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A connect after quite some time.

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2. The text is unimportant.

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Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!

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Sorry, anonymous answerer. The answer, like the other four said, is indeed Matrix!

1. Arnie’s character in Commando has the surname Matrix.
2. That’s the printout from a dot matrix printer.
3. The Matrix of Leadership, in the Transformers universe, features prominently in the second Transformer movie released recently.
4. Obviously, this is a scene from The Matrix.

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A simple one for the day.

Identify this entertainer. Shouldn’t be all that difficult.

Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!

PS: Take a quick peek at my opinion blog, and leave your views on a certain piece of music there, please.

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Five answers, but Movin didn’t get it correct. This is Axl Rose, the lead singer of Guns ‘N Roses!

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An easy one, actually.

The good people at Warner Brothers often used standardised drawing features to create characters with similar behavioural patterns. Shown above is the standard for wacky, naughty characters. Some of them, like Screwy/Screwball Squirrel (bottom left), are easily recognisable. Which much loved character is blotted out?

Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!

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Four answers, but only three are correct. Donald Duck wasn’t even part of the Looney Tunes team! But Bugs Bunny sure was! Here’s the original picture for you.

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A straight one.

By what name is this photograph known in popular culture?

Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks! And sorry for the break of a day in posting.

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Five answers, all of them correctly saying one or the other version of The World’s Most Beautiful Suicide!

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Easy one, actually.

Which song, initially rejected by Subhash Ghai for one of his films, went on to be sung at the Nobel Prize distribution ceremony?

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Three answers, and all three are correct. Subhash Ghai had rejected Jai Ho, when AR Rahman had sent it to him from his repertoire for the film Yuvraaj. It was later picked by Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire, and the rest, as they say, is history!

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Try not to google.

Till date, only one person has refused the Bharat Ratna, and only once has a person’s Bharat Ratna award been withdrawn. These are two separate incidents, mind you. All you have to tell me is the names of these two individuals, and why was it withdrawn in one instance, and refused in the other.

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Six answers, and all of them are correct! Maulana Abul Kalam Azad refused it in 1960s because he felt that those in the committee that chose the recipients of the Bharat Ratna should not receive it. Meanwhile, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was given the award posthumously, but it was withdrawn because the committee could not provide total proof that he had died!

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Straight and easy.

Identify the performers. Not Individually, but as a group.

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PS: Observe a moment of silence in deference to Pandit Bhimsen Joshi who has just passed away.

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Six answers, and all correct! Yes, it’s Motherjane, whose latest video has lyrics inspired by classic literature. Look up Jihaad, folks. Besides, like Indian Ocean, these guys too are giving away two of their albums for free!

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A video connect.

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Connect the above videos. Shouldn’t be too difficult, actually.

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Five answers, all correct! It is indeed Biddu! He composed Boom Boom and Made in India, and produced Kung Fu Fighting.

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Try this.

Soldiers have to fight in various inhospitable terrains, making it impossible to take baths for days at an end. Besides, any tight clothes or strong fabric around the raw area, coupled with sweat, could lead to rashes and infections in the groin area. Something that soldiers do to avoid these rashes and other afflictions has given rise to a phrase. What is the phrase? Hint: Neetu Chandra was the latest to be embroiled in a controversy involving the phrase.

Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!

I’m off to the second day of the Jaipur Lit Fest. Will probably see the blog counter across the 40,000 mark when I get back. Well done, folks!

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Seven answers, but only five correct! These soldiers went commando, as in, wore no underwear. PS: NEetu Chandra's publicist has recently denied that she had done any such thing.

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A slightly tricky one.

What is this little girl's claim to fame? Hint: She wasn't always like how she is now in the picture.

Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!

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Fourteen answers! Unfortunately, only five are correct. This isn’t Rubina Ali from Slumdog Millionaire, and neither is this Pinki from Smile Pinki. This is Lakshmi Tatma, the girl born in Bihar with four arms and four legs. The extra limbs were amputated, and she started going to school one year ago.

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Lets try something easier.

Identify this gentleman.

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Five answers, and all correct. This is William Dalrymple, the author.

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Straight one for the day.

Identify this danseuse.

Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!

PS: Looks like we are nearing that 40,000 mark! Yay for us!

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Three answers, and all correct! This is indeed Rama Vaidyanathan, the Bharatanatyam exponent. Had the good fortune to watch her dance a couple of days ago. An unforgettable experience!

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A straight one for the day.

Identify the artist, and what is shown here.

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Seven answers, and none of them have what I was looking for. All of you correctly identified this as Watson and Crick’s double helix DNA model, but none of you identified the artist as Odile Crick, Francis crick’s wife. She was an artist, and drew to the best her abilities whatever her husband described in an LSD-induced stupor.

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I feel like getting a bit cheeky today.

Identify both people seated. No half points. Hint: This is a bit of a googly. Probably more of a boomerang.

Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!

PS: Avinash Upadhyay, your comments are coming in all right. they are just waiting to be moderated. So, if you post today, I will moderate your comments tomorrow, and they will be visible on the blog after that. Ok?

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Two answers here, and The Oncologist couldn’t post but told me on FB. So three correct answers. These are Chetan Bhagat and Yours Truly!

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Shouldn’t be all that difficult.

Identify this constellation, which, given recent developments, is becoming very important in people’s daily lives!

Sorry if the photo appears too dark.

Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks! Oh, and a happy Makar Sankranti, Makaravillakku and Bhogali Bihu too!

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Eight replies, but Yash ended up light years away (literally). Don’t lose heart, though, Yash! This is Ophiuchus, the new, or renewed, Zodiac sunsign.

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A slightly different kind of a connect.

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As usual, filenames have not been changed for your convenience.

Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!

PS: Technically, Makar Sankranti is tomorrow, but I’m wish you folks today too!

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Eight answers, and all correct! The connect is Big Brother, and here’s how:

1. Shilpa Shetty won the UK version of Celebrity Big Brother.
2. Sunny Deol starred in a film called Big Brother.
3. George Orwell wrote the novel , in which he first propagated the idea of a dystopian state and an all-watching entity called Big Brother.
4. (Both a and b) Kanye West and David Bowie have sung songs called Big Brother.

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A relatively easy one for the day.

We all know who they are. I just wanna know the address of the building they are practising in. And what is the significance of that address?

Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!

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Just three answers! All three are correct, btw. The people practising are collectively known as Indian Ocean, the band, and the of this venue is 16/330, Khajoor Road, New Delhi. Incidentally, 16/330, Khajoor Road is also the name of the album whose songs the band is giving away for free at www.indianoceanmusic.com! That last bit was for Rohan, who still thinks that they are ‘going to give it away’. I have already downloaded 6 of the seven, man!

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X has decidedly Indian origins, but became more famous by the name given to Leonardo of Pisa, who studied it as a model to determine what the number of rabbits would be after a certain period of time if initially there were only two rabbits, that rabbits gave birth every month, have a gestation period of one month, never died, and reached maturity to reproduce within one month of birth.

Interestingly, although the Indian branch of mathematics dealing with X was developed around 200BC, and Leonardo explored this problem in 1202AD, Leonardo’s name is the more famous one here.

Identify X. Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!

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Fourteen answers! Great! And this is indeed the Fibonacci series, named after Leonardo, son of Bonaccio, hence Fibonacci. The Indian equivalent was researched by Pingala in 200BC.

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Easy one.

Simply identify this dude. Hint: He’s rarely seen like this.

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Four answers, and yes, all of u got it correct. This is indeed Rey Mysterio, the WWE wrestler! He’s just without his mask. Maybe this will help the others:

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A not-so-difficult connect.

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2. This is a desktop wallpaper for a beach that has a bit of a reputation.

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Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!

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Eight answers, and all correct! It’s indeed Zuma! Mind , I’m even considering a the ‘Jacob Zuma’ answer as correct! Look in the answers for details.

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A lallu for the day.

Which fashion accessory (of today) was made famous by high-ranking armed forces officials and people in actual combat, who wore the during World War II?

I want a very specific answer to this one.

Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!

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Five answers, and only two got it correct. I was looking for Aviator Goggles from Ray Ban!

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Shouldn’t be all that difficult. Connect…

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Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!

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Ten answers, and eight of them are right to the point! Two say Rishi Kapoor, but I would rather prefer to give points to those who have said Karz, the film directed by Subhash Ghai. And that's because all these films have titles that correspond to songs featured in Karz.

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Here’s an interesting one.

A few things are obvious. The reason given for the change shown above was conformity with the latest fashion trends. However, if one adheres to the ‘playscale’, these changes were absolutely necessary. What are we talking about?

PS: Yesterday, it was 1.4 degrees Celsius here!

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Nine responses, and I’d give it to all of them. This is indeed Barbie’s waist widening. Given her height and dimensions, it was considered that not only was she grossly underweight, but also setting a bad example for kids who played with them! Hence, this move…

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Will try to make it easier this time.

We all know that Dumbledore, from the Harry Potter series of books, is gay. At least JKR has admitted to it. My question is, which person, from the cast of the Harry Potter films, is openly homosexual? Given the ‘relationship’ of his character with Dumbledore in the stories, it would make for a beautiful conspiracy theory!

Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!

PS: Just survived 2.6 degrees yesterday!

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Sorry, folks! Three entries and no correct answer! I was asking for the real-life person, not the character! It’s Alan Rickman, who plays Severus Snape, who is a declared homosexual!

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A connect, again.

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3. Sorry for the bad resolution.

4. A.

4. B.

Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!

PS: It was 2.1 degrees here yesterday! If, for some reason, I can’t post my quizzes anymore, I think you can guess what has happened to me!

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Looks like this one was a toughie too! Two answers, and only Partho da got it correct! It’s obviously Govinda, the actor, and here’s why:

1. His nickname Chi Chi means little finger in Punjabi.
2. Dancing became his obsession after viewing Saturday Night Fever, the virtue which he exploited early in his film career.
3. The name of Govinda's daughter is Narmada Ahuja. (That is the logo of Narmada Bachao Andolan. Related to the river, not the daughter. ;) )
4. He is a member of Indian National Congress and he won the Lok Sabha elections on Congress's ticket.
5. After he quit active politics the election to his Lok Sabha constituency of North Mumbai was won by Sanjay Nirupam (Congress).

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I’ll try to make it a little easier here.

This is the logo of which organisation, and why is this logo in news recently? (Sorry for the low resolution.)

Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!

PS: the temperature in Jaipur has dropped to 3.8 degrees!

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Five answers, and all correct. This is the logo of the Telluride Foundation in Colorado, USA, which claims that the logo of the 2016 Rio Olympics has been plagiarised from theirs!

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This one’s not all that easy.

Identify the label, and what connects it to Jaipur, the city where I lie now.

Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!

BTW, can anyone give me some cheap survival tips? It’s 4 degrees Celsius here now!

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Looks like this one was a toughie. Hence, no attempts! The label here is Water Lily Acoustics, and in 1993 they released the album A Meeting by the River, featuring music by Ry Cooder and Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. And obviously, Bhattsaab lives in Jaipur. Incidentally, this was the album that got them the Grammy Award.

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This is less of a quiz question and more of a mathematical question.

X is a prime number, as is X+2,000. Interestingly, X+2,000 is also the sum of X consecutive prime numbers.

What is X? (shouldn't be all that difficult for you.

Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!

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X=11, and that makes all three answerers correct! That’s right, folks! 2011 is a prime number, and is also the sum of 11 consecutive prime numbers, beginning from 157!

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A slightly difficult one for the day.

What is the claim to fame of this tree? And by what name is it referred to now? Interesting info: it’s exact location is not disclosed to ward off any vandals that might want to deface it.

Happy quizzing, and have a nice life folks. And Happy New Year, too!

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Six answers, and all correct! This is indeed the Methuselah tree, the oldest tree in the world! Carbon dated to be more than 4,800 years old, it's named after Methuselah, the oldest person mentioned in the (Hebrew) Bible, who lived to be 969 years old!