Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 21st, 2009
Scores have been updated . Owner of a very dubious record . What ? Ron Artest , who used to play for the Indiana Pacers , has to his credit the longest non-drug or betting related suspension in NBA history . This happened as a result of the very (in)famous Pacers-Pistons brawl in 2004 . Fully [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 20th, 2009
Scores will be updated tomorrow . What connects ? Alexander Dityatin ( A ) and Nadia Comaneci ( B ) are the first male and female gymnasts to score a Perfect 10 . Cracked by Arun Hiregange , Jithin , Anil Raghavan , Anand Shankar , Jyothi , Deepu , Vishnu , Moid Siddiqui [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 19th, 2009
A Sitter for Sunday. What connects these politicians? Quoting Shrey Goyal , “Megawati , or Meghawati, prominent Indonesian politician and former President, was given her name by the eminent Indian leader Biju Patnaik, when he visited her father, Soekarno, the first President of Indonesia, in 1947, whose wife had just given birth to a [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 18th, 2009
‘Something’ named after A is not named after B even though it can be mistaken. C also shares equal credit for its etymology . Identify A, B and C and that ‘something’ A- Elbridge Gerry , who proposed gerrymandering -a process by which electoral districts are drawn with the aim of aiding the party in [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 16th, 2009
What ‘unit’ is named after this gentleman? Scoville units used to measure the hotness of chilli/pepper is named after Wilbur Scoville . Cracked by Deepu , Arun Hiregange , Hrishikesh Varma , Anil Raghavan , Jyothi and Anon .
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 14th, 2009
What famous brand resulted from the surname of this gentleman in A and products of B and C ? Colgate Palmolive . Cracked by Anil Raghavan , Moid , Error 404 , Navpreet , Varun , Malcaluffin , Arun Hiregange , Gryphusnick , Vijith and Jyothi .
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 13th, 2009
Double A to get B or C . Solve for A , B and C . Shahid Afridi ( B ) and Fred Couples ( C ) share the nickname ’boom boom’ and A happens to be a Boom barrier . Cracked by Abhi , Arun Hiregange , Arun Warrier , Jyothi , [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 12th, 2009
How has this actress-director been immortalised ? Mary Antoinette Perry , after whom the Tony Awards are named . Cracked only by Arun Hiregange . Salut !!
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 10th, 2009
Which retired fighter connects ? Quoting Navpreet , “A – A Simpsons parody on “Nighthawks” (1942), a painting by Edward Hopper that portrays people sitting in a downtown diner late at night. B – The Bird – “Lesser Nighthawk” Connection – The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is a stealth ground attack [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 10th, 2009
Whose last view ? The Folkestone White Horse figure at Folkestone , Kent is the last view of England for passengers using the Channel Tunnel from the English side . Cracked by Rithwik , Deepu , Nayantara and Anubhav .
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