spl: no popularity without controversy (#58)

Identify

spot on by guestthelogo, v chandrashekhar and volga...

the london 2012 olympics...

SPL : Symbols,posters,logo special #57

Hey folks,sorry for the poor posting frequency.We solemnly swear we'll make it better.

And yes from 17/12 - 24/12 : Christmas special , we'll be having a week solely dedicated to logos,posters and symbols!

So keep unravelling cracking them !

#56: born in the EYE of the typhoon...

Extremely easy one for today... we are on vacation anyway...
-____x____ is generally depicted as having only one blue eye
-____x____ is 34 years old and was born in a typhoon off Santa Monica, California. -____x____ is depicted as having superhuman strength, though the nature of his strength changes depending on which medium he is represented in. Originally, the comic-strip ____x____ gained his strength and invulnerability in 1929 by rubbing the head of the rare Whiffle Hen. -2009 is the 80th anniversary of ____x____.
Find x and y

cracked by our resident cracker... mrinalini...

its popeye the sailor...

#55: connect these three...

No answers :(

arthur hailey, c s lewis and jfk all died on the same day...

#54: geeks rule!

identify, and give significance...

cracked left and right by mrinalini and v. chandrashekhar...

its the trojan room coffee pot, the first webcam...

#53: if only we had known...

whats the controversy surrounding this? and what was the outcome?

cracked by mrinalini. half points to her though.

this is what you get when you type NYC in wingdings. people accused MS of being antisemetic.
the outcome was Webdings which shows an eye, heart and city skyline when NYC is typed.

pay attention mrinalini!

#52 The term

This image led to some popular term.
Give us that!

cracked by gokul, v chandrashkhar and of course mrinalini....
its the striesand effect..

#51 : Who am I talking about?

**He was born on the 16th June .(A major Major Clue)

**He wants to dance and entertain many a people

** Described to be jolly,confident and pretty shrewd.

**You will find him bantering about with people...

**His hair colour is striking.

**He symoblizes ____________ with his pride,hospitality,etc.etc.(___ used purposely)

Now,now! As obscure these clues might be,I'll just give you all a small hint.

Think Recent if that helps. And use the picture as a clue(a vagueish clue,yet significant)

Smashed by Mrinalini..It is Zakumi,mascot of Fifa 2010 world cup..Great stuff

#50: half century...

what binds these pics?

#49 : Recent revelations

Why is this compound in the news?(think recent)


Goes uncracked..This is Crystal Meth which agassi revealed using in his autobiography..!

#48: whats the point of stars? they die anyway...

Boogie Frights:
The Boogie Man hatches an evil plan to banish light so he and his friends can have some room to operate. Things get pretty scary when he has the main power line cut and blocks out the sun with a giant disco ball. The Girls destroy the disco ball and save the day.

this is an episode from power puff girls... couldnt get the video... there is a major sci fi-pop culture reference in this cartoon... what is it?

shouldve payed more attention at the cartoon eh? if hint is required, please leave a comment...

Goes uncracked.

it parodies the death star destruction sequence from star wars...

#47 : The Special one.

Cracked by raklodramA ..Excellent work

This is infact the USS Newyork ship made out of the remains of WTC.

Whats' so special about this ship.?

#46: shocking!!!

identify each and connect... its too easy....

# 45 Give one and get one back....

How are the given three pictures connected?

the answer is: :)

awesome try be mrinalini, but she was thinking too much...

#44: deduction is the key....

Connect. easy one today... to show that easy questions can be asked... that means you teachers...

Cracked by Mrinalini

Answer:

Titles of Sherlock Holmes Stories:Lion's Mane, Blue Carbuncle, Blanched Soldier, Speckled Band

# 43 Id the Ad.

Snapshot from a famous award winning ad.

Which ad and what award?

Cracked by Mrinalini.

Answer:

Ellen Degeneres for American Express that won an Emmy for Outstanding commercial

#42 VHF,UHF and more......

Connect the given pictures to a person.

#41: those were the days...

Identify and connect these cartoons of yesteryear....

#40 Out of Sync.......

Connect the two ladies shown in the above pictures with a controversy.
(Hint: third picture)

Pic 1. Babb-Sprague

Pic 2. Sylvie Frechette

Pic 3. Barcelona Summer Olympics 1992 logo

In the synchronized swimming competition Frechette collected goodmarks (9.2 to 9.6) from four of the five judges. The fifth judge, Ana Maria Da Silveira of Brazil, erroneously punched up an inferior 8.7 on her computer. No sooner had Da Silveira hit the number than she tried to have it changed to 9.7. There was a delay. The assistant referee didn't understand Da Silveira's English, and the bad grade wound up registered in the computer totals. Though obviously a mistake, the score was ruled unchangeable by the sport's high priests and Babb- Sprague was given the gold medal.

#39 : Men may come and men may go....But I go on forever.

#38: "No more training do you require. Already know you that which you need."

Can I bother you to identify and connect these two gentlemen?

Half the points to umang, and none to anon.

first pic is of Anthony daniels: C3PO

second is of Kenny Baker: R2D2

connect: only two characters portrayed by the same actor in all six installments of the series

# 37. Fighting fire under water.....(just a title)

Whats happening in this picture?

Its part of a meeting. Which one?

CRACKED BY: Mrinalini, Anurag, Anirudh, Michel
to quote anirudh(the googling know-it-all)
President Mohammed Nasheed convened a Cabinet meeting about 20 feet deep at the bottom of a lagoon. he's trying to make people realize his low-lying island nation is a "frontline state" facing the threat of global warming. Nasheed and 13 other officials donned scuba gear and used hand signals at a table on the sea floor

#36 : The number.The size.And more.

What is so special about this edition...?(hint : It featured someone special)

Cracked by Mrinalini(cracked the question left,right and centre) and the confused gyani.

Answer:

To quote Mrinalini,

"Late 1972 edition of Playboy.

1) Featured an interview with Jack Anderson who won the Pulitzer that year for reporting.

2)Playmate was Lenna Sodeberg whose photo is often used in digital image processing."

#35 : Killing me softly.!

What did the above inspire?

Cracked by Arun and Michel...

Answer:

Supposed inspirations behind Lolita

1)charlie chaplin's relation with his wife lita grey

2)florence sally horners' abduction and rape.

#34: A curve that sets everything straight...

Connect the three pics .
(Hint:the second pic)

Cracked by FIFTHAPE,MICHEL,SURAJ AND RAVEESH.


Answer :

The glasgow smile or the chelsea smile

#33 : Of controversies and more...

Whats' happening?
Cracked by TT Boy(Anirudh) and Michel(the confused gyani)



Answer:
Kanye West storming the stage during Taylor Swifts VMA award acceptance
speech to say that Beyonce actually had "the best" music video of all time.

#32

What's this ??

#31: made in ___x___..

Identify the car brand and 'x' in the title...

Spot on by, Anubhav and alfons...

nice try by v. chandrachekhar and guess the logo...

#29: connect

non exhaustive list of a particular characteristic...

the connect is: people possesing eidetic memory

tried by guess the logo, but nowhere near the answer...

#28: Hes' the man!

Pretty simple when you tineye it!

In the Literary circle,what is he credited for?

Cracked black and blue by Anirudh sheldenkar

#30: A shame to humanity.

This picture is from an annual festival of a group of islands of which the coat of arms is shown.

This festival is all about killing of an animal.

Which festival is it?

Answer:
Grindadrap ,the festival of faroe islands in which pilot whales are brutally killed by boys to prove that they have become men.

#27 "We are blanked!"

Identify the blanked out information in Pic 2(there are two blanks btw).Pic 1 should give a decent clue regarding one of the blanks!


Pic 1 :

Pic 2 :

Cracked by ANIRUDH(welcome TT boy).


Answer: Nokia and Bing.

Pic 1: first image from Google Earth.
Pic 2: the satellite which took the pic 1 being launched in 2009.