Quest Pistols # 1

Shown above is the image that currently appears on the main page of the personal website of the gentleman shown in the picture.

Identify the gentleman

Answer: Santhosh George Kulangara,India's first (perspective) space tourist.

Here's Quest Pistols

You reading this is a testimony to the end of our procrastination.

 

Fellowmen,it's time we take up the conventional regular posting of trivias/facts/questions and get going.Thus stands the "Quest Pistols" unveiled.

Henceforth,a regular and frequent update of blog will take place,everytime with a question or two.

The answers to the question(s) must be entered in the "Comments"field of the post,along with you names or nicks.The correct answer will appear will be posted with the question itself when it's time for the next question to spring up.Simple !!

Let's do this..afterall what Giri 'Pickbrain' said in a recent quiz I attended was that with recession taking it's toll,we're pretty vacant and jobless enough to pursue some fierce quizzing.Cheers !!

Knol turns exuberant.

Alright,the hiatus is over and we return with the clichéd "back with a bang" proclamation.

The agenda,however is a bit different this time.

Knol is all exuberant and is ready to make this exuberance a resouding one with Goonj'09,apna annual cultural & techincal fest.Well guys,Team Knol is in and isn't bunking around the extravaganza session that will begin from 16th January and last till 18th Januaray 2009.So must be you.(The point is that you can't just outshine us in bunking :) )

The festivities have already kickstarted well with Incognito,the online game brought to you by Knol.The stage is set to get bigger with more events coming out from our kitty.

Me shalt stop blabbering more and thou shalt direct thyself to www.goonj09.in/incognito

MindQweak#2

Question 1.Connect/Identify the common link.





Answer:
Clockwise from top left corner:
Picture 1:Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, as "The Blue Brothers" on The Rolling Stones magazine cover.
#Picture 2:“Where Dreams Run Free” featuring Jessica Biel as Pocahontas.
Picture 3:Martina Navratilova
#Picture 4:"Where a Whole New World Awaits" featuring Jennifer Lopez as Princess Jasmine and Marc Anthony as Aladdin

All of them were photographed/are creations of Annie Leibovitz.
#Picture 2 and Picture 4 are a part of Disney's Dream Potrait Series.

Question 2. Connect/Identify the common link among Sachin Tendulkar, Pavarotti concerts & Ferrari.

Answer:Modena,Italy.
*Sachin Tendulkar possesses Ferrari Modena-360.
*Pavarotti & friends concerts held at Modena,Itlay.
*Enzo Ferrari,the founder of Ferrari was born in Modena,Italy.



Question 3. This company was a major supplier to the US army during WW II.Recently in exchange for the exports of Indian mangoes to the US, its trade has been allowed in India. Identify the company being talked about.

Answer:Harley-Davidson Motor Company

Question 4. At the entrance to which world famous venue would you find the poem ‘If’ by Rudyard Kipling inscribed?

Answer:At the entry to the Centre Court at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon,London,England.


Question 5. Which institution in India has the sole proprietorship to make the national tricolor for the official use by the Government of India?


Answer:Karnataka Khaadi Gramudyog Samyukhta Sangh based at Hubli,Karnataka.

Question 6. Which famous Indian brand has its’ unique music borrowed from a symphony by Mozart?


Answer:Titan Industries


Question 7. What ( ) extends between the points Sangam (in south) to NJ 9842 (in north)?


Answer:Line of Control between India and Pakistan.

Question 8. Following pictures are actually the ad-campaigns of a popular brand. Identify this brand.






Answer:Levi Strauss & Co.

Question 9. One of the initial financier of this well known Heavy Metal band insisted on calling it “Daddy Longlegs”. The band members refused and went on with their original name. This led to the financier opting out of further involvement with the band. Name this band.

Answer:Van Halen

Question 10. "Paul Robeson:Tribute to an artist" won the Academy Award for the Best Documentary on Short Subjects in 1980.This had something interesting to do with India.What ?

Answer:The award was presented by Persis Khambatta,Indian model and actress.This was the first instance of an Indian presenting the Academy Award.

Winner:Sagar Goyal (Information Technology,5th Semester)

Congratulations !!

MindQweak # 1

Question 1: Connect / Identify the common link between the follwing four photographs.

Answer :26th July
Pic 1:First torrential downpour of the 2005 Mumbai deluge.
Pic 2:Tiger Hill conquest of the Indian forces during the Kargil Conflict'99.Now celebrated as Vijay Diwas.
Pic 3:Sandra Bullock.Born on July 26,1964.
Pic 4:Ernesto "Che" Guevara.He,along with Fidel Castro,led the 26th of July Movement.

Question 2: What's common between STI (the trade ticker at the New York Stock Exchange) , Spencerian Script and the Hutchison Bottle.

Answer : Coca Cola
STI is the trade symbol for Sun Trust Banks.Coca Cola's original secret formula is kept in a vault in the bank's Atlanta branch.On every Coke bottle,Spencerian Script is used for the 'Coca Cola' trademark.Coca Cola was first packed and sold in Hutchison bottles.


Question 3: X was born in Darjeeling, West Bengal in India and spent the early childhood days in Ootacamund.X is the only Indian bornAcademy Award winner beside Bhanu Athaiya and Satyajit Ray. Identify X .

Answer : Vivian Leigh.She won the Best Actress award for Gone With the Wind (1939) & A StreetCar named Desire (1951).


Question 4: In Hollywood, how do we better know the four brothers Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack ?

Answer : The Warner Brothers.(as easy as it could get !!)

Question 5: Name the only Formula 1 circuit to have deviated from the tradition of spraying champagne on the podium.

Answer :Bahrain F1 Grand Prix.The drink used instead is Waard

Question 6: "Wait wait wait ! You see the whole country of the system is juxtaposition by the hemoglobin in the atmosphere because you are a sophisticated rhetorician intoxicated by the exuberance of your own verbosity.” What line/phrase follows the above quoted well heard, well known paragraph ?

Answer :"My Name is Anthony Gonsalves" (The popular song from the 1977 Bollywood film "Amar Akbar Anthony").

Question 7: At which institution of prime importance to India would you find the words” Vaisudhevam Kuttumbakam” inscribed under the statue of the famous architect of the same ?

Answer:The Parliament House,New Delhi.


Question 8: Had it not been the insistence of the man who wished to have this monument built, this very famous monument would have been in Madhya Pradesh today. Name the monument and the place where it was to be built originally.

Answer :The Taj Mahal.It was initially to be built at Burhanpur,Madhya Pradesh.

Question 9: On December 4, 1971, a fire broke out during the gig of Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention at the Montreux Casino, Switzerland. This event resulted in something that went on to attain a huge popularity. What ?

Answer :This event led the band Deep Purple to compose the hugely popular number "Smoke on the Water"


Question 10: Below is a team X’s run to the championship in a tournament. Identify this champion team. The figures mentioned within the brackets are the points scored by the teams in the match.

X (116) defeats Angola(48)

X (103)defeats Croatia(70)

X (111) defeats Germany(68)

X (127)defeats Brazil (83)

X (122) defeats Spain(81)

X (115) defeats Puerto Rico (77)

X (127) defeats Lithuania (76)

X (117) defeats Croatia(85).

Answer :The Us Basketball 'Dream' Team of Barcelona Olympics,1992.

And the winner is..

Harsh Bansal (Information Technology,5th Semester).

Good work done man.We'll get in touch with you soon regarding your prize.