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OQ #72:

Apologies for the delay, once again :)

1. Hogenakkal Falls (from Kannada Hoge and Kal)

cracked by Ashok and Senthil.

2. HG Wells and Orson Welles, before the latter's radio screening of War of the Worlds.

good answer by Sundaram.

3. Unfortunately nobody got it :(
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Champagne and Brandy

Popsicle and Ice cream cone

Cornflakes and Chocolate chip cookies

LSD

Jeans

Cellophane

Stainless steel

Vaseline

Teflon

Connect: (lesser known) Accidental inventions.

OQ #72

Apologies for the delay.

1. The name of this geographical feature derives from two words of a certain Indian language which mean "Smoke" and "Rock". Identify.

2. Identify the 2 gentlemen, and tell me what is happening.

3. Visual connect (whether it's long, medium or short, you decide.)

Please mention which slide you cracked it on in your comment.

Visual connect

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OQ #71:

1. Uriah Heep

2. Abraham Zapruder, common man who inadvertently caught JFK's assassination on camera, explaining the shot.

cracked by way too many of you guys. :)

OQ #71

Well what do you know, I managed to find some questions after all.

1. X is a character created by Charles Dickens in his novel David Copperfield. The character is notable for his humility, servility, and insincerity. His name has become synonymous with being a yes man. He is the central antagonist of the later part of the book.

Much of David Copperfield is autobiographical and scholars believe X's mannerisms and physical attributes to be based on Hans Christian Andersen whom Dickens met shortly before writing the novel.

A British band is named after the character, in fact their debut album (Very 'eavy... Very 'umble) references the character's signature phrase. X?

2. Identify the guy on the right, and what is he describing?

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OQ #70:

1. served as a model for Eustace Tilly, mascot of The New Yorker magazine.

cracked by Omkar, Ramki and Sticky.

2. Steve Jobs, self-confessed Beatles fan.

cracked by Kartik, Arjun M, Ramki and Omkar.

3. One of Arthur Conan Doyle's earliest books, written when he was struggling to establish himself as a novelist and a physician. Unfinished, it is set to be published soon.

Cracked by Shtud, Kartik, Omkar and Ramki.

Will be back as and when I get more questions. Till then, happy quizzing! :)

OQ #70

Googling spoils the fun. Don't be evil!

1. This is an 1834 caricature of 19th century French amateur artist Alfred d'Orsay (aka Count of Orsay). What did it inspire?

2. My model for business is The Beatles: They were four guys that kept each other's negative tendencies in check; they balanced each other. And the total was greater than the sum of the parts. Great things in business are not done by one person, they are done by a team of people.

Whose quote?

3. The Narrative of John Smith is a novel which tells the story of a 50-year-old "opinionated Everyman" confined to his room by gout, laying out his thoughts and views on subjects from religion to war and literature through the conversations he has with his visitors, from a retired army major to a curate.

Who wrote it, and why is it currently in the news?

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OQ #69:

1. Rajinikanth himself :)

good crack by Ashwin.

2. Namrata Goyal, daughter of Jet Airways' Naresh Goyal. What is unique about the production is that it is composed entirely of Jet Airways employees.

went uncracked

3. Who else but Baba Ramdev.

cracked by all who attempted

4. It was one of the earliest instances of the Ponzi scheme.

went uncracked.