Thursday, September 15, 2011

Question 1237: Enter the question


Another long ass question, and for all the critics, haters gonna hate :)
Basically this is another 2 level connect, identify all the elements, then interpret all the elements in a form by which the elements form a list.
I need the elements and the connect.
Heads up, you may need a paper and pen for this one.
Marks will be given as Rohan finds suitable.

A:
After taking his dog for a walk one day in the early 1940s, George de Mestral, a Swiss inventor, became curious about X that had attached themselves to his clothes and to the dog's fur. Under a microscope, he looked closely at the hook-and-loop system that X use to hitchhike on passing animals aiding it's dispersal, and he realised that the same approach could be used to join other things together. The result was an item of everyday use.

B:
On his recent "visit" to Mumbai, X was seen wearing a bright red kurta , dancing to Aankhon ki gustakhiyan and Hum dil de chuke sanam while shooting a love story based on his own life.

C:
X is a colloquial term for skin and bone injury caused by abrasion with road surfaces, usually as consequence of cycling and motorcycling accidents. The term may be applied to both a fresh injury and the scar tissue left by an old one. The term is sometimes applied to longboarding, skateboarding, and roller skating abrasion accidents, especially those caused at high speeds (as in longboarding).

Characteristics of highly collectible Y include:
  1. A proven track record of holding well over time.
  2. A window plateau (i.e., the period for maturity and approachability) that is many years long.
  3. A consensus amongst experts as to the quality of the Y.
  4. Rigorous production methods at every stage, such as appropriate barrel-aging.
X is not the element; but relate X to Y; to get the element.

D:
The descriptive Greek name of the genus Raphanus means "quickly appearing" and refers to the rapid germination of these plants. Raphanistrum from the same Greek root is an old name once used for this genus. The common name "D" is derived from Latin (D= root).

E:

F:

G:
For this element; connect the following:

- Whats so special about Adansonia?


-
Another name for ;
(British slang with word corresponding to)


-


Finally, an element to help identify the connect.




UPDATE:
1 point for the overall connect and funda.
3 points for identifying 7/6 elements.
2 points for identifying 5/4 elements.
1 points for identifying 3/2 elements.
No point for getting just 1 element.
So 4 points are up for grabs, go get 'em.

Answer:
A-> Burdock Seeds -> Bardock
B-> Archie -> Carrot top -> Kakarot
C-> Roadrash + Wine -> Napa Valley (famous for wine) -> Naapa
D-> Raddish-> Radditz
E->Broccoli -> Brolli
F-> Condoleeza Rice -> Rice -> Gohan (gohan is japanese for rice)
G->
-Adansonia is the baobob tree, famous for being the tree with the largest trunk.
-Boot is British for trunk of a car.
-Elephanta caves-> elephant -> Trunk
The helping element = Dear Japan , from the meme.
Congratulations to Vasudev,Gklclap and DM!

5 Answers:

Vasudev said...

A - Burdock plant seeds
B - ?
C - dont kno bout x , but Y is wine for sure , barrel aging and stuff
D - Radish
E - I dont have a clue how to find this , but going by the comment i go for broccoli ( kids hate broccoli )
F - Condoleeza Rice
G - i dont really kno
H - Dont know

Connect - I guess DBZ characters

Prashanth Koundinya said...

A is surely Velcro.
X i think is a skidmark, although how it connects to wine (Y?), ive no idea.
D is the wild radish.
and F is obviously Rice.
So im guessing the connect is to do with some dish or food supply? ratatouille??

Doesn'tMatter said...

A: Burdock Burrs --> Bardock


B: Archie --> Carrot Head(as referred by Reggie) --> Carrot --> Kakarot
OR
Archie --> Andrews --> Android
OR
Archie --> Ginger --> Ginger is the leader of Garlic Jr.'s original trio of henchmen.
*Don't make elements ambiguous*


C: RoadRash+Wine --> Napa Valley (A map in roadrash 3 and worlds famous wine growing region) --> Nappa


D: Radish --> Raditz


E: Broccoli --> Brolly


F: Condoleezza Rice --> Rice --> Gohan


G:

1. The [Trunk] of the Adansonia.
2. Boot of a car or [Trunk] of a car.
3. Elephanta Caves --> Elephant --> Elephant's [Trunk]

G --> Trunks


The Helper Element --> Dear Japan

The Connect: DragonballZ Characters.

Anonymous said...

a - Velcro
b - hugh jackman
c winehq road rash
d radish
e uh, joystick syndrome
f cond. rice
g baobab?

--AP

Gklcap said...

A.Burdock

B.Dunno

C.Road Rash

D.Radish

E.Broccoli

F.Condoleeza RICE

G.Dunno

The connect is DBZ or more specifically the origin of names of DBZ characters-Bardock,Raditz,Gohan,Broly e.t.c