Connect / Identify

There is a connect between these pictures. Identify it.


Ans. The connect is Pakistan


Pic 1 - Chukar (type of partridge) - national bird of Pakistan
Pic 2 - Markhor - national animal


Some more info from blogbyp... "Both animals are endangered. Bird almost extinct"


Bijeet and Blogbyp got it right.

Mid Week Bonus Q

Identify the kid using the pic (inset) as a reference


2points at stake!


Ans. Elian Gonzalves.


The main picture shows Elián González, a 11-yr old Cuban boy who was the centre of controversy between govt. of Cuba and USA in year 2000.(Also, can be seen in the picture is Fidel Castro, though out of focus). Elián's mother tried to immigrate to USA illegally with him and her boyfriend. When she drowned, Elián was initially kept with his paternal relatives in Miami, who sought to keep him in the United States against his father's demands that González be returned to Cuba. After a district court's rulling that only Elián's father could petition for the asylum on the boy's behalf and not his extended relatives was upheld and when US Supreme court declined to hear the case, the boy was returned to his father in Cuba. Elián considered Fidel Castro as "not only as a friend but as a father".
The South Park Romania Episode has a scene in it where US forces enter Kenny's house to take him to his father alive, but accidently kill him.


Only Blogbyp and Dolphin have the connect

Identify

Guest Question from one our readers... this one is from Arjun Mehra

What is being transported in this pic?


Bijeet has all the details...


IBM 305 RAMAC (Random Access Method of Accounting and Control) Hard Disk Drive.
The HDD weighed over a ton.
Max Capacity: 5 MB.

I guess the picture is circa 1956.

Pan American Airlines the airline in the picture was a customer and a partner of IBM. IBM almost exclusively used PanAm to move its hardwares.


Chitananda, Bijeet, vish, Zish, Bhople, Blogbyp and guessthelogo got it correct

What is he talking about?

Probably one of the only pics available on the net as of yesterday night. What was it all about?


Ans. 

UIDAI's (

India's Unique ID card program)

new identity and logo.

It will now be known as "AADHAAR"

Goutamjay, Bijeet, Dolphin, guessthelogo, Pranav, Zish, Blogbyp, Nazar, V Chandrashekhar and Karthik Narayan got it right

QOTW #11

What is this type of architecture called?


Clockwise from top left
1. Pantheon in Rome
2. Beehive Govt. Bldg. in Wellington, NZ
3. London BFI IMAX Theater, Waterloo, London
4. The Baptistery at Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa,Tuscany, Italy(site which also has Leaning Tower in its compound)

ARCHITECTURE- Rotund style buildings(though Pantheon is also famous for its Corinthian Columns)


Bijeet and Blogbyp nailed it.

Cookies...

Tribute to somebody. What are these cookies called?


Ans. Lady Gaga Cookies.


Only Dolphin got this one.

Identify the brand

New brand. New product. Making news in India. Identify


Ans. Aqua Montana India subsidiary of Aqua Montana Getranke Import GmbH, Germany. 
India is the first country outside Europe they are foraying into.
They sell sell diet beverages and energy drinks. Sim being one of them. They also have an Energy drink series called 'Explode'

Bijeet, Blogbyp and Zish have it right

Who is she?

In the news for all the wrong reasons. Identify her (should be a sitter)

Ans. A Sitter indeed. Everyone got this one. Poorna Patel (daughter of Praful Patel) embroiled in the latest IPL controversy. Wonder how many more names are gonna pop up.

Mid Week Bonus Q

Connect these pics (for 2 pts)

Ans. Picture shows poster of Hangover, Ocean's 11(1960,Rainman movies and logos of Harrah's (old logo) and TPG Capital.

Caesers palace is a casino owned by Harrah's entertainment. It is shown in movies Hangover, ocean's 11(2001)and Rainman. TPG Capital(TPG) owns majority stake in Harrah's entertainment.

Marvelous crack by the following - Bhople, Bijeet, buckingfsatard, uma and blogbyp

AD for?

Ans. Amnesty International. Everyone got it!

Connect

Ans. Pic 1: Ayman Abu Aita

Pic 2: Insignia of Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade

Pic 3: King Julien XIII, the Lemur from Madagascar the movie.

Connect: Sasha Baron Cohen/Bruno

Ayman Abu Aita was a part of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade (Pic 2) a Palestinian terrorist organization under Hamas.

He was interviewed by Bruno (played by Baron Cohen) in the movie "Bruno".

He is threatening to sue Sasha Baron Cohen right now for using misrepresentation to obtain his interview.

The last pic is of the character King Julien XIII, a Lemur from Madagascar the movie, his voice overs were done by Sasha Baron Cohen.

Bijeet, Blogbyp and Dolphin with the crack. Great one!

QOTW #10

Connect


Ans. Luminous (brought to you by SAR group) has decided to enter the telecom market. Their venture will be called Wynncom (logo) whose brand ambassador will be Saif Ali Khan.


Correct answers by Ameya, Blogbyp, Bijeet and Vikrant

Identify this place

In the news these days...identify!

Ans. Eyjafjallajökull- translated as "island-mountains glacier" in Iceland,its eruption threw volcanic ash several kilometres up in the atmosphere which led to air travel disruptions in northwest Europe starting on April 14th 2010, including the closure of airspace over most of Europe.

Mr. Anonymous is DOLPHIN!

The secretive Mr. Anon has finally revealed his identity. He will now be referred to as DOLPHIN on our leaderboard.

Identify

In the month of February, this place was in the news in India... in a way. How?


Ans. Complete Answer by Bijeet - 


The map shows Thuringia one of the states or "Launde" of Germany, it also lends its name to the city Thuringia.
Connect: Bacillus Thuringiensis.
In February 2009 The Govt. of India said no to growing BT Brinjal.
BT stands for Baccilus Thuringiensis.
The bacteria was discovered by japanese biologist Shigetane Ishiwata he named it Bacillus Sotto but was forgotten. The bacterium was rediscovered in 1911 by German biologist Ernst Berliner, who gave it its current name after the German town of Thuringia, his home town.


Pranav, Chithananda, Bijeet, Tania and Dolphin were the only ones to get this correct

Who is this?

Kinda direct. Identify.

Ans. Barbara Mori. She had shaved her head for the film Cosas Insignificantes to express solidarity with her son who loses hair in the film due to cancer.


Santosh, Blogbyp, Sijut Mehta, Avinash, Venkat S Murthy and Hrishikesh have the right answers.

Mid Week Bonus Q

4 Pics, 2 Points, 2 Word Answer, Connect

Ans. The connect is the Death Star

Quoting Santosh Bhople

Picture shows Saturnine moon Mimas and logos of American Idol, Enron and AT&T

1.There are 2 photographs of Saturnine moon Mimas captured by NASA Cassini spacecraft, first showing surface of Mimas and 2nd showing temperature map showing video game character Pacman eating dot. Surface of Mimas looks like Death Star.
2. In the US, networks that compete with Fox refer to American Idol as the 'Death Star' due to its destructive effects on their schedules and ratings.
3. Enron labeled one of the false companies used in its fraudulent manipulation of the California power grid as 'Death Star'.
4. The logo of AT&T has been compared to the 'Death Star'.

Santosh, Goutamjay,sunny,buckingfastard, blogbyp, Anon (who i believe is dolphin), Bijeet, Avinash and Tania know their Star Wars.

Identify

The guy on the left is pretty famous. What is this couple fondly known as?


Ans. Uncle and Aunty Pai of Amar Chitra Katha fame


Uncle Pai - Anant Pai
Aunty Pai - Lalitha Pai


Only v. chandrasekhar got it right

Connect

Question by one of our avid followers... this comes from Avishek Ray (aka Stuntman Mike)

Connect the following pics -

and in a way...

Ans. No one got this right. Great question by Avishek Ray...i mean Stuntman Mike


So here is what...


Let me identify the pics for you...


Pic 1 - A type of interceptor aircraft
Pic 2 - Pele - nickname Black Pearl
Pic 3 - Ford Endeavour
Pic 4 - Queen / Empress Victoria
Pic 5 - Princess Diana
Pic 6 - The Dauntless dive bomber
Pic 7 - Dennis Bergkamp - (wat a playa!) - nickname Non Flying Dutchman as he had fear of flying.


So there you have it...


the connect was - Names of ships mentioned on the Pirates of the Caribbean series.


Went uncracked!!

QOTW #9

Connect the following and give me just one word


Ans. Diesel. 


Shaq 'O Neill - nickname 'Diesel'


Dark Fury - Chronicles of Riddick game. Voice given by Vin Diesel (starred as Riidik in both Pitch Black and Chronicles...)


The weird looking guy is Glen Jacobs popularly known as Kane (Undertaker's bro kayfabe in WWE). He had a small gimmick as the Fake Diesel when Kevin Nash and co left WWE for WCW.


Kevin Nash (Diesel), Scott Hall (Razor Ramon) and Hulk Hogan were the founding members of the NWO (New World Order) considered as one of the best acts in professional wrestling.


Final Pic - Wilbert Das - Dutch Fashion designer and creative director of Diesel - the brand.


Long wordy answer.


Only Bijeet got this correct. Way to go mate!

Connect

Connect reveals recent development

Ans. Cipla sold its iPill manufacturing rights to Nicholas Piramal Pharma. 

The 1st pic has the Piramal Pharma Logo and the 2nd shows Yusuf Khwaja Hameid, Chairman, Cipla group. There is also a refrence to the iPill. The pill seen in the pic is the Philipps iPill.

Bijeet, Anon, Soubhagya  and Blogbyp got this correct

Identify

Economics Everyone. Identify.


Ans. The Next 11 or (N-11) countries identified by Goldman Sachs as having a high potential of becoming the world's largest economies in the 21st century

Identify

Pic 1 got its name because of Pic 2. 

Identify both.


Ans. Interlagos, Sao Paulo home of the Brazilian GP
The name is derived from the words inter-lagos or "between lakes" The circuit is built between two artificial lakes Guarapiranga and Billings. Pic 2 shows Interlakken which also derived its name because of the same fact and inspired the name for the race track.

Anon, Bijeet, Zish, Blogbyp, Screwloose, Avinash and Vivek getting this one

Mid Week Bonus Q

Now WIHOUT  googling or using all that technology used these days to crack online quizzes, try and work out this question the way you would do in a quiz. All clues given. Very Very workable :)

SEVEN BIG POINTS AT STAKE HERE!!!!!

A (Pic1) was a subsidiary of B(Pic2). 

A

B

After going through a brand re-jigging, wihch involved a name change, A bought C (Pic3)'s company and formed D

C

Later C left and formed his own company E, which is very much a competitor to D to this date. You have all heard of D and E. Pretty sure.

E by the way is one of the brands of F

F

F's CEO is G (below)

G

Too many variables...one point for each...A to G, go on, identify and make hay!

Explain the connect.


Ans. I like it when i get answers this way ;)


Chk out Zish's reply


A (Western Electric) was a subsidiary of B(AT&T). After going through a brand re-jigging, which involved a name change, A (Western Electric) bought C (James Bullough Lansing)'s company and formed D (Altec Lansing).

Later C (James Bullough Lansing) left and formed his own company E (JBL), which is very much a competitor to D (Altec Lansing) to this date. You have all heard of D (Altec Lansing) and E (JBL). Pretty sure.

E (JBL) by the way is one of the brands of F (Harman International Industries), F's CEO is G(Dinesh Paliwal)


Only Zish and Sudipto Basu managed to get this. 7 points to both of you :)

Connect

Ans. Aston Martin. 

Quoting Santosh Bhople - "Company Name 'Aston Martin' is taken from the "Aston Hill" races (near Aston Clinton) where the company was founded, and the surname of Lionel Martin, the company's founder."

Vikrant, Zish, Santosh Bhople, Arjun, Pranav, Buckingfastard, blogbyp, Sudipto Basu, Screwloose and JW got it right

Connect

What do you get if you connect all these three pics

Ans. The World's fastest Indian. 


Pic1 - Burt Munroe (Pic1) - character is played by Anthony Hopkins (Pic 2) in the movie. Pic 3 is one of the very first Indian Bikes.


Avishek Ray, Buckingfastard, Santosh Bhople, blogbyp, Sudipto Basu and JW

QOTW #8

Give me the connect!!!


Ans. The Connect is our good 'ol 'Old Monk'


But, Mohan Meakin Breweries is also accepted as a answer.


Quoting Anon (always gives the best answers...still hasnt revealed his name)


"1.Logo is of Mohan Meakin Limited
2.Picture of Kasauli Hill Station
3.Picture of Jallianwala Bagh Memorial
4.Picture of Gen. Dyer

Gen Dyer(4.) was the guy responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre(3.).Edward Dyer was responsible for setting up of the first brewery in India at Kasauli,Himachal Pradesh (2.) by founding the Dyer Breweries.Mohan Meakin Company (1.) was the new name for the Dyer breweries from 1967.
The company (now taken over by Shaw Wallace) makes Old Monk which has been the biggest Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) brand for many years."

Zish, Bidyut, Prasad Bandarkar, RIJO P, Avishek Ray, Soofi, blogbyp, Bijeet, Santosh Bhople, Sudipto Basu, Vikrant Sihag, Thunderdog, Screwloose all get the QOTW right

Identify

I somehow remembered this question recently. Akshay Anantharaman had first told me about this after we had won the college level quizzing circuit back in 2006. Nair was by my side. Akshay, if you get this right...no points :)

How would you connect the two pics.

(Pic2 - Guy on the left is important)


Ans. The guy in Pic1 is Sairaj Bahatule. He was in the same car as Jagjit Singh's son which met with an accident. Unfortunately, the latter died. Everyone cracked it.