FUN-Facts UnknowN Contest - November 30,2008

QUESTION:-
Connect it.(4 points).

FUN Contest-29/11/08-Question & Answer

Connect it. Identify the logo and the individual to Indira Gandhi.3 points. [3 Points]

ANSWER:-

1.WORLD TOILET ORGANISATION Logo.2.Jack Sim-Founder 3.19th November is International toilet day,as celebrated by WTO is also Indira's birth day.So the connection is WTO.

FUN Contest-28/11/08-Question & Answer

Connect it.

ANSWER:-

Produced by NFDC,directed by Jabbar Patel ,mammootty acted as baba saheb ambedkar.The connect is the movie "Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar" in 2000.

FUN Contest-27/11/08-Question & Answer

Connect it.4 points.

ANSWER:-

Mark Zuckerberg, (born May 14, 1984) is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur. As a Harvard student, he created the online social website Facebook with fellow computer science major students and his roommates Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. He serves as Facebook's CEO.

FUN-Facts UnknowN Contest-26th Nov-Question & Answer

Question Of The Day - November 26,2008
Explain the context of the visual given. [1 Points]

ANSWER:-

The former cricketer has been roped in to join the Armed Forces by the Territorial Army (TA), which is celebrating its 59th anniversary this year.While Kapil will not take part in the rigorous training, he will palpably act as a brand ambassador for the Armed Forces.

FUN-Facts UnknowN Contest-25th Nov-Question & Answer

Question Of The Day - November 25,2008

Connect it and explain the connection between these visuals.No points for identifying them.(Contributed by:-Pradeep Vijayakar)[1 Points](Looking out for a very simple connection.)

ANSWER:-

1.Sairaj bahutule2.A R rahman3.kapil dev.All of them were born on 6th of january.

FUN-Question & Answer-November 24,2008

Question Of The Day - November 24,2008

Identify the visual and name its architect.1 Point for the identification and 1 point for the architect. Total 2 points. [2 Points]

ANSWER:-

The visual is of open hand monument in chandigarh which has become seal of chandigarh.Architect is Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris better known as le corbusier.

FUN-23rd November-Question & Answer

Question Of The Day - November 23,2008

Identify the three people below and connect them. "They were involved in a recent event".The list is not exhaustive.Contributed by:-Deepjyoti Deka[4 Points]
ANSWER:-
Peter Heine Nielson, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Radoslav Wastaszek Ans:: They are all second to Viswanathan Anand when he won the World Championship recently at Bonn,

FUN - Facts UnknowN Contest - November 22 Question

Identify these images and connect. 1 point for each image. 1 point for the connect. Total 3 points.

ANSWER:-

The German geographer named Ferdinand von Richthofen in 1877 first time coined the term 'Silk road' or "Silk route" shown in the picture.

FUN-Facts UnknowN Contest-21 Nov-Question and Answer

Question Of The Day - November 21,2008
What is the name of this sculpture and who is the sculptor?1 point for naming each of them. [2 Points]

Answer

Name of this sculpture: Adam Smith's Spinning Top. 

Name of sculptor: sculpture by American artist James Sanborn at Cleveland State University

22 Correct Answers

Fastest Answer                     Prateek Vijayavargia

Lucky Draw                           Shreyas S

FUN-Facts UnknowN Contest-20th November-pics balance-part2-answer

Question Of The Day - November 20,2008 This list is not exhaustive.connect all of them to a non-profit organisation.The board of directors is comprised of representative of these companies.Only one point for the connection.[1 Points]

ANSWER:-

AMD's Larry vertal IBM's Tom Brey, Intel's Jim Pappas, Microsoft's Tony Pierce, HP's Roger Tipley, Dell's John Pflueger, Sun Microsystem's Mark Monroe are all among the Board of Directors of Green Grid, an international non-profit organization with a mandate to increase energy efficiency in the IT sector. The Green Grid is a global consortium dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems.

FUN-Facts UnknowN Contest-20th Nov-Question-part-1-some pics

Question Of The Day - November 20,2008
This list is not exhaustive.connect all of them to a non-profit organisation.The board of directors is comprised of representative of these companies.Only one point for the connection.[1 Points]

FUN-Facts UnknowN Contest-18th November-Question & Answer

QUESTION:-
Identify and connect the three personalites shown. 3 points. No points for identifying Shahrukh Khan.(Question is Courtesy your web designer, Mayank Vora.)

FUN - Facts UnknowN Contest - 17th November Question & Answer

Identify the organisation whose logo is shown.

ANSWER:-

This is the logo of the World Diabetes Day by the International Diabetes Federation. Interesting Logo: More About It - The World Diabetes Day logo is the blue circle - the global symbol for diabetes which was developed as part of the Unite for Diabetes awareness campaign. The logo was adopted in 2007 to mark the passage of the United Nations World Diabetes Day Resolution. The significance of the blue circle symbol is overwhelmingly positive. Across cultures, the circle symbolizes life and health. The colour blue reflects the sky that unites all nations and is the colour of the United Nations flag. The blue circle signifies the unity of the global diabetes community in response to the diabetes pandemic.

Hint : This organisation was connected with a global event held recently.

FUN - Facts UnknowN Contest - 16th November Question

Connect the images.  Total 4 marks for the question.  One point for connecting each image and One point for the overall connection.  No points for just naming the image.

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Answer

1) Edgar Statuett award. Founded in 1946, the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) is the preeminent American organization of mystery writers. (Michael Crichton won this award forfor Best Novel, 1969 & for Best Motion Picture Screenplay, 1980 ) 2) Novel "Next". (Michael Crichton's final book published before his death was "Next") 3) Eric Arthur Blair,better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author.(Crichton admitted to having once, during his undergraduate study, plagiarized a work by George Orwell and submitted it as his own) Connect: Michael Crichton

26 correct answers of which 18 were all correct.

Fastest Correct Answer :  Abhishek Chakraborty

Lucky Winner                 :   Rishabh

FUN-Facts UnknowN Contest-15/11/08-Question and Answer

Identify the visuals and connect it.Explain the connection properly.6 points for identifying the pictures and 1 point for the connection.(Contributed by Ratnakar Sadasyula)[7 Points]

) Otto von Bismarck,a Prussian and German statesman of the 19th century. (Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota) 2) Christopher Columbus, an Italian navigator, colonizer and explorer. (Columbus is the capital, the largest and most populated city of the U.S. state of Ohio) 3) Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States. (Jefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri) 4) Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States. (Lincoln is the capital city of Nebraska, United States) 5) Paul the apostle. (Minneapolis-Saint Paul is the most populous urban area in the state of Minnesota, United States) 6) Sir Walter Raleigh, a famed English writer, poet, soldier, courtier and explorer. (Raleigh is the capital of the state of North Carolina) Connect: Capital City named after them.


26 answers received of which only 4 were all correct.  

Fastest was Nikhil Kumar Verma

No lucky draw as the number of winners are too few.

FUN - Facts Unknown Contest - November 14th Question

Connect the images given above. Total 6 points. 1 point each for giving the connection of each image and 1 point for the overall connection

ANSWER:-

Connect: Villains in Batman Movies 1. Jack Nicholson : Joker in Batman (1989) 2. Jim Carrey: Riddler in Batman Forever (1995) 3. Danny De Vito : Penguin in Batman Returns (1992) 4. Arnold Schwarzeneggar: Mr. Freeze in Batman & Robin (1997) 5. Tommy Lee Jones: Two Face in Batman Forever (1995)

FUN-Facts UnknowN Contest-13th Nov-Question

By what name is this complex known?(Contributed by Ratnakar Sadasyula) (1mark)

FUN-Facts UnknowN Contest-12TH NOV-QUESTION & ANSWER

Can you tell us the claim to fame of this car? (1point)
Contributed by:-Ratnakar Sadasyula
ANSWER:-
Car which trigerred World War 1. 1911 Gräf & Stift open car in which Archduke Ferdinand was killed by Gavrilo Princip, triggering World War I. This is at the Military History Museum in Vienna, Austria.
RESULTS:-
Fastest Correct Answer:-Siddharth
Lucky Draw Winner:-Narayan Swarup
ANNOUNCEMENT:-
13th Edition question to be uploaded by 12.12am.

FUN CONTEST-11TH NOVEMBER-QUESTION & ANSWER

Identify the three visuals and explain the connection.Connect it.A point each for identifying the pics and one more point for the connection.(Contributed by:-Tathagata Mukherjee.)[4 Points]

ANSWER:-

Connect - Mr. Amitabh Bachchan 1. Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna. This is HN Bahuguna. AB contested Allahabad's Lok Sabha seat against H. N. Bahuguna, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and won by the highest victory margin in general election history (68.2% of the vote) 2. Canara Bank Logo. The Bombay high court, in April 1999, restrained Bachchan from selling off his Bombay bungalow 'Prateeksha' and two flats till the pending loan recovery cases of Canara Bank were disposed of. The Canara Bank withdrew its law suit against Bachchan in November 2000. 3. Logo of All India Radio (Aakashvani). Before entering the film industry, Bachchan applied for an announcer's job with All India Radio, although he was rejected.

RESULTS:-

Fastest Correct Answer :-Prateek Vijayvargia

ANNOUNCEMENT:-

12th November question will be posted by 07.07am.