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Quest Pistols # 145

2011-04-08T09:35:00.001+05:30

Designed as a result of a custom being practiced on young girls and women for over a thousand years.Identify.

Quest Pistols # 144

2011-04-08T09:32:00.003+05:30

One of the greatest tale tellers, he has a particular genre of writing named after him.Identify.

Quest Pistols # 143

2011-03-28T12:19:00.003+05:30

Id the fashionista who made it 'hot'.

Quest Pistols # 142

2011-03-19T21:57:00.003+05:30

Identify.

Quest Pistols # 141

2011-03-06T11:50:00.003+05:30

Connect.

Answer

The Phoenix – S K Club at Harvard University.
In the pics: Club location, Eduardo Savarin (Facebook)
and Anand Mahindra (M&M) were its members.

Quest Pistols # 140

2011-02-21T18:51:00.004+05:30

For a better world.

Identify the lady and her visionary project.

Quest Pistols # 139

2011-02-16T01:01:00.007+05:30

Lord of Strategy!

Identify the pioneer in the world of business strategy.

Answer

Bruce D. Henderson, founder of Boston Consulting Group.

Quest Pistols # 138

2011-02-14T12:04:00.006+05:30

Graphic designer, known for giving face lift to big corporations through his now very famous logo designs.Identify.

Answer

Paul Rand.

Quest Pistols # 137

2011-02-13T17:50:00.005+05:30

Rational illusions!

A Nobel laureate, he is known for writing a paper on the futility of war due to the extensive financial and economic linkages in the modern world. Identify.

Answer

Norman Angell, author of The Great Illusion pivoted around the integration of European economies, proffered the farcicality of a war between these nations.

Quest Pistols # 136

2011-01-02T12:10:00.004+05:30

Founders of one of the largest automotive groups in India. Identify the company established in pre-independence years, with a present turnover of over USD 7 billion.

Answer

Mahindra and Mahindra group, founded as Mahindra & Mohammad by the brothers J.C. Mahindra and K.C. Mahindra alongwith Ghulab Mohammad (later independent Pakistan's first finance minister)

Quest Pistols # 135

2011-01-01T18:14:00.003+05:30

We can do it !

Identify the lady who inspired an iconic poster in the WWII era.

Answer

The iconic 'We can do it' wartime poster painted by J. Howard Miller. Geraldine Doyle's photograph while working at a factory( who passed away recently) was taken as an inspiration for the work.

Quest Pistols # 134

2010-12-23T22:31:00.004+05:30

'Beautiful' language of science!

Identify the mathematician and the field of study he pioneered.

Answer

Benoit Mandelbrot, father of fractal geometry.

Quest Pistols # 133

2010-12-20T15:25:00.005+05:30

A mathematician, he is know for creating a very useful sports technology.Identify.

Answer

Hawk-Eye technology developed by Paul Hawkins.

Quest Pistols # 132

2010-12-12T19:30:00.003+05:30

Two of a kind.

Identify the two cricket grounds, distinct in their own way.

Quest Pistols # 131

2010-12-10T14:16:00.004+05:30

Rare intelligentsia!

Connect.

Answer

Erdős–Bacon number.

It is the sum of one's Erdős number—which measures the "collaborative distance" in authoring mathematical papers between that person and Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős (top most picture)—and one's Bacon number—which represents the number of links, through roles in films, by which the individual is separated from American actor Kevin Bacon (in the middle).

Natalie Portman is one of the few people who holds the distinction (number 6).

Quest Pistols # 130

2010-12-09T22:23:00.002+05:30

In them we trust?!

What did they start?

Answer

Goldman Sachs founded in 1869 by Marcus Goldman (right) and Samuel Sachs (left).

Quest Pistols # 129

2010-12-04T15:57:00.003+05:30

Connect.

Answer

Bombay Sapphire, brand of gin by Bacardi(Bacardi building in Cuba) inspired from the Star of Bombay (sapphire).
Mary Pickford, an American actress, was gifted the stone by her husband.

Quest Pistols # 128

2010-11-30T12:43:00.006+05:30

First among the billion.Identify.

Answer

Ranjana Sonawane, resident of Tembhli (village in northern Maharashtra), was issued the first 12 digit number under the UID project(Aadhar).

Quest Pistols # 127

2010-10-20T12:24:00.001+05:30

Where would you find these murals?
Also name the artist.

Answer

Series of 27 fresco panels entitled 'Detroit Industry', painted by Diego Rivera.

Quest Pistols # 126

2010-10-04T20:45:00.007+05:30

On the cusp of it!

Identify the incidence when history was created, not quite the way cricket lovers would have wanted it to be.

Answer

Don Bradman's last innings at The oval against England where he was deprived of a lifetime test average of 100 by Eric Hollies replacing Jim Laker.

Quest Pistols # 125

2010-10-03T23:40:00.003+05:30

Easy ride!

Whats so special about it?

Answer

Big Bunny or the Hare Force One airplane owned by Hugh Hefner of the Playboy magazine(playboy bunny, designed by Art Paul is painted on the tail of the plane).

Quest Pistols # 124

2010-09-22T18:33:00.001+05:30

Identify the creator of one of the most watched animated series.

Quest Pistols # 123

2010-09-03T00:49:00.004+05:30

Which brand employed this singular campaign whereupon the consumers created their own messages while removing the brand name itself?

Quest Pistols # 122

2010-09-02T21:46:00.003+05:30

Name the advertiser.

Quest Pistols # 121

2010-09-01T18:44:00.004+05:30

He coined a term that is best exemplified by a recent Frito-Lays campaign.Identify the guy and the term.

Answer

Crowdsourcing, coined by Jeff Howe of the Wired magazine.