Designed as a result of a custom being practiced on young girls and women for over a thousand years.Identify.
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Friday, April 8, 2011
Quest Pistols # 145
Designed as a result of a custom being practiced on young girls and women for over a thousand years.Identify.
Quest Pistols # 144
One of the greatest tale tellers, he has a particular genre of writing named after him.Identify.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Quest Pistols # 141
Connect.
Answer
The Phoenix – S K Club at Harvard University.
In the pics: Club location, Eduardo Savarin (Facebook)
and Anand Mahindra (M&M) were its members.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Quest Pistols # 139
Lord of Strategy!
Identify the pioneer in the world of business strategy.
Answer
Bruce D. Henderson, founder of Boston Consulting Group.
Identify the pioneer in the world of business strategy.
Answer
Bruce D. Henderson, founder of Boston Consulting Group.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Quest Pistols # 138
Graphic designer, known for giving face lift to big corporations through his now very famous logo designs.Identify.
Answer
Paul Rand.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Quest Pistols # 137
Rational illusions!
A Nobel laureate, he is known for writing a paper on the futility of war due to the extensive financial and economic linkages in the modern world. Identify.
Answer
Norman Angell, author of The Great Illusion pivoted around the integration of European economies, proffered the farcicality of a war between these nations.
A Nobel laureate, he is known for writing a paper on the futility of war due to the extensive financial and economic linkages in the modern world. Identify.
Answer
Norman Angell, author of The Great Illusion pivoted around the integration of European economies, proffered the farcicality of a war between these nations.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Quest Pistols # 136
Founders of one of the largest automotive groups in India. Identify the company established in pre-independence years, with a present turnover of over USD 7 billion.
Answer
Mahindra and Mahindra group, founded as Mahindra & Mohammad by the brothers J.C. Mahindra and K.C. Mahindra alongwith Ghulab Mohammad (later independent Pakistan's first finance minister)
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Quest Pistols # 135
We can do it !
Identify the lady who inspired an iconic poster in the WWII era.
Answer
The iconic 'We can do it' wartime poster painted by J. Howard Miller. Geraldine Doyle's photograph while working at a factory( who passed away recently) was taken as an inspiration for the work.
Identify the lady who inspired an iconic poster in the WWII era.
Answer
The iconic 'We can do it' wartime poster painted by J. Howard Miller. Geraldine Doyle's photograph while working at a factory( who passed away recently) was taken as an inspiration for the work.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Quest Pistols # 134
'Beautiful' language of science!
Identify the mathematician and the field of study he pioneered.
Answer
Benoit Mandelbrot, father of fractal geometry.
Identify the mathematician and the field of study he pioneered.
Answer
Benoit Mandelbrot, father of fractal geometry.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Quest Pistols # 133
A mathematician, he is know for creating a very useful sports technology.Identify.
Answer
Hawk-Eye technology developed by Paul Hawkins.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Quest Pistols # 131
Rare intelligentsia!
Connect.
Answer
Erdős–Bacon number.
It is the sum of one's Erdős number—which measures the "collaborative distance" in authoring mathematical papers between that person and Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős (top most picture)—and one's Bacon number—which represents the number of links, through roles in films, by which the individual is separated from American actor Kevin Bacon (in the middle).
Natalie Portman is one of the few people who holds the distinction (number 6).
Connect.
Answer
Erdős–Bacon number.
It is the sum of one's Erdős number—which measures the "collaborative distance" in authoring mathematical papers between that person and Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős (top most picture)—and one's Bacon number—which represents the number of links, through roles in films, by which the individual is separated from American actor Kevin Bacon (in the middle).
Natalie Portman is one of the few people who holds the distinction (number 6).
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Quest Pistols # 130
In them we trust?!
What did they start?
Answer
Goldman Sachs founded in 1869 by Marcus Goldman (right) and Samuel Sachs (left).
What did they start?
Answer
Goldman Sachs founded in 1869 by Marcus Goldman (right) and Samuel Sachs (left).
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Quest Pistols # 129
Connect.
Answer
Bombay Sapphire, brand of gin by Bacardi(Bacardi building in Cuba) inspired from the Star of Bombay (sapphire).
Mary Pickford, an American actress, was gifted the stone by her husband.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Quest Pistols # 128
First among the billion.Identify.
Answer
Ranjana Sonawane, resident of Tembhli (village in northern Maharashtra), was issued the first 12 digit number under the UID project(Aadhar).
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Quest Pistols # 127
Where would you find these murals?
Also name the artist.
Answer
Series of 27 fresco panels entitled 'Detroit Industry', painted by Diego Rivera.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Quest Pistols # 126
On the cusp of it!
Identify the incidence when history was created, not quite the way cricket lovers would have wanted it to be.
Answer
Don Bradman's last innings at The oval against England where he was deprived of a lifetime test average of 100 by Eric Hollies replacing Jim Laker.
Identify the incidence when history was created, not quite the way cricket lovers would have wanted it to be.
Answer
Don Bradman's last innings at The oval against England where he was deprived of a lifetime test average of 100 by Eric Hollies replacing Jim Laker.
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