Saturday, November 15, 2008

Visuals - Quiz 8

Hi !

Here's the next set.

1. Identify the painting.

(The style of painting is very patent)





2. With which company would you associate these three print ads ?

(The catch-phrases on the top-right corners have been blanked out. Pretty recent and they've won great acclaim in the advertising world)





3. Traveling in the 'dark blue zone' doesn't require separate visas or entry permits. In fact, there are no border checkposts. The countries in the 'lighter blue zone' are to be included in this scheme soon. The yellow spots and the green zones are as indicated in the visual. What name does this "dark blue zone" go by ?





4. Give the name of this mannequin.



5. Identify the sport.




6. The man to the left based one of his fictional characters on the man to the right (the one with the cap). Identify the creator and the creation. The visual below, a company logo hints at who these two might be.





7. These are four members of a famous music band of the 70s. It was revived recently by the person to the extreme left with a name that evoked the nostalgia of the 70s band. Name this person and the original band.





8. Which three-word phrase connects the three visuals ?

(The woman in the picture was a Hollywood screen Goddess. The other two pictures were taken during the shooting of two films, one from the 70s and the other from the 2000s)





9. What commonality is shared by these cities / towns / villages ?





10. This is a landmark event in Indian history and probably in the history of journalism itself. Someone obviously wanted to show dissent. Name the dissenter and the casus belli.





Have fun !


Zed