Beautiful Minds

This quiz is a tribute to all the discoverers , architects , artists , authors and conceivers of an idea so beautiful or important that it allowed man to experience a new paradigm of living. They shaped the future, they shaped our world as it stands today. It is in honour of such extraordinary men & women that we present this quiz on 'Beautiful Minds'.

As usual the answers will be available after a week. Close answers will be pointed out and you can expect clues after a few comments. We highly encourage you to post the answers as comments :). Any/All suggestions welcome!

2. The condition to publish this short story as a book was that, the book could be published only when the theatrical performance of the story was finished running in a theatre and NOT replayed for 6 months. Following that condition, the short story has NOT been published yet. The short story started as a radio broadcast program in honor of Queen Mary, wife of King George V. The original name of this short story ("The 3 blind mice") was disputed as NOT being original and hence the name was changed to B. It was originally written as a birthday present for Queen Mary on her 80th Birthday. Identify this not-yet-published book B , that has become world famous by its theatrical version! :)

3. In 1938 Dave Packard and Bill Hewlett [Yes, Hewlett & Packard] released their first product called a RESISTANCE-CAPACITY AUDIO OSCILLATOR which tests sound equipments. This person ‘J’ was trying to make a big difference in his field using sound equipments. When he heard of this product he became the first customer of this product and he used it for his pet project ‘K’. Identify J & K!!

4. The story of 2 good friends who became foes goes like this. We shall call them A & B . This will seem a bit like solving an algaebraic equation.

'A' was the person given the responsibility of building 'X' where the Ruler of the Country would reside. To complement the place another monument 'Y' at the end of the same road was to be built in commemaration of soldiers who died in WW I, such that both buildings could be seen from each other. 'A' trusted the construction of the commemorative monument to his good friend 'B' while he got involved in X. Although 'X' & 'Y' were built fine and according to design, due to a severe miscommunication, the height of the road between them was not accounted for and the heights of the buildings 'X' & 'Y' were such that, one could NOT be seen from the other due to the crest in the road. 'A' & B had a long altercation (for the rest of their lives) and became foes.

Your job is simple! Identify A, X & Y !! :)

5. Robert Fitzroy was conscious of how unforgiving the sea was, extended periods of sea-voyage could disturb the sanest of minds. He knew what caused Captain Stokes & his uncle Viscount Castlereagh to commit suicide. So, for this next voyage, he approached Beautfort and asked him to find a suitable gentleman who would share his scientific tastes and provide him good companionship. Many of those who were first approached turned down Fitzroy’s offer and Fitzroy finally approved an eager ‘X’ for the position. X?

6. The first official color program of the United States was scheduled to be the Victory Parade of World-War II on a particular date. But a couple of days before the parade another incident happened and it was decided that the unprecedented / unique event should be the first color televised program. What was that incident that led to it being a well-deserved first color program.

Clue : It is about Beautiful Minds :)

7. If Doctor's take the Hippocrate's Oath, what oath do nurses take?

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This picture depicts an incident that inspired the creation of something that is probably the fantasy of most children for a companion. You might have had one too? What is the incident and what was the inspiration?

9. His public appearance was at the age of 10 as a trapeze artist and he called himself the "The Prince of Air". He performed card tricks and worked in a circus until he met his manager who asked him to concentrate on X [specifying X would be a give-away] which would become his forte. The "Milk Can" , the " Suspended Straightjacket" were some of his famous performances and many were performed across Europe and USA. A close friend of Arthur Conan Doyle once, they broke their friendship when he ridiculed "Spiritualism" which Arthur C. Doyle firmly believed in. Ironically, ever year seances are held to contact him through spirits and learn his trade secrets. Who was this dynamic person who was also a very well known Ghost-buster!

10. At the end of the 20th century (which you would realize wasn't too long ago :)), Time magazine compiled a list honoring the greatest individual contributors of the century in different fields. Albert Einstein was chosen as the overall 'Person of the Century' while two people from a different field were named runner-ups. Who were they?

........ I am sure as you read this you are filled with curiosity and a respect for these great people, and of course you want to know who these are!! The answers will be available in a week :).

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