Picturesque Pixels...

1. Identify this world's largest building of its kind.

Ans: CHRYSLER BUILDING, the world's tallest brick building.











2. Identify the other buildings that are being constructed there.. ( marked with the arrows )

Ans: THE NORTH AND SOUTH BLOCKS OF THE CENTRAL SECRETARIAT. The Parliament House can be seen clearly in the bottom left corner.






3. Who resides in this picturesque house.

Ans: KING OF BHUTAN






4. A sitter. Put Fundae.. A Bonus if the place too is identified.

Ans: The half-clay-half-graa court for FEDERER and NADAL exhibition match at PALMA ARENA, MALLORCA, SPAIN.

On The Way - To and Though - Heaven....

Both ABSOLUTE sitters...


1. Identify this White Sea??

Ans: THE TENTS AT MINA WHERE EVERY HAJJ PILGRIM HAS TO STAY FOR A NIGHT. ( On the way to heaven )








2. Identify this road with the black strip in the middle.

Ans: FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. The way through heaven ;-)

Of Birds--- Censored and Captured....

1. Identify this legend.

Ans: HAROLD 'DICKIE' BIRD.






2. Identify this world-famous "used furniture" dealer.

Ans: As my friend Capo said, 'Sir' AL CAPONE

Matris Ego Tutus Vos....

1. Identify and gimme the connect. A pint fr each of the pictures and 1 for the connect.












Ans: They are all NATIONAL PERSONIFICATIONS. Left to right:
Britannia, Mother Russia, Marriane ( France ) and Bharat Mata

Bombs Books n Buildings....

1. Connect these innocuous looking items..







Ans: LITTLE BOY and FAT MAN, the 2 bombs dropped on Japan during WW II




2. This is the first cover of which magazine?

Ans: TIME










3. Which world (in)famous island is this??

Ans: ALCATRAZ





4. Identify this commemorative monument.

Ans: This is a memorial for those who died in the NAGASAKI bombblast. Its built right the hypocenter of the blast.

Bunker Boys......

1. Whose hideout?








Ans: SADDAM HUSSEIN




2.. Again, whose hideout??

Ans: ADOLF HITLER

From Tops and Tabletops.......

1. You have read about me in Class -3 GK books.. Now identify me.

Ans: BACHENDRI PAL , the first woman to climb Mt. Everest.










2. This is the logo of which rising force in the media world. In its short history, it has already made a profound impact on the way the world sees things.


Ans: AL - JAZEERA

... TO Doors and Diners

1. Identify me. ( Hint: Love him or hate him but you just CANNOT ignore my son. ;)).

Ans: WILLIAM GATES Sr. , the father of Bill Gates.






2. A 2-point question. Identify this place which has now been demolished. Its replacement is going on and will be unveiled later in the year. Again, the lines on the floor should help.

Ans: CAFE GROUND ZERO, in the Pentagon's central courtyard.

The Wondergirls.....

And I (almost) quote Tenacious D, " This one is for the ladies. But fellas, check closely. "..... :)

1. I was born to Vernon and Vernita. I got pregnant at 14, gave birth to a child who died young. O own the television channel " Oxygen " and a charity organisation called The Angel Network. My best friend is Gayle King, with whom, allegedly, I have homosexual relations. Who am I ?

Ans: OPRAH WINFREY



2. A sitter. Identify me.

Ans: AUNG SAN SUU KYI. The Burmese Nobel Peace Laureate.






3. Immortalised in the West by the documentary , Something Beautiful For God, my name means " Rosebud ". My organisation's first branch in the USA was opened at South Bronx, NY and now has missions in more than 100 countries. During the siege of Bierut in 1982, I brokered a temporary peace between the Israelis and Palestinians and went to the warzone myself to rescue 37 children. Who am I ?

Ans: MOTHER TERESA.. Where r u mother, we need you down here..


4. My father died at the age of 17 leaving me to rule over a vast kingdom. I died because an "asp" bit me.I have been depicted many a time on the canvas in television and in movies. Who am I ?
( This image is not her original image. Its a photograph of a work depicting the lady in question.)

Ans: CLEOPATRA..


5. I am the only female on Forbes top earning dead celebrities list. My death is classified as a " Probable Suicide " . When my nude pictures appeared in the media and a journalist asked me what was it that I wore in bed I replied, "Chanel No. 5." When asked what I had on during the photo shoot, I replied, " The radio. ". My last significant public appearance was when I sang a birthday song for a person whom i was,allegedly, involved in a romantic relation. Who am I?

Ans: MARILYN MONROE... The origina; " Dumb Blonde "

People & Places...

1. The building, pointed by the arrow, is a part of a huge palace complex having more than 1000 rooms in all. Who resides on the top floor of this building? Look at the grounds. They r a big hint.

Ans: THE POPE. The lines on the courtyard are unique to St. Peter's Square.



2. What, considered " international territory " ( not ruled over by any country ), is surrounded by First Avenue (west), East 42nd Street (south), East 48th Street (north) and the East River(east).

Ans: UN HEADQUARTERS...

@Capo
Thanx a ton for the compliments.. :)