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Monthly Archive for May, 2011

Daily Question # 755

Tribute  to  which  famous  event / person ? The  Terry  Fox  Run , in  commemoration  of  Terry  Fox and  his  Marathon  of  Hope . Cracked  by  Devajyoti  Ghosh , Ajith P , Nigel Thomas , Appu , Yadhu , Gokul , Bbobby , Rufus T Firefly , Sundaram , Siddharth Ravi , Rajith Ravi , [...]

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Daily Question # 754

How  do  we  know  him  better ? Al  Yeganeh , the  original  Soup  Nazi . Appu  and  Mahdi  tasted  success  on  this  one .

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Daily Question # 753

What  is  this  Asterix  panel  a  tribute  to ? Quoting  Devajyoti  Ghosh , “Caesar in the campaign in Gaul in “Asterix in Belgium” is modeled on Ernest Meissonier painting  Napoleon campaigning in France“ Cracked  by  Devajyoti  Ghosh , Nigel  Thomas , Rithwik , Ajith P and Visitor .

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Daily Question # 752

Sorry  for  the  lack  of  activity  guys . Was  away  on  official  duty . An  easy  one  to  get things  going . Who  is  he ? Why  is  he  in  news ? Jeffery  Deaver , author  of  Carte  Blanche ,  the  latest  James  Bond  novel . Cracked  by  Siddharth  Ravi , Rithwik , Bbobby , [...]

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Daily Question # 751

Identify  the  dish . Also  tell  me  where  one  could  expect  to  consume  the  authentic  version  of  this  dish . The  Arnold  Bennett  Omelette served  at  The  Savoy . Cracked  only  by  Bbobby . Well  done  saar !

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Daily Question # 750

Yet  another  landmark  achieved . Phew ! Thanks  a  ton  guys , for  staying  with  us  and  making  this  happen Where  would  one  expect  to  see  these signals ? Hand  signals  used  at  Stock  Exchanges  , this  one  being  the  Bombay  Stock  Exchange . Cracked  by  Devajyoti  Ghosh , Akash  and  Fifthape .

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Daily Question # 749

What  is  depicted  on  the  flag ? What  does  the  flag  stand  for ? Quoting  Appu , “The Conlang Flag is a symbol of constructed languages created by subscribers to the CONLANG mailing list. It represents the Tower of Babel against a rising sun” Cracked  by  Appu , Rithwik , Devajyoti Ghosh , Fifthape , [...]

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Daily Question # 748

Fundaez  please . Gay  activists  protesting  the  Pope’s  views  on  gay  marriage  by  kissing  each  other  in  front  of  Pope  Benedict  XVI  during  his  visit  to  Barcelona  to  consecrate  the  Sagrada  Familia . Nice  work  by  all  who  worked  it  out  from  the  Popemobile . Cracked  by  Appu , Devajyoti Ghosh , Ajith P , [...]

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Daily Question # 747

What  has  been  recreated  here ? This  is  a  mock-up  of  the  infamous  removal  of  Felix  Dzerzhinsky’s  statue ( “Iron Felix” ) found  in  the  entrance  hall  of  the  International  Spy  Museum  in  Washington DC . Cracked  by  Rajasekhar  and  Devajyoti  Ghosh .

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Daily Question # 746

Funda  please . Quoting  Devajyoti  Ghosh , “Known not only for sporting achievements , Italian defender Marco Materazzi (Inter Milan) , in an unconventional manner expressed his delight after his team’s league victory over AC Milan ( 2-0 ) . After the match, he ran onto the pitch with a carnival mask representing the face [...]

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