Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 18th, 2010
What was the controversy ? This is the South Park episode ’201′ which kicked up a storm by depicting images of Prophet Muhammad. Read more here. Cracked by Appu , Arun , Rithwik , Ajay Parasuraman , Anil Ramachandran , Rajith Ravi , Ramki , Deepthi Mani , Anil Raghavan , Subin , Prasanth and [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 16th, 2010
Who are they ? Where will you find this ? Quoting Arun Hiregange , “Hidden photograph in the hologram on Windows Vista distribution disc : apparently they are three enterprising young men from the Anti-piracy Team at Microsoft who got themselves included as part of the security hologram” Cracked by Arun , Yadhu , Prasanth [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 15th, 2010
Identify this pioneering location . (The distinctive architecture of the buildings should be a good pointer to work it out) Drop City , Colorado , the first rural hippie commune ( I thought the Buckminster Fuller influence was very evident here ) . Perfect answer from Arun .
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 14th, 2010
Identify this contraption . How is it connected to the world of sports ? This is the juggling toy Tiki-Taka . Tiki-Taka , which was evident in the Spanish run to WC 2010 title , supposedly derives its name from the toy . Uncracked .
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 13th, 2010
What has he just listened to ? Quoting Rajith Ravi , “He just listened to “Happy Birthday, Mr President” President John F. Kennedy at his birthday party after Marilyn Monroe Sang “Happy Birthday”, Madison Square Garden, NY, 1962″ Dedicated to someone who celebrated his birthday yesterday Thank You Anil Ramachandran , Vinay Hegde , Arun [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 12th, 2010
The Monthly Set closes attempt tonite . Find it here and send in your answers by midnight . Which famous American location takes its name after the botanical feature shown in the pic ? Cape Canaveral from Canareal which means ’Canebrake‘ . Uncracked .
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 9th, 2010
The monthly set closes attempt in two days . Find it here and send in your replies asap . Applause to Manjith for breaking into the Top 10 and scoring a very fine 100 . Connect . The Sun Also Rises ( A ) by Ernest Hemingway had the San Fermin Festival ( B ) [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 7th, 2010
Find the Monthly Set – 13 here . Flavour of the season . Who’s the subject of this cartoon ? Joachim Loew . Read more here . Cracked by Appu , Arun , Manjith , Balakrishnan and Rithwik .
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 5th, 2010
Find the Monthly Set – 13 here . Identify the thing which is the centre of attraction here . What is its claim to fame ? This is the Golden Lyre of Ur , considered the finest of the Lyres of Ur , which are the world’s oldest surviving stringed instruments . Once again , [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 4th, 2010
Connect A and B to C . The connect – Characters in Lemony Snicket’s ( a.k.a Daniel Handler – C ) A Series of Unfortunate Events . Isadora and Duncan Quagmire are named after Isadora Duncan ( A ) whereas Jerome and Esme Squalor take their name after JD Salinger‘s ( B ) ”For [...]
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