Red is the most responsible member & is the hotheaded leader.
Jay, Jake and Jim are the triplets and the most daring.
Chuck is one of Red’s best friends and is restless, enthusiastic & wild.
Bomb has a short temper and explodes when he loses it.
Matilda is the most caring of all. She acts motherly and cares for the Blues
Who am I talking about?
Tag: India
[245]
Often called the forgotten astronaut, can you name the third person on the Apollo 11 mission to the moon?
[244]
On 4 December 1971, a concert with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention was held in the casino’s theatre. During the concert, the place suddenly caught fire when somebody in the audience fired a flare gun towards the ceiling.
Another music band was in town at the time, and took inspiration from the event and wrote a famous song about it.
Can you identify the song & the band?
[243]
In 18oos, he implemented a new metric system for measurement in his country. It was based on the system of kilogram and meter. For example, he modified metric pound to 500g instead of 489g.
After losing power, he spent the last six years of his life in confinement by the British on the island of Saint Helena.
Guess who?
[242]
X is mentioned as Claude Frollo’s scientific inspiration in Victor Hugo’s novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
He has been alleged to be the eighth Grand Master of the Priory of Sion.
His name has been mentioned in the pseudohistory book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, Umberto Eco’s novel Foucault’s Pendulum, and Dan Brown’s novel, The Da Vinci Code.
He is also a significant part of a Harry Potter book.
Identify X.
[241]
The first version of this product was called Multiplan and was launched in 1982. 3 years later the product that we know today was launched for Macintosh.
Over the years, it has been called the greatest consumer product launched, with an estimated 1 billion people using it around the world. Some people have even used it to create paintings.
Can you identify what I’m talking about?
[240]
Richard X was a British actor, director & producer. He was most famous for his multi-Oscar winning biopic about a freedom fighter released in 1982.
His younger brother David X, is also a prolific film-maker. He is the only person to win a BAFTA award for a programme in black and white, colour, HD, 3D and 4K.
Can you give their surname X?
[239]
X is a low cost multi-utility computer originally designed for education purposes. The product was named as an homage to early computer companies being named after fruits.
However, the product became extremely popular & is now being used not just by hobbyists, but also by researchers and corporations. The company behind the product even went for an IPO in this month.
Identify the product.
[238]
X is the government of the Catholic Church and operates from Vatican City State, a sovereign & independent territory. The Pope is the ruler of both Vatican City State and the X.
In English, X translates to ‘Sacred Chair‘.
Can you identify X?
[237]
The first version of this was introduced in 1982 by computer scientist Scott Fahlman.
From 1990s onwards, it became widespread in Japan through telecom providers like DoCoMo, Softbank & Sharp.
In 2010s, seeing the popularity in Japan, it was adopted by OEMs in the USA where it was standardized & is now used globally.
What am I talking about?
[236]
Can you connect the following brands to a sportsperson?
[235]
X is a 45 year old restaurant, featuring among the top ones in Asia & frequented by Presidents, Prime Ministers & Rock Stars. In fact, the most famous dish at the restaurant is named after X and has a legendary status of its own (known for its slow cooking).
Though there is no relation to the cuisine, the name X comes from one of the cities in Uzbekistan.
Identify the restaurant.
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X was an informal list of about 4 dozen large-cap stocks on the New York Stock Exchange that were most favored by institutional investors in the 1960s and 1970s. These included American Express, Coca Cola, IBM, Pfizer, among others.
However today, the term X is mostly associated with the Indian stock market.
Can you identify X?
[233]
The following is an image from the village of Mahodiya in Madhya Pradesh, India. Over the past 4 years the village has become famous with tourists as it is the setting for a hit TV show in India.
Can you identify the TV show in which the village features?
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The practice of naming X started in mid 1900s with feminine names, & male names being used from 1979. Names were given to X as they are more memorable than numbers and technical terms. The names themselves are region-specific, used out of a predetermined list and reused every 5-6 years.
Can you identify which weather phenomenon am I talking about?
[231]
X is a clothing which was originated from India and became popular in US & Europe in 1960s. It was worn by the Beatles, Sammy Davis Jr., James Bond & characters from Doctor Who.
X has also been recognized by TIME magazine as one of the Top 10 political fashion statements of all time.
Can you identify X?
[230]
The original location of Bronx, New York was scraped due to protests from the local residents. Long Island, New York was then chosen due to concentration of a particular community in the area. The complex is meant to be a temporary location, with the seating stands being borrowed from Las Vegas Formula 1 race.
What am I talking about?
[229]
X is the world’s most expensive painting ever sold & is reported to be in the possession of the Saudi Arabian crown prince Mohammed bin Salman.
This painting’s title translates to ‘Saviour of the World’.
Can you identify this painting?
Show AnswerSalvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci
The original painting by Leonardo was thought to have been destroyed or lost around 1603. In 2005, the painting resurfaced again, but was heavily overpainted, to the point where the painting resembled a copy. From there it was resorted back to its original glory.
Read More.
[228]
Which historical figure from 1400s, also the patron saint of France, was executed for the following charges:
• Claiming to follow God’s direct commands
• Prophesying the future
• Wearing men’s clothing
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In 1981, Jane X a popular British actress was sitting next to Hermès CEO Jean-Louis Dumas on a flight, when he noticed her overflowing straw bag.
“You should have one with pockets” Dumas told X. “The day Hermès makes one with pockets, I will have that” X replied.
Inspired by this conversion, Dumas launched a new bag named after the actress, and rest was history.
Identify X.