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Daly Haal - 12th Sept

2009-09-12T18:03:01Z

A was the plan. B was built to test some crucial aspects of the plan. What am I talking about?

A

B

(A)Welthauptstadt ("World Capital") Germania was the name Adolf Hitler gave to the projected renewal of the German capital Berlin, part of his vision for the future of Germany after the planned victory in World War II.

Doubts persisted at the time as to whether the marshy Berlin ground could have taken the load of the proposed projects, leading to the construction of an exploration building Schwerbelastungskörper (B), literal translation: Heavy load-bearing body, which still exists. It is basically an extremely heavy block of concrete used by the architects to test how much weight the ground was able to carry. Instruments monitored how far the block sank into the ground. The Schwerbelastungskörper sank 18 cm in the three years it was to be used for testing, a maximum depth of 6 cm was allowed. Using the evidence gathered by these gargantuan devices, it is unlikely the soil could have supported such structures without further preparation

Daly Haal - 11th Sept

2009-09-11T06:58:06Z

Connect.

A

B

C

"Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll" the movie

1 - Photo of Charles Lutwidge "do..do.." Dodgson AKA Lewis Carroll
2 - Marylin Manson - Director of said movie (And plays Carroll in the movie)
3 - Poster of said movie

Daly Haal - 10th Sept

2009-09-10T06:51:54Z

What famous painting was this a study sketch for?

Beata Beatrix, by Dante Gabriel Rosetti.

Daly Haal - 9th Sept

2009-09-09T02:48:15Z

By what appropriate name is the collection of hills that you see in the far background called?

Sleeping Giant (Ontario, Canada)

Daly Haal - 8th Sept

2009-09-07T18:58:06Z

Who is he? What unique political distinction did he achieve when he became the president of his country?

Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha of Bulgaria is the only dethroned monarch ever to win back power in a democratic vote.

Daly Haal - 7th Sept

2009-09-07T06:55:56Z

What are these, and where would you find them?

Root bridges of Cherrapunji

Cracked by V Chandrashekar.

Daly Haal - 6th Sept

2009-09-05T18:59:08Z

What is the greatest lesson you'll ever learn?

This is Eden Ahbez, the original hippie. He is best known for composing the song 'Nature Boy' which went on to become a big hit for Nat King Cole. According to the chorus of the song, the greatest thing you'll ever learn is to just love and be loved in return.

Daly Haal - 5th Sept

2009-09-04T19:00:24Z

Identify this guy, pictured here with his claim to fame.

Phineas Gage, a favourite case-study for neurologists.

Daly Haal - 4th Sept

2009-09-03T19:06:43Z

Name the band.

Fountains of Wayne

Daly Haal - 3rd Sept

2009-09-02T19:43:31Z

Connect these works of art.

A

B

C

Back covers of King Crimson albums: In The Court Of The Crimson King, In The Wake Of Poseidon, Lizard

Daly Haal - 2nd Sept

2009-09-01T18:51:04Z

Iconic moment in history - identify the lady at the microphone(s).

Marian Anderson.

Cracked by V. Chandrashekar.

Daly Haal - 1st Sept

2009-08-31T19:11:52Z

Music critics classify this band under what 'genre', poking fun at their on-stage (and on-video) antics?

Crabcore. The band is Attack Attack!

Daly Haal - 31st August

2009-08-31T02:54:18Z

Name this apartment complex. By what nickname is it known because of its resemblance to certain other buildings.

Triumph Palace, an apartment complex in Moscow. The building resembles the Stalinist architecture of the famous 'Seven Sisters' buildings. For this reason, it is called as the 'Eighth Sister'.

Daly Haal - 30th August

2009-08-29T20:43:42Z

A is a still from a movie. B is somewhere in Canada. Now, connect.

A

B

A is a still from the famous empty London scene in 28 Days Later by Danny Boyle. The song used as the background music during the iconic scene is 'East Hastings' by the Canadian post-rock band Godspeed! You Black Emperor. The song takes its name from an area in Vancouver, pictured in B.

Daly Haal - 31st July

2009-07-30T18:47:11Z

Who connects? Also, identify the crouching dude in the last pic.

A

B

C

A shows the Chemosphere, an iconic futuristic house in the woods near Los Angeles. The current owner is the millionaire publisher Benedikt Taschen. B is the Taschen publication SUMO, a compilation of Helmut Newton photographs. C is another massive Taschen publication GOAT, about Mohammed Ali. The book comes accompanied by a Jeff Koons artwork, basically an inflated dolphin. The smug looking croucher in C is him, Jeff Koons.

Daly Haal - 30th July

2009-07-29T20:25:37Z

Why did the discovery of these fossils (reconstructed view on the right) cause much bustle among paleontologists?

These fossils are of the oldest male organ. It has been found in the ancestors of modern day sharks that swam the oceans 350-400 millions years ago. Read http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/07/14/oldest-male-organ.html

Cracked by halfbrain and Arjun.

Daly Haal - 29th July

2009-07-28T18:54:33Z

What and unplugged? And who?

Unwigged and Unplugged - the latest tour by Spinal Tap.

Cracked by Arjun.

Daly Haal - 28th July

2009-07-27T19:14:47Z

Identify these two authors with memoir faults. Whom did they both cause embarrassment to?

A

B

A - Herman Rosenblat - he dreamed up some ultra-senti love in the time of holocaust story involving him, a concentration camp fence and a little girl who would supply apples. Oprah Winfrey was bowled over by the story and gave Rosenblat a lot of footage, earning him a book deal for a memoir named 'Angel at the Fence'. Soon, it became clear that there was one problem with his life story - that it was a lie. So, the memoir will now be released as a novel

B - James Frey - his 'memoir', A Million Little Pieces was an Oprah Book Club selection and sold almost as many pieces as specified in the title, thanks to that. It soon came to fore that the 'memoir' was nothing more than a million little figments of Frey's imagination, causing Oprah to confront Frey on her show, eventually giving the book even more publicity.

Cracked by Arjun.

Daly Haal - 27th July

2009-07-26T19:54:36Z

A fine example of biomimicry - what has inspired this design of a windmill turbine blade? Be specific.

Humpback Whale flippers.

Cracked by Arjun and Anon.

Daly Haal - 26th July

2009-07-25T19:19:16Z

Who connects? Explain.

A

B

C

Garibaldi.

A - Winner of the France-Italy clash in the Six Nations Cup in rugby is awaded the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy

B - Garibaldi biscuits

C - Nottingham Forest uniform is a nod to Garibaldi's army - the Red Shirts

Daly Haal - 25th July

2009-07-24T19:10:12Z

A kilogram of this trades for around $20,000 - reason enough to fight wars over it. Whatitis?

Caterpillar fungus (Cordyceps sinensis), known locally as Yarchagumba, or Yatsa Gunbu. It is highly valued in Chinese and Tibetan traditional medicine. In a scramble to control the trade of this precious item, wars have been fought between the establishment and the Maoists in Nepal.

Cracked by Chandrakant and halfbrain.

Daly Haal - 24th July

2009-07-23T19:30:18Z

Connect. I could have added a pic of Pink Floyd below but I do not like them, and you will have to make do without it.

A

B

C

A shows the album cover of U2's Joshua Tree. The part of the world that you see behind those poseurs in black is Zabriskie Point. B is Christian Zabriskie, the businessman after whom the region is named because he owned the mules that would regularly pass through there. C is Michaelangelo Antonioni who made a movie featuring naked people running about in lonely places. He called the movie Zabriskie Point, and all the hippies loved it.

I won't even talk about Pink Floyd here.

Cracked by Choultry and Conga.

Daly Haal - 23rd July

2009-07-22T19:51:19Z

Who? Where? Why?

The statue is of movie director John Huston. You can find it in the Mexican town of Puerto Vallarta. A lot of the tourism in this seaside town can be traced back to the fact that John Huston shot his movie 'The Night of the Iguana' here. The statue is a tip of the sombrero to this fact.

Daly Haal - 29th June

2009-06-29T16:59:54Z

Where would you find such stone artefacts? What is their purpose?

The Micronesian island of Yap uses large circular stone disks called Rai as a currency. The larger the disk, the higher its value.

Cracked by Anon-not-on-Narcotics, Arjun and Namrata. Also, one large Rai to Namrata for reminding me that I hadn't put the answer up.

Daly Haal - 28th June

2009-06-28T16:24:43Z

Identify the architect of this building, designed for someone known for similar designs in another field.

Antti Lovag designed this 'bubble house', for the man behind many 'bubble dresses' - Pierre Cardin.