The prelims of the 2nd edition of the Indian FLAMES (Films, Literature, Arts, Music, Entertainment and Sports) Quiz hosted by me, Baneswar and Archisman at Presidency University, Kolkata in January, 2016.

1. The Return of Pyaasa Gunda
Prelims Answers

2. A.
• The adjoining image can be found on the cover
of many editions of a “tragicomic” novel A by
an Indian origin author.
• A has been compared to Midnight’s Children
and the author’s style has been compared to
that of Dickens and Tolstoy.
• Literary Review wrote about the book,
“ This is a work of genius. I cannot begin to review
it without saying so. It should be read by everyone
who loves books, win every prize, make its author
a millionaire.”
Which book?

3. A FINE BALANCE.

4. B.
• The 1962 film B1 is a loose adaptation of the Bengali hit
thriller Jighansa (1951), which, in turn, was an
adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles. The film
won four Filmfare Awards including Best Sound Design,
Best Editing, Best Lyricist and Best Female Playback
Singer (Lata Mangeshkar).
• The song B2, from the film B1, has been used in an
advertisement, featuring a prominent Bollywood actress,
for Secret Temptation deodorants.
Identify both B1 and B2.
[Half points going.]

5. BEES SAAL BAAD.
BEKARAAR KARKE HUME.

6. C.
Connect these projects that bombed:
• A 1990s TV serial, directed by Sunil Agnihotri, that was scrapped
before completion due to declining viewership. The plot took far too
many liberties from the source material and that might have led to
its rising unpopularity after the initial hype.
• A 2011 TV serial that aired on Sahara One, by the same director
Sunil Agnihotri, that took the same degree of deviations from the
source material. The show was also a massive flop.
• A romantic fantasy adventure film, which was supposed to be
directed by Ram Madhvani, but has been shelved indefinitely due
to financial reasons and production difficulties.

7. CHANDRAKANTA.
(The TV Shows were Chandrakanta and Kahaani Chandrakanta Ki. The movie was the
Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Taalismaan.)

8. D.
• D began in 1952 with a few enthusiastic members in the
southern part of an Indian city. Today D is a “voluntary
and non-profit organization that has grown up over the
years with the active support of the cultural fraternity”
of the city. D organizes a classical dance festival annually
that has seen participation from actresses like
Vyjayanthimala, Asha Parekh, Hema Malini and Sudha
Chandran. D also organizes a talent hunt contest every
year for teens and young adults of the age group
between 16 to 24 years.
What is D?

9. DOVER LANE MUSIC CONFERENCE.

10. E.
• According to Wikipedia, only three people whose name start with
the letter E have played international cricket for India.
• E1 played in Tests and held the record for the fastest 100 wickets
in Tests by an Indian bowler until it was broken by Ravichandran
Ashwin.
• E2 played in both Tests and ODIs and was renowned for his
excellent close fielding, about which Tony Greig once said, “He
was the best forward short leg I've ever seen.”
• E3 played in just two tests and was a wicketkeeper from Daman
who broke his hand while batting in his second test match at the
score of 2 making it the only runs he ever scored at the
international level.
Name all three.
[Half points going for naming two.]

11. ERAPALLI PRASANNA.
EKNATH SOLKAR.
EBRAHIM MAKA.

12. F.
• F was a founding member of the Progressive Artists' Group of Bombay and was
one of first post-independence Indian artists to achieve high recognition in the
West.
• This is an 1955 painting called Birth by F. It held a certain record until recently.
Who is the painter F? Which painter's work broke the record held by
Birth?
[Half points going.]

13. FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA.
VASUDEO S. GAITONDE.
(Most Expensive Indian Painting Sold.)

14. G.
The list is not exhaustive.

15. GULAABO.

16. H.
The list is not exhaustive.

17. HARIVANSH RAI BACHCHAN.

18. I.
• The I1 trophy has been designed by Frazer And Haws
and it stands 26 inches tall. It has the logo of the
tournament in the top band and the handles are
ornately carved and embellished with 24 carats gold
gilt. On the day of unveiling of the trophy, one of the
tournament's founder members said, “I am sure the
I1 trophy will also stand as a symbol of aspiration for
many youngsters in an emergent India”.
• I2 has the maximum number of appearances in the
tournament.
ID I1 and I2.

19. INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE.
IAIN HUME.

20. J.
• X bhaijaan had said then that this boy has a
knack for performing. He said I would become big
one day. He also said he would make me his
disciple. We actually went to Ranjit Studios and in
true guru - shishya tradition I tied agaanth on his
wrist and paid him five rupees and 25 paisa
as dakshina.
Who is this Shishya?

21. Junior Mehmood.

22. K.
ID the voice.

23. Kalpana Patwari.

24. L.
What is unique about the band?

25. LGBT Band.

26. M.
ID the lady and the movie.

27. Mallika Sarabhai.
Mahabharata.

28. N.
• In 2001, Zayd Hassan Abd Al-Latif Masud Al
Safarini was captured by the FBI in Bangkok.
He is currently serving a 160-year prison term
in Colorado.
What did he do that is back in news recently?

29. One of the killers of Neerja Bhanot.

30. O.
Only 3 Indian recipient of this award are :
1. Mool Chand Chowhan.
2. Indira Gandhi.
3. Jasdev Singh.
Which award?

31. Olympic Order of Merit.

32. P.
• In the early days of firearms manufacturing,
individual craftsman made individual components
one at a time. One craftsman made the X which
would have been a "match X", "wheel X", "flint X"
etc. The next craftsman made the Y, and the last
craftsman, who was a woodworker made the Z. At
some point, a craftsman or a merchant started
advertising “X Y and Z” meaning that you could get
your entire gun at one location and did not have to
go from craftsman to craftsman to get it finished.
Connect this entire process with Neeraj Bhora .

33. Phir Hera Pheri.
Copied from Lock, Stock and Two
Smoking Barrels.

34. Q.

35. Q.

36. R.
ID the movie.

37. Rakht.

38. S.
S (born August 16,
1997 in Jhajjar is an
Indian tennis player.
He won the 2015
Wimbledon boys'
doubles title with his
Vietnamese
partner Lý Hoàng
Nam, defeating Reilly
Opelka / Akira
Santillan in the final.
He became the sixth
Indian player to win
a junior Grand Slam
Title.
ID S.

39. SUMIT NAGAL.

40. T.
Which Series of books?/ID T.
• The Man-eater of Doomnigarh
• The Phantom of Conway Castle
• T as a Sportsman
• T & Betaal
• T in Tollywood
• The Duel of Lucknow
• The Hunting Lodge of Dhumalgarh
• The Duo
• The treasure of Seth Gangaram
• The Storyteller T
• Royal Highness T
• T & The Magician
• The Bungalow of Mr. Norris
• The Affair of Mohim Sannal
• Fortune Teller T

41. TARINI KHURO.

42. U.
The director himself claimed that the movie U was
inspired by Satyajit Ray’s Jalsaghar and not a 1978
Swedish Drama film starring Liv Ullman as claimed
by most. The movie U had won the National Award
for the Best Film.
ID U.

43. UNISHE APRIL.

44. V.
This is a 2007
remake of which
70’s commercially
successful movie?

45. VICTORIA NO. 203

46. W
W Kya Baat Hai! was an Indian comic poetry
series which ran on SAB TV. It was a reality TV
Stand Up Comedy show in the form of a “Hasya
Kavi Sammelan”.

47. Wah! Wah!

48. X.
The pic below has started he rumour that the lady will be part of the
movie belonging to the X series. ID the movie series X.

49. XXX

50. Y.
These are list of Indian medal winners in an international sporting
event.
Which event?
2010 2014

51. YOUTH OLYMPICS.

52. Z.
ID the music director.

53. Zakir Hussain.