Quiz of the Day - 31 July 2012

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Question of a different kind for the daily quiz.

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Pictured on the right hand side, is a memorial, which, one can see at Matauri Bay, New Zealand. This was erected by the people and the government of New Zealand for an incidence involving French secret agents.

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Identify the monument and the incidence, which led to the erection of this memorial.

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Answer: Time for the answer. The memorial was set up for the international activists group Greenpeace's erstwhile lead vessel, Rainbow Warrior, at Matauri Bay, New Zealand. Rainbow Warrior was the lead ship in the protest against France's planned nuclear tests in one of it's territories in the Pacific region. To thwart any protest against the Government of France, a secret operation was planned and given the go ahead from Paris. When anchored at Matauri Bay, inside New Zealand's territorial water, it was sunk by the French Secret Services agents.
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Congratulations to Dela and Ali for giving the right answer! :)
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Quiz of the Day - 30 July 2012

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We travel to SW19 again for the daily quiz, as the players are back there, this time, for Olympics glory.

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A legendary player is shown in the photograph on the right hand side, playing in the gentlemen's final at the Wimbledon.

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Identify the tennis player in the photo.

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Answer: The photograph is of Henry Wilfred "Bunny" Austin playing in the 1938 Wimbledon Gentleman's Final Match, the last British player to do so.

Quiz of the Day - 29 July 2012

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Daily quiz, today, takes us to the inside of a hangar.

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What you see in the photograph on the right hand side, is a jet engine powered vehicle (the word vehicle is used in a medium neutral way) and a world record holder in a certain category.

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You have to simply identify the name of the photographed vehicle, along with the record it holds.

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Answer: The vehicle is called ThrustSSC (or Thrust SSC, Thrust supersonic car). It is a British jet-propelled car developed by Richard Noble, Glynne Bowsher, Ron Ayers and Jeremy Bliss. It  holds the World Land Speed Record, set on 15 October 1997, when it achieved a speed of 1,228 km/h (763 mph) and became the first car to officially break the sound barrier.
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Congratulations to Anindya Mozumdar and Ali for getting the answer right.

Quiz of the Day - 28 July 2012

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Back to another controversial advertisement for the daily quiz.

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On the right hand side, you can see the outdoor advertisement for something, titled "White is coming". It generated a lot of controversy and heat, due to its suggestive content. As the picture shows a white blonde (probably) girl chocking a hapless black girl, and combined with its tagline "White is coming", was seen as a racial statement, depicting the supremacy of people with white skin over the persons with black skin colors. The controversy generated, forced the company to withdraw the ad from the market.

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You have to simply identify the name of the company and the product range for which the advertisement had been published.

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Answer: The answer is Sony PSP. Sony was about to launch a white colored model of PSP and this ad was part of the product launch campaign. However, after people started complaining about the racist overtones of the ad, Sony withdrew the ad from OOH Media.
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Congratulations to Samanway Banerjee, Quizster, Atanu and Ali for cracking the question! :)

Quiz of the Day - 27 July 2012

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Today's daily quiz question is probably a child's play for serious quizzers.

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The black and white photograph that you can see on the right hand side, was taken during the first meeting of the boys pictured. The duo ultimately went on to become very successful and famous.

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Identify both the persons.

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Answer: The kids pictured are Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, who were class-friends during school days. After their families moved apart, both had a chance meeting and their friendship grew again. In 1962, they formed The Rolling Stones, one of the most acclaimed and successful rock music bands in the history.
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Congratulations to Ali for getting this right! Like your namesake, I believe that you can also use those famous lines, "I am the best!" 

Quiz of the Day - 26 July 2012

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Let's go back some way up the time for the daily quiz question of the day.

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The snap on the right hand side shows an endorsement and a print advertisement copy for Lux Toilet Soap. The endorser, an actress, a film star was quite charming in her day.

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All you have to do, is identify the lady who had endorsed the product. 

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Answer: Time for the answer, as usual. The actress is none other than the classic beauty Leela Chitnis. In an early example of brand endorsements, she is seen here endorsing the Lux Toilet Soap from Hindustan Lever Ltd.
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Congratulations to Ali for cracking this! Great going man! :)

Quiz of the Day - 25 July 2012

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CERN was in the news recently due to the so called "god particle", so I thought about including the "goddesses" from CERN for the daily quiz.

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On the right hand side, what you can see, is a poster of Les Horribles Cernettes, ("The Horrible CERN Girls"), which is an all-female parody pop group, self-labelled "the one and only High Energy Rock Band", founded by employees of CERN which performs at CERN and other HEP related events. Their musical style is often described as doo-wop. The initials of their name, LHC, are the same as those of the Large Hadron Collider which was later built at CERN.

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That was the introduction part. Now coming to the business end, you will have to tell me, the significance of the picture concerned.

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Answer: Its the time for the answer. And, the answer is - This photo of the LCH band members was the first ever picture of a band to be published on the Internet. The picture was edited using Photoshop 1.0 and was uploaded in the year 1992.
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Congratulations to Pranat Kashyap and Kapinjal Chowdhury for correctly answering the question! :)

Quiz of the Day - 24 July 2012

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How about a little wildlife for the daily quiz?

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The emblem on the right hand side is enough to strike fear in the minds of viewers. Identify the organization which used this emblem for a period of time in the 1960's. 

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Answer: Yes, Pranat Kashyap, you are absolutely right. This particular emblem had been used by the original Black Panther Party of the USA in the 1960s to symbolize the Black Panther Power.

Quiz of the Day - 23 July 2012

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At Wimbledon this year, we saw one of the greatest ever men's and women's players capturing the title. Today's daily quiz question is also on a Wimbledon champion, but from a different era altogether.

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On the right hand side, you can see a photograph captured during a Wimbledon final match for the gentlemen's competition. The player captured, is Herbert Lawford, a 1 time Wimbledon winner and 5 times runner up during the late nineteenth century. But, he has an even greater contribution to the game of tennis, than mere being a champion player, a contribution, which etched his name in any serious history book on Tennis.

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What has been his greatest contribution to tennis?

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Answer: The answer to the question is top-spin. Although, Herbert Lawford could not win many championships, largely due to the dominance of the Renshaw Brothers, he has been immortalized because of his introduction of top-spin in to the game. By the way, William Renshaw is believed to be the first "power tennis" player and had introduced the serve and volley style of play.
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Congratulations to Ali, Pranat Kashyap, Amitabha Roy and Rishi Bhattacharyya for getting the answer right! 

Quiz of the Day - 22 July 2012

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There have been good products with goofy advertisement campaigns and bad products with sleek, eye catching ad campaigns. In both the cases, the success probably eludes the company in question. We pick up an ad campaign for today's daily quiz.

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The picture on the right hand side is actually a screenshot, captured from an audio-visual ad campaign for a Cola brand. The ad stars the popular Japanese manga character Joe Yabuki, a boxer, who, as the story went in the original manga book, ultimately died while fighting. In this ad, he has been shown endorsing a particular brand of Cola, and the ad has been hitting the headlines for quite some times now, due to the purported claims made in the ads.

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You have to identify the brand of the Cola, being talked about, and also, the reason for which the ad has gained publicity.

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Answer: The answer is Kirin Mets Cola. This has been in the news recently as it is billed as the world's first health-food cola. Kirin says the drink contains an indigestible form of dextrin that can be used as a fibre supplement and restricts the body's ability to absorb fat when eating. The drink has no artificial sweetners. As a result, it can helps in slimming, the company claims.
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Congratulations Ali and Pranat Kashyap, for cracking this!

Quiz of the Day - 21 July 2012

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Today's daily quiz question is a tribute to something, which I would disclose along with the answer.

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Now, look at the picture on the right hand side. You can see a test pilot from United States, standing with his bird. This gentleman went on to achieve something, in a different program, which has etched his name in the history books permanently. Even the aircraft, shown in the picture, has its name in the record books on two different parameters.

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The question has multiple parts. Identify the test pilot. Identify the aircraft. And, tell us about the records, being held by the aircraft in question.

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Answer: And, its the time for the answer! The person is none other than Neil Armstrong, the first person to land on the moon. On 20 July 1969, Armstrong set his foot on the surface of the moon and made the historical statement, "one small step for a man, a big leap for the mankind".
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The aircraft in the picture is the North American X-15 rocket powered aircraft. This was an experimental very high speed aircraft, manufactured by North American Aviation and funded jointly by USAF and NASA.The X-15 set speed and altitude records in the early 1960s, reaching the edge of outer space and returning with valuable data used in aircraft and spacecraft design. As of 2012, the X-15 holds the official world record for the fastest speed ever reached by a manned aircraft. Its top speed was measured at Mach 6.72 or 7,274 km/h. The highest altitude, to which the plane could reach, was measured at 108 km or 354,330 ft. Compare that with the fastest aircraft ever used by the Indian Air Force, the MiG-25 "Foxbat", which was once seen doing Mach 3.2 over the Israeli airspace. Incidentally, MiG-25 was also the only aircraft in the IAF inventory, which could reach altitudes of 80,000+ ft in horizontal flight.

Quiz of the Day - 20 July 2012

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Old world business logo for today's daily quiz.

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The product logo on the right hand side, is of a marquee brand of yesteryear's. The products of this particular company were widely available in India till the 1990's. Even today, some examples of this brand's products can be found in the subcontinent, especially Pakistan and rural parts of India.

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Identify the company.

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Answer: The answer is BEDFORD vehicles, manufactured by Vauxhall Motors. As a young kid, in the 1980's and even in 1990's, I have seen many of the Bedford trucks, being used mainly for carrying soil used for earth-filling or bricks for construction purposes. Mos of these trucks were of WWII vintage. Even today, one may come across Bedford trucks in rural India, while in Pakistan, its a certainty, to be found on highways. An urban legend associated with these trucks was that the drivers had to put the vehicle in back-gear instead of applying the brakes, to get the trucks to stop immediately. As with most urban legends, most probably, it is untrue!
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Congratulations to Ali and Sanjib Paul for cracking the questions! :)  

Quiz of the Day - 19 July 2012

A dry question for today's daily quiz.

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This Indian city got its name from its riverbank that was covered with stones. During the British rule, ships were docked at the bank of the river, flowing by the side of the city, and the riverbank was covered with stones to help dock ships and vessels. A market developed at the bank and its surrounding areas became a major place of economic activity. Colloquially, natives started to call the place by a name, which when translated, meant "a bank covered with stones". The city also hosted the first ever game of modern Polo, which was played between two teams of Britishers. Identify the place.

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Answer: The place is Silchar, which is situated by the banks of the river Barak in Southern Assam. It is the second largest city in the state, although the difference with the numero uno city Guwahati is quite large.
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Congratulations to Debayan Dhar, Md. Zameer, Pranit Kashyap & Anonymous friend for cracking this! 

Quiz of the Day - 18 July 2012

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Let's take up some celestial objects for the daily quiz.

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The photograph on the right hand side was captured by an amateur photographer over the sky of Texas, United States of America. It was taken on 1st February 2003 and captures a historic event that had an Indian connection.

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The question is divided in to two parts. The first part - Which event has been captured in the photo? And, the second part - What is the Indian connection with the event?

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Answer: Time for the answer. The picture was captured by an amateur photographer over Texas, on 1st February 2003. The fireballs are the debris from Space Shuttle Columbia, which had burst in to flames at the time of reentry in to the Earth's atmosphere. The India connection is Kalpana Chawla, who was a member of the mission crew and perished with all others.
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Quiz of the Day - 16 July 2012

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We pick up a controversial advertisement for the daily quiz of today.

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As you can see, the snap on the right hand side is a pretty gory one. This advertisement, titled "Payback is hell" was run by an organization and it created quite a furore among the general public, due to its graphic visualization of a severed leg, protruding out from inside the jaws of a shark.

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Simply identify the organization, which commissioned and ran the ad campaign.

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Answer: The answer is PeTA i.e. People for Ethical Treatment of Animals.
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Quiz of the Day - 15 July 2012

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I am back after a short break. Let's look up some war-birds for the daily quiz.

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As you can see, the picture collage on the right hand side includes six (6) aircraft, which have been developed and manufactured by different countries. All of these have been designed for military purposes.

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My question is pretty simple. Apart from the fact that all of these are military aircraft, what is the other unique common thread among all of these?

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Answer: Actually, the answer should have been published earlier, but I got busy during my spare time in writing a post on the Guwahati attack on a 20 year old girl.
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Indian has rightly pointed out that all of these are Fifth Generation Multirole Stealth Combat Aircrafts. From the top left, the aircrafts in the clockwise direction, are Chengdu J-20 being developed by China; the Sukhoi/HAL FGFA being jointly developed by Russia and India, MiG 1.44 being developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich Russia, Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor currently in service with the United States Air Force, Sukhoi T-50 also called PAK FA under development by Sukhoi Corp. Russia and the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II currently under evaluation with the USAF.

Quiz of the Day - 11 July 2012

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Another iconic photo for today's daily quiz.

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Associated Press photographer Eddie Adams captured this shot of an officer executing a prisoner of war and it became one of the most iconic shots of the concerned war. Sadly, Adams would come to lament the damage the Pulitzer-winning photo did to the officer, firing the shot, and his family, claiming that the man had killed a “so-called bad guy” and been demonized by people who didn't understand the scope of the situation.

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Which is the war in question? Also, if possible, name the officer about to pull the trigger and the particular battle this was a part of.

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Answer: Ali is really on a roll. Hat's of to you man! Of course, that does not take away any credit from the others, i.e. Anindya Mozumdar and Pranat Kashyap, who have also answered this correctly.
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This photograph, titled "General Nguyen Ngoc Loan Executing a Viet Cong Prisoner in Saigon" was taken by Eddie Adams on 1 February 1968. It shows South Vietnamese National Police Chief and a former Brigadier General of the Army of South Vietnam, Nguyễn Ngọc Loan executing a Việt Cộng guerrilla in Saigon during the Tet Offensive. The executed man was probably Nguyễn Văn Lém, a member of the National Liberation Front, popularly known as Việt Cộng. 
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It has been attested that Lém commanded a Viet Cong death squad, which on that day had murdered South Vietnamese National Police officers, or in their stead, the police officers' families. Lém was captured near the site of a ditch holding as many as thirty-four bound and shot bodies of police and their relatives, some of whom were the families of Loan's deputy and six of whom were Nguyễn's godchildren.
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Lém was captured and brought to Loan, then Chief of National Police of the Republic of Vietnam. Using his sidearm, a Smith & Wesson Model 38 "Bodyguard", Nguyễn Ngọc Loan summarily executed Lém in front of AP photographer Eddie Adams and NBC television cameraman Vo Suu.

Quiz of the Day - 10 July 2012

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We continue with iconic photographs for the daily quiz.

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One of the most striking non-violent protests against the full might of the state. This photograph was taken by Jeff Widener in 1989. Shooting the protests for the Associated Press, Jeff captured this shot of “the unknown rebel” standing in front of a line of tanks. The man was shortly led away and never seen again, but his act of nonviolent protest was seen as a pivotal moment in world history.

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Which event was this a part of?

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Answer: Time for the answer now. Ali is on an awesome roll and as usual, you are right, my dear friend. Apart from Ali, Sunil Saha, Rakesh Shaw and Thyaga have called this correctly.
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The photograph of the "Tank Man" or the "Unknown Soldier" temporarily stopping the advance of a column of Type-59 tanks, was captured at the Tiananmen Square by Jeff Widener on June 5, 1989. The photograph is widely considered among "the most iconic images of the 20th century". Jeff had been covering the Chinese protests for the Associated Press. 
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The man received widespread international recognition, due to the photographs and videotapes, taken of the incident. Despite his anonymity, he is commonly referred to in Chinese as Wang Weilin (王維林). Video footage shows that two figures in blue attire pulled the man away from in front of the tank column, and disappeared with him into a nearby crowd. The man was never seen again and his true identity remains a mystery till date.

Quiz of the Day - 09 July 2012

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Continuing with our series on iconic photographs for the daily quiz.

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Titled "War Underfoot", Los Angeles Times photographer Carolyn Cole took this startling photo during her assignment in the concerned country. The photo shows a man walking on a street of the capital city, where bullet casings completely cover it. It demonstrates the devastating effects of the Civil War. Carolyn won Pulitzer Prize in 2004 for her photographic capture of the Civil War.

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Identify the city. Also, which Civil War has been caught in this photo?

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Answer: Now is the time for answer. First things first. Heartiest congratulations to Ali, Karan and Quizster, all of whom have cracked the question.
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Titled "War Underfoot", this photograph taken by Carolyn Cole for Los Angeles Times, captured a street completely covered with empty bullet casings, in Monrovia, the Liberian capital. Monrovia was the worst affected region in the Liberian Civil War, as it was the scene of heavy fighting between government soldiers and rebel forces. Businesses were also closed for weeks as the battle raged. The picture shows the devastation caused by the Civil War in Liberia, with special attention to innocent citizens caught in the conflict. Carolyn won Pulitzer Prize in 2004 for a set of pictures, which also contained the one shown here.

Quiz of the Day - 08 July 2012

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We are continuing with our iconic photographs series for the daily quiz.

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The photo was taken by Mike Wells in an African country. It shows the contrast between the health of a Christian Missionary's hand, the one on the right side of the photo, and that of a native of the country, the one on the left side of the photo.

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Identify the country and the regime, which was in power at the time of capture of the snap.

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1980 famine in karamoja, uganda mike wells iconic photo answer
Answer: Its the time for answer, and first of all, a big congratulations to Ali and Shubho Deb for cracking the question.
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The photographer, Mike Wells, took this picture to show the extent of starvation in Africa. This photo captures the 1980 Famine of Karamoja in Uganda. It shows a malnourished child holding hands with a missionary. The stark contrast between the two people serves as a reminder of the gulf in wealth between developed and developing countries. The famine in 1980, which resulted due to a severe drought, led to one of the worst fatalities, with 21% of the population (60% being infants) dead. Mike Wells won the World Press Photo Award for this snap.

Quiz of the Day - 07 July 2012

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For the next weeks daily quiz, I am planning to have a series on Iconic Photographs, starting today.

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The photo on the right hand side was taken in a battlefield, in the first half of twentieth century. It was taken by Robert Capa and is considered to be one of the most impactful visual representation of the war in question.

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The question has two parts and no splitting of points. Please identify the war, in which, the person pictured, took part. And, who were the belligerents in the war?

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Answer: The picture was captured during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). The war resulted in dissolution of the Second Spanish Republic and marked the beginning of General Franco's dictatorship.
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This photo was taken on 5th September 1936, and supposedly shows Federico Borrell García, an anarchist, fighting on the Republican side, being hit by a bullet and slumping to the ground. The photograph is popularly known as "The Fallen Soldier", and it's full title is "Loyalist Militiaman at the Moment of Death, Cerro Muriano, September 5, 1936", although, some doubts have been raised at the authenticity of the photograph. 
Congratulations Ali for cracking this question!

Quiz of the Day - 05 July 2012

A dry, direct question for the daily quiz.

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The Canadian Postal System claims to provide the one and only correct address for him. It is also said that Canada is the only country, with the only Postal System, with a dedicated postal code, "HOH OHO" for all mails marked to him.

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Who am I referring to?

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Answer: Its time for the answer, and the person is Santa Claus. Every year very high volume of mails are sent to Mr. Claus during the festive season, i.e. immediately preceding Christmas.

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Both Anindya Mozumdar and Anonymous have got the answer right. Congratulations! (As an aside, if anonymous had at least identified herself/himself with, may be either of 1st or last name, would have been better!:)) 

Quiz of the Day - 04 July 2012

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We go back to the world of business and logo for today's daily quiz.

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The logo, shown on the right hand side, was used by a famous brand during the 1960's. It was subsequently discontinued to make way for a brand new logo. Simply tell us the name of the company/brand.

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kawasaki industries business logo question answer
Answer: And, its the time for the answer.
The logo is that of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., which is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki. The company had used this logo up to the mid-1960s.
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Congratulations to Ali and Nandini for getting the answer right!

Quiz of the Day - 03 July 2012

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For the day's daily quiz, we pick up an old print advertisement featuring Kishore Kumar.

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As you can see, Kishore Kumar promoted this hair care product around 5 decades ago. All you'll have to do is identify the brand for which this advertisement was made.

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Answer: Its answer time. Congratulations to Pranat Kashyap, Parthapratim Chaudhury and Dipak Datta for cracking the question.
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The answer is Brylcreem.

Quiz of the Day - 02 July 2012

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Another visual question from the movies for the daily quiz of the day.

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The promotional movie poster, displayed on the right hand side, will definitely give you some clues about the movie. Its really a simple question. All you have to do is, identify the movie.

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Answer: Congratulations to Biswajyoti Borah for nailing this question! Anindya Mozumdar was also almost right, missed by only a whisker.
The name of the film is Dear Friend Hitler, released in India as, Gandhi to Hitler. It starred  Raghubir Yadav as Adolf Hitler, Neha Dhupia as Eva Braun and Avijit Dutt as Mohandas Gandhi, among others.

Quiz of the Day - 01 July 2012

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A question from geopolitics for the day's daily quiz.

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The picture on the right hand side, shows the entire world's map. Out of all the countries, certain specific ones are shaded in different colors, viz., blue, golden yellow, green etc.
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You have to identify as to what this particular map represents and what are the significance of the different color codes.
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Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II partner countries
Answer: The global map highlights the countries, which have either participated as a partner or have placed confirmed orders for Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth joint strike fighter. The color codes are -

• Blue: Primary user: United States.
• Maroon: Level 1 partner: United Kingdom.
• Green: Level 2 partners: Italy and the Netherlands.
• Golden yellow: Level 3 partners: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway and Turkey.
• Fluorescent light blue: Security Cooperative Participants: Israel and Singapore.