Daily Question # 198 April 30, 2009
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X , in the state of Y is named after A , the wife of B . Solve for all .

A

B
Quoting Arun Hiregange ,
” Ledikeni ( X ) , a popular sweet in West Bengal ( Y ) aka Pantua, after Lady Canning ( A ), wife of Lord Canning ( B ) ”
Cracked by Jyothi and Arun Hiregange . Khoob Bhalo guys !!
Daily Question # 197 April 28, 2009
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Attempt the Monthly Set – 5 here .
A , B and C are connected by a medical condition / term X . D shows Y ‘infected’ with X .
Solve for A , B , C , X and Y .

A

B

C

D
The connect is Plague .
A – Daniel Defoe ; wrote the novel ” A journal of the Plague year ” , account of one man’s experiences of the year 1665, in which the Great Plague struck the city of London
B – Thomas Malthus ; Plague is often cited as an example of Malthusian check / catastrophe
C – Illustration of the nursery rhyme ” Ring a Ring o’ Roses ” , which is associated with the Great Plague of 1665 and the lyrics describe the symptoms of the disease
D – Leaking capacitors , known as Capacitor Plague
Cracked fully by Jyothi , Abhi , Ajay Parasuraman , Deepthi Mani , Arun Hiregange , Deepu and Anil Raghavan .Half credits to Rithwik , Abhishek , Manjith , Shounak , Jubair , Nogu , Bobby and Johny Walker .
Daily Question # 196 April 27, 2009
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Attempt the monthly set here .
What ? Take the last pic as a clue .
Quoting Deepu ,
“A modified Mil V-12 helicopter (the largest helicopter ever built) that’s now called “The Hotelicopter” and is being hailed as the first flying hotel. It was later revealed to be a marketing hoax .
Nickname of Mil V-12 was Homer ,the man in the picture ”
Ctacked by Rithwik , Deepu , Jyothi , Abhi , Arun Hiregange , Martin , Anubhav , Jubair , Anil Raghavan and Vikas .
Daily Question # 195 April 26, 2009
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Who / What is the missing member in this list ?

A

B
A – The Retreat Building , Mashobra , near Shimla
B – Rashtrapathi Nilayam , Secunderabad
The missing one is Rashtrapathi Bhavan , New Delhi . All are the Presidential residences of the President of India .
Cracked by Jyothi , Kamal Rathi , Anil Raghavan , Arun Hiregange and Deepu .
Daily Question # 194 April 25, 2009
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A’s most famous creation X served as an inspiration for another character Y . The movie adaptation of Y has something which has attained iconic status and is supposedly inspired by B’s most famous work .
Solve for A, B , X and Y .

A

B
Quoting Jyothi ,
” Sax Rohmer (A) created the character Dr. Fu Manchu (X) which served as an inspiration for Dr. No ( Y ) by Ian Fleming.
The movie Dr.No has Ursula Andress rising from the sea like “The Birth of Venus” by Sandro Botticelli ( B ) ”
Cracked by Rithwik , Jyothi , Anil Raghavan and Varun . Half credits to Ajay Parasuraman and Abhishek .
Daily Question # 193 April 24, 2009
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Find the Monthly Set – 5 here .
Who is he ? Where can one find him ?
The demon Apasmara who symbolises Epilepsy and Ignorance . He is the dwarf on whom Shiva dances in his Nataraja depiction. In most Nataraja depictions ,Apasmara is shown as being crushed by Shiva’s foot . However , the image above is a rare one where he is depicted as sitting . Find the complete image here .
Goes uncracked !
Daily Question # 192 April 23, 2009
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What was named after B by the man in A?

A

B
Carlo Collodi’s ( A ) character Pinocchio translates into ‘Pine Nut’ ( B ) in Tuscan .
Cracked by Jyothi , Arun Hiregange , Varun , Anil Raghavan , Moid Siddiqui and Ajay Parasuraman .
The Monthly Set – 5 April 23, 2009
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Presenting The Monthly Set – 5 .
All the best !!
Daily Question # 191 April 23, 2009
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What connects ?

A

B

C
Quoting Arun Hiregange ,
“Douglas Adams ( B ) suggested the album name Division Bell to Pink Floyd’s Dave Gilmour on condition that a donation be made to the Save The Rhino foundation ( A ) which he had co-founded, and the Ely Cathedral ( C ) can be seen on the cover of the album”
Fully cracked by Varun , Arun Hiregange , Ajay Parasuraman , Anil Raghavan and Malcaluffin . Half credits to Error 404 , Abhi , Rohit Pisharoty , Rithwik , Abhishek , Deepu , Jyothi and Gryphusnick .
Daily Question # 190 April 21, 2009
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Which world famous location ?
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .
Cracked by Deepu , Jyothi , Error 404 , Abhi , Nishanth Raman , Arun Hiregange , Arun Warrier , Anil Raghavan , Arun AS , Varun , Hrishikesh Varma , Moid Siddiqui and Ajay Parasuraman .