The Blog of the Peninsular Quizzing Circle , "Q u I z Z i C o 100.00 FM " has tuned into its full frequency and finally reached the most exciting of landmarks - "100" !
Its really been awesome authoring the blog, reading lots of new trivia and information and imparting some information every other day to each and everyone of you ! Any blog is a failure without its followers , and my blog is no exception ! I thank everyone of you who supported me all through - I hope this is just the begining!
Today, I've lined up a special question for you! (Click on the pics to enlarge it !! )
6 questions , 1 theme - Open for 3 days !
HINTS ADDED!
Points- 1 for each answer and 1 for the theme !(Potential points at stake: 7)
Q-1 : Whose Statue? Where?
Hint: This is a university- The person has many things named after him!
Q-2: Connect !!!
Hint: Connect to a famous statue of a famous emperor!Q-3 : What connects?
Hint: This one's easy enough once u identify all !! ( Google kar le!)Q-4 : Logos used by the predecessors of X - Who is X??
Hint: A Not too famous football club!Q-5 : What weird post-death distinction connects them?
Hint: Famous People and post death always point to the same !!Q-6: Who is missing in this "prestigious" list?
Hint: This list isnt complete, I can still add some more stadiums, but i skipped one in the particular order! Id that!Q-7 : Theme?
Answers:-
1. Alexander Von Humboldt Statue outside Humboldt University , Berlin
2. - Alexander Pushkin, the poet who wrote "Bronze Horseman"
- Peter the great, Former Russian Emperor
- A statue of Peter the great at the banks of Moskva River
Connect: The Statue "Bronze Horseman" of Peter the Great - One of the most famous statues in the world at Saint Petersburg , Russia
3. BET Awards, ESPY Awards, American Idol and Academy awards- All hosted at the Kodak Theatre , Los Angeles
4. The logo of the predecessors of the club VfB Stuttgart - shown here are the logos of historical sides Stuttgarter FV 93 and Kronen-Club Consttatt
5. Oliver Cromwell, General Robert Blake , John Pym and George Peabody- Their budies were initially buried at Westminster Abbey,London and then later removed , a unique distinction.
6. 1990 WC Final : Stadio Olimpicio, Rome
1994 WC Final : Rosebowl, Pasadena - USA
1998 WC Final : Stade de France, Paris
2002 WC Final(the missing one!) : International Stadium Yokohoma
2006 WC Final : Olympiastadion, Berlin
7. Theme :-
Berlin, Germany
St. Petersburg , Russia
Los Angeles , USA
Stuttgart, Germany
London, England
Yokohoma, Japan
They are the sister cities of "MUMBAI"
Theme went UNCRACKED!!
Scores :-
Suraj S- 4
Jyothi- 3.5
Rithwik- 3.5
Malcaluffin- 3.5
Vineesh- 1.5
Vigneshwar- 1
Hope all of you loved the set!
-VIK
9 comments:
1. humboldt university of berlin ;alexander von humboldt
2. alexander pushkin
thunder stone
PEDRO GRANDE
CONNECT:PETER THE GREAT STATUE ,BRONZE HORSEMAN
3. BET AWARDS
ESPY AWARDS
AMERICAN IDOL
OSCAR
CONNECT:KODAK THEATRE?
4.
5. OLIVER CROMWELL
GENERAL ROBERT BLAKE
JOHN PYM
GEORGE PEABODY
CONNECT: buried at Westminster Abbey
6.
1.Alexander von Humboldt
humboldt university in berlin
2.The Bronze Horseman
poem by alexander pushkin
transportation of thunder stone
staure of peter the great
3.Bet award
american idol
oscar
ESPY award
connect : Kodak theater.
4.
5. connect : their body was exhumed after their death
oliver cromwell
john pym
robert blake
George Peabody
6.
7.
1.Statue of Alexander von Humboldt
outside Humboldt University, Unter den Linden, Berlin
2.Alexander Pushkin,Peter I of Russia [Peter the Great]A statue of Peter I on the bank of the Moskva River is one of the tallest outdoor sculptures in the world
Connect -Peter the Great
3.BET Awards
ESPY Awards
American Idol
Oscar [Academy Awards]
Connect-All of them is hosted at the KODAK THEATRE
4.VfB Stuttgart
Historical logos of predecessor sides Stuttgarter FV 93 and Kronen-Club Cannstatt
Will add d rest after some googling
Great Qstns Chetta..Superb!!!!
--------Rithwik
1]Statue of Alexander von Humboldt outside Humboldt University
1. alexander von humboldt
2. peter the great
3. kodak theatre
4. f c kaisterslautern
5. they were buries temporarily in westminster abbey
6. ---
7. ---
Question 1: Alexander von Humboldt statue in front of Humboldt University Berlin
Q2) A statue of Peter I on the bank of the Moskva River is one of the tallest outdoor sculptures in the world.
Luzhniki stadium? I dont know
Connect-Third Riech/Nazi's/hitler's rule
StuttgaT FC suffered from third riech rule.[4]
Kodak [3]
Ernst-Happel-Stadion used as a Nazi Concentration Camp[6]
Hitler refered him as peter the great[2]
Humboldt????[1]
All of them have deadly weapons named after them[Pistols/revoolver]
Hitler attempted suicide with one of those kind of gun..[5]
----------Rithwik K
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