Five Golden Rings
Welcome, welcome, to my 'umble abode. This week, we look at yet another set of solutions. Don't forget to rate the questions after you have read the answers, and don't forget to try out Set Seven, which is just up. The rating of questions is discussed in the first posting Ground Zero. Do send in the ratings, even the ones for previous sets, so that I can compile a Top 13 list. For now, look at the answers to Set Five, and you might ask your roommate to save you from severe head trauma in case you start banging your head on the wall too much. Or with a hammer.
Excelsior!
5.1
It's Milo Minderbinder, from Catch 22. Remember, everyone has a share in the Syndicate.
Shanth answered this, though he needed G-help pinning down the character.
5.2
Bruce Murrie's business partner was Forrest E. Mars of Mars, Inc. chocolate fame, and the product was.... M&Ms!
Einsteinophile got this, and it was googled by Shanth.
5.3
This arbitrary condition was included in the technical portion in order to make sure that the technical portion had been read thoroughly. If they went backstage and found the bowl of M&Ms with the brown ones removed, as specified, then they could rest easy that everything technical had been taken care of. If the bowl wasn't there, or if the brown ones had not been removed, then every technical detail would have to be double-checked again, to ensure that no damage resulted to their expensive equipment.
Pretty smart, eh?
5.4
The company was French Connection; the ads, the FCUK campaign.
Kaushik answered this without hesitation. People, you should go to their site and check out the history of their ad campaign - it's really something!
5.5
Da Da Da Daaaa!. The opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony gave the BBC their audio 'V' morse signal.
Kaushik had the idea but the wrong piece. He should have remembered H2G2 :). Kaushik's 'close but no cigar' answer actually helped Shanth pin the right one down.
5.6
In God We Trust, the motto on US coins.
Kaushik and Shanth both cracked this quite easily.
5.7
Banana Republic. You should find some oblique references in Tintin and the Picaros. Incidentally, it's also the name of a clothing store.
Once again, Shanth and Kaushik both answered this.
5.8
Zoroastrianism is the religion, and this is often quoted as evidence of a common origin in Central Asia.
Shanth nailed it, and made this very interesting comment: "Zoroastrianism or the Parsi relegion. I've always found this interesting, because the Aryan tribes which migrated to India were constantly warring with each other, yet nowadays, in the age of relegious (sic) terrorism and extremism, there is hardly any anti-Parsi movement among the Hindu right."
5.9
It's Nessie, the beloved Loch Ness monster. Kaushik caught Nessie (hidden as 'Nessi' in the scientific name), as did Shanth.
5.10
During Ragnarok, Fenrir will devour Odin, the chief of the Scandinavian Gods. Vidar, Odin's son, will avenge his death by slaying the wolf. Not a very exciting answer, but it's lovely mythology, though, isn't it?
Shanth ended up with a different answer.... I'm not sure from where. I'd appreciate it if you could tell me your source so that I can compare and correct if necessary. But I'm reasonably sure of my answer.
5.11
As for the bonuses... well the connect for the first three is M&M - it's the answer for the second, it's in the question for the third, and Milo's company is called M&M enterprises to make it seem like there's more than one person in charge.
In Britain, showing the 'V' sign with your fingers with your palm facing towards you instead of away, as it should be done, is equivalent to giving the finger. The urban legend behind this is quite interesting - click here to read a detailed investigation of an imaginative, but wrong explanation. Still, thanks to Arthur for bringing it to my notice. So the connection for 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5 is 'fuck'. Van Halen had an album called 'For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge', which is again an urban legend about the origin of the word. Shanth got the first connect, and Kaushik found the second - well done!
Hope you enjoyed the bonuses. Remember, write in and rate the questions. Set Seven is up, so give it a shot.
Adios, amigos!
Excelsior!
5.1
It's Milo Minderbinder, from Catch 22. Remember, everyone has a share in the Syndicate.
Shanth answered this, though he needed G-help pinning down the character.
5.2
Bruce Murrie's business partner was Forrest E. Mars of Mars, Inc. chocolate fame, and the product was.... M&Ms!
Einsteinophile got this, and it was googled by Shanth.
5.3
This arbitrary condition was included in the technical portion in order to make sure that the technical portion had been read thoroughly. If they went backstage and found the bowl of M&Ms with the brown ones removed, as specified, then they could rest easy that everything technical had been taken care of. If the bowl wasn't there, or if the brown ones had not been removed, then every technical detail would have to be double-checked again, to ensure that no damage resulted to their expensive equipment.
Pretty smart, eh?
5.4
The company was French Connection; the ads, the FCUK campaign.
Kaushik answered this without hesitation. People, you should go to their site and check out the history of their ad campaign - it's really something!
5.5
Da Da Da Daaaa!. The opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony gave the BBC their audio 'V' morse signal.
Kaushik had the idea but the wrong piece. He should have remembered H2G2 :). Kaushik's 'close but no cigar' answer actually helped Shanth pin the right one down.
5.6
In God We Trust, the motto on US coins.
Kaushik and Shanth both cracked this quite easily.
5.7
Banana Republic. You should find some oblique references in Tintin and the Picaros. Incidentally, it's also the name of a clothing store.
Once again, Shanth and Kaushik both answered this.
5.8
Zoroastrianism is the religion, and this is often quoted as evidence of a common origin in Central Asia.
Shanth nailed it, and made this very interesting comment: "Zoroastrianism or the Parsi relegion. I've always found this interesting, because the Aryan tribes which migrated to India were constantly warring with each other, yet nowadays, in the age of relegious (sic) terrorism and extremism, there is hardly any anti-Parsi movement among the Hindu right."
5.9
It's Nessie, the beloved Loch Ness monster. Kaushik caught Nessie (hidden as 'Nessi' in the scientific name), as did Shanth.
5.10
During Ragnarok, Fenrir will devour Odin, the chief of the Scandinavian Gods. Vidar, Odin's son, will avenge his death by slaying the wolf. Not a very exciting answer, but it's lovely mythology, though, isn't it?
Shanth ended up with a different answer.... I'm not sure from where. I'd appreciate it if you could tell me your source so that I can compare and correct if necessary. But I'm reasonably sure of my answer.
5.11
As for the bonuses... well the connect for the first three is M&M - it's the answer for the second, it's in the question for the third, and Milo's company is called M&M enterprises to make it seem like there's more than one person in charge.
In Britain, showing the 'V' sign with your fingers with your palm facing towards you instead of away, as it should be done, is equivalent to giving the finger. The urban legend behind this is quite interesting - click here to read a detailed investigation of an imaginative, but wrong explanation. Still, thanks to Arthur for bringing it to my notice. So the connection for 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5 is 'fuck'. Van Halen had an album called 'For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge', which is again an urban legend about the origin of the word. Shanth got the first connect, and Kaushik found the second - well done!
Hope you enjoyed the bonuses. Remember, write in and rate the questions. Set Seven is up, so give it a shot.
Adios, amigos!
posted by Rare Hand Axe at 3:22 PM
3 Comments:
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There are a lot of sites on the net which simply say that Fenrir will devour th sun, moon, and then go on to Odin. However, it seems You're right. According to the Edda(Volupso:40)
40. The giantess old | in Ironwood sat,
In the east, and bore | the brood of Fenrir;
Among these one | in monster's guise
Was soon to steal | the sun from the sky.
it is Fenrir's children who steal the sun.
Moral, never trust the internet blindly.
QR, TR
5.01 3.5, 3.7
5.02 3.0, 4.0
5.03 5.0, 4.3 Nice!!
5.04 3.0, 4.0
5.05 5.0, 4.5 (Cool Funda!)
5.06 3.5, 3.0
5.07 3.5, 2.0
5.08 3.5, 2.7
5.09 4.0, 2.5 Liked this one too
5.10 3.0, 4.0
5.11(a 3.0, 3.0
5.11(b 4.5, 4.0
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