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Page 1: TV Quiz Prelims
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PRELIMS

• Total of 21 questions.• Teams of maximum three people can

participate.• Question 5, 10, 15, 20 and 21 are star marked

and will be used to resolve ties. Please put a star mark before it on the answer script.

• May the force be with you.

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1) Minimalist poster for which show?

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• The Big Bang Theory.

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2) FITB

• This is an extract from the Holmes’ story ‘The Musgrave Ritual’ : He (Sherlock) lifted bundle after bundle in a tender, caressing sort of way. “They are not all successes, Watson,” said he. “But there are some pretty little problems among them. Here’s the record of the Tarleton murders, and the case of Vamberry, the wine merchant, and the adventure of the old Russian woman, and the singular affair of the aluminium crutch, as well as a full account of Ricoletti of the club-foot, and his _____ wife.”

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• Abominable.

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• In the beginning of each episode of Breaking Bad, the chemical formula C10H15N along with the number 149.24 and the word "Meth" can be seen just before the title Breaking Bad appears. What is the funda behind this? (Both 149.24 and C10H15N).

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• C10H15N is the formula for methamphetamine, which has the molecular weight of 149.24.

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4• ________ is a system through which television services

are delivered over a packet-switched network such as a LAN or the Internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats. Unlike downloaded media, _____ offers the ability to stream the media in smaller batches, directly from the source. As a result, a client media player can begin playing the data before the entire file has been transmitted. This is known as streaming media. What is the system or technology called? (The abbreviation would also do)

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• IPTV, Internet Protocol television.

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*5 • Harish Bhimani is a

renowned Indian voice-over artist. He is Channel voice of Peace TV Urdu. Formerly his voice was used for Idea Cellular as notification of mobile switch off, number busy or not available. Media have variously described Harish Bhimani as ‘One of the Most Recognisable Voices of India’. What is the most notable work to which he has lent his voice?

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• Voice of Samay, the narrator in the TV series, Mahabharat.

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• This TV show X set a record on 7 November 2004, when its creator entered the Limca Book of Records and Guinness Book of World Records for filming an entire episode named "The Inheritance" / X 111 in a single shot of 111 minutes without a cut. The episode was shot between 6:30 PM and 8:20 PM on 8 October 2004 and was telecast on Sunday, 7 November 2004, without a break, from 8 PM to 10 PM . Identify the TV show X.

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• CID.

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7)FITB

• A ________ is a type of film or television show in which fictional events are presented in documentary style to create a parody. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues by using a fictional setting, or to parody the documentary form itself.

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• Mockumentary.

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• X was a popular Hindi TV comedy serial directed by Prakash Jha that revolved around the life of Mungerilal, played by Raghubir Yadav. The serial was written by Manohar Shyam Joshi and was loosely conceptualized on James Thurber's novel The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.

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• Mungerilal ke Haseen Sapne.

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• X is an American television comedy series created by Mike Judge, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky. The series focuses on six young men who found a startup company. The series premiered on April 6, 2014, on HBO.

• The story of TVF Pitchers was inspired by this Tv series X, but the plot was adapted to Indian audiences. Identify this American HBO Tv series.

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• Silicon Valley

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*10• X is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin.

The show features a quiz competition in which contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in the form of questions.

• IBM Watson is a question answering computer system capable of answering questions posed in natural language. The computer system was specifically developed to answer questions on this quiz show X. In 2011, Watson competed on X show against former winners Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings. Watson received the first place prize of $1 million.

• Which TV quiz show which has won a record 31 Daytime Emmy Awards?

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• Jeopardy!

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• The CEO of X, Reed Hastings, got the idea for it back in 1997. The reason behind it was that Blockbuster had charged him a late fee of $40 for a VHS copy of Apollo 13. Hence he decided to create his own company. Which company did he create?

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• Netflix.

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• X is a song recorded by the band Badfinger for inclusion on their 1971 album, Straight Up.

• This song recorded a strong increase in popularity when it played during the closing scene of the series finale of Y. This appearance led to a 2,981 percent increase of sales of the song as well as 9,000 percent increase in streaming over Spotify. It became a top-selling song on iTunes following the broadcast and even re-entered the Billboard charts more than 40 years after it was first released. Which song?

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• Baby Blue (referring to blue meth).

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• Name the actress and the TV series.

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• Nimrat Kaur , Homeland.

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14• X is an English language general entertainment channel, part

of Viacom 18 family, which was announced on July 1, 2015. It is an international channel. It was launched on July 31, 2015 simultaneously with its HD channel. It is co-curated by Karan Johar and Alia Bhatt.

• X has started airing TV series within 12 hours after their airing in America. The first line up of this includes new series such as The Player, Heroes Reborn and Blindspot; along with returning series such as The Flash (Season 2), Arrow (Season 4), iZombie (Season 2) and Fargo (Season 2).

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• Colors Infinity.

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*15

• In December 2015, a lawsuit was filed by the heirs of Edith Newlin against the various companies associated with a certain TV show claiming that the words and music to the song appeared in the book Songs for the Nursery School published in 1937 by Willis Music.

• Versions of the song have been released by Australian children's performer Patsy Biscoe, and by the long-running ABC children's programme Play School. Which song?

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• Soft Kitty Warm Kitty song.

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• X is an American crime thriller television series created and produced by Chris Brancato, Carlo Bernard, and Doug Miro. Its Season 1, comprising 10 episodes, originally aired on August 28, 2015, as a Netflix exclusive. Set and filmed in Colombia, season 1 tells the true story of notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, who became a billionaire through the production and distribution of cocaine, while also focusing on Escobar's interactions with drug lords, DEA agents, and various opposition entities. Which TV series X ?

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• Narcos

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• One of the biggest events on Indian television in 2015 was Salman Khan and Shahrukh sharing the same stage on Bigg Boss. The episode recorded a very large TRP. However, Hindu Mahasabha filed a case against Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan for a certain action, as seen in the television promo for the show aired on Colors. Why did they file the case? (Pic in next slide)

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• Wearing shoes inside temple as shown in the promo.

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• Having worked in Hollywood himself, most notably on the late '80s television series Beauty and the Beast, George R.R. Martin was skeptical of anyone adapting his life's work. Benioff and Weiss convinced George R.R. Martin to let them adapt the books by answering a certain question. What was the question that was asked by George R.R. Martin?

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• “Who is Jon Snow’s real mother?”

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• IMDB released a list of top rated 250 TV series of all time in 2015. Which is the TV show on the top of this list ?

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• Band of Brothers.

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• It was revealed that her character was greatly inspired by Oscar-winning black actress and singer Hattie McDaniel, best known for playing "Mammy” 1939 film Gone with the Wind.

• A character very similar to X had earlier been portrayed in the Disney Silly Symphonies shorts Three Orphan Kittens and More Kittens, as well as the Pluto short Pantry Pirate and the Figaro short Figaro and Cleo.

• ID the series and the character being talked about.

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• Mammy Two Shoes

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*21

• What is the term given to such depictions that are shown in the video?

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• Breaking the fourth wall.