Quiz Set: B 

TOTAL TRIVIA

In the Dictionary app of my cell phone I’ve checked the meaning of the word ,trivia. It says trivia means, ‘unimportant matter or details’. Most of the people just don’t bother about these small and intricate details, but we as admirers and lovers of hardcore trivia know that how beautiful and exciting it is to dig out those facts.  This quiz column is in dedication to all those who are endowed with that rare instinct of curiosity to go after anything that’s ‘trivia’ and exciting to know.  Cheers! to all of us, we are a different breed, the trivia lovers. 

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(1) 

An intimate photo of a father and his son. The father is actually a renowned cartoonist. His son inspired him to create an all time hit cartoon character. Just identify the cartoonist and character that he created.

(2) 

A telecom company rolled out this award winning commercial, with the punchline, "Imagine the world today if only he could have communicated like this". In this digitally fabricated video you can see the Mahatma giving his message of peace and love to the whole world, using hi-tech communication devices. A genius idea indeed. Point out the company.

(3)

It's the patent paper filed, way back in 1880, for a new invention. We use this simple and useful instrument till date, but of course in a much modified format. Which instrument I'm talking abut? 

(4) 

A multinational corporation known for their quality electronic gadgets, formerly used this logo. Identify the company.  

(5)

  Simply find out the connection  between them.

(6)

One of the all time successful swimmer of her country. She won individual gold medals in three consecutive Olympics (in 1956, 1960 and 1964). But in 1964 she was suspended for 10 years by the swimming union of her country, for a controversial reason. Identify the swimmer and the infamous reason too.  

(7) 

His glorious life and works inspired a famous Hollywood movie. Identify him. (you might get some clue from the word written in the blackboard behind him)

(8)  

The famous and controversial goal by Diego Maradona in 1986 FIFA World Cup final against England, known as ‘Hand of God’ goal.  Who was the unfortunate English goalkeeper?

(9)

What's the remarkable contribution of this duo to the world of internet?

(10)

Apparently they might just seem as randomly collected pics, but in a certain way you can meaningfully relate them. How?

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Answers:

(1) The cartoonist father is Hank Ketcham and the famous character created by him was Dennis the Menace.

(2) Telecom Italia

(3) Pencil Sharpener

(4) Nokia

(5) They are male and female personification of America. Uncle Sam and Lady Columbia.

(6) Famous Australian swimmer, Dawn Fraser. During the 1964 Tokyo Olympics she allegedly swam across a moat and stole the Olympic flag from the flagpole, situated outside Emperor Hirohito’s palace.

(7) John Nash. The movie, ‘Beautiful Mind’, starred by Russel Croe was inspired from the life of this accomplished mathematician.

(8) Peter Shilton.

(9) The founders of Yahoo. Jerry Yang & David Filo.

(10)                    The connection is that, in nautical terms, avast means stop.