Quizzes

Some background scores just stay in your mind. Here is a tribute to 20 wonderful first interludes, dating from the 1980s to the 2000s. Can you guess which movies they are from? (My intention here is not to make this tough, but rather to let you enjoy the music. So hope to see most of you score 20/20)

Don’t worry about the spelling. Just spell it like it sounds, and the box will turn green.

Search for the song and listen online, if you want to confirm your guess.

Song 1
Song 2
Song 3
Song 4
Song 5
Song 6
Song 7
Song 8
Song 9
Song 10
Song 11
Song 12
Song 13
Song 14
Song 15
Song 16
Song 17
Song 18
Song 19
Song 20

Here is the background music from some hit songs from 2006 and 2007. Can you guess which movie they are from?

Don’t worry about the spelling. Just spell it like it sounds, and the box will turn green. (A couple of spellings are tricky. Try J instead of S and V instead of G.)

Search for the song and listen online, if you want to confirm your guess.

Song 1
Song 2
Song 3
Song 4
Song 5
Song 6
Song 7
Song 8
Song 9
Song 10

Here are words from the middle of 15 old songs (before 1970). Can you guess which movie they are from?

Don’t worry about the spelling. Just spell it like it sounds, and the box will turn green.

If the Tamil lyrics are not OK, turn on tamil scripts.

Search for the song and listen online, if you want to confirm your guess.

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anbu kaadhalan vandhaan kaatrOdu

avaL naaNaththai marandhaaL nEtrOdu

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araNmaNai aRivaan ariyaNai aRivaan

andhappuram ondru iruppadhai aRiyaan

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mElaadai neeNdum paalaadai mEni

neeraada Odivaa neeraada Odivaa

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ninmadhi vadhanamum neeLvizhiyum kaNdu

en madhi mayanginEn moondru ulagilum

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naaLum kizhamaiyum pOttukka

oru nagainattuNdaa nEkku

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thavaRinai poruppaaL dharmaththai vaLarppaaL

tharaNiyinilE vaLam sErththiduvaaL

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kaadhal dheiveega raaNi bOdhai undaagudhE nee

kaNNe en manadhai vittu thuLLaadhE

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ELaa muththammaa ummanasu engittu

engittadhaan solludi ammaa

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alli thaNdu pOlavE thuLLi aadum mEniyai

veLLi nilaa aLLi koNdadhO

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kanni en aasai kaadhalE kaNdEn maNaaLan nErilE

en aasai kaadhal inbam undO thOzhi nee sol endrEn

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kuzhal endrum yaazhendrum silar kooruvaar

en kural kEtta pinnaalE avar maaRuvaar

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mutraadha iravondril naan vaada

mudiyaadha kadhai ondru nee pEsa

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uyarndha malaiyum umadhu

anbin uyarvai kaattudhE

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paavaadai kaatrOdu aada

kaalOdu kaal pinni aada

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nilamaikku mElE ninaippu vandhaa

nimmadhi irukkaadhu ayya nimmadhi irukkaadhu

Here is the background music from SD Burman’s songs. Can you guess which movie they are from?

Don’t worry about the spelling. Just spell it like it sounds, and the box will turn green.

Search for the song and listen online, if you want to confirm your guess.

Song 1
Song 2
Song 3
Song 4
Song 5
Song 6
Song 7
Song 8
Song 9
Song 10

I’ve jumbled up pictures of 5 highly paid Hollywood actors. You can move the jumbled blocks around, like a jigsaw. Can you guess the actors and the movie?

Click to see jigsaw 1
Click to see jigsaw 2
Click to see jigsaw 3
Click to see jigsaw 4
Click to see jigsaw 5

Here are dialogues from famous English movies. Can you guess which movie they are from?

(Don’t forget The in front of some movies.)

Dialogue 1
Dialogue 2
Dialogue 3
Dialogue 4
Dialogue 5
Dialogue 6
Dialogue 7
Dialogue 8
Dialogue 9
Dialogue 10
Dialogue 11
Dialogue 12
Dialogue 13
Dialogue 14
Dialogue 15

Here is the background music from some Hindi songs between 1995-1999. Can you guess which movie they are from?

Don’t worry about the spelling. Just spell it like it sounds, and the box will turn green.

Search for the song and listen online, if you want to confirm your guess.

Song 1
Song 2
Song 3
Song 4
Song 5
Song 6
Song 7
Song 8
Song 9
Song 10

Here is the background music from some Hindi songs from the 2000s. Can you guess which movie they are from?

Don’t worry about the spelling. Just spell it like it sounds, and the box will turn green.

Search for the song and listen online, if you want to confirm your guess.

Song 1
Song 2
Song 3
Song 4
Song 5
Song 6
Song 7
Song 8
Song 9
Song 10

Here are words from the middle of 8 songs TMS has sung for MGR. Can you guess which movie they are from?

Don’t worry about the spelling. Just spell it like it sounds, and the box will turn green.

If the Tamil lyrics are not OK, turn on tamil scripts.

Search for the song and listen online, if you want to confirm your guess.

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iruvar onRaanaal oruvar enRaanaal

iLamai mudivadhillai iLamai mudivadhillai

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oru thavaRu seydhaal adhaith therindhu seydhaal

avan dhEvan enRaalum vidamaattEn

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avaL illaamal naan illai

naan illaamal avaL illai

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kaatru nammai adimai enRu vilagavillaiyE

kadalum neerum adimai enRu suduvadhillayE

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mullai poovil aadum karu vaNdaagavE, mugil munnE aadum vaNNa mayil pOlavE

anbai naadi naadi undhan arugil vandhu ninREn, inbam ennum poruLai ingu kaNdEn

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neela vaanam illaadha oorE illai, ulaginil mazhai inRi yEdhum illai

amudhE unai anRi vaazhvE illai, anbE idhu unmaiyE

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andha oru naaL aanandha thirunaaL inRu ninaiththaal ennenna sugamO

paadhi vizhigaL moodik kidandhEn paavai mEniyilE

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pudhiya sooriyanin paarvaiyilE

ulagam vizhiththukkoLLum vELaiyilE

Here are words from the middle of 10 songs TMS has sung for Sivaji. Can you guess which movie they are from?

Don’t worry about the spelling. Just spell it like it sounds, and the box will turn green.

If the Tamil lyrics are not OK, turn on tamil scripts.

Search for the song and listen online, if you want to confirm your guess.

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siRagil enai moodi arumai magaL pOla vaLarththa kadhai sollavaa

kanavil ninaiyaadha kaalam idai vandhu piriththa kadhai sollavaa

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veLLi alai mElE thuLLum kayal pOlE

alli vizhi thaavak kaNdEn en mElE

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undhan meen vizhigaLaik kaaNum nadhiyin meengaLum thuLLi aadudhE

aaNezhil mugam vaanmadhi ena alliyum ummai naadudhE

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nadamaadum mEgam nava naagareegam

alangaarach chinnam alai pOla minnum

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singaththin kaalgaL pazhudhupattaalum seetram kuRaivadhundO

sindhaiyum seyalum onRu pattaalE maatram kaaNbadhundO

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kannith thamizh thandhadhoru thiruvaasagam

kallaik kani aakkum undhan oru vaasagam

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en manam nee arivaay, undhan eNNamum naan arivEn

innamum oomaiyaippOl maunam yEnadi thEn mozhiyE

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paRavaiyaik kaNdaan vimaanam padaiththaan

paayum meengaLil padaginaik kaNdaan

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sollenRum mozhi enRum poruL enRum illai poruL enRum illai

sollaadha sollukku vilai yEdhum illai vilai yEdhum illai

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vaarthai vandhadhum vaay thiRandhadhaa

vaay thiRandhadhaal vaarthai vandhadhaa