impossibly long ash........

Though he loved cigar, he used to smoke only half of each cigar but kept the butts. No matter where we went - anywhere in the world - his staff had to collect all the butts and put them in a special box. That box was brought back and the butts were handed to one of the gardeners, who used to smoke them in his pipe.
He prepared for difficult negotiations by sticking a hatpin into a cigar, then later lighting and smoking the cigar until the attention of the entire audience was on the impossibly long ash (wondering when it would fall off) and not on any of the points his opponent was trying to make.Yeah, he was smart !!

Who was he ?

Uhh... Really?

The 2014 General Elections certainly caused a lot of stir, especially in one particular constituency. This was the list of candidates contesting from there:

Rashtriya Aam Party- X
Aam Aadmi Party- Mayank Gandhi
MNS- Mahesh Manjrekar
Shiv Sena- Gajanan Kirtikar

Samajwadi Party (Resigned before elections) - Y

Identify X and Y, two candidates almost synonymous with controversies.

The Deal....

'The Deal' is a 2002 TV-movie. It portrays the early life of two young politicians (A & B), trying to make it big and ultimately one going all the way to grab the top job. Throughout the story one get's to witness their friendship where one (B) supports the other (A) even agreeing to endorse the person in case one of them ever get's to lead the party in the future. When one such moment arises B forces A to lead from the front. But he chooses to let it go. In a dramatic turn of events later B takes upon him and here's when things take a turn. 'A' refuses to budge and feels betrayed. Sanity prevails and a deal is thus struck between the two.

The drama is around which two real life personalities and their agreement which proves beneficial to both in the long run?

His wish of having a strong representation of 'his tribe' through ________ , his love for a famous singer and one of her renowned songs, his upbringing in a family which owned a women's clothing store and his close association with a politician led to the designing and large scale manufacturing of ___________. He believed it contained all the elements of spirit, harmony, life, nature etc. The original design was modified to cut down the expenses due to one of the raw materials being very expensive.
Now, I want the name of the person, singer/song, the item in question and the expensive raw material ?

Name X.

X’s letters are often credited for initiating the 14th-century Renaissance in public affairs, humanism, and classical Roman culture. As the legend goes, X was being carried away on a litter (palanquin) when he was finally tracked down by Mark Antony’s men. He calmly ordered his men to put the litter down, and held his neck out to be cut in a gladiatorial gesture. His last eloquent words are said to be “There is nothing proper about what you are doing, soldier, but do try to kill me properly."

According to Cassius Dio, Antony's wife took X's head, pulled out his tongue, and jabbed it repeatedly with her hairpin in final revenge against X's power of speech.

NSIT Quiz Fest '13 Archives: General Quiz Finals Q48

Finals Q48

 

Answer: India

CLAIM TO FAME AND ID.

Answer-David frost
frost nixon interviews

Naach Gaana

Identify the pair.

Cracked by Anindya, saahil, Indian, Hantan, White Shirt Wacker and Zalengam.

Answer: Who else but our very own Jayalalitha and actor, director, producer politician MG Ramachandran.

A little too Right ?

Connect the five men given below.
Who completes the set ?

Rishabh gets the connect. However, full  points only to Spectator for getting both parts right.

Answer: These are the various Sarsanghchalaks (Heads), of the Hindu extremest group RSS ever since its inception. Completing the set would be Mohan Bhagwat, the current Sarsanghchalak of RSS.

Who?Where?What for? Funda pleez.

Ans. These are members of the Polish parliament holding Guy Fawkes masks to protest against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).

Poster by which organization?

Ans. CPI(M) of course with their version of The Last Supper of capitalism.

Hands up.

Q. Simply identify the person, and the event.

Unhate.

1990 propaganda poster for which political party?

Ans.Fidesz from Hungary.

Uncle Sam's Headache !

What does this map depict ?

Ans.The keys represent various Mexican drug cartels and their areas of infuence over there.

Lolcat Eating

The comic was replaced by the flag. What's the story?














Attempted by only Harsh, who gives a perfect and complete answer.
Source: The Weinerworks - Blog of Zach Weiner
Answer: Quoting Harsh -
"The National Organization of Marriage had hotlinked this SMBC comic because they perceived it to be pro traditional sexuality, so Zach Weiner replaced the comic with the rainbow flag, so as to reveal the pettiness of the NOM"

I Think It's Marvel-lous

What recent, unnecessary controversy in the film world is referenced? Also, of course, identify.

Island Caretaker

West Wing paying tribute to which iconic photograph?

Brilliant crack by Cow-Herd!
Answer: George Tames' photograph of JFK called The Loneliest Job

Keep it real.

This is a police mug shot of an African-American activist known for her associations with several revolutionary organizations of the 70's. She is also the aunt of a much more famous person. ID this persona and tell me who is this famed person in question?







Answer: Quoting Vaibhav,
"Person in the pic: Joanne Chesimard aka Assata Shakur

Aunt of the one and only, Tupac Amaru Shakur."

To all my niggaz out there, keep it poppin'. Life Goes On Homies. :-)

Cracked by Vaibhav, Rishabh, Pranita and Rohit.

From now, Santa is a Fat man !

Identify this guy and reason(s) why should we know him.

We can do it.

Who is this and in context to what did it originate? What was the inspiration for this character?











Answer: She is Pari the Protestor, based on Rosie the Riveter. You can see the green band that Pari is wearing. A reference to the Iran election fiasco and the Green Band Revolution that followed. Google for more. :-)
While everyone partly got it correct, Rohit managed to work it out completely, albeit with a little help. :-)