Daily Question # 112 January 30, 2009
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How has he been immortalised in the cricketing world ?
Ellis Achong , the only Chinese to have played cricket , was the reason behind the name ‘Chinaman’ for a Left arm unorthodox spin delivery .
Cracked by Vikas , Rithwik , Sumo , Varma , Incognito and Darksideofchand .
Daily Question # 111 January 30, 2009
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Connect A and B with regards to C .

A

B

C
Thomas Jefferson ( A ) and John Adams ( B ) are the only American presidents to have signed the Declaration of Independence ( C ) .
Nobody got the funda . But full marks to all who managed to identify all three visuals . Cracked by Rithwik , Vikas , Sumo , Kamal Rathi , Shijil and Deepu . Half points to Raziman .
Daily Question # 110 January 28, 2009
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The Big Fat Panda returns with yet another intoxicating question .
All non-hydrophobic gents (and ladies) are grateful to B + C for introducing us to the wonders of A . If they are not yet grateful, they most definitely ought to be.
Identify and put fundaes.

A

B

C
Daily Question # 109 January 26, 2009
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Today’s question comes from Arun AS , who is currently on a holiday in the north east .
Connect .

A

B

C

D

E

F
All parodies of the Beatles’ “White Album” cover .
Cracked by Anil Raghavan , Jyothi , Shijil , Wasi Manazir , Johny Walker , Raziman , Rithwik , Vikas , Deepu , Malcaluffin and Ranjana Ninan ( giving her the benefit of the doubt 🙂 )
Scores will be updated on the 1st .
Daily Question # 108 January 25, 2009
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Connect .

A

B
The Apollonian Gasket featured in the xkcd comic no. 17 ( B ) was postulated by Apollonius of Perga ( A ) .
Cracked by Deepu , Shijil and Raziman . Good job guys !!
Daily Question # 107 January 24, 2009
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What was apparently inspired by the title character of this movie ?
Victor of Aveyron , the first ever documented feral child , who was the subject of Francois Truffaut’s l’Enfant Sauvage, has been described as one of the inspirations for the charcter Quasimodo from Victor Hugo’s ”The Hunchback of Notre Dame”
Goes uncracked yet again !
Daily Question # 106 January 23, 2009
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Find the Monthly Set – 2 here .
A and B are connected ( seperately ) to C . The connection between B and C prompted D to introduce the concept E .
Identify A – E and explain the connections .

A

B

C

D
See Kamal Rathi’s answer for details .
Cracked fully by Rithwik , Malcaluffin , Kamal Rathi , Johny Walker , Jyothi , Deepu and Anil Raghavan & partly by Vishnu and Shijil .
The Monthly Set – 2 January 22, 2009
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Presenting the Monthly Set – 2 . Find it here .
Daily Question # 105 January 22, 2009
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Simple one for the day.
Connect .

A

B
Rocio octofasciata ( B ) was named the ‘Jack Dempsey’ because of its aggressive nature and strong facial features similar to that of Jack Dempsey ( A ) .
Cracked by Rithwik , Deepu , Wasi Manazir , Vikas , Pappan , Anil Raghavan , Deepthi Mani , Arun Warrier , Kamal Rathi and Jyothi .
Daily Question # 104 January 21, 2009
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Who are they ? What is their historic achievement ?
The Lesbian Gay Band Association ( LGBA ) , on the 20th of Jan , bacame the first ever Lesbian , Gay , Bisexual and Transgender ( LGBT ) group to take part in a US presidential inaugural parade .
Went uncracked !!