Challenge 11

Apologies for not posting for last two days. The people to blame are YashRaj Films, and the victimized impatient audience, that is Yours Truly. No offense intended, but hats off to SRK and Adi Chopra fans :) . First DDLJ,(I luckily haven't seen Mohabbatein till now) and now RNBDJ. Don't you feel as I do, that both the movies could have been compressed into an hour and half long flick, and they would have been equally entertaining and less irritating?
Now just waiting for some fanboy to use the parting line,so tht I can laugh my heart out :P

Hmmm.... Hum hain Raahi Pyaar ke....phir milenge,,,Chalte Chalte ??!?!?!?!?! .
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Hhhhaaaan ( May be SRK's answer to Bacchanesque 'Hayen!!' )



1. Identify the logo


2. Which monument is this?


3. Who is He?


4. Which club got named as World's best football club of the XXth century History by FIFA?

5. Singapore,Geneva,Seattle,Doha, .......... , HongKong . Complete the series.

Challenge 10

1. 'Midnight Cowboy' holds a special place in the History of Cinema. Why?

2. Identify the logo

3. Identify the instrument


4. Mahe, London, London, Sun City. London, Sanya, Sanya, Sanya ,Warsaw, Sanya, ............
Complete the sequence.

5. Who is He?

Challenge 9

1. Identify the instrument


2. SunTrust Bank in Atlanta ,holds a very important piece of document in its main vault, which is now an integral part of global economy. What is it?

3. King David, Charlemagne ,Julius Caesar ,Alexander the Great . Identify the link. [Don't tell me that they all were great emperors :) ]

4. Identify the Logo


5. Which rockband derived its name from the letters inscribed on the back of a sewing machine?

Challenge 8

Today's easy set

1. 6126 has become the hottest number in 2008. Tell me the reason.

2. In 1971, Carolyn Davidson created a design ,charging just $2 per hour for the work that she put in. The design is now an immensely popular logo. Name it.

3. Identify the logo


4. Which cricketer represented his nation in International football as well, appearing in the World Cup Qualifying campaign.?

5. Which automobile ,first manufactured by Armbruster, was known as 'Big Band Bus'?

Challenge 7

1. Olton Hall, a train running between Scarborough and York, attracted worldwide interest in recent years. Why?

2. Hitachi, JVC, Matsushita, Mitsubishi, Philips, Pioneer, Sony, Thomson, Time Warner and Toshiba. When we talk about all of them in the same breath, we are talking about which invention of the 90s?

3.Identify the link.




4. Another Identify the link question


5. Which country has seven of the world's fifteen largest lakes?

Challenge 6

1. What do Alicia Silverstone, David Schwimmer,Monica Lewinsky,Nicolas Cage. have in common apart from nationality?

2. Apollo Creed, Ivan Drago, Tommy Gunn are characters of which movie series?

3. Identify the celebrity




4. This Harvard University Sophomore was accused of using lifted language (plagiarism) in her debut novel and had her contract to write a sequel ,canceled by the publishers. Name the person.

5. Established in 1958 as GoldStar, this leading organization is nowadays known as ........ ?

Challenge 5

The 5th episode of the quiz cometh.
Everyone please post your answers as comments, as I am planning to introduce a leaderboard.
(And if possible do spread the word)

1. A former bouncer at the Tunnel, he made his first Hollywood appearance in 1990 in Awakenings.Who is he?

2.This is the logo for which legendary organization?

3.Identify the person.


4. Identify the sport from the given represntation of the court


5. Name the building, that was on the receiving end of a terrorist attack.

Challenge 4

1. Which star-studded 2001 film was originally supposed to feature Bruce Willis, Mark Wahlberg, Danny Glover, Luke Wilson, and Owen Wilson?

2. What type of vegetarian excludes all types of meat from their diet but eats eggs and dairy products?

3. This African ethnic group is known as "the people of the veil" because the men wear veils that conceal all but their eyes. Name it.

4. According to Hindu mythology, who is the son of Arjun and Chitrangada, who after killing Arjun, restored him back to life?

5.Identify the monument

Challenge 3

1. Name the postal stamp issued by Indian Postal Service, that was valid for a specific flight only.

2. What is the importance of PIN Code 172114 ?

3. Started as Amazin' Software in 1982, this company is a household name in USA and UK.

4.

Who are the people in this picture?

5.What actor played the school principal in E.T., only to have his scene cut when Spielberg decided that his presence would be too distracting?

Challenge 2

Well, lukewarm response but I am determined to rob you of all the self-respect you have. ;)
Here comes the second set of questions.

1. "I used to go missing a lot...Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World." The name of the lucky man is ?

2."I can hear you. The rest of the world hears you. And the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon" roared X. Name X.

3.Which visionary business leader uses the phrase "One more thing." before unveiling state of the art products?

4. "I love Y more than any woman I have ever known.". Walt Disney uttered these words .Who is Y
5. Richard Branson , Shekhar kapoor and Deepak Chopra. What is common between them?

Challenge 1

So here is the first set of questions for you

Please add your answers in the form of comments.Will provide the correct answers the next day.

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1. In 1999, Victoria's Secret were sued for launching a lipstick named after XYZ.
Who is XYZ ?

2. This Indian cricketer was sent back from an England tour after he allegedly " stole" a pair of socks from a departmental store.

3. A certified primary school teacher, who is now the godfather of the celebrity kid , Rocco. The person is ....... ?

4. Longest name of an Indian movie?

5. What is the common thing about Mongrel,Squid, Porcupine, Fauna , Banshee and Taurus?

Answers 8 -14

Challenge 8

1. Lindsay Lohan launched 6126 Holiday Collection of legging , inspired by Marilyn Monroe's birth date ,6/1/26.
2. Nike Swoosh
3. Chanel
4. Sir Vivian Richards.He represented Antigua in 1974 World Cup Football Qualifiers.
5. The Stretch Limousine.

Challenge 9

1. The instrument is Kazoo, made famous by Popeye.
2. The Coca Cola formula.
3. In 16th and the 17th century France, the 4 kings in a deck of cards represented a great ruler of the past.The King of Spades is said to be David, King of Israel; the king of Clubs is supposed to be Alexander the Great; the king of Hearts, the French King Charlemagne; and the king of Diamonds is the Roman Caesar Augustus .
4. Your best friend while answering this quiz, Wikipedia ;) .
5. AC/DC . They felt that the name suited their energetic style.

Answers Compendium

Answers for Challenge 1-7


Challenge 1

1. Metallica
2. Sudhir Naik
3. Sting
4. Shree Shree Rajadhiraja Shree Shree Madana Kamaraja Shree Shree Vilasa Raja Shree Shree Madhubana Raja Shree Shree Krishnadeva Donga Raja (1994)(Language-Telugu)... Source IMDB
5. All of them are names of Comic characters.

Challenge 2

1. George Best
2. George W. Bush
3. Steve JObs
4. Mickey Mouse
5. founders of Virgin Comics.

Challenge 3

1."AIR MAIL" postage stamp was issued on 29th May 1948, to commemorate the 1st external air service commenced on 8th June 1948 from Bombay to London via Cairo (Egypt) and Geneva (Switzerland).

2.Located at 15,500 feet, Hikkim in Himachal Pradesh is the highest post office in the world.

3.Electronic Arts

4. Microsoft staff of 1978
First Row ( L to R)
Bill Gates, Andrea Lewis,Marla Wood, Paul Allen
Second Row (L to R)
Bob O'Rear, Bob Greenberg, Mark McDonald, Gordon Letwin
Top Row (L to R)
Steve Wood, Bob Wallace, Jim Lane

5. Harrison Ford

Challenge 4
1. Ocean's Eleven
2. Lacto-ovo-vegetarian
3. Tuareg
4. BabruVahana
5. Haji Ali Dargah (Mumbai)

Challenge 5

1. Vin Diesel
2. Lashings Cricket XI
3. Shocking but it is Sharon Stone!!
4. Sepak Takraw
5. Pentagon

Challenge 6
1. All of them attended Beverly Hills High School
2. Rocky
3. Samantha Ronson
4. Kaavya Vishwanathan 'How Opal Mehta Got Kissed Got Wild And Got A Life'
5. LG

Challenge 7

1. The train is used as Hogwarts Express in Harry Potter movies.
2. All of them formed the DVD forum, formed to chalk out the standards and universally accepted format for commercial use of DVD.
3. Operation Bayonet -> Golda Meir (first pic) approved the operation (aka Wrath of God) to assassinate individuals involved in 1972 Munich massacre. The third pic is of Waldi, the mascot for the Olympics.
4. The common link is Queen park Rangers, an English football club.
The person in first pic is Amit Bhatia ( son in law of Steel tycoon L.N. Mittal and) the Vice-Chairman of QPR.
Second pic doesn't require any introduction, but still he is Bernie Ecclestone, the Formula One tycoon and co-owner of QPR.
5. Canada