tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58883993979821202322024-02-25T12:14:50.211+05:30QR - Cure - Quizzing RealmsKnowledge is the ultimate Panacea!!Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.comBlogger487125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-75865166225071646592018-07-09T15:40:00.001+05:302018-07-09T15:40:26.897+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–481<p><font size="3">Yo folks! Trying to start back again, after more than a year!</font></p><p><font size="3"><u>An easy one to get the ball rolling again:</u></font></p><p><font size="3">Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement according to the part of the Bible that the Jewish people still follow, apparently had a strange tradition. </font></p><p><font size="3">According to some scholars, an animal would be blamed for all the sins of the people, and these people would then throw the animal off the cliff. </font></p><p><font size="3">What common English word is derived from this practice, which is believed to have been carried out to placate a wilderness demon called Azazel?</font></p><p><font size="3">Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!</font></p>Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-33808896209480789022017-04-23T23:29:00.001+05:302018-07-09T15:31:02.240+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–480<div style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It has been more than two years since I last posted a question. Therefore, it is only fitting that I post one now that really makes it worth the effort. So here goes: </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">***</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ten replies, and all correct! This is indeed the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh!</span></span></div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Identify this sporting venue, which has been devastated by a natural calamity that killed lakhs of people. </span></span></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was originally built in 1876 as a race course, and was known as “The Esplanade” till recently. It was transformed to cater to another sport in 1927, when it was officially declared a stadium only for that sport.</span></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Seven <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">replies</span>, an<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d all correct! T<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">his is indeed the <b>Galle stadium</b> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in Sri Lanka.</span></span></span> </span></span></div></div>Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-28558745182002908702015-04-07T13:53:00.001+05:302015-04-22T12:59:36.094+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–478<p align="justify"><font size="3">A super-easy one for the day.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qVvcejPVnJw/VSOT8ZU5OOI/AAAAAAAADTM/zCpjhf_Hl-o/s1600-h/Who%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="Who" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Who" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-j_C4MafHv6w/VSOT9kF59FI/AAAAAAAADTU/Kue21TD-FoA/Who_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="484" height="312"></a></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Give me a collective name for the four gentleman shown here, and also name the individual whose face you can’t see. Identifying this quartet will easily reveal the identity of the fifth gentleman. It’s a simple case of association.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">***</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Nine people replied, and only one was incorrect. That is indeed <strong>the Beatles</strong> with <strong>Maharshi Mahesh Yogi</strong>.</font></p> Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-33458003782231728462015-03-24T14:35:00.001+05:302015-04-07T13:48:01.525+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–477<p align="justify"><font size="3">A typical Kolkata-style question today.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-HYTSmZprXcA/VREouInQTYI/AAAAAAAADSo/0WV-i4rxcpY/s1600-h/Sir%252520Stuart%252520Saunders%252520Hogg%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Sir Stuart Saunders Hogg" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Sir Stuart Saunders Hogg" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-FkRN2lwn2lw/VREou4pBHQI/AAAAAAAADSw/O8fxmih0Z_g/Sir%252520Stuart%252520Saunders%252520Hogg_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="357" height="484"></a></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Which shopping landmark in one of India’s four original metropolitan cities is named after this man? Additional info: The landmark has seen two blazes – in 1985 and 2011 – and risen from the ashes both times.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">***</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Six answers, and all but one correct! This is <strong>Sir Stuart Saunders Hogg</strong>, whose name was given to Hogg’s Market in erstwhile Calcutta. Kolkata now calls it <strong>New Market</strong>.</font></p> Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-35193613171721679302015-03-09T14:28:00.001+05:302015-03-24T14:20:36.510+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–476<p align="justify"><font size="3">This one can be worked out easily.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KDCu9Y4P7mM/VP1gpSaJdoI/AAAAAAAADSE/ACOsTXPGcxc/s1600-h/Who%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Who" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Who" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-CUkzE-9kkXI/VP1gqDALbRI/AAAAAAAADSM/FONp8um4pyI/Who_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="504" height="350"></a></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">The epitaph shown above belongs to a Canada-born actor whose credits include the captain of the eponymous ship in 1972’s “The Poseidon Adventure”. However, we know him better for a specific brand of comedy that led noted film critic Roger Ebert to brand him the “Laurence Olivier of spoofs”.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Simply identify the gentleman. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">***</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Three answers, and all correct! This is indeed the epitaph of the incomparable talent that was <strong>Leslie Nielsen</strong>!</font></p> Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-18862821764096606212015-03-01T13:54:00.001+05:302015-03-09T14:19:42.583+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–475<p align="justify"><font size="3">This one can be worked out quite easily.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-gHAP-RnChHs/VPLMn6iMKMI/AAAAAAAADRc/1gM1QuM9AX4/s1600-h/What%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="What" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="What" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-iF_cHtuUbPY/VPLMoaFaI5I/AAAAAAAADRk/Euk7fuXrMBg/What_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="394" height="484"></a></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Depicted here is one of the earliest versions of the mascot of a now-famous multinational food chain. Yes, I heard you say “super easy”. But let others take a stab at it.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Simply identify the brand and the mascot. Pinpoint one, and the other is a dead giveaway!</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">***</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Four answers, and all correct. This is indeed the first rendition of <strong>Ronald McDonald</strong>. He sure has come a long way since then!</font></p> Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-61419621249063989002015-02-16T14:33:00.001+05:302015-03-01T13:45:16.035+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–474<p align="justify"><font size="3">A guessable one for the day.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GXuHTPLlUSw/VOGyYDSteaI/AAAAAAAADP8/bECHZtkmv5M/s1600-h/What%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="What" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="What" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ugk1ls0RASc/VOGyYwzEqCI/AAAAAAAADQE/HhOkPB3LIpQ/What_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="504" height="359"></a></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">What world-famous structure, designed and built by architect George Wittet in the Indo-Saracenic style, currently stands at this location, which is seen before the construction in this photo from 1905?</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">***</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Eight answers, and all but one are correct. This is indeed the place where the <strong>Gateway of India</strong> would be built!</font></p> Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-43334014033957400992015-02-12T14:45:00.001+05:302015-02-16T14:16:58.394+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–473<p align="justify"><font size="3">A very easy one for today.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOySZjP9pQDMag9oRr0qqIoqChqmSH8KbE5UY6iR7whEmlq1nxTOBWOF1X104GbEbMMRYDd75wW50CcbL0jnWgbbGei7iNRpZQjyKir1c0Q8ul_-Cib8Ll33guErqb0tHPdJ_KjCCiTsE/s1600-h/Who%25255B3%25255D.png"><img title="Who" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Who" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bYjVen23yYM/VNxvNigZT1I/AAAAAAAADPs/qQxb3CQzY3c/Who_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="409" height="484"></a></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">This newly-unveiled statue in Tokyo shows agricultural scholar Hidesaburo Ueno, a noted contributor to Japanese society as a professor at the University of Tokyo, with his pet. Identify the canine.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">***</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Eleven replies, and all of them correct. This is indeed <strong>Hachiko</strong>, the dog who waited for his dead master at the train station for 10 years!</font></p> Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-57327637849634521902015-02-11T15:30:00.001+05:302015-02-12T14:17:12.867+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realm–472 [NSFW/NSFL]<p align="justify"><font size="3">A connect, after quite some time.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">1. a. The profession itself does not matter. Concentrate on the disease.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uUV9P_sgmarQ3rK7CF2sCuulcawI8AnvIaGH5vbFoRMM7x1k8O_jkhdCqkNeR6ayxyFswf-Jl78LzlfAbi50CsD9ti_1otB1Jxo9Wdd1wqIsb4RDjm06dliQ8El52xCcwEuy02Lf3XA/s1600-h/Plague%252520doctor%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><font size="3"><img title="Plague doctor" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Plague doctor" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-LSg-2y1l2j0/VNsoOXfgktI/AAAAAAAADN8/NNHVpMv28hw/Plague%252520doctor_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="554" height="443"></font></a></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">b. Losing consciousness for a short span of time.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gBO9SFqbw3U/VNsoPDnnWrI/AAAAAAAADOE/S8n7s9AXHLA/s1600-h/Fainting%25255B3%25255D.gif"><img title="Fainting" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Fainting" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-kXue9H8Hb2E/VNsoP130J9I/AAAAAAAADOM/0OKutXly_jw/Fainting_thumb%25255B1%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="453" height="484"></a></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">c. Focus on the profession, please.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-A2DWd3wW-lo/VNsoRd0cH2I/AAAAAAAADOU/znJ_yolPOxs/s1600-h/Beekeeping%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Palestinian beekeepers collect honey at a farm in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip...Palestinian beekeepers collect honey at a farm in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, April 9, 2013. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: SOCIETY)" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Palestinian beekeepers collect honey at a farm in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip...Palestinian beekeepers collect honey at a farm in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, April 9, 2013. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: SOCIETY)" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8IcQSW2mKCpO1g9I_t_RQJf6EqeuuwOmnyHFxGX-U5aGR4VTSHrVUNW4OvDVX47E3ZrKRmzCdazqNHtLshAxTOVoif0pvhJy3W9FzBazpctNw1AGqOCou8NzNBgcetaNEWmOeODl2tI/?imgmax=800" width="484" height="274"></a></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">d. The emotion matters</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-d1GNx5FLIeA/VNsoTVur-gI/AAAAAAAADOk/hzqoAul8g_w/s1600-h/Love%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-K9Zu6rqnPOY/VNsoUKF4qHI/AAAAAAAADOs/hZzsKT9wsGQ/Love_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="484" height="304"></a></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Connect these to a single person. Chances are that you won’t need a hint, but if you do, here’s an event: </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hQ7P8R-_Jas/VNxoiqKUgwI/AAAAAAAADPM/Ww-L7PMqJzU/s1600-h/Massacre%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="Massacre" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Massacre" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-CBl4MS_rrYw/VNsoWQRZOPI/AAAAAAAADPU/H4EJVIqxvKI/Massacre_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="504" height="366"></a></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">You may also consider a number of this event’s namesakes as hints.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">***</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Three replies from two people, and both guys are correct! The connect is indeed <strong>St Valentine</strong>, whose day is coming up soon. Valentine is the patron saint of not only love but plague, against fainting, beekeeping, epilepsy and affianced couples, amongst other things. The photo is one of the several Valentine’s Day massacres that have taken place over the centuries.</font></p> Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-12287436557718331772015-02-10T14:05:00.001+05:302015-02-11T14:45:22.557+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–471<p align="justify"><font size="3">Another workable one for the day</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-pS0w89O_hcE/VNnCuCyDXpI/AAAAAAAADNc/ZPe8-ZdR8Ns/s1600-h/Dugway%252520Proving%252520Ground%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Great Salt Lake Desert, Utah 7" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Great Salt Lake Desert, Utah 7" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-U7aks1dt9YM/VNnCu9AB0XI/AAAAAAAADNk/FAsnKgpz6dg/Dugway%252520Proving%252520Ground_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="484" height="364"></a></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">The photo above is that of the Dugway Proving Ground, a US Army facility in the state of Utah. On October 15, 1991, an an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray was detected over it. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">As Wikipedia puts it: “The particle was traveling very close to the speed of light—assuming the particle was a proton, its speed was only about 1.5 femtometers (quadrillionths of a meter) per second less than the speed of light, translating to a speed of approximately 0.999 999 999 999 999 999 999 9951c. At that speed, in a year-long race between a photon and the particle, the particle would fall behind only 46 nanometres, or 0.15 femtoseconds (1.5×10−16 s); or one centimetre every 220,000 years.”</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">It also adds: “The speed of the particle, if it was a proton, is so high that it would experience relativistic time dilation by a factor of about 320 billion. At that rate, the particle could have travelled for the entire duration of the universe's existence while experiencing less than 16 days subjective time.” </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Surprised scientists gave it a name that many may see as a nod to the Higgs-boson. What’s the name?</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">***</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Two answers, and Ali seems to have not had the patience to read the full question. Santanu is correct, though. This is indeed the <strong>Oh-My-God particle</strong>.</font></p> Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-10669142620135205742015-02-09T14:23:00.001+05:302015-02-10T13:55:28.957+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–470<p align="justify"><font size="3">A workable one.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Lm3Oz8nB-zA/VNh1b9G0bNI/AAAAAAAADNE/95q_e9s9XVc/s1600-h/What%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="What" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="What" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xq5Zq79TGHA/VNh1coAO7_I/AAAAAAAADNM/mlEDF-tWwg4/What_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="454" height="353"></a></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">The photo above shows something created by E A Johnson in 1965 at the Royal Radar Establishment in Malvern, United Kingdom. Quite ahead of its time, the concept was soon adopted by air-traffic controllers in the UK, and remained in use till the 1990s. Today, a large chunk of mobile phone users encounter this technology regularly. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">This was the first example of what? And it’s really easy to work out from the image, despite its quality.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">***</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Three answers, and all correct! This is indeed <strong>the world’s first touch screen</strong>.</font></p> Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-2904629956030528232015-02-08T13:31:00.001+05:302015-02-09T13:54:26.504+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–469<p align="justify"><font size="3">A relatively easy one for the day.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DXNC1eH-WPw/VNcX3oaJwqI/AAAAAAAADMs/kJW5N_JgKtM/s1600-h/When%25255B9%25255D.png"><img title="When" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="When" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-v3erwVLZNWA/VNcX4UdW4EI/AAAAAAAADM0/7G15Z8Ck_p8/When_thumb%25255B12%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="544" height="475"></a></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">As most people know, Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo created the famous characters of Asterix and Obelix. At the peak of their creativity, they churned out albums of these beloved characters at a rate of one every six months. However, after Goscinny’s death in 1977, Uderzo brought out albums at an increasingly slower rate, till transitioning to retirement. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">These days, Uderzo still does the occasional sketch, depending on a situation or to highlight something. The sketch above falls in the above category. On what specific occasion, or as a tribute to whom, was it drawn?</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">***</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">One answer again, and Abhinav Vaid has nailed it. This is indeed <strong>Uderzo’s tribute to the “Charlie Hebdo” cartoonists</strong> after the terror attack on their office.</font></p> Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-39985764542194736252015-02-05T14:21:00.001+05:302015-02-08T13:11:55.475+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–468<p align="justify"><font size="3">Aaaand we are back after nearly a week!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vlHdrzmOtGU/VNMvIUPsfVI/AAAAAAAADMU/CbrMXwYhQoY/s1600-h/Who%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="3"><img title="Who" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Who" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dLeWAKECNPw/VNMvJW5X8hI/AAAAAAAADMc/IpVXCCTUTJo/Who_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="324" height="484"></font></a></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">This image is of the cover of a book whose name, as well as that of the author’s, is amply clear. Kerry Wendell Thornley, a United States Marine, wrote the manuscript of this book in 1962, but it was lost. It was rediscovered in the 1990s, and printed for the first time only then. The story is about “a disgruntled marine who defects to the Soviet Union”. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">The interesting thing about the book is, Thornley based this book on a fellow marine. The book turned out to be the first to be written about or based on this individual, and a full year before he gained global notoriety. Identify this marine.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">***</font> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Ali has the only answer, and he is correct! The marine is indeed <strong>Lee Harvey Oswald</strong>, who would would go on to kill US President John Kennedy in 1963, a full year after the the book was written.</font></p> Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-74840300036912961472015-01-30T13:48:00.001+05:302015-02-05T14:07:40.551+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–467<p align="justify"><font size="3">Try this one.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-xEV9KDWMJqc/VMs-W91Ql3I/AAAAAAAADL4/GtfwuG3ids4/s1600-h/Who%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="Who" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Who" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zmN0iE1LNeQ/VMs-X3UdMaI/AAAAAAAADMA/jOvF4L3pnLM/Who_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="454" height="507"></a></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">The gentleman highlighted by the red circle was a celebrity responder to the 9/11 attacks, and worked tirelessly with the search and rescue teams on the ground. He clearly did not want any publicity out of it, and hence, this is probably the clearest photo of him we have from the day. Identify him. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">***</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Five answers, and all have correctly identified <strong>Steve Buscemi</strong>!</font></p> Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-2084170981298998142015-01-29T14:43:00.001+05:302015-01-30T13:42:14.033+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–466<p align="justify"><font size="3">A workable one for the day.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5iNIUslPutw/VMn5onwhc5I/AAAAAAAADLg/C6fXVlCzjDU/s1600-h/Who%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="Who" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Who" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Uv1jWVW-cys/VMn5pVADXpI/AAAAAAAADLo/aLhM4tKScM8/Who_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="484" height="484"></a></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">The cover shown above is one from the 20 albums this versatile performer has released since 1984. He has sung in a number of languages, including Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Taiwanese and English.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">In fact, one of his songs was incorporated into the recruitment advertisement of the Royal Hong Kong Police in 1994. He also recorded a song in 2007 to mark the one-year countdown to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He performed this song at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Surprisingly enough, these are only his smaller claims to fame! Name him.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">***</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Four answers, and all correct! This is <strong>Jackie Chan</strong>.</font></p> Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-58600501834384707142015-01-27T14:32:00.001+05:302015-01-29T14:33:43.521+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–465<p align="justify"><font size="3">This is one of those non-workables.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-kZAK-vpvj6o/VMdUI5UwlfI/AAAAAAAADLE/x1kHkysxm10/s1600-h/Who%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="Who" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Who" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-YWGTGIiTiKU/VMdUJ00aPyI/AAAAAAAADLM/DZpZrqsj3FY/Who_thumb%25255B11%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="454" height="819"></a></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Identify the older gentleman, who has left behind him a legacy of contact combat that started with fighting the Nazis and ended up being used by all across the world, especially in urban self-defence.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">***</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Five answers, and all correct! This is <strong>Imre Lichtenfeld, aka Imi Sde-Or, the creator of the martial art Krav Maga</strong>.</font></p> Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-69838291479557950592015-01-26T13:28:00.001+05:302015-01-27T14:14:48.132+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–464<p align="justify"><font size="3">A slightly difficult one for the day.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-10cg_o90JuI/VMXzqvqPJkI/AAAAAAAADKs/6rHCkdvdT-E/s1600-h/Who%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="Who" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Who" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBVuRtUkcUfVkYjkRwAHbhAPXJpvcEmqvYqqSVb4TO31-mYBQ5H3PcUUekMOFAnIWGRGtzDlBruuZjON30KIoVZSfYvmuodrows4gtHyVlqIVZRpqBf0hntc5q59yfYXBbQEA2h9do8c/?imgmax=800" width="454" height="641"></a></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Identify this gentleman, who was the first head of an Indian organisation that was formed in 1968 because its need was felt after the country’s loss to China in the 1962 war. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">***</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Five replies, and only a couple seem to have paid attention to the question. I had asked the name of the gentleman; the part about the organisation was meant only as an indication as to who he was. This is indeed <strong>R N Kao</strong>, the first chief of India’s spy agency Research and Analysis Wing.</font></p> Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-78794507897821480832015-01-23T13:35:00.001+05:302015-01-26T13:23:56.406+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–463<p align="justify"><font size="3">A quirky one for today.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-yP1XJ5I4AsU/VMIAzqOCD-I/AAAAAAAADKQ/UKOTWqt9HJc/s1600-h/Who3.jpg"><img title="Who" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Who" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-YImtlK5b_M4/VMIA0bxwYeI/AAAAAAAADKY/p-c57vDgfTY/Who_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="313" height="484"></a></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Give me the name of the calculating old woman who wrote this book, which happens to be the first of its kind written by an Indian citizen. PS: Sorry for the small photo. Will post a bigger one if I can find it.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">***</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Seven answers, and all spot on! The “calculating old lady is indeed <strong>Shakuntala Devi</strong>, the famous mathematician for whom the statement “mind faster than a computer” actually held true.</font></p> Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-50295472455105582792015-01-22T13:39:00.001+05:302015-01-23T13:07:48.741+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–462<p align="justify">A super-simple one for the day.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-a8wdxF8qXG4/VMCwG7bDG-I/AAAAAAAADJs/oUjypnbv23s/s1600-h/Who%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="Who" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Who" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_q5knitXNuQ/VMCwH_Z5K9I/AAAAAAAADJ0/Wz65krpyC34/Who_thumb%25255B11%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="504" height="726"></a></p> <p align="justify">Lots of clues on the gravestone as to the identity of the person laid to rest here. Just tell me his name.</p> <p align="justify">Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!</p> <p align="justify">***</p> <p align="justify">A dozen replies, and all correct, bar one. Yes, this is <strong>Mel Blanc</strong>, the voice behind the beloved characters Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn and oodles of others!</p> <p align="justify">Fun fact: When Blanc slipped into coma after a car accident, a lot of people lost hope as he was not responding. Two weeks after the accident, a neurologist, probably having failed all ways to elicit a response, and in a sort of last-ditch effort, asked him how Bugs Bunny was. Apparently, he answered through his coma, “Myeeeeh, what’s up, doc?” It took seven months for him to recover, but this is probably one of the most inspiring incidents of a creation saving his/her creator.</p> Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-89079289338017194242015-01-21T13:44:00.001+05:302015-01-22T13:34:29.646+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–461<p align="justify">A really simple one for today.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fUUfgQKdj0k/VL9f9KyRC6I/AAAAAAAADJU/wLocyHsGmFM/s1600-h/Who%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Who" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Who" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wmcjM3b9k_w/VL9f9wpn0pI/AAAAAAAADJc/y-SjJBTrd-M/Who_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="386" height="484"></a></p> <p align="justify">Simply identify this eminently recognisable polymath, who happens to be a modern-day stalwart in the performance arts today. Apologies in advance for the photo quality. </p> <p align="justify">Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!</p> <p align="justify">***</p> <p align="justify">Five guesses from three people, and two correct answers. Santanu gets it right the third time. This is indeed <strong>Saurabh Shukla</strong>, still somehow most recognisable as “Kallu Mama” from the film “Satya”. </p> Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-62772017178974186432015-01-20T13:45:00.001+05:302015-01-21T13:29:58.869+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–460<p align="justify">A connect after a long time.</p> <p align="justify">1. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-k6USclmR42c/VL4OrCoHpqI/AAAAAAAADIc/41STuFK7z6k/s1600-h/Magsaysay%252520Award%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Magsaysay Award" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Magsaysay Award" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Ri3WLXqr5qc/VL4Or6xjdjI/AAAAAAAADIk/N0pRBeDIAK8/Magsaysay%252520Award_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="488" height="484"></a></p> <p align="justify">2. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Rm-dfQ26XL0/VL4OsgN8GnI/AAAAAAAADIs/COh2tUI_SyI/s1600-h/Judge%252520Judy%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Judge Judy" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Judge Judy" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DsTj1P8Y6o0/VL4Ote17-oI/AAAAAAAADI0/bTuCiTW1fXs/Judge%252520Judy_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="366" height="484"></a></p> <p align="justify">3. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7vIktWc16Z8/VL4OuAoHljI/AAAAAAAADI8/P2EGkguXnCQ/s1600-h/Kartavyam%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Kartavyam" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Kartavyam" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-oXco_0EcpGM/VL4Ouz8JfCI/AAAAAAAADJE/fKOo7ocP9wI/Kartavyam_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="504" height="285"></a></p> <p align="justify">Connect to a single person. Shouldn’t be all that difficult. If you need a further clue: “Crane”.</p> <p align="justify">Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!</p> <p align="justify">***</p> <p align="justify">Six replies, and all correct, despite a few wayward guesses at the clues. The answer is indeed <strong>Kiran Bedi—Ramon Magsaysay Award-winner, anchor of “Aap ki Kachehri”, based on the show “Judge Judy”, and inspiration behind the film “Kartavyam”</strong>. Oh, and she was called “Crane” Bedi during her tenure as a police officer. Read it up. It’s super-inspirational!</p> Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-85006999167000612322015-01-19T13:36:00.001+05:302015-01-20T13:35:58.242+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–459<p align="justify">A somewhat easy and difficult one for the day, depending on your interests.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0H12jkkIKZ4/VLy66sWEtDI/AAAAAAAADIE/p-hGmn6higg/s1600-h/What%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="What" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="What" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bGcfUgtYARI/VLy67WHWIAI/AAAAAAAADIM/ysfldqhngCw/What_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="544" height="410"></a></p> <p align="justify">This was the director’s vision of a certain component in a trilogy of films. He hand-moulded some play-dough to give it a basic shape, and the designers did the rest. It has bean described in the canon as originally being a prototype armoured tank designed as a bridging vehicle for the military, including weaponry and the ability to boost into a rampless jump. This version o the vehicle, in fact, is the current evolution of something that first appeared in print in 1939.</p> <p align="justify">Simply tell me what we are talking about. If possible, name both this and the earlier version.</p> <p align="justify">Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!</p> <p align="justify">PS: As has been pointed out to me, some people might find this NSFW-ish because of the shape. There is nothing NSFW about the finished product, unless you are on the wrong side of the law.</p> <p align="justify">***</p> <p align="justify">Nine answers, of which seven are correct. This is indeed <strong>the Tumbler, the updated version of the BatMobile depicted in Christopher Nolan’s <em>Dark Knight</em> trilogy</strong>. And yes, that play-dough is Nolan’s own handiwork.</p> Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-71553277004146794902015-01-18T14:13:00.001+05:302015-01-19T13:25:09.813+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–458<p align="justify">An easy one for the weekend.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-eg3ctzgMtWo/VLtyFddKuQI/AAAAAAAADHs/m82pwjt86k8/s1600-h/What%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="What" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="What" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-COjusEysDbI/VLtyGUWAwUI/AAAAAAAADH0/GH7aKcSG8w8/What_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="504" height="318"></a></p> <p align="justify">Simply identify the brand Amitabh Bachchan is advertising for. Hint: Ironically, all that talk about India and being Indians is for a firm which has a very un-Indian component to its name.</p> <p align="justify">Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!</p> <p align="justify">***</p> <p align="justify">Seven replies from six people, but only four are correct. As user “ARVIND” has pointed out, the hint is in the tagline. The brand is <strong>BPL</strong>, and the un-Indian component therein is the fact that it expands to <em>British</em> Physical Laboratories.</p> Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888399397982120232.post-48318522665299522122015-01-16T11:54:00.001+05:302015-01-18T13:58:53.005+05:30QR–Cure–Quizzing Realms–457<p align="justify">A somewhat different one for the day.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-iXNOcr-G3mo/VLiusLboiQI/AAAAAAAADHU/9lKno_r2je4/s1600-h/Who%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img title="Who" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Who" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ZgmOJE9OTRE/VLius1iw4UI/AAAAAAAADHc/f2G491x5UoY/Who_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="544" height="404"></a></p> <p align="justify">This gentleman has achieved cosmic greatness today, but is seen in this photo as a strapping young wrestler from his college days. Just identify him. Oh, and sorry for the photo quality, but this is the best I could get.</p> <p align="justify">Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!</p> <p align="justify">***</p> <p align="justify">Nine replies, of which six are correct. This is <strong>Neil deGrasse Tyson</strong>, the gentleman responsible for the demotion of Pluto from the status of “planet”, and the man who has hosted the latest edition of the TV series “Cosmos”.</p> Arkadev Ghoshalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832540585920278912noreply@blogger.com10