Quiz of the Day - 14 October 2012

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One of the places that I would like to visit sometime makes up today's quiz question.

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You can see the picture of a very famous waterfall on the right hand side. Part of a folklore, you need to simply identify the place and why it is famous.

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Answer: Ali is absolutely right.
And, I am only copy-pasting his answer from the comment section below.
Its Reichenbach Falls. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had set the falls as the location of the final fight between Sherlock Holmes with his greatest opponent, Professor James Moriarty in his story, The Final Problem. Apparently, both of them had died in the fight, but as it turned out later, Holmes had managed to vanquish his opponent in the fight to the death.

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Quiz of the Day - 13 October 2012

A logo quiz question up next.

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You can see the logo of the Indianapolis Clowns on the right hand side.

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Just tell me the significance of the team.

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Answer: Indianapolis Clowns were the last of the functioning professional baseball teams from the Negro American Leagues era. While still fielding a legitimate team, the Clowns also toured with several members known for comic acts - sort of a baseball version of the Harlem Globetrotters, including Joe "Prince" Henry. After the decline of the Negro Leagues, the team continued operations on barnstorming tours and the Clowns finally disbanded around 1988.

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The Clowns were also the first professional baseball team to hire a female player. Toni Stone played second base with the team in 1953.

Ali is partially right with the answer.

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Quiz of the Day - 11 October 2012

Here's another visual question for the quiz of the day.

Bit of a shocking visual. It is, or rather, was, a part of a series of advertisement on a particular topic.

What you have to do is identify the topic, on which, the ad was made.

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Answer: Bangalore City Traffic Police ran an outdoor advertising campaign using disturbing photography to shock people out of talking to their friends and families while driving. The campaign, with tag line, “Don't talk while he drives”, was developed by Mudra Group.
Kudos to Ali, as he correctly identified the ad campaign.

Quiz of the Day - 10 October 2012

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For the day's quiz, here's another visual question.

On the right side, you can see the photograph of a historical painting.

Simply identify the painting and the painter.

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Answer: One of the dragons from The Nine Dragons handscroll (九龙图／九龍圖), painted by the Song-Dynasty Chinese artist Chen Rong (陈容／陳容) in 1244 CE. The entire scroll is 46.3 x 1096.4 cm, and is located in the Museum of Fine Art - Boston, USA.
Congratulations to Ali for cracking this question.

Quiz of the Day - 2 October 2012

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A blast from the past for the daily quiz.
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The photo on the right hand side was taken some 3-4 years ago. The lady in the photo had achieved international prominence some times ago.
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Simply identify the lady and tell us about what led to her prominence.
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Answer: Many of my generation would remember her as a real salty character. She is Pamella Chaudry Singh nee Bordes.
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Quiz of the Day - 1 October 2012

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We look up an old archive for the day's question.

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The photo, on the right hand side, is one of the few real ones to have survived the attack of the time. There have been other, more fanciful, clearer and obviously forged photographs of the same aircraft, which have been doing the rounds in the Internet groups and hoax mails, and are described as the ideal vehicle to fight and destroy the Nazi UFO Fighters. The aircraft was designed around 1931 and it was lost during one of the test flights. It's designer was murdered as he fell out of favour with Joseph Stalin during the great purge.

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Internet hoax image of K-7 fighting
a Nazi Flying Saucer!

Just tell me the name of the actual aircraft and the person who designed it.

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Answer: The answer is Kalinin K-7, designed by Konstantin Kalinin. It was supposed to be a heavy aircraft, capable of carrying 120 passengers in civilian configuration, while taking on the role of a heavy bomber in military configuration. However, the only prototype crashed killing all people on-board. In 1938, Kalinin was executed as an Enemy of the State. In recent years, Internet e-mail hoaxes have surfaced claiming the K-7 to be the largest aircraft built till date. In the photos, the K-7 is shown fighting even more bizarre samples of aircraft  like a Nazi Flying Saucer.
Ali, as usual, cracks this!
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Quiz of the Day - 30 September 2012

Back with a question for the day.

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The kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's infant son from his nursery riveted America and the world in 1932. Mr. Lindbergh's celebrity as an aviator prompted police and the FBI to conduct a big investigation and a ransom was ultimately paid. Sadly, the baby was later found dead, buried in the woods of New Jersey. The "Lindbergh kidnapping", as it has been referred to, has had a lasting affect on the global industry.

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What did it lead to?

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Answer: This led to Lloyd's of London starting to offer Kidnap and Ransom Insurance as one of the policies. The global premium collected nowadays amount to approximately US$ 350 million. These days, normally middle and higher management professionals working in high-risk countries like Nigeria, some African countries, specific Latin American countries and some states of the Russian federation, are primarily insured against kidnapping, by their employers.

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Quiz of the Day - 27 September 2012

Back for the daily quiz, which actually has turned in to erratic weekly quizzes. Thinking about changing the pattern, due to paucity of time.

Here's a question to keep the show going on. This gentleman, an acclaimed professional in his chosen field, holds a unique record, which is unlikely to be beaten by any Indian in future. He had passed away in 2005 at Kolkata. Identify him.

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Answer: He is Chintamoni Kar, a famous Indian sculptor. The unique record, held by him, dates back to 1948 London Olympics! He had entered the Summer Olympics as a competitor for Great Britain in the Art Competitions, under "Mixed Sculpturing, Statues" event, and had won the Silver Medal for his sculpture, titled "The Stag". 1948 was the last Olympics to feature the Art Competitions and the International Olympics Committee no longer recognizes the medals.
Kudos to Ali for answering this! A real great answer indeed! :)