From fabulous fashion to entertaining cinema and rock ‘n’ roll grooves and blues… test your knowledge with Instep’s quiz
1. Out of the following, which celebrity stylist is coming up with a TV show of his/her own?
a) Tariq Amin
b) Nabila
c) Musarrat Misbah
d) Dar
2. Name the comeback single by Kaavish - the tune which hit airwaves recently with the release of their debut album, Gunkali?
a) ‘Tere Pyar Mein’
b) ‘Bachpan’
c) ‘Moray Sayyaan’
d) ‘Chottee Khushiyan’
3. “People fail to realise that musicians don’t limit themselves to one group or one project.” - Which famous guitarist uttered these lines recently?
a) Mekaal Hasan
b) Bilal Maqsood
c) Gohar Mumtaz
d) Shallum Xavier
4. British rock act, Muse, returned to the spotlight in 2009 with their fifth studio album. Name the album?
a) Showbiz
b) Black Holes and Revelations
c) The Resistance
d) Origin of Symmetry
5. In 2006, Josh officially released their album, Mausam in Pakistan. The band also covered a legendary classic song ‘Mausam’ on their album. Who sang this number originally?
a) Zubeida Khanum
b) Shamshad Begum
c) Naheed Akhtar
d) Noor Jehan
6. Which local artist has the hits - ‘Load the Cannon’ and ‘My Moment’ - under his belt?
a) Hamza Jafri
b) Yousaf Rizvi
c) Hashim
d) Aamir Zaki
7. Which of the following songs is not up for Record of the Year trophy at the upcoming Grammy Awards?
a) ‘Use Somebody’ by Kings of Leon’
b) ‘Halo’ by Beyonce Knowles
c) ‘I Gotta Feeling’ by The Black Eyed Peas
d) ‘When Love Takes Over’ by David Guetta and Kelly Rowland
8. Which Pakistani singer is not featured on the soundtrack of the upcoming Bollywood film My Name Is Khan?
a) Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
b) Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan
c) Adnan Sami Khan
d) Ali Noor
9. Which Indian film actor had five film releases in 2009?
a) John Abraham
b) Shahid Kapoor
c) Ranbir Kapoor
d) Akshay Kumar
10. Which actress has replaced British designer/ celebrity/ Spice Girl Victoria Beckham as the new face of Emporio Armani?
a) Angelina Jolie
b) Megan Fox
c) Kristen Stewart
d) Blake Lively
1 (b) Nabila
2 (c) ‘Moray Sayyaan’. After a long wait, Kaavish have debuted on the scene with the video of ‘Moray Sayyan’ in tow featuring actors Samina Peerzada and Faisal Qureshi.
3 (d) Shallum Xavier.
4 (d) The Resistance. The Resistance is the 5th studio album by alternative British act, Muse, who’ve been making waves by making it to the Twilight soundtrack twice.
5 (a) Zubeida Khanum. ‘Mausam’ was originally sung by Zubeida Khanum, as part of the soundtrack of the film, Saath Lakh (1957).
6 (c) Hashim. Hashim aka Hash released both the tunes as video singles with Zeeshan Parwez heralding direction.
7 (d) ‘When Love Takes Over’ by David Guetta and Kelly Rowland. The single was a worldwide hit but failed to make the cut against stronger and more popular tunes, ‘Poker Face’ by Lady Gaga and ‘You Belong With Me’ by Taylor Swift.
8 (d) Ali Noor
9 (d) Akshay Kumar. Akshay Kumar starred in Chandni Chowk To China, 8x10 Tasveer, Kambakkht Ishq, Blue and De Dana Dan.
10 (b) Megan Fox. “Megan is young and sexy and has a lot of spirit. Emporio Armani Underwear and Armani Jeans are all about a youthful attitude making her the perfect choice for the collections,” stated Giorgio Armani about signing Megan. |
