90's quiz (grand finale)

* Grand Finale *

Format of the Quiz• Written Round.Written Round.(5)(5)• Mixed Bag.Mixed Bag.(15)(15)• A/V Round.A/V Round.(8)(8)• Written Round II.Written Round II.

(5)(5)• Mixed Bag II.Mixed Bag II.(15)(15)

Round 1 WrittenWritten

• 5 questions. 5 questions. • Each question carries Each question carries

5 marks.5 marks.• Full house ensure 5 Full house ensure 5

bonus. bonus.

What the round is all about????What the round is all about????

* Minimalist posters of some of the popular movies/tv-shows/books/other entities of the decade of 90’s will be shown. * You have to identify the entities associated with each of these clues.

All the best………All the best………

Clue – It was the first

Hindi film chosen for a

series of studies on

international films,

called "BFI Modern

Classics".

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DDLJDDLJ

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Clue – The 1990-film was

initially named ‘Wise

Guy’, after the book by

the same name by author Nicholas

Pileggi.


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Clue – The first one in the

series, it’s plot centres on

a legendary substance

which is believed to give immortality.


2

Clue – This cult favorite,

noted for its idiosyncratic

characters, dream sequences,

unconventional dialogue,

and eclectic soundtrack,

was loosely inspired by

the work of Raymond Chandler.


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Clue – The longest-running series of-

it’s-type, it also spawned a franchise which

includes ‘The Lone Gunmen’ spin-off

and two movies.


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Clue – The references

to Sholay,

Pyaar Kiye Jaa,

Mr. India and

obviously a Rajesh Khanna

starrer are abundantly

found throughout

this movie.


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Clue – The 1990-film was

initially named ‘Wise

Guy’, after the book by

the same name by author Nicholas

Pileggi.


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GoodFellasGoodFellas

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Clue – The first one in the

series, it’s plot centres on

a legendary substance

which is believed to give immortality.


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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s StoneStone

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Clue – This cult favorite,

noted for its idiosyncratic

characters, dream sequences,

unconventional dialogue,

and eclectic soundtrack,

was loosely inspired by

the work of Raymond Chandler.


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The Big LebowskiThe Big Lebowski

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Clue – The longest-running series of-

it’s-type, it also spawned a franchise which

includes ‘The Lone Gunmen’ spin-off

and two movies.


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The X-FilesThe X-Files

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Clue – The references

to Sholay,

Pyaar Kiye Jaa,

Mr. India and

obviously a Rajesh Khanna

starrer are abundantly

found throughout

this movie.


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Andaz Apna ApnaAndaz Apna Apna

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Round 2 Mixed BagMixed Bag

• 15 questions. 15 questions. • Infinite Bounce + Pounce.Infinite Bounce + Pounce.• Score - IB : +10/0Score - IB : +10/0 - IP : +10/-05 - IP : +10/-05


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Described as an experiment in community and art, this event was first held in 1986 on Baker Beach in San Francisco as a small function organized by Larry Harvey and his

group of friends. Since then, it is taking place at a temporary community erected in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada.

What did it famously inspire on August 30, 1998 that has since become a regular feature

during any important occasion?(vis of the 2016 edition – next slide)


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First Google Doodle – inspired First Google Doodle – inspired from the Burning Man Festivalfrom the Burning Man Festival

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Constituted in 2004, Operation Paget, headed by

Commissioner John Stevens investigated around 175

conspiracy claims. Some of these were :---i)Henri Paul was under the influence of

alcohol - The fluid from the sclera (white of the eye) confirmed the level of alcohol measured by blood and also showed he had been taking antidepressants.

ii)Involvement of MI6 - Richard Tomlinson, a former MI6 officer reported in a sworn statement that Paul was an MI6 employee.

What was being investigated?


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Death of Lady Diana in a car-crashDeath of Lady Diana in a car-crash

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This AMUL topical highlighted a controversial

incident which took place during a highly publicised social event.

What was the issue?(bigger vis – next slide)


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Shabana Azmi-Nelson MandelaShabana Azmi-Nelson MandelaKissing incidentKissing incident

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It was actually the ‘lazy journalist’

Peter Loraine, the then editor of

the magazine Top of the Pops, who

found it very difficult to remember

the real names of the protagonists.

So he just proposed their nicknames in a closed-door

meeting in 1996.Which pop-culture trivia

was thus born?

(Clue – vis)


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Nicknames of the Spice GirlsNicknames of the Spice Girls

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The buildup operations started with the Desert Shield.

Though the Storm, which followed it, happened for a brief

period – from 17 January to 28 February, it had the most

lasting effect. Granby, Daguet, Locusta and Friction

played the supporting roles to the main Storm.

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Gulf WarGulf War

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These are some of the MF Husain paintings which he made during the 90’s as a tribute

to a certain individual. a) Who was the subject? b) Which particular word, other than his regular signature, did he use to sign the paintings that truly reflected his obsession towards the subject?

(bigger vis – next slide)


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Madhuri Dixit & FidaMadhuri Dixit & Fida

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How was this multiple Grammy-winning entertainer

famously associated with the mother of Bonnie, Sally, Rosie, Lucy, Darcy and

Cotton?


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Dolly – the first cloned sheep, has Dolly – the first cloned sheep, has been named after Dolly Partonbeen named after Dolly Parton

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Media dubbed it The Battle of Wounded Knees. Despite

all the attention being showered on the two main

protagonists, Ukranian teenager Oksana Bauil came up

trumps by the slimmest of margins. All memorabilias

associated with the ‘battle’ and the protagonists can be

found today at the THNK 1994 Museum, Brooklyn.

Who are the friends-turned-foes in this saga?

(vis of the exhibits – next slide)


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Tonya Harding & Nancy KerriganTonya Harding & Nancy Kerrigan

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Just after the day of Christmas, declaration no. 142-Н

was made public along with a replacement of the national flag. Around a week before

this momentous declaration, the signatories of the Alma-Ata

Protocol formally established the new order.

Why cartographers had to do some additional duties because of this event?


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Dissolution of Soviet UnionDissolution of Soviet Union

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To recreate the ‘magic’ (originally achieved using wires and special effects), a special

‘object’ had to be developed. Accordingly, lot of basic scientific knowledge had been

applied and in 1993, the inventors – Michael Bush, Dennis Tompkins and X were granted a U.S. patent. But, the system malfunctioned in 1996 and it resulted a hasty reworking of the patented design. In 2005, the patent expired

and in 2009, the object was auctioned off for a cool $600,000.

Who was X? What’s been talked about?


Anti-Gravity Shoes by MJAnti-Gravity Shoes by MJ

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As justified in his autobiography - For the Love of the Game, the sudden-decision was taken in 1994 to fulfill the wish of his father.

His moderately successful stints at Birmingham Barons & Scottsdale

Scorpions were appreciated by coach Joe Nossek who said that he showed ‘unbelievable progress’ within that short period and could have progressed easily to the big leagues.

What has been discussed?


Baseball career of Michael JordonBaseball career of Michael Jordon

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During X’s very well-received TED Talk in 2015, X

mentioned that she’s been referenced in almost 40 rap

songs by artists like Beyoncé, Eminem, Lil B, Lil

Wayne and Nicki Minaj. Why did she become a news-item during

the ‘90s?


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Zippergate ScandalZippergate Scandal

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Initially Raj Kapoor was told to direct. But he refused

owing to his health problems. After that, the critically

acclaimed producer approached Manmohan Desai to take

charge of his dream project. After his refusal, the

producer himself took charge. Unfortunately, this dud

remains the only movie directed by this Dadashaheb Phalke Award winner.

a)Identify this film which was released in the Soviet Union as ‘The Return of the Thief of Baghdad’.

b)Who directed it?


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Ajooba & Shashi KapoorAjooba & Shashi Kapoor

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Harjeet Singh, after completing his Electrical Engineering,

decided to pursue his hobby. The new direction chosen by

him made the puritans pretty angry but also made him a

pioneer in a certain genre. Rubbing salt into their wounds,

he described his area of expertise as ‘Rahein aap pareshan’.

a) How do we better know him? b) He is said to be an expert of

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Baba Sehgal & RAPBaba Sehgal & RAP

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Released during the 1992 holiday shopping season, the Talkboy is a portable variable-

speed cassette player and recorder. A great example of the reel-becoming-real, where have you seen this item for the first

time?


Made as a prop for the movie Made as a prop for the movie ‘‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York’Home Alone 2: Lost in New York’

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Round 3 A/V RoundA/V Round

• 8 questions. 8 questions. • Written Written

Round.Round.• Differential Differential

Scoring.Scoring.

* * 1616 - if 1 team gets it right - if 1 team gets it right* * 1414 - if 2 teams get it right - if 2 teams get it right* * 1212 - if 3 teams get it right - if 3 teams get it right* * 1010 - if 4 teams get it right - if 4 teams get it right* * 0808 - if 5 teams get it right - if 5 teams get it right* * 0606 - if 6 teams get it right - if 6 teams get it right* * 0404 - if 7 teams get it right - if 7 teams get it right* * 0202 - if all the teams get it - if all the teams get it

rightright

Released in 1996, this Bally Sagoo composed song was

part of the album Aby Baby. Interestingly, this song was

also featured in a much-earlier Big B movie ‘Adalat’.

Who wrote the lyrics for this song?


1

Identify the song being played in the background.

(During the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, uncooperative

prisoners were exposed to this song for extended periods by

American interrogators to break their silence.)


2

The composition has all the ingredients of a perfect

90’s Bollywood song: after years, Kumar Sanu and Sadhna

Sargam team up with Anu Malik as the composer.

Identify the location where it has been shot.


3

This particular number, titled – ‘The Price of Bullets’ by

Pentagram is said to be a tribute to which incident of the 90’s?


4

This is the 2007-cover version of a 90’s anthem by a performer who has recently come into bigtime news because of her proxy-act in front of a global audience.

Identify her. / Whom did she give proxy for?


5

One half of a famous duo, the melody maker-cum-singer

played a very important role to make the bollywood-

music popular in the decade of 90’s. Identify him.


6

Who was adjudged the MoM in this high-voltage match?


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One of the wonder-goals in the history of FIFA World Cup…..identify the scorer.


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Released in 1996, this Bally Sagoo composed song was

part of the album Aby Baby. Interestingly, this song was

also featured in a much-earlier Big B movie ‘Adalat’.

Who wrote the lyrics for this song?


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Harivansh Rai BachchanHarivansh Rai Bachchan

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Identify the song being played in the background.

(During the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, uncooperative

prisoners were exposed to this song for extended periods by

American interrogators to break their silence.)


2


‘‘Enter Sandman’ by MetallicaEnter Sandman’ by Metallica

2

The composition has all the ingredients of a perfect

90’s Bollywood song: after years, Kumar Sanu and Sadhna

Sargam team up with Anu Malik as the composer.

Identify the location where it has been shot.


3


Lakshman Jhula, RishikeshLakshman Jhula, Rishikesh

3

This particular number, titled – ‘The Price of Bullets’ by

Pentagram is said to be a tribute to which incident of the 90’s?


4


Kargil WarKargil War

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This is the 2007-cover version of a 90’s anthem by a performer who has recently came into bigtime news because of her proxy-act in front of a global audience.

Identify her. / Whom did she give proxy for?


5


Patti SmithPatti Smith

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One half of a famous duo, the melody maker-cum-singer

played a very important role to make the bollywood-

music popular in the decade of 90’s. Identify him.


6


Nadeem ShaifiNadeem Shaifi

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Who was adjudged the MoM in this high-voltage match?


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Navjot Singh SidhuNavjot Singh Sidhu

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One of the wonder-goals in the history of FIFA World Cup…..identify the scorer.


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Round 4 Written IIWritten II

• 5 questions. 5 questions. • Each question carries Each question carries

5 marks.5 marks.• Full house ensure 5 Full house ensure 5

bonus. bonus.

What the round is all about????What the round is all about????

* Several biopics have been made in this decade on different persons belonging to different spheres of life. * You have to identify the real-life person from the clues given below.

All the best………All the best………

Who? As whom?


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Val Kilmer as Jim MorrisonVal Kilmer as Jim Morrison

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Whom did Roma Dawney

play on screen in this 1991

tv-miniseries?


1

Which genius from the world of music has been

portrayed by Hugh Grant in this 1991 film ‘Impromptu’?


2

Identify the person being

played by Anthony Hopkins in this 1995

production.


3

Madonna as….???


4

Anthony Michael Hall played which tech-wizard cum

entrepreneur in this 1999 venture?


5

Whom did Roma Dawney

play on screen in this 1991

tv-miniseries?


1


Jackie KennedyJackie Kennedy

1

Which genius from the world of music has been

portrayed by Hugh Grant in this 1991 film ‘Impromptu’?


2


Frederic ChopinFrederic Chopin

2

Identify the person being

played by Anthony Hopkins in this 1995

production.


3


Richard NixonRichard Nixon

3

Madonna as….???


4


Eva PeronEva Peron

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Anthony Michael Hall played which tech-wizard cum

entrepreneur in this 1999 venture?


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Bill GatesBill Gates

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Round 5 Mixed Bag IIMixed Bag II

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Seven months after the first showdown, the second one took place amidst much fanfare. Originally marketed as ‘The Sound and The

Fury’, it came to be known as something else because of the event which unfolded in

front a sellout crowd. Around 16 years later in a tv-ad of Footlocker, the most famous

artefact associated with that face-off, was handed back to it’s owner by X after saying

that ‘he kept that in formaldehyde for all these years’.

Which showdown was that?


Tyson-Holyfield Bite FightTyson-Holyfield Bite Fight

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2

After lot of drama, tall and beautiful Francesca Hart

was one of the chosen three but she was

unceremoniously dumped few weeks later in favour of Shweta Menon. Today Hart has gone into oblivion but

the other two with whom she shared the stage, went on to

make their names in bigger stages.

Who were the other two?


Sushmita Sen & Aishwarya RaiSushmita Sen & Aishwarya Rai

2

As per official data, in total 685 ambulances (for 375 girls

and 310 boys) were pressed into action in different

corners of Japan, almost at the same time on Dec 16,

1997. Some kids passed out or experienced blurred vision.

Others felt dizzy, or nauseous. In extreme cases, some

even experienced seizures and cases of temporary blindness.

How this particular incident is popularly known in pop-culture parlance?

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Pokemon ShockPokemon Shock

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In one of the eventful nights of January 1999, around 25 miscreants encroached a ‘heavily guarded’ complex in NCR after scaling the walls from an adjacent petrol pump. Though snowballed into a major

controversy, it somehow had been diplomatically dealt with.

Without diminishing the importance of the ‘incident’ which followed, ‘who’ is said to be the biggest beneficiary of that nefarious

activity?


Anil Kumble’s 10-wicket haul at Anil Kumble’s 10-wicket haul at KotlaKotla

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Unofficially known as Operation Hindustan, it started in 1994 with the adventures

involving some ‘badi chipkalis’. Stupendous success of this landmark move changed the trade since then. Interestingly, demand for veteran artists like Leela Ghosh, Chetan Shastilal and Gautam Adarsh increased

with every passing project.a) What is Operation Hindustan?

b) Identify that 1994-project which started the trend.


Dubbing of Hollywood movies in Dubbing of Hollywood movies in Indian languages & Jurassic ParkIndian languages & Jurassic Park

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Among the 10 noted names who initially made people

laugh, and then made them think – included best-selling

author Erich von Däniken and Edward Teller, the ‘Father

of Hydrogen Bomb’. But 3 names in this group - Josiah

Carberry, Paul DeFanti and Thomas Kyle – are definitely very distinct from the others.

Put funda about this Super-10 who were part of something that began in 1991.

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First recipients of Ig Nobel Prize & First recipients of Ig Nobel Prize & those three were fictional those three were fictional

recipients recipients for fictional achievements for fictional achievements

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It was the summer of 1989 when few friends of a

representative for Labatt’s beer decided to go to the

stadium to cheer for BC Lions during their match against

Toronto Argonauhts. During the game, a cameraman was

roaming around the arena looking for a bright face to put

up on the big screen for all to see. He found a young lady

from that group and put her smiling face up on the screen,

and as the saying goes, the rest is history.Who was discovered by that stroke of luck?

(vis – next slide)


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Pamela AndersonPamela Anderson

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Marcia Clark : She became a tabloid obsession, after her topless photos

became public. She now writes fiction, and has published four novels, her

most recent one being, ‘The Competition’ published in 2014.

Johnnie Cochran : He made guest appearances on tv-shows like ‘The Hughleys’,

‘Family Matters’ and ‘The Howard Stern Show’.

Robert Kardashian : His first wife, Kris and four children,

Kourtney, Kimberly, Khloe and Robert went onto become the stars of the E! TV show,

‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’. Why these trio, along with few others were in

the spotlight during the mid 90’s?


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They were part of the legal-team They were part of the legal-team of O.J. Simpsonof O.J. Simpson

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The 1990-book, an allegory for several problems existing in society, especially in the

Indian subcontinent, has been craftily dedicated by the author to his son through

this 5-line poem –

Zembia, Zenda, Xanadu; All our dreamworlds may come true. Fairy lands are fearsome too. As I wander far from view Read, and bring me home to you.

Identify the book and also the ‘dedicatee’.


‘‘Haroun and the Sea of Stories’ by Haroun and the Sea of Stories’ by Rushdie & Zafar Rushdie & Zafar

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In a certain list, considering Indian perspective, whose name will fit in the

missing slot and make this list complete, till date?

Also, what this list is all about?Sardar Patel 47-50

Morarji Desai 67-69Charan Singh 77-79

Jagjivan Ram77-79Y B Chavan 79-80_________ 89-91

L.K. Advani 02-04


Devi Lal & Deputy PM’s of IndiaDevi Lal & Deputy PM’s of India

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A, one of the richest men during his prime and B, one of

the most talented of his generation had few things in

common. Some of the commonalities were – * Medellin : A grew up in the city of Medellin

whereas B was born in Medellin.* Manner of death : Both of them met their

death, almost in the same manner in consecutive years during the ‘90s.

Identify both of them who has been famously featured in an award winning

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Pablo & AndresPablo & Andres

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Talkiyan, the much-awarded teleserial shown in Pakistan in the year 2013 was shown to the Indian audiences with the new title of Kisi Ki

Khatir. Which novel, the debut venture of a

Meghalaya-born author which ultimately became the biggest-selling book by an Indian writer, inspired the plotline of the

serial?


The God of Small ThingsThe God of Small Things

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Designed by architect Wendell

Locke, this landmark was

originally named after federal

judge Alfred P. Murrah. By the

‘90s, it contained several Govt.

offices, recruiting offices for

both the Army and the Marine

Corps. and also housed a children’s day care

center. Why is it being

discussed in today’s quiz?


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Site of Oklahoma City BombingSite of Oklahoma City Bombing

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Paul Rusesabagina, currently

living in Brussels with his

family, had a harrowing experience during his

tenure as the manager of

the Hotel des Mille Collines during

the early 90s.

His ‘actions’ during those 100

hours of crisis were the basis

of which Academy Award

nominated film?


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Hotel RwandaHotel Rwanda

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A highly debatable issue which was conceptualised in

the late ‘70s but got implemented during the ‘90s…..just

fill in the missing word from this AMUL ad highlighting

that burning topic.


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MandalMandal

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