Comics & Literature Quiz 2

1. What resulted from this strip?







Specialist Chip Gizmo, the computer geek in Beetle Bailey comic strips. The contest to name the new character Gizmo first appeared in this 6 May 2002 strip when Gen. Halftrack walks into Mort Walker's studio demanding a new character to help him with computer related stuff. The contest was sponsored by Dell Computer Corp., and it received more than 84,000 entries. It raised more than $100,000 for the Fisher House Foundation, a non-profit organistation that provides housing for families of patients at military and veterans hospitals.

2. Meera Jain, Aunt Maya, Uncle Bhim, Nalin Oberoi, Hari Oberoi. What am I talking about?

Spider-Man: India. Peter Parker is Pavitr Prabhakar. The names mentioned are analogous to Mary Jane Watson, Aunt May, Uncle Ben, Norman Osborn(the Green Goblin) & Harry Osborne respectively.

3. Connect: (Hint: Mass Muder --> Famous book)












'In Cold Blood' by Truman Capote. It deals with the slaying of Herbert Clutter(Pic 3) & his family by Richard "Dick" Hickock(Pic 2) and Perry Smith(Pic 1).

4. The cartoonist?



















Dr. Seuss.

5. Who is depicted in this coin?












Helen Keller.

Scores:
Tyson Kiran-3
Saurabh-1
Anon-3