What got its name because of this sketch? T.G. Montgomerie was surveying the mountains of Kashmir. During this survey he saw, in the far distance, a tall and conspicuous mountain in the direction of the Karakorams and immediately named it K1 (‘K’ stands for Karakoram). Later on, it turned out to be the beautiful mountain…
Connect Answer is Jaron Lanier. The movie Lawnmower Man, originally supposed to be based entirely on stephen king’s short story, was only slightly related to the short story. It was in part based on jaron lanier, whose company (called VPL) created some of the earliest virtual reality gear – gloves, eyepiece etc. He also advocated…
The image below was on the cover of a fanzine and was very influential. What is it about? Punk Rock is the right answer. Punk was supposed to be a minimal music style, in reaction to the overproduced music from the likes of Led Zep. Punk featured only a few chords. This cover from the…
This ad featured a classic tune. ID the composer & the piece.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VvvAp-2v4o] Hoedown from Aaron Copland’s Rodeo. Listen to this lovely version by ELP.. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFCniNYZoFg]
Why would this glum looking couple seem familiar to you? Though some of you may swear that it was Sumo at his wedding reception, the answer, as guessed by many of you painting buffs out there is that they appear in Grant Wood’s American Gothic. The models were Grant’s sis – Nan Wood Graham &…
Identify the person featured on this currency note. Chopin, whose 200th birth anniv. falls this year, is the right answer as attempted by many of you. He was born in Poland and lived a large part of his life in France thereby creating an impression in many people that he was French.
What prize has this gentleman just won? Most of you got it right. He has just won the Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest. See comments from Tejas & Thats for more info. And here below is the real
Connect the two images and if you have got the connect, tell me why the specific name was chosen ?
Connect these two pictures. Ans – Plimsoll shoe is named so – because the coloured horizontal band which joins the sole to the upper part of the shoe looks like the plimsoll line found on ships. This was cracked by many.
Identify the man using the first three images. Ans – Kurt Eichenwald, who has written three books based on the scandals in Enron, ADM and Prudential. Only Tejas was able to get this right. Good job!
