From fabulous fashion to entertaining cinema and rock ‘n’ roll grooves and blues… test your knowledge with Instep’s quiz

1. Which iconic female singer was found dead in her hotel room earlier this month?
(a) Whitney Houston
(b) Amy Winehouse
(c) Etta James
(d) Dolly Parton

2. Which Pakistani actor was awarded Superstar of Tomorrow at the recently concluded Star Dust Awards?

(a) Atif Aslam
(b) Imran Abbas
(c) Ali Zafar
(d) Fawad Khan

3. Know your music. Which artist picked up the BAFTA award in 2012 for Best Original Music?

(a) John Williams for War Horse
(b) Howard Shore for Hugo
(c) Ludovic Bource for The Artist
(d) Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for Girl with Dragon Tattoo

4. Post-reunion, Noori has released a brand new single. What is it called?

(a) ‘Taron Se Aagay’
(b) ‘Kedaar’
(c) ‘Ooncha’
(d) ‘Khalla’

5. Which two artists have collaborated by covering Alamgir’s classic hit, ‘Dekha Na Tha’

(a) Zoey Viccaji and Farhad Humayun
(b) Meesha Shafi and Mahmood Rahman
(c) Bilal Khan and Quratulain Baloch
(d) Al Green

6. Which female Pakistani singers have sung on the soundtrack of London, Paris, New York?

(a) Huma Khwaja and Abida Parveen
(b) Annie and Tina Sani
(c) Zoey and Rachel Viccaji
(d) Sanam Marvi and Hadiqa Kiani

7. “Long live Whitney Houston, long live Amy Winehouse, long live Etta James. There’s a beautiful girl band up in heaven.” - Who uttered these lines at the recently concluded Grammy Awards in Los Angeles?

(a) Patrick Carney of The Black Keys
(b) Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon
(c) Mitch Winehouse (Amy Winehouse’ father)
(d) Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters

8. Which artist dominated the 2012 Grammy Awards with six wins including Album of the Year?

(a) Lady Gaga
(b) Adele
(c) Katy Perry
(d) Bon Iver

9. At the Grammy Awards, Katy Perry debuted her new single, ‘Part of Me’. What inspired this song?

(a) Katy’s break up with husband Russell Brand
(b) Katy’s close friendship to Rihanna
(c) Katy’s days on Sesame Street
(d) Katy’s relationship with the media

10. When will Abhishek and Aishwarya introduce their newborn daughter, ‘Beti B’ to the world?

(a) By selling pictures to People magazine
(b) By appearing on Oprah Winfrey’s upcoming show with her
(c) By throwing a Bollywood bash
(d) By tweeting her pictures

ANSWERS

1 (a) Whitney Houston
2 (c) Ali Zafar
3 (c) Ludovic Bource for The Artist
4 (a) ‘Taron Se Aagay’
5 (c) Bilal Khan and Quratulain Baloch
6 (d) Sanam Marvi and Hadiqa Kiani
7 (c) Mitch Winehouse (Amy Winehouse’ father)
8 (b) Adele
9 (a) Katy’s break up with husband Russell Brand
10 (b) By appearing on Oprah Winfrey’s upcoming show with her