1. Mest La Vie! Prelims- Answers

2. 1 Connect- Shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker and tits. 3. 1 George Carlins 7 dirty words 4. 2 5. 2 Jon Stewart 6. 3 On December 30, 2013, X started trending on Twitter. The trend seems to have started with the following tweet- Our nation only learnt about heart attacks because of x. Social media analysts have attributed Xs popularity to an act done by comedian Kapil Sharma at an award show in which he plays an IITan who marries all of Xs daughters, helping him achieve Maha- Kanyadaan. X? 7. 3 Alok Nath 8. Books published posthumously 9. 5 Sound engineer Charles Douglass is credited for inventing X. X enabled the editing technique sweetening which is used to simulate or augment audience reaction to a TV/Radio show. X? 10. Laugh Track 11. Picasso 12. 7 Who is this Bob Dylan song about? 13. Rupin Carter 14. 8 Ek Ruka Hua Faisla is a 1986 Hindi movie directed by Basu Chatterjee. It is a story about 12 jurors deliberating on the fate of a teenager accused of killing his father. The movie is a remake of which famous Hollywood film? 15. 12 Angry Men 16. 9 The All India Human Rights and Social Justice Front filed a PIL in the supreme court against the makers of X. The supreme court however refused to entertain the petition advising the litigants, "If you don't like then don't watch the film but don't bring religious facets in it. X? 17. 9 PK 18. 10 19. 10 KRK 20. 11 21. 11 Dr Jerkyll and Mr Hyde 22. 12 23. 12 The Catcher in The Rye 24. 13 25. 13 Origin of Species 26. 14 27. 14 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 28. 15 29. 15 The Hobbit 30. 16* The following is an excerpt from the book The accidental prime minister written by Sanjaya Baru, Manmohan Singhs media advisor. The hypocrisy of the Left was exposed by the somersault X had to perform on the editorial pages of Y. After proclaiming the 123 Agreement 'sound and honourable', he followed up with an editorial a few days later, toeing Karat's line and advising the government to put the deal on hold. Id X and Y. 31. 16 N Ram, The Hindu 32. 17* April 10 1970 Spring is here and Leeds play Chelsea tomorrow and A and B and C and D are alive and well and full of hope. The world is still spinning and so are we and so are you. When the spinning stops - that'll be the time to worry. Not before. Identify A, B, C and D or what is this press release about 33. 17 Ringo and John, George and Paul Press release about the Beatles breaking up 34. 18* During World War II, live music of a liberal nature was strictly forbidden. The Parisians thus opened illicit cellars where people could drink freely and listen to recorded music. One such club called itself La ______________, coined from the French words for record and library, to indicate that recorded, not live, music was played. What word was thus born? 35. 18 Discotheque 36. 19* A short exclamatory word, often used to show disapproval or contempt, or to scare someone, is also the name of a character in a 1960 novel which deals with issues of racism. Identify the character and the book. 37. 19 Boo Arthur Boo Radley To Kill a Mockingbird 38. 20* In every Swedish election a small yet significant number of people vote for Kalle Anka as a protest against the available choices. Kalle Anka is a popular television icon in Scandinivia and the world. Which ther name do we know him by? 39. 20 Donald duck 40. 21 Though Shakespeare is credited with the invention of this word, linguists claim that the origin of this word can be traced to a ara tribe that used to carry out murders in return for hashish. What's the word? 41. 21 Assassin 42. 22 In Asterix in Belgium, 2 characters made a special appearance to say "Julius Caesar has arrived in Belgium" and "Culius Jaesar has arrived in Gelbium". Id. 43. 22 Thomson and Thompson 44. 23 The title of this show comes from the American southwest slang phrase _________ which means to challenge conventions, to defy authority and to skirt the edges of the law. Which show are we talking about. 45. 23 Breaking Bad 46. 24 Excerpt of an obituary that X wrote for Y in 1983- success and cosmopolitan living did not spoil the earthiness of the robust Jat. He continued to down his Scotch with a ferocity that made his hosts nervous. He continued to tell stories that revealed his deep obsession with the anal. He had a theory that all anger was a result of an upset stomach and instructed his son to ask his mother if her stomach walls troubling her whenever she scolded him. In his more smug moments he attributed his own iconoclastic calm to the severe constipation from which he had suffered since childhood. Id X and Y. 47. 24 X- Dhiren Bhagat Y- Khushwant Singh 48. 25 The following is a painting by MF Hussain in Xs honour. X? 49. 25 Safdar Hashmi