Monthly XI

April 20, 2009 by Varun

The Monthly is back!! This time The Monthly has 25 questions with a point a piece!It remains open for three days, i.e., till the 22nd. Answers & scores shall be published on the 23rd.Meanwhile, regular daily question shall be up as usual on all days, except during the first day of the Monthly.

Its a image heavy post, kindly be patient & please send in all your answers in a single reply, Only the first reply will be considered.Get cracking folks

Question 1

Vanity Fair re-shoot of which classic movie?

Question 2

What?

Question 3

Identify this stalwart

Question 4

Connect

Question 5

Put funda

Question 6

Who is being slayed?

Question 7

Which animal is this?

Question 8

Where will you find this?

Question 9

Identify this priest

Question 10

Two lesser known versions of which country’s flag

Question 11

Probably this is a place where some really “healthy” politicians confabulate….Which place

Question 12

Mandatory Disney question… Id the character

Question 13

Which soooper flop movie?

Question 14

Identify and connect(actually a long list, but I have only used 4 amongst the many)

Question 15

What?

Question 16

Bollywodesque…Who is this forgotten gent?

Question 17

Who? What did he invent(Bow in advance if you can pronounce and spell the name correctly without googling)He would’ve been a millionaire if he knew how to patent things!:)

Question 18

Id this couple

Question 19

Who?Which country?

Question 20

A super funny ad, Identify the company and the product

Question 21

Which language?

Question 22

Simple, Why controversy?

Question 23

Id the animals

Question 24

Connect

Question 25

A sitter to end with…cartoon depicting alternative ending of which classic movie?

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Posted in Quiz | 38 Comments

38 Responses

on April 20, 2009 at 12:28 | Reply Venkatakrishnan

4) Kings XI Punjab
6) Bhasmasur
7) Zonkey or Zebronkey
9) Gregor Mendel
10) China
11) Breach Candy hospital?
15) Vatican City
19) Isle of man
20) Viagra
21) Tamil
22) Ram-Sethu
23) Firefox n thunderbird (I know, that was a bad one )
on April 20, 2009 at 16:24 | Reply Harsha

2. fish eye
3. G V Iyer
4> jinna
5. Trevor Bayliss
6. Arjuna
13. kumara rama
14. bharatha ratna award winners
21. Tamil
22. fight for separate states
25. 12 angry men
on April 20, 2009 at 18:11 | Reply Avais K

1. Strangers on a train.
2. Darwin fish
3.
4. Kings XI Punjab Jinnah(Wadia)-Britannia-Moody
5. Oranges, Yama, ?
6.
7. Quagga
8. Brussels
9.
10. Cambodia/ Kampuchia
11.
12. Duck Dodgers
13.
14. K. V. Subbanna , B. V. Karanth, MSS , Vijay Tendulkar Kalidas Samman
15. Coptic Cross
16.
17. Daisuke Inoue
18.
19. Black Beard, Jamaica
20.
21. Grantha
22. Economist’s map of South Asia while dicussing Gujarat
23. Coyote Roadrunner
24. Tequilla
25. 12 angry men
on April 21, 2009 at 07:14 | Reply anubhav

could get only 5 at first shot
1. Strangers on a Train (Hitchcock)
7. Quagga
12. Gizmoduck
23. Coyote and Roadrunner
25. 12 Angry Men
on April 21, 2009 at 07:28 | Reply Arun Hiregange

1. Strangers on a Train
2. Darwin Fish, evolved from Jesus Fish.
3. Kaka Joginder Singh “Dharti Pakad”?
4. Britannia Industries is majority owned by Nusli Wadia, the grandson of Jinnah. Nusli Wadia’s son Ness’s IPL team Punjab Kings is coached by Tom Moody.
5. Oranges usually denote an impending death (yama, heh heh) in Mario Puzo’s Godfather
6. ??
7. zedonk / zebronkey and many other names
8. brussels atomium
9. george lemaitre
10. cambodia
11. Diet in Tokyo
12. ??
13. Gundagli Kumara Rama
14. Sangeet natak akademi fellows? (BV Karanth, MSS and two others)
15. Coptic Cross
16. ??
17. Daisuke Inoue, Karaoke. No googling.
18. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mugabe
19. Cayman Islands
20. Durex XXL man
21. Grantha script, from which Tulu script is derived
22. Eelam map in Economist
23. Coyote & Roadrunner
24. Margarita? As in lemon, tequile cactus & salt?
25. Twelve Angry Men
on April 21, 2009 at 07:52 | Reply Hemant Agarwal

1) Strangers on a train
2) Drawin Fish
3)
4)
5)
6)
7) Quagga
8)The Atomium is a monument built for Expo ’58, the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair.
9)

11)The National Diet Building, Tokyo
12)Gizmoduck
13)Gandugali Kumararama
14)
15) Coptic Cross
16)
17)Daisuke Inoue , inventor of Karoke
18)Barrack & Michelle Obama
19)Durex Condoms
20) Tulu Language
21)
22)
23)Coyote & Roadrunner
24)
25)
on April 21, 2009 at 10:41 | Reply Rajesh M

1)Strangers on a train?
4) wadia group?
5)presence of oranges in godfather signifies death of someone soon
7)okapi
16)kaizad gustad
21)manipravalam?
22)sethu samudram?
25)12 angry men

Rajesh
on April 21, 2009 at 11:02 | Reply Leo

1. Strangers on a train
2. Darwin Fish
4. Ness Wadia
6. Bhasmasura
7. Zorse?
8. Atomium, Brussels
10. Kampuchea
12. Gizmo Duck
14. K V Subbanna, B V Karanth, M S Subbulakshmi, Vijay Tendulkar – Kalidas Samman
17. Daisuke Inoue, Karaoke Machine
21. Grantha Script – Sinhala language
22. An article in The Economist shows Eelam which the Sri Lankans protested.
23. Coyote and Roadrunner (nice Q)
25. Twelve Angry Men
on April 21, 2009 at 13:51 | Reply Varsha

12)Gizmo Duck
13)kumara rama
17)daisuke inoue
25)12 angry men
on April 21, 2009 at 20:25 | Reply Nikhil

6. BHASMASURA

9.ABBE GEORGES LEMAIRTE

10.COMBODIA

12.GIZMO DUCK

21.TULU

25.12 ANGRY MEN
on April 21, 2009 at 23:46 | Reply Sangram Banerjee

4)Nes Wadia-owner of Britannia Industries,grandson of Jinnah owns Kings XI whose coach is Moody
6)Bhasmasura
7)Quagga
10)cambodia
11)diet(Japan)
14)B V Karanth,M S Subbulaxmi,Vijay Tendulkar -winners of Sangeet natak Academy
15)Victor’s Cross
16)Prem Chopra
17)Daisuke Inoue-invented Karaoke
18)Robert Mugabe and Sally Hayfron
19)Cayman Islands,columbus
21)Pali
22)LTTE has shown it’s territory
23)Red fox,hoopoe
on April 22, 2009 at 00:58 | Reply mr.q?

1.strangers on a train.
2.darwin fish symbol of theory of evolution
3.
4.britania
I Jinnah granfather of Nusli Wadia.(owner)
II Britania godess.
5.
6.Bhasmasur(Mohini)
7.Quagga.
8.Atomium
9.
10.cambodia
11
12.Gizmo duck
14.Kalidas samman
Vijay Tendulkar, MS Subhalakshmi
15.
16.
17.Yūsuke Inoue inventor of Karoke
18
20DUrex condom xl
21 Tamil
22
23Road runner Coyote Fox:- Road runner show
25 12 angry men
on April 22, 2009 at 01:22 | Reply malcaluffin

1. Strangers on a train
2. Eye of ra
3. G V Iyer
4. Kings XI Punjab (Preity Zinta)
5. …
6. Bhasmasura
7. Quagga
8. Atomium, Brussels
9. …
10. Malaysia
11. National Diet Building (Japanese Parliament)
12. Duck Dodgers
13. Gandugali Kumara Rama
14. Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winners?
15. Coptic Cross
16. Shekar Suman
17. Daisuke Inoue, Karaoke
18. Robert Mugabe and Sally Hayfron
19. Bartholomew Roberts + Tuvalu
20. Durex
21. Tulu
22. The Economist magazine, has published a map of the Indian subcontinent that shows the North-East of Sri Lanka as ‘Eelam’
23. Coyote, Roadrunner (Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner)
24. Tequila ;0
25. 12 Angry Men
on April 22, 2009 at 01:22 | Reply Abhi

1. STrangers on a train.
2.
3.
4. A. Mohammed Ali Jinnah
B. Britannia
C. Tom moody
No idea about the connect, though.
5. A. Orange
B. yama
6. Basmasura, being tricked by mohini (vishnu) into death.
7. A Zorse, or a hebra.
8. Atomium
12. Roboduck
14. C. M.S. Subbalakshmi
15. Some Knights templar insignia
18. Just a wild guess. Barack obama, sr and Kezia obama?
19. Again a wild guess. Horatio Nelson on a British stamp.
20. Must be Viagra
21. Tulu
22. Map shows eelam.
23. First is a fire fox. Second must be some bird which shares its name with a browser or

some other web application. Pidgin?
24. a. aloe vera
b. Gandhi and salt
c. lemon

all ayurvedic medicines?

25. 12 Angry men
on April 22, 2009 at 03:26 | Reply Ananth

1. Strangers on a Train
2. Darwin Evolution Fish
3. GV Iyer.
6. Bhasmasura
7. Okapi
12. Fenton Crackshell alias Gizmo Duck
13. I haven’t seen it myself, but if it was a flop, then it must be Gandugali Kumara Trauma ..oops Rama Rama
14. Indian winners of Ramon Magsasay award.
16. Vigorously scratches head… Kaizad Gustad
17. Daisuke Inoue – Karaoke machine.
21. Looks like malayalam
23. (Wily E) Coyote & Road Runner (This is a Warner Bros Question )
24. lemon, salt, agave… TEQUILA!! Super question maga.
25. 12 angry men/ek ruka hua faisla
on April 22, 2009 at 08:54 | Reply VinayPrasad

3) maharshi mahesh yogi?
6)bhasmasura
8) Atomium at brussels, belgium.
10)combodia
12)launchpad McQuack
13)Gaandugali kumaararama
15)canterbury cross
19)jack sparrow?
23) roadrunner
24)pinapple salt, lemon salt, Salt from dandi —connect salt ?!
on April 22, 2009 at 09:15 | Reply Arjun

1)Strangers on a Train…..
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)Zorse..
8)The atomium in Belgium….
9)
10)Switzerland…
11)National Diet Building, Tokyo….
12)
13)
14)
15)Coptic Cross….
16)
17)Daisuke Inoue, the inventor of Karaoke….
18)Robert Mugabe and Sally Hayfron…
19)Guy Fawkes and the country is England….
20)Durex XXL…
21)Grantha Script, the basis of Tulu…..
22)
23)The Coyote and the Road runner
24)
25)
on April 22, 2009 at 09:32 | Reply Ramkumar

6. Basmasura
15. four quadrants
17. AK47, Kalakshinov
21. hindi
22. It shows gujarat and EElam as seperate countries.
on April 22, 2009 at 09:40 | Reply scipio

10. Cambodia
12. Gizmo Duck
14. Bharat Rathna?
16. Kaizad Gustad
17.Do know the inventor, but the device ought to be Karaoke
18. Is it Nelson and Winnie Mandela?
20. Pfizer, Viagra?
21. Tamil or at least the proto-Dravidian language.
22. Eelam is shown as a separate country. No idea where though… Is it the Economist?
23. The Roadrunner Show
25. Twelve Angry Men
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on April 22, 2009 at 10:06 | Reply Hercules

1.Strangers on a Train
2.Darwin Fish
3.
4.Kings XI Punjab
5.Oranges ,Lord of Death,Mario Puzo – connect is Godfather
Most die with oranges in their mouth
6.
7.Quagga
8.Atomium Monument at Brussels,Belgium
9.Abbe Georges LeMaitre
10.Kampuchea
11.National Diet Building in Japan
12.Fenton Crackshell aka GizmoDuck
13.Gaudugali Kumara Rama
14.sangeet natak akademi award OR Kalidas Samman award
15.Coptic Cross
16.
17.Daisuke Inoue-Inventor of Karaoke
18.Robert Mugabe and Sally Hayfron
19.Robert Louis Stevenson – Cayman Islands
20.Durex XXL Man – Condoms
21.Tulu from Grantha script
22.Economist puts the Sri Lankan ‘Eelam’ on the map on an article of Gujarat
23.Coyote and Roadrunner
24.Tequila
25.12 Angry Men
on April 22, 2009 at 10:30 | Reply Neeraj

jus noticed it and only managed to get 4
7. Zorse
8. Atomium – Brussels
21. Grantha
23 Roadrunner and coyote
on April 22, 2009 at 13:28 | Reply djd

1.strangers on a train
2.Darwin fish the paradoy of the ichthys symbol
7.quagga
8.attomium,Brussels belgium
11.The National Diet Building (国会議事堂 ,Kokkai-gijidō?) is the place where both houses of the Diet of Japan meet
12.darking duck
Too less time would have been nice if this was for a week
on April 22, 2009 at 14:10 | Reply thanujkumar

3. GV Iyer
4. Kings XI punjab ( Ness Wadia)
6. arjuna
7. zeehorse
8. Atomium structure at Brussels
10. Cambodia
12. Armstrong, the robot
13. Gandugali Kumararama
14. Ratna Sadsya (Fellows)
18. Nelson and winnie mandela
19. UK , Jack sparrow.
20. Axe ?
21. Halegannada
22. Ram setu
24. Sprite
25. Reservoiur dogs
on April 22, 2009 at 20:26 | Reply srikar

1) Remake of “Strangers on a Train”
23) Jackal &
25) “12 angry men” movie
on April 22, 2009 at 20:54 | Reply Aparna

1.Strangers on a train
7. Horbra
8. Atomium, Brussels, Belgium
11. Diet Parliamentary building, Japan
15. Copts cross
17. Daisuke Inoue –Invented the Kareoke
18. Robert Mugabe and Sally Hayfron
19. Durex. Condoms XXXL
20. Tulu
23. Coyote
on April 22, 2009 at 22:04 | Reply anubhav sarathy

4 marianne?

7 zorse
8 singapore

10 cambodia

12 gizmo duck
13 Gandugali Kumara Rama
14

18 raymond and rosa parks
19 chris columbus- usa
20 virgin mates- condom
21 tulu
22 icl teams
23 jackal & woodpecker
24 Even cactus goes to heaven
25 original oceans 11
on April 22, 2009 at 22:55 | Reply Shreyas

1.
2.
3.
4.Kings XI punjab? jinnah`s great grandson is ness wadia(owner) and tom moody(coach)
5.
6.
7.Quagga
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.Coptic Cross
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.Durex
21.
22.Map published in the The economist showing Eelam as a separate state
23.Road Runner and the Wile E Coyote:)
24.
25.
on April 23, 2009 at 00:10 | Reply Nakul

1)Strangers on a train

3)G V Iyer

4)Nusli Wadia/ Ness Wadia

6)Brihannala

7)Zorse

9)Brussels, belgium. The Atomium

11)Diet, parliament from japan

12)Gizmo duck

13)Gandugali kumara rama

14)Sangeeta Natak Akademi awardees

15)Coptics Cross

17)Daisuke Inoue, inventor of Karaoke machine.

18)Mugabe and Sally Hayfron

20) Durex XXL condoms

21)Tulu

22) Tamil Eelam is shown in map

23)Coyote and Road runner

24) Dandi march, salt, lime?
on April 23, 2009 at 00:19 | Reply Raghuvansh

1. Strangers on a Train
2.
3.
4. Wadias – Jinnah married a Wadia girl, Britannia is part-owned by the Wadias and Tom Moody coaches KXIP. Maybe you want Ness Wadia in particular.
5.
6. Bhasmasura
7. Quagga
8. Brussels – Atomium monument
9. George LeMaitre
10. Cambodia
11. Japanese Diet – very worsht joke on the healthy politicians!!
12. GizmoDuck
13. Gandugali Kumara Rama
14.
15. Coptic Cross
16.
17. Karaoke, Daisuke Inoue – no Google. He has his Karaoke machine in front of him!
18. Mugabe and Missus
19.
20. Durex XXL
21. Tulu
22. For showing Eelam as a sovereign country
23. Coyote & Road-runner – Beep beep!
24. Tequila is had with salt and lime
25.
on April 23, 2009 at 00:46 | Reply Ratnakar

4. Kings Xi punjab

6. Bhasmasura

10 cambodia

12 “GizmoDuck” Crackshell

13 Gandugali Kumara Rama

23 jackal & …
on April 23, 2009 at 02:20 | Reply Aditya S

9.gregor mendel
10.cambodia
11.diet, the parliament of japan
14.indians to receive the magasaysay award (one of them is m s subbulakshmi)
18.nelson and winnie mandela
19.barbados?? captain jack sparrow
21devanagari
on April 23, 2009 at 02:41 | Reply Mayukh Bose

2. Darwin Fish (a.k.a Evolution Fish). Faces the opposite direction of a Jesus Fish and has two legs to boot.
7. Quagga
12. Darkwing Duck
19. Blackbeard, Barbados
20. Viagra
23. Coyote and Roadrunner
on April 23, 2009 at 07:15 | Reply Siddharth Jain

1-Strangers on a Train
2-darwin fish
3-Sunderlal Bahugana ?
4- Jinnah, Britannia and Tom Moody – no idea what’s the conenct
5-
6- It’s a demon who was given the power by a rishi that he could destroy anything that he touches. He was conned into tapping his own head as part of a dance.
7-Quagga
8-Atomuim Building in Belgium
9-Mendel ?
10-Kampuchea (Cambodia)
11-
12-Gizmoduck
14 – K. V. Subbanna, MS Subbalakshmi (Magsayay award winners) ?
18 – nelson and winnie mandela ?
19-edward low, cayman islands
20 viagra ?
21 Prakrit
22 Gujarat Schoolbooks showing the Eelam as a separate country
23-Coyote and Roadrunner
24-Tequila – from agave plant, lemon and salt (Dandi march)
25-12 angry men
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on April 23, 2009 at 11:06 | Reply Kamal Rathi

1.Strangers on a Train
2.The Fish Soap from Goa?
3.Jinnah – Britannia —–Nusli Wadia
4.
5.
6.Indra
7.Quagga
8.Brussels
9.
10.Gibraltar?
11.National Diet, Japan
12.
13.Gaudugali Kumara Rama
14.
15.Coptic cross
16.
17.The inventor of the karaoke system – Roberto del Rosario
18.Robert Mughabe and Sally , his first wife
19.
20.Durex
21.Tulu
22.Eelam
23.Coyote
24.
25
on April 23, 2009 at 16:50 | Reply Leo

Q. 21 is ambiguous. The picture corresponds to Grantha script from which most of the south Indian language scripts have evolved. I am not sure if it is TuLu. Just check.

http://www.boloji.com/places/0020.htm
- on April 23, 2009 at 18:02 | Reply Varun
  
  I have given points to Grantha also