Connect

Happy new year to all!!Looking forward to some imba quizzing on the blog in 2010!

This is a typical connect quiz...not as good as my previous quizzes though...but I hope it is fun!

For each question, connect the pictures and explain the connect

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Q.2)
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Q.3)

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Entertainment.....

1. Which was the first African - American music video to be aired on MTV ?

2.What is the significance of this image ?

3. Which is the best selling album of all time ? The album is cited as selling as many as 110 million copies worldwide. The only album to have sales above 100 million!!!!!

4. X has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century and beyond, the greatest black philanthropist in American history, and was once the world's only black billionaire. X is also, according to some assessments, the most influential person in the world. Identify X.


5. Identify the building...

6.  " You asked me earlier if I catch fish - maybe I might use him as a bait to catch a fish... He's soft. He only looks big and strong, but he's soft. "
Identify me and he.

7. The group set a chart record when its first four singles  peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
    Identify the group and the singles.

8. Identify the lady in white.

The Hannah-Barbara (or Cartoon Network) Toon Quiz

Running with the popular quizzing theme, after the TV serials, its time for the cartoons. Cartoon Network has shaped our lives. I remember that when we were kids the channel used to alternate with TNT and then went on to have a complete channel on its own. This is a quiz on those cartoons we loved watching....

Q.1) Created by Christian Tremblay and Yvon Tremblay, this series features the adventures of Chance Furlong and Jake Clawson and was the number one syndicated animated show of 1994. Identify

Q.2) Although cartoon network is broadcast in more than 50 countries, Cartoon Network India(south asia) was the only one to broadcast the English dubded version of X. X is a 1974 anime series by Zuiyo Enterprises based on the Swiss novel "X's Years of Wandering and Learning" by Johanna Spyri. Identify X

Q.3) The characters of this show were inspired by the characters from the popular sitcom comedy The Phil Silvers Show.A frequnet plot line revolved around the local NYPD cop, Officer Charles Dibble. The name Dibble has passed into the vernaculaar as slang for police officers.

Name the cartoon series...

Q.4) X was usually depicted as a sheriff in the American Old West. He was often accompanied by his sidekick Baba Looey, both the characters parodying the legendary duo of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. In some episodes, X would assume the identity of the masked vigilante Y (a parody for Zorro). Name X and Y.

Q.5)What is this list?

1.The Swiss Alps and Tokyo, Japan

2.Acapulco and England

3.Florida and China

4.The Sahara Desert and Scotland

5.France and Australia

6.Athens, Greece and the Ozarks

7.Italy and Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

8.Egypt and Sherwood Forest

9.Spain and the Himalayas

10.India and Israel

11.Africa and San Francisco

12.The Grand Canyon and Ireland

13.Hawaii and Norway

14.North Pole and Tahiti

15.Arizona and Holland

16.Quebec and Baghdad

Q.6) How are Major Glory, The Infraggable Krunk, and Valhallen better known as?

Q.7) His real name is Susan Astonomonov. His assumed name is the short form of monarch of darkness. His parents are Hippies and apparently his mother OceanBird gave birth to him in water. How is he better known?

Q.8) X lives in a cavern, which he constantly tries to make more habitable for himself and is best known for his famous catchphrase, "Heavens to Murgatroyd!" along with phrases such as "Exit, stage right!". X is also the co-host of the Laff-a-lympics. Identify X.

Q.9) X wears white gloves and boots, a blue suit with a white belt, and a long, wavy, purple cape. While he is portrayed as serious and arrogant, he is often used to make humorously long speeches or sarcastic statements, and has a tendency to rephrase a statement in different ways over and over again. Despite his high intelligence, he is known for planning his schemes badly. According to a countdown of the 10 worst villains in the series held by Cartoon Network, he's the number 1 worst villain in the series. Who is X?

Q.10) Which famous series based on a DC comic cartoon strip features Max 'Brilliant' Ray, Jake 'Rugged' Rockwell and Ace 'Daring' McCloud.

Q.11) It was initially launched as a one-off episode, 'The Chicken from Outer Space' which was nominated for the Oscars in 1996. Later on, it became a regular Cartoon Netowrk series. Identify the series.

Q.12)X is an ordinary human endowed by the sun god Ra with the ability to shoot solar rays from his fists and project “solar shields” to defend himself against attacks. He was recruited by a top-secret government agency, Inter-Nation Security, and now works full-time fighting crime, assisted by his sidekick Avenger. Who is X?

Q.14) The famous Belgian cartoonist Peyo, was once having a meal with his colleague and friend André Franquin in which, having momentarily forgotten the word "salt" Peyo asked him (in French) to pass the schtroumpf. Franquin replied: "Here's the Schtroumpf — when you are done schtroumpfing, schtroumpf it back" and the two spent the rest of that weekend speaking in schtroumpf language. What was the result?

Q.15) The James Bond film Dr. No inspired Joseph Barbera to develop an action-adventure program. Hanna-Barbera had originally intended to produce an animated adaptation of the radio serial Jack Armstrong. Hiring noted comic book artist Doug Wildey, the company began negotiations with Jack Armstrong's copyright owners, and produced a short (approximately two-minute) Jack Armstrong test animation sequence in 1962. Negotiations fell through, and the Jack Armstrong project was retooled into X. Working titles for the series included The Saga of Chip Baloo (the protagonist's original name) and _____ File 037, finally settling on X. Identify X.

Q.16) Identify(the easy part) and connect(the not so easy part)

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Q.17) (Not exactly a Hannah-Barbara question...) Identify this cartoon series that appears within another famous cartoon series. It is a parody of the Hannah-Barbara all time classic - Tom and Jerry.

Q.18) Identify both the characters....(used to be my favorites)

Q.19) This is the poster of a famous series that went on to inspire a famous cartoon. Identify the cartoon.

Q.20) Identify this spin-off cartoon series.

Q.21) Identify this producer who has won 7 academy awards.

Qu33k Beta

1. Connect:





2. Connect again

3. Identify the person (guru for many, known for his rants) and the language X, that led to a popular saying on the Internet that he doesn't know X

X is a horrible language. It's made more horrible by the fact that a lot of substandard programmers use it, to the point where it's much much easier to generate total and utter crap with it. Quite frankly, even if the choice of C were to do *nothing* but keep the X programmers out, that in itself would be a huge reason to use C.

4. Identify (easy):

5. Identify this, which in the world of computer software takes a long long time to install and yet is the fastest in its field:

6. Identify, (video game programmer) of one of the most popular game of all times.

7. Connect again:

8. Which famous open source project began as a program to implement a client and server to stream videos across a campus network at the Ecole Centrale Paris?

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Mammon slept. And the beast reborn spread over the earth and its numbers grew legion. And they proclaimed the times and sacrificed crops unto the fire, with the cunning of foxes. And they built a new world in their own image as promised by the sacred words, and spoke of the beast with their children. Mammon awoke, and lo! it was naught but a follower.

What is being talked about here (identify the software).

10. Connect:

11. Identify

X was already studying at Stanford University, when he volunteered as a guide for potential first year students. His duty was to show new recruits to the campus, in which Y was also there. When they first met, they clashed incessantly on almost everything, yet they went on to form a powerful company we worship. Identify X and Y.

12. Whose mascot?

13. Connect

14. Identify the logo:

Merry Christmas to everyone.....

1. Connect the following series of pictures to a famous prsonality and if possible what shud be next in the series

2. Connect

3. X was launched in Japan on December 3, 1994, North America on September 9, 1995, Europe on September 29, 1995, and Oceania in November 15, 1995. The launch price in the American market was US$299.

X was also able to generate interest with a unique series of advertising campaigns. Many of the ads released at the time of launch were full of ambiguous content. The most well-known launch ads include the "Enos Lives" campaign, and the "U R Not e" ads (the "e" in "U R Not e" was always colored in red, to symbolize the word "ready", and the "Enos" meant "ready Ninth Of September", the US launch date).

Identify X.

4. Identify....

5.  Connect..... ( for all the football fans...may be an easy one )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 6.In 1993 an advertisement appeared in many Irish newspapers calling for auditions to form a new Irish boy band group. More than 300 people replied to the advertisement. At the auditions the applicants were asked to sing the song Careless Whisper by George Michael. Each audition would be taped and watched again to judge the applicant's performance. Out of the 300, 50 were selected for a second audition.

For the second audition the applicants where asked to sing two songs, including one of their own choice with a backing tape. One of the eventually to be band member sang " Two Out of Three Ain't Bad "by Meat Loaf. The second sang " I am Too Sexy " by Right Said Fred. The other sang " Father and Son " by Cat Stevens (a cover version of which the band would later release).
Out of this 50, 10 were selected for a third audition. In the end, A,B,C,D,E & F were chosen. G originally was rejected but would later join after the departure of D.

A initially faced a lot of opposition from his parents and teachers. He was planning to move to New York to study in college on a sports scholarship and pursue his dream to win an Olympic medal for athletics. In the end A decided to give up his education and go along with the band. C's parents were against their son's throwing away a solid and promising career and joining the band. The manager set about trying to get a deal with a good record company but it would take many rejection letters before the boys would be signed. In 1994 E and C were involved in a nearly fatal car crash, but luckily both survived without serious injuries.

Identify the band.
This was one of my favorite bands....

TV Mania

Now this is a specific genre quiz and is meant for those TV series buffs. Most of the questions are about my favorite TV shows....most of them which I watched as a child....But I added some 'contemporary' questions as well, in order to break the monotony. The quiz is slightly long. Be patient, plz don't google on the first attempt...coz most of them are workoutable. Some of you might find the quiz simply enjoyable while others may find it utterly boring...a matter of tastes I guess...ENJOY!!!!

Q.1) In which TV series would you find this? Explain the funda...

1. "Serve the public trust"

2. "Protect the innocent"

3. "Uphold the law"

4. (Classified)

Q.2) This is the opening sequence of which sitcom?

Q.3) X is a TV personality who is known for his two famous roles Y and Z.

Y is the son of David and Katherine who as a child twice survived early stage pediatric leukemia. This experience fuelled Y's desire to also enter the field of medicine like his father. Y possessed as eidetic memory, got a perfect score on the SAT at the age of 6, completed high school in 9 weeks, graduated from Princeton at 10 and finished medical school four years later.

Z on the other hand is an illusionist, displays metrosexual qualities, enjoys pedicures, and has an extensive knowledge of designer labels and gourmet food. He is also a fan of the New York Mets and the metal band AC/DC.

Name X,Y and Z.

Q.4) X was a TV series created by Sidney Sheldon in response to the great success of rival network ABCs Y series which debuted in 1964 as the second most watched program in the US. Sheldon, inspired by the movie The Brass Bottle, came up with the idea for a beautiful female ________. Later on, Hannah-Barbara released a cartoon series based on X.

Y had a similar genre to X. In 2002, Sony Entertainment Television began airing Meri Biwi Wonderful, which was the Indian adaptation of Y.

Identify X and Y.

Q.5)Identify this hit TV series.

Q.6)This genre (X) is said to have been invented by Aristophanes in ancient Greece, Terence and Plautus in ancient Rome and Sudraka in ancient India."The Goldbergs" is believed to be the first modern day X. The term X was coined by Variety magazine in the 1970s. Identify X.

Q.7) These three initially came up with the idea of 'Insomnia Cafe' in November 1993. How do we know this better today?

Q.8)Name the series and its creator.

Q.9) According to the Oxford english dictionary, the word X means :

"Expressing frustration at the realization that things have turned out badly or not as planned, or that one has just said or done something foolish. Also (usu. mildly derogatory): implying that another person has said or done something foolish."

X was originally written in this series Y's script as an "annoyed grunt". X itself was inspired by a minced oath used by Jimmy Finlayson in several Laurel and Hardy films and was then shortened to make it appropriate for the series (Y). The spoken word X is a sound trademark of 20th Century Fox.

Y made its first appearance in the Tracey Ullman show.

Identify X and Y.

Q.10) This was an iconic American TV series. It was specially known for coining or repopularizing many terms such as"Yada yada yada", "shrinkage", "These pretzels are makin' me thirsty", "master of your domain", "Anti dentite", "Double dip", "No soup for you!", and "Not that there's anything wrong with that". Other popular terms that were used in the series and made the transition into slang were "sponge worthy", "re-gifter," "man hands," "close-talker," "low-talker" and "high-talker." Identify this TV series.

Q.11) The president of HBO Original Programming had once said this about this show :

"I said to myself, this show is about a guy who's turning 40. He's inherited a business from his dad. He's trying to bring it into the modern age. He's got all the responsibilities that go along with that. He's got an overbearing mom that he's still trying to get out from under. Although he loves his wife, he's had an affair. He's got two teenage kids, and he's dealing with the realities of what that is. He's anxious; he's depressed; he starts to see a therapist because he's searching for the meaning of his own life. I thought: the only difference between him and everybody I know is he's the Don of New Jersey."

Who is the 'he' that is being talked about?

Q.12) Conceptualized and created by Simon Fuller, this is currently the Number 1 TV show in the USA according to the Nielsen Ratings. Identify.

Q.13) The producer of the 1982 TV series X had described it as "Kind of a sci-fi thing, with the soul of a western." The lead role was played by Y.

In 2008, the same TV series was continued with Justin Bruening in the lead role who played the estranged son of the original protagonist.

Y who is now a judge in the reality TV show, 'America's got Talent' and is most popularly known for his lead role in the TV series Z. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Z is the most watched TV show of all time, in the world,with over 1.1 billion viewers.

Identify X, Y and Z.

Q.14) In which famous Indian sitcom would you find Meenakshi, Radhika, Sweety, Kajal, and Chhoti.

Q.15) This novel by Candace Bushnell inspired an HBO TV series (with the same name) in 1998 and also a movie(with the same name) in 2008. Identify

Q.16) Which multiple award winning American TV show consisted of the following segments (these were in and out of the main show everynow and again) :

_______ Book Club

What's the Buzz?

Remember your spirit

_______ Favorite things

Tuesdays with Dr.Oz

Fridays Live

Q.17) Identify both the characters.

Q.18) This series portrays the lives of 5 high school students who are part of a rock band. The band members are often found fighting against their arch enemy - Kilokahn (Kilometric Knowledge-base Animate Human Nullity) with the famed battle cry-"Lets kick some Gigabutt." Identify the TV series.

Q.19) Identify this famous detective series.(and its not James Bond :P)

Q.20) How do we collectively know these characters :

Mary Alice Young

Susan Mayer

Lynette Scavo

Bree Van de Kamp

Gabrielle Solis

Edie Britt

Betty Applewhit

Katherine Mayfair

Angie Bolen

Q.21) Writer Joss Whedon was fascinated with the idea of "some woman who seems to be completely insignificant who turns out to be extraordinary." This early, unproduced idea evolved into X, which Whedon developed to invert the Hollywood formula of "the little blonde girl who goes into a dark alley and gets killed in every horror movie." Whedon wanted "to subvert that idea and create someone who was a hero." He explained, "The very first mission statement of the show was the joy of female power: having it, using it, sharing it."

Identify X.

"The 'Larry King' Quiz" OR "How I learnt that life is all about Xs and Ys, and sometimes even Zs"

1. "X" is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. He played almost his entire career for the New York Yankees and was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. He was one of only four players to be named the Most Valuable Player of the American League three times and one of only six managers to lead both American and National League teams to the World Series.

"Y" is a fictional cuddly bear who appears in animated cartoons created by Hanna-Barbera Productions, who made his debut as a supporting character in The Huckleberry Hound Show.

The name "Y" is often seen as being derived from "X", though Hanna and Barbera denied this intent.

Identify "X" and "Y".

2. "X" noticed that, with the electric telegraph, news no longer required days or weeks to travel long distances. In 1850, the 34-year-old "X" was based in Aachen, close to the borders with the Netherlands and Belgium, and he began using the newly opened Berlin–Aachen telegraph line to send news to Berlin. However, there was a 76-mile (122 km) gap in the line between Aachen and Brussels, the Belgian capital city and the financial center of that country. "X" saw there was an opportunity to speed up news service between Brussels and Berlin by using homing pigeons to bridge that gap in the telegraph lines.

These were the humble beginings of which famous company?

3. "X" was an American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer who was sometimes introduced by his nickname, The Old Redhead. No television personality of the 1950s enjoyed more clout or fame than "X" until an on-camera incident undermined his folksy image and triggered a gradual decline; the then-ubiquitous "X" helmed two CBS-TV weekly series and a daily 90-minute television mid-morning show through most of the decade but by the early 1960s found himself reduced to hosting an occasional TV special. Arguably the most prominent of the medium's early master commercial pitchmen, he was strongly identified with one of his many sponsors, Lipton Tea.

4. "X", 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, was a British Prime Minister, parliamentarian, Conservative statesman and literary figure. He served in government for three decades, twice as Prime Minister. A teenage convert to Anglicanism, he was nonetheless the country's first and thus far only Prime Minister of Jewish heritage. He played an instrumental role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party after the Corn Laws schism of 1846.

His first novel is "Y", which includes the first use in print of the word "millionaire": "Were I the son of a Millionaire or a noble, I might have all".

Identify "X" and "Y".

5. "X" was a famous American singer and actor also known as "Ol' Blue Eyes".

His daughter "Y" is also a singer and actress. Her version of a particular song (see video) was used in the cult classic "Z".

Identify "X", "Y" and "Z".

6. This is an extract from a conversation:

-"What name are you going to use?"

-X said, "What are you talking about?"

-"Well, you can't use ______ Zeiger. It's ethnic. People won't be able to spell it out or remember it. You need a better name."

And thus was born one of television's most famous personalities. Who is he?