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QOTD # 81

Connect

Answer – Tom Hanks

Frank Abagnale Jr – The check forger and skilled impostor played by Leonardo DiCaprio in Catch me if you can
Mehran Karimi Nasseri – The Terminal was based on his life in the departure lounge of Terminal One in Charles de Gaulle Airport
Frederick Niland – Savin Pvt. Ryan was based on the story of the Niland Brothers
Jim Lovell – The commander of the Apollo 13 mission, which suffered a critical failure en route to the Moon

Brilliant answer by Ameya and Tks!

QOTD # 80

Identify all.
(Hint – There is no connect, other than the fact that they are all dogs :P )
Answer – Clockwise(from top left) Zynga, HMV (to promote New moon), Hush Puppies, Greyhound and MTV2
Cracked partially by all!

QOTD # 79

Identify the brand

Answer – B’eau Pal.

It is marketed by the Yes Men to bring more awareness to the Bhopal Gas Tragedy.

You can read more about it here: http://bhopalwater.com/

Cracked by Abhishek Mehta and Ameya!

QOTD # 78

ID the smiley-faced ones

Answer – Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill (the Star Wars Cast).

The others in the pic are David Prowse (Darth Vader), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) and Kenny Baker(R2-D2).

Tks and Ameya are spot on!

QOTD # 77

What are we looking at?

Answer – The Eden Project, UK

It is located in the UK and consists of artificial biomes that house plants from all over the world.
You can read more about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_Project

Rajkumar Solanki and Ameya Manel are correct!

QOTD # 76

Identify both

Answer – Honda’s ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative MObility) and Anthony Daniels who played the robot C-3PO in the Star Wars series

Varunpreet Kaur and Gitesh are correct!

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QOTD # 75

Identify

Answer – Karen Lunel. The first Liril Girl

After a lot of deliberation over which Muslim nation’s first swimsuit model she was, the answer was finally arrived at by Gitesh :P  Ameya gets it right as well!

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QOTD # 74

Identify this woman.

Answer – Hetty Green aka ‘Witch of Wall Street’.

She was the first American woman to make a substantial impact on Wall Street.                                                                                     You can read more about her here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetty_Green

QOTD # 73

Identify the convenience store. (Hint – Both of them)

Answer – 7 Eleven and Kwik-E-Mart

In 2007, 7-Eleven turned 12 of its North American stores into the Kwik-E-Mart from the show for promoting the Simpsons movie. They even sold items from the show like pink doughnuts, squishees and Buzz Cola.

Gitesh makes Mr. Nahasapeemapetilon proud! :P

QOTD # 72

This comic strip makes 2 distinct references. Identify both.

Answer – ‘Metamorphosis’ by Franz Kafka and ‘The Peanuts’ by Charles Schulz.

Reference 1: Metamorphosis – Gregor wakes up to think he has become an insect.

Reference 2: Charlie Brown – Gregor is wearing Charlie Brown’s yellow shirt

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