Q.1619

"India's Daughter" is the name of a controversial documentary that was even banned for viewing in India. The maker of the film is Leslee Udwin, who's produced other films before.

Among her previous projects are two films with titles taken from a Rudyard Kipling line. The titles are directionally opposite of each other (the second is a sequel to the first), and feature British characters of sub-continental origin. Which two films are these?

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"East is East" and "West is West", starring Om Puri.

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Q.1618

Guest question by Ankit Choudhury | contribute questions

This American cultural icon's last tweet was posted on 23rd Feb 2015 and said "A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP".

He appeared in the TV series "The Big Bang Theory" as himself and is among those who has a restraining order against Sheldon Cooper in the series. His last tweet posted on 23rd Feb 2015 says "A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP". He passed away four days later.

Who?

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The actor Leonard Nimoy, most famous for playing "Spock" in "Star Trek". More here.

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Q.1617

On what occasion did Albert Uderzo, co-creator of the Asterix comics, publish this sketch in Jan 2015?

Image: Daily Mail

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To mark the Charlie Hebdo massacre in which French cartoonists were killed. More here.

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Q.1616

A cryptic q:

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Best known for its 'missed call' campaigns, the Indian company ZipDial was acquired by Twitter in Jan 2015. More here.

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Q.1615

In early 2015, City University in London announced that it had banned use of what regular gadget during exams out of fear of cheating?

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Watches, fearing that smartwatches will be used by examinees to search answers. More here.

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Q.1614

England's Richard Illingworth, Sri Lanka's Kumar Dharmasena, Paul Reiffel of Australia, and Ian Gould of England are some of the umpires at the 2015 Cricket World Cup. What other distinction do all of them have w.r.t the World Cup?

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They have also played in previous World Cups - Dharmasena and Reiffel have even been members of winning squads.

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Q.1613

This short story collection was published in 1981 by an American writer. The title of the collection also featured as the title of a short story included in it. Other stories in this collection include "Why Don't You Dance?", "The Third Thing That Killed My Father Off", "I Could See the Smallest Things" etc.

This story was an important part of a film that won a clutch of awards at the 2015 Academy Awards. Which film?

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"Birdman", which won Best Picture in 2015. The story was "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" by Raymond Carver. More here.

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