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Monthly Archive for July, 2010

Daily Question # 586

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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Daily Question # 585

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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Daily Question # 584

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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Daily Question # 583

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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Daily Question # 582

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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Daily Question # 581

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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Daily Question # 580

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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Daily Question # 579

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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Daily Question # 578

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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Daily Question # 577

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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