Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 16th, 2010
A relatively easy one for the day . Id the temple . Why is it in the record books ? This is the Attukal Temple in Trivandrum . The temple is world famous for the Attukal Pongala , which holds the world record for the largest annual gathering of women . Cracked by Compulsive Dabbler [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 14th, 2010
Id the work , Id the artist and tell me his recent claim to fame . This is ‘Et , Tu Duchamp?’ by Subodh Gupta , his take on Marcel Duchamp’s L.H.O.O.Q . His recent claim to fame , of course , is the IPL painting . Uncracked .
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 13th, 2010
Multiple A’s would give you B’s most famous creation . Solve for A and B . Ademir Menezes ( A ) , top scorer in the 1950 soccer world cup was nicknamed ‘Jaw’ because of his prominent jawbone . And ‘Jaws’ happens to be Peter Benchley’s ( B ) most famous work . Uncracked .
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 11th, 2010
Action figures paying tribute to ? Hieronymous Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights . Cracked by Rithwik , Arun , Venkataramana , Appu , Dr Vijaynath , Prasanth , Pranai , Yadhu , Rajith Ravi and Chaitra .
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 10th, 2010
What ? Balloons lifting the hydrogen bombs during Operation Grapple , first ever H-bomb tests of Great Britain . Uncracked .
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 9th, 2010
Let us consider 2 pairs here . If it is A and B respectively for the first pair , identify the corresponding chaps for the second pair . The chaps featured here are Otto von Bismarck ( A ) and Pierre Chouteau Jr. ( B ) . The capitals of North and South Dakota , [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 8th, 2010
The son of the lady in the background founded a company and named it after her when she passed away . The company has evolved into a behemoth in its field . Name the company . Victorinox from Victoria Elsener . Victory for Ramki and Rajasekhar . Super stuff !
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 7th, 2010
Architectural model of what ? Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater . Cracked by Akhil K , Rajith Ravi , Nakul Sharma and Dinesh K .
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 6th, 2010
What is this ? This is the contraption which was developed by Lorand Eotvos to demonstrate the Eotvos Effect . The Eotvos Effect is a corollary to the Coriolis Effect and states that eastward-traveling objects will be deflected upwards ( feel lighter ), while westward-traveling objects will be deflected downwards ( feel heavier ) . [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 5th, 2010
What are these ? These are the ads promoting Kerala tourism on UK taxi cabs . Read Sophie’s comment for details . Cracked by Appu , Yadhu , Subin , Sophie , Compulsive Dabbler , Rajith Ravi , Rijo , Prasanth and Praveen VR ( via Facebook ) .
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