Quiz of the Day - 30 August 2012

An interesting lady debuts on this daily quiz.

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The black and white picture on the right hand side shows a charming lady, and is undated, but believed to have been taken in 2010.

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You have a real simple job to perform. Simply identify her and tell us the reason behind her fame.

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nada prouty druze quiz
Answer: It's Nada Prouty indeed. A Druze by faith, she migrated to the USA and after a sham marriage, became a US citizen. Subsequently, she joined FBI and CIA. She was involved in high-profile investigations and special-ops in Iraq and the middle-East for CIA. Ultimately, her sham marriage caught up with her and she was removed from the CIA. About her experiences, she has written a book titled, "Uncompromised: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of an Arab-American Patriot in the CIA". Some right-wing US authors have used the term "Jihad Jane" to describe her, which, as usual, only shows their absolute lack of knowledge about anything, which is outside the American shore!
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Ali, as expected, came up trumps! Congrats mate! :)
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Quiz of the Day - 29 August 2012

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At last, I'm back with a daily quiz question again! :)

What you can see on the right hand side, are the scanned copies of two different Acts, passed during the British Rule, in 1871 and 1935 respectively. I have erased out the relevant portions, bearing the name/ purpose of the acts.

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What you need to do is identify the reason or the purpose for passing these two acts by the British India Government.

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Answer: Its now the time for answer. I was half-expecting and waiting for my dear friend Ali to provide the answer, and he has not disappointed! Both the Acts were concerned about the construction of what we now know as, the Howrah Bridge,
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shovon chakraborty daily quiz answer

Quiz of the Day - 20 August 2012

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Another straight forward question for the daily quiz.

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In the picture on the right hand side, you can see many icons or logos. It's a sitter really. Simply tell us what do these symbols represent.

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Cheers!
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Answer: All of these were the shortlisted entries for the Indian Rupee sign/icon/symbol. Congratulations to Ali, StrivingMom, Pranat Kashyap and Anonymous friend, as all have got this one correct! :) Now, its time for some fresh questions!

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Quiz of the Day - 19 August 2012

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Could somehow manage some time to put up couple of questions for the daily quiz.

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Here's an easy one. From the photo on the right, identify this famous personality and tell us what made him famous.

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Cheers!
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Answer: The answer is Hugh Hefner. And, do I still need to tell why he is famous? Well, he created Playboy, the magazine, as well as the enterprise and all mankind has been thankful to him since then, for the playmates! Congrats Ali and Paras for getting this correct!

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Quiz of the Day - 12 August 2012

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Due to some unavoidable constraints, had not been able to publish Daily Quiz Questions after 6th August, but here I am, back again.

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How about some Chemistry, which we used to call "Cha-Misti" (Tea with sweetmeats), in our school/college days? On the right hand side, what you see in the top half, is the chemical structure of a molecule. The bottom half shows the 3D representation of the same molecule.

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For answering this question, you don't need to be a Nobel laureate, but a bit of commonsense along with some guessing power should suffice. The molecule has been in the news for quite some time. Even during the 2012 London Olympics, it has found mentions in the media.

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Now, let's come to the questions, that have two parts. Identify the molecule. And, tell me why this has been in the news.

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methyl isocyanate gas
Answer: Time for the answer now. The compound is Methyl Isocyanate, which was the major culprit for the Bhopal Gas Disaster. There were some controversies when Dow Chemicals, which took over Union Carbide's businesses and have repeatedly shown their unwillingness to adequately compensate the victims and their families, was chosen as one of the major sponsors of the 2012 Summer Olympics at London.
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"Bhopal Disaster" happened on the night of 2–3 December 1984, due to a leak of methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals from Union Carbide India Limited's (UCIL) pesticide plant. This leak exposed hundreds of thousands of people to the toxic substances, as the gases spread across the areas in the vicinity of the plant. The casualty figures vary widely. Officially, the  immediate death toll was stated to be 2,259 and the final tally was 3,787. Unofficial estimates put the immediate death toll figure at 8,000. They also estimate that a further 8,000 or more persons have since died due to the exposure to Methyl Isocyanate. A government affidavit in 2006 stated that the leak caused some form of injury, deformity or disability to a total of 558,125 persons.
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Congratulations to Ali for the cracker of an answer! :)

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Quiz of the Day - 6 August 2012

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Image Source: Self shot.

With the Olympics fever coming towards the end, a question from the world of sports for the daily quiz.

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What you see on the right hand side is a self shot grab of a football star, evidently distressed after losing a soccer match. 

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Identify the footballer and the match that they lost.

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Answer: Sorry for the delayed answer. The footballers is Bastian Schweinsteiger. This photo had been captured by me immediately after the Champions League final when Bayern Munich lost to Chelsea.

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Quiz of the Day - 5 August 2012

Another visual question for the daily quiz of the day.

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On the right hand side, what you see, is the picture of an iconic rocket on a wagon, ready for being carried away.

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You need to simply identify it and tell us the name of the rocket.

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Cheers!
v2 german rocket from WWII question answer
Answer: Yes, indeed! This is a WWII vintage model from the Nazi engineering stable. The rocket is V2, which the Germans used to strike primarily British Isles. Although, in comparison with modern missiles, its capacity to carry explosive devices and the range was much smaller, it did create psychological disturbances among the British.
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Congratulations Ali and Anonymous for cracking the question. :) 

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shovon chakraborty daily quiz

Quiz of the Day - 4 August 2012

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A biography and an interesting person for the daily quiz.

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On the right hand side, what you can see, is the scanned cover page of the memoir of a controversial, as well as, interesting (depending upon your point of reference) person. As can be seen from the photo, his memoir, titled "Memoirs: Ten Years and Twenty Days" included tales of wars and destruction.

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Your task is really simple and straightforward. Just identify the person.

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You may simply answer the question by leaving a comment below this post. You may also send your answer to shovon76[at]gmail[dot]com. The comments will be moderated till tomorrow and will be published along with the answer.

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Answer: Answers to be declared now. The biography is that of Admiral Karl Donitz. A career Navy officer, and the Head of the Kriegsmarine throughout the WWII, Donitz, unlike the other top ranking German officers, was not executed and only had to serve a sentence for some years.
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Congratulations to Ali and Pranat Kashyap for getting the answer right.
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Quiz of the Day - 3 August 2012

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Let's go back to the world of business for the daily quiz.

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On the right hand side, you can see a cropped photograph, which focuses on the insignia of a car, located on the grill.

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Simply identify the manufacturer, whose insignia this is.

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Answer: The answer is Vauxhall Motors, once a marquee British car manufacturer and like so many others in the industry from the British Isles, fell sick.
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Congratulations Ali for getting the answer right!
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Quiz of the Day - 2 August 2012

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I guess that this is the very first question related to philately for the daily quiz..

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The postage stamp, shown on the right hand side, was issued by the Indian Postal Service on 19 May 1989, to commemorate an educational institution.

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Simply identify the institute, on which the postal stamp was issued.

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Ans: The answer is Panjab University located at Chandigarh. There is a namesake of the university in Pakistani Punjab too, but that is named Punjab University, Lahore.
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Congratulations to Simranjit Singh Dhaliwal, Ali and our Anonymous friend for cracking the question! :)
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Quiz of the Day - 1 August 2012

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A sitter to start the daily quiz for August 2012.

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The iconic picture on the right hand side was taken during a live event, that was responsible for changing the course of the world history.

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Simply identify the event that is captured here.

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Answer: This photo was captured near the coast of Normandy in France, on 6th June 1994, the D-Day, during last phases of the second World War. The photograph shows Allied soldiers getting down from the landing vessel in their march towards the beach at Normandy, during the Operation Neptune (popularly called Normandy Landings. Actually, the entire battle plan was divided in to multiple operations and responsibilities distributed to different task groups). After this successful operation, the tide of the WWII totally turned in favour of the Allied nations, as the Axis powers gradually started to lose their hold.
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Congratulations to Ali, Sonkar and Rajib for the correct answer. :)
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