Monday, August 23, 2010

Quizzing is Fun, No Googling- Mixed Bag Quiz

I am continuing my  series  of  Google  Free Quizzes, again  most of  the  answers can be worked  out, by following  the hints. My objective  is  simple, the participant  should be able to work out the answer for the Question, without  having to hit the Google or  Wiki  button every  time.  100%  Google  free is not possible,  but  if  at  least 60-70% of  the  Questions can be answered  without  doing a  Google search, that would be a great  step forward.


1)  Supposedly  taken  by  a  London  gynecologist,  this  photography  was  published in the Daily Mail on April 21, 1934.  Initially  claimed  to be the first  photographic  evidence of  the  subject  in display,  it  was  later  claimed to be a  hoax  in  1994.  A 1999 book, that  was  titled  after the nickname of  the  subject, described how  the photo  was  manipulated.  What is  the  "subject"  of  the photograph  in discussion?

This was the Photo of  the LOCH NESS  MONSTER.

2) One  of  the  most  famous  paintings  depicting  an  event.  Occurred  at  a  bay  in Hawaii,  whose name means "The God's  Pathway"  in  native  language. Famous  for the  Hawaiian  New Year festival, in honor of the god  Lono.  What  is  happening  here?

The  Death  of  Captain Cook

3) Much  before  Gary  Sober's  365 n.o, he held  the  world record  for  the  highest  individual score in a Test  match.  He  also  was the first  professional  cricketer  to captain  England  in  the  Post  war era, and regained  the  Ashes  in 1952.  Also the author  of  the   books, Cricket is my Life and  30 Years in  Cricket. He  was  the captain of  the Test, where  Fred  Trueman  made his debut  against India,  and picked up the first 4 wickets  for  nought.

SIR  LEN  HUTTON

4)  The  man  whose name  has been given to an incendiary  weapon improvised  by the Finnish Army together  signed  this  agreement  with  the  Foreign Minister of  the  Third  Reich,and remained in effect  until  the  time  the  Fuhrer  launched  an operation whose name means "Red Beard" in Italian.  Just give me the name of  the  agreement.

MOLOTOV-RIBBENTROP  PACT

5) The City  named after the  river on which it  lay,  was  renamed  after  the man whose name meant  Steel, before  reverting  to it's original  name.  One of  the fiercest  battles  during  World War II, saw  military operations  named  after  Saturn and Uranus.  Name the city.

STALINGRAD, VOLGOGRAD, any of the answers will do. Stalin means steel in Russian.

6)  The  original  name of  the song  meant  "War Song  for  the Army of  the Rhine".  Written in Strasbourg  in 1792,  it  was  dedicated  to a   French officer born in Bavaria. It  got  it's  more  famous name when the federes  first  sung  it  in this  city  in  the  Provence-Alps-Cote-D-Azur  region. What am i referring to?

This  was  the LA  MARSEILLE,  Marseilles is located in the region referred to.


7)  Alfred  Hitchcock's  Vertigo  was  the  major  influence on his  life,  motivating him to be a director. Some of  the  other  directors  he  has  cited  as  influences  have been  Ingmar Bergman  and  Roman Polanski.  His  first  movie  was  The  Moon is...  The Sun's  Dream  in 1992.  His breakthrough  feature  however  was in 2000,  named  after the  No  Man's  land  between  the  two Koreas,  that  bought him fame. His most  famous  work  however  has  been a trilogy  whose other name means  Revenge,  and  the  second  part of  the  Trilogy   has  been  the  most  famous  of all,  including  a Bolly  remake( err  inspiration).  Name this director  and  also  the  Trilogy( 2 points).

PARK CHAN WOO, the VENGENANCE  trilogy, his first movie was JOINT SECURITY AREA.

8)  My  Best  Friend's  Birthday,  was  written by  Craig  Harmann and  X, when X  was  working  at  the Video Archives( now defunct).  The  original  short  script  later  expanded  to an 80 page  script, and  X  directed the movie  along  with  Harmann.  Only a  36  minute cut  of  the  movie  survived  from the original 70 minutes, and  while  it  has been shown at  film festivals, never been officially released. X often  referred to this  as  his  "film school"  and  some of the actors  here, appeared in  his more famous  movies. Name X.

Cracked by most  it is  QUENTIN  TARANTINO

9) Born  in  Thrissur,  his  surname is  Kunnath, and is a  student of  Delhi's Mount St.Mary school. His first  stint  as a singer  was  a  jingle  for  Santogen Suitings  Ad in 1994.  His  first  major break as a  playback singer  was  for  Maachis  with  Vishaal Bharadwaj.  He shot into fame, with this  song  from Hum Dil De Chuke  Sanam which  also got him his first  Filmfare Nomination. Also  released  2 albums,  Pal  and  Hamsafar. Who?

Again cracked by most its the Singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, or KK.

10) Identify  this child  actor  who  later  on  achieved  fame.

RIVER PHOENIX, this still was  from Indiana Jones and Last Crusade, where he played the teen version of Indy.


Scores

Saurabh Rai-6

Pranjal Kishore-7

Siddie-4

Ganesh-4

Karthik-6

Cintom-10

Debashri-5

Ramsu-7

Kamal-6

Nirad-3

Karthikeya-3

Vineet-7

Vikram-10