1. Which infamous African President was the light heavyweight boxing champion of his country, a swimmer and a reasonably good rugby player?

2. Name the actress best known for her role as the blind flower girl in the Charlie Chaplin movie ‘City Lights’.

3. How is the French philosopher Francois-Marie Arouet better known to the world?

4. Which former Victoria’s Secret ‘Angel’ is also known for creating the television reality show America’s Next Top Model?

5. She has dated boxer Mike Tyson, is referred to as ‘honorary granddaughter’ by Nelson Mandela and has been banned for life from British Airways. Who?

Answers:

1. Idi Amin.

2. Virginia Cherrill.

3. Voltaire.

4. Tyra Banks.

5. Naomi Campbell.

1. Which famous author has a restaurant named after him in the Eiffel Tower and his first published work was ‘Five Weeks in a Balloon’?

2. He was well known as the manager of the group Spice Girls, and became famous for the ‘Idol’ franchise which led to popular shows like American Idol. Name the person.

3. Name the Canadian group who composed the theme song for the popular television series ‘The Big Bang Theory’.

4. Which fictional place means ‘Black Land’ in Sindarin and ‘Land of Shadow’ in Quenya, where Sindarin and Quenya are both fictional languages?

5. Richard Chamberlain starred as this character in a television movie based on a novel. This character became popular later due to two movies by Paul Greengrass. Name the character.

Answers:

1. Jules Verne.

2. Simon Fuller.

3. Barenaked Ladies.

4. Mordor.

5. Jason Bourne.

1. What is credited to have been invented by Christian Buschmann in the 19th century, even though others created similar instruments during the same time?

2. Which legendary music conductor’s name finds mention in the 1972 song ‘Billy The Mountain’ by Frank Zappa?

3. Find the common link – The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar.

4. Which musical, written by Warren Casey and Jim Jacob in 1971, was adapted into a film and went on to become one of the most popular Hollywood movie soundtracks ever?

5. How is Ladonna Adrian Gaines, sometimes called the ‘Queen of Disco’, better known to the world?

Answers:

1. Harmonica.

2. Zubin Mehta.

3. They are all musicals by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

4. Grease.

5. Donna Summer.

1. Which movie, set in the midst of the war in Bosnia, won the Best Foreign Language film in both the Academy and Golden Globe awards in 2001?

2. The 1996 film Last Man Standing starring Bruce Willis is a remake of a Japanese film by Akira Kurosawa. Which film?

3. Who was supposed to direct a movie based on the novel ‘Shantaram’ by Gregory David Roberts, but the project was shelved in 2009?

4. Name the legendary editor who has worked with Martin Scorcese for forty years and has won the Academy Award thrice.

5. Which American film starring Tom Cruise is a remake of the Spanish movie ‘Open Your Eyes’?

Answers:

1. No Man’s Land.

2. Yojimbo.

3. Mira Nair.

4. Thelma Schoonmaker.

5. Vanilla Sky.

1. How is Robyn Fenty better known as?

2. Who started the radio channel ‘Shade 45′ primarily focusing on hip-hop and rap music?

3. Who founded the music group called ‘Table Beat Science’ in 1999 along with bassist Bill Laswell?

4. His real first names were Charles Hardin, and is known to be one of the most influential people in rock’n'roll. He died in an airplane crash in 1959. Who is he?

5. What was founded by Jann Wenner in 1967, to which he is associated till today?

Answers:

1. Rihanna.

2. Eminem.

3. Zakir Hussain.

4. Buddy Holly.

5. Rolling Stone magazine.