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Published: Wednesday, Jul 21, 2010, 5:00 IST
Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA

1. Which Hollywood actress will start her own reality series in which she will document her life on her farm in the countryside?
Elizabeth Hurley
Keira Knightly
Sandra Bullock
 
Hurley will work on her organic farm in Gloucestershire, Southwest England. The land was bought five years ago with her husband Arun Nayar, Indian-origin businessman, and the couple now breeds pigs, geese, cows and sheep. The filming is scheduled to start later this year.
2. Which band/artist was voted world's top-earning musicians, according to Forbes.com?
Australian heavy metal group AC/DC
Irish rockers U2
Lady Gaga
 
U2 netted $130 million from their massive world tour and other deals. The group made $10 million in ticket sales on each tour stop, and along with merchandising revenue, hit the top of the list ahead of Australian heavy metal group AC/DC, who earned $114 million from their worldwide tour. R&B singer Beyonce Knowles came in third with $87 million, three spots above her husband, rapper Jay-Z. New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band and pop diva Britney Spears rounded out the top five.
3. A long-lost Hollywood silent movie starring a young Charlie Chaplin was recently discovered at a fair. What is the name of the film?
Charlie and the Thief
A Thief Catcher
Charlie Catches a Thief

The 1914 film with a cameo appearance by Chaplin was showed at a film festival in Virginia, USA, for the first time. The film is a 10-minute comedy, which was discovered last autumn by film historian and preservationist Paul Gierucki. It was found in an antique trunk and bought for around £65. A Thief Catcher was filmed between January 5 and January 26, 1914, and released on February 14 the same year. It stars Ford Sterling, Mac Swain, Edgar Kennedy and features Chaplin making a three-minute cameo as a policeman in the film.
4. National channel Doordarshan will re-launch television serial Hum Log after 25 years. What is the new name of the serial to be telecast in a new avatar?
Hum
Hum Log
Hum Sab Log

The new serial’s format and treatment will bear resemblance to that of the original Hum Log. The serial will also have the tailpiece discussions made by Sushma Seth. According to reports, Doordarshan has already commissioned 26 episodes. The show portrays the story of Basesar Ram and his family comprising the talented but underused Vinod Nagpal as the man of the family, Sushma Seth as the dadi, Jayshree Arora as the mother, Seema Bhargava as the eldest sister, Divya Seth as the second one, and Loveleen Mishra as the youngest Chutki. It also had Rajesh Puri as Lallu. The show is expected to launch in mid-August.
5. English singer Robbie Williams has rejoined his previous pop band after 15 years to record a new album. What is the name of the band?
Foo Fighters
The Who
Take That
 
The band comprises Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Williams. All the five singers of the band have written songs for the record that is expected to release in November 2010. Williams left the band in 1995, while the rest of Take That split in 1996. In 2005, the band officially announced a 2006 reunion tour around the UK which was called The Ultimate Tour.

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