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Question For - March 10,2009

2009-03-10T23:24:00.001+05:30

Identify this advertisement

The theme for this week is advertising.
[1 Points]

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Question For - March 9,2009

2009-03-09T20:09:00.003+05:30

Identify the commercial.

The theme for this week is advertising.
[1 Points]

Answer:
Advertiser - Fevicol

Question For - March 7,2009

2009-03-09T19:54:00.002+05:30

Connect these images. Explain the significance of each image to the connection.
[4 Points]

Answer:
The connection is Slumdog Millionaire.
1.Logo of Film4 Productions.It Backed up Slumdog Millionaire by funding and invited Danny Boyle to read its script in 2006.
2.Flag of South Africa.Vikas Swarup on whose book the movie is based is currently posted in pretoria in south africa as India's Deputy High Commisioner.
3.Loveleen Tandon.She was the co-director of the movie and erased all the cultural barriers between cast and crew.

Question For - March 6,2009

2009-03-09T19:50:00.001+05:30

Connect the two images.
[1 Points]

Answer:
Lage Raho Munnabhai was the first hindi movie to be screened at United Nations auditorium on 10th November 2006 at NewYork

Question For - March 4,2009

2009-03-09T19:47:00.001+05:30

Identify this portrait.

What is he credited with?
[2 Points]

Answer:
This is the portrait of Fr. Luca Pacioli. He is credited with having codified the double entry book keeping system and is widely regarded as the Father of Accounting.

Question For - March 3,2009

2009-03-09T19:45:00.001+05:30

Identify the person whose face is blocked out.

Explain the concept of this picture
[2 Points]

Answer:
The blanked face is that of the famous tabla player Zakir Hussain who is part of the Planet Drum Project

Question For - March 2,2009

2009-03-09T19:42:00.001+05:30

Identify the three visuals and connect it.Explain the connection.
[4 Points]

Answer:
The connect is Big Brother, the TV reality series.

1) The Rajasthan Royals is partly owned by Shilpa Shetty. Shilpa Shetty was the winner of Big Brother UK 2007.

2) The idea of a show like Big Brother first flashed at brain storming session at the John De Mol productions. John De Mol was one of the co-founders of Endemol.

3) The term Big Brother is inspired by George Orwells novel "Ninteen eighty four" where a guy called Big Brother is a dictator

We have also accepted Shilpa Shetty as a correct answer

Question For - March 1,2009

2009-03-09T19:40:00.002+05:30

Identify the Three Images and Explain the Connection.

(This week's questions by Abinaya Surianarayanan)
[4 Points]

Answer:
1) Chandrashekhar number - an important dimensionless number of magnetohydrodynamics, named after Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
2) Yerkes Observatory - Chandrasekhar did some work at Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin
3) Chandrashekhar's mother has translated Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House into Tamil Connect - Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Question For - February 28,2009

2009-03-09T19:38:00.002+05:30

Connect all the three images and explain the connection.

(This week's questions by Abinaya Surianarayanan)
[4 Points]

Answer:
The connect is MS Subhalakshmi.

1. Her guru Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer

2. Alberta Hall where she performed.

3. She is a recipient of the Bharat Ratna

Question Of The Day - March 9,2009

2009-03-09T19:35:00.001+05:30

Identify the commercial.

The theme for this week is advertising.
[1 Points]

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Question For - February 27,2009

2009-03-09T19:34:00.002+05:30

Identify the three images and explain the connection.

(This week's questions by Abinaya Surianarayanan)
[4 Points]

Answer:
1. Philadelphia Deringer (The gun which was used in Abraham Lincolns assassination by John Wilkes Booth).

2. Mary Ann Todd Lincoln (Abraham Lincolns wife).

3. Lincolns Patented Device to buoy vessels over shoals.

Connect Abraham Lincoln

Question Of The Day - February 26,2009

2009-02-26T09:55:00.003+05:30

Identify these images and connect them.

(This week's questions contributed by Abinaya Surianarayanan)
[4 Points]

Answer:
1.Luc Montagnier - the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Montagnier for the discovery of HIV
2.Ryan White - became a poster child for HIV after being expelled from school because of his infection.
3.Structure of HIV connect:HIV or AIDS

Question Of The Day - February 25,2009

2009-02-25T11:25:00.003+05:30

Identify the two individuals and explain the connection The map at the bottom is a clue. (This week's questions by Abinaya Surianarayanan) [3 Points]

Answer:
1. Frank Baum, the creator of Wizard of Oz.

2. Judy Garland, who played the role of Dorothy in the move "Wizard of Oz".

3. A Map of Kansas City where the "Wizard of Oz" is set.

Connection - "The Movie - Wizard of Oz"

Question Of The Day - February 24,2009

2009-02-24T13:07:00.001+05:30

Identify and connect the two persons. (This week's questions by Abinaya Surianarayanan) [3 Points]

Answer:
On the Left is Raj Reddy,a pioneer in the field of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence.

On the right is Alan Turing, considered by many to be the father of modern Computer Science. With the Turing Test, he made a significant and provocative contribution to the debate regarding Artificial Intelligence.

Raj Reddy is the only Indian to win the Turing Award, an award given for significant contribution of technical importance to computing.

Question Of The Day - February 23,2009

2009-02-24T12:58:00.002+05:30

What is historic about this ruined structure?

Hint from QM : "Rush and you shall find"

(The week's questions by Abinaya Surianarayanan)
[1 Points]

Answer:
This is a mill belonging to John Sutter

This is the place where the California Gold rush is supposed to have started

Question Of The Day - February 22,2009

2009-02-22T13:31:00.003+05:30

X sang two songs for a movie Y whose music director was Z.

These songs were based on two Ragas namely A & B.

The music director Z used his voice as C's voice in the movie.

X was reluctant to sing for any movies and therefore reportedly charged 50 times the price that other popular singers were commanding at that time just to dissuade the music director Z.

Identify X,Y,Z & A,B,C?
[6 Points]

Answer:
X-Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Y-Mughal-e-Azham Z-Naushad A/B -Sohni & Rageshree C-Tansen Khan was reluctant to sing for films, but sang two songs based on ragas Sohni and Rageshree for the 1960 film Mughal-e-Azam, in which his voice was represented as Tansen's by the music director Naushad. In an attempt to dissuade Naushad by asking an obnoxiously high price, he reportedly ended up charging Rs. 25,000/- per song when the going rate for popular playback singers such as Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi was below Rs. 500/- per song.

Question For - February 21,2009

2009-02-21T00:20:00.003+05:30

How would you connect these two images?
[3 Points]

Answer:
On February 17th, 1930, a cow was sent up in an airplane for the first time. The milk that was produced by the cow during the flight was put into containers and parachuted over the city of St. Louis. The name of the cow is OLLIE.
The artist E. D. Thalinger even painted her portrait for posterity.

The Ollie is an aerial skateboarding trick, invented by Alan "Ollie" Gelfand in 1978. When doing an ollie the skateboarder leaps into the air bringing the board into the air without using their hands. The board appears to magically lift with the feet remaining in contact with the board throughout the jump.

Question Of The Day - February 20,2009

2009-02-20T10:24:00.004+05:30

Connect the images and explain the connection to each image properly

Contributed by Tathagata Mukherji
[5 Points]

Answer:
The connect is Tata Elxsi

1. Tata Elxsi did the visual effects for Rang de Basanti. This won a screen award.

2. Tata Elxsi also did the visual effects for Road Side Romeo

3. Tata Elxsi designed the logo for Sony BMG

4. Mr. Madukar Dev, the CEO of Tata Elxsi

Question Of The Day - February 19,2009

2009-02-19T22:27:00.003+05:30

Interesting Collage of Flags.

Identify each flag and connect them
[10 Points]

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Question Of The Day - February 18,2009

2009-02-18T11:05:00.004+05:30

Identify the two individuals and connect them. [3 Points]

Answer:
Khaleel Al Dumaini, the lawyer who represented Saddam Hussain

Muntader al Zaidi the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at George Bush

Muntader al Zaidi declined the services of Khalid as his lawyer.

Question Of The Day - February 17,2009

2009-02-17T10:38:00.002+05:30

This is the statue of a very famous person who was a political philosopher and writer. Who is he?

The inscription on the statue may give some clue. What does it mean?

Name the book written by him which made him world famous. [3 points]

Answer For -
This is Karl Marx's statue.

The inscription reads "Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!" (Proleterians of all countries unite!)".

The book written by him was Das Kapital. However, we have also accepted The Communist Manifesto

Question Of The Day - February 16,2009

2009-02-16T10:44:00.003+05:30

What is being shown here? [1 point]

Answer:
British actor Reg Varney using the world's first ATM in 1967, located at a branch of Barclays Bank, Enfield. The system was developed by De La Rue.

Question Of The Day - February 15,2009

2009-02-15T20:21:00.003+05:30

The statue 'A' is located in city 'B' and is dedicated to 'C', 'D' and 'E'

'C' was the first to achieve the feat 'F'.

He managed to achieve this around a fortnight after 'D' and 'E' failed in their attempt to achieve 'F'

Identify A, B, C, D, E and F [6 Points]

Answer:
A. Memorial at Bourget Airport

B. Paris

C. Charles Lindbergh

D. Charles Nungesser

E. Francois Coli

F. Flight across the Atlantic

Question Of The Day - February 14, 2009

2009-02-14T12:50:00.002+05:30

Identify these two coats of arms and connect them.

Hint : The date of this question should provide a clue
[3 Points]

Answer:
1. Coat of arms of the Montagues

2. Coat of arms of the Capulets

Romeo was a son of the Montagues and Juliet was a daughter of the Capulets in the play Romeo and Juliet.

A tribute to one of the best known romantic couples on the occasion of Valentines Day Their romance

Question Of The Day - February 13,2009

2009-02-13T20:31:00.003+05:30

The two men shown are both very famous writers. Identify both and connect them

Note : The pictures are not co contemporaneous.

One point for each individual and One point for the connect
[3 Points]

Answer:

1. Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse

A humorist who has brought laughter to millions of people on the planet with his characters especially "Bertie Wooster" and his valet "Jeeves"

2. C. Northcote Parkinson

He has published over 60 books of which 'Parkinsons Law' is the most famous. He was also a British Naval Historian and is considered a scholar in the field of Public Administration.

C. Northcote Parkinson wrote a book "Jeeves, the Gentleman's personal gentleman" in which he penned a biography of Jeeves, the inimitable valet to Bertie Wooster.

Question Of The Day - February 12,2009

2009-02-12T10:04:00.004+05:30

Connect these visuals to a sportsman. Explain the connection. [1 Points]

Answer :
Michael Owen, Owen starred in a series of adverts that charted his life, and rise to fame.In 2001, he was the advertising face of breakfast cereal "Nestlé Sporties". He also appeared in several adverts for the washing powder Persil, in a contract worth £1,000,000.Owen was selected as one of the two cover athletes for Pro Evolution Soccer 2008.He has been an ambassador of the Swiss watchmaker Tissot since 1998 and has a contract with car manufacturer Jaguar.

Question Of The Day - February 11,2009

2009-02-11T15:18:00.002+05:30

Identify all the visuals.

Connect them to an organisation.

(Several well known people are part of this organisation.)
[1 Points]

Answer :
The American presidents who were famous civitians of civitian international. Several well-known individuals have been Civitans, including: Thomas Edison President Calvin Coolidge President Franklin D. Roosevelt, charter member of the New York Civitan Club President John F. Kennedy President Harry Truman U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ed Sanford General John Pershing Cornelius Vanderbilt IV, charter member of the New York Civitan Club Richard Petty Bo Jackson Frank Thomas Richard Rohmer, who served as a Civitan district governor and international treasurer. Richmond H. Hilton, Medal of Honor recipient.

Question Of The Day - February 10,2009

2009-02-10T12:38:00.001+05:30

Identify the cricketer and his speciality

Answer:
Anil Dalpat

The first Hindu to play test cricket for Pakistan

Question Of The Day - February 9,2009

2009-02-09T19:37:00.002+05:30

Identify the person in the picture

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Question Of The Day - February 8,2009

2009-02-08T15:15:00.001+05:30

A was heavily publisiced by media and quizzers all over India.

But actually it was B, according to the director C of the movie D who was the inspiration to the story of the blockbuster D.

The director C made his debut into Bollywood (as a director) with the movie E.

The movie E was based on the real life character F, whose record "score" is around 110, as against the figure claimed in the movie E.

Identify A,B,C,D,E,F
[6 Points]

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Question For - February 7,2009

2009-02-08T15:10:00.003+05:30

Each part of the visuals is having a crypting connect to a famous person in bollywood.Identify the person and explain the connection to each picture.
(The theme for this week is Bollywood. Contributed by Kamal Rathi)
[6 Points]

Answer:
A.R.Rehman. References to his movies Rose – Roja Turbaned Sardarji – Indian Indira Gandhi – Indira Lee – Jeans Taj Mahal

Question Of The Day - February 6,2009

2009-02-06T15:15:00.003+05:30

Identify these personalities and explain the connection between them?
(The theme for this week is Bollywood. Contributed by Kamal Rathi)
[4 Points]

Answer:
All potrayed Kasturba Gandhi on silver screen. pic-1:-Pallavi Joshi - Making of Mahatma pic-2:-Rohini Hattangadi - Gandhi pic-3:-Shefali Chhaya - Gandhi My Father

Question Of The Day - February 5,2009

2009-02-05T13:50:00.003+05:30

What is the unique feature about this song?
(The theme for this week is Bollywood. Contributed by Kamal Rathi)

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Answer:
A.R.Rehman composed music for the Mandarin movie "Warriors of Heaven & Earth". This song is sung by Sadhna Sargam and is the only hindi song to be included in the OST released worldwide.

Question Of The Day - February 4,2009

2009-02-04T12:17:00.003+05:30

What is the significance of this song in Bollywood history?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wqMgwco7vPU

Answer:
Rail Gaadi, Singer – Ashok Kumar, Movie – Aashirwad Funda – First RAP Song of Bollywood

Question Of The Day - February 3,2009

2009-02-03T15:10:00.003+05:30

Identify the poster.

(The theme for this week is Bollywood. Contributed by Kamal Rathi)
[1 Points]

Answer :
Movie - Aag

Question Of The Day - January 31,2009

2009-01-31T17:59:00.001+05:30

"A" is a renowned politician.

He is also highly respected in country "B". In fact so much so that when he died, B lowered its flag as a mark of respect to A.

He leaves behind an illustrious family.

His son "C" has followed in his footsteps as a renowned politician himself.

His daughter "D" is a famous author.

Identify A, B, C and D
[4 Points]

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Question Of The Day - January 30,2009

2009-01-30T09:46:00.007+05:30

Identify these people. They have a connect between them which may not necessarily be restricted to just the two of them. What is the connection?2 points for identifying them and 1 point for the connection.
[3 points]

Answer:
Pic1 Dr.Ramakant Panda
Pic2 Dr. Chitranjan S. Ranawat
Dr.Ramakant Panda Operated PM Manmohan Singh for Heart Surgery
Dr. Chitranjan S. Ranawat Operated PM Atal B Vajpayee for Knee Surgery

Question Of The Day - January 29,2009

2009-01-29T09:54:00.005+05:30

Identify these images and connect them to a famous individual.
[4 Points]

Answer :
Pic 1 Logo of Civitian international
Pic 2 - Logo of March of Dimes an organisation that works against infantile paralysis
Pic 3 Silver Buffalo medal awarded by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) - their highest award for adults, which is conferred in recognition of distinguished support of youth on a national level

Connect - Franklin D Roosevelt

- FDR was a Civitian
- A victim of infantile paralysis himself, FDR was one of the founders of March of the Dimes
- The BSA conferred this award on FDR

Question Of The Day - January 28,2009

2009-01-28T10:55:00.002+05:30

These two individuals are very famous and easily identifiable. Furthermore, they have a bond between them which some of US may call intimate. What is that bond?

No points for identifying them. We want a specific answer. A hint lies in the question itself.
[1 Points]

Answer:
They were quizzing partners at IIT Mumbai

Question Of The Day - January 27,2009

2009-01-27T09:41:00.003+05:30

Identify this person. What unique record he is credited with? [2 Points]

Answer:
The player is Ryan Giggs
Record of having scored in every edition of the Premier League since its inception.

Question Of The Day - January 26,2009

2009-01-26T11:25:00.003+05:30

Identify the reciter? [1 point]
(You are requested to kindly stand up to pay respect to our national anthem.)

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Answer:
Rabindranath Tagore

Question Of The Day - January 25,2009

2009-01-25T12:46:00.003+05:30

A is known for his great literary work B.

Most of the characters of B were based on real life people known to A. Two important characters of B were based on his father & mother. Two other characters resemble A himself. Another character was having striking similarity with his wife & sister-in-law.

Before the first version of B was ready, one third of the whole book had been published in a magazine under the title C.

The book B also highlights the contrasting styles of operation of two historic generals, D & E. The character D was from the author's nation and his modest, but effective style actually rescued his country from the aggressive invasion of E.

Identify A,B,C,D & E.
[5 Points]

Answer:
A-Leo Tolstoy
B-War & Peace
C-1805
D-Napoleon
E-General Kutuzov

Question Of The Day - January 24,2009

2009-01-24T10:34:00.005+05:30

Identify the famous personality who is singing (she is not known as a singer). Who is she wishing?

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Answer:
Singer is Norma Jean Baker popularly known as Marilyn Monroe. She is wishing John F. Kennedy on his birthday.

Question Of The Day - January 23,2009

2009-01-23T10:28:00.004+05:30

A sight a lot of us would love to see!!! The question is.....Who is hiring?
[1 point]

Answer:
YouTube.

Question Of The Day - January 22,2009

2009-01-22T09:47:00.012+05:30

Name the people circled in ghis group. What is the connection between all the members of the group?

[3 points]

Answer:
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar & Nathuram Godse
The people in the group were accused in the Mahatma Gandhi assissination case.

Question Of The Day - January 21,2009

2009-01-21T09:47:00.004+05:30

Who is the player? What is his claim to fame?
[2 points]

Answer:
Bernard Tomic. He became the youngest ever male tennis player to win a match at the senior tournament at the Australian Open by beating Potito Starace of Italy two days ago

Question Of The Day - January 20,2009

2009-01-20T23:00:00.006+05:30

Identify this famous ad legend? [1 Point]

Answer:
William (Bill) Bernbach, a legendary figure in the history of American advertising. One of the three founders of Doyle Dane Bernbach (DDB) and directed ad campaigns such as "Think Small" for Volkswagen Beetle.

Question Of The Day - January 19,2009

2009-01-20T22:53:00.002+05:30

Connect these companies. The list is not exhaustive. 1 point
[1 Points]

Answer:
All these Indian companies have been featured in Harvard Business School case studies.

Question Of The Day - January 18,2009

2009-01-20T22:51:00.000+05:30

A was the private secretary to B.
A is known as the founder of C which is arguably one of the cornerstones of consumer rights.
He is also regarded as the father of D (a subject) in India.

B was the youngest son of a large family. Having achieved world wide reknown, he was undoubtedly the most illustrious scion of his family.
However, other members of his family too had their own claim to fame. One of his brothers E was famous for a first as an administrator.

Identify A, B, C, D, E
[5 Points]

Answer:
A. P.C. Mahalanobis
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Indian Statistical Institute
D. Applied Statistics
E. Satyendranath Tagore

Question Of The Day - January 17,2009

2009-01-20T22:49:00.001+05:30

The three cricketers shown below have performed a unique feat in Indian Cricket.

Actually 3 more players have achieved the same feat.

Identify these three cricketers and name the missing 3.

One point for each name and one point for naming the feat. Totally 7 points.
[7 Points]

Answer:
1) Vijay Hazare 130 and 101
2) S C Khanna 111 and 128
3) S Mushtaq Ali 109 and 130
4) Hanumant Singh 109 and 113
5) Sachin Tendulkar 140 and 139
6) Rohit Sharma 141 and 108
Connect all have scored centuries in both innings in Ranji Trophy finals

Question Of The Day - January 16,2009

2009-01-20T22:44:00.002+05:30

Identify and connect all the four to a landmark in India?For identifying each and every picture and expalining each pictures,you get 4 points and 1 point for the overall connect.Contributed by Pragyanand Mishra.
[5 Points]

Answer:
the answer is IISC bangalore.. cv raman was the first indian director.. The land and other facilities for the institution were pitched in from krishnaraja wodeyar 4, the Maharaja of Mysore, jamshed ji tata was involved in settin up the thing..(from a famous conversation with vivekanada) and the other 1 is sir william ramsay(noble gases)..who was deeply associated with the management

Question Of The Day - January 15,2009

2009-01-20T22:43:00.002+05:30

What connects the 7 numbered individuals in the picture? (The unnumbered individual may provide a clue)
[1 Points]

Answer:
Julie Andrews posing with the 7 people who played the role of Von Trapp children in the movie 'The Sound of Music'(in the background are the puppets used in a song, 'Goat herd' in the movie)

Question Of The Day - January 14,2009

2009-01-20T22:40:00.001+05:30

Identify the visual.During which festival,we see this.
[2 points]

Answer :
The visual shown is Jallikattu a bull taming sport played in Tamil Nadu.It is held in the villages of Tamil Nadu on the eve of Mattu Pongal, one of the four days of Pongal festival.

Question Of The Day - January 13,2009

2009-01-20T22:39:00.002+05:30

Identfy her. What is her claim to fame?

Answer:
Louise Joy Brown is the world's first baby to be conceived by in vitro fertilisation.

Question Of The Day - January 12,2009

2009-01-20T22:37:00.001+05:30

Identify him
[1 point]

Answer :
George Fernandes

Question Of The Day - January 10,2009

2009-01-10T12:52:00.003+05:30

Contributed by Karthik Narayan
The theme for this week is Music (Important)

Identify the highlighted instrument.
This instrument is a part of what set of instruments?
Name the rest of the instruments.

One point for identifying the instrument
One point for identifying the name of the set
One point for naming all the other instruments in the set (no partially correct answer is acceptable here)

[3 Points]

Answer :
1. The instrument is the Kombu

2. The set of instruments is known as the Panchvadyam

3. Timila, Maddalam, Ilathalam and Idakka are the other 4 instruments

Question Of The Day - January 9,2009

2009-01-10T12:14:00.003+05:30

Contributed by Karthik Narayanan
The theme for this week is Music (Important)

Name this song and tell us its significance
Hint : It is linked to a very popular sport
One point for naming the song and one point for its significance.

[2 Points]

Answer:
name of song: Blue is the colour significance: Anthem of chelsea football club.

Question Of The Day - January 8,2009

2009-01-10T12:12:00.000+05:30

Contributed by Karthik Narayan

The theme for this week is Music (Important)

Identify this instrument. We want a specific name please.

Name its creator. 2 Points
[2 Points]

Answer:
The instrument is the Mohan Veena created by Pandit Vishnu Mohan Bhatt

Question Of The Day - January 6,2009

2009-01-10T12:10:00.003+05:30

Contributed by Karthik Narayanan
The theme for this week is Music (Important)

The image shown below is an artist's depiction of the flag of a famous Indian mythological character. Give us his name.
[1 Points]

Answer:
Ravana, the king of Lanka used to have a flag with a Veena as his standard.

Question Of The Day - January 5,2009

2009-01-10T12:08:00.001+05:30

Contributed by Karthik Narayanan
The theme for this week is Music (Important)

Connect

1. Fe₂O₃

2. CrO₂

3. Fe₃O₄

[1 Points]

Answer :
Materials used for the coatings of Audio Cassettes.

Question Of The Day - January 4,2009

2009-01-10T12:05:00.002+05:30

Name all the four parts.

One point for identifying each part of the visual and One point for the overall concept..

Total 5 points
[5 Points]

Answer :
The four temperaments choleric(Top-Left); melancholic(Bottom-Left); sanguine(Bottom-Right); phlegmatic-(Top-Right).

What is this visual all about?

Question Of The Day - January 3,2009

2009-01-03T23:04:00.003+05:30

Identify the images and connect them to a famous individual

One point for identifying each image and One point for the connect.
[3 Points]

Answer :
1) THE STAINED GLASS WINDOW FROM THE FABIAN SOCIETY - This is the stained-glass window from the Beatrice Webb House in Surrey, England, former headquarters of the Fabian Society. It was designed by George Bernard Shaw and depicts Sidney Webb and Shaw striking the Earth with hammers to "REMOULD IT NEARER TO THE HEART'S DESIRE," a line from Omar Khayyam.
2) The LSE Coat of Arms, displaying the School's Beaver mascot Connect: The window is now on display at the London School of Economics (LSE), which was founded by Sydney and Beatrice Webb. The window was purchased by the Webb Memorial Trust and now is on loan to the LSE where it is displayed in the schools Shaw Library.
In April of 2006, the window was officially unvieled by a ceremony attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is a member of the Fabian Society.

Question Of The Day - January 2,2009

2009-01-02T18:13:00.005+05:30

Identify the personalities (A-Pic-1 and B-Pic-2). Name the companies they started (C -The company by "A' and D-The company by "B") Respectively.
[4 Points]

Answer:

Pic 1 Adi Dassler

Pic 2 Rudi Dassler

C = Adidas D = Puma

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2009-01-01T13:01:00.005+05:30

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Question Of The Day - January 1,2009

2009-01-01T12:53:00.006+05:30

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!! MAY THIS YEAR BRINGS MORE HAPPINESS, MORE JOY & MORE CHEER IN YOUR LIFE AND OF YOUR LOVED ONES!!!!

So the first question of this year issssss............................

What is the title conferred on him by his country?

What is he recognised in India for?
[3 Points]

Answer :
1.Muhammad Iqbal
2.Muffakir-e-Pakistan ("The Thinker of Pakistan"), Shair-e-Mashriq ("The Poet of the East"), and Hakeem-ul-Ummat ("The Sage of Ummah")and also Alamma (scholar). Alamma is the title conferred by his nation Pakistan.
3.He wrote Tarana -e-Hind (sareh jahan se achha)

Question Of The Day - December 31,2008

2008-12-31T22:07:00.006+05:30

Pic1:- A crater is named after him in Moon and Mars

Pic2:- Graveyard of a famous scientist who revolutionised atomic science

Pic1 : X :: Pic2 : Y

Identify Pic1, Name of Pic 2, X and Y. Connect X and Y. This is a specific connect and the two of them (X and Y) are the only members of this group. One point each for Identifying Pic1 and the scientist whose graveyard is shown in Pic 2. One point each for identifying X and Y. One point for the connect.
[5 Points]

Answer :
Pic 1. Henry Becquerel

Pic 2. Paul Schrodinger

X Marie Curie

Y Linus Pauling

Marie Curie and Linus Pauling are the only people to have won Nobel Prizes in more than 1 field.

Question Of The Day - December 30,2008 Question Of The Day - December 30,2008

2008-12-31T22:01:00.002+05:30

Identify these two actresses who probably are the only overwhelmingly famous exponents of their genre
[2 Points]

Answer : Pic 1 - Lalita Pawar, Pic 2 - Manorama.
Wicked parental figures (mother in law and step mother types)

FUN- Question Of The Day - December 29 ,2008

2008-12-31T21:52:00.003+05:30

Who are the mother and child depicted in this stamp?
[1 Points]

Answer : Mother - Jijabai , Son - Shivaji Maharaj

FUN- Question Of The Day - December 28 ,2008

2008-12-28T00:37:00.004+05:30

A very renowned scientist 'A' was unhappy about how his Discovery 'B' and a letter to 'C' let to the creation of 'D'
A renowned Indian 'E' is connected to A and C for achieving a particular feat. Identify A,B,C,D,E
[5 Points]

Answer :
A- Albert Einstein
B- Theory Of Relativity
C- Franklin D. Roosevelt
D- Atom Bomb
E- Mahatma Gandhi
The runners-up for Person of the Century were Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mahatma Gandhi.Winner was Albert Einstein

FUN- Question Of The Day - December 27 ,2008

2008-12-27T12:12:00.006+05:30

What is the Significance of the red bar in pic 1?

Connect pic 1 with pic 2.

One point for the significance and One point for the connect
[2 point]

Answer :
Pic1: Red Bar signifies the location of "The Three Gorges Dam"
Pic2: Great Wall of China.
Connect: The Three Gorges Dam,when complete will be visible from space though naked eye.Earlier the great wall of china was the only man made structure visible from space though naked eyes.
Hence,The only two man made structure visible to naked eye from space.

FUN- Question Of The Day - December 26 ,2008

2008-12-26T11:20:00.006+05:30

Identify.

Who is the next in this series?

Hint : Think of a banyan leaf.

Answer : Only vocalists who won Bharat Ratna Award

Pic 1 :M. S. Subbulakshmi : 1998
Pic 2 : Lata Mangeshkar : 2001

Connect : Pandit Bhimsen Joshi : 2008

FUN- Question Of The Day - December 25 ,2008

2008-12-25T11:35:00.006+05:30

Identify Picture one and picture two. Who/what comes next in the series.

One point for each picture and one for the completion of series.
[Hint: picture1> He is a banker,he also serves on the board of directors of the United Nations Foundation]

Contributed by Mayank Vora
[3 Points]

Answer : Winners of Noble Peace Prize
Pic 1 - Mr. Muhammad Yunus : Year 2006 : for Grameen Bank
Pic 2 - Mr. Al Gore : Year 2007 : for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Next in order will be Mr. Martti Ahtisaari, winner in 2008 for efforts to resolve international conflicts.

FUN- Question Of The Day - December 24 ,2008

2008-12-24T11:00:00.006+05:30

Identify the visual.why it was in news recently.1 point for identifying the picture and another for explaining why it was in news recently. [2 points]

Answer : Bratz Doll Cloe with make-up accessories, manufactured by southern California toy company MGA Entertainment. News: In 2008, after Barbie-maker Mattel filed suit against MGA, MGA was banned from producing the dolls, and Mattel was awarded $100 million by the jury; $10 million for MGA's copyright infringement and $90 million for their breach of contract.

FUN- Question Of The Day - December 23,2008

2008-12-23T11:05:00.008+05:30

Connect the individuals below :

Answer : Both the above personalities : Pic 1 - George Bush , Pic 2 - Mayawati, belong to political parties having 'Elephant' as its symbol.

FUN- Question Of The Day - December 18,2008

2008-12-18T00:03:00.000+05:30

Question Of The Day - December 18,2008

What are these visuals.Whose creation is this?(2 points) [2 Points]

FUN-Question Of The Day - December 17,2008

2008-12-17T23:09:00.003+05:30

Question Of The Day - December 17,2008

Identify these countries and connect them.(Hint: The order in which these flags are shown is significant). One point for each of the other countries and one point for the connection. Total 5 points.

ANSWER:-

The four countries are Hong Kong, Malaysia,China and Thailand. These countries are the most afforable countries as per the Big Mac Index of July 2008. The Big Mac Index measures the purchasing power of various countries by equating the same to the cost of a Big Mac in US$

Question Of The Day - December 16,2008

2008-12-16T07:53:00.001+05:30

Question Of The Day - December 16,2008

Connect these 4 actresses. One point for connection only.[1 Points]

FUN-Question Of The Day - December 15,2008

2008-12-15T18:38:00.002+05:30

Question Of The Day - December 15,2008

Identify this famous author? Apart from writing his books what other first is credited to him in the world of writing?[2 Points]

ANSWER:-

Samuel Longhorn Clemens aka Mark Twain.Credited for First book to be completely written on a typewriter.Mark Twain is also the first writer to trademark his name and incorporate himself as a business enterprise.

FUN-Question Of The Day - December 14,2008

2008-12-15T18:33:00.002+05:30

Question Of The Day - December 14,2008

Identify and connect the three buildings. One point for each picture and one for the connect.Total 4 points. (Contributed by Rohit Nair. Quintessential Theory )[4 Points]

ANSWER:-

1) Taipie 101 2) Burj Dubai 3) Petronas (not in serial order)Connect:-Samsung Engineering & Construction.All partly built by samsung.

FUN-Question Of The Day - December 13,2008

2008-12-13T09:05:00.000+05:30

Question Of The Day - December 13,2008

Identify these cricketers. What important episode connects them? 1 point for each cricketer. 1 point for connect. Total 4 points.[4 Points]

FUN-Question Of The Day - December 12,2008

2008-12-13T09:02:00.002+05:30

Question Of The Day - December 12,2008

Connect the ship and bell to a particular institution. Explain the significance of the bell.1 point for each image. 1 point for the connection. 1 point for the explanation of significance. Total 4 points.(Contributed by Rohit Nair Current Quizzing)[4 Points]

ANSWER:-

1.The Lutine Bell:The ship's bell (engraved "ST. JEAN - 1779") was recovered on 17 July 1858. 2.The Lutine:a Magicienne class frigate of the French Navy.

Connection:-Lloyd's of London: a British insurance market.Lutine was launched in 1779, captured by the Royal Navy, recommissioned as HMS Lutine, and lost in 1799.She sank on 9 October 1799 carrying a large cargo of gold, the majority of which remains unsalvagedThe gold was insured by Lloyd's of London, which paid the claim in full.The Lutine Bell from the ship is preserved at Lloyd's of London.

Significance:-In the great Underwriting Room of Lloyd's stands the Lutine Bell, which was struck when the fate of a ship “overdue” at its destination port became known. If the ship was safe, the bell would be rung twice: if it had sunk, the bell would be rung once. (This had the practical purpose of immediately stopping the sale or purchase of “overdue” reinsurance on that vessel.) Now it is only rung for ceremonial purposes, such as the visit of a distinguished guest (two rings), or for the annual Remembrance Day service; and for major world catastrophes, such as 9/11 and the Asian Tsunami Disaster (one ring).

FUN-Question Of The Day - December 11,2008

2008-12-13T08:57:00.000+05:30

Question Of The Day - December 11,2008

Connect the pictures below. 1 point for overal connect and 1 point for fitting each picture into the connect. (Contributed by Rohit Nair. Quintessential Theory )[5 Points]

ANSWER:-

They all have Business schools in US named after them.1.Alfred Sloan- Massachusetts-MIT Sloan School of Management 2.Amos Tuck- New Hampshire -Tuck School of Business 3.Peter Drucker- California- Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management 4.Roberto C. Goizueta -Georgia-Goizueta Business School

FUN- Question Of The Day - December 10,2008

2008-12-10T01:05:00.001+05:30

Question Of The Day - December 10,2008

Connect the pictures below to a famous Indian corporate. 1 point for overal connect and 1 point for fitting each picture into the connect.Hint : Think laterally. (Contributed by Rohit Nair. Quintessential Theory )[6 Points]

ANSWER:-

The Taj group of hotels owned by the Tata group(Indian hotels company) headed by Ratan Tata. 1.Taj President, Mumbai- Pratibha Patil prez of India; 2.Taj Hotels - The Ambassador, New Delhi- The ambassador car ; 3.Taj Krishna Hyderabad- Lord Krishna ; 4.Gwalior-Usha Kiran Palace hotel- The pic is of Usha Kiran ; 5.Taj Malabar Hotel Cochin- Kerala is part of the Malabar coast. Malabar district includes Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad.

FUN- Question Of The Day - December 9

2008-12-09T13:06:00.001+05:30

Question Of The Day - December 9,
Identify the advertiser.(Clue:-Think why will you keep your mouth wide open and keep your tongue out.(Contributed by Rohit Nair.Quintessential Theory)[1 Points]

Answer:-

Tabasco

FUN-Question Of The Day - December 8,2008

2008-12-09T13:03:00.003+05:30

Question Of The Day - December 8,2008

Connect the picture to a famous brand. (Contributed by Rohit Nair Current Quizzing)[1 Points]

ANSWER:-

Godiva Chocolates (started by the Draps family)

FUN-Question Of The Day - December 7,2008

2008-12-09T12:57:00.002+05:30

Question Of The Day - December 7,2008

Identify the images and connect them. One point for each image and one point for the connect. Total 4 points. (Contributed by Tathagata Mukherjee)[4 Points]

ANSWER:-

1.Finnish folk music band Värttinä. 2.Andrew Lloyd Webber 3.Nemesis Avenue Connect-Connect is A R Rahman.With Finnish folk music band Värttinä, he wrote the music for The Lord of the Rings theatre production.In 2002, he composed his maiden stage production Bombay Dreams (2002) following a commission from musical theatre composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, a success in London's West End.Rahman is the founder of the Madras based rock group, "Nemesis Avenue"

FUN- Question Of The Day - December 6,2008

2008-12-09T12:53:00.001+05:30

Question Of The Day - December 6,2008
Identify the individuals and connect them.1 mark each for each picture and 1 mark for the connect.(Contributed by:-Tathagata Mukherjee)[4 Points]
Answer:-
1. Marcus Loew, owner of Metro Pictures 2. Samuel Goldwyn 3. Louis B Mayer Connect: MGM

FUN- Question Of The Day - December 5,2008

2008-12-05T08:26:00.001+05:30

Question Of The Day - December 5,2008

Identify the visuals and connect it.Explain the connection properly.For identifying the 3 visuals you ll get 3 points and one point for the connection.Total 4 points.(Contributed by Tathagata Mukherjee)[4 Points]

FUN- Question Of The Day - December 4,2008

2008-12-04T10:51:00.002+05:30

Question Of The Day - December 4,2008
Identify pictures 2 and 3 and explain the connection between all images.One point each for identifying pics 2 ad 3 and one point for the connection.Total 3 points. (Contributed by Tathagata Mukherjee)[3 Points]

ANSWER:-

Reebok: Chariots of fire, the running shoes worn by the famous athletes Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddel in the 1924 Summer Olympics, featured in this movie were designed by none other than Reebok Shoes Company;; Scarlett Johansson, who is the brand ambassador for Reebok and promotes the Hearts range of shoes; Jay-Z, who was the first non-athlete to recieve a signature Reebok shoe. Manish Arora, who has designed the Fish Fry range of shoes for Reebok.

FUN-Question Of The Day - December 3,2008

2008-12-04T10:48:00.001+05:30

Question Of The Day - December 3,2008

Identify the pictures and explain the connection.1 point pictures 1 and 2 and 1 for overall connection.No point for identifying Vijay Mallya. Total 3 points. (Contributed by Tathagata Mukherji)[3 Points]

ANSWER:-

BCCI (Logo was derived from Order of Star, Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, was a founder member of BCCI and Vijay Mallya is currently is one of the board members of BCCI)

FUN-Question Of The Day - December 2,2008

2008-12-04T10:44:00.003+05:30

ANSWER:-

One Billion Vote or “Jaago Re” campaign promoted by Tata Tea

Connect all the organisations represented by the visuals (the list is not exhaustive) to a movement. (Contributed by Tathagata Mukherjee). 1 Mark for connection only...[1 Points]

FUN-Question Of The Day - December 1,2008

2008-12-04T10:40:00.001+05:30

ANSWER:-
Connect is Prabhu deva Sundaram 1.Agni Natchathiram-Prabhu Deva's debut movie 2.Pokkiri-He won the award for best director for it. 3.Lakshya-He won the national award for choreographing for film lakshya 4.Sapnay-It was the hindi dubbed version of famous movie Minsaara Kanavu in Tamil.He acted in the movie and also won a national award for best choreographer.'

Question Of The Day - December 1,2008

Explain the connection between the four movies shown. 1 point for the overall connection and 1 point each for explaining the connection with each movie. Total 5 points. (Contributed by Tathagata Mukherji)[5 Points]

FUN-Facts UnknowN Contest - November 30,2008

2008-11-30T01:07:00.004+05:30

QUESTION:-
Connect it.(4 points).

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

2008-11-30T00:35:00.002+05:30

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

2008-11-29T23:57:00.002+05:30

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

2008-11-29T23:51:00.001+05:30

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

2008-11-26T22:02:00.001+05:30

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

2008-11-25T09:55:00.004+05:30

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

2008-11-24T00:22:00.001+05:30

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

2008-11-23T17:29:00.002+05:30

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,