EPISTEMIOZ – REDUX

1.     A kind of hard one to start with. What is common to Otto Lilienthal, Madame Curie, and Thomas Midgeley Jr (inventor of CFCs and leaded petrol)?

ALL KILLED BY THEIR OWN INVENTIONS/DISCOVERIES

2.     In 1784, when Franz Mesmer began to publicize his theory of "animal magnetism", which was considered offensive by many, Louis XVI appointed a commission to investigate it. X was appointed as a member of it along with Benjamin Franklin and others.  X also drafted a pamphlet entitled "Petition of the Citizens Living in Paris", concerning the proper constitution of the States – General. He became one of the first French doctors to support Edward Jenner's discovery of vaccination and in 1805 was the President of the Committee for Vaccination in Paris. He was also one of the founders of the Academy of Medicine of Paris. Name him.

JOSEPH IGNACE GUILLOTIN

3.     Which ‘oriental’ said these last words before dying : ‘Where is the Mahdi?’

THE GREAT GEN ‘CHINESE’ GORDON

4.     This entity or group of entities which originated before 1501 AD gets its generic name from a root word in Latin for ‘swaddling clothes’. Later the connotation is to a cradle. What?

INCUNABULA- BOOKS PUBLISHED BEFORE 1500 AD

5     Connect the following : U.Boats in WWII, Ritchie Blackmore, Bishop Desmond tutu, a part of the human body, and an organization of volunteers (known for their news worthiness always)

RAINBOW – Op Rainbow, Rainbow Nation-tutu, Blacmores troop Rainbow, Iris=rainbow, Volunteers= rainbow warriors

6     This article originated from India. It is yellow coloured. It was later worn by Empress Marie Therese of the Habsburgs. It was later purchased by Meyer Rosenbaum of Detroit, who later gave it to Marilyn Monroe who wore it for the shooting of the song Gentlemen prefer blondes.  What article?

A DIAMOND CALLED THE MOON OF BARODA

7     _______ _______ _______ ________ derives its name from Homer’s Odyssey from an Agamemnon speech to Odysseus. The novel is known for its multiple narrators, and varying chapter lengths, the shortest chapter in the book consists of just five words; "My mother is a fish." This Rashomonesque  book  gives its name to a band consisting of Tim Lambesis, Jordan Mancino, Nick Hipa, Phil Sgrosso, and Josh Gilbert. Name book/band and the author of the book. (Please don’t google on this, lots of clues here)
AS I LAY DYING
8     A veteran of the batlle of San Juan hill, in the Spanish American war of 1898, his middle name was Taliaferro. He was Chief Engineer, Remington Arms Company which manufactured Enfield rifles for British forces. He devised something called ‘the trench broom’. It later became associated with American gangsterdom. Name him and the invention.
JOHN T THOMPSON- TOMMY GUN
9     X was a journalist for ‘Cine-herald’ and apartition migrant to India. He had an unfinished film called ‘Chandi Chowk’ which he finished in 1954. He encouraged Y who was born in Amritsar and was a part of Dada Kondke films. Y son Z was launched by X in two movies ‘Faasle’ and ‘Love 86’. His only rola as actor was ‘Ghar’ . Both X and Y died in 2008. Name X,Y,Z
X- BR CHOPRA., Y-MAHNDRA KAPOOR, Z-ROHAN KAPOOR
10     Who owns the Niwara Hakk, organisation which built 12000 tenements for Mumbai slum dwellers? (Clue- film persona whose dad is a literary figure)
SHABANA AZMI

Regards, the Meshugah

SCORES

Hari-10
Beckham – 1
Amrutanshu- Thanx 4 tryin
Jacob Dijo – Thanx 4 tryin
Ramanand J – 5
Nikhil – 8
Suresh Ramasubramaniam – 8
Appu meya- 5 ˝
Animesh kashinath -8
Srikanth Madani – 1
Anand Sivasankar- 6
Anand Shankar – Thanx 4 tryin
Hussain poonawala – thanx
Piyush Rai- ˝
Sharath babu-8
Nirad- ˝