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Monthly Archive for December, 2009

Daily Question # 435

It  was  supposed  to  be  A . But  nowadays  it  is  B  which  holds  that  title .
What ?
Clue : Indian  region
Quoting  Appu ,
“A – Palace of Culture in Warsaw
B – Triumph-Palace apartment building in Moscow, sometimes called the Eighth Tower or Eighth Sister because it is similar in appearance to the Seven Sisters skyscrapers built [...]

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Daily Question # 434

Who  had  an  overactive  diaphragm ?

Winston  Churchill .
The  huge  zigzag  seen  on  Jordan’s  ( map  above )  eastern  border  is  known  as  Winston’s  Hiccup  cos  he  supposedly  drew  the  boundary  after  a  generous  and  lengthy  lunch . ( And  a  hiccup  involves  a  hyperactive  diaphragm )
Cracked  only  by  Ajith  Prabhakar . Salut  Sir !

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Daily Question # 433

Am  looking  for  someone  who  doesnt  take  to  the  skies  well .

Kimjongilia , named  after  Kim  Jong-il . He  has  a  fear  of  flying .
Uncracked .

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Daily Question # 432

Connect .

Table  Tennis  Grips .
The  V  grip ( A ) , Pistol  grip ( B ) , Penhold  grip ( C ) , Handshake  grip ( D )  and  Seemiller  grip ( named  after  Dan  Seemiller – E ) .
Only  Abhijeet  and  Rithwik  got  a  good  grip  on  this  one . Good  job !

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Daily Question # 431

What ? Where ?

The  Diver , the  only  sculpture  standing  in  the  river  Thames .
Uncracked.

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Daily Question # 430

NOTE: We expect email registrations for EoD. RSVP at the Facebook page will not do thank you and here’s today’s question.
Connect .
Quoting  Kaushik  Saha ,
“The painting is “The Suicide of Dorothy Hale” by Frida Kahlo (drawn in 1939).
The person is Myra Bairstow who wrote a play based on Hale’s suicide, “The Rise of [...]

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Daily Question # 429

Claim  to  fame  of  the  area  marked  in  red ?

Quoting  Appu ,
“Korvatunturi  mountains  in  Lapland  in  Finland  is  the  place  where  Santa  Claus (or  Joulupukki  in  Finnish) is  said to  live”
Cracked  by  Kum Aar , Freestyler , Abhijeet , Balakrishnan , Appu , Nayantara  and  Anil Raghavan .
Merry  X’mas , have  a  ball !

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Daily Question # 428

Connect ( or  disconnect  rather ) .
Jeffrey  Archer  authored  The  Prodigal  Daughter while  Dean  Koontz ( B )  authored  Prodigal  Son
Cracked  only  by  Anil  Raghavan . Full  credits  to  Appu  as  well , for  both  the  IDs  and  the  info . Super  job , as  usual ! Half  credits  to  Yadhu [...]

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A year after we started off with our first really-big online quiz, we bring to you the second, more advanced version of EoD, as End of Daze 2009.
Venue: right here
Timing: The quiz will be open from 10pm, Saturday, 2nd January, to 10pm, Sunday, 3rd January
Prizes: Cash Prizes to top two places in Open [...]

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Daily Question # 427

What  is  being  demonstrated  here ?

The  Mike  Austin  Swing , which  was  used  to  hit  the  longest  recorded  drive  in  a  professional  tour  event .
Balakrishnan  was  the  only  one  to  hit  a  hole-in-one . Fantastic  work  dude !

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