FUNDAMENTALS
Many deaths have occurred in the middle of a creative process - making of a film, writing of a book etc. Today’s quiz is on unfinished creative works.
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UNFINISHED WORKS
1. She was seriously ill when she wrote the opening chapters of novel called Sanditon. After she passed away, many writers have written their own version of the novel in her style. Name the author?
2. Bruce Lee died before his last film could be completed. An unfinished version of the film was released in 1972 and five years late feature length version of the movie was released with the stringing together of existing footage. Name the film?
3. His last movie appearance “Professor Ki Padosan” was released eight years after death. Which act?
4. The ending of the ‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood’ remains a mystery as its author died before writing the ending?
5. Heath Ledger died in
2008 of a prescription drug overdose just after finishing his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight. What film did he leave incomplete?
6. The Castle, Amerika and Wedding Preparations in the country are all books published in their unfinished forms. The author wanted in destroyed but the books were published after his death. Name the author?
7. Actress Divya Bharati left several movies unfinished after she met an untimely death. Which movies were she replaced with Raveena Tandon and Sridevi?
8. His father died with an
1. This official system as adopted by the Chinese government for spelling Mandarin words in the Roman alphabet is made up of two words meaning ‘to connect’ and ‘sound’. Identify the system? (Partha Sarkar, Kolkata)
2. In the map of America you find the borders of all states are straight lines. Which state is an exception? (UN Murthy, Secunderabad)
3. If the Nike logo is called the Swoosh, what is the red swishing band used by Coca Cola called? (P Swamy, Chennai)
4. The word is derived from a term used by English lawyers in the Middle Ages meaning “death pledge”, and refers to the pledge ending or dying when either the obligation is fulfilled or the property is taken through foreclosure. Which word? (Dee Surendranath, Hyderabad)
5. This former cricketer appeared in fifty Tests for his country and captained his team in ten Tests . He was nicknamed “The Big Ship “. Identify the cricketer & the country he represented .(BK Harinath, Mysuru)
6. What is the equivalent of Father Christmas/ Santa Claus in France and French speaking areas? (Jonathan Francis, Secunderabad)
7. Thousands of people assembled on 13th April,
1919 at Jallianwala Bagh, as it was an important festival of Punjab. Which festival? (Somen Sengupta, Kolkata)
8. Which profession gets its name from this because historically the persons from this profession kept secrets of people they worked for? (Philip Joshua, Secunderabad)