Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 30th, 2009
How has he been immortalised in the cricketing world ?
Ellis Achong , the only Chinese to have played cricket , was the reason behind the name ‘Chinaman’ for a Left arm unorthodox spin delivery .
Cracked by Vikas , Rithwik , Sumo , Varma , Incognito and Darksideofchand [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 30th, 2009
Connect A and B with regards to C .
Thomas Jefferson ( A ) and John Adams ( B ) are the only American presidents to have signed the Declaration of Independence ( C ) .
Nobody got the funda . But full marks to all who managed to identify [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 28th, 2009
The Big Fat Panda returns with yet another intoxicating question .
All non-hydrophobic gents (and ladies) are grateful to B + C for introducing us to the wonders of A . If they are not yet grateful, they most definitely ought to be.
Identify and put fundaes.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 26th, 2009
Today’s question comes from Arun AS , who is currently on a holiday in the north east .
Connect .
All parodies of the Beatles’ “White Album” cover .
Cracked by Anil Raghavan , Jyothi , Shijil , Wasi Manazir , Johny Walker , Raziman , Rithwik , Vikas , Deepu , Malcaluffin and Ranjana Ninan ( giving [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 25th, 2009
Connect .
The Apollonian Gasket featured in the xkcd comic no. 17 ( B ) was postulated by Apollonius of Perga ( A ) .
Cracked by Deepu , Shijil and Raziman . Good job guys !!
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 24th, 2009
What was apparently inspired by the title character of this movie ?
Victor of Aveyron , the first ever documented feral child , who was the subject of Francois Truffaut’s l’Enfant Sauvage, has been described as one of the inspirations for the charcter Quasimodo from Victor Hugo’s ”The Hunchback of Notre Dame”
Goes uncracked yet again !
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 23rd, 2009
Find the Monthly Set – 2 here .
A and B are connected ( seperately ) to C . The connection between B and C prompted D to introduce the concept E .
Identify A – E and explain the connections .
See Kamal Rathi’s answer for details .
Cracked fully by Rithwik , Malcaluffin , Kamal Rathi , Johny Walker [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 22nd, 2009
Presenting the Monthly Set – 2 . Find it here .
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 22nd, 2009
Simple one for the day.
Connect .
Rocio octofasciata ( B ) was named the ‘Jack Dempsey’ because of its aggressive nature and strong facial features similar to that of Jack Dempsey ( A ) .
Cracked by Rithwik , Deepu , Wasi Manazir , Vikas , Pappan , Anil Raghavan , Deepthi Mani , Arun Warrier , Kamal Rathi [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 21st, 2009
Who are they ? What is their historic achievement ?
The Lesbian Gay Band Association ( LGBA ) , on the 20th of Jan , bacame the first ever Lesbian , Gay , Bisexual and Transgender ( LGBT ) group to take part in a US presidential inaugural parade .
Went uncracked !!
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