Wednesday, June 20, 2007

TOPIC : "Ties That Bind" ANSWERS

TOPIC : "Ties That Bind" - ANSWERS
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(.......yeah,it's going to be interesting,but also sketchy...bear with me here,this is the first
time I've tried anything like this)

Your objective in this quiz is to find the connection/unifying theme among the given
subjects in the pictures.Remember,click on them to enlarge.

Answers to be sent at prithwish.nath@gmail.com.
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WINNER : Lets practice my logic......hmmm......no entries = no winners,right?!??!
PRIZE : Matilda by Roald Dahl (e-book,HTML format with images)
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1.
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Ans : On the left - electronic musician Moby(Richard Melville),who is the great great great great grand-nephew of Herman Melville,who wrote the classic "Moby Dick" (pictured on right)

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2.
Ans: On the left, Lexington Hotel,"Capone's Castle" the HQ of Al Capone - arguably the most
notorious gangster during the 1920-1930's (Prohibition Era)

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3.
Ans : On the left, 2Pac Shakur , the now-deceased rapper - whose many lyrics of songs are taken from
the League Of Nations declaration.
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4.
Ans : Both are MARVEL comics characters
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5.

Ans : On the left,Nine Inch Nails,whose song "Hurt" was covered by the great Johnny Cash himself (pictured on right)....an extremely amazing event...

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6.
Ans : Matt Stone and Trey Parker, co-creators of the (in?) famous TV animated show,South Park
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7.
Ans : All have appeared on Oprah Winfrey's show
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8.

Ans : Both are paintings by Adolf Hitler(!)
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9.

Ans : Lashith Malinga and Kevan James - both took 4 wickets in 4 balls,a feat recorded only
these two times in the history of cricket.
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10.

Ans : King Louis IX ,and Lazarus (from The Bible) - both examples of - The lazarus phenomenon :- refers to an event in which a person spontaneously returns to life (the heart starts beating again) after Resuscitation has been given up.