FUNDAMENTALS
On the occasion of Satyajit Ray’s 100th birth anniversary today, Somen Sengupta of Kolkata has contributed today’s quiz on the colossus of Indian cinema.
Write with your suggestions, questions (with answers) to senjam@gmail.com.
SATYAJIT RAY
1. After Ray’s demise in
1992 Pt Ravi Shankar music composer of three of Ray’s iconic movies paid his tribute in an instrumental album — Name that album.
2. In his early days as an advertisement professional Ray once illustrated a print publicity copy for a famous MNC lighting company — Which company it was ?
3. The first short story written by Ray was in English and it was published in Calcutta’s Amrita Bazar Patrika — Name the story ?
4. Twice Ray wanted to cast a famous star of Hindi movie in his two films made at the gap of 12 years but it did not click — Who is this Bolly star ?
5. As per Ray himself which was his worst feature film directed by him ?
6. In 1964, Ray was asked to create a short film for ‘ESSO World Theater’, a cultural showcase funded by the American oil company Esso. He was requested to make the film in English. Eventually, in which language was the film made?
7. Satyajit Ray maintained that he only directed one pure political movie. Which one?
8. In 1978 Berlin International Film Festival Committee hailed Ray as one of the three all time great film directors
of all time — Who were other two mentioned along ?
9. Which Hindustani Classical music maestro composed music of the
1960 film Devi?
10. In the 1958 movie Jalsaghar, who played the role of Durga Bai, the singer?
ANYTHING GOES
1. Who is the only president of the United States of America to have served two non consecutive terms? (Pravalika Durgalla, Tirupati)
2. Sir Robert Peel, regarded as the father of modern British policing, is immortalised among British public in a unique manner. This has to do with this name. How? (Philip Joshua, Secunderabad)
3. It is well known that Sucheta Kripalani is the first woman to become the Chief Minister of a state in India. Who is the second? (S Miracle, Secunderabad)
4. This Indian football player was the captain of
1962 Asian Games gold medal winner team. Later he received an invitation to train with EPL club Tottenham Hotspur under the legendary England manager Bill Nicholson. But, he turned down the offer as he was busy playing Ranji trophy cricket matches for Bengal. Who is this famous sportsman? (Arnab Ghosal, Secunderabad)
5. According to legend, which King returns to Kerala every year during Onam? (UN Murthy, Secunderabad)
6. American engineer Schuyler Skaats Wheeler invented the electrical version of this instrument. Later, Philip Diehl, came up with a ceiling version. What are we referring to? (M Renuka, Secunderabad)
7. Which place was referred to in Hindu scriptures as Kirat Desh? (Soulath Mohammed, Mumbai)
8. What was first suggested by Air Marshal Nur Khan from Pakistan.He proposed this idea through a journalist named Patrick Rowley and this was accepted by the world body FIH in
1970. What are we talking about?(Dee Surendranath, Hyderabad)