EX’, which first aired in 2004, had poor
ratings on its initial run but gained a lot of popularity in its
subsequent reruns. It was rated among the top 50 TV shows in
the world. In India, it was often rated above the international
favourite, F.R.I.E.N.D.S. After the first season ended, there was a
gap of over a decade until the sequel was made in the form of a
web series in 2017. The protagonists are a Gujarati family residing
in Mumbai and the series narrates the funny incidents of their
daily life.
Identify EX.

39. Answer
Sarabhai vs. Sarabhai

40. Question 5
(0.5+0.5)
Who’s tweet and why?

42. Answer Eminem’s tweet
As his return to oscars in 2020 after 18 years from when he won an
oscar for 8 mile in 2002( because eminem didn't went to oscars
ceremony for 8 mile)

43. ‘EX’ is a 45-year-old photographer from Barcelona, Spain, who spends his
days on shoots specifically destined for stock image companies. For most of
that time, he has worked with the same three models, though he says he
parted ways with one of them a year or so ago. He and his models took to
Gerona, an idyllic city in Catalonia, Spain, chose a spot on the street, and
started shooting. “It was quite challenging to achieve face expressions that
were believable,” says Guillem. “Mainly because we always have a really
great work atmosphere, and almost all the time one of the models was
laughing while we were trying to take the picture.”
One of the photo of ‘EX’ with these models became very very famous !
Identify ‘EX’ or the photo.
Question 6

45. Distracted Boyfriend Meme or Antonio Guillem
Answer

46. A man(name not written for obvious reason) created a set of
comics with a character R. The main purpose of these comics
were to give moral value lessons to children.
With the meme revolution, Gen Z took these comics and used
them to make memes with completely opposite meaning.
Identify the character R.
Points only for exact name :)
Question 7

48. Adarsh Balak or An ideal boy
Answer

49. *Question 8

51. Answer

52. *Question 9
A lot of TV shows take inspiration for their characters from real life. One such TV
show is ‘EX’. A lot of characters from this popular show are based on real life
‘personalities’. One such character is Y played by the actor Z. Z was an american
actor who died due to complications of lung cancer in month of December, 2013.
Z had played a lot of roles in his lifetime few of them were in movies like What
just happened, vicky cristina barcelona and Synecdoche and in some series like
Law and Order and The Sopranos. Although most notable performance of Z was
seen in the show ‘EX’.
After Z died in the year 2013 his on screen character Y also died in ‘EX’.
Identify ‘EX’ and the inspiration of character Y.

54. Answer
EX: Silicon Valley
Y: Peter Gregory
Z: Christopher Evan Welch
Inspiration Peter Thiel

55. *Question 10
‘EX’ is a music duo formed in the early 1990’s.One trait that makes
‘EX’ stand out from the rest is their shiny metallic helmets (robot
like). One of the members wear a silver helmet and the other one a
golden. EX doesn’t show their face in public and rarely gives any
interviews.
Some of the notable works of X are आमने सामने, भाग्यशाली हो, एक बार
और, दुननया भर में , लड़का ससतारी , हमारे बारे में क
ु छ, आदद |
Identify X

57. Answer
Daft Punk

58. *Question 11

60. Answer
GTA x Scarface

61. Question 12*
What the hell is this ?

63. Taxi No. 9211: Nau Do Gyarra
10001111111011
Answer

64. Question 13*
What is blacked out ?

66. London Tipton is basically me!
London Tipton will be fetch full marks :)
Answer

67. Since most of you are using google we got a question for you…
This is an non exhaustive list of what?
● Puella mihi somnium
● A callidus infernum
● Fenestram in conspectu meo
● Et ebriamen pulchritudinem tuam
● Gloria simulacro ludicro mastani
*Question 14

69. Kishore Kumar Ji’s hits
Puella mihi somnium (mere sapno ki rani)
A callidus infernum (ek chatur naar)
Fenestram in conspectu meo (mere saamne wali khidki me)
et ebriamen pulchritudinem tuam (roop tera mastana)
Gloria simulacro ludicro mastani (ye shaam mastani)
Answer

70. Taken from a Sushi Cookbook, these symbols made an appearance
in a popular film which revolves around an alternate reality. Identify
the film.
Question 15

71. The Matrix
Answer

72. An American actor, comedian and writer, EX,
was almost finalised as the protagonist for
the film Batman (1989). This was a deviation
from his usual comedic roles but the role
was finally awarded to Michael Keaton. EX’s
notable works include The Man Who Knew
Too Little, Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day.
Identify EX.
Question 16

73. Bill Murray
Answer

74. X is an annual event hosted by a company Y in order to showcase their product. It
was started in the year 1995. X attracted celebrities and entertainers, and
regularly featured special performers and acts.
Y’s parent company canceled the event X in the year 2019 as the viewership of X
declined massively in last 5 years and the event X was not considerably boosting
the sales of the product.
Some of the notable performers who have appeared in X are Justin Timberlake,
Usher, Maroon 5, Akon, Bruno Mars and The Weeknd.
In 2020, Y decided to close more than 200 stores around the Globe.
Identify X.
Question 17

75. Victoria’s Secret fashion show
Answer

76. A highly proclaimed film studio known for numerous oscar winning films
is recently facing mockery and backlash due to their portrayal of
certain characters and their body parts.
Name the studio and which characters’ are we talking about?
There’s also a specific name given to this portrayal. Name it?
Question 18

77. Film Studio- PIXAR
About their portrayal of unnecessarily big butts of
female characters
Name given- Pixar mom Dump Trucks
Answer

78. Minimalistic poster of what?
Question 19

79. The Platform
Answer

80. The success of the film, ‘X’, at the box office immediately after its release
made it overshadow all the other releases at its time. Due to this
success, the title of the film became accepted as a verb. When many
films are overshadowed at the Box Office by a single film, they are said
to be by that film. The film also set a Guinness World Record
highest-grossing live-action comedy which was not broken for the next
27 years.
Identify X.
Question 20

81. Home Alone
‘My picture did 40, but it would have
done 50 if it hadn’t been Home Aloned,’
Answer

82. Identify X
● X is a princess
● Not a disney one
● Has smell of lotus blossoms woven into her ebony hair
● Her eyes were made out of the stars
● Has ruby lips
● Also the roses were ashamed to bloom in the presence of her ruby
lips.
● Helped a certain animal to get freedom (animal name: Hint)
Question 21

84. Princess Panchali
Answer

85. END