Daily Question – 78

Whose statue is this? (Spelling important) Moses Cleaveland, who founded the U.S. city of Cleveland, which was later named after him. Cracked by two people only – Thejaswi Udupa and Raghuvansh. Well done, both of you! No one got all seven answers right this week, but one person managed to get six – Raghuvansh. Well…

Daily Question – 77

Connect, with details. Tian Han (Visual 1) wrote ‘March Of The Volunteers’, the Chinese National Anthem, which was originally released as an album by Pathe Records, the cover of which forms Visual 2. It was also the theme song of the propaganda movie ‘Sons and Daughters in a Time of Storm’ (Visual 3) before being…

Daily Question – 76

What is its common name? A ‘Kissing Gourami’, also known as a ‘Kisser’. Point given to anyone who has mentioned ‘kiss’. Cracked by 13 of you! In order – TKB, Sumo, Thejaswi Udupa, vijaysarathy, Raghuvansh, Soda, Goutham, nidhi, zizzyphus, Ludwig, Priya, anantha, and Derek No Brain. However, special mention must be made of Lord Labak…

Daily Question – 75

Today’s question comes from Meera Krishnaswamy, a long time QFI member, and former semi-finalist on ‘Mastermind India’ (Topics: ‘Friends, the TV show – Seasons 1-6’ and ‘Indian Test Victories Abroad’). A notable feature of her Mastermind adventure was that she scored a perfect 20/20 in her specialized subject round on ‘Friends’, answering blinders such as ‘What is Joey’s last name?’….

Daily Question – 74

Identify both guys. What connects them? ‘Fritz the Cat’. Robert Crumb (Visual 1) created the character and Ralph Bakshi (Visual 2) made the hit 1972 movie based on the comic books. This movie famously turned out to be the first X rated animated movie. I must say it gives me some perverse pleasure to announce…

Daily Question – 73

Name all the the characters, except the robot on the extreme left and the guy in a reclining position. The characters from ‘Clone High’ – John F. Kennedy, Cleopatra, Abraham Lincoln, Joan of Arc and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Cracked by 11 of you! In order – zizzyphus, Thejaswi Udupa, vijaysarathy, Goutham, Ajay Parasuraman, Nidhi, Raghuvansh, Priya,…

Daily Question – 72

Identify both and connect. The visuals showed Matthew Webb and Gertrude Ederle, who were the first man and woman, respectively, to swim across the English Channel. Cracked by 7 of you! In order – vijaysarathy, ixo, Thejaswi Udupa, Raghuvansh, Nidhi, zizzyphus, and Cranial rub.

Daily Question – 71

Portrait of whom, by whom? Portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson, by John Singer Sargent. Cracked by 9 of you! In order – zizzyphus, Soda, Ajay Parasuraman, Raghuvansh, Nidhi, Crab urinal, anon-on-narkotix, CR, and Thejaswi Udupa. Two people got all seven answers right this week – Thejaswi Udupa and Crab urinal, whoever that is. Well done,…

Daily Question – 69

Identify the three paintings, recreated using Lego bricks. The three paintings were (1) ‘Las Meninas’ by Diego Velazquez, (2) ‘The Raft Of The Medusa’ by Theodore Gericault and (3) ‘The Third Of May, 1808’ by Francisco Goya. Cracked by 18 of you! In order – Sankhya, Sumant, Dinesh, Thejaswi Udupa, zizzyphus, Raghuvansh, Priyambad, bobo, vijaysarathy,…