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a. Sand Snakes b. Sons of the Harpy c. Red Women
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Mirzapur Season 2, ended with a surprise. Maqbool attacks Bauji, seeking revenge. But it’s Beena who hacks him to death. True fans know there was a surprise in a post-credit scene too. One of the Tyagi twins is in his dad’s office, impersonating his dead twin. Who’s alive: Bharat or Shatrughan?
a. b. c.
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Breaking Bad: Walter White wants to make sure his kids have a good life. He wants to route his drug money, via Elliot and Gretchen’s company through a trust fund. So, he hires two hitmen to threaten them. What was their weapon of choice?
a. Bunsen burners b. Water guns c. Laser pointers 4
X is a board game that has claimed several lives in the town Y. The anagram of Y gives you the name of the realm Z, in which the board game is based. Ask Reggie, bring Betty, rope in Jughead. Guess X, Y, Z.
a. Knightfall, Storybrook, Kroobys b. Upside Down, Indiana, Anaidni c. Gryphons & Gargoyles, Riverdale, Eldervair
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Rewind to this show, set in Hawkins of the 1980s, and focus on a bald girl with a nosebleed. Now, try some maths. Superhero - super villain = 10. Name the superhero.
a. 001 b. Eleven c. Number Five 6
This 2020 Hindi thriller set in East Delhi has a man with an animal’s name, and an animal with a human name. Savitri is the dog. Now, name the show.
a. Paatal Lok b. Kohhra c. Aranyak
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She’s Brown. She’s talented. She’s appeared in Big Little Lies, Never Have I Ever, The Night Of,
The Outlaws, and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. Who?
a. Indira Varma b. Poorna Jagannathan c. Mindy Kaling
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Miriam “Midge” Maisel is deemed “marvellous” only once in the entire five-season series. It happens in the last episode of the final season. Who finally calls her that?
a. Talk-show host, Gordon Ford b. Joel, her husband c. Abe, her dad
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Scam 1992 had everything: Pratik Gandhi playing stock-trader Harshad Mehta, all the
‘90s Bombay feels, a theme song that worked for the club and for Reels. It also served some killer quotes. Three of these are from the show. One is from Family Man. Spot the scam.
a. Jinhe jaan ki parwah nahi hoti, woh kuch zyada hi dangerous hote hai. b. Risk hai toh ishq hai c. Success kya hai? Failure ke baad ka chapter
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Who cares whether Ross and Rachel were on a break. Phoebe’s twin is Ursula. Chandler is an only child. Joey has seven sisters. Rachel has two sisters. Blonde. Pretty. What are their names?
a. Janis and Carol b. Estelle and Emily c. Jill and Amy 11
Season 1 Episode 4 of Gossip Girl opens with Blair Waldorf in a fever dream that pays homage to the opening scene of an iconic film of the ‘60s starring a legendary actor. Little Black Dress, sunglasses, black gloves. Name the film and the OG star.
a. Cleopatra, Elizabeth Taylor b. Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Audrey Hepburn c. Pretty Woman, Julia Roberts
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Mergers, private jets, sibling rivalry, but also delicious lines. Ask cousin Greg where these are from: “If I’m the king and you’re the queen, maybe it’s fine to f**k the odd peasant.” “Let’s bleed the Swede.” “Goodbye my dear, dear, world of a father.” “I’ve maybe pre-grieved.”
a. Succession b. The Crown c. Billions 13
Michael Schur was the producer and writer for The Office. But that’s not all he did on the show. He played one recurring character who grew beets, parked cars and crushed on a lady scarecrow. Who?
a.Oscar’s male roommate b. Angela’s senator husband c. Dwight’s cousin Mose
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The Crows Have Eyes is a fictional movie shot in Bosnia. But it’s from a real TV show Schitt’s Creek. Name the character from Schitt’s Creek who acted in the fictional movie.
a. Rosie b. David c. Moira 15
Two characters on Brooklyn Nine-Nine are colleagues and childhood friends. The actors are colleagues and childhood friends IRL too. Who and who?
a. Andy Samberg (Jake) and Chelsea Peretti (Gina) b. Chelsea Peretti (Gina) and Andre Braugher (Holt) c. Melissa Fumero (Amy) and Stephanie Beatriz (Rosa)
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In Made in Heaven Season 2, Vijay Raaz plays Ramesh Jauhari, a silent partner in Karan and Tara’s wedding planning agency. But what was his occupation in Season 1?
a.Flower wholesaler b. Divorce lawyer c. Loan shark
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Only Murders in the Building has had three seasons. That’s three deaths in the New York City residential complex. You’d think residents would be more careful – but that would leave nothing for Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez to do. Their podcast has the same name as the show. But what is the name of the building?
a. Beau Monde b. Belvedere c. Arconia
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X is based on a zombie-apocalypse video game. X stars an actor who played the 10-year-old Lady of Bear Island on Game of Thrones. The titles of the first and last episodes of X complete the message, “When you’re lost in the darkness, look for the light.” Give X.
a. The Witcher b. The Last Of Us c. Arcane 19
It’s all about loving your parents, even in Regency England. The theme song from which Hindi film was featured, in an instrumental version, on Bridgerton Season 2?
a. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham b. Kal Ho Naa Ho c. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
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Jenna Ortega plays Wednesday Addams in Wednesday. But Christina Ricci, who plays the villain Marilyn Thornhill, has an older Addams Family connection. She shot to fame at age 10 in the 1991 movie adaptation. What role did she play?
a. Young Marilyn b. The narrator c. Wednesday Addams
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Kohrra starts with a groom found dead in the Punjab fields on the day of his wedding. The plot is tight, the performances by Savinderpal Vicky and Barun Sobti superb. But there’s one familiar face, Clara, the gori mother of the groom’s BFF. Indian viewers know her best from an Oscar-nominated 2001 Bollywood film. Can you bowl us over with the answer?
a. Lagaan b. Lajja c. Asoka
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I’m a 19-line
French verse,
Not the easiest to write; I’m an obscure Belgian perfume, On a BBC show, I’ll give you a fright. With the embrace came the bullet But who goes down without a fight? Who am I? Which show do I come from? Sandra Oh can help you get it right.
a. Villanelle, Killing Eve b. Sherlock, Sherlock c. Donny, Baby Reindeer 23 These gays... They’re trying to murder Tanya McQuiod. They manage to. But the previous season’s death was not a murder, just an unfortunate accident. Name the upscale resort, with outposts in Hawaii and Sicily (and soon, Koh Samui), where richpeople’s problems reliably turn fatal.
a. The Metropol b. The Night Manager c. The White Lotus 24
Fans of The Bear sang along with Richie to Taylor Swift’s Love Story as he drove home from a triumphant realisation in S2 E7. Fans call it the best episode of the series. It’s when Richie finally figures out the importance of his role in the kitchen and starts to excel at his tasks. What job was he assigned? a. Organising spoons b. Washing dishes c. Polishing forks