Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 31st, 2009
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A is the vertical variant . The initial prototype of B is the horizontal one .
What are we talking about ?
A – Saab Viggen , also known as ‘Thunderbolt‘
B – Kamov Ka-50 , initial variants of which were nicknamed [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 30th, 2009
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What term was coined as a result of something inspired by this french harbour ?
Claude Monet’s ‘Impression , Sunrise’ ( Impression , Soleil Levant ) features the Le Havre Harbour in France ( the place in the pics ) . [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 29th, 2009
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Where can one find the more famous namesake of the place pictured below ?
This is the Trafalgar Square in Bridgetown , Barbados . The more famous counterpart , of course , is the Trafalgar Square in London .
Cracked by Hrishikesh Varma , [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 28th, 2009
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Which list is named after him ?
Craigslist , named so after founder Craig Newmark .
Cracked by Manjith , Nishanth Raman , Siddharth Jain , Deepthi Mani , Mags , Kamal Rathi , Arun Hiregange , Ajay [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 28th, 2009
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Who’s missing from this list ?
Jacques Anquetil ( A ) , Felice Gimondi ( B ) , Bernard Hinault ( C ) and Eddy Merckxx ( D ) were the only cyclists to have won all the three Grand Tours of cycling , namely the Tour de France [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 26th, 2009
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Connect A and B .
( Take C as a clue to work out B ; apologies for the quality of B , it was the only one I could find )
The connect – The planes which dropped the Atom Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
A – Enola Gay Tibbets [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 26th, 2009
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It is the only such aircraft to have a unique distinction . What ?
Quoting Deepu ,
“S-3B Viking “Navy One”.
On 1 May 2003, US President George W. Bush rode in the co-pilot seat of a Viking that landed on USS Abraham Lincoln, where he delivered his “Mission Accomplished” speech [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 24th, 2009
What’s her claim to fame ? Also name her very famous uncle .
Rachel Christie , Miss England 2009 and the first ever black to be crowned Miss England . Her uncle happens to be a gentleman named Linford Christie
Cracked only by Ijaz Aslam . Great work dude !
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 23rd, 2009
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What ‘error’ connects ? ( Not an exhaustive list )
These are the images featured on some of the most famous and valuable stamps ever . The fact that made the stamps valuable was that all the images were inverted .
A – A Rushlight – Featured on the ‘CIA [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 22nd, 2009
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Connect .
They are the all-time leading goalscorers in the 4 top soccer leagues in Europe .
Silvio Piola ( A ) with 274 goals in Serie A , Gerd Muller ( B ) with 365 goals in Bundesliga , Jimmy Greaves ( C ) with 366 goals in English [...]
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