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1. A song shot in one of these locations is an item number featuring women dressed in traditional North ​ Indian clothing, despite being from South India. That song would later be remade for the movie Maximum, although it’s location was changed from one of these locations. That song shot in one of these locations repeatedly lists the name of cities, and was part of a breakout film for Allu Arjun. In addition to (*) Aa Ante Amalapuram, another song shot in one of these locations features a lyric that ​ ​ praises someone’s speech to be “as fine as the Urdu language.” Shahrukh Khan dances on top of, for 10 points, what location in Chaiyya Chaiyya? ​ ​ ANSWER: Train [accept railroad or railway or equivalents] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ <Bollywood> 2. This word is the name of a popular dance in Sri Lanka, and a song titled “[this word] Remix Karala” ​ was remixed into the 2011 Sri Lankan Cricket Team’s song. Another song with this word in its title claims that this word “esta cumbia,” and is by Selena. A song with another conjugation of this word in its title says (*) “Nothing can stop us tonight” before the title phrase. That song featuring this word in its ​ title also says “Te quiero, amor mio” before the title word is repeated in the chorus. For 10 points, name this word which titles an Enrique Iglesias song, in which it precedes and succeeds the phrase “Let the rhythm take you over.” ANSWER: baila [accept bailar or bailamos - meta tossup lul] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ <Latin American Music> 3. The second episode of the History Channel TV show UnXplained is partially set in this location. Some ​ ​ ​ people theorize that symbols at this location indicate that it was used by Rosicrucians, which might make sense because the Rosicrucians also have a museum in the city where this place is located. This place is located across a street named for it from (*) Santana Row, an upscale residential and ​ commercial district. This location, which survived both the 1906 and Loma Prieta earthquakes, was built by Sarah Lockwood. For 10 points, name this location in San Jose, a farmhouse with many strange features built to house the spirits of those killed by its namesake rifles. ANSWER: Winchester Mystery House ​ ​ ​ <Bay Area> 4. The Kannada remake of this movie was the debut of actor Tilak Shekar, and featured actress ​ Sanjjanaa as the female lead despite the fact that she was 17 years old. This film, which is an unofficial adaptation of the 2000 American film Unfaithful, features a song with lyrics in Arabic that ​ ​ is a remake of Egyptian singer Amr Diab’s song (*) Tamally Maak. This movie set a precedent for ​ ​ Emraan Hashmi, leading him to become known as the “serial kisser” due to his work in erotic thrillers. For 10 points, name this movie starring Mallika Sherawat, in which her character agrees to take the blame for the title killing. ANSWER: Murder [do not accept anything else, as this is a title] ​ ​ ​ <Bollywood> 5. A recent song by this artist describes a girl as an “asesina” and begins with the phrase “Como te ​ llamas, baby” and features Katy Perry. This artist tried out for the Seattle Mariners before accidentally being shot and giving up on his potential baseball career. In his most famous song, this artist states that his girl rides in (*) “cars, motorbikes, and limousines.” That song by this artist features a ​ refrain in which another singer, Glory, sings “dame mas” of the title substance. This artist collaborated with Luis Fonsi on the song Despacito. For 10 points, name this Puerto Rican “King of Reggaeton,” famous for the songs Con Calma and Gasolina. ​ ​ ​ ​ ANSWER: Daddy Yankee ​ <Latin America> 6. In 2019 this company unveiled plans to construct a “North Tower” near its headquarter connected by ​ a skybridge, the first of its kind in the city where this company is headquartered. In 1992, a founder of this company was kidnapped at gun-point in this company’s parking lot. Steve Jobs’ failed attempts to buy this company led him to invest in shares worth 19% of it, leading this company to become the first from Silicon Valley to be profitable in its first year. After leaving the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, (*) Charles Geschke founded this company, along with John Warnock. For 10 ​ points, name this software company known for creating a namesake “Illustrator” as well as Photoshop. ANSWER: Adobe Inc. ​ ​ ​ <Bay Area> 7. Home Minister Anil Deshmukh tried to prevent a CBI investigation into this event, but was eventually ​ overruled. The death of Disha Salian suspiciously occurred 5 days before this event. As alleged on Republic TV, Dr. Sudhir Gupta admitted that the scene of this event was contaminated, which prevented a thorough investigation. Deepika Padukone and other actresses have been accused of being part of a (*) drug ring which played some role in this event, which has also spurred debates about ​ nepotism in Bollywood. This event led to the delayed release of the movie Dil Bechara. Rhea Chakraborty ​ ​ has been accused of instigating, for 10 points, what June 2020 event in which her boyfriend committed suicide? ANSWER: death of Sushant Singh Rajput [or suicide of Sushant Singh Rajput - prompt on partial ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ mentions of Sushant’s name; as there is another Bollywood actor by the name of Sushant Singh, players must provide the “R”] 8. During this artist’s early career, he featured on a Jennifer Lopez song stating the title phrase along ​ with “Dale.” In that song, this artist says “That badonka donk is like a trunk full of bass on an old ​ school Chevy” and earlier repeats the phrase (*) “On the Floor.” This artist has frequently collaborated ​ ​ with Indian singer Guru Randhawa, such as in the songs Slowly Slowly and Mueve la Cintura. The latter of ​ ​ ​ ​ those songs also featured Puerto Rican singer Tito El Bambino, and was part of this artist’s most recent album, Libertad 548. For 10 points, name this Cuban-American rapper with a stage name referring to a ​ ​ dog breed. ANSWER: Pitbull ​ <Latin American> 9. After leaving this location in 1827, an indigenous alcalde named Estanislao led a failed revolt. Despite ​ ​ ​ the failure of that revolt, Estanislao later taught the Yokuts language at this location. Much of this site had to be rebuilt after an 1868 earthquake, although the quarters of some of this place’s inhabitants still survive. This location was founded by Father (*) Fermin Lasuen, sometimes known as ​ the “forgotten friar,” who succeeded Juniperro Serra. A school named after this location was founded after a neighborhood named for this location was incorporated along with 5 others into a city. For 10 points, name this location that names a school where Avinash Iyer leads the quiz bowl team. ANSWER: Mission San Jose ​ <Bay Area> 10. In the film Orange Mittai, Vijay Sethupathi’s character dances to a song originally written for this ​ ​ ​ actress. In another film, this actress portrays the wife of a Christian man who disapproves of her sister-in-law’s relationship with a Hindu man. In that film, this actress’s character also tries to cover up the crime when her husband is caught raping their maid. A semi-biographical film about this actress sees her tricked into acting for a (*) pornographic film, after which this actress commits suicide. ​ Vidya Balan portrayed a fictionalized version of this actress in the 2011 film The Dirty Picture. For 10 ​ ​ points, name this Tamil actress famous for her risque roles, whose stage name titles the film Silk Silk Silk. ​ ​ ANSWER: Silk Smitha [accept Silk before mentioned] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ <Bollywood> 11. In the beginning of this film, a character describes a fart as a “graduation gift.” During that scene in ​ this film, one character says that his father will only give him a car if he takes Economics, before claiming that he “hates economists.” During the ending of this film, those two characters reconcile, but the narration claims that they will never see each other again. The ending of this film features those two characters engaged in a threesome with a character played by (*) Maribel Verdu, with the two characters ​ both cheating on their respective girlfriends. A trip to the fictional “Boca del Cielo” beach forms the setting of this film. For 10 points, name this comedy film starring Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna, directed by Alfonso Cuaron. ANSWER: Y tu mama tambien ​ <Latin America> 12. One of these structures named for a skunk is located in Mendocino County. The ghost of a girl who ​ died in a car accident reportedly haunts a canyon that names one of these structures. That canyon, which names one of these structures, is also the site of the former Essanay silent film studios, and contains the elusive “Secret Sidewalk.” A group of nine African-American and one white woman were removed from one of these structures called (*) “Napa Valley Wine” in 2015, sparking ​ controversy. Niles Canyon contains a “heritage” one of these structures that was, for 10 points, part of the original “transcontinental” one of these structures that connected San Francisco with Council Bluffs, Iowa. ANSWER: railway [accept equivalents, if someone asks why this is a repeat tell them there are only so ​ ​ many answerlines] <Bay Area> 13. In the beginning of this movie, the title character meets with Raj Singh, who attempts to threaten the ​ title character to give away the gold he has brought to a deal. After a woman distracts the title character of this film, claiming that her phone conversations with the police were with her worrisome aunt, the title character of this film claims that her aunt has brought a lot of uncles, noticing the police.

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