Mixed Bag........ ;)

** hints for questions with star...... chk the comments block

1* ..... Starting with a sitter.... ;)

David Bowie's acceptance speech was, "I only get five words? Shit, that was five. Four more there. That's three. Two."

which event is this... ?

2.....

In the play Julius Ceaser, Gaius Cassius says of Ceaser.....

"Why man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a _________ , and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs and peep about
To find ourselves dishonorable graves "

Complete .......

3..... Identify The Theme ** (solve for X, Y and Z)

a*> ......

The entrance sign of this park (X) proclaims, "ye who enter here leave dull cares behind"
which famous park is it.......??
X = ?

b>.......

This family was called the richest family in America by the fortune magazine in 1988.

Upon the death of Y, he and his 2 sons were ranked 29th, 30th, 31th, by the forbes magazines list of richest Americans, they each had a worth of apprx $ 4 billion.

As of 2008, Y's 3 children are ranked 46th by forbes "list of the world billionares", with $14 billion each.

Which is this family and who is Y..... ??

c>.........

The Z boycott on 1977 in the US was against the Z corporation. It was prompted by concern about the company's marketing of breast milk substitutes, particularly in less economically developed countries (LEDCs), which campaigners claim contributes to the un-neccessary death and suffering of babies, largely among the poor.

The boycott is still active and is coordinated by the international Z boycott committee.....

In 2001, comedian Robert Newman and actress Emma Thompson called for a boycott of the Perrier Comedy Award, because Perrier was owned by Z. An alternative competition called the Tap Water Awards was set up the following year....

In 2002, authors Germaine Greer and Jim Crace withdrew from the Hay Festival in protest over Z's sponsorship of the event....

A 2007 article in The Guardian highlighted aggressive marketing practices by Z in Bangladesh.....

which is this Z corporation we are talking about......??

4.......

Significance of this pic.....


5*.....

Identify the logo......



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ANSWERS....

1.. The Event is "The Webby awards"....... This award is presented to honor the excellence in internet including websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile web sites.
* they have this famous tradition that their acceptance speech should not be of more than 5 words.. For example, in 2005, former Vice President Al Gore's was "Please don't recount this vote." He was introduced by Vint Cerf who used the same format to state, "We all invented the Internet.

2.. Collosus

3.. a> Hershey's park (The lasrgest chocolate industry in the world)..

b..> Mars Family and Forrest Mars

c.. > Nestle

The theme was "CHOCOLATE"

4.. >The Air India Memorial in Toronto, Canada dedicated to the victims of Air India Flight 182.

5.. > Logo Of "Second Life" the Internet-based virtual world video game launched on June 23, 2003, developed by Linden Research, Inc

Scores........ 1 for each, 3 for theme
Ninad W 6
Preshant Sampath 6
Kshira Saagar 7
Wasi Manzir 2
Sumit Ghosh 5
Deepanshu Berry 5
Aravind Ghosh Suri 7
Abhishek Mania 5
Ayan Saha 5
Akaash Mukherjee 5
Haroon Siyech 7
Bharath 5

Thanks abhi,