QFI 551 – An Epic Search for Truth
Who is the unlikely hero of this Graphic Novel? —- Answer: Bertrand Russell Most of you logically deduced that it is indeed Bertrand Russell. See Logicomix for more information.
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QFI 550 – And L.Siva’s favourite phrase is…
Connect… —- Answer: Stand and Deliver The painting on the right is called “Robbery of the Coach” by Goya depicting Highwaymen. The term “Stand and Deliver” originated in their demands of their victims to Stand and Deliver their money or purses etc. The album on the left (top) is Stand and Deliver by Adam and…
QFI 549 – Finger Licking Good…
Who wrote the short story that served as the inspiration for this scene from K.Balachandar’s Ninaithale Inikkum? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrBjBxXvN9E] To QFI’s non-Tamil speaking friends – the narrative itself is very famous and has been filmed at least 3 – 4 times – including Tarantino. Ok, enough clues already.. If you can’t see the Embedded video –…
QFI 548
What connects? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hArUiFv2FaY] Arya Bannerjee model/actress and heroine of LSD is the daughter of Nikhil Bannerjee.
QFI 547
a)What specific achievement connects the four people seen in the picture? b)Also thegentlemen in the last two pictures share yet another unique record.What is it? They are the only writers to win both the Hugo and Nebula awards for a book not once but twice ! . 1) Clarke for Rendezvous with Rama and The…
QFI 546 – Who’s laughing now
If you are squeamish, this is not for you.. For the rest of you, here is a clip from Evil Dead 2. The medical condition that the character here suffers from is named after a classic movie. Identify… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzXk3nfEdMY&feature=related] Answer – You have to hand it to everyone who attempted this voluntarily. The answer –…
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Take a look @ this fun video and ID the piece playing in the background. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng3XHPdexNM] Both Chotavakil & Raji have a ear for music! Its the Sabre Dance from the ballet Gayaneh by the Armenian composer Aram Kachaturian.
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What common link connects these well known writers? Manish & Yogesh made the right diagnosis. Michael Crichton, Anton Chekhov, Arthur Conan Doyle & Robin Cook were all also qualified medical doctors.
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What are these people attempting to do? As many of you mentioned, they are trying to recreate Georges Seurat’s painting “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.”
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Who designed the original logo/artwork ? Many of you got it right. Its the original 4.3BSD daemon artwork done by John Lasseter (of Pixar fame)