Sunday, February 28, 2010

QUESTION 171


OK,easy one!

What is that one name that would fill the blackened spot?

p.s- click chart to enlarge

Saturday, February 27, 2010

QUESTION 170

A, an 18th century personality manufactured instruments which the character created by B was often seen playing. Who was A? What was he known for?

A

B

Friday, February 26, 2010

QUESTION 169

She was the first of a kind.
Who is she?



Thursday, February 25, 2010

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Monday, February 22, 2010

QUESTION 165

IDENTIFY THE STRUCTURE.
WHO BUILT IT?
the 2nd picture shows a portion of the interior.



Sunday, February 21, 2010

QUESTION 164

HE WAS A FRENCH MATHEMATICIAN, PHILOSOPHER AND PHYSICIST. HIS INFLUENCE IN THE WORLD OF MATHEMATICS IS CLEAR WITH HIS INVENTION OF A CERTAIN SYSTEM. WHO ?

Saturday, February 20, 2010

QUESTION 163

A DID SOMETHING IN A PART OF AMERICA WHICH RESULTED IN A HUGE MOVEMENT. B IS PART OF THAT MOVEMENT IN ALASKA IN ONE OF HIS MOVIES. WHAT??


A
B


Friday, February 19, 2010

QUESTION 162


HE WAS A MILITARY DICTATOR OF AN AFRICAN COUNTRY. KNOWN FOR FREQUENTLY ABUSING HUMAN RIGHTS. WHO ?

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

QUESTION 159

A

IT WAS DESIGNED BY B AND SCULPTED BY A.
IT WAS DECIDED THAT REINFORCED CONCRETE WOULD BE USED INSTEAD OF STEEL AS IT WAS MORE SUITABLE FOR THE SHAPE OF THE STRUCTURE. THE CONSTRUCTION TOOK 9 YEARS. IT WAS TO BE LIT BY A BATTERY OF FLOODLIGHTS TRIGGERED REMOTELY BY MARCONI. BUT WEATHER CONDITIONS DIDN'T PERMIT. WHAT IS BEING TALKED ABOUT?
B

Monday, February 15, 2010

QUESTION 158

HE WAS A SCOTTISH POLITICIAN, EDUCATED AT ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY. HE BECAME THE HONG KONG SUPERINTENDENT OF PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. AND IN 1865, HE FOUNDED______ AND BECAME ITS FIRST VICE CHAIRMAN. WHO IS HE? WHAT DID HE START?

Sunday, February 14, 2010

QUESTION 157

THIS COUPLE YOU SEE IN THE PICTURE WERE NATURALISTS.
THEY SPENT A GOOD TIME OF THEIR LIVES IN KENYA. IN 1966, A MOVIE WAS MADE BASED ON THE BOOK WRITTEN BY THE LADY(WHICH WAS AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER). IDENTIFY THEM AND THE MOVIE.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

QUESTION 156

WHO IS HE?

ANS- TIM BERNERS LEE

QUESTION 155



WHY WAS THIS IN THE NEWS RECENTLY(VERY)??

Friday, February 12, 2010

QUESTION 154










Simple one.. What comes next??

Thursday, February 11, 2010

QUESTION 153

WHAT ARE THESE COMMONLY SEEN SYMBOLS CALLED?
SPECIFIC NAMES PLEASE.


QUESTION 152

_____ , IN 1992 COMMISSIONED TONY BRITTEN TO ARRANGE Y FOR THEM. Y IS AN ADAPTATION OF A CORONATION ANTHEM COMPOSED BY X. Y WAS FIRST PLAYED BY THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA. IT IS SUNG IN GERMAN, FRENCH AND ENGLISH. WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT?

X

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Sunday, February 7, 2010

QUESTION 149

WHY WAS THIS IN THE NEWS RECENTLY?


QUESTION 148

WHAT IS THIS?
WHAT IS LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THIS OBJECT?


Saturday, February 6, 2010

QUESTION 147

CONNECT THESE TWO IMAGES





Friday, February 5, 2010

QUESTION 146

X WORKED IN THE HOSPITAL DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR, AND STARTED HIS/HER LITERARY CAREER. X'S MASTERPIECE CAME OUT IN 1926, PUBLISHED BY (2). THIS AUTHOR-PUBLISHER RELATIONSHIP LASTED FOR 50 YEARS UNTIL X'S DEATH. X ALSO WROTE (1)
EASY ONE.. WHO AM I TALKING ABOUT?

1


2

QUESTION 145

WITH WHICH FAMOUS PERSONALITY WOULD YOU ASSOCIATE HER?


Thursday, February 4, 2010

QUESTION 144


IDENTIFY THE TWO MEN IN THIS PICTURE.


Wednesday, February 3, 2010

QUESTION 143

X WAS WORKING ON SOMETHING WHICH HE MEANT TO DEDICATE TO Y. EVEN THOUGH HE WASN'T BOUND TO RECEIVE ANY MAJOR FINANCIAL RETURN BY DEDICATING IT, HE PROCEEDED. BUT WHEN Y DID SOMETHING WHICH INFURIATED X, X SCRATCHED OUT Y'S NAME FROM THE DEDICATION SO HARD THAT A HOLE IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE PAPER. WHAT DID X PLAN TO DEDICATE?

X



Tuesday, February 2, 2010

QUESTION 142

IN 1911, TWO RESEARCHERS NAMED STUMPT AND PFUNGST CONDUCTED AN EXPERIMENT ON A HORSE NAMED "CLEVER HANS"( DER KLUGE HANS).
HANS WAS SUPPOSEDLY ABLE TO ADD,SUBTRACT AND SOLVE PROBLEMS INVOLVING MUSICAL HARMONY. HANS WOULD SIGNAL(TAP HIS FOOT) THE CORRECT ANSWER EVEN IN THE ABSENCE OF HIS MASTER. THIS RULED OUT THE QUESTION OF FRAUD. IT WAS LATER OBSERVED THAT HANS WASN'T INTELLIGENT AT ALL! IF THE QUESTIONER DID NOT KNOW THE ANSWER, HANS COULDN'T ANSWER IT EITHER. HANS WOULD START TAPPING WHEN THE QUESTIONER MADE ANY GESTURE. EVEN THE INCLINATION OF A HEAD WAS ENOUGH FOR THE HORSE TO STOP. IN OTHER WORDS, PEOPLE WERE GIVING THE HORSE THE ANSWERS DUE TO THEIR EXPECTATIONS OF IT(VIA PHYSICAL SIGNS). WHAT EFFECT DOES THE INCIDENT DEMONSTRATE?

QUESTION 141


WHAT IS SHOWN IN RED?

QUESTION 140



WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT THIS PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE IN 1960?


ANSWER- DEBATE BETWEEN KENNEDY AND RICHARD NIXON. FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE TO BE TELEVISED.
KAUSHIK PARTLY GOT IT WITH "TELEVISED"

QUESTION 139

X AND Y STARRED IN A 2006 ROMANTIC COMEDY. ON WHICH OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS WAS THE MOVIE BASED ON?

X


Y