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Monthly Archive for May, 2010

Daily Question # 543

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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Daily Question # 542

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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Daily Question # 541

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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Daily Question # 540

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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Daily Question # 539

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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Daily Question # 538

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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Daily Question # 537

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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Daily Question # 536

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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Daily Question # 535

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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Daily Question # 534

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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