Hi, This is a quiz on Indian criminals, murderers, serial killers, bandits and scandals with certain pop cultural associations. There are 10 questions. Follow the usual rules. Post your answers as comments. They will be visible only after approval. Questions: 1. Sitter to start with: His urban robberies were stuff of legends. Once he borrowed...
After a long period of procrastination, finally I have come up with the erotic and exploitation cinema quiz. There are 10 questions with varied marks according to the number of variables and level of difficulty. Rules: Submit the answers as comments. They will be visible after approval only. Deadline 10pm Sunday. Prizes: 1st The original...
Hi all, Due to sheer lethargy I am putting up an A-Z quiz rather than usual 10 questions. So, basically you can earn 26 points in this quiz. Please note that I have tried to traverse different geographies. It starts in the Latin Americas, moves to the orient, then to India and finally to Europe....
I conducted this Satyajit Ray Quiz for the group QuizCraft. I am reproducing the questions and answers here. Questions: Satyajit Ray Quiz 1. Easy one to start with: It started the India operations in the late 1920s. Later on it was taken over and became BOMAS which went on to become O&M after some more...
Hi all, I am starting the second cycle of Cinephilia quizzes. The cycle will consist of four quizzes and will try to make it an weekly affair. Today is the Drunken Celluloid quiz. It may be about films where alcoholics are significant characters or about real personalities with liver issues themselves. I’ve always believed that...
This is the parallel cinema quiz I did at the group Quizcraft. Here I am trying to pay tribute to the Indian parallel cinema movement by moving beyond mere financial considerations. As there are only 10 questions, I have failed to cover all the luminaries of this genre but will try to do the same...
I framed these India related quiz for the group Quizcraft. You can also have a look at the group for more action. Just reproducing it here. The answers have also been provided at the bottom. India Quiz 1. This pre-independence era Bollywood film incorporated a patriotic song that became very popular. The lyrics warn outsiders...
Hi, After five rounds of quizzing, here are the cumulative scores. I have rounded up some of the scores for convenience but I don’t think it will affect the standings anyways. I have decided to give away two prizes instead of one to increase the probability of winning. I understand that the amount is small...
Hi all, Today’s quiz dedicated to the nostalgic memories of Doordarshan. Have faced a hard time finding pictures and information due to traditional systematic apathy of the organization towards its own heritage. It’s been created in collaboration with Vikas Tripathi. Rules: Put your answers as comments. They are being moderated and will be published only...
Hi all, Today’s quiz is about Cricket. Yes, I am deviating from my usual stuff to celebrate the beginning of this new test series. The questions have been mainly contributed by Vikas Tripathi with minor contributions from my side. Rules: Put your answers as comments. They are being moderated and will be published only after...
Hi all, Today’s quiz is about Bollywood “inspirations”. ’nuff said! Rules: Put your answers as comments. They are being moderated and will be published only after the deadline. You can make multiple attempts and in case of conflicts your last answer will be taken as final. Every question is worth 10 points irrespective of difficulty...
Just came across the above promo from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara that makes fun of Doordarshan, posted by a friend in Facebook. He was disgusted, so was I and it compelled me to write this post. But going by the comments below this video, people are finding it amusing & “LOL”worthy. One may accuse me...
