General Awareness
Cinema and Film Awards
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Cinema and Film Awards covers Oscar-winning movies, historical Hollywood milestones, and acclaimed directors. The questions also address various film genres like documentaries and animated features. Reviewing these facts builds a strong foundation for the general awareness section.
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Cinema and Film Awards Questions
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The last journey of life
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Stars on earth
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Annie can't live without you
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In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones
D
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Explanation
In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989) was a made-for-TV English film directed by Pradip Kishen and scripted by Arundhati Roy. Shah Rukh Khan had a minor role in this film early in his career. The other options are different films not matching this description.
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Terminator Salvation
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Transformers - the revenge of the fallen
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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
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Twilight
A
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Explanation
Brawn GP featured promotional livery for the movie 'Terminator Salvation' during the 2009 season. This was part of a promotional partnership between the movie studio and the Brawn GP team, which was notably successful that year. The other movies listed were also released around 2009 but did not have F1 car promotions.
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Get Smart
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Condemned
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Welcome To the Jungle
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The Longest Yard
D
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Explanation
Stone Cold Steve Austin's first movie was 'The Longest Yard' (2005), a remake of the 1974 film where he played a convict football player alongside Adam Sandler. 'Get Smart,' 'Condemned,' and 'Welcome to the Jungle' were not his first films.
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The Longest Yard
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Ready To Rumble
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Universal Soldier
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Half Past Dead 2
C
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Goldberg (Bill Goldberg) played a villain in Universal Soldier: The Return (1999). This is correctly identified in option C. The other films listed either didn't feature him or weren't villain roles.
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The Godfather
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The Devil’s Advocate
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Casablanca
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Die Hard
A
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A is correct. 'Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer' is a famous line from 'The Godfather' (1972). The other films are iconic but don't contain this quote: 'The Devil's Advocate' (legal thriller), 'Casablanca' (WWII romance), and 'Die Hard' (action).
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Fight Club
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Lethal Weapon 4
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SIXTH SENSE
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TWILIGHT
A
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Explanation
These iconic lines are from Fight Club (1999), based on Chuck Palahniuk's novel, spoken by Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt). The other films listed don't contain this famous dialogue about the club's rules.
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There Will be Blood
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Lethal Weapon 4
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Fight Club
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gone with the wind
D
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Explanation
The iconic line 'After all, tomorrow is another day!' is spoken by Scarlett O'Hara at the end of Gone with the Wind (1939). It represents hope and resilience. Options A, B, and C are incorrect films.
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Fight Club
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Star Wars.
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Troy
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The Mummy Returns
B
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This iconic blessing is from the Star Wars franchise, used by Jedi masters and other characters. It became one of cinema's most recognizable phrases.
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VIP
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CID
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One two three
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6'.2"
A
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The dialogue 'Yesterday No No, Tomorrow No No, In Life Tension Ever No No' is from the Tamil film 'VIP' (Vaanathai Pola). This dialogue promotes living tension-free and maintaining a positive outlook, which aligns with the film's message about overcoming life's challenges.
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road
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fraud
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daud
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none of these
C
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Explanation
The character 'Chako' is from the 1997 film 'Daud' starring Sanjay Dutt and Urmila Matondkar. Chako is a memorable character name from this action-comedy. Road, Fraud, and 'none of these' are incorrect options.
D
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Explanation
The dialogue 'kidney nikal liya be..' is famously spoken by the character Babu, a don played by Mukesh Rishi in the 2004 movie 'Run' starring Abhishek Bachchan. This iconic comic dialogue became very popular. The other movies listed - Jung (2000), Funtoosh (2003), and Fun (2012) - do not feature this dialogue.
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Dire Straits
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Making Movies
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Brothers in Arms
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On Every Street
A
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Sultans of Swing is the opening track from Dire Straits' self-titled debut album (1978). Brothers in Arms (1985) features Money for Nothing, while Making Movies (1980) and On Every Street (1991) are later studio albums.
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Mahatma Gandhi Memorial
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Metro Goldwyn Mayer
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Both
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None
B
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Explanation
MGM stands for Metro Goldwyn Mayer, a famous American media company founded in 1924. It's known for its lion logo and classic Hollywood films. Mahatma Gandhi Memorial is not related to MGM.
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The Notebook
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Taxi Driver
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The Kiss
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The Awakening Of Rip
C
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Explanation
The Kiss (1896) was a short film that actually featured the first on-screen kiss between actors John C. Rice and May Irwin. This was one of the earliest films to show a romantic scene and caused quite a controversy in Victorian times. The other options listed are much later films - The Notebook (2004), Taxi Driver (1976), and The Awakening of Rip is not a real film title.
C
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The 1927 film Don Juan featured a record 127 kisses between John Barrymore and his co-stars Mary Astor and Estelle Taylor. This Guinness World Record for most kisses in a movie still stands today. The numbers 40, 100, and 39 are all lower than the actual record.