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Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Quizzotica - Question 12

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The last question for this quarter… I think we practically have a winner, but still a theoretical possibility of another winner exists. The real competition would be for the second place.

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Question for the week:

Identify the pics and the connection!!!

No Hints:

Answer:

Pic 1 - Alicia Keys (If I Ain’t Got You)
Pic 2 - John Mayer (Daughters)
Pic 3 - Kayne West (Daughters)
Pic 4 - Tim Mc Graw (Live Like You Were Dying)
Pic 5 - Hoobustank (Live Like You Were Dying)

Connection - All of them were nominated for Grammy Song of the Year in 2005

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Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Quizzotica - Question 11

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We have come to the last 2 questions of this quarter’s contest. Questions are made more challenging. Had to do some image editing to make it tougher! Checkout the scoreboard

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Question for the week:

Simple Question! What is the connection?

No Hints:

Answer:

Figure 1 - Tesla appears in the 1989 novel Moon Palace by Paul Auster
Figure 2 - Tesla is one of the major characters of Jacek Dukaj's novel Ice.
Figure 3 - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark included a song titled "Tesla Girls" on their album Junk Culture (1984).

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Quizzotica - Question 10

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Connection question again. Tricky!!!

Question for the week:

1. Identify the pictures from left to right. Need exact names. What is the connection?

No Hints:

Answer:

I accept any of the following answers - Pi or EMC
1 .The value of PI or PI corporation acquired by EMC.
2. Richard Egan (name sake - its the actor in the pic) is the founder of EMC
3. Albert Einstein (born on Pi day or quoted E=MC2)

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Quizzotica - Question 9

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I am traveling when this question is posted. So there will not be any updates through facebook, google-groups & twitter for this question. But the question

We have a new leader. But anyone in the top 5 can be the winner over the last 4 questions. Checkout the scoreboard

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Connection question again. Slightly tricky!!!

Question for the week:

1. Identify the pictures from left to right. Need exact names.

2. What is the connection?

No Hints:

Answer:

1)orkut buyukkokten 2) Jesse Eisenberg - From The Social Network movie as Mark Zuckerberg(facebook ceo) 3) chris dewolfe one of the creators of MySpace

Connection - Social Networking

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Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Quizzotica - Question 8

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A classic connection question! Photos carefully done to avoid reverse image search answers J

Question for the week:

1. Identify the pictures from left to right. (Apologies for the quality of figure-1)

2. What is the connection?

Hints:

Connected to one of the most popular and controversial political events in India in the last 2 decades.

Answer:

Figure-1: Rajiv Goswami (Attempted self-immolation against Mandal Commission implementation)
Figure-2: B.P.Mandal - Mandal commission chairman
Figure-3: V.P.Singh - implemented Mandal Commission

Connection: Mandal Commission

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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Quizzotica - Question 7

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No hints for this week’s question as well. But it is a pretty easy one.

Question for the week:

From left to right, identify the pictures and what is the connection?

No Hints:

Answer:

Pic 1: Sydney Poitier
Pic 2: Denzel Washington
Pic 3: Jamie Foxx
Pic 4: Forest Whitaker

Connection: They are all African American men who have won the Academy Award for best actor

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