The 2013 Filmfare Awards for Hindi films were held in early January. Which real-life Bollywood husband and wife both won a Filmfare Award each during this event?
[+ Show Answer] This day last year: Q.488
Jan 31, 2013
Jan 30, 2013
Q.853
Skinks are a type of lizards found only in Madagascar. Their genus name is "Sirenoscincus". In December 2012, some researchers announced the discovery of a new type of skink, which lives underground. As a result, it has evolved to lose all its skin pigmentation, its eyes, and has only forelimbs; the latter making it look more like a sea creature with flippers.
The scientists have named this skink "Sirenoscincus ____", the species name coming from literature and referring to an animal that has some attributes in common to this creature. What's the name?
"Mobydick", from the Herman Melville novel. In the novel, Moby Dick is an albino whale. More about this find here.
This day last year: Q.487
Jan 29, 2013
Q.852
Jagbir Singh, the manager of the Punjab Warriors match, was suspended for a match in the 2013 Hockey India League tournament for an unusual violation of rules by his side during their match against the Mumbai Magicians. What was this violation? (I often wonder why this doesn't happen more often, given hockey rules.)
At one point in the match the team had twelve players on the field for about 5 minutes. Hockey has a rolling substitution rule, where there is no limit on substitutions (unlike say in football), so there is a lot of movement to and from the bench. More on this.
This day last year: Q.486
Jan 28, 2013
Q.851
This week's Izzie
"Kai Po Che!" is the name of an upcoming Hindi film (to release in Feb 2013) based on a Chetan Bhagat book called "The Three Mistakes of My Life". Each year, particularly during the period of Sankrant, you will hear this exclamation from the rooftops of Gujarat.
With what cutting-edge activity is this cry associated with?
Kite-Flying. If you cut a kite, you can shout this Gujarati phrase to indicate your achievement.
This day last year: Q.485
Jan 27, 2013
Q.850
Suman Sridhar is a singer whose latest Bollywood foray came towards the end of 2012 with "Muskanein Jhoothi Hai" (Talaash). Earlier she sang a remix of "Khoya Khoya Chand" (Shaitan) in 2011.
She has a long-standing musical collaboration with someone who was also in the news in 2012 and had won or been nominated for a clutch of awards.
Who?
Jeet Thayil, who was nominated for 2012's Booker Prize for his work "Narcopolis" and won some other literary awards. Together called "Sridhar/Thayil", she sings his poetry while he strums the guitar and does some vocals.
This day last year: Q.484
Jan 26, 2013
Q.849
"Reduplication" is a linguistic phenomenon defined in one source as: "a morphological process in which a root or stem or part of it is repeated"
This phenomenon is seen commonly in many language families, and is often used in languages like English, Romance languages, Persian, African languages, East Asian, and South Asian languages.
What has all this got to do with a lady named Vaishali who runs a pickle business from Pune, whose life inspired something in 2012?
The film "English-Vinglish". The protagonist's role is inspired from this lady, director Gauri Shinde's mother. The phrase "English-Vinglish" is an example of reduplication-veduplication.
This day last year: Q.483
Jan 25, 2013
Q.848
In 2012, Nike (which is not an Olympic sponsor) launched its "Find your Greatness" campaign that featured amateur sportsmen around the world (in places like Jamaica, Ohio, Qatar, Nigeria, and Norway).
This made the IOC mad as it was yet another example of Nike's clever strategy that just fell short of ambush marketing.
What was in the campaign that slyly associated itself with the Olympics without overtly saying so?
From my Mood Indigo quiz at IIT Bombay, 2012
All the places were called "London" (such as London, Ohio or London, South Africa) or associated with the word "London" (like a centre named "London"). More reading.
This day last year: Q.482
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