1.LIGHTS CAMERA POUNCE The MELA Quiz Karun Sethi IIT Roorkee

2. ROUNDS Round I TheWarm-Up (10) Round II The Usual (18) Round III The Copycats (6) Round IV The Usual Sequel (18) RoundV TheWarm-Up Sequel (10) RoundVI The Simpsons Parodies (6) RoundVII The Copied Posters (6) RoundVIII We SingToo! (6) Round IX Pehchaan Kaun? (10) Round X The Long Connect (7) 3. ROUND I THE WARM-UP 4. THEWARM-UP Written Round 10 minimalist posters of animated movies +1 for each correct +5 bonus for all correct 5. ANIMATED MOVIE 1 6. ANIMATED MOVIE 2 7. ANIMATED MOVIE 3 8. ANIMATED MOVIE 4 9. ANIMATED MOVIE 5 10. ANIMATED MOVIE 6 11. ANIMATED MOVIE 7 12. ANIMATED MOVIE 8 13. ANIMATED MOVIE 9 14. ANIMATED MOVIE 10 15. ANSWERS 16. ANIMATED MOVIE 1 17. ANIMATED MOVIE 2 18. ANIMATED MOVIE 3 19. ANIMATED MOVIE 4 20. ANIMATED MOVIE 5 21. ANIMATED MOVIE 6 22. ANIMATED MOVIE 7 23. ANIMATED MOVIE 8 24. ANIMATED MOVIE 9 25. ANIMATED MOVIE 10 26. ROUND II THE USUAL 27. THE USUAL 18 questions (clockwise) +3/0 on bounce +3/-3 on pounce 28. 1.TOO CLICHD, BUT ITS JUSTTHE BEGINNING 29. AND THE ANSWER IS 30. DAFT PUNK 31. 2. BALANCE IS IMPORTANT Michael Dobbs is a British Conservative politician and best selling author, most famous for his trilogy of thrillers, the first of which was titled _____________ published in 1989.The second part was titled To PlayThe King (1992) and the third one was The Final Cut (1994). Each of these novels was adapted by BBC into a miniseries. Fill in the blank. 32. AND THE ANSWER IS 33. HOUSE OF CARDS 34. 3. LIVES IN OUR HEARTS Her father, Frank Handrich, was a German graphic and industrial fair designer, architect, artist and interior designer from Munich and her mother is an interior designer, landscaper and currently does social work as a volunteer to help alcoholics and addicts. She herself has been involved with Cancer PatientsAid Association, PETA, CRY and has worked extensively with the government of Andhra Pradesh to spread HIV awareness. She is on the board of the Coca Cola foundation that works towards development in rural India. Identify. 35. AND THE ANSWER IS 36. DIA MIRZA 37. 4. CHILDHOOD MEMORIES Four Indian actors are collectively referred to as the Walking Acting school of India. If Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri and Irrfan Khan are three of these, who is the fourth? 38. AND THE ANSWER IS 39. PANKAJ KAPOOR 40. 5. SITTER Connect (exhaustive, in-order): - Prem Abeed - Shammi Kapoor - Manoj Kumar - Sonu Sood - Bobby Deol - Ajay Devgan - Siddharth Narayan 41. AND THE ANSWER IS 42. PORTRAYED BHAGAT SINGH IN MOVIES 43. 6. CHILD PRODIGY 44. AND THE ANSWER IS 45. JODIE FOSTER 46. 7. ANOTHER CHILDHOOD FAVOURITE Where would you find these rooms? - Brain Room - Entrance Room - Space Chamber - Death Chamber -Time Chamber - Hall of Prophecy -The Ever-Locked Room 47. AND THE ANSWER IS 48. DEPARTMENT OF MYSTERIES, MINISTRY OF MAGIC 49. 8. FRIEND OR FOE? The name of which fictional character in Arabic literally translates as The Demons Head? 50. AND THE ANSWER IS 51. RAS AL GHUL 52. 9.WHAT DIDTHESE GENTLEMEN CREATE? 53. AND THE ANSWER IS 54. TREY PARKER AND MATT STONE SOUTH PARK 55. 10. FUNDA? 56. AND THE ANSWER IS 57. SELF-EXPLANATORY 58. 11. NEWSPAPER PHENOMENON X has been described as the most shining example of the American success story in the comic strip field and also arguably the longest story ever told by one human being.This is ironic, given that Xs theme has mostly been about the great American un-success story. Identify. 59. AND THE ANSWER IS 60. PEANUTS 61. 12. HOLD ON, FELLAS This is the logo of a company called Framestore. According to their website: we work with you to create amazing images that entertain, communicate, influence and shape peoples views about subjects as diverse as health, music, films, television and many aspects of our society. What is their biggest claim to fame? 62. AND THE ANSWER IS 63. CREATEDTHEVISUAL EFFECTS FOR GRAVITY 64. 13. PERSONAL FAVOURITE Esquire magazines annual feature Sexiest Woman Alive is billed as a benchmark of female attractiveness, very similar to People magazines feature Sexiest Man Alive. Who is the only woman to win this coveted title twice? 65. AND THE ANSWER IS 66. YOU AREWELCOME! 67. 14. ANOTHER SITTER, IFYOU ARE ATRUE FAN EmmaThomas is currently a British film producer, who worked as a script supervisor earlier and was an assistant to director Stephen Frears on High Fidelity (2000).Thomas graduated from University College Londonwhere she met her future husband. Since 1997, she has produced all her husbands movies.Who is the lucky husband? 68. AND THE ANSWER IS 69. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN 70. 15.YOU HAVE DEFINITELY HEARDTHE NAME The name of which Bollywood classic from the 1970s literally translates to pure of heart in Urdu? 71. AND THE ANSWER IS 72. PAKEEZAH 73. 16. HELPING STUDENTS LEAD ACTIVE LIVES Who is behind this noble initiative?The name of this organization is very similar to the mannerisms and accent of this person. 74. AND THE ANSWER IS 75. ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT 76. 17.VERSATILE PERSONALITY In 2011, whose name officially entered the Guinness Book ofWorld Records for the most studio recordings (singles) for recording up to 11,000 solo, duet and chorus-backed songs and in over 20 Indian languages since 1947? 77. AND THE ANSWER IS 78. ASHA BHOSLE 79. 18.THIS CAN BEWORKED OUT These are the young photographs of actorsTimothy Carlton andWandaVentham.Their son, born in 1976 is equally handsome.Who is this gentleman, who has a great fan-following in India as well? 80. AND THE ANSWER IS 81. BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH 82. ROUND III THE COPYCATS 83. THE COPYCATS 6 questions (1 direct per team) 6 Hollywood movie summaries along with the respective posters is given You have to guess its Bollywood remake +5/0 on bounce +5/-5 on pounce 84. THE COPYCATS 1 A just-divorced man must learn to care for his son on his own, and then must fight in court to keep custody of him. 85. AND THE ANSWER IS 86. AKELE HUM AKELETUM 87. THE COPYCATS 2 Realizing his secret girl-friend Dorothys pregnancy will sour her relations with her ultra-rich father, career-minded Philadelphia student Jonathan Corliss coolly murders her, making it look like suicide. He then moves to NewYork to woo her twin sister Ellen. All seems to go well for him, although Ellens continued investigations into what she is convinced was no suicide forces him to kill again. 88. AND THE ANSWER IS 89. BAAZIGAR 90. THE COPYCATS 3 In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his brothers decide that they want to get married too. 91. AND THE ANSWER IS 92. SATTE PE SATTA 93. THE COPYCATS 4 A spoiled heiress, running away from her family, is helped by a man whos actually a reporter looking for a story. 94. AND THE ANSWER IS 95. DIL HAI KI MANTA NAHIN 96. THE COPYCATS 5 Doug is a young man who works all day as a concierge at a luxurious hotel, saving money to make his own business. Unfortunately, when he finds the financial supporter he needs, he discovers that his saviour is having an affair with the woman he loves. Now, he must choose between money and love. 97. AND THE ANSWER IS 98. YES BOSS 99. THE COPYCATS 6 A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building but will it happen? 100. AND THE ANSWER IS 101. MANN 102. ROUND IV THE USUAL SEQUEL 103. THE USUAL SEQUEL Same as Round II 18 questions (anti-clockwise) +3/0 on bounce +3/-3 on pounce 104. 19.WHAT HAS BEEN BLANKED OUT? 105. AND THE ANSWER IS 106. LATA MANGESHKAR 107. 20. FROMTHE LIT WORLD A __________ ___________ is deemed to have occurred: a) when a local councilor fails to make his declaration of acceptance of office within the proper time. b) when his notice of resignation is received. c) on the day of his death. Fill in the blanks. 108. AND THE ANSWER IS 109. CASUALVACANCY 110. 21.WHAT HAS BEEN BLANKED OUT? 111. AND THE ANSWER IS 112. OK, IM SURPRISEDTOO. 113. 22.THE MUSE OF ART,THE ELECTRON OF SCIENCE The first name that was suggested was Ike but it was also the popular nickname of World War II hero and future U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and therefore something more unique was chosen. Finally television engineer Harry Lubcke, suggested a name which was a term commonly used for the image orthicon tube used in the early cameras.What name was thus finalized? 114. AND THE ANSWER IS 115. EMMY 116. 23. HANDLE WITH CARE Before the late 19th century, only hand written copies of X were prepared.The first printed copy of X was made in 1864. Since the early 20th century, X has been printed in a standard 1430 pages. Any copies of X which are too badly damaged to be used, and any printers waste which has any of its text on, are cremated with a similar ceremony as cremating a deceased person. Such burning is called Agan Bhet. Identify X. 117. AND THE ANSWER IS 118. GURU GRANTH SAHIB 119. 24.WHENTHE GAME PLAYSYOU X is a Zulu word meaning many effects. It is the title of a 1981 fantasy childrens picture book, written and illustrated by the American author ChrisVan Allsburg. It was made into a 1995 film of the same name.Van Allsburg approved the movie despite the changes not being as idiosyncratic and peculiar as the novel, declaring that The film is faithful in reproducing the chaos level that comes with having a jungle animal in the house. It's a good movie. Identify X. 120. AND THE ANSWER IS 121. JUMANJI 122. 25. LETS HEAD EASTWARDS Connect the following movies (exhaustive list): Sacrifice 1927 Milan 1947 Kabuliwala 1961 Uphaar 1971 Lekin... 1991 Char Adhyay 1997 Kashmakash 2011 123. AND THE ANSWER IS 124. HINDI MOVIE ADAPTATIONS OFTAGORE'S WORKS 125. 26.THE REAL KING In 2013, a crater on Mercury was named in this artists honour, considered among the greatest painters in the history of Indian art. Identify. 126. AND THE ANSWER IS 127. RAJA RAVIVARMA 128. 27. SITTER WHO IS ONTHE RIGHT? 129. AND THE ANSWER IS 130. CHARLIE CHAPLIN 131. 28. GIVE ME AVERY SPECIFIC CONNECT. 132. AND THE ANSWER IS 133. ALL ADAPTATIONS OF STEPHEN KINGS WORKS. 134. 29.WHO ISTHE SUBJECT OFTHIS BOOK? 135. AND THE ANSWER IS 136. HELEN 137. 30. EVERYTHING HAS A PRICE Leon David Black (born 1951) is an American businessman. He specializes in leveraged buyouts and private equity. He founded the private equity firm Apollo Global Management in 1990. In July 2012, TheWall Street Journal reported that Black had anonymously paid $119.9 million to obtain X, thus making headlines the world over. Identify X which is famous in popular culture too and has been used in advertising, cartoons andTV series. 138. AND THE ANSWER IS 139. THE SCREAM 140. 31. PERSONAL FAVOURITE PART II Connect the following: 141. AND THE ANSWER IS 142. ALL ENDORSED BY EMMAWATSON 143. 32. BARE BEGINNINGS Tiger Child, released on May 15, 1970 is a short 17 minute movie directed by Canadian filmmaker Donald Brittain and produced by Roman Kroitor and Kichi Ichikawa. What unique feat does it hold in the world of entertainment? 144. AND THE ANSWER IS 145. THE FIRST IMAX MOVIE EVER MADE 146. 33.THETIMING IS PERFECT Baskiceball is a mash-up of basketball and ice hockey. It is an extremely violent sport described as having no rules; a game in which the competitors simply bail on each other.The sport was invented by three brothers. Where has this sport been mentioned? 147. AND THE ANSWER IS 148. HOW I METYOUR MOTHER The sport was invented by Marshall and his brothers, Marvin and Marcus. 149. 34. ALSO POPULAR IN MODERN CULTURE X is a very old verse-format of poetry. It is an independent verse, the meaning of which is complete in itself.As regards its origin, Hermann Jacobi had suggested that the origin of X can be traced to the Greek Hexametre, that it is an amalgam of two hexametres in one line. Jacobis theory rests on the premise that Indians possessed a translation of Homers works as asserted by Dio of Alexandria. Identify X. 150. AND THE ANSWER IS 151. DOHA 152. 35. IDENTIFYTHIS RISING INDIAN CELEBRITY. 153. AND THE ANSWER IS 154. NEHA KAKKAR Sunny Sunny, O Gujariya and all that jazz. 155. 36. DONTTRYTHIS AT HOME (AS IF ITS POSSIBLE) In the world of literature, what are these: Blagging, Blatching, Blurting, Bumphing, Cobbing, Flacking, Haversacking, Stooging? These are the most common ones, although 700 of these exist. 156. AND THE ANSWER IS 157. TYPES OF QUIDDITCH FOULS 158. ROUND V THE WARM-UP SEQUEL 159. THEWARM-UP SEQUEL Written Round 10 minimalist posters of literary classics +1 for each correct +5 bonus for all correct 160. LITERARY CLASSIC 1 161. LITERARY CLASSIC 2 162. LITERARY CLASSIC 3 163. LITERARY CLASSIC 4 164. LITERARY CLASSIC 5 165. LITERARY CLASSIC 6 166. LITERARY CLASSIC 7 167. LITERARY CLASSIC 8 168. LITERARY CLASSIC 9 169. LITERARY CLASSIC 10 170. ANSWERS 171. LITERARY CLASSIC 1 172. LITERARY CLASSIC 2 173. LITERARY CLASSIC 3 174. LITERARY CLASSIC 4 175. LITERARY CLASSIC 5 176. LITERARY CLASSIC 6 177. LITERARY CLASSIC 7 178. LITERARY CLASSIC 8 179. LITERARY CLASSIC 9 180. LITERARY CLASSIC 10 181. ROUND VI THE SIMPSONS PARODIES 182. THE SIMPSONS PARODIES Written Round 6 Simpsons posters parodying a movie,TV series, book etc. Differential Scoring pattern Each correct answer gives you (6-N) marks, where N = no. of teams answering correctly 183. THE SIMPSONS PARODY 1 184. THE SIMPSONS PARODY 2 185. THE SIMPSONS PARODY 3 186. THE SIMPSONS PARODY 4 187. THE SIMPSONS PARODY 5 188. THE SIMPSONS PARODY 6 189. ANSWERS 190. THE SIMPSONS PARODY 1 191. PIRANHA 192. THE SIMPSONS PARODY 2 193. SHAUN OFTHE DEAD 194. THE SIMPSONS PARODY 3 195. PULP FICTION 196. THE SIMPSONS PARODY 4 197. RAIN MAN 198. THE SIMPSONS PARODY 5 199. THE BIG LEBOWSKI 200. THE SIMPSONS PARODY 6 201. TWILIGHT 202. ROUND VII THE COPIED POSTERS 203. THE COPIED POSTERS Written Round 6 movie posters would be shown You have to guess either the movie it is copied from or copied as (example on next slide) Differential Scoring pattern Each correct answer gives you (6-N) marks, where N = no. of teams answering correctly 204. EXAMPLE 205. 1. COPIED FROM? 206. 2. COPIED FROM? 207. 3. COPIED AS? 208. 4. COPIED FROM? 209. 5. COPIED AS? 210. 6. COPIED AS? 211. ANSWERS 212. 1. COPIED FROM? 213. BATMAN BEGINS 214. 2. COPIED FROM? 215. THE GRADUATE 216. 3. COPIED AS? 217. MURDER 3 218. 4. COPIED FROM? 219. THE DARK KNIGHT (SERIOUSLY?!) 220. 5. COPIED AS? 221. ZNMD 222. 6. COPIED AS? 223. DEV-D 224. ROUND VIII WE SING TOO! 225. WE SINGTOO! 6 audio clips will be played Identify the voice +5/0 on bounce +5/-5 on pounce 226. AUDIO CLIP 1 Clip 1: CantTake My Eyes OffYou 227. AND THE ANSWER IS 228. HEATH LEDGER (RESPECT) 229. AUDIO CLIP 2 Clip 2:The Moon Song [From 0:17 sec] 230. AND THE ANSWER IS 231. CANT GET ENOUGH OF HER! 232. AUDIO CLIP 3 Clip 3: InThe RoomWhereYou Sleep [From 0:13 sec] 233. AND THE ANSWER IS 234. RYAN GOSLING 235. AUDIO CLIP 4 Clip 4: Cant Keep It Inside 236. AND THE ANSWER IS 237. CUMBERBATCH, AGAIN! 238. AUDIO CLIP 5 Clip 5: I Dreamed A Dream 239. AND THE ANSWER IS 240. ANNE HATHAWAY 241. AUDIO CLIP 6 Clip 6: River [From 0:18 sec] 242. AND THE ANSWER IS 243. ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. 244. ROUND IX PEHCHAAN KAUN? 245. PEHCHAAN KAUN? Written Round Real names of 10 celebrities are given You have to mention their more famous names Differential Scoring pattern Each correct answer gives you (9-N) marks, where N = no. of teams answering correctly 246. PEHCHAAN KAUN? 1.Tramar Lacel Dillard 2. Harihar Jethalal Jariwala 3. Paul Michael Levesque 4. Robyn Fenty 5. Kulbhushan Pandit 6. Maqsood Mehmood Ali 7. John Prakasa Rao Janumala 8.Tim Bergling 9. Jaikishen Kakubhai 10. OnikaTanya Maraj 247. ANSWERS 248. 1.TRAMAR LACEL DILLARD 249. FLO-RIDA 250. 2. HARIHAR JETHALAL JARIWALA 251. SANJEEV KUMAR 252. 3. PAUL MICHAEL LEVESQUE 253. TRIPLE H 254. 4. ROBYN FENTY 255. RIHANNA 256. 5. KULBHUSHAN PANDIT 257. RAAJ KUMAR 258. 6. MAQSOOD MEHMOOD ALI 259. LUCKY ALI 260. 7. JOHN PRAKASA RAO JANUMALA 261. JOHNNY LEVER 262. 8.TIM BERGLING 263. AVICII 264. 9. JAIKISHEN KAKUBHAI 265. JACKIE SHROFF 266. 10. ONIKATANYA MARAJ 267. NICKI MINAJ 268. ROUND X THE LONG CONNECT 269. THE LONG CONNECT Written Round 7 questions having a common connection/theme NOTE: The connection is non-exhaustive and not-in-order Each individual answer carries +10 marks Scoring for the connection is mentioned on each slide 270. +35/-15 271. +30/-15 X lived primarily with his mother as his father, a magician, disappeared when he was very young.He was raised for the first four years of his life with a baby gorilla named Magilla. After flunking 8th grade, his mother had him evaluated, and the results were that the tests were too easy for him and he was bored. Xs ex-wife describes him as having the emotional maturity of a 12-year-old and she, his housekeeper and his ex-girlfriend have all described him as needy.However, he cares about the environment, and does not believe in lending money, as it is never repaid and leads to resentment of the person to whom the money is lent; instead he prefers to just give it away. Identify X. 272. +25/-10 273. +20/-10 X was created in 1947 by Carl Barks and licensed byThe Walt Disney Company. X is portrayed in animations as speaking with a slight Scottish accent, also sometimes known as a Scottish burr. X has enjoyed international popularity, particularly in Europe, and books about him are frequently translated into other languages. Xs misanthropic thoughts in his first story are quite pronounced: Here I sit in this big lonely dump, waiting for Christmas to pass! Bah!That silly season when everybody loves everybody else! A curse on it! Me I'm different! Everybody hates me, and I hate everybody! 274. +15/-5 Robert the X was the King of Scots from 1306-1329 and was one of the most famous warriors of his generation and is today remembered in Scotland as a national hero. AnthonyY was a US Army officer where his military exploits and fiery personality quickly earned him promotion to brigadier general and the sobriquet Mad Anthony. The names X andY were supposedly the inspiration for someone. Who? [PICS FOLLOW] 275. +15/-5 Robert the X AnthonyY 276. +10/-5 Im looking for the blanked part and NOT the name of the movie. 277. +5/0 278. ANSWERS 279. +35/-15 280. LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER SERIES 281. +30/-15 X lived primarily with his mother as his father, a magician, disappeared when he was very young.He was raised for the first four years of his life with a baby gorilla named Magilla. After flunking 8th grade, his mother had him evaluated, and the results were that the tests were too easy for him and he was bored. Xs ex-wife describes him as having the emotional maturity of a 12-year-old and she, his housekeeper and his ex-girlfriend have all described him as needy.However, he cares about the environment, and does not believe in lending money, as it is never repaid and leads to resentment of the person to whom the money is lent; instead he prefers to just give it away. Identify X. 282. WALDEN SCHMIDT TWO AND A HALF MEN 283. +25/-10 284. JAY GATSBY THE GREAT GATSBY 285. +20/-10 X was created in 1947 by Carl Barks and licensed byThe Walt Disney Company. X is portrayed in animations as speaking with a slight Scottish accent, also sometimes known as a Scottish burr. X has enjoyed international popularity, particularly in Europe, and books about him are frequently translated into other languages. Xs misanthropic thoughts in his first story are quite pronounced: Here I sit in this big lonely dump, waiting for Christmas to pass! Bah!That silly season when everybody loves everybody else! A curse on it! Me I'm different! Everybody hates me, and I hate everybody! 286. SCROOGE MCDUCK 287. +15/-5 Robert the X was the King of Scots from 1306-1329 and was one of the most famous warriors of his generation and is today remembered in Scotland as a national hero. AnthonyY was a US Army officer where his military exploits and fiery personality quickly earned him promotion to brigadier general and the sobriquet Mad Anthony. The names X andY were supposedly the inspiration for someone. Who? [PICS FOLLOW] 288. +15/-5 Robert the X AnthonyY 289. ROBERTTHE BRUCE AND ANTHONY WAYNE 290. +10/-5 Im looking for the blanked part and NOT the name of the movie. 291. CHRISTIAN GREY FIFTY SHADES OF GREY 292. +5/0 293. TONY STARK 294. CONNECT Lara Croft Walden Schmidt JayGatsby Scrooge McDuck BruceWayne Christian Grey Tony Stark RICHEST FICTIONAL CHARACTERS ACCORDING TO FORBES. 295. THE FULL LIST IF ANYONES INTERESTED 296. Feedback: karunsethi.iitr@gmail.com THANKYOU