Question 53:An Impressive Resume

A textual long (google-able) factual question after a long time(This is not the kind that I would sponsor). The title is a paradox coz this guy dosen't need a job as becomes clear herein:

[sic] X is a United Kingdom born German businessman. X was the group Chief Executive of Y between January, 2010 and 9 September 2011

Born in London, X was raised in London, Bonn and Athens. His father was a German diplomat. X holds degrees in Economics from Bonn University, and in Aviation and Space Technology from Munich University of Technology.

On graduation in 1982, X joined McKinsey as a consultant in Munich

In 1986, he joined A where he held various leadership positions before becoming Managing Director of A's South Africa sector in 1996, and the board member responsible for all vehicle development projects in 1999.

In April 2001, X was appointed Chairman and Managing Director of B. 

In June 2004 he then became President of Z Europe, based in Zurich, Switzerland, as well as Chairman of the B Supervisory Board. Since April 2005 he also has been Chairman of C. On 1 January, 2006, he was additionally appointed Z's Vice President and a member of the Z Automotive Strategy Board, and took over the role as the senior-ranking executive for Z’s activities in Europe.

In November 2009, Z announced that it would retain ownership of its B subsidiary. X commented about Z’s decision not to sell the units to a certain company and in November 2009 Z confirmed that X would be leaving all positions with Z globally.

In 2010 Y announced that X has been appointed as the group CEO with overall responsibility for Y globally

Following a suprise announcement in September, 2011 it was revealed that X would step down from his group CEO role due to 'unavoidable personal circumstances'. However, he remains on the Y board of directors in a non-Executive capacity. Identify this person X who is in the news.

The points allotted depend on how many elements you can guess, although If you get one, the rest should be pretty easy.

Question 49:American Icons Part II

Please connect the images below to a legendary figure remembered widely today for a number of significant reasons...too many clues in the pics...some are too direct while some lead you to this person indirectly.

Question 45

Start things off with a simple one.

The term X refers to a cheque that has no numerical value entered but is already signed.It may also refer to the authority of a person to sign a treaty or convention on behalf of a soverign state.

Connect X and the pic and an event that happened on May 26th 2011.

Question 35

THE LONGEST question I have ever posted or rather dared to post. But, what the hell, I'm loving this!

This man clicked what is arguably the most iconic and popular picture of all time. I'm obviously looking for the picture and not the identity of this man. Connect the picture to the text. Read on..

The term X means 'Little war' in Spanish.

The concept of X marketing was invented as an unconventional system of promotions that relies on time, energy, and imagination rather than a big marketing budget. Typically X marketing campaigns are unexpected and unconventional; potentially interactive; and consumers are targeted in unexpected places. The objective of X marketing is to create a unique, engaging and thought provoking concept to generate buzz and consequently turn viral.

It involves unusual approaches such as intercept encounters in public places, street giveaways of products, PR stunts, any unconventional marketing intended to get maximum results from minimal resources. More innovative approaches to X marketing include utilizing cutting edge mobile digital technologies to really engage the consumer and create a memorable brand experience.

X filmmaking refers to a form of independent filmmaking characterized by low budgets, skeleton crews and simple props using whatever is available. Often scenes are shot quickly in real locations without any warning, and without obtaining permission from the owners of the locations. Studios tend not to use X filmmaking tactics because they could be sued, fined, or let their reputation hurt.

X diplomacy is both a method of diplomacy and an alternative approach to international relations designed for the globalization age. It is situated at the far end of the diplomacy spectrum that features traditional diplomacy at one end and public diplomacy near the centre(WHATEVER THAT MEANS)

Answer: It's Guerrilla. The text refers to Guerrilla marketing, Guerrilla filmmaking and Guerrilla diplomacy. The pic is 'Guerrillero Heroico', meaning 'Heroic Guerrilla', referring to Che Guevara, as we all very well know.

Question 32

Warning sign at the border of what?

Answer: Area 51 it is.

Question 31

This book was the third largest bestseller of its time. It influenced a large number of intellectuals and appears by title in many of the major Marxist writings of the day.

It is said and I quote here "It is one of the few books ever published that created almost immediately on its appearance a political mass movement."

The book tells the story of a Julian West, a young American who, towards the end of the 19th century, falls into a deep hypnosis induced sleep and wakes up one hundred and thirteen years later. It is the year 2000, and while he was sleeping, the US has been transformed into a socialist utopia. The remaining of the book outlines Bellamy's thoughts about improving the future.

Major themes in the book are the dangers of the stock market, benefits of a socialist legal system, music, and the use of an "Industrial Army" to make tasks smoother. In the book, Bellamy has also predicted sermons and music being available at home through "cable telephone"

Although Bellamy's book did not discuss technology or the economy in detail, commentators frequently compare the book with actual economic and technological developements, the most important being the first ever mention and introduction of X, by virtue of which all citizens receive equal "credit". For example, those with difficult, dangerous jobs work less hours. A remarkable book considering the time when it was written. Identify both X and The book.

Answer: Looking Backard, in which the term Credit card is first mentioned.

Question 30

Answer: The Red sea, Yellow sea, Black sea and White sea.

Question 29

X was founded in 1796 by a group led by Jebediah X. After misinterpretating a passage in the bible, the group left Maryland, trying to find the "New sodom". After X refused to found a town where men were free to marry their cousins, half of the group left. The dissenters founded Y, named after fellow pioneer Y Manhattan, and the two cities remain rivals to this day. X reached its pinnacle in the mid-20th century, when it became the home of the world's first Aquacar factory, one half of the country was said to wear X galoshes and X's streets were literally paved with gold. The city's prosperity faded; a Time cover story on X called it "America's Worst City" and Newsweek called the city "America's Crud Bucket"

Answer: Springfield

Question 28

This is the largest surviving medieval manuscript today, and a very popular one at that, for a number of reasons.Identify.

Answer: The Codex Gigas, aka The Devil's Bible

Question 27

Very simple.Identify.

Answer: Julian Assange indeed.

Question 26:Hue and cry

People with red-green colour blindness have difficulty discriminating red and green hues. There are various forms of this condition such as:

Protanopia:Lacking the long wavelength sensitive rental cones, those with this condition are unable to distinguish between colours in the green-yellow-red section of the spectrum. They have a neutral point at greenish wavelength around 492 nm, which means that they cannot discriminate light of this wavelength from white. For the protanope, brightness of the red, yellow, orange colours is much reduced as compared to normal brightness. The dimming can be so pronounced that reds can be confused with black or dark gray, and red traffic lights appear to be extinguished. Violet, lavender, purple are indistinguishable from blue because their reddish components are so dimmed that they are invisible.

For example, pink flowers, reflecting both red and blue light appear just blue to a protanope. Unilateral dichromats report that with only their protanopic eye open, they see wavelengths below neutral points as blue and wavelengths above neutral points as yellow.

Another form is deuteranopia, where people, lacking the medium wavelength sensitive rental cones, suffer from the same hue discrimination problems, but without the abnormal dimming. Some other forms are protanomaly and deuteranomaly.

So after all this hue and cry, just connect the text (after reading it carefully) to the pic.

P.S. People who are bored and tired of reading the entire text, just read the first line. That should be enough.

Answer: Yes, Zuckerberg has Red-Green colour blindness, which results in Facebook's most prominent colour being Blue.

Question 24

Again, quite simple. What?

The X were designed by the Y Navy, in collaboration with the United States space agency NASA. They have a diameter of 54 centimetres (21 in), and have eight wheels located on the top and the bottom, with a damping system for mobility in the pipeline. They have a harness, an oxygen supply, and a microphone with speakers. Officially, three prototypes of the X were created. The 1st had a larger diameter than the other two and was used in tests in the shaft created by the T-130 drill. The 2nd was operated with an Austrian pulley system. The 3rd was held in reserve and not used. Several major online news media organizations produced illustrations of the basic X design. Auction experts estimate that the X-2 could be worth up to US$1 million.

Answer:The Fenix capsules, used in the recent rescue operations of trapped miners in chile.

Question 23

Very easy.Identify.

Answer:The Bugatti veyron

Question 22

1st one 'broke' 2nd one. Identify.

Answer:The Colossus and the Lorenz cipher machines.

Question 21

What?

Answer:The Columbia hills on planet mars

Question 18

What?

Answer:To quote wiki, this is the Poznan monument, dedicated to the breaking of German enigma machine ciphers by polish cryptologists beginning in 1932, which altered the course of World war II.

Question 16:Truth

John X was an English pastor. X was born and raised in Southwark, on the south bank of the Thames, opposite the City of London. He was the fourth of nine children, the son of Robert X, a butcher and tavern owner, and his wife, Katherine Rogers. John X was educated at St Saviour's Grammar School in Southwark, where his father Robert was a governor.In 1625, his father, a stepsister, and two brothers died of the plague. Of his immediate family, only his mother and one brother, Thomas, remained. He entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in December 1627 and received his B.A. in 1632.In May 1637 he emigrated with his wife to New England and settled in Charlestown. Charlestown made him the minister of the Church, but within the following year he contracted tuberculosis and died on September 14, 1638. Childless, X bequeathed £779 17s 2d(half of his estate) and his library of around 400 volumes to the New College at nearby Cambridge, which had been founded on September 8, 1636, and to his friend, the first schoolmaster of this college, Y. Y's Records indicate that the building of the new college began immediately in 1638. It was completely constructed of wood, with a stone foundation and cellar, had its own apple orchard, and was apparently equipped with live-in accommodations for some 30 students, as there were at least that many attendant within the first year.The school renamed itself "X College" on March 13, 1639, in honour of X, its first benefactor. No records or illustrations remain of the earliest college, which burnt to the ground in 1764 along with all but one of X's original 400 volume donation.

Answer:Harvard.

Question 13

Identify and connect

Answer:The first guy is Zak Starkey, who is associated with bands like The Who and Oasis.He is Ringo Starr's son,who can be seen in the second pic.

Question 12

Just connect

Answer:Facebook

Question 11:Sitter for the day

This is a simple and straightforward one.Just give me the individual names for these two groups of people.The name of the second group is more or less inspired from the first one.In recent years,many other such groups have been named,consisting of old artists and new generation rising artists(actors and musicians)all inspired by the first group's name.

Answer:The Rat Pack and The Frat Pack