Trivial Pursuit 20 - Answers

The connect is Zorro.

Rishi Bhai got this one.
Excellent Answer, Rishi Bhai :)
Chachu too, got it in parts.

Here's the Connect :

Zorro is a fictional character created in 1919 by Johnston McCulley.
It is the secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega (originally Don Diego Vega),
a nobleman and master living in the Spanish colonial era of California.
He has been featured in several books, films, television series, and other media.

1.
Actor Guy Williams with Zorro creator Johnston McCulley and a portrait of Zorro.

Trivia : Guy Williams was an American Actor who played Zorro in the Disney Produced
T.V. Series 'Zorro' in 1957.


2.
a)
'The Curse of Capistrano' is a 1919 story by Johnston McCulley and the first work to feature the fictional character Zorro.
It would be later published as a novella in 1924 under the title 'The Mark of Zorro'.

Trivia : 'Zorro' is the key inspiration for the characters of The Phantom, The Lone Ranger, Batman, the Green Arrow, Doc Savage and other non-superpower-endowed pulp fiction and comic-strip action heroes.

b)
The Mark Of Zorro - Johnston McCulley (1919)

Trivia : 'The Mark of Zorro' was one of many works that inspired comic book artist Bob Kane when he created the Batman character in 1939.


3.
'Zorro' is the Spanish word for Fox.
The character 'Zorro' is named so because he is much too cunning and 'Foxlike'
for the bumbling authorities to catch.


4.
The Small Eared Bush Dog (Atelocynus Microtis), commonly known as the
'Small Eared Zorro'.
It is the only naturally occurring species of Water Dog.


5.
This is the Birthplace of Zorro.
He was born in Fort Montesclaros, now known as El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico, in the year 1795.


Statue of the legendary El Zorro in El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico.
The original house of the Legendary Zorro can be seen right behind his statue.

Trivia : Zorro's house was known as 'Casa Vieja', and was constructed during the 17th and 18th centuries. Zorro was born in this house in 1795.
'Casa Vieja' today has been incorporated into Hotel Posada del Hidalgo, which greets guests with a giant Bronze statue of Zorro in the courtyard of the Hotel.


6.
Sir Anthony Hopkins played the original Don Diego de la Vega / Zorro,
in 'The Mask Of Zorro' (1998).
Directed by : Martin Campbell
Produced by : Doug Claybourne, David Foster

Trivia : Steven Spielberg was the Executive Producer of this film.


7.
a)
Shabnam (1964)
Directed by : Aspi Irani
Produced by : Super Pictures

The movie is an 'Arabian Nights-meets-Zorro' fantasy.
It stars Vijayalaxmi, Mehmood, Helen, Sheikh Mukhtar and Jeevan.

Actress Vijayalaxmi played the title role in this film.

b)

In the film 'Shabnam' (1964), Mehmood plays a character called Khan Mustafa, who has an alter ego called Zingaro.
He disguises himself as a meek, effeminate character (Khan Mustafa) during the day and dons the mask and fights the evil at night. (Zingaro)

The character of Zingaro was inspired by 'Zorro'.


8.

Actor Navin Nischol played the title role in 'Zorro' (1975).
Directed by : Shibu Mitra
Produced by : Ram Dayal


Additional Connects for the same Question :

1.

A still from 'Azaad' (1978)
Produced & Directed by : Pramod Chakravorty

The film starts off with a little 'Mask Of Zorro' style action, where Dharmendra is dressed in a cape and sets off to rescue a young girl.

2.

Do Shikari (1979)
Produced & Directed by : Kuljit Pal

In this film, Amjad Khan played a character called Zorro who seeks the treasure located in King Solomon's Mines in the heart of Africa.

Trivia : 'Do Shikari' (1979) was originally titled Anjana Safar (1969) and was supposed to mark the debut of Actress Rekha.
However, it ran into censorship problems and was not released until almost a decade later in 1979.
Rekha, meanwhile, made her on screen debut in Mohan Segal's Sawan Bhadon (1970).

On the sets of what should have been her first film, co-star Biswajeet kissed Rekha for the cameras. He did so without warning, following the Director’s instructions.
Raja Nawathe who was the Cameraman, was so uncomfortable about shooting a kiss, that he focussed the camera and then looked away and forgot to say 'cut'.
The resultant kiss made it to the Asian edition of Life magazine.

'Do Shikari' (1979) was inspired by the novel 'King Solomon's Mines (1885).


King Solomon's Mines (1885) is a popular novel by the Victorian adventure writer and fabulist, Sir H. Rider Haggard. It tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain for the missing brother of one of the party. It is the first English fictional adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered to be the genesis of the Lost World literary genre.