Where will the fourth instalment of 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' be shot?
The film, to be produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, will be directed by Rob Marshall on Oahu and Kauai islands in Hawaii.
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1. Which television personality has revealed plans to organise a charity single for the Haiti earthquake appeal at the request of UK prime minister Gordon Brown?
Simon Cowell
Oprah Winfrey
Cheryl Cole
More information: Cowell is known in the UK and the US for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, American Idol, The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent.
2. Which serial aired on Colors channel has received flak from NGO Adarsh Samaj Sevak Sangh for negative portrayal of police officers?
Uttaran
Na Aana Is Des Meri Laado Laagi Tujhse Lagan
More information: The serial features a character named Inspector More, a sleazy, uncouth, corrupt police officer played by television actor Pawan Malhotra.
3. Which video game babe picked up six awards in the new Guinness World Records Gamer Edition?
Maria Sharapova in Top Spin 3 Lara Croft in Tomb Raider Underworld
Elika in Prince of Persia
More information: Lara Croft is generally presented as a beautiful, intelligent, athletic, and somewhat reckless English archaeologist-adventurer who frequently ventures into ancient and hazardous tombs and ruins.
4. Where will the fourth instalment of Pirates Of The Caribbean be shot?
Hawaii, the US
Penang, Malaysia
Christmas Island, Australia
More information: The film, to be produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, will be directed by Rob Marshall on Oahu and Kauai islands in Hawaii.
5. "Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?" In which film does this line feature?
Watchmen (2009)
X-Men (2000) Batman (1989)
More information: Jack Napier/The Joker says this to Bruce Wayne/Batman in the Tim Burton film. He always asks this question of his prey, as he likes the sound of it.
6. Which legendary cinematographer received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2008, the first ever to be awarded to a cinematographer?
B Kannan VK Murthy
GSV Seetharam
More information: Born in 1923 in Mysore, Murthy earned his diploma in cinematography from SJ Polytechnic, Bangalore, in its very first batch 1943-46. He shot India’s first cinemascope movie Kaagaz Ke Phool and is best remembered as the cinematographer for all of Guru Dutt’s films.
7. Stephanie Meyer's popular vampire book series Twilight will soon be released as a graphic novel. Who has done the illustrations for the book titled Twilight: The Graphic Novel?
Korean artist Young Kim
Russian artist Evgeny Kiselev
Polish artist Maciej Mizer
More information: The graphic novel will contain selected text from Meyer’s original novel with illustrations by Young Kim. The book will be divided into two parts and the first edition is scheduled to be released on March 16, 2010.
8. Who won the 67th Annual Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical)?
Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side Meryl Streep for Julie & Julia
Marion Cotillard for Nine
More information: The most nominated actor/actress in Golden Globe history, Streep had already received six Golden Globes; one as Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) for The Devil Wears Prada, two as Best Actress (Drama) for The French Lieutenant’s Woman and Sophie’s Choice, two as Best Supporting Actress for Adaptation and Kramer Vs Kramer, and one as Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for Angels in America.
9. A 3D tribute to Michael Jackson will be shown at the forthcoming Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Staples Centre, to be broadcast on January 31. Which of these artists will not perform at the event?
Beyonce
Lady Gaga Elton John
More information: The tribute will come in the form of a 3D clip that was made for Jackson's 1995 UK number one hit Earth Song, originally set to be part of his 'This Is It' London O2 Arena residency last summer.
10. Television serial Sajan Ghar Jana Hai aired on Star Plus is based on Bengali author and poet Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s famous novel of the pre-Independence era. Which novel are we talking about?
Devi Chaudhurani
Durgeshnondini
Sitaram
More information: Published in 1884, the novel fuelled the struggle for Indian independence from British rule. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay called the common people to fight against oppression with the strength based on Indian values of dedication and selflessness.
| Edited By: |Source: DNA |Updated: Feb 05, 2010, 02:18 PM IST
