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Monthly Archive for March, 2011

Daily Question # 718

Whatever  the  grandpa  is  wearing  on  his  head  inspired  the  name  of  something . What ? Also  identify  where  the  still  is  from . Bad  Hat  Harry  Productions , after  the  “That’s  some  bad  hat , Harry” scene  from  Jaws . Hat-tip  to  Rajith  Ravi , Appu , Fifthape  and  Visitor .

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Daily Question # 717

Why  was  this  advertising  sign  commissioned ? Quoting  NigelT , “Babe Ruth’s called shot was the home run hit by Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the 1932 World Series, held on October 1, 1932 at Wrigley Field in Chicago.Shortly after the called shot, the Chicago [...]

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Daily Question # 716

What ? Where ? The  pile  of  stones  pictured  is  a  memorial  on  Robben  Island and  built  by  the  political  prisoners  who  were  imprisoned  there . Each  stone  was  placed  by  a  former  inmate  during  a  reunion  and  is  dedicated  to  the  struggle  against  the  oppressive  regime . Cracked  by  Ajith , Fifthape  and  Visitor [...]

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Daily Question # 715

These  are  the  first  five  in  a  very  ambitious/innovative/<insert-your-adjective-here> modern  day  project . Identify  and  explain . P.S : Keep  your  eyes  open . One  of  the  pics  gives  it  away ( just  dropping  a  hint  to  make  it  dead-easy  for  you  guys ) Dead  Drops . Cracked  by  Rithwik , Fifthape , Ajith , [...]

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Daily Question # 714

Why  are  they  doing  this ? The  Yeomen  of  the  Guard  ceremonially search  the  cellars  of  the  palace  of  Westminster  prior  to  the  State  opening  of  Parliament . The  cellars  have  been  searched  since  1605  to  prevent  a  modern  day  Gunpowder  plot . Anon , Ajith , NigelT , Fifthape , Appu  and  Nakul  crack [...]

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Daily Question # 713

What  just  went  boom ? Quoting  Appu , “Jean Tinguely’s self-destroying sculpture titled Study for an End of the World No. 2 (1962), detonated successfully in front of an audience gathered in the desert outside Las Vegas” Only  Appu  and  NigelT  survived  the  detonation . Way  to  go , guys !

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Daily Question # 712

Who’s  the  gentleman  gazing  at  the  plane ? Francis  Gary  Powers , pilot  of  the  U-2  spyplane ( seen  here  with  a  model  of  the  same ) which  caused  much  embarassment  to  the  United  States  in  the  1960  U-2  incident . Cracked  by  NigelT , Anon , Ajith P , Yadhu , Appu , Balakrishnan [...]

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