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 the Seven Sisters skyscrapers built [...]
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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 Sir !
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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 job !
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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 Rise of [...]
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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 a ball !
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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 Open [...]
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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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