Thematic Thursdays

1. Simple one .Identify the movie ?

2.  A person of many talents.Who is he ?

3. One of the oldest examples of what ?

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1. Connect

2. An advertisement by which company ?

?3.  a subversive ad campaign by which Brand ?

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1. One of the most noted exponents of Total football.He was named the European Player of the century .Simple one ,Identify this Legend ?

2. This logo is known as the Omini,it is a silhouette of a man (left) and woman (right) sitting back to back in the nude. Created in 1969 by mere accident. when After a photo shoot for a bathing suit ad, a man and a woman were sitting back-to-back, naked, with the outlines of their bodies traced by the Back Lighting.Identify this Brand by the description of their Logo Given above ?

3. The image given below is from an ad campaign for a foster care project.Name the organization behind the project ?

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1. These are some of the most important artifacts of World War II and the subject of Various Books , documentaries and  one celebrated celluloid appearance , what are we talking about ?

2.This a legendary device , what are we talking about ?

3. The residents of which Island bearing the name similar to an Indian university are terrorized by a sea creature in one of Peter Blenchey’s novel , perhaps his most famous work ?

The answer of the three lead to a common theme identify ?

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1. Founded as the Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922 , by two motorcycle enthusiasts , William Lyons and William Walmsley this company has been associated with various names like Daimler ,BMC,Austin -morris , BMH  and BLMC . Identify the company .

2. The name is officially an abbreviation of the phrase, “do communications over the mobile network“, and is also from a compound word X meaning “everywhere” in Japanese .  The company’s mascot is Y, a mushroom, which is quite a celebrity in Japan , What are we talking about ?

3. The Company was formed from the merger of Koninklijke Hoogovens N.V. with British Steel Plc on 6 October 1999 , name this global player ?

The answer to all three leads to  a common theme , identify ?

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1. X  is acknowledged as one of the greatest defenders ever to play the game of football and was colloquially called “piscinin”, Milanese dialect for “little one”.

AC Milan’s defence was considered by many observers to be one of the best back fours in the history of football, consisting of X, Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Costacurta and Mauro  Tassotti  .

He mentored defensive partner Paolo Maldini  in his later years, whose career  followed a similar path.When Maldini became the first defender to win the World Payer of the Award , During his acceptance speech, Maldini called his milestone “a particular matter of pride because defenders generally receive so much less attention from fans and the media than goalscorers. We are more in the engine room rather than taking the glory. He then singled out Milan captain X as a player who “really deserved to receive the sort of award I have received

X’s  #6 jersey was retired  by the club after him, a rarity for Italian football. Identify ?

2. Who scored the Golden goal against Italy in the finals of Euro 2000 ?

3. Iam known as Il Divin Codino(The Divine pony tail),  my autobiography is titled Una porta nel cielo (“A Goal in the Sky”, but also “A Gate in the Sky”), Iam the only person of my country to score in three World Cups , interestingly in all the three my team exited in the same fashion who am i ?

Connect the answers and find the Common theme

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1. ____________ innovative _________, “The Log”, built after-hours in the Epiphone __________ factory in 1940, was one of the first solid-body _________

.______________was born Lester William Polsfus in Waukesha Wisconsin ?Who are we talking about ?What did he build ?

2. _________ is believed to have been born in the year 1644, although documentation of his exact birth date has not been found. He was born in Cremona, a small Italian city.His  instruments are regarded as amongst the finest bowed stringed instruments ever created, are highly prized, and still played by professionals today. His instruments are used by famous musicians such as Yo-Yo Ma and David Lloyd Webber .The image displayed above is of one of his instruments .Who are we talking about ?

3. ____________ began in 1894 in his home workshop in Kalamazoo, Michigan. With no formal training,____________ created an entirely new style of mandolin and guitar, with tops carved and arched like the top of a violin. His creations were so different that he was granted a patent on his design.More important, they were louder and more durable than contemporary fretted instruments, and musicians soon demanded more than he was able to build in his one-man shop. On the strength of ___________ideas, five Kalamazoo businessmen formed the ____________Mandolin Guitar Mfg. Co., Ltd., in 1902?Who are we talking about ?The name of his Eponymous Company will also do as an answer?

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1. What are these types of:  Bi or Tri, Cross, curl, death, dread, fro, rat, faux, psychobilly, no, ray, sharkfin, liberty-spike and lazy?

2. Margaret Vinci Heldt of Elmhurst, Illinois, owner of the Margaret Vinci Coiffures in downtown Chicago is considered to be the creator of this.  Amongst the most popular ones to be associated with this include Christine Ohlman, Amy Winehouse, harriet Wheeler and Marge Simpson.

3. Renowned dancer and fashion trendsetter Irene Castle introduced X to a receptive American audience in 1915. X was popularized by film stars Colleen Moore and Louise Brooks in the early 1920s. Types of X include Chinese, A-line and Pageboy. Give X.

What is the theme.

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1. Arnold Schwarzenegger has  used this phrase during public speeches as part of his political career. During the 1992 Republic primaries, Pat Buchanan challenged President George H. W. Bush for the nomination. Schwarzenegger joined George Bush in New Hampshire and urged voters to send Pat Buchanan a message:________________

On October 7, 2003, Schwarzenegger was elected in recall election Governor of California. The Michigan Daily titled its article “Voters bid ‘________________’ to Davis

In 17 November 2008 Schwarzenegger said in an interview on CNN: “There are so many different challenges California has — it’s the greatest state in the greatest country in the world. _______________

In 2008, Schwarzenegger met with Chilean president, Michelle Bachelet, during a state visit to California. Bachelet closed her public speech with the phrase “__________________,” imitating Schwarzenegger.

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This location was an Inspiration for something phenomenal last year . It has now been renamed to further glorify its contribution . what are we talking about , give us the old name , the new name ?

3. In Greek Mythology, X  was the first woman.Y is the large jar (pithos) carried by X  that, when opened by her, unleashed many terrible things on mankind – ills, toils and sickness, but there was one good thing left inside, Z . Give us X,Y,Z ?

All three lead to a single theme , Identify ?

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