BFI Membership Quiz #143

Test your film and TV knowledge to win.

16 June 2023

To celebrate the return of the UK and Europe’s largest South Asian film festival, we want to test your knowledge about films made by South Asian filmmakers and inspired by the festival.

You can complete the quiz just for fun but for the chance to win two tickets to the screening and Q&A of New Brit-Asian Shorts at the BFI Southbank, with availability permitting, please submit your details into the prize draw before midday Monday 19 June. Please check your email to see if you win on Monday, as we do not want you to miss out on using the tickets.

When you finish, scroll down to view your score and enter our prize draw by following the link. Then fill in the short form and click submit. Good luck!

Max, Min & Meowzaki (2022)

The London Indian Film Festival (LIFF) is the UK’s and Europe’s largest annual South Asian Film Festival. Since what year have they been running?
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
Pather Panchali (1955)

How many times has Satyajit Ray’s Panther Panchali been restored since its original release in 1955?
- Once
- Twice
- Thrice
- Never
Wig (2019)

Which city in India is where Wig (2019) is set?
- New Dehli
- Mumbai
- Ahmedabad
- Jaipur
Meow or Never (2020)

In the madcap musical, Meow or Never (2020) what animal did Pucha encounter in space?
- Space badger
- Space cat
- Space pup
- Space mouse
Blinded by the Light (2019)

Where is the British comedy film Blinded by the Light (2019) set?
- London
- Luton
- Sheffield
- Southampton
Vittorio De Sica (left)

Which of Vittorio De Sica’s films had a profound impact on Satyajit Ray during his trip to London in 1950?
- Heart and Soul
- Shoeshine
- Miracle in Milan
- Bicycle Thieves
My Pure Land (2017)

The Urdu-language British drama film My Pure Land (2017) was selected as the British entry for which Academy Award category?
- Best Picture
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Foreign Language Film
East Is East (1999)

In the award winning comedy drama East is East (1999), when was George Khan introduced to Mr Shah?
- On a trip to Birmingham
- On a trip to Leicester
- On a trip to Cardiff
- On a trip to London
Bhaji on the Beach (1993)

Gurinder Chadha’s Bhaji on the Beach (1993) is about a community group of British Indian women who take a trip to Blackpool. Where was the film actually shot?
- London
- Birmingham
- Blackpool
- Sheffield
Bend it like Beckham (2002)

In Bend it Like Beckham (2022), what is the name of the female football team that Jess joins?
- Vauxhall Vixens
- Southall Squirrels
- Hounslow Harriers
- Harrow Hares