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.

Identify this character

Ans. Michelle Obama. 

Identify this structure

This structure is the brainchild of the fellow below.

Which structure is this?

Ans. The Arcelor / Mittal Olympic Tower in London. Designed by Anish Kapoor - the man below. Pic 1 is an artistic rendition of the tower to be built. Somehow the English want to show the French (Parisians in particular) how they snatched London bid for the 2012 olympics right from Paris' nose... that too by erecting an iron structure a la Eiffel.

Identify

They came up with these engines for regular bicycles. The first proptype ran here. (coat of arms of the place below)

Identify the maker.


Ans. Bijeet, Ankit, Papi, Zish and Blogbyp know their bikes. Its the Ducati.(Ducati Cuccilo to be precise)

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Identify this famous pair. Recent News.


Ans. Another one uncracked. Harry Carpenter (famous BBC commentator) and Frank Bruno  (former WBC World Heavyweight Champion).  Carpenter often conducted post-match interviews with Bruno, whose catchphrase was "know what I mean, 'Arry?", and their relationship helped give Bruno a "cuddly bear" image and a popularity with the British public beyond the boxing fraternity. Harry's specialty was boxing and also covered Wimbledon at times. Harry passed away on 20th March this year.

Identify this chap

Should be a sitter


Ans. Everyone cracked it. Its Sam Pitroda

Identify

Based on something I read three weeks back...

Why was she in the news?


Ans. Quoting  Anon "She is Boa Sr., the last person who remembered any Bo,who died on 26 January 2010, at the age of approximately 85.Aka-Bo or Bo is an extinct Great Andamanese language, of the Northern group. It was spoken on the east central coast of North Andaman and on North Reef Island of the Andaman Islands in India. The Aka- at the beginning of the language name is a common Great Andamanese prefix for nouns related to the tongue"

Who is he?

He was in the news this week. Identify


Ans. Vindi Banga of Unilever - set to leave the company after working there for 33 years. Tania, Soubhagya, Vikrant and Thunderdog get it spot on.

Explain

Explain what is happening?


Ans. Quoting Soofi (he has made my job easier)
"St Patrick's Day celebration on Chicago River 2009

Saint Patrick's Day (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig) is a yearly holiday celebrated on 17 March. It is named after Saint Patrick (circa AD 387–461), the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland. It began as a purely Catholic holiday and became an official feast day in the early 1600s. However, it has gradually become more of a secular celebration of Ireland's culture."

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This is a digital tribute to which artist?

Major Hint

Ans: Tribute to Salvador Dali's melting clock - Persistence of Memory.
The hint was a tribute to Dali by Matt Groening


Many ppl getting it right

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Where is this found?

(Dont curse for me such sitters)


Ans. Quoting Soofi...
"No Gun No Funeral is a group of Liberal Party operatives working directly for Ontario Attorney General Michael Bryant to promote Bryant's idea for a total handgun ban in Canada, and coincidently, to increase Bryant's profile in the upcoming Ontario provincial election by pushing this issue.

That is a famous sculpture by Swede Karl (or Carl) Fredrik Reutersward, gifted to the United Nations by Luxembourg in 1988, and is on the UN property in New York."

Identify

What is this formation called?


Ans. Missing Man Formation - tribute to the fallen pilots


It is a subset of the four finger formation / the fingertip formation. So points given to Soofi. :)


More info - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_man_formation

Identify

A famous German brand is named after him. Identify


Ans. Max Grundig. Only Zish gets it...

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An AD in the 70s...creeepy!!! Identify it.

You may have seen it before and you already know it. If you don't, try and work it out. Some clues in the pic...


Ans. PIA - Pakistan International Airlines 
Good people to fly with...

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One of the firsts for his country. Who or what am i talking about?

Ans - Anil Dalpat, the first hindu to play for Pakistan in cricket. He is also the cousin of Danish Kaneria

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Who is this kid?

Ans - Nikolas Sarkozy

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Its a sitter. What is being shown here?

Ans - First ATM installed by Barclays.

Many getting it right there...

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Identify these guys...


Ans. Its the Blue Man Group without facepaint :)
Kaushik again...

Take a look...

Pic Quiz #2

I found this recently on some blog but a gr8 question nonetheless.

What did this pic below inspire in the world of business?

Answer - The Alfa Romeo Logo. Both Kaushik and Avik cracked it...

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Identify these dudes

Ans - Dolce & Gabbana. Soubhagya Jena and v.chandrasekhar nkow their fashion.