Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 30th, 2009
X , in the state of Y is named after A , the wife of B . Solve for all . Quoting Arun Hiregange , “ Ledikeni ( X ) , a popular sweet in West Bengal ( Y ) aka Pantua, after Lady Canning ( A ), wife of Lord Canning ( B ) ” [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 28th, 2009
Attempt the Monthly Set – 5 here . A , B and C are connected by a medical condition / term X . D shows Y ’infected’ with X . Solve for A , B , C , X and Y . The connect is Plague . A – Daniel Defoe ; wrote the [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 27th, 2009
Attempt the monthly set here . What ? Take the last pic as a clue . Quoting Deepu , “A modified Mil V-12 helicopter (the largest helicopter ever built) that’s now called “The Hotelicopter” and is being hailed as the first flying hotel. It was later revealed to be a marketing hoax . Nickname [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 26th, 2009
Who / What is the missing member in this list ? A – The Retreat Building , Mashobra , near Shimla B – Rashtrapathi Nilayam , Secunderabad The missing one is Rashtrapathi Bhavan , New Delhi . All are the Presidential residences of the President of India . Cracked by Jyothi , Kamal Rathi [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 25th, 2009
A’s most famous creation X served as an inspiration for another character Y . The movie adaptation of Y has something which has attained iconic status and is supposedly inspired by B’s most famous work . Solve for A, B , X and Y . Quoting Jyothi , ” Sax Rohmer (A) created [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 24th, 2009
Find the Monthly Set – 5 here . Who is he ? Where can one find him ? The demon Apasmara who symbolises Epilepsy and Ignorance . He is the dwarf on whom Shiva dances in his Nataraja depiction. In most Nataraja depictions ,Apasmara is shown as being crushed by Shiva’s foot . However , [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 23rd, 2009
What was named after B by the man in A? Carlo Collodi’s ( A ) character Pinocchio translates into ’Pine Nut’ ( B ) in Tuscan . Cracked by Jyothi , Arun Hiregange , Varun , Anil Raghavan , Moid Siddiqui and Ajay Parasuraman .
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 23rd, 2009
Presenting The Monthly Set – 5 . FIND IT HERE . All the best !!
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 23rd, 2009
What connects ? Quoting Arun Hiregange , “Douglas Adams ( B ) suggested the album name Division Bell to Pink Floyd’s Dave Gilmour on condition that a donation be made to the Save The Rhino foundation ( A ) which he had co-founded, and the Ely Cathedral ( C ) can be seen on the [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 21st, 2009
Which world famous location ? The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . Cracked by Deepu , Jyothi , Error 404 , Abhi , Nishanth Raman , Arun Hiregange , Arun Warrier , Anil Raghavan , Arun AS , Varun , Hrishikesh Varma , Moid Siddiqui and Ajay Parasuraman .
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