What does this sculpture commemorate? Also identify its sculptor. ‘Nuclear Energy’ by Henry Moore, inside the University of Chicago campus at the site of world’s first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1. The location commemorates the exact location where the Manhattan Project team devised the first nuclear reactor to produce the first self-sustaining controlled nuclear reaction. Cracked…
Portrait of whom, by whom? Portrait of Claude Monet, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Cracked by 19 people! In order – Thejaswi Udupa, Ram Kumar, Diwakar Pingle, Vivek Cheriyan, ganesh, Giantrun, Thomas Masun, Ashwin, Akila, Vikram788, Mc Neill Ivan S, Rajiv Rai, anil raghavan, citybank(rupt), Apurva, Rohan, BoFi, malcaluffin, and CR.
Where, specifically, would you find this shop? What is its claim to fame? The Travel Bookshop in Notting Hill, London. Featured famously in the movie ‘Notting Hill. Cracked by 12 of you! In order – Vivek Cheriyan, Thejaswi Udupa, Thomas Masun, Anannya Deb, TKB, ganesh, Akila, Ashwin, Guneet, Giantrun, Ram Kumar, and Vivek.
Connect. The connection is the Typhoon Kalmaegi (Visual 2) which was earlier named Helen (Visual 1) by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and later assigned the name ‘Kalmaegi’, which was submitted by North Korea and is the Korean word for ‘seagull’ (Visual 3). Cracked by 8 of you! In order – CR, Guneet, Akila, Thejaswi…
A famous showdown between these two men was described in a recent best-seller. Identify both of them and name the book. The men were Chris Ferguson and T.J.Cloutier, and their final showdown in the 2000 World Series Of Poker was recently described by Tim Harford in his book ‘The Logic Of Life’ in a chapter…
Connect. ‘The Thirty-nine Steps’ is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, who is the person in Visual 1. The novel formed the basis for a number of film adaptations, notably Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 adaptation ‘The 39 Steps’, a still from which forms Visual 2. Cracked by 19 of you!…
Two views of same thing. What it is? Where it is? The Shrine of the Three Kings, who were also known as the Three Wise Men or the Magi. It can be found in the famous Cologne Cathedral. In the front view, at the bottom, you can clearly see the Three Kings offering their gifts…
Connect. Visual 1 shows the Apollo XI Lunar Module Eagle, whose landing on the moon was conveyed by the message ‘The Eagle Has Landed’, a phrase that also formed the title of a best-selling Nazi spy novel by Harry Patterson a.k.a Jack Higgins, who is the man in Visual 2. Cracked by 11 of you!…
Before we get to today’s question, first an announcement: It’s time for the next QFI meeting, and it will be held this coming Sunday at P.S.! This meeting will done by QFI stalwarts Gopal Kidao and Deviprasad Viswanathan. It promises to be loads of fun, so don’t miss this one for any reason!! The details…
What is named after these people? The Shoemaker-Levy comet, named after the Shoemaker couple (Eugene and Carolyn) and David Levy who discovered it. 12 of you discovered the answer yourselves. In order – Thejaswi Udupa, vijaysarathy, Chris Pearson, Dinesh, anannyad, citybank(rupt), Ananth, Thomas Masun, Vivek, Akila, Venky and CR.
