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OQ #18:

1.

Pic 1: Guido van Rossum, a fan of Monty Python

Pic 2: The Monty Python Players

Van Rossum conceived the Python programming language in 1989. He named the language after Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Added info: Industrial Light and Magic (George Lucas's CGI studio) utilizes Python to a great extent, so much so that the CGI for the Star Wars prequel films was done primarily on Python.

http://www.python.org/about/success/ilm/

Thanks to Atulaa for extra funda.

Sticky and Arjun Murali get this right.

2.

Pic 1: John Wojtowicz

Pic 2: Salvatore Naturile

Pic 3: Attica Correctional Facility, New York

Connect: Dog Day Afternoon

Al Pacino's character was inspired by Wojtowicz, while John Cazale's was inspired by Naturile. And of course, Attica! Attica! Attica! (a reference to the Attica prison riots)

cracked by Sticky, Atulaa and Arjun Murali

3.

Piss Christ. Andres Serrano immersed the crucifix in his urine.

Added info: Many of Serrano's pictures involve bodily fluids in some way. His Blood and Semen III is used as the cover for Metallica's Load while his Piss and Blood is used as the cover for ReLoad.

Mudassir gets the funda right. Cracked by Sticky and Sundaram

4.

Pic 1: Stockholm Syndrome (where captives develop sympathy for the captors)

Pic 2: Lima Syndrome (where captors develop sympathy for the captives)

cracked by Sticky, Sundaram and Atulaa

A YoPai Travel quiz

not sure when this happened. Sometime in July, i should think.

CQC travel quiz

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OQ #18

Visual quiz for today, folks.

1. Connect:

2. A simple connect:

3. Funda contribution: Two-D.

This is a controversial 1987 photograph by Andres Serrano. Name the photograph, and tell me why it was in the news for the wrong reasons.

4. The first picture shows the Kreditbanken in a European city, and the second picture shows the Japanese Embassy in a South American city. Connect the pictures with two specific terms.

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OQ #16:

1. The name's Connery. Sean Connery.

cracked by Shtud, Devang Ghia, Ashok, Kartik, YoPai and Sticky

2. Simple one. Slap stick

cracked by Two-D, Shtud, Devang, Kartik, YoPai, Sticky, Sundaram, Meena.

OQ #17:

Amir Elahi, Gul Mohammad, Abdul Hafeez Kardar.

The only three players who have had the unique distinction of playing for both India and Pakistan in International Test cricket.

good cracks by Sundaram and YoPai

OQ #17

Question contribution: Subramaniam

Connect these three players with something unique in Test cricket. I want a very specific answer

Lots of questions everyday. Good response also. Very heartening, i must say :)

OQ #16

1. Identify.

2. The phrase comes from the Italian batacchio, a club-like object composed of two wooden slats used in Commedia dell'arte (Comedy of Art). When struck, the battacchio produces a loud smacking noise, though little force is transferred from the object to the person being struck. What phrase?

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OQ #14:

X - Bonfire Night

Y - the Guy

They use the money to buy firecrackers.

Two days too late, as pointed out by Arjun Murali.

Good cracks by him, Shtud boy and Bagri.

#15:

The American Dream.

Cracked by Shtud, Sticky and Sundaram.