Question 1415

Possible origins of the name of a certain fictional geographical entity are:

1) The author, the creator of this fictional entity created the word from root words from the Algonquian language. Experts have said that the author based the name on a river in Massachusetts called the Housatonic river and some others say it's derived from the name of a tribe descended from the Native Americans of Massachusetts.

2) The name is formed when you drink one too many whiskeys and tonic and ask the bartender for just one more, and then when he fails to apprehend the meaning of your words, you try to write it on a cocktail napkin, but the W comes out upside down somehow.

This name is also shared with a valley and a University in the same fictional universe.
What name?

Answer: Miskatonic, the author being H.P. Lovecraft.

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Question 1359: Double flip

This is a 1486 Botticelli painting which depicts the goddess Venus, having emerged from the sea as a fully grown woman, arriving at the sea-shore. It is currently displayed at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. What fictional character was inspired by this painting and conveyed both a sense of raw mechanical power and femininity?

Answer: GLaDOS, short for Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System, a fictional artificially intelligent computer system used in Valve Software's Half-Life video game series and the main antagonist in the video games Portal and Portal 2.

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Question 1343: Top doesn't fit

X and Y is a certain fictional pair in a popular franchise which now includes video games, toys, manga, books among others. Their original names for X and Y in Japanese are derived from the guys in 1 while their English names are derived from the guys in 2. Identify X and Y.

1

2

Answer: Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan(Sawamura and Ebiwara in Japanese). The Japanese names are derived from the names of Japanese fighters Tadashi Sawamura and Hiroyuki Ebihara respectively, while the English names are derived from the names of martial artists Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.

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Question 1333

 Put funda:

X-Men - hotdog stand vendor
Spider-Man - saves a little girl
Spider-Man 2 - saves an innocent stranger
Fantastic Four - mailman
X-Men: The Last Stand - Jean Grey's neighbour
Spider-Man 3 - reading a news flash about Spider-Man
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer - himself
Iron Man - person Tony Stark mistakenly identifies as Hugh Hefner
The Incredible Hulk - person who dies after drinking soft drink contaminated by Bruce Banner's blood



Answer: Cameos by Stan Lee in movies based on Marvel comics.

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Question 1314: And so we shall go to war

In The Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise, Sumbhajee Angria(in pic), one of the 9 Pirate Lords is portrayed as the Pirate Lord of the Indian Ocean and a Hindu Priest in a part of India, presumably Bombay. This fictional character was inspired by one of the most notable Maratha Navy Admirals who fought successfully against the British, Dutch and Portuguese naval interests in the Indian Ocean during the 18th century, and hence was alleged by them to be a pirate. Identify this Maratha Navy admiral.

Answer: Kanhoji Angre

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Question 1306: What you looking at?

 From one of the Asterix and Obelix comics: This pic derives inspiration from which iconic work of art?

Answer: The Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault.

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Question 1302: Not beep beep

 Apologies for the late post...

What 2 words connect 1 and 2?

1

2

Answer: Connect: Blade Runner
1. The book "Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep" which is the basis for the Ridley Scott film "Blade Runner".
2. Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee who is also known as Blade Runner.

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Question 1297: He doesnt hyde

Connect the images to a certain rather notorious person X:

1. The album "It's Great When You're Straight... Yeah" by the Britpop band Black Grape

2. A still from the film True Lies

3. His most famous film role

4. This novel

Y does not connect to X like the images do, but he has a direct relation to X. So serves as a big clue here:

Y

So identify X and connect.

Answer: Carlos the Jackal aka Ilich Ramirez Sanchez.

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Question 1296

Handmade sketches for which creature?

Answer: Predator.

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Question 1283

Connect the two ladies.

Answer: 1)Bianca Castafiore(from the Tintin series) a.k.a. The Milanese Nightingale
2) Sarojini Naidu a.k.a. The Nightingale of India. So basically the connect is Nightingale.

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Question 1273: This shit is real!

A real life example of what?

Answer: A meercat and a warthog, more specifically Timon and Pumba.

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Question 1268

 Sorry for the absence folks ..

 Simple Connect the elements..

Answer: When the Wind Blows, comic, song from the Iron Maiden album and the book.

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Question 1261: What you gonna do when they come for you?

Sorry for yesterday's no show. Here is today's question:

Tom Swift is the protagonist in five series, totaling over 100 volumes, of American juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention and technology. Most of the various series focus on Tom’s inventions, a number of which anticipated actual inventions.

X was a NASA researcher who developed the tool/weapon Y in 1969. By 1974, X had completed the device, which he named after his childhood hero Tom Swift(specifically the book Z).

X with his invention Y

Z

What weapon Y?



  Answer: TASER short for Thomas A Swift and his Electric Rifle.

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Question 1254: HAZMAT

What product is named after the fictional television character most famously portrayed by the actress (1)?

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Lemmy the Legend

Answer: Daisy Dukes, the short denim jeans which were named after the character Daisy Dukes of the show Dukes of Hazzard.

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Question 1240: Bros before hoes

X; one of the most well known compositions in the world, was originally known as "Aboveground". It is one of the six themes composed by Koji Kondo, however, only this one is renowned. The music has a calypso rhythm and was originally played on the piano accompanied by steel drums. Today, however, most of it is synthesized to suit the purpose and is mostly found in 8-bit or 16-bit format.

Name X

Hint:

A is a soft, malleable, poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic A has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed to air. A has a shiny chrome-silver luster when it is melted into a liquid.

A, at a certain exposure level is poisonous to animals.

A is known as B in Latin.

The hint is B.

The answer is the Super Mario BRos. theme.
A= Lead B=Plumbum; clue being that Mario is a plumber.

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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?

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

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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!

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Question 1230: Release The Kraken

The 1966 original X was built by car crafter George Barris in just three weeks. It took him only 3 weeks for the job. His was based on a Ford Futura concept.

The new X is based on a Lincoln Continental, restyled in the USA.

Under the long bonnet is a bespoke 5.7 litre Chevrolet V8 with 280 BHP fired by a push button ignition. Inside, it's loaded with gadgets including a red phone and a radar screen. Other details include blue and red strobes, torch taligaters.

It is 19.5 feet long , 7 feet wide and weighs in at 1.75 tonne. It is available only in black.

It will cost you 86.45 lakhs to buy one.

Name X.

Answer: The Batmobile.

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Question 1220: Headbanging

Before reading and trying to solve this question, please note that it is pretty cryptic; and may lead you to a dead end or end up dead (with frustration).

Just to help you out; this question has an element within each element (QUIZCEPTION). So, if I were you, I would find each element; then proceed to the hidden element within each one.

*I am not responsible for any broken monitors or keyboards.

My apologies, but just one thing I need to mention. One element is like a turnaround element. When you identify that one, you will know what you are looking for.

A:

X began its life as two companies: Lucky (or Lak Hui) Chemical Industrial (est. 1947), which made cosmetics and GoldStar (est. 1958), a radio manufacturing plant. Lucky Chemical became famous in Korea for creating the Lucky Cream, with a container bearing the image of the Hollywood starlet Deanna Durbin. GoldStar evolved from manufacturing only radios to making all sorts of electronics and household appliances.

B:

C:

• The Homeland Security Advisory System (USA)
• The BIKINI state (UK)
• An emergency broadcast bullentin used by the Emergency Management of Ontario, in Ontario, Canada

D:

E:

Answer I will first identify level 1, then the turnaround element and then level 2, so that it makes as much sense as possible
A=LG
B=Honda
C=Red Alert
D=Charlie Sheen
E=Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov

The turnaround element here being RED ALERT.
following this lead;

LG -> LG Optimus -> Optimus Prime
Honda -> Honda Jazz -> Jazz
Charlie Sheen -> Hotshots -> Hotshot
Rimsky Korsakov -> Flight of the Bumblebee -> Bumblebee

As you may have guessed, these are the robots in the transformers series.
My apologies if this question is too cryptic, will try to improve in future :)

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Question 1204: Soapception

Easy One. ID The guys in the pic and also the show in which they are being featured.

Answer: Barney Stinson, Ted Mosby and Marshal Eriksen from How I Met Your Mother appearing in Family Guy.

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Question 1202: Mix-a-lot

 Just put funda. No need to identify each element.

1. footnote
2. second footnote
3. drug dose taken by an addict
4. standing by an unchanging set of beliefs
5. government birth and death records of a region
6. an obstacle/ Latin for baggage
7. harsh, noisy and undesirable sounds
8. medicine branch which tackles old age
9. unclean, likely cause of disease
10. kingdom of microorganisms, some of which are responsible for diseases
11. a firearm that loads another round mechanically after the first round has been fire

Answer: (Thanks VK for listing all the elements, I just copy-pasted :P) 1. Asterisk - Asterix 2. Obelisk - Obelix 3. Get A fix - Getafix 4. Dogmatic - Dogmatix 5. Vital Statistics - Vitalstatistix 6. Impediment - Impedimenta 7. Cacophony - Cacophonix 8. Geriatrics - Geriatrix 9. Unhygienic - Unhygienix 10. Bacteria - Bacteria 11. Fully automatic - Fulliautomatix All English words/ phrases that originated Asterix character names

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