Friday, July 27, 2012

Question 1438: "ZION"


Book covers of biographical books based on the lives of the two respective persons. More recently to commemorate their pioneering work, certain entities have been named after their individual endeavors which are supposedly firsts in their categories.

What am I talking about?
Funda.

(Hint: The two adopted names are right there on the covers somewhere)
Answer: 1.Dr. William Penny Brookes, Olympic revivalist-London 2012 Olympics Mascot is named Wenlock after Much Wenlock(Shropshire)in England where Dr. Brookes conducted the Games which inspired Baron Pierre De Coubertin to set up the International Olympics Committee(IOC). 2.Sir Ludwig Guttmann, founder of the Paralympics-The 2012 London Paralympics Mascot is named Mandeville after Stoke Mandeville Hospital for Spinal Injuries in Buckinghamshire(England) setup by Sir Guttman.He conducted the Stoke Mandeville Games for the disabled which led to the Paralympics.

9 Answers:

Soumya said...

Olympic mascots...Wenlock and Mandeville....Mandeville being the mascot of the Paralympics

Nithin K A said...

Mandeville and Wenlock. London 2012 olympic mascots

Nithin K A said...

Wenlock and Mandeville. London 2012 Olympic mascots

Vinay Handa said...

1.Dr. William Penny Brookes, Olympic revivalist-London 2012 Olympics Mascot is named Wenlock after Much Wenlock(Shropshire)in England where Dr. Brookes conducted the Games which inspired Baron Pierre De Coubertin to set up the International Olympics Committee(IOC).

2.Sir Ludwig Guttmann, founder of the Paralympics-The 2012 London Paralympics Mascot is named Mandeville after Stoke Mandeville Hospital for Spinal Injuries in Buckinghamshire(England) setup by Sir Guttman.He conducted the Stoke Mandeville Games for the disabled which led to the Paralympics.

green_grass said...

Mandeville and wenlock are mascots of london olympics 2012...

abhimanyu said...

Wenlock and mandeville..wenlock is a town imp for some reason nd mandeville was sone imp brit...2012 mascots.
P.s zion wAs a cool title..

ashvininatu said...

the 2012 olympic mascots are named w mandeville and wenlock after the places where these two pioneered their work

raghav said...

Wenlock and Mandeville-mascots of the 2012 olympics.

indian said...

wenlock & mandeville - mascots of 2012 london olympics.