The Sunday Quiz: 04

Hey All,

Its Sunday night again and the end of yet another scintillating weekend. However just as all good things come to an end so did this one. Work starts tomorrow and to keep you occupied with some quiz dose here is the next set of the meaner and tougher "The Sunday Quiz".

Remember, a correct answer today will earn you 2 QP points and will take you closer to winning goodies from Quiz-o-pedia. All the very best!

Instructions:

There is a central theme connecting the answers of today's quiz. Identify the Theme to earn an extra 5 QP points.

The Sunday Quiz: 04

1. This open source project developed by Mozdev.org, was established in 2000 and it derives its name from a literary character. It provides search engine plugins for web browsers. Name me the project.

2. Who's being commemorated in the given stamp of Austria?

3. This railway station in Manchester England is said to have contributed to the naming of a popular literary figure. Identify me the station or the place.

4. Identify the song. What did it inspire?

http://www.box.net/shared/eggi9naax4

5. This American stage, theatre and film actor has a star on the hollywood walk of fame. In a career spanning over four decades he was most popularly associated as being the voice of an immensely popular character on television during the late 1970s. Identify the character.

6. The follwing are the guidelines followed for something. Identify.

• To be written under a pseudonym.
• To be of a predictable length.
• To always be a part of a series.
• To begin with a quick recap.
• Might also end with a preview of the next volume in the series.
• To be priced at 50 cents.
• Characters should not age or marry.

7. A simple connect!!

8. The person in the picture is the father of a famous writer and the grandfather of a reknowned film maker. He had created a children's periodical publication that eventually launched an extremely popular Indian literary character in the mid 1960s. Identify this person.

That's All Folks!

Post your answers as comments to this post and we shall tell you next week, about how well you faired. Keep visiting this space for more of interesting gyaan and trivia.

Have a splendid week ahead.

Happy Quizzing!!

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The Saturday Quiz: 04

Hey All,

With yet another weekend up for the grabs, here is a set of 10 questions to keep your grey matter occupied over the next week.

Post your answers as comments to this post and the cumulative winner can win cool goodies from Quiz-o-pedia. Remember each right answer on Saturdays will earn you 1 QP point and inch you closer to victory.

Winners and Leader board for last week will be uploaded tomorrow. All the best!

The Saturday Quiz: 04

1. The follwing program is based on an algorithm to solve a very famous puzzle. This puzzle was once estimated to have been played by more than 1/5th of the world's population?

2. Identify the person in this mugshot?

3. Connect the pictures in A to what is being represented in B.

A

B

4. Identify the group. There is one person missing in here who completes this list of being the founder of an online file sharing revolution.

5. In the present context of developments between India and China, what are the 56th and 71st division?

6. If "Twist And Shout" came second and "Let It Be" came third, what came first?

7. One of the longest runs on television finally comes to an end. Identify the show in question?

8. Identify this clan. These guys have popped back into news off late in a bigger fashion.

9. What relationship does this aquatic animal have with India.

10. Their is a wide spread international campaign since 2010 to save this lady by her children. She has been awarded a one of a kind punishment. Identify her and name me the event. The second picture may provide you with a context.

That all folks!

Keep watching this space for more such mind f**k questions, and cling onto your quizzing skills for the meaner and tougher "The Sunday Quiz", to be hosted tomorrow.

Happy Quizzing!!

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