Posted in Uncategorized on May 14th, 2010
What connects these two music composers ? UEFA Club Competition Anthems . The UEFA Champions League Anthem is an adaptation of George Frideric Handel’s ( A ) ‘Zadok the Priest’ while the UEFA Europa League Anthem is a composition of the Paris Opera under the direction of Yohann Zveig ( B ) . Uncracked .
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 12th, 2010
A was responsible for its origin and spread , whereas B gave its most popular visual representation . What ? Quoting Rajith Ravi , “A – Austin Osman Spare B – Michael Moorcock Austin Osman spare spread Chaos Magic and Michael Moorcock is credited for symbol of chaos, originated from Michael Moorcock’s Eternal Champion stories” [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 11th, 2010
Claim to fame of the chap pictured ? Quoting Hari , “The man in question (well, literally) is Yevgeny Khaldei. The man was a photographer for the Red Army. His claim to fame is his iconic photograph of a soldier of the red army raising the hammer-sickle-stag Soviet Union flag over the Reichstag Building in [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 9th, 2010
Today’s question comes from Arun AS . A was the first such incident to gain international recognition . It takes its popular names after B and C . What is it that we are talking about ? Command Responsibility , ie the doctrine of hierarchial accountability in cases of war crimes . The trial of [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 8th, 2010
I know you cant make out who the chaps are , and that precisely is what I want you to do . Just identify the band . Rage Against The Machine . RATM are vocal supporters of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation ( EZLN ) . The flag of the EZLN featuring a red [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 7th, 2010
What is this ? What inspired it ? Quoting Arun , “Fragment of a crucifixion – Francis Bacon. Inspired by the screaming nurse from the Battleship Potemkin“ Once again , we have an exclusive crack . And this time we have the other Arun nailing it instead of the one who usually does it . [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 6th, 2010
Is it a cosmetic ? Is it a fancy mirror ? No . It is ____ ________ . This is The Pill , and not the Male Pill . 28 tablets are visible , which was a dead giveaway . Ameya , Hari Shanker , Appu , Rithwik , Ajith , Subin , Anirudh , [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 5th, 2010
How has he been immortalized ? Dr. Paul Gachet , of Van Gogh’s Portrait of Dr. Gachet fame . Once again , there was only one person cracking this . And do I even need to mention who it is ?
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 3rd, 2010
What was the controversy ? Quoting Siddharth Jain , “The Naked Cowboy filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Mars Inc. when the company created an ad featuring the Blue M&M in complete Naked Cowboy regalia” Hari , Arun , Jatin , Ravikrishnan R and Siddharth Jain forced an out of court settlement .
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 2nd, 2010
Id the location A and connect it to the lady B’s dad . A is Caffe Trieste , favorite hangout zone for the Beat Movement writers , and was where Francis Ford Coppola ( B –> Sofia Coppola ) wrote the screenplay for The Godfather . Cracked by Arun , Chithananda and Subin . Half [...]
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