Daily Question #146

X is a literary technique named after the person in the first pic. The second pic shows the use of X. Identify X.

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Answer : X - Chekhov's Gun

Chekhov's gun is the literary technique whereby an element is introduced early in the story, but its significance does not become clear until later on. The name Chekhov's gun comes from Anton Chekhov himself, who stated that any object introduced in a story must be used later on, else it ought not to feature in the first place. In the movie The Departed, the envelope is shown earlier in the movie but its purpose becomes evident at a later stage.

Daily Question #143

X is an annual event which started as a joke, meant to be a side attraction for the music video festival. The rules are similar to figure skating, especially the 6.0 scoring system. The judging criteria include technical merit, stage presence and Y. The logo of X is shown below. Z is considered to be one of the earliest exponents of the art. Identify X,Y and Z.

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Answer : X - World Air guitar championship, Y - Airness, Z - Joe Cocker

Daily Question #137

The most famous siblings in the world of entertainment. Identify.

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Answer : Warner Brothers - Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack

Daily Question #134

Easy. The band X took its name from the man in the pic. Identify X.

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Answer : Duran Duran, named after Dr.Durand Durand from the 1968 movie Barbarella.

Daily Question #130

What is the controversy surrounding this episode?

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Answer : The episode Dennō Senshi Porygon ("Electric Soldier Porygon") is infamous for using visual effects that caused seizures in a number of Japanese viewers, an incident referred to as the "Pokémon Shock" by the Japanese press. Six hundred and eighty-five viewers were taken to hospitals, but only two people remained hospitalized for more than two weeks. Due to this, the episode has been banned worldwide.

Daily Question #126

Sitter. I simply had to post this question. What?

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Answer : Incidents/people mentioned in Billy Joel's song We Didn't Start the Fire

Daily Question #125

This place shares its name with an operation and a movie, both related to a famous person. Identify the place and the person.

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Answer : Golden Eye, Ian Fleming's Jamaican estate named after World War II operation developed by him. Fleming created James Bond here and wrote many of his fourteen James Bond novels here. Also, the name of the 1995 Bond movie starring Pierce Brosnan.

Daily Question #118

Yet another entertainment question. B connects A and C. Identify all and explain.

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Answer : A - Leonard Skinner, physical-education teacher at Robert E. Lee High School after whom the band Lynyrd Skynyrd was named.
B - Sweet Home Alabama
C - Con Air

The song Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd is featured in the movie Con Air.

Daily Question #115

Simple. A is a city inspired by B. Identify both.

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Answer : Vice city (A) from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City inspired by Miami city (B).

Daily Question #112

Sitter time. Who is this?

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Answer : The Joker (in Batman: The Killing Joke), before his accident, with his pregnant wife.

Daily Question #110

What is being shown?

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Answer : Michael Jackson-related searches on Google was first interpreted as an attack on its service. The spike in queries began at about 2:45 p.m. PDT Thursday, and Google thought the traffic was an attack for about 25 minutes.

Daily Question #109

Where would you find these?

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Answer : Hollywood Walk of Fame

These are the emblems on the stars indicating the category for which the honoree received the star. The emblems are:

• Motion picture camera for contribution to the film industry
• Television set for contribution to the broadcast television industry
• Phonograph record for contribution to the recording industry
• Radio microphone for contribution to the broadcast radio industry
• Twin comedy/tragedy masks for contribution to live theater

Former Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley has a star depicting the seal of the city of Los Angeles.

Daily Question #108

Connect. To put it simply, they are known as?

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Answer : X-Men

A - Iceman (Val Kilmer in Top Gun)
B - Cyclops (an automated line-calling system in tennis)
C - Wolverine (a small bear like animal)
D - Beast (from The Beauty and the Beast)
E - Storm (Blackberry Storm)

Daily Question #105

X, randomly, renamed themselves after the phenomenon depicted in the following pic (enlarge for better view). Identify X.

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Answer : X - R.E.M

Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is a normal stage of sleep characterized by rapid movements of the eyes. The band members selected "R.E.M" as their name, randomly from the dictionary.

Daily Question #102

My tribute to a person who passed away recently. The answer is a direct reference to him. Connect.

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Answer : Kill Bill (I will accept David Carradine too since the funda is right)

- Lady Snowblood, a 1973 Japanese film is the basis for the overall storyline
- poster of Kill Buljo, a Norwegian pardoy of Kill Bill
- logo of Shaw Scope is shown at the beginning of the movie
- Hattori Hanzo, after whom the sword maker in the movie is named
- Lone Wolf and Cub series of films are echoed in the characters of The Bride and her daughter
- Bruce Lee's yellow jumpsuit inspired The Bride's costume

Daily Question #91

Connect to a popular TV series. Awaiting 10,000 hits!

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Answer : Duck Tales

- Scrooge McDuck, inspired by Ebenezer Scrooge (played by Jim Carrey)
- Donald Duck, named after Don Bradman's duck in his last innings (just an urban legend)
- Ma Beagle and the Beagle Boys, inspired by Karpis-Barker gang
- Huey, named after Huey Long
- Dewey, named after George Dewey
- Louie, named after animator Louie Schmitt

Daily Question #82

X was started by A and named after B. Prominent winners and nominees of X include C, D, E and F. What's X?

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Answer : X - Golden Raspberry Awards / Razzies

The Golden Raspberry Awards, or Razzies, were started by John Wilson (A) named after the action of "blowing a raspberry" (B). Winners include Ronald Reagan (C), George W.Bush (E) and Donald Rumsfeld (F). Beavis and Butt-head (D) were nominated as well.

@Shrey : Thanx for the correction!

Daily Question #76

What is special about the following scenes?

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Answer : Cameos by real life persons on whom the movies are based

- The real Erin Brockovich plays the waitress (scene 1-frame 3) in Erin Brockovich
- The real Frank Abagnale Jr. plays a French police officer (scene 2-frame 4) in Catch Me If You Can

Daily Question #71

An easy one for fans. Connect.

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Answer : Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction also fits)

- The toilet is featured or referenced in most Tarantino films
- The cereal Fruit Brute is also seen in his movies
- The trunk shot is supposed to be Tarantino's trademark angle
- A Mexican standoff is a deadlock featured in few of his movies
- Bande a part is a French movie by Jean-Luc Godard from which Tarantino's production company A Band Apart gets its name

Daily Question #61

B created Y, inspired from A. C used Y to produce F (with the aid of D). The earlier version of F was featured in E. X made its first appearance in F. Identify X.

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Answer : X - Crazy Frog

Daniel Malmedahl (B) recorded himself impersonating the noises produced by internal combustion engines (A), creating a sound effect under filename 2TAKTARE.MP3 (Y). Later, Erik Wernquist (C) encountered the sound effect and ultimately created "Axel F"(or The Crazy Frog Song) (F), with the help of LightWave 3D modeling application (D). An earlier version of Axel F was featured in Beverly Hills Cop (E). Axel F (new version) marked the debut of the character, The Crazy Frog (X).

Phew! Thanx Shrey!