Saturday, November 29, 2008

Daily Question 16

Hello World! Due to Srivats' unavailability, I will be moderating the blog for the next couple of days.

Todays question, courtesy me.

Connect the following sets of pics - current affairs. Sets 1-4 form an exhaustive list with a certain theme. Sets 5 and 6 alone, together, are connected by the same theme. All 6 together form a list, connected by the same theme i.e. each set points to 1 item in the list. Some pics are directly connected, some are one step removed. Full fundaes for points.


Set 1 :









Set 2 :










These two are considered the best examples of _______ ______.

Set 3 :




Φ = Power
θ = Angle between normal and direction

A = Area of Source
Ω = Solid Angle

Set 4 :










Set 5 :









Set 6 :









And for an oblique clue, and for brownie points, put fundaes on this flow chart courtesy Uncyclopedia.

















Connect - Secret Service Code Names of the Obama family and the Joe and Jill Biden

1) Ronin - Person with no master in feudal Japan. Renegade - a Christian or Knight with no allegiance (used as synonyms)
Thin Lizzy Album - Renegade
Rage against the machine album - Renegade
Renegade = Barack Obama
2) Leon Battista Alberti , Leonardo Da Vinci - Renaissance Men
Renaissance = Michelle Obama
3) Formula for Radiance (light)
Radiance = Malia Obama
4) Citizen Kane - Rosebud
Rosebud Faberge Egg
Rosebud = Sasha Obama
5) Kevin Garnett - currently at the Boston Celtics
Celtic Football Club
Celtic = Joe Biden
6) Island Capri, Italy
Ford Capri
Capri = Jill Biden

(All members of the same family always have code words starting with the same letter)

And for brownie points
Humourous take on Sarah Palin's performance vs Joe Biden for the Oct 2nd Vice Presidential Debate.
















Cracked only by Arun, with brownie points.

2 comments:

Arun said...

Ok.. here it goes

these are the Secret Service code names for the first and second families:

The pics in order are
President-elect Obama: Renegade
Michelle Obama: Renaissance
Malia Obama: Radiance
Sasha Obama: Rosebud
Vice President-elect Joe Biden: Celtic
Jill Biden: Capri

if needed will put pic connects as well.. laying aoe now, but i know this is right :)
The uncyclopedia thing is the Sarah Palin debate flow chart.

Arun said...

let me give a short answer to the individual pics as well.

1 - A ronin was a samurai with no lord or master during the feudal period (1185–1868) of Japan. Renegade has the smae menaing with christian or knight. RATM and thin lizzy have an album called renegade

2 - Vince and Leone Battista. Renaissance, Fairly obvious

3 - Radiance comes from this pic. Again familiar equation

4 - Rosebud. Citizen Kane last word and stuff

5 - Garneet now in Boston Celtic. Blanked out is Celtic the scottish one.

6 - Capri. Again the island n the pic is called Capri and the car as well.