What? Where? The Paradesi Synagogue, the oldest synagogue in the Commonwealth of Nations, in Kochi.

Relatively simple one to start off the week. What could possibly be the connection? Hot chocolate, black and white TV, iPod Classic, A New Hope, acoustic guitar – all are instances of retronyms – “A retronym is a type of neologism coined for an old object or concept whose original name has come to be…

“There’s also a negative side.” Connect this video to the guy here. “What Just Happened?” and David Mamet – in the movie, Bruce Willis’ character is based on Alec Baldwin’s antics during the shooting of “The Edge” written by Mamet. Baldwin supposedly turned up a with a paunch and a beard and behaved not unlike…

Identify this pastiche from the 70s, the three actors and the characters they’re playing. “The Seven Percent Solution”, a Sherlock Holmes tale based on a Nicholas Meyer pastiche-novel of the same name. L-R : Nicol Williamson as Sherlock Holmes, Robert Duvall as Dr. Watson and Alan Arkin as Sigmund Freud. Answered by a whole lot…

Spin a yarn. Pratapgad fort, where Shivaji killed Afzal Khan using a Bagh Nakh (tiger’s claw). Answered by Anirudh Patil, Udupa and Raghuvansh.

Today’s question is from QFI regular “Rey de Vaqueiros”. Identify and connect. Barracuda and Maverick – nicknames of Palin and McCain. Was unanswered.

Some people have all the ideas. Explain. (Clue.) Answer: Kramer, in the TV show Seinfeld, had the idea of a coffeetable book which itself is a coffeetable. Not much unlike Helmut Newton’s Sumo, supposedly the most expensive book production of the 20th century, each copy weighing 30 kg with a table built in to it….

Identify and connect these nobodies. Quoting Meera, (who also had the most comprehensive answer) “Billy Wilder, Anthony Lane and Marlee Matlin Billy Wilder’s biography is called Nobody’s Perfect, by Charlotte Chandler Anthony Lane has written a book called Nobody’s Perfect as has Marlee Matlin (with Doug Cooney) Of course Nobody’s perfect is the memorable ending…

Identify and connect these vicious individuals. Answer: TH Huxley and Richard Dawkins, took/take pride in calling themselves “Darwin’s Bulldog” and “Darwin’s Rottweiler” for their tenacious support of evolution. Answered by Apurva, Nayantara and Udupa.

Connect and explain. Answer: The recent xkcd comic strip mocks Neal Stephenson’s Anathem, which was inspired by the Clock Of The Long Now project, a proposed mechanical clock designed to keep time for 10,000 years. Answered by Thejaswi Udupa, Krish Raghav, Bobo, Raghuvansh, Vijay Sarathy, Zizzyphus and Ananth. The QFI Chennai Super King for the…