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It took a Man a lot of effort what she did..But still, She is the record holder. Identify her and what is her unique record ?
By the way, Chennai Super Kings won the IPL by 22 runs against the Mumbai Indians. After 2 years as a Finalist and a Semi finalist, they made it ! The prides of Chennai has done it ! Mind it !!
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Cracked by: Ameen, Sattwik, Neo Quiz Spot(Hearty welcome :)) , Sabari, Chitananda and Rithwik.
Answer: Parody of The Tennis Girl
Posted in Uncategorized on April 22, 2010| 8 Comments »
A. Favorite lines.
“Tis true my form is something odd,
But blaming me is blaming God.
Could I create myself anew,
I would not fail in pleasing you.
If I could reach from pole to pole,
Or grasp the ocean with a span,
I would be measured by the soul,
The mind’s the standard of the man.”
B. Inspiration to:
C. Direct reference:
D. Portrayed by:
E. The symbol of discrimination.
Cracked by: Chitananda, Sijut Mehta, Chinmay Sharma, Sabari, Ameen and usual contenders Crybaby and Satwik.
A heartily welcome to Chinmay Sharma.
Ans: Joseph Merrick
a) This is a rhyme used in Merrick’s sideshow pamphlet, and which he is said to have often quoted.
b) MJ was inspired to record “Leave Me Alone” in reply to many false stories being published in the media one of which was him planning to buy the bones of Merrick
c) “The Elephant Man’s Alarm Clock” by Buckethead: a direct reference to Merrick.
d) John hurt: he portrayed Merrick in the 1980 Anthony Hopkins starrer “The Elephant Man” based on Merrick.
e) The cap and hood worn by Merrick in public to hide a congenital disorder known as Proteus syndrome.
Posted in Uncategorized on April 19, 2010| 5 Comments »
Fill in the blanks with the same three letter word for all the blanks.
A. Today it is going to rain. I am all set to shoot a documentary on rain. I look at the sky, its round 100_____.
B. I am done with my documentary. I want to sell my distribution rights to a good company. I give a glance to the Stock Market Ticker. Oh! It is made by Trans-____.
C. I am all set to screen my documentary for the fraternity of Hindi film industry. Today is July 14 2003. A popular actress, who was famous for endorsing ____ passed away today. She was the “light” of our lives.
D. The documentary has started. The background score has so far impressed the viewers. The title track is this one. http://hideurl.biz/5SN. Ahh!! I forgot its name, it starts from ____.
(Sorry for making you download the track clip, its worth listening anyway.)
Cracked by: Tanya, Satwik, Sijut Mehta, Sabari and Chitananda.
A warm welcome to Tanya and Sijut to the 8 bit prodigy family.
Answer: Lux.
A. 100 Lux; SI unit of illuminance and luminous emittance.
B. Lux; inventor of stock market ticker.
C. Lux, the soap. Leela Chitnis, its first Indian ambassador.
D. “Lux Æterna” is a composition by Clint Mansell, the soundtrack of a movie from 2000, Requiem for a Dream.
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So, coming back. Identify this picture which revolutionized the whole film industry. Id.
Cracked by: Tanya, Sabari and Sijut Mehta. ( Welcome to the Family.. 🙂 )
Answer: Its the famous Spydercam
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Cracked By : Crybaby, Ameen and Rithwik. Good job !
Answer : The National Orchid Garden garden of Singapore have Orchids named after Shah Rukh Khan , Amitabh Bachchan, Sydney Brenner and Princess Diana. For further reading, click here
Posted in Uncategorized on April 14, 2010| 5 Comments »
Its not about eating bananas. Give me the funda..
Cracked by : Crybaby, Sourabh, Pranav, Ameen and Chitananda.
Answer : The Golden Kela Awards. The Bollywood equivalent of the The Golden Raspberry Awards ( Razzies)
Posted in Uncategorized on April 13, 2010| 4 Comments »
Identify this World famous Photographer.
Cracked by : Rithwik, Sattwik, Sourabh and Chitananda. Good job !
Answer: Alberto Korda
Popularly known for taking the photo of the iconic Marxist Revolutionary, Che Guevara. The name of the iconic pic is Guerrillero Heroico
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged george eastman, le prince, lumier bros, reel roller, Thomas Alwa Edison on April 12, 2010| 8 Comments »
Who is the Missing person ?
A. 
B.
C. 
D. 
E. ????????????????
Cracked by :Full points to Ameen, Rithu, Rath, Satwik, Crybaby. half points awarded to Chitananda, Jobin.
A heartily welcome to all newcomers. I hope you had an awesome time reading this blog.
Sorry, for the late reply. Exam worries.
Answer :
It is Thomas Alva Edison. The connect was that all those people in the images were pioneers of Motion film.
A: George Eastman, inventor of roll film and founder of Kodak Co.
B: Louis Le Prince, shot the first moving pictures on paper film using a single lens camera.
C: Its called as Bouly device or Cinematograph
D: Lumière Bros, earliest filmmakers of the history
The 8 Bit Prodigy ! 