Category: Quiz
The group that started it all. What did they start? (Today is the thing’s 15th Birthday)
Cracked by: Britt Verstegen, s m muneer ali, Sumanth Patlolla, rAHUL, SV, Dibyo and Amit Goyal
Bomis team that funded Nupedia which became Wikipedia. That is Jimbo Wales in the picture. Yes.
What is this?
Cracked by: Amit Goyal, s m muneer ali and Sumanth Patlolla
Espresso machine for the ISS! http://www.space.com/27300-space-espresso-machine.html
Amit Goyal and Dibyo got the theme, great job! This is the last question in the theme round. This question’s answer will include the theme answer as well.
One of the easiest questions ever asked on BB. What is this stamp commemorating?
Cracked by: Sumanth Patlolla, Dibyo and s m muneer ali
Sputnik. Theme round answer: Smithsonian’s milestones of flight exhibit hall. All these incredibly awesome aircrafts and spacecrafts hang in this hall. Great place to visit!
Amit Goyal has cracked the theme, great job! I will post a few more questions in the theme round.
One of the most famous aircrafts ever. Identify and tell us what is blocked out in the image.
Cracked by: Dibyo, anshuman, s m muneer ali and Sumanth Patlolla
Spirit of St. Louis, the first non-stop trans-atlantic flight. Ver influential aircraft, pretty much fueled the aircraft industry boom.
Still theme round. (Dibyo: NASA is a good guess, but something more specific ties these and future n posts together)
Iconic spacecraft as seen from the cockpit. Identify.
Cracked by: Amit Goyal, s m muneer ali, Dibyo and Sumanth Patlolla
Spaceship One
Continuing the theme round.
The thing these gentlemen are holding confirmed the existence of X that was named after the dude in the middle. What is X, what are they holding up?
Cracked by: s m muneer ali, Sumanth Patlolla, Dibyo and Amit Goyal
Explorer-1, first satellite launched by the U.S and that is James Van Allen himself in the middle.
Following n posts will be connected to a single theme, we will run it until I get bored or someone cracks the theme :)
Identify and connect
Cracked by: Dibyo, Amit Goyal, [email protected] and Sumanth Patlolla
The Bell X1, “Bullet with wings” which was the first plane to break the speed of sound was modeled on a bullet because bullets were known to go faster than the speed of sound.
Who da man?
Hint:
Cracked by: Abhiram Bharadwaj Diddigi, s m muneer ali, ThatGeekGuy, yaksha and Sumanth Patlolla
Igor Irodov, author of problems in general physics. A book that gave me terrifying nightmares in high school.
Homage to the awesome thing that was released this day 44 years ago. What is this?
Cracked by: yaksha, Dibyo, Siddharth, s m muneer ali and Sumanth Patlolla
Intel 4004
You have heard her voice. What is she popularly known for?
Cracked by: Mayukh Bose, s m muneer ali and Dibyo
Susan Bennett, the voice of Siri until iOS 7.