Question - 684

Which religious denomination does this man belong to? He holds the head wear of his religion in his hand.

Aside: Updates have been sporadic this month. I will try to be more regular.

Question - 598

Identify and connect.

Question - 594

An illustration of what biblical concept?

Question - 585

What is the claim to fame of this piece of glacial erratic?

NOTE: Sorry about the erratic posting over the last week. I will be out of town from this weekend, so if anyone wants to take over during the Christmas break, please let Dinky or me know.

Answer: Plymouth rock, site of the arrival of the Mayflower Pilgrims in 1620.

Question - 582

What curious location for the starry symbology?

Question - 527

Patron saint of which religion?

Answer: The Vitruvian dude aka the dude Vinci, his dudeness, duder or el duderino if you aren't into the whole brevity thing is the patron saint of dudeism, the slowest growing religion in the world. Check out their website - they even let you get ordained. Ameya, tsp, Matti Tapaninen, Raghu, Pranav, Anirudh Patil, Manix, AJ, Rajeev, Arvind, Adi, IamAbides, Ramki, Kamal Rathi and Keshav got it. Well done. Please treat yourself to a White Russian.

Question - 271

The first visual shows a (now very small) religious group who are mainly known for their association with the tale depicted in the second visual. The third visual is also connected to the tale depicted in the second visual. Identify all visuals and connect.

Answer: The religious group is the Samaritans (now numbering less than 1000). The parable is that of the good Samaritan who helps an injured traveler. Most legal systems have a "good Samaritan" law which absolves those who choose to aid others who are injured or ill of any liabilities. In Seinfeld's finale, the four main cast members are arrested for violating the good Samaritan law by making fun of rather than helping a fat man getting robbed. Many of you made an alternate Seinfeld connection to an episode called the good Samaritan but the picture is from the finale. Hari, Avi, Mekie, Srivats, Raghu, nice try, Hirak and Rajeev got it. Well done.

Question - 212

Explain the significance of the two events shown.

Answer: The color of the smoke signifies the election of a new Pope by the College of Cardinals. Black smoke means deliberations are still going on while white smoke denotes the election of a new pope. Anshul, Vijay, Rajesh K, Vetti, Mekie, Raghu, Keshav and Avinash got this one. Well done.