Quizzers' Almanac

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Quiz Qawwali #2 - Trivia X

Who is he and what is his connection to India?

2.X is an English-language imageboard website based on the Japanese-language Futaba Channel. Launched in 2003, its boards are based primarily around the posting of pictures and discussion of Japanese comics and television shows. Its members have also been responsible for the formation and popularization of many Internet memes such as lolcats and rickrolling. The Guardian describes X as "at once brilliant, ridiculous and alarming.

X was founded by "Moot" in 2003.Very little is known about "Moot" as he wishes to separate his online and real life."Moot" originally meant this to be an online community where he and his friends could talk about manga and anime.

X is now the fourth largest bulletin board on the net.It gets 8.5 million page views a day and 3.3. million visitors in a month.However X is said to be a profane , scary place and obscenity dominates much its content.Google started listing X only 6 months ago.
Identify X?

3.X was born on August 4 , 1961.X's father died in an automobile accident in 1982.X's mother died of ovarian cancer in 1995.
X graduated with a J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard in 1991.X is also the alumni of Columbia University and Occidental College.
X is said to be a brilliant orator and is the author of the books "Dreams from My Father" and "The Audacity of Hope".
Identify X?

4.Colours , Standards , Pendants And Burgees are types of what?

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