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 Prelims
Rules-
Each question carries 20 marks.
No negative marking
* Marked questions are tie breakers(1,3,7)
Quiz-Master is your Supreme Leader.
googling is cancer.
1. This American sitcom X revolves around science. Many distinguished
and high-profile scientists have appeared as guest stars on the show
including Stephen Hawking. Among all of them is Y a famous
astrophysicist who has also given a guest appearance in The Simpsons
and The Family Guy; and has authored the book The Pluto Files. The
U.S. National Academy of Sciences awarded Y the Public Welfare
Medal in 2015 for his "extraordinary role in exciting the public about
the wonders of science". Y is a frequent participant in Reddit's AMAs
(Ask Me Anythings) where he is responsible for three of the top ten
most popular AMAs of all time. Identify X and Y.
2. X is a range of training and rehearsal techniques, as formulated by
a number of different theatre practitioners, that seeks to encourage
sincere and expressive performances through identifying with,
understanding, and experiencing a character's inner motivation and
emotions. These techniques were developed by the Russian actor
and director Konstantin Stanislavski and captured in his three
books- An Actor Prepares, Building a Character, and Creating a Role.
ID X.
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4. X did alter his appearance in many of his films, which is a staple of
method acting in modern cinema. In Apocalypse Now, X shaved his
head after reading the actual source material. However, he was much
heavier than the character was originally written in the revolutionary
motion picture The Godfather, X’s screen test, according to Coppola,
was X in his own home building the character from scratch. He
walked around the house, putting tissues in his mouth to give the
character a “bulldog” expression.
5. Two friends - Adam Curry (a former MTV VJ) and
Dave Winer (a software developer) - wanted to find a
way to download online radio broadcasts to an iPod.
Which made them invent X. Identify X.
6. Martin Scorsese described the work of X as “treasures of
cinema” that should be watched by “everyone with an
interest in the film”.
The Japanese master Akira Kurosawa said, “Not to have seen
the cinema of X means existing in the world without seeing
the sun or the moon.” ID X.
7*. Netflix’s original anime, ‘X’ was reportedly removed from
Netflix’s Indian library to avoid backlash due to its portrayal of
The Hindu deity ’Y’. The anime, that was supposed to be
released globally on June 17, 2021 in India is based on the
manga by Shinya Umemura and Takumi Fukui, which has been
illustrated by Ajichika featuring a fighting tournament
between religious figures and historical figures. ID X and Y.
8. X is an American supernatural teen drama television series
developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the book series
of the same name written by L. J. Smith. The series is set in the fictional
town of Mystic Falls, Virginia, a town charged with supernatural
history. The original title for the series was "Crush," but it was changed
to "X” after the network decided to focus more on the supernatural
elements of the show. It was one of the most-watched shows on The
CW during its run and received several awards and nominations,
including a People's Choice Award for Favorite Network TV Drama.
9. This literary work is the most frequently translated literary product of
India, and these stories are among the most widely known in the world.
It goes by many names in many cultures. There is a version of in nearly
every major language of India, and in addition, there are 200 versions of
the text in more than 50 languages around the world. It is likely that
you would have come across this in your childhood.
What literary work is being talked about?
 10. Identify the
movie from this
minimalistic poster
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