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ROUND II

ANSWERS

1

<------ Then

WHERE ?

<------- Now

GUERNICA

2

What was his

finest gesture ?

P C Wren’s most famous work is Beau Geste ,

which means ‘fine gesture’ in French

3

Who’s the chap on the bill ?

Angus Young of AC/DC

The bill is an Angus Buck

4

The guy on the left was inspired by the guy

on the right . Identify either .

• Endaddine Akass from ‘Tintin and Alph-Art’ was based on the real-life character of Fernand Legros

5

Had this insect been white in colour , what would have been its name in

South West England ?

• Albus Dumbledore

• Albus = White

• Dumbledore = Devon word for Bumblebee

6

The same location through 1959-2009 . Identify .

• The site where the plane carrying Buddy Holly , Ritchie Valens and JP Richardson crashed

7

Connect .

• Laszlo Toth , the guy who (in)famously vandalized Pieta inspired Don Novello to adopt the pen name Laszlo Toth

8

Identify the cyclist .

• Jenson Button , taking part in the 2009 edition of the London Triathlon

9

What exclusive achievement connects ?

• Omar Sharif and Tarek Sharif , the only father – son combo to have played the same role in the same movie ( Dr . Zhivago )

10

Where can one find the offspring ?

• Salvador Dali’s version of the painting ‘The Tempation of St.Anthony’ features ‘Space Elephants’ which are distorted offsprings of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's sculpture ‘Elephant and Obelisk’ . A sculpture by the same name by Dali can be found at South Bank in London .

11

• What has been edited out from the snap ?

• This is the Eagle freehold Pub in London which is mentioned in t he nursery rhyme “Pop Goes The Weasel” . The rhyme has been edited out .

12

Just connect .

• SK Wankhede , Dr DY Patil and Lord Brabourne – Cricket Stadia in Mumbai

13

Who as who ?

• Princess Leia as Rosie the Riveter

14

Who was beheaded ?

• This is the controversial statue of Peter the Great in Moscow . Legend has it that the statue was initially of Christopher Columbus and was made for the US govt . But , it was rejected by the US Government, its head was replaced, and it was sold to the Russian government as a nautical statue of Peter the Great.

15

• Which team is gonna take on the Giants here ?

• Because of WW II , the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles lost many players to military service and merged to form THE STEAGLES , a promotional poster of which is shown here .

16

Who ?

• Ravana as seen in the modern version of Ramayana , Ramayan 3392 A.D by Virgin Comics

17

• A was the first . B recently became the second . What are we talking about ?

A B

• Nuclear Submarine Classes of the Indian Navy .

• Akula Class ( meaning ‘Shark’ in Russian )

• Arihant Class ( Lord Shiva’s synonym , means destroyer of enemies )

18

Just identify .

• Brick Lane in London after which Monica Ali’s famous work is named

19

It was "the only bright spot“ . Where ?

• The Cross Spikes Club , an improvised bar and hangout created by servicemen on Bikini Island and was the only source of entertainment for them .

20

Lets finish off by

asking you to

identify this MCP .

• Nicolas Chauvin , after whom the term

Chauvinism was coined