Anniversary Quiz 3 (TV Shows India and International) Indian Quizzing League (IQL) 22 nd October, 2010
Rules Each correct answer carries the points as indicated in the question. No negative marking for guesses Total: 50 Answers are to be left as comments to this post by 22:00 hrs on October 28, 2010 Results, answers and the Top 3 winners will be up before 17:00 hours, October 29, 2010 at http://iquiz.wordpress.com/iql-anniversary-quizzes- 2010/, along with the top-3 overall winners In case of a tie, the person who has sent the answers earlier will be given preference All the best
Indian TV Shows 10 questions on famous TV shows from Indian Television There are three Audio questions All the best Copyright (c) Indian of "Indian Quizzing Quizizng League, Leage", 2010 2010
Question 1 (3 points for total funda) Identify the place marked in the map below and connect it to the person shown.
Question 2 (3 points) Identify this revolutionary Indian TV show based on its theme song/music. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6qhbk0w6 (Enter the code at top-right, and then wait for around 20 seconds before you can click Regular Download to download the file. It s just 1170 kb in size and worth 3 points )
Question 3 (2 points) Identify this famous TV show from the 1980s (face has been intentionally blacked out) which was revived in 2007 (Image on next slide is from the 2007 version of the show)
Question 4 (1 point) This show is supposed to be the longest running film based show in the history of television. Which show?
Question 5 (2 points) Identify this TV show of the 90s (a sitter by all means; Image shown on next slide)
Question 6 (1 point) This infamous Indian TV show character was initially referred to as Inspector Shrikant Patkar and later on as Prithviraj. He's supposedly the best cop in India. By what name do we know him by currently?
Question 7 (2 points) Identify this popular TV series of the 80s that perhaps laid the foundation for the drama-series genre in Indian television.
Question 8 (1 point) Identify this famous TV show from one of the 10 various monologues heard when the show starts. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=zopg1ukr (Enter the code at top-right, and then wait for around 20 seconds before you can click Regular Download to download the file. It s just 396 kb in size and worth 1 point )
Question 9 (3 points) He was an American cartoonist and author, whose short story/novel (written in 1939) inspired many other humorists, was made into a movie in 1947 & also formed the basis of a famous Indian TV show of the 90s. Name him, and the TV show (No partial points)
Question 10 (2 points) Identify this very famous Indian TV show based on its theme music. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=xhsfg0w9 (Enter the code at top-right, and then wait for around 20 seconds before you can click Regular Download to download the file. It s just 592 kb in size and worth 2 points )
International TV Shows 15 questions on famous / infamous International TV shows We have tried to cover shows from all decades, both TV series & Cartoon series All the best
Question 11 (2 points, no partial points) We ll start with cameo appearances. Name the gentleman and the show in which he had a cameo appearance (Images shown on next slide, both from the same show)
Question 12 (2 points) Who are making a cameo appearance in this 1995 episode of The Simpsons? (Image shown on next slide)
Question 13 (2 points) We all know the gentleman on the right. But in which cartoon is he appearing here (or) Name the cartoon character on the left? (Image shown on next slide)
Question 14 (1 points) She was the first what in American Television? (Image shown on next slide)
Question 15 (3 points) In this very famous cartoon series aired on ABC more than 40 years ago, she became animated television s first pregnant woman. Who am I talking about?
Question 16 (3 points) The image on the right is that of a movie, which inspired a famous American TV show of the 80s. Identify both. (Image of the TV show shown on next slide)
Question 17 (2 points) Connect the 3 images to a cartoon series. Their individual names are not required. (Images shown on next slide)
Question 18 (2 points) This popular 1980s show aired for 5 seasons & was the first series to openly deal with what concept or phenomenon? (Image shown on next slide)
Question 19 (2 points) Although they were usually portrayed as villains, he was the first of his kind to be shown in a positive light, as a good guy. This cult TV series starred him as a good police detective and ran for 3 seasons in the 1990s. Name the show (or) the main character? (Image shown on next slide)
Question 20 (1 point) The set of this show contains props like bookshelves full of books, different plants, a globe, and a teacher's desk. Atop the desk is a fishbowl containing two goldfish, who names refer to the executive vice president of alternative programming at Fox. Which show?
Question 21 (2 points) This TV series started in 1978, and then was later re-imagined in 2004, and ran for 4 seasons hence. The re-imagining was preceded by a miniseries aired in 2003. Identify the show. (Images of the 1978 and the 2004 versions shown on next two slides)
Question 22 (2 points) Which famous comic duo are featured in the image shown on the next slide? They achieved great success with their comedy routines for more than 40 years.
Question 23 (2 points) This show enjoyed good solid ratings during its original run and its popularity increased during syndication. The title character (Image shown on next slide) is recognized as an American cultural icon. Name the show (or) the title character?
Question 24 (3 points) Connect these 4 women (list is not exhaustive, but they have a very specific connect w.r.t to their TV roles) who are shown in the next two slides.
Question 25 (1 point) This was the first ever Japanese anime television series. It originated as a manga in 1952. The title character was named as Japan s envoy for overseas safety in 2007. Who/what are we talking about?
And the scores are as follows 50 Soumya K. Ghosh 46 Gaurav Makker, Siddharth Jain 44 Jatin Nagpal (sent answers via email) 38 Sunil Rinald 35 Harikrishnan V 29 Pratik Shukla 17 Chetan Soni 15 Raj Kiran The overall standings are on the next slide "Indian Quizzing League", 2010
And the overall scores are as follows 113 Soumya K. Ghosh 106 Jatin Nagpal 104 Gaurav Makker Congrats Soumya Ghosh You are the winner of the IQL 3 rd Anniversary Series The remaining scores are in the next slide
And the overall scores are as follows 46 Siddharth Jain 38 Sunil Rinald 30 Gopinath, Pritish Jana, Ajay Parasuraman, Sriram 28 Chetan Soni, Harikrishnan V 27 M. Santhosh Anirudh 20 Arjun, Kamal Rathi, Noopur Raval 18 Vinod 15 Sourabh Shukla 14 Dhananjay 10 Vivek Ram
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