Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 28th, 2009
The Monthly Set closes tomorrow . Find it here and send in your attempts asap . Connect . Babur ( A ) , Akbar ( B ) and Ahmed Shah Abdali ( C ) – the victors in the Three Battles of Panipat in 1526 , 1556 and 1761 respectively . Cracked by Rithwik , [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 27th, 2009
The Monthly Set closes on the 1st of March . Find it here . What happened as a result of this ? The pic depicts the BULLDOZER REVOLUTION of 2000 which resulted in the downfall of Slobodan Milosevic’s regime in Serbia . It was given this nickname after the most memorable event of the protest [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 26th, 2009
Which mythical creature connects ? A – Madame Blavatsky B – August Kekule The connect – OUROBOROS , the serpent devouring its own tail and thereby forming a circle . Madame Blavatsy founded the Theosophical Society in 1875 and the logo of the organisation features an Ouroboros . August Kekule attributed his discovery of the [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 25th, 2009
Find The Monthly Set – 3 here . What was their mission ? The Tangaroa expedition attempted to duplicate Thor Heyerdahl’s Kon-Tiki expedition and successfully completed the voyage in mid 2006 . The dude on the extreme left is Olav Heyerdahl , Thor Heyerdahl’s grandson . Cracked by Deepu , Incognito , Raouf , Varun [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 24th, 2009
Find The Monthly Set – 3 here . A provided music for a movie based on B which was directed by C . The name of the movie is the same as D ‘s nickname . D was the top-scorer at an event held in the last decade of the last century in city E [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 23rd, 2009
A and X ( not shown here ) constitute an exclusive list . Who is X ? Peter Finch ( A ) for the movie The Network and Heath Ledger ( X ) for The Dark Knight are the only two actors to have won an Oscar posthumously for an acting performance . Cracked by [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 22nd, 2009
Where in the human body would you find the following ? The Ear Ossicles are named so because they resemble a Hammer ( Malleus ) , Anvil ( Incus ) and Stirrup ( Stapes ) . Cracked by Rithwik , Shijil , Sreeram , Debasish , Shrey Goyal , Abhi , Karthik , Incognito , [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 21st, 2009
Which Indian region connects ? Quoting Abhi , “A: Esso (a brand of Exxon) B: Gulf Oil C: Texaco D: BP E: Shell F: The Pegasus logo of Mobil G: Chevron Following the break up of Rockefeller’s Standard Oil in 1911, these companies were together referred to as the Seven Sisters. The Indian region in [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 20th, 2009
Presenting the third Monthly Set . We have tried to make it as interesting [ and confusing ] as possible . FIND IT HERE . All the best !
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 20th, 2009
Connect . A – The Earth as seen from the Moon B – The inauguration of the Grand Canyon Skywalk ( visible in the background ) . The skywalk is owned by the Hualapai Indian Tribe and the pic shows the tribal chief dedicating it to the nation . C – MTV The connect – [...]
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