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Inequality Rocks (the real Friday quiz)

Inequality Rocks (the real Friday quiz). Who is the photographer?. Maspro Denkoh Corp’s art collection (11 million pounds) in 2005 Interest from Sotheby's and Christie's Maspro’s unusual request Sotheby's: no strategy

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Inequality Rocks (the real Friday quiz)

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  1. Inequality Rocks (the real Friday quiz)

  2. Who is the photographer?

  3. Maspro Denkoh Corp’s art collection (11 million pounds) in 2005 • Interest from Sotheby's and Christie's • Maspro’s unusual request • Sotheby's: no strategy • Christie's Japanese president’s research about the psychology involved • Consulted Flora and Alice Maclean, the 11-year old twins of Christie's Head of modern art, who provided the winning strategy • Representatives from both sides met at Maspro's offices, supervised by two accountants. Unusually, writing was involved. • Christie's won • Not all that uncommon in Japan • What was the challenge?

  4. Sally and Adelaide, sisters (North Carolina, USA) • Married brothers • (Brothers had settled in the US) • Sally had 11 children, Adelaide had 10 • Eventually lived in separate households because the sisters kept fighting • Who were their husbands?

  5. Watch the video clip • In 1995, Marcel Marceau was to team up with X (a very famous performer) in a show for HBO. • X had been inspired by one of Marceau’s most famous mime routines. • X?

  6. Dr. Alois _____ - a German psychiatrist. In 1901, a patient: “amnestic writing disorder” Emil Kraepelin’s Textbook for Students and Doctors

  7. A short story begins: “What a bullet can undeceive! - Herman Melville. Your wife always used to say you'd be late for your own funeral. Remember that? Her little joke because you were such a slob—always late, always forgetting stuff, even before the incident.” A film by the elder brother of the writer

  8. Birla Temple in Calcutta Other sites in Calcutta: the Birla Planetarium, Rabindra Sadan and Ram Mandir

  9. 2005 survey of US undergraduates: the 9th most ideal organisation to work in the US Applicants: at least graduates preferably in international affairs/business/science or tech. Fluency in a foreign language Polygraph interview

  10. In the US: 3 or 4 letters,FCFS basis Once yours, you can use it almost everywhere Initially, 1 letter each, to save space in telegrams, so the most active got them first

  11. This man’s title literally means "an arranger" Technically illegitimate His alternate name: dark + born on an island His sons also played important roles in mythology What is this title?

  12. Blackbeard’s punishment for a mutinous crew: banished to a tiny island in the Caribbean Sea Issued cutlasses and some drink Fifteen of them still survived

  13. Earlier, shaped like a SIM card (one edge clipped) Later changed to a regular rectangle Had three quotation marks in all Two of them removed later What?

  14. Khalid Mohamed’s ToI review of Film Y in 1998: “REJOICE. India’s answer to X is here” X: an English film Y: a Hindi film KM gave Y a 5-star rating Directors of both films once worked in video rental stores

  15. 1. aurum, 2. aromatic resin used in perfumes and incense found in the Orient 3. another resin also used in perfumes and incense

  16. A football World Cup semifinal: Nation A beat Nation B The Head of Govt. of A to Head of Govt. of B: “apologies for beating B at their national sport” Reply from B: “Well, you can tell him from me that twice this century we have played them at their national sport and beaten them on both occasions”.

  17. According to writer P. G. Wodehouse: • The Broken Compass • The Sewing Machine • The Comet • The Atomic • The Cement Mixer • The Gremlin Boogie

  18. Song " ek din sapne mein dekha sapna" (Golmaal): sitting in a corner, dejectedly • Fictional film sequence (Chasm-e-Baddoor): providing an illustration of how to approach a beautiful lady with a handkerchief • Song "thoda hai thode ki zaroorat hai" (Khatta Meetha): Preeti Ganguly's husband • Three examples of something that has occurred many times

  19. In 1960, he acted in his first film when he was about 6 Received critical acclaim His first ever double role.

  20. The discovery of Robert _______ Used in disease prevention

  21. Type of saw Cutting arbitrary curves, esp. into a piece of wood Also applied to pictures/paintings

  22. 3 5 4. - not really applicable - (and yes, this is a clue!) 1. 13 runs off 70 balls, c Richardson b Allen, Kotla, Delhi 13-18 Dec 1961 2

  23. Trained as an airline pilot and served in several kinds of flying jobs, (also as stunt pilot for movies) His fame derives from writing non-fiction Seems to have shown no musical talent.

  24. In 1995, the features editor of UK’s The Independent wanted a column for young women Hired a journalist to write it she had earlier also worked as a TV presenter (The writer insists there is no shared similarity with the column) First thing they did was to come up with a name

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