FUNDAMENTALS
Some of the most fascinating movies in the world have been based on real life stories. See how much you know about the reel stories that take its inspiration from real life.
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MOVIES BASED ON REAL LIVES
1. The 2009 film ‘Invictus’ is about South Africa’s historic victory in the
1995 rugby world cup. The story is told through two real life characters Nelson Mandela and the captain of the South Africa rugby team. Name the captain?
2. The 2006 Hollywood movie ‘Bobby’ (not to be confused with the Hindi movie of the same title) tells the story of an assassinated politician whose nickname was ‘Bobby’. What is Bobby’s full name?
3. The contamination of drinking water with hexavalent chromium by Pacific Gas and Electric Company in 1990s formed the basis of which movie?
4. Which movie directed by Michael Winterbottom chronicles the kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl?
5. The Oscar ‘King’s Speech’ winner is about
King George VI whose stammer problem is set right by an unconventional speech therapist. What is the name of the speech therapist?
6. ‘127 Hours’ is based on the story of an American mountain climber who amputated his own arm to free himself after being trapped by a boulder for
127 hours. Name the mountain climber?
7. In 1995, Mark Edward Whitacre, president of the BioProducts Division at Archer Daniels Midland became the highest-level corporate executive to become an FBI whistleblower. Which movie is based on his life?
8. ‘A Beautiful Mind’ tells the story of American mathematician who struggled with paranoid schizophrenia. The movie itself was based on an unauthorized biography with the same name. Who is the author?
9. Frida tells the story of
1. What was started by Sitaram Khanderao Vaidya and completed by WA Chambers? (Paras Sharma, Bengaluru)
2. Which two countries were once described by Mao Zedong as being as close ‘as lips and teeth’?(Abhijit Basak, Dum Dum)
3. For what purpose Mahindra and Mahindra designed a special vehicle named Voyager in 2001? (Bikram Keshari Jena, Nayagarh)
4. The heaviest bird in the world is the Ostrich. What is the second heaviest? (Miracle Surampalli, Secunderabad)
5. What does the Emergency procedure CPR stand for? (Soulath Mohd, Hyderabad)
6. This legendary cricketer bowled only one ball during his international career and took a wicket with this ball. Identify the cricketer who achieved this feat in an IPL match? (BK Harinath, Mysuru)
7. In January 2013, what did the Curiosity Rover discover in Mars which is similar to those seen on Earth when water circulates in cracks and rock fractures.? (M. Vislesha Sahasra, Secunderabad)
8. Henry, Emanuel and Mayer were three brothers who started a general store in a small town of Montgomery in Alabama in 1844. How do you better know this store? (J Harish, Chennai)