Scamsters and Saviours...

Been a Long time ... First the damned end-sem exams.. n then the beloved vacations.. :) ..



1. Identify the Duo.






2. Recently shot to fame for taking everyone down with him, from financial institutions to charitable ones... The Baap of all scamsters.. Who is he?









3. This is a pretty old story.. Who is he.. ?









4. Connect them..




















5. This financial institution, was forced to takeover a bank and act the saviour... Which institution's logo is this?

Houses, High Street and Head Servants...

1. Created by P.G. Wodehouse, his first name is Reginald. He is a "gentleman's personal gentleman"or a valet. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of many many subjects and is extremely skillful at a lot of other stuff to. He inspired one of the most famous valet's in internet history, one who "fetched answers to all questions asked". Who is this internets most famous valet?

2. This high street in London can be reached by taping a brick, found by counting three up and two across, three times, of the rear wall of a Bar on the Charing Cross Road. Which place am I talking about?

3. Connect: Knesset, Federalnoye Sobraniye, Diet, Jatiyo Sangshod, Cortes Generales

Cats, Colleges and Carnage

I am sorry about the slow rate of postings. Its getting pretty difficult these days to find new questions with exams killing me.. : ( .. Plus i have to prepare about 100 questions for a quiz is my school, for which i haven;t even started yet and neither do I have any idea as to how to go about it.
Anyways, no more rants... here goes..


1. Born in 1974 in Chennai, he migrated to Australia and then to New York. He started off as a financial journalist writing for the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal and Money. He subsequently moved on to TIME, where he worked as a South Asia correspondant. He now is a freelance journalist operating from Mumbai. Who?

2. The only colleges eligible to participate in this NCAA Division I athletic conference in the US are - Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, Stanford University, Dartmouth College and University of Pennsylvania. The name of the athletic conference is now not limited to only athletics, but also used to represent the educational philosophy of these institutions. Which term ?


3. Located in Poland about 50 km from Krakow and established on May 20, 1940, this institution is the largest of its kind, with the motto " Arbeit macht frei" crowned on its gate. The attached photo is a horrific part of the institution. What am I talking about ?

Sex, Semaphores, Sites and Semi-Cut Hairs

1. Connect : Troopergate, Juanita Broaddrick, Elizabeth Ward Gracen, Paula Jones, Sally Perdue, Kathleen Willey... Also there is an extremely famous name missing. What's the missing name ?

2. First came "CQ", then came "SSSDDD", then came "CQD". "NC" was also used that time. But, then came "____" , something which became the international standard and is used till date. Fill in the blank.


3. Whats so special about this web page?









4. She holds the post of Chief Lizard Wrangler in an organisation. Who is she ?

Pixel Prashnavali - IV

The Windows themed post has been postponed indefinitely due to lack of questions. A random question set is served for your consumption. Hopefully, they'll suit your taste... ; ) Also , on request, from now on, I'll put up the answers in the comments section.


1. What does this map and the various differently shaded regions represent?

Ans: F1 RACES. RED, YELLOW AND GREEN REGIONS ARE THOSE WHICH HAVE HELD, WILL HOLD AND ARE HOLDING AN F1 RACE.


2. What is this?

Ans: McLAREN F1 CAR









3. This judicial body has perhaps the largest jurisdiction in terms of geographical area. Which judicial organ?


Ans: INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE




4. This godman, associated with the Ayodhya Movement, passed away in 2003. He was the Chairman of the Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas, the organisation in charge of construction of the Ram Temple at the disputed land in Ayodhya and the current owners of huge tracts of land in and around the disputed site. Who is he?

Ans: MAHANT RAMCHANDRADAS PARAMHANS

A Multitude of M's

Been a long longggggg time. I have missed the quiz but MUN took all the time. N now that it is all over. I don't know what to do. I miss it. For the first time in my life, hard work was fun.. :) .. The extent of my vella-ness can be gauged from the fact that it took me 2 days to make these 5 questions. I had first thought of a Windows Theme. But that din't work out. So, came up with the M's. But Windows theme par 1 post toh banta hai ..Hopeully, sooner than later. :).. Here goes!!!!

Myth

Myth has it that this creature pulls people's ears, strips off bedsheets and makes things disappear. Hanging a horseshoe at the gates keeps this creature away. In Harry Potter books, this creature appears as a " shape-shifter that takes the form of the worst fear of it's intended victim". Which creature?

Mystic

Regarded as an incarnation of Lord Shiva, A film based on him is the only film made entirely in Sanskrit till date. He consolidated the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta, which says that the Atman( Self ) and the Brahman ( The Universe ) are the one and the same. Which mystic?

Mythical

The Greek hero Bellerophon tried to use this Mythical creature, the son of Poseidon and Medusa, to reach to the Gods. This immortal creature used to carry Zeus' thunderbolts. As a reward, he was transformed into a constellation by Zeus. Which creature?

Magical

The Norse god Odin and his hunting expeditions through the sky every year during the Germanic holiday of Yule, the patron saint of Amsterdam and Moscow who gave gifts to the poor in 4th-century Greece... These are a couple of inspirations for which Magical being?

Mythology

According to Hindu Mythology, there are a total of 14 'Zones' in the Universe. They are: Paramapada, Satyaloka, Tapoloka, Janaloka, Maharloka, Suvarloka, Bhuvarloka, _______________, Atala, Vitala, Nitala, Rasatala, Mahatala, Sutala and Patala. Fill in the blank. ( Hint: Think below your feet! ;) )

See Comments for Answers

The Scores:

Bharath - 4
Husain Poonawala - 2
Nirad - 4
Prateek Rath - Nice Try :)
Cintom - Clean Sweep ! !
Anchal - 4 ( one of the few to get the Last question right )
Anand Babu - 2
Lokesh Gurunathan - 3
Prashant Mannur - 2
Aashish Agrawal - 3
Anand Shankar - 4

Quiscellaneous!!

1. Fill in the Blank: Suhuf Ibrahim, Tawrat, Zabur, Injil and ________ .

Ans: QURAN, the last in the list of holy books of Islam.


2. Identify this place.

Ans: SUEZ CANAL







3. Identify this 'secure' place.


Ans: FORT KNOX, the U.S. Govt. Gold Reserves are stored here.




4. Although its estimated that there are about 40 of these in existence, only 5 have been found and recognised. They are Ceres, Haumea, Makemake, Eris and _______. What am I talking off? (Fill in the Blank)

Ans: PLUTO. This is a list of dwarf planets.

Pixel Prashnavali - III

Thnx everybody for the brilliant response.. 6 comments, 9 mails.. One of the best ever.. And as a result of that, after a very longgg time, a Pixel Prashnavali


1. In honour of whom was this memorial erected?...


ans: DODI AL-FAYED and PRINCESS DIANA. This memorial is within the store Harrod's









2. What is shown in this photograph by the black line??



Ans: MARIANA TRENCH, the deepest point in the sea






3. Which engineering structure is reflected off the raindrops?

Ans: GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE










4. Identify.

Ans: ABHINAV BINDRA

Oodles of Ms - Mags, Masters and Machines

Here's Today's Set...

1. This question .. courtesy my college mate Shashank "Disgust" Saket ;)....

Started by Jann Wenner ( who is still its editor) in 1967, this magazine had a song dedicated to it when it was just 5 years old. The song itself, by Dr. Hook, went on to reach #6 on US charts. Two of the most regular features "Random Notes" and "Smoking Section" are the hallmarks of the magazine along with the "National Affairs" section. Which magazine?

Ans: ROLLING STONE... Thnx Disgust ( :p ).. for ur contribution..

2. This type of double-decker buses used to run on London roads till December 2005. Now they run on only 2 heritage routes. What are these buses called?

Ans: ROUTEMASTER.. The same models run in Mumbai too..

3. Apart from being Google's International Webmaster - which makes him responsible for all content on Google's international sites - one Mr. Dennis Hwang has a very interesting job. This job was first done by Sergey Brin and Larry Page in summer 1999. Then Dennis took over this sometime in 2000 and since then, he has been handling this extremely " visible " job. What is this job?

Ans: MAKIN GOOGLE DOODLES

4. What is this?

Ans: LARGE HADRON COLLIDOR (LHC)

Coaches, Churchill, Cartoon and a Crusader's Sword

Long Time.. first the exms.. then an Amazing trip to Pune.. then thrice to the beach in 2 days.. n then to the riverside.. I hv been busy enjoying ;)

Here goes..

1. Mumbai - Ratnagiri - Sindhudurg - Goa - Kolhapur - Pune - Aurangabad - Ajanta-Ellora - Nashik - Mumbai.... Which Train's schedule?

Ans: DECCAN ODYSSEY

2. This is a pair of extremely luxurious twin coaches numbered 9000 and 9001. Built in 1956, it was used frequently till 1977 after whch it fell into disuse for security reasons. It was used again on May 30, 2003 after 26 long years. What??

Ans: PRESIDENTIAL COACH

3. This is widely supposed to be named after Winston Churchill. Its designer, however, later confessed that it was actually named after a fictional character from the book " The Maltese Fiction". What am i talking about?

Ans: FAT MAN, the Nuclear Bomb dropped during WWII. And its actually "The Maltese Falcon". Thanks Dr. Jaya for your correction :)

4. In 1992, a student at the California Institute of Arts, created a short film “The Whoopass ___”
which was picked up by Hanna-Barbera as an innovative cartoon. They modified the name
“Whoopass” as it was considered inappropriate and then created what was considered to be a
combined spoof on American/Japanese superheroes, making heavy references to pop culture and rock bands of the 70s and 80s, especially the Beatles, along the way.

Ans: THE POWERPUFF GIRLS

5. What is being described here ?

# Manufacturers: R.S.Owens, Chicago, Illinois
# Annual production : 40 units ( approx.)
# Height: 34 cm
# Weight: 3.85KG
# Made of: Gold-plated Britannium

Ans: OSCAR STATUETTE