451: In these pages from the French comic book “The Killer”, the lives of two men are compared. Identify both. 450: The “Republic of Heaven”. Gerrard Winstanley, Philip Pullman. The Republic of Heaven, in Philip Pullman’s philosophical fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials, refers to the idea that humans must build their happiness in the here…
450: The mural depicts a 17th century religious reformer. He believed that the Church’s emphasis on the afterlife was a tool of oppression. He is credited with coining a phrase which appears in the works of the man in the photograph and his philosophy has also influenced said works. Identify and explain. 449: Page from…
449: Explain. 448: Four Freedoms, by Norman Rockwell.
448: Famous artwork and its parody. Explain. 447: The processes behind digestion in human beings, as discovered by William Beaumont. He studied a gunshot victim named Alexis St. Martin who had developed a hole in his stomach that never fully healed. More information here.
447: The fascinating story of the discovery of which biological process connects these images? 446: Art Nouveau, Alfons Mucha.
446: This art movement started when this artist produced a lithographed poster, which appeared on 1 January 1895 in the streets of Paris as an advertisment for the play Gismonda by Victorien Sardou, starring Sarah Bernhardt. It was an overnight sensation, and announced the new artistic style and its creator to the citizens of Paris….
445: Survived 55 assassination attempts and one of those was the only occasion in modern history when a Head of State has personally exchanged fire with potential assassins. Name him and the character whose looks were based on him. 444: References in one of the finest lines in science fiction film, as spoken by the…
444: Identify the famous lines that connect the below image with this one. (Content warning – the link will lead to a classical painting with some explicit imagery.) 443: These films are considered to be particularly good remakes of films – made by the same director who directed the original version in each case.
An announcement and reminder for two quizzes coming up this weekend: The ASAP Sports and Entertainment Quiz and the Shaastra Main Quiz. The ASAP SpEnt Quiz Date: 2nd of October, 2009 (Friday – Gandhi Jayanthi) Venue: Museum Theatre, Govt. Museum, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai – 600008 Timings: Prelims – 03:30 p.m. and Finals – 05:00…
443: What connects these films? 442: “The Principe Island, where Arthur Eddington proved the theory of Relativity during a solar eclipse. The actors who played Eddington and Einstein in a BBC serial. ” Yep, that’s Dr. Who and Gollum as Eddington and Einstein.
