This was the poster for a musical based on whose life? Tony Blair. This was the poster for ‘TONY! The Blair Musical’ – a satirical comedy on his ten years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. It was written and staged in in the U.K. in 2007. I thought the suit+red-tie along with the…
A famous showdown between these two men was described in a recent best-seller. Identify both of them and name the book. The men were Chris Ferguson and T.J.Cloutier, and their final showdown in the 2000 World Series Of Poker was recently described by Tim Harford in his book ‘The Logic Of Life’ in a chapter…
What is named after these people? The Shoemaker-Levy comet, named after the Shoemaker couple (Eugene and Carolyn) and David Levy who discovered it. 12 of you discovered the answer yourselves. In order – Thejaswi Udupa, vijaysarathy, Chris Pearson, Dinesh, anannyad, citybank(rupt), Ananth, Thomas Masun, Vivek, Akila, Venky and CR.
Identify both of them. What achievement connects them? Ernst Happel (Visual 1) and Ottmar Hitzfeld (Visual 2) are the only two managers to have won the European Cup (now UEFA Champions League) with two different clubs. Cracked by 12 of you! In order – harish, Diwakar Pingle, Thomas Masun, vijaysarathy, The Clueless Anon, Anil, Atul…
Earlier this year, he became the first person from his country to receive a certain honour. Who is he and which honour? The man in the visual was Ji Xianlin, the first person from China to be awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Indian Government. Cracked by 14 of you! In order – Thejaswi Udupa,…
Released in the year of their deaths, which movie was dedicated to the memory of these two people? The 1997 movie ‘Good Will Hunting’ was dedicated to the memory of the poet Allen Ginsberg (Visual 1) and the writer William S. Burroughs (Visual 2), both of whom had died earlier that year. Cracked by 17…
Today’s question comes to you from Samanth Subramanian, South India’s answer to Salman Khan. Who are they? What connects them? In the words of Dr. Gregory House M.D., “I finally have a case of Lupus.” Seal, Michael Jackson, Louisa May Alcott and Ferdinand Marcos all suffered from the condition Lupus, which is often discussed…
Some people say that he was up for an honorary Oscar this year, for his hefty contributions to the movie industry, which was cancelled at the last minute when the Academy found out he watched most movies pirated. All we know is, his name is Vikram Rajan and he wants to ask you this question:…
He currently plays for Queens Park Rangers in the Coca-Cola English Football League Championship. His popular nickname is derived from his name as a pun on a common phrase. What is his name, and his nickname? (Click on the thumbnail to enlarge the image. And please leave your answer as a comment. The comments won’t be…
