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This character was inspired from a headline that appeared in American newspapers about Sir Don Bradman getting out for naught against the New York West Indians. Which very popular character?
Donald Duck
This entire Dexters Laboratory episode (season 2, episode 27) parodies the Star Trek franchise. Identify whom each of the below three characters represent?
Which popular logo was created using letter(s) borrowed from this font typeface called Cloister Black?
L from Deathnote
This Justice Friends Character, also known as the Viking God of Ragnarock n' roll is a parody mostly of Thor. His name is a portmanteau of the name of the enormous hall located in Asgard (ruled over by the god Odin) and the rock band this musician was a part of. Whats his name?
Valhallen
Valhalla + Van Halen
The Turbokat
From SwatKats
This popular character is actually Latina i.e. citizen of the United States but ethnic origins in Latin America or the Iberian peninsula. The character was developed to be pan-Latina to represent the diversity of Latino cultures. The character typically goes adventuring with a friend/pet who gets his name from the only garment he is wearing. Identify this character whose last name is Marquez.
Dora
The monkey is called Boots.
By understanding the germ theory of disease hundreds of years before anyone else, he was able to infect the prince of his kingdom with a deadly virus. When the sultan came to ask him to cure the prince, he killed both him and his son and went on to raze the city to the ground and kill all of its inhabitants. Subsequently, he declared himself something that meant the "Demon's Head in Arabic. Identify this grandfather of Bruce Waynes son who was voted as the 7th greatest villain of all time in IGNs list.
Ra's al Ghul
Abbott and Castello, the critically acclaimed comedy duo of the 40s and 50s found themselves inspiring several cartoon characters. Below are the Looney Tunes characters Babbit and Castello, who were based on the duo.
a) The first Babbit and Castello cartoon, A Tale of Two Kitties marked the first appearance of which popular cartoon character ?
b) Hanna Barbera also created a series called The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show. Who voiced Bud Abbott in this show?
Identify this pop group of the 70s which was put together after a talent search that had around 500 finalists.
Identify these two characters, inspired by a duo from a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes.
Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (spoofing Don Quixote and Sancho Panza)
The Archieverse of Sonic the Hedgehog has many villains from a regime similar to the Nazi regime of Germany. The regime is named after the species of the creatures who mostly form its ruling class.
Dingo
Initially Hanna-Barbera had a violin plucked with the tuning pegs being raised. This was modified slightly to a violin played pizzicato while sliding up the fingerboard. What was all this to simulate? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyPpoKN wgVs
This is a character called Miss Pell. She is the only female member of the Justice friends. She can fly and use energy in the forms of pink bolts of electricity. Which Marvel superhero is she parodying? Her being the only female member is a reference to the SuperFriends having only one female member. Which superhero (or is it superheroine)?
People affected with this rare disorder called the Williams Syndrome are known for their apparent lack of social inhibition. Their speech is marked by high prosody, unusual terms and high emotional intensity. They also usually have high empathy and the level of friendliness makes them inappropriate for the social setting. Which cartoon character is widely theorized to be a victim of the Williams Syndrome?
Spongebob Squarepants
This characters name is an offshoot of the name of the part of the brain that controls the motor activities such as attention, language and emotion. She is the logical thinker in most situations and is the one who tells the mayor what he should do since he lacks said motor skills. Identify this Powerpuff Girls character.
Sara Bellum
When Akira Toriyama was holidaying in Hawai, he found the name inscribed under the statue rather interesting. The statue was of this king of Hawai who passed a law to protect human rights of noncombatants in times of battle. Akira Toriyama decided to use the kings name in something he was working on.
He told his idea to his wife who too liked the name. She went on to choreograph the move and together with the name, this has become one of the most popular aspects of this franchise. What, which supposedly means Turtle Devastation Wave in Japanese?
Kamehameha
Now a manager, this footballer became the longest serving captain of Manchester United. He was voted as the greatest ever Manchester United player from a poll of ex Manchester United Players as part of a book, 19, released to celebrate their 19th league title win. Due to his stellar performances on the pitch, fans likened him to this comic character and it soon became his nickname. Identify the footballer and the nickname.
Shazam
This is a mysterious animal with magical powers and features quite regularly in Popeye comics and in the TV show. It was a 4th dimensional being which due to some transmutation across the dimensional barrier with the African Hooey Hound landed up looking something like a dog.
A lot of scholars suggest that soldiers of World War II were so impressed with a certain new land vehicle, that they informally named it after this creature as it (the vehicle) like the creature, was "small, able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problems.
Identify the name of the creature.
Jeep
This is Master Chao, one of the most important masters in the Sacred Onyx Council.
The species he belongs to is not uncommon in South and Southeast Asia. They are found in India too and are feature in many local legends. A subspecies was used by Tanaji Malusare, a military leader under Shivaji during his siege of the Sinhagad fort. The south Indian percussion instrument, the Khanjira is made from the belly of a dead animal of this subspecies. Identify this species.
Monitor Lizard
Which character is named after the Renaissance sculptor, famous for these?
Donatello Turtle
Named after Donatello.
Spider-Mans web-shooters. Spider-Mans webbing is not organic. These devices fit underneath his gloves and are clamped around his wrists. The liquid is a complex polymer Peter Parker developed when he was younger.
These two pokemon named Elgyem and Beheeyem. Their names are a reference to the two most common kinds of extra-terrestrials , usually abbreviated as LGM and BEM respectively. What do LGM and BEM stand for?
This is Lennie Small, a central character in Of Mice and Men ( novella by Nobel prize winning author John Steinbeck ). He is a mentally disabled, but physically strong man who travels with his best friend George Milton and is his constant companion. He dreams of being able to tend to rabbits. Which Looney Tunes character is inspired by him? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F_xUSc Dt_I
Death of Barry Allen (the Flash) He destroyed the Anti-Monitor's anti-matter cannon by running around it and destroying the outer casing. He ran so incredibly fast that he entered the Speed Force forever.
This is Clifford the Big Red Dog. Written in the early 1960s by Norman Bridwell, this character and the later tv series helped a certain publication establish itself. Clifford is the official mascot of the publication house and sometimes appears in the logo of the company. Identify the company. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWwIyK OCrd8
Scholastic
AGLET
This is from a 1942 cartoon called The Ducktators. This goose and duck represent Mussolini and Hitler.
Hideki Tojo
Prime Minister of Japan during WW2.
The three major political parties of Finland are often criticized for having little differences in ideology. What are the three parties are the National Coalition Party (party colour: blue), the Centre Party (green), the Social Democratic Party (red) sarcastically referred to as by the media because of this?
This gylph was not just a family shield that served as a family seal for the House of El, but also an ancient Kryptonian symbol that meant "hope. Contrary to popular belief, it was what the symbol looked liked that inspired the name and not the other way round. Which symbol?
Supermans symbol
This popular character was voiced by legendary radio host Casey Kasem for over 30 years. Sometime in the 1970s, when Kasem turned vegetarian, he insisted that the character he voiced also follow suit. Hanna-Barbera promised him that the character would and the character has remained vegetarian ever since. Which character?
Shaggy Rogers
This is a part of a 1970s ad by the U.S. Department of Labor featuring Batgirl, Batman and Robin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e1wo8f 8mT4 What law is it advocating? Among the tennis grand slams, the US Open was the first to embrace this ideology (as early as 1973) while Wimbledon accepted this principle only in 2008.
Which popular superhero is inspired by mythological serpents like Ichchadhari Nag, Vishmanushya, Kaaljayi, Takshak and Vasuki and stories an amalgamation of several local legends involving the snake?
Nagraj
This (next slide) is from a Dexters Laboratory episode called Monstory. It depicts Dexter and Dee Dee as Japanese monsters called Kaiju.
Godzilla
Both these Bugs Bunny cartoons are references to the same overture. The first one added some relevant lyrics as well. Identify this work by Gioachino Rossini. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWRZut6 klgE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZfaVoeb k-A
Hint:
The man is Ralph Kramden from the 1950s comedy 'The Honeymooners'. Played by Jackie Gleason; a bus driver for the fictional Gotham Bus Company. Ralph is frustrated by his lack of success, and often develops get-rich-quick schemes. Ralph is very short tempered, frequently resorting to insults and hollow threats. Well hidden beneath the many layers of bluster however, is a soft-hearted man who loves his wife and is devoted to his best pal. Ralph was also an avid bowler.
What was he the inspiration for?
Fred Flintstone
Which looney tunes characters name is a pun on the wildcats scientific name?
Sylvester
From Felis silvestris
Identify this person, often referred to as the real life Tony Stark.
Elon Musk
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