Today’s question comes from Vikram Rajan, again, who is determined to make up for yesterday’s question! Identify both and connect. Thomas Sangster (Visual 1) and Andy Serkis (Visual 2), who have been cast as Tintin and Captain Haddock respectively in the upcoming Tintin movies by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson. Cracked by 10 of you!…
One sunny May afternoon, just over three years ago, when Vikram Rajan (CR), Krishnamurti (Goach) and I were trying to set questions for the inaugural QFI Open Quiz, CR came up with this question. If I remember correctly, Goach and I shared the same reaction: “Eh?”, followed by a lengthy explanation from CR, and then,…
She made headlines last week. What’s her name? The singer/songwriter/producer Kara DioGuardi, who was last week unveiled as the fourth judge on ‘American Idol’, for the show’s 8th season. 11 attempts, but only one correct answer – zizzyphus. Well done! I’m absolutely amazed that so many of you guessed Sarah Palin, ignoring the possibly crucial…
What originated from the incident depicted in this drawing? The coat of arms of Poland – the White Eagle emblem, originated when Poland’s legendary founder Lech saw a white eagle’s nest. When he looked at the bird, a ray of sunshine from the red setting sun fell on its wings, so they appeared tipped with…
Today’s question comes from Anil Kumar, star quizzer and my ‘corporate team’ mate! Originally from Hyderabad, he has been a QFI regular for the last four years after having moved here on work. Identify both the players and connect. Salvatore Schillaci (Visual 1) was nicknamed ‘Toto’. Sebastien Squillaci (Visual 2) has a surname which sounds like ‘Schillaci’,…
The person in the second visual created a work that was inspired by the most famous work by the person depicted in the first visual. However, their titles seem almost opposite. Identify both people and name the works. John Bunyan (Visual 1) wrote ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress’, and inspired by it, C.S. Lewis (Visual 2) wrote…
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…
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…
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…
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?’….
