Daily Question # 435 December 30, 2009
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It was supposed to be A . But nowadays it is B which holds that title .
What ?
Clue : Indian region

A

B
Quoting Appu ,
“A – Palace of Culture in Warsaw
B – Triumph-Palace apartment building in Moscow, sometimes called the Eighth Tower or Eighth Sister because it is similar in appearance to the Seven Sisters skyscrapers built by Stalin in Moscow”
Cracked by Appu , Nishanth Raman and Arun .
Daily Question # 434 December 29, 2009
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Who had an overactive diaphragm ?
Winston Churchill .
The huge zigzag seen on Jordan’s ( map above ) eastern border is known as Winston’s Hiccup cos he supposedly drew the boundary after a generous and lengthy lunch . ( And a hiccup involves a hyperactive diaphragm )
Cracked only by Ajith Prabhakar . Salut Sir !
Daily Question # 433 December 28, 2009
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Am looking for someone who doesnt take to the skies well .
Kimjongilia , named after Kim Jong-il . He has a fear of flying .
Uncracked .
Daily Question # 432 December 28, 2009
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Connect .

A

B

C

D

E
Table Tennis Grips .
The V grip ( A ) , Pistol grip ( B ) , Penhold grip ( C ) , Handshake grip ( D ) and Seemiller grip ( named after Dan Seemiller – E ) .
Only Abhijeet and Rithwik got a good grip on this one . Good job !
Daily Question # 431 December 26, 2009
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What ? Where ?
The Diver , the only sculpture standing in the river Thames .
Uncracked.
Daily Question # 430 December 25, 2009
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NOTE: We expect email registrations for EoD. RSVP at the Facebook page will not do 🙂 thank you and here’s today’s question.
Connect .

A

B
Quoting Kaushik Saha ,
“The painting is “The Suicide of Dorothy Hale” by Frida Kahlo (drawn in 1939).
The person is Myra Bairstow who wrote a play based on Hale’s suicide, “The Rise of Dorothy Hale” which premiered Off-Broadway at the St. Luke’s Theater on September 30, 2007″
Cracked by Abhijeet , Kaushik Saha , Anil Raghavan and Debasish . Half credits to Yadhu , Rithwik and Appu .
Daily Question # 429 December 24, 2009
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Claim to fame of the area marked in red ?
Quoting Appu ,
“Korvatunturi mountains in Lapland in Finland is the place where Santa Claus (or Joulupukki in Finnish) is said to live”
Cracked by Kum Aar , Freestyler , Abhijeet , Balakrishnan , Appu , Nayantara and Anil Raghavan .
Merry X’mas , have a ball !
Daily Question # 428 December 24, 2009
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Connect ( or disconnect rather ) .

A

B
Jeffrey Archer authored The Prodigal Daughter while Dean Koontz ( B ) authored Prodigal Son 🙂
Cracked only by Anil Raghavan . Full credits to Appu as well , for both the IDs and the info 😛 . Super job , as usual ! Half credits to Yadhu .
End of Daze 2009 – The Year-End Online Quiz December 23, 2009
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A year after we started off with our first really-big online quiz, we bring to you the second, more advanced version of EoD, as End of Daze 2009.
Venue: right here 🙂
Timing: The quiz will be open from 10pm, Saturday, 2nd January, to 10pm, Sunday, 3rd January
Prizes: Cash Prizes to top two places in Open category
Cash prize to winner of School Category (upto 12th grade, to be ferpectly clear, as Thompson would say :))
Prior Registration is essential. Since anyway all the believers will turn up, I guess you can register beforehand.
E-mail us at captain.chandrakant@gmail.com/swordthatwasbroken@gmail.com for registering. Your name and category (Open/School) will be all that is required. Registration closes on the midnight of 1st January.
Your QMs for the day, as ever, will be Capitaine and the Big Fat Panda
General Info:
1. Quiz will be reasonably arbit and probably difficult.
2. Only one entry per person (i.e, no multiple entries: only first one will be accepted)
3. No late entries and please dont try the failed internet connection thingy.
4. Please write your real names: no chat names or other nicks will be accepted.
5. The QMs reserve the right to be snotty.
Thank you, and Happy Quizzing!
Regards,
Capitaine and BFP
Daily Question # 427 December 22, 2009
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What is being demonstrated here ?
The Mike Austin Swing , which was used to hit the longest recorded drive in a professional tour event .
Balakrishnan was the only one to hit a hole-in-one . Fantastic work dude !