(137) Button Discrimination ?

Why men's shirts have the buttons on the right, but women's shirts have the buttons on the left?

(136) Car Commercials

In expensive car commercials, the registration plate of the car usually contains letters W, M, T, A, O, I, H and the numbers 1, 0 and 8. Why ?

And.... WE'RE BACK !

Long time no see, everyone !

It's almost a year since I wrote my last question here on the blog. Missed you all !

I decided to keep this blog alive, especially because all of you out there being a great support during this, for me, very hard and intensie period of my life.

Wish you all good luck and

LET THE GAMES BEGIN ! :)

Hugs,

Marko

(135) Name the Pain(ting)

Name the painter, the title of the painting and the historical event depicted in this masterpiece.

ANSWER: Pablo Picasso, Guernica

(134) Building In Common

Rome and Paris share the name of one building. Which one ?

ANSWER: Pantheon

(133) Amazing Depression

Name the depression depicted above. Why is it so specific ?

ANSWER: The Racetrack Playa of Death Valley. It is famous for 'sailing stones', rocks that mysteriously move across its surface.

(132) Dotted Code

Morse Code consists of combinations of dots and dashes representing the letters of the alphabet and numerals. Which code consists only of dots ?

ANSWER: Braille

(131) Locate the Building

Locate the unusual building depicted above. Name the architect and the company for which it was designed.

ANSWER: The Robot Building, Bangkok, Thailand. Designed for the Bank of Asia by Sumet Jumsai.

(130) Roman Detachable Statues

Roman statues were made with detachable parts, so, if needed, some could be removed and replaced by another. What parts of the statues were usually detachable ?

ANSWER: Heads

(129) Just In Case ...

What must always be within 40 feet (12 meters) of the sitting US President?

ANSWER: Case with the nuclear launch codes.

(128) Shoes Before 1800

What was unusual about the shoes before the 19th century ?

ANSWER: no difference between the left shoe and the right shoe

(127) Recycled Building

This building now houses a museum dedicated to an industry that could be found in virtually every part of the world throughout history. However, this building started out as something other than a museum. Name this building and explain the role this building played when new and exactly what kind of museum it is currently.

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ANSWER: Originally: The Shanxi Salt Merchants Guildhall, built in 1736 - 1752 AD / Now: It houses the Salt Museum in Sichuan, China, with exhibits about the 4200 year history of salt production in the region.

(126) Mr. Eiffel's Inspiration

Which part of human body inspired Gustave Eiffel to build his famous tower ?

ANSWER: The femur

(125) Uncommon Musicians

Except the fact they were famous musicians, what else B. Jones, J. Hendrix, J. Joplin, J. Morrison i C. Cobain had in common ?

ANSWER: They all died at age 27.

(124) Beware of Art

What's the name of a syndrom causing psychical disorders as a consequence of intensive art experience ?

ANSWER: Stendhal Syndrome