MOV-(q)-UIZ

Movies,Music,TV& LiteratureLiter10ment Quiz

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What this Quizmaster doesnt consider as entertainment:

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However these come under the domain of this Quiz:

Lana Wachowskinot about HER sex changeBlue Ivy Carterbut not for her Celebrity parents

Doctor VC.....not for his audition. Period.Lady Gaga..but not for her Dress/Wigs

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1. What did he start? Michel Adam Lisowski was born in April, 1950 in Warsaw, Poland. He started a textile business in Thailand - Eden Group that grew to generate turnover of around $100 million.When the East Financial Crisis hit Thailand in 1996, he sold the business and moved to Paris where he noticed the demand of restaurants and clubs for glamorous video programming.

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2. SitterX composed music for the first time in 1955 for Marathi movieRam Ram Pavhane. Later in 1960s, X composed music for followingMarathimovies under the pseudonym of Anand Ghan.1960 -Ram Ram Pavhana1963 -Maratha Tituka Melvava1963 -Mohityanchi Manjula1965 -Sadhi Manase1969 -Tambadi MatiX won Maharashtra State Government's Best Music Director Award for the filmSadhi Manase. The song "Airanichya Deva Tula" from the same film received best song award.

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3. Name him.OrName the movie which is inspired by his life.

Hint: M F Husain had joined the million-dollar club with his painting on him. Incidentally, this was the first painting of an Indian artist to cross the `10 lakh mark in 1989.

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Safdar Hashmi.The character of Sameer Khan from the movie Halla Bol drew inspiration from him.He died from the injuries he received from the attack by political hoodlums ofIndian National CongressParty while he was performing the street-play titled Halla Bol.

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4. Who?According to his criminal record, Thomas A. Anderson was born on March 11, 1962 in Lower Downtown, Capital City, USA to Michelle McGahey and John Anderson. He attended Central West Junior High and Owen Patterson High. In high school, he excelled at science, math and computer courses, and displayed an aptitude for English and History. Although he had disciplinary troubles when he was thirteen to fourteen years old, he went on to become a respected member of the school community through his involvement in football and hockey.He later joined the respectable software company Metacortex as a programmer.

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5. ID (Hint: She started her career with RGVs movie Go.

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Teri Kah Ke Loongi

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6.He is called theFather of HindiTravel literature.He is referred as the Greatest Scholar (Mahapandit) for his scholarship. He was both apolymathas well as apolyglot.One of his most famous books isVolga Se Ganga a fictional account of migration ofAryansfrom theEurasiato regions around theVolga river; then through theHindukushand theHimalayasand the sub-Himalayan regions; and their spread to theIndo-Gangetic plainsof thesubcontinent of India. The book begins in 6000 BC and ends in 1942, the year whenMahatma Gandhi, the Indian nationalist leader called for thequit India movement.He wasappointed Professor of Indology in 1937-38 and again in 1947-48 at University of Leningrad.

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Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan

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7. FITB. (or give funda)When the blazing sun is gone,When he nothing shines uponThen you show your little light, _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _, all the night.

Then the traveller in the dark,Thanks you for your tiny spark,He could not see which way to go,If you did not _ _ _ _ _ _ _ so.

In the dark blue sky you keep,And often through my curtains peep,For you never shut your eye,'Till the sun is in the sky.

As your bright and tiny spark,Lights the traveller in the dark.Though I know not what you are, _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _, __________ _____.

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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

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8. Name of this piece and who composed it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOXLtlPy4Sg

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Fur Elise

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9. This song is claimed to be most recognized as well as most sung song of English language (even on any given day!)Which one?

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Happy Birthday To You

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These fonts are named as Ray Roman and Ray Bizzare.Who created these fonts?

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11. CONNECT (Larger pics in next slides)

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12. If Benson, Flynn, Wesson, North, Yardley, Russell, Harrison, Brooks, Willis, Burton, and Smith made up the XI, Who led the opponent side?

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13. Claim to fame of the kid?

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William, the boy in Dreamworks SKG logo.

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14.DIALOGUES:List the characters who immortalized these dialogues.1. I'm going to show these QUIZZERS what you don't want them to see. I'm going to show them a world without you. A QUIZ without rules and controls, without borders or boundaries. A QUIZ where anything is possible.QUIZ is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're gonna get.Toto, I've got a feeling we're not QUIZZING anymore.A QUIZZER once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.Elementary, my dear QUIZZER.

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1. I'm going to show these people what you don't want them to see. I'm going to show them a world without you. A world without rules and controls, without borders or boundaries. A world where anything is possible. NEOLife is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're gonna get. Forrest GumpToto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore. DorothyA census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti. Dr. Hannibal LectarElementary, my dear Watson. Sherlock Holmes

15. Lego Tribute to which character?

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16. (pic on next slide)The famous musician Ustad Allauddin Khan created the Maihar Band by teaching music to a group of orphans.

Among the many instruments played by the band was the band also played the nal tarang, invented by the Ustad himself.

What was this instrument reportedly created from?

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17. Connect (larger pics in next slides)

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Raja Ravi Varma

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18.X? (continued on next slide)Contrary to popular portrayal where X use magic and spells , originally they are described as a secret agent cum spy cum fighter. He (or she) is expert in many arts like:DisguiseFighting skillsSpyingScienceFine artsMedicalChemistryIn a nutshell an X is a Jack of all trades.

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The items must for an X:Kamand(a very long strong cord used to climb over building secretly, or for tying opposite X or captured person/s)Batuaor purse (used to keep necessary medicines, makeup items, money and dry fruits)Lakhlakhmust also be in the 'Batua' (lakhlakha is a medicine, used to revive any unconscious person)Khanjaror dagger (for safety and for attack)Ethics of X:Never kill or torture any other X (but can arrest him/her)Never cheat your masterNever attack too many X over a single person

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Aiyar/Aiyara

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19. ID.

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Dinkar Jani

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20. Which film?End-credits begin as follows:For our parents who gave us everything

For Ritwik Ghatak and Satyajit Ray, the gurus of cinema, with love and salaams.

The names of the cast and crew are preceded by their parents names.

The lead actor is credited twice - once in his original name, once in his screen name.

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21. This strangely named instrument is a fret-less veena.One end is shaped like a peacocks headThe musician doesnt hold it placed in front of himSome speculation that it inspired the Hawaiian guitar

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The Vichitra Veena.

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22. The man on the left suggested the name Inquilab for the baby.This man had earlier added a childhood nickname to his own name.

The man on the right was visiting the man on the left when the baby was born. He suggested the name that was chosenHis original name: Gosain DuttChanged his own name after his matriculation

Question: what name was chosen? (and who are these people?)

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Harivansh Rai Bachchan

Sumitranandan Pant

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23. What?R. K. Nayyar was the debutant director of Love in Simla (who married the lead actress later).Something he suggested was in response to an excessively broad forehead and inspired by Audrey Hepburn.

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Sadhna Cut

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24. Which two characters?Although this is never actually explicitly shown in the film, the last names of which these iconic Hindi film characters are Manohar and Bhopali respectively and they are listed on IMDB as such.

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Amar Manohar & Prem Bhopali

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25. (pic on next slide)The closing scene of Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. The scene is a homage to a very famous work of literature.Name the work and the author.

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26. Who is he?Scholars treat his famous work Panduranga Mahatyamu as one among the Pancha Kavyas.

He has also composed Udbhataradhya Charitram on the story of Udbhata, a monk, as well as Ghatikachala Mahatyam about Ghatikachalam, a place of worship for God Narasimha near Vellore.

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Tenali Ramakrishna

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27. Give me the name of the movie.These are a series ofviral videosfeaturing a scene of Hitlerranting in German, from a 2004 movie. The original English subtitles have been removed and mock subtitles added to give the appearance that Hitler is ranting about a number of modern topics.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOvoJwPAzn8

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The DownfallDer Ungertang also accepted.

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28. Who?Although famous for totally different profession, she enjoys enviable academic records.Studied French,Japanese,GermanandArabic.Her high school paper, "A Simple Method to Demonstrate the Enzymatic Production of Hydrogen from Sugar", co-authored with scientists Ian Hurley and Jonathan Woodward, was entered in theIntel Science Talent Search.In 2002, she contributed to a study on memory called "Frontal LobeActivation duringObject Permanence: Data from Near-Infrared Spectroscopy" during her psychology studies at Harvard.(This got her a definedErdsBacon number)Also a guest lecturer at aColumbia Universitycourse in terrorism and counterterrorism.

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I'd rather be smart than a movie star.

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29.Deepa Mehta and author X recently announced that her adaptation of this cult novel would release late next year. Darsheel Safary plays the younger version of the protagonist whereas Satya Bhabha will play the older version.After numerous failed attempts to procure permission from Indian authorities, the film has been shot in SriLanka. Which novel??

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X= Salman Rushdie

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30. Distinction?Pic shows a gentleman called M S Shinde. In what is symptomatic of the Hindi film industry he now lives unrecognised in a one room kholi in Dharavi, sadly unable to even pay for his medical treatments. What unique distinction in the world of Hindi film awards does he hold??

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Sholays only Filmfare for Best Editing

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31. Who?Knowledge of Literature nil.Knowledge of Philosophy nil.Knowledge of Astronomy nil.Knowledge of Politics Feeble.Knowledge of Botany Variable. Well up inbelladonna,opiumand poisons generally. Knows nothing of practical gardening.Knowledge of Geology Practical, but limited.Knowledge of Chemistry Profound.Knowledge of Anatomy Accurate, but unsystematic.Knowledge ofSensational Literature Immense. Plays the violin well.Is an expertsinglestickplayer, boxer and swordsman.Has a good practical knowledge ofBritish law.

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32. Put Funda.

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33. In an ever changing world, it is a single point of consistency. If my life were expressed as a function on a four-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system, that spot, at the moment I first sat on it, would be (0,0,0,0).Who on what?

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34. X.X desired to become a scientist. So, he went to Delhi for his higher studies and enrolled himself into a zoology course at theHansraj College(University of Delhi); he graduated in 1993.This is what he has to say about the switch in his career decision after his friends urged [him] to catch ade Sicaretrospective at the International Film Festival of India.In ten days, he saw 55 films at the festival and de Sica'sBicycle Thieveswas the film that influenced him the most; watching it "was an epiphany." "from all different perspectives and in a way you can say that these films changed my life and its meaning completely for me. Just that one film festival and I decided that this is what I want to be a part of in next five months I was in Mumbai".

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Bhai, ye BABA aadmi hai!

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The tram shown in the photograph is a sample of what originally used to run from 1920-48 in New Orleans and which was immortalized by Pulitzer winning play in 1947Just identify

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36. Something which is permissible with the first bird is not so with the second. What title does this result in?

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To Kill A MockingbirdShoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit 'em,but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird

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37. What has been blanked out?

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38. From which famous animated TV series is this warning?

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39. Where did we see them first?SINBAD PHGURAAMMO TOO SWEETJIMI THE QUIFF

Slick, Sharp and Dynamic!The trio perform in their own formidable style, with a heavy dose of showmanship to a hip soundtrack of Latin Jazz, Ska, Indian and Electro Funk.With their unique look inspired by everything from classic Havana of the Fifties, Bollywood glitz of the Sixties, right through to the Americana Soul Movement of the Seventies.'The Twilight Players'are a slice of British cool, forever bringingclassic retro-vibesinto the 21st Century.Their global appeal has taken them everywhere from Glastonbury to Mumbai, Los Angeles to Casablanca and a few ports in between. On a amazing fun-filled adventure with a host of colourful characters along the way.

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40. Connect.Shaa'ir + Func - New DaywithRadio Musaafirhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJaCiOR-3vQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQV9c3f7rbw

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They lost to our Magic!

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41. A 1927 silent movie about fighter pilots in WW I whats this movies claim to fame ?

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42. Madan Mohan wrote the music for this film but there was something quite unique about it. What ?

Madan Mohan had died years ago.The compositions were picked from his archive.

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43. Who was credited to have written additional dialogues for the first season episodes of the TV series, Blackadder??

(Hint: It's set in the 15th century)

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44. ID.This fictional character was created by the cartoonist while waiting in the lobby. The name is an anagram of word meaning spoiled child. It is voiced by actress Nancy Catwright. Time named _____ one of the 100 most important people of the 20th century . Michael Jackson wrote a song about ____ which was no. 1 song in the UK for three weeks. ____ appeared in commercials for Burger King, Dominos Pizza, KFC .. In 2009 the US Postal Service unveiled stamps in recognition of __________Name this famous character.

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Bart Simpson

Bart is an anagram of Brat.

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45. Before its start, which classic quotes the following quote by Balzac:Behind every great fortune there is a crime.

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X is depicted as an athletic woman; she has brown eyes and hair, frequently kept in a plait or ponytail. The character's classic costume is a turquoise sleeveless tank top, light brown shorts, calf-high boots, and long white socks. Accessories include fingerless gloves, a backpack, a utility belt with holsters on either side, and two pistols. In the later versions, wears a crop top, camouflage pants and black or light brown shirts. When exploring, she often carries two pistols, but has used other weaponry throughout the series ID X

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49. FITB.ROOTS, a Chennai band, was a quartet comprising John Antony, Jojo, _________ & ________.

Just fill in the blanks.

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50.Movie based on an acclaimed novel by a writer who has following awards to her credit-First woman to win the Sahitya Akademi Award.Jnanpith Award.Padma Shri.Padma Vibhushan.Sahitya Akademi Fellowship.

Identify movie & writer.

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51. FITBThe 5 books in a series by Wang Dulu:

Crane Frightens KunlunPrecious Sword, Golden Hairpin Sword's Force, Pearl's Shine________________ Iron Knight, Silver Vase.

Name the 4th book

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

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52. How are these laws better known to us?

The Hynek Classification System states that there can be 5 types of contact between a human and an alien:

When you see a UFO within about 150 yards When you see a UFO in the sky or on the ground and it leaves evidence behind When a person sees a UFO with visible occupants inside When the person is unwillingly taken and experimented on inside the alien craft When there is direct communication between aliens and humans

Close Encounter of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th kind

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53. FITB._____ ______is a Dutch doctor with a wide range of interests and accomplishments, partly attested by the string of letters that follows his name: "M.D., D.Ph., D.Litt., etc." Even though his name is visibly Dutch, he uses German words instead of Dutch, such as "mein Gott" and "toll", which translate in English to "my God" and "great" respectively. _____ _____is called in by his former student, Dr. John Seward, to assist with the mysterious illness of Lucy Westenra. It is later revealed that _______ _____ is really Gabriel, the Left Hand of God - as well as the one who originally did the task.

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54. X (again :P)X has red hair, which she dyes black. She is described as "a pale, skinny young woman who had hair as short as a fuse, and a pierced nose and eyebrows. X is a world class computer hacker. Under the name _____", she becomes a prominent figure in the international hacker community, known as the "Hacker Republic". She uses her computer skills as a means to earn a living, doing investigative work for Milton Security. She has an eidetic memory, and is skilful at concealing her identity, possessing passports in different names and physical disguises that she uses to travel undetected around Sweden and worldwide.The survivor of a traumatic childhood, X is highly introverted, asocial and has difficulty connecting to people and making friends. She is particularly hostile to men who abuse women, and takes special pleasure in exposing and punishing them.ID X.

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When NASA launched the space shuttle Discovery on a 14-day mission to the International Space Station, viewers mayhave just heard the voice of the STS-124 crew's special guest eighth astronaut. Standing 12-inches tall, X, who initially thought he was a real space ranger, finally achieved his dream of flying in space.Jointly developed by Disney's Youth Educational Series and NASA, this program includes educational games for students and materials foreducators to download and integrate into their classroom curriculum. The games, which debut for play starting on Saturday through NASA's website, feature X and are themed around the events to take place during STS-124.Children can choose trying to dock the Japanese science lab to the station, match international partners with their contributions to space exploration or try loading cargo in Discovery's payload bay. 55. Who?

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56. What was inspired after him?(pic in next slide)Perhaps most well know under the name The French Angel, Maurice Tillet was born in France in 1903 .He aspired to become an actor and was highly intelligent, allegedly speaking 14 languages and being quite gifted in prose. However, in his twenties, Maurice developed acromegaly - a rather rare hormonal disorder that occurs when the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone. Tillet moved to the United States where he made a living on his appearance by becoming a professional wrestler, and was dubbed as the freak ___ of the ring.

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Born to wealthy parents in Lithuania in 1938. His father was a count, his mother a descendant of the Visconti family in Milan. His family was killed by the Nazis, and he was the lone survivor. In 1970s he started his psychiatric practice in Baltimore, Maryland. He is described as being short with red eyes and 6 fingers on his left hand. He has the habit of tilting his head to one side while listening, and his former caretaker Barney Jackson spotted him last in Buenos Aires in 1993.

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Aleister Crowley (occultist)Mae West (actress)Lenny Bruce (comedian)Karlheinz Stockhausen (composer)W. C. Fields (comedian/actor)Carl Gustav Jung (psychologist)Edgar Allan Poe (writer)Fred Astaire (actor/dancer)Richard Merkin (artist)The Vargas Girl (by artist Alberto Vargas)Huntz Hall (actor)Simon Rodia (designer and builder of the Watts Towers)Bob Dylan (singer/songwriter)Aubrey Beardsley (illustrator)Sir Robert Peel (19th century British Prime Minister)Aldous Huxley (writer)Dylan Thomas (poet)

Oliver Hardy (actor/comedian)Karl Marx (political philosopher)H.G. Wells (writer)Sigmund Freud (psychiatrist)Max Miller (comedian)The Petty Girl (by Artist George Petty)Marlon Brando (actor)Tom Mix (actor)Oscar Wilde (writer)Dion (singer)Tony Curtis (actor)Wallace Berman (artist)Tommy Handley (comic)Marilyn Monroe (actress)William S. Burroughs (writer)Stan Laurel (actor/comedian)Richard Lindner (artist)Terry Southern (writer)

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Tyrone Power (actor)Larry Bell (artist)Dr. David Livingstone (missionary/explorer)Johnny Weissmuller (Olympic swimmer/actor)James Dean (actor) Issy Bonn (comedian)George Bernard Shaw (playwright)H.C. Westermann (sculptor)Albert Stubbins (soccer Player)Lewis Carroll (writer)T.E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia")Shirley Temple (actress/humanitarian)Albert Einstein (physicist)Bobby Breen (singer) Marlene Dietrich (actress/singer)Diana Dors (actress)Some more on the list:Sri Yukteswar Giri (guru)Sri Mahavatar Babaji (guru)Sri Paramahansa Yogananda (guru)Sri Lahiri Mahasaya (guru)

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This was a creation in 1956 by a person named Jacques Plantard, a pretender to the French throne. The idea was to place him as the last surviving member of an ancient monastic order, thus establishing his pedigree and his claim to the throne of France.The hoax was finally exposed in 1984, yet several conspiracy theorists still believe it is real.59. Plan-Hoax-tard

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60. FITB. The Mysterious Island is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1874. The novel is a sequel to Verne's famous Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Captain Nemo dies at the end of the tale, before his death he reveals to one of his confidants his true identity as an Indian Prince Dakkar, a son of a rajah of the then independent territory of Bundelkund and a nephew of the Indian hero__________ ? Whose nephew is Captain Nemo ?

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61. Which Book? A sitter really.

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63. Identify X.Pierre Boulle was a French engineer who worked as a technician on British rubber plantations in Malaya. After the war he started writing novels to support himself. Although he has written several books he is primarily famous for X and Planet of the Apes which were also made into successful Oscar winning movies.

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64. Which Character ?Even though the writer says none of the character in the book is inspired from real people, Still historians believe that the central character was inspired by this lady .

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Scarlett O'HaraMartha Bulloch Roosevelt, the mother of US president Theodore Roosevelt was supposed to have inspired her .

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65. ID.

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66. What?Traditional Indian stories, told and retold in local dialects, were first compiled by Gunadhya in a local dialect titled Brihat Katha in the first century B C. The book did not survive the times. But later attempts were made in the 11th century to revive the treasure. Kashmiri Pundit Somdeva produced a large compilation in 1070 AD. It consists of 18 books of 124 chapters and more than 21,000 verses in addition to prose sections. The principle tale is the narrative of the adventures of Naravahanadatta, son of the legendary king Udayana. A large number of tales are built into this central story to make it the largest collection of Indian tales.C H Tawney translated this Sanskrit text into English during 1880-84. Later, in 1927, these tales inspired another English work. N M Penzer came out with the gigantic ten volumes titled Ocean of Stories.

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67. Which phrase?This started off as a journalistic catchphrase applied to a group of middle class British playwrights and novelists who became prominent in the 1950s. The group's leaders included John Osborne and Kingsley Amis. The label was later applied to describe young British writers who were characterized by a disillusionment with traditional English society. This was also the name of a British film genre of the 1960s, featuring working class heroes and left-wing themes.

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I think it is timeless because it's about making love in the summer time. There is a slight misconception it's about a year, but it's not. It has nothing to do about a year , it has to do with a sexual position.69. Who says this? And in what context?

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71. This is called Mobile _______.(FITB)

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72.The slogan was popularized and brought into the national lexicon byPandit Madan Mohan Malaviyain 1918 when serving his second of four terms as President of theIndian National Congress.It has almost the same meaning as "Pravda vtz (Czech) and Vaimaye Vellum (Tamil).The slogan saw a sudden upshot this year and was a point of speculation & discussion.

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Biswajeet was probably the first Bollywood hero to do itin a film titled Biwi Aur Makan. It proved so popular that he had to repeat it in a film titled Kismat.Others to attempt it include:Kishore Kumar in Half TicketAmitabh briefly in LaawarisJaved Jaffrey, Naseeruddin Shah and Aditya Pancholi in Tehelka. What?73.

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He died on 25th Dec, 1977 in Vevey, Switzerland. On March 1,1978 his corpse was stolen by some Swiss mechanics, who wanted to extort money from his family. The robbers were arrested later, and his retrieved corpse was reburried under 2 m of concrete to prevent further attempts.Who?74.

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75. The Last QuestionWho wants to be a SlumDog? :PIn Alexander Dumass book, The Three Musketeers, two of the musketeers are called Athos and Porthos. What was the name of the third musketeer?

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