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(Mail ur answers to bcrecqc@gmail.com before 28 feb by midnight)

(1)If A:B::C:D, then identify 'D'. Explain your connect.

Ans- Flag of Georgia

As per the hint (logo of International Luge Federation), the connect here is the "death of Lugers during Winter Olympic preparation".

British Luger Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki died during one of the training runs at 1964 Winter Olympics(pic A) and very recently Georgian Luger, Nodar Kumaritashvili suffered a fatal crash during a training run at Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic(pic C).

(2)Connect.

Ans- Connect is "XANADU"

pic1-Project Xanadu is the first hypertext project founded by Ted Nelson in 1960

pic2-Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry(Xanadu a fictional estate is considered as a source of inspiration for the gothic structure of Hogwarts)

pic3-Xanadu 2.0 (Bill Gates' house)

pic4-Xanadu is the fictional estate of Charles Foster Kane of the film Citizen Kane.

(3)Connect to a very influential personality.

Ans- Elbert Einstein (the myth of "Pollination crisis" by him, he loved the music very much and used to play Violin, and 3rd pic symbolizes the concept of "Twin paradox" which is an important consequence of the Theory of Relativity)

(4)Connect to a giant.Give explanation also.

Ans- Telenor

pic1-Canal Digital, a leading TV content distributor of Telenor.

pic2-Comparison of browser performance, showing OPERA WEB BROWSER of Telenor is superior.

pic3-Muhammad Yunus of Grameen Bank, GTC by M. Yunus has a partial stake in "Grameenphone" of Telenor.

pi4-ad poster of Uninor(a joint venture of Telenor with Unitech) in Indian cities.

(5)CONNECT.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Ans- Jackie Chan

pic A-Golden Langur (In Kung-Fu-Panda, the voice of Jackie Chan as master monkey, a golden langur )

Vid B-Rush Hour 3 featuring Jackie Chan.

Vid C-In April 2008, Jackie Chan was invited for the audio launch of an Indian film, entitled Dasavathaaram (2008) in Chennai

Vid D- In 2007, Chan recorded and released the song "We Are Ready", the official one-year countdown song to the 2008 Summer Olympics.

(6)Give one word that connects these videos to the Nobel Prize?

Ans-"Internet"

vid A-"Charlie bit my finger" is an internet meme and the most viewed YouTube video of all time.

vid B-"Superhero SID music video" a new internet safety campaign for young children run by UK council for Child Internet safety, is launched as a part of EU Internet Safety Day on 9th Feb,2010.

And the Internet has made the list of nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize this year.