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QOTD 26/05/2011
  • AbhaasAbhaas May 2011
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    Connect, give me the related term X and Y [Y is specifically related to last image]

    Q. The X was one of two possible explanations of the giant sea phenomenon written by Jules Verne in his book Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Europeans believed X's tusks to be the horns from the legendary unicorn, and Vikings used to sell them for many times their weight in gold. They are medium sized whales, known to make some of the deepest dives ever recorded for a marine mammal, diving to at least 800 meters.

    Q. An distinguished alumni of IIT-B, both who got into news recently, is a founding member of Indian School of Business, the first Indian Institution to figure in the Financial Times Global MBA rankings. He has worked in World Bank, and has served/serving as Minister of State in various fields. He is also a columnist for the Business Standard, Business Today, The Telegraph, Times of India and India Today, writing usually under the pen-name "Kautilya".

    Q. image identify film. Current affairs.


  • is the film the tree of life?
  • AbhaasAbhaas May 2011
    Correct!
    Palme D'Or 2011 winner.
  • Jairam Ramesh is the person who writes under the name Kautilya
  • arnav May 2011
    Is the first one krakken
  • AbhaasAbhaas May 2011
    @rishavronaldo - Correct!
    @arnav- Nope.

    A hint for that question,
    The term X is called The _______ effect,
    Y is solely from the last B/W picture.
  • ShreyansShreyans May 2011
    2nd ques - Narhwal?
  • AbhaasAbhaas May 2011
    Correct
  • .Quizzing finally

    1.X once called Jawaharlal Nehru as the gentleman PM of the most underdeveloped country on Earth.Jean Paul Sarte described X as "the most complete human being of our age". Identify X

    2 Sigma 6
       The Screaming Abdabs
       MeggaDeath
       Leornards Lodgers
     The Spectrum Five
     .......................
     Fill the Blanks

    3
    .It occurs at the end of the film when Scarlett asks Rhett, "Where shall I go? What shall I do?" if he leaves her. It is memorable not only because it contains profanity (which was generally not allowed in films of that time period), but because it demonstrates that Rhett has finally given up on Scarlett and no longer cares what happens to her.The movie is Gone With the Wind.But what am I taling about... u decide

  • Yashsingh May 2011
    1. Ernesto Che Guevara
    2. G.I. Joe ?????
    3. 
  • AbhaasAbhaas May 2011
    3. Frankly dear, I don't give a damn!
  • @yash-Pehla sahi hai bhai.
    @abhaas Bhaiya-Frankly my dear,I don't need to give the answer now :P
    2.It is a list of names a band used finally before being named Pink Floyd.
  • Seriously. What is the third question all about?
  • AbhaasAbhaas May 2011
    Arre its that line only.

    My question's answer was,
    X- Stormtrooper Effect, or Principle of Evil Markmanship.
    Y- Inverse Ninja effect.

    Coined by Robert Egbert( In that twitter war with Charlie Sheen), and Inverse Ninja law consists of stock character(Chaps in red, from Star Trek, where they just died all the time, and numerous ninjas failing to beat the protagonists.