Quiz #10

Posted by Anirudh On October - 10 - 2009

Today we add a little techie-twist to our quiz.

This fossil, discovered in 1974 is considered to be a milestone in paleoanthropology. It was then the earliest known hominid (human-like) species. The music connect? Well, it has been named after a famous song by an even more famous band. Name this fossil.

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Clue: She was the inspiration behind the inspiration for the song..

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Answer in comments..

Answer: Lucy. Cracked by 9 people. Named after the beatles song “Lucy in the sky with diamonds”. The Beatles claim that the inspiration for the song came from Julian Lennon’s (John Lennon’s son) drawing “Lucy in the sky with diamonds”. Julian’s painting, in turn,was inspired by his classmate Lucy Vodden (the other picture) .

Points:

easwar, Arun A.S., Atul, Rosh, Nitish, Nirad, Emmanuel, Vivek N D, drjam each get 1 point.

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9 Responses so far
  1. easwar Said,

    Lucy

    Posted on October 10th, 2009 at 9:23 am

  2. Arun.A.S Said,

    Lucy, after Lucy in the sky with diamonds.

    Posted on October 10th, 2009 at 10:16 am

  3. Atul Said,

    Lucy

    Posted on October 10th, 2009 at 10:20 am

  4. Rosh Said,

    Lucy

    Posted on October 10th, 2009 at 10:21 am

  5. Nitish Said,

    Lucy named after the song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by the beatles

    Posted on October 10th, 2009 at 10:44 am

  6. Nirad Inamdar Said,

    The ’1974′ hint made it easy to search. U could’ve hidden it.
    Having said that, brilliant qn. LUCY O’DONNELL

    Posted on October 10th, 2009 at 2:24 pm

  7. Emmanuel Said,

    Song: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
    Band: Beatles
    The fossil: Australopithecus afarensis? or just Lucy?

    Posted on October 11th, 2009 at 12:48 am

  8. Vivek N D Said,

    Lucy (Australopithecus) from Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by The Beatles

    Posted on October 11th, 2009 at 4:25 am

  9. drjam Said,

    Lucy in the sky with diamonds.

    Posted on October 11th, 2009 at 5:56 am

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