Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 30th, 2009
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 [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 29th, 2009
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 [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 28th, 2009
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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Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 28th, 2009
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 [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 26th, 2009
What ? Where ? The Diver , the only sculpture standing in the river Thames . Uncracked.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 25th, 2009
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 [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 24th, 2009
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 [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 24th, 2009
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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Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 23rd, 2009
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 [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 22nd, 2009
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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