Time for a break!!

Well..As ive been in no one place the last one month im seriously missing wat i love the most..Quizzing..But i guess ll settle down somewhere soon..so till that time ive got to take an extended break..till then..see you guys..

FIGURE IT OUT!

Birth of a company

This ship marked the formation of one of the biggest companies...Identify this company that has its roots from this ship

Highway robbery:)

X is all about this tale of a highwayman who robs a corrupt official,Captain Farell,presumed to be a government official.This highwayman is later betrayed by a girl called Ginny and is imprisoned.X runs through many Irish locales such as Cork,Kerry and Sligo town.X ends with this highwayman dreaming of escape and fleeing the town of imprisonment.
Identify X
X was very easy for all of you..:)X is Whiskey in a jar-Irish folk song made famous by Metallica,Thin Lizzy,U2 and a host of others.nice work Nakki,Akshay,Harini,Samba and TG...

Go Quizzing!!!

Identify this man who's supposed to be the first man to engineer X and hence called the Father of X...
gr8 going samba and priya..the only two souls to find Art Ingels..X is Karting..

Connect the yacht to the logo below

Revealing a lot aint they???
Took some time for people to deduce the connect i suppose..
Neways the answer is 'The Playstation'
PlayStation is one of several large catamarans created for the 2000 around the world race known as The Race. Like its competitors, PlayStation was created for sheer speed, pushing the state of the art in materials, construction, and operation. PlayStation was skippered and owned by Steve Fossett.
Thats the playstation network's logo
Superb guesswork by Samba.
Well done Deepak and Mr or Miss Anonymous:)

Wats with snow white???

The connect is Scientology or its founder L.Ron Hubbard...
Operation Snow White was the Church of Scientology's name for a project during the 1970s to purge unfavorable records about Scientology and its founder L.Ron Hubbard.
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 is an American film adaptation of the novel by L.Ron Hubbard.
Thats the church of scientology international building in California.
The final pic is that of Katie Holmes.
Awesome exolanation given by Sylvian Patrick.Nakki and Samba ve got it right again.

NATURE SPEAKS!!

Apparently all these creatures were named after something or someone...Can be guessed..
The answer is that all of em wre named after Sir David Attenborough, a person whom i jus adore..
1)Attenborosaurus conybeari
2)Sir David's Long-beaked Echidna, Zaglossus attenboroughi
3) the oldest known prehistoric mother —a fossilised fish giving live birth---Materpiscis attenboroughi
Nice try Ram.Mayukh-You came pretty close..
Thanks Nambi for your encouragement:):)

MICKEY MOUSE...A COMP MOUSE..SO???

Oh yes..The connect is that they're both a mouse..But then there's something else that connects the two.

Apparently One mickey, named after the cartoon character Mickey Mouse is defined as the length of the "smallest detectable movement" of a computer mouse. Approximately equal to 0.1 mm, its precise size depends on the equipment used

Well done Samba and Deepak

CONNECT

When i framed this question I'd only one answer in my mind.But Rajiv Rai has given a completely different way of looking at the connect.

Explanation 1:
The answer that i was looking for was Truman Capote.Nakki and Samba have got it spot on.
Capote was portrayed by Philip Hoffman whose performance earned him many awards, including a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, an Independent Spirit Award and an Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
Capote had been a correspondent of the Rolling Stones magazine.

The character of Dill in 'To Kill A Mockingbird' was modeled on Harper Lee's childhood friend, Truman Capote

Explanation 2:

As explained by Rajiv, the movie Almost Famous can also be considered the connect.Here's how it goes

Almost Famous is a semiautobiographical account of Cameron Crowe coming of age as a Rolling Stone journalist .

The opening credits is a tribute to the movie To kill a mockingbird.

Philip Hoffman plays Lester Bangs in the movie

Kudos Rajiv,Samba and Nakki

THE ANSWERS!!

I've got to agree with Nakki that the questions wre easily googleable as a result of which it was a really high scoring quiz!!But then there's nothin wrong in learning new things and so be it.
The Answers are as follows...
1)Our very own Idly.(Most of you ve got this right.Kancheepuram X must ve made it easy)
2)The Tandoor
3)Lasagna(a form of pasta...too easy)
4)Chicken 65(The tastiest of them all i guess..)
5)Pav Bhaji
6)Maddur(Medhu vada actually from maddur vada)
7)I would like to buy a Hamburger
8)Kheer=Payasam
9)X=Caramel
10)Sundae(Sabbath was a dead giveaway)
Thanks guys for the overwhelming response and for your suggestions..
The Results-
Nakki-10
Anjana-9
Deepak prince-7
Harini-8
RV Prasad-6
Manjula-5
Pradeep Rao-8
Shubhendru-10
Aparna-7
Deepak-5
Ramachandran-1
Ayan Saha-9
Jayant-9
Anubhav-1
Jaya Mukherjee-9
Rajiv-7
Harshitha-8
Ananya-6
Sambashiva-6

YUMMY!!!

Here's for all you people out there who live by the motto-To live is to eat!!

If you are the type to wonder bout the history , geography,physics and yeah chemistry of your favourite snack while you're still gobblin them down, then wat are you waiting for??Jus devour these questions...

1)X is a very old food item mentioned in the Kannada writing of Shivakotiacharya in 920 AD, and it seems to have started as a dish made only of fermented black lentil. A document from circa 1025 A.D. states that lentils were soaked in buttermilk, ground into meal, then seasoned with black pepper, coriander, cumin and asafoetida. Some of the different varieties of X are standard X, mini X, Kancheepuram X, stuffed Xwith a filling of potato, beans, carrot and masala, ragi X, pudi X and curd X.Now what is X??

2)A __________ is a cylindrical clay oven used in Transcaucasus, the Balkans, the Middle East, Central Asia, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, in which food is cooked over a hot charcoal fire. Temperatures in _______ can approach 480°C (900°F), and it is common for these ovens to remain lit for long periods of time to maintain the high cooking temperature. The oven design is something of a transitional form between a makeshift earth oven and the horizontal-plan masonry oven, and is used almost exclusively for live-fire, radiant heat cooking.(Fill in)

3)Although the dish is generally believed to have originated in Italy the word "X" is derived from the Greek word meaning "trivet or stand for a pot", "chamber pot". The word was later borrowed by the Romans to mean cooking pot. The Italians then used the word to refer to the dish in which what is now known as X is made. X is both a form of pasta and also a dish made with alternate layers of pasta, cheese, and often ragù.

4)Though the origin of the name is unclear several different possibilities have been suggested as to why this food item has been named so:
The meal's price when it was sold in North America
The age of the poultry in days
The number of days required to marinate the chicken with the spices
The year in which it was introduced to the menu in Hotel Buhari
The number of chillies meal
The number of the meal on a menu.

5)The origin of this dish XY is traced to the heyday of the textile mills in Mumbai. The mill workers used to have a short break for lunch. A full lunch which was not rushed probably needed more time than what was available. A light lunch was also preferred given that physical work followed immediately. A vendor understood this and came up with this dish using items or parts of them available on the menu. The role of roti or rice was taken up by X and the curries that usually go with rice were amalgamated into Y. Initially, it remained the food of the mill-workers. The dish eventually found its way into restaurants and spreading over Central Mumbai and other areas.What is XY??

6)The arrow points to a place that has lent its name to a popular snack...

7)The following people, or restaurants, claim to have either "invented" the ____,a quick fix meal, as it is known today.Today it is the staple diet of most Americans

Charlie Nagreen 1885, Seymour, Wisconsin
Menches brothers 1885, Hamburg, New York.
Fletcher Davis late 1880s, Athens, Texas.
Louis Lassen 1895, New Haven, Connecticut.

."I would like to buy a ______"

8) The term "X" is a Sanskrit word meaning Nectar. Y is derived from the Sanskrit word which means Milk
It is an essential dish in many Hindu and Muslim feasts and celebrations in South Asia. While the dish is traditionally made with rice, it can also be made with other ingredients such as vermicelli. The recipe for the popular English rice pudding was, in fact, derived from when Britain had occupied India.
X=Y=??

9)X-isation is a complex, poorly understood process that produces hundreds of chemicals. Here is an overview:
equilibration of anomeric and ring forms
sucrose inversion to fructose and glucose
condensation
intramolecular bonding
isomerization of aldoses to ketoses
dehydration reactions
fragmentation reactions
unsaturated polymer formation
Thus X is prepared by this process. X refers to a range of confections that are beige to dark brown in color, derived from the X-isation...

10)Some historians claim, that the name "______" was created in response to the "Blue Laws" which said that ice cream sodas could not be sold on the Sabbath because they were too frilly and the clergy started preaching against them. The dish has gone by other names at various time, Some accounts have explained all these names as attempts to avoid offending the sensibilities of the devoutly religious.
The biggest rivalry for the invention is between Two Rivers, Wisconsin and Ithaca, New York. This dispute dates back from the 1970s with letters and barbs between the mayors of these cities. This is definitely serious business and a matter of pride for these towns. The two cities have sparred in a good-natured "______ War" for several decades.

HMMM...

Connect:

Roland Garros Airport formerly known as Gillot Airport, is located in Saint-Denis, Region Réunion, and is eponymous of the French aviator Roland Garros who was born in Saint-Denis.

Peugeot Car Manufacturers (French) commissioned a 'Roland Garros' limited edition version of its 205 model in celebration of the Tennis Tournament that bears his name. Due to the success of this special edition, Peugeot later created Roland Garros editions of its 106, 206, 306 and 806 models

The man in the pic is Philippe Chatrier after whom the center court is named.

Nakki..A bit off target..Viswesh-You've done it.

A NICE AND EASY ONE!!

Guys I thought that was jus too arbitrary a connect..so decided t change the last pic to make things better..Well for those of you who've given me the answer already ,I should say you are way too good..

Connect

Well done Harshitha
The connect:
Sardar Vallabhai Patel-Operation Polo to annex Hyderabad
Volkswagen polo-alleged to be an inspiration to Maruthi 800 though it is denied vehemently by maruti.
Nestle-Polo-The mint with the hole???
Iran-The place where the game polo originated.

LETS KEEP IT TOUGH!!

Connect...

The connect is Baker street.Raji is the sole person to have cracked this one.congrats.

Apple Corps Ltd.,a multi-armed multimedia corporation founded in January 1968 by British rock band The Beatles was based at 94 Baker Street.

Sherlock Holmes and James Bond were residents of Baker Street.

The street was featured by the progressive rock band Jethro Tull in the song "Baker Street Muse".

In 1835, the first permanent exhibition of Madame Tussauds waxworks was opened on Baker St.

RACK YOUR BRAINS TO GET THIS ONE RIGHT!!

Connect these!!Needs a lot of working out to be done...

Well I jus gave up my wait for more answers!!and i've to say nakki and peter are jus too good...hats off

The connect is the metal Copper

You see a cop in the first pic.Cop actually comes from the word copper.

The sec pic is the flag of Cyprus from which the word Cuprum comes.

In alchemy the symbol for copper, perhaps a stylized mirror, was also the symbol for the goddess and planet Venus.

The statue of liberty is made of a sheeting of pure copper, hung on a framework of steel (originally puddled iron) with the exception of the flame of the torch.

The last one is a pic of CIPEC countries jus as there's Opec for oil.But this organisation was dissolved in 1988

FIND AND CONNECT!!!

All these films are highly popular ones.So thought it'd be better if the names of these movies are not displayed.Else it becomes jus a bit too easy to google it out.So go ahead

A bit too easy once again:)

Inspirations from Shakespeare's plays...

Lion king-Hamlet

Omkara-Othello

Theatre of Blood-A Host of Shakespeare's plays

Angoor-A comedy of errors

Congrats Viswesh,Raji,Peter,Sylvian and not to forget Nakki...

SIMPLE ONE!!

Connect this famous place in Germany to the pics below

The last pic is not really a big clue to the connect.Can be called added info!!

Well the connect is Rammstein.Very easy for Harshitha,Nakki,Venkat and the Red Baron

FOR A CHANGE...TRY GOOGLING THIS OUT!!!

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The last man in the picture connects the first three pics!!!

This according to me was a reallly tough question to crack.But nakki has done it.Kudos to you.Thanks a lot for your suggestion.I'll definitely consider it.

As for the answer here goes.The man in the last picture is Norman Pritchard.

Pritchard was the first Indian athlete to participate in the Olympic Games. He was also the first Indian and first Asian to win an Olympic medal.That was in the 1900 paris olympics.However In the historical records section Pritchard was listed as having competed for Great Britain in 1900.

He served as Secretary of the Indian Football Association from 1900 to 1902.

He later moved to the United States where he became a silent movie actor under the screen name Norman Trevor. He acted alongside Hollywood legends like Ronald Colman in movies like Beau Geste (1926), Clara Bow's father in Dancing Mothers(1926) and Tonight at Twelve (1929).

TRY NOT TO GOOGLE THIS OUT!!

Connect...

This was a pretty easy connect.The answer obviously being Ayn Rand-one of the most inspirational writers of all time!!

Angelina Jolie has been confirmed to play the role of the leading lady in the film adaptation of the book-The Atlas Shrugged.

A quote from Rand is featured in the American Adventure exhibit in the Epcot Centre, Walt Disney World.

BioShock, an award-winning video game released in the summer of 2007, is built around a story influenced by Rand's philosophy and Atlas Shrugged.

That's a statue of Atlas.

Ayn Rand was first introduced to the world as an extra in the movie-King of Kings.

Hats off to you Raji and Harshitha for getting this one right