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Connect..

2011-01-27T20:01:00.000+05:30

Connect...

2011-01-26T00:12:00.003+05:30

Both Nikhil Bhaiya and appuchin are absolutely correct...
The connect is Naveen Pattnaik. These are the three books which he wrote.

BACK AGAIN...

2011-01-26T00:09:00.000+05:30

We were gone from the blogs for a while but we are back...

We will be posting questions on a daily basis now...

Online Quiz On 8th Dec - "The I Quest"

2010-12-04T22:25:00.007+05:30

Well we have some great news for quizzers.

For those who are bored with the normal online quizzes, here is some interesting and innovative one- "THE I QUEST".

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We proudly present to all of you, our first online quiz event. In my personal experience most online quizzes are slightly boring and we hope to change that, not only on the basis of the content but also on the basis of the innovative format and design. If you can’t wait to read through the rest of the post, just go to www.theiquest.com

Our eventual aim is to develop a killer facebook application for quiz lovers and we hope to do that soon. Till that happens, we want to engage quizzers via online quiz contests. The first one in the series is scheduled for 8^th Dec from 8 PM to 12 PM.

The most important rule is “A player can play TheIQuest challenge with ONLY ONE registered user account. If a user is found using multiple accounts his/her accounts will be deleted and any prizes won by that account will be revoked.” For further details visit our Rules page.

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Connect

2010-11-24T13:09:00.001+05:30

All of you got that right...

Ashwin Navin and Bram Cohen, the founders of BitTorrent Inc..

Connect...

2010-11-22T19:44:00.001+05:30

Well explained Cupidvogel..

Connect is Rolls Royce..

On the left is Eleanor Thornton who modeled for the Spirit of Ecstasy, present on the bonut of Rolls Royce. The 2nd one is the sculptor Charles Sykes.

Connect

2010-11-22T19:42:00.002+05:30

Nice crack by V.Chandrashekhar
The connect is the movie Manthan...pics are of Girish Karnad, Smita Patil(both of them acted in the movie) and Verghese Kurien...the movie is set amidst the backdrop of the White Revolution of India (Operation Flood) and verghese kurien is regarded as the father of White Revolution...he was also the joint story writer for the movie along with Shyam Benegal

Connect

2010-11-13T18:51:00.003+05:30

Give me one name to connect these three pics. Also give me the name of the Bollywood Director connected to this list too.

Don't scratch your hair

2010-11-12T10:06:00.000+05:30

Hollywoodian
Mutton Chops
A la Souvarov
French Fork
Fu Manchu
Dali
The Zappa

What are these?

Lets see who can solve this...

2010-09-12T22:08:00.002+05:30

Back after a long time... Connect

2010-09-08T23:28:00.000+05:30

Vitamin B4

Connect and find the missing link?

The blog is back in action...

2010-09-08T22:19:00.002+05:30

So the question goes uncracked...
1st pic- Amy Irving
2nd pic- James Coco
The only two actors to be nominated for an Oscar and Razzie for the same performance.

MAHAQUIZZER 2010 - BHUBANESWAR LEG

2010-05-23T14:22:00.004+05:30

Here is some great news for quizzers in and near Bhubaneswar.
BHUBANESWAR has been added as a centre for the MAHAQUIZZER 2010.

Date - 30th May
Time - 10-11:30 am
Venue:
Lecture Theater,Kushabhadra Campus(Campus-5,KIMS),
KIIT University,
Bhubaneswar- 751024

Local Co-ordinator for Bhubaneswar- Kamal Rathi(94370 42444)

How to register

1.Participants interested in registering should mail Mahaquizzer@gmail.com (Mahaquizzer at gmail dot com).
2.Please mention the city where you would like to appear from in the subject-header.
3.Please do mention age and institutional affiliations if you are a student.

Since seating is limited in many centres, local coordinators will work on a first-come first-served basis.If seats are available on spot registrations will be allowed.
You will receive a mail confirming your entry latest by 28th May 2010. If you fail to receive your confirmation, please text the details to either Mitesh Agarwal (98452-59423) or your city coordinator (see http://kqaquizzes.org for details).

General Information about Mahaquizzer

Mahaquizzer is a National Quizzing Championship conducted by KQA every year. It is open to individual entrants, irrespective of age or other affiliations (though we do suggest that the taker is at least 12 years old).

The sixth edition of Mahaquizzer will be held across 15 cities on Sunday, 30 May 2010. The cities where centres are being offered are Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad , Thiruvananthapuram, Mumbai, New Delhi , Kolkata, Pune, Guwahati, Panaji, Thrissur, Mysore, Coimbatore, Singapore and Bhubaneshwar.

There is no entry fees--except Kolkata where hall expenses will be met thus.

As always, contestants are required to answer 150 questions over 90 minutes.

Four prizes will be given out in each city: Best Quizzer, Best Woman Quizzer, Best College Quizzer and Best School Quizzer.

The person recording the highest score across all centres will hold the title of Mahaquizzer for 2010. She/he will also be awarded the Wing Commander G.R. Mulky Trophy for Quizzing Excellence. This trophy will be presented during ASKQANCE, the KQA 27th Anniversary Open Quiz Festival scheduled for 19th and 20th June 2010.

The Question-setters:Mahaquizzer 2010 has been set by Arun Hiregange, Dibyendu Das, Thejaswi Udupa, Mitesh Agarwal and Ochintya Sharma. Mitesh Agarwal will coordinate the event across all centres.

Identify

2010-05-10T06:50:00.004+05:30

She was the official spokesperson for X during his stay in Y. Gradually she became known for her dictatorial ways, despite the preaching of free love and religious exuberance.She was charged with a plot to poison salad bars in 10 restaurants in Y,Sickening 751 people.

Identify The lady we are talking about,X and Y.

PS:Googling is a moral crime for quizzers. Play Safe.

Both Champ and Nat gets it correct.

X-Osho Rajneesh

Y-RajneeshPuram

Lady-Maa Anand Sheela

Whose Statue?

2010-05-10T06:42:00.001+05:30

Now that is a goal!!!!!

2010-05-07T22:22:00.004+05:30

The first _______ was scored by X in Scotland on 21 August 1924. ________remains a rare occurrence and most of the times is accomplished by fluke rather than intent. One of the most famous example of this type of goal was by Celtic's 1950s midfielder Charlie Tully. His first attempt was disallowed by the refree but he retook the attempt and scored again.
What are we talking about ???

PS: As we say, Googling is a moral crime...

Both champ and nihar got the funda right..

We are talking about OLYMPIC GOAL and it is hit directly from the corner...

Connect

2010-05-04T22:03:00.001+05:30

No tries for this question...

The person in the right pic is Sir Cyril Radcliffe and the border between India and Pakistan is known as Radcliffe Line after him , and that in the left pic is Sir Henry McMahon and the effective boundary between China and India ic known as McMahon Line after him.

Put Fundae.

2010-04-20T00:13:00.003+05:30

What is being shown and speciality?

Both Champ and Kaka got that absolutely correct...
@JesseniaT_Orndorff1021- Apologies for not having kept the blog updated for some time. We will be putting questions on a regular basis from now onwards..

Its the Warne-Muralitharan trophy.It contains silver casts of Warne and Muralitharan's right hands complete with cricket balls used by them while playing for their countries.

You Crazy Diamonds!

2010-04-18T12:46:00.003+05:30

Connect.

Sijut gets the connection right, though with somewhat wrong connections.

buckingfastard gives a brilliant guess, not the answer I was looking for.

Pic is indeed of Storm Thorgerson, who designed most of the cover albums for Pink Floyd.

Second pic of Battersea Power Station in London..Cover picture of Pink Floyd's Album ANIMALS. Connection- PINK FLOYD.

Put Fundae!

2010-04-16T21:59:00.002+05:30

Whats so special about this pic?

Both Sijut and champ gets it correct. This endorsement by W.G.Grace is the first endorsement ever by any cricketer.

Aren't the photos nicely arranged???

2010-04-15T21:20:00.003+05:30

Gulshan gets that right...
All of the persons shown-David Beckham,Cameron Diaz,Howard Hughes,Donald Trump and Jenifer Love Hewitt(clockwise),suffer from some form of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Connect..

2010-04-14T18:59:00.003+05:30

Nice try by Vineet and Champ but Buckingfastard hits the bingo...
Priyanka Chopra for Aitraaz and Kajol for Gupt are the only two female actors to have won Filmfare Award for Best Villain.

America woudnt like this!!

2010-04-13T11:22:00.003+05:30

This one is contributed by Chakru.

Invented and sponsored by New York real estate developer Seymour Durst,A billboard-sized running total dot-matrix display which constantly updates s currently installed on Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) in Manhattan, New York City..what does the display show?

Do Not Stare

2010-04-11T23:15:00.002+05:30

Identify her.
Hint: She was in news during G8 summit 2009.

Correctly answered by champ....
She is Mayara Tavares.She came in the news when in a still photograph taken during G8 summit 2009,it appeared as if Obama and Sarkozy were checking out her bottom.

Biz Funda!!!

2010-04-09T23:18:00.003+05:30

Excuse me for this hardcore Biz funda.Apologies!

Developed by brownie wise,for increasing the sales for X(company) this Y is a marketing method.
In Y,people have a social gathering and the product is demonstrated in there.The orders for the product
is then taken before the gathering ends.Y has been used primarily to sell items whose main appeal is to women by women.

Name X and Y.

Daredevil,champ and shrey got it right...the marketing plan is "party plan" and company is Tupperware.

Connect

2010-04-07T23:53:00.005+05:30

Both Champ and Nikhil Bhaiya are absolutely correct...
Anil Kumble had a cameo role in Meerabai Not Out, Logo of StumpVision which is owned by him and Jim Laker is the only bowler other than Anil Kumble who has taken 10 wickets in an inning.So, the connection is Anil Kumble.

Connect

2010-04-06T21:51:00.003+05:30

No tries...
The person shown in the left pic is G.Kishenchand and he bowled the over in which Don Bradman(right pic) scored his hundredth 100.

We are Famous...

2010-04-05T23:40:00.003+05:30

Name the two boys.
For what achievement are they famous??

Champ gets that correct...
The two boys are Manoj Kumar and Md Shaibaaz Tumbi.They set a new partnership world record of 721 runs in the Hyderabad Cricket Association under-13 inter-schools cricket tournament.

Connect

2010-04-04T23:01:00.004+05:30

The novice gets that right...
The pics are of Dara Singh, Colin Farell and Prithviraj Kapoor.They all have played Alexander the Great in movies.

Connect

2010-04-03T19:56:00.006+05:30

No tries for the question...

Well the connect is 420.
The 1st pic is of band Grateful Dead who widely used this term, the statue of Louis Pasteur at San Rafael,CA from where the 420 term originated and pic of New Zealand Cricketer Dion Nash who owns 420 mineral water brand.

An easy one...

2010-03-31T23:00:00.003+05:30

Connect and fill in the missing link...

Both Rachit and champ are absolutely correct...
The actors shown in the pic are (top row from left)Lewis Wilson,Robert Lowery,Adam West,(bottom row from left)Val Kilmer,Michael Keaton,George Clooney.
The missing link is Christian Bale and these are the actors who have played batman in movies.

Connect

2010-03-31T00:02:00.003+05:30

Good try Nihar and buckingfastard...They all have definitely won Man Booker prize but that was not the exact connect..

The connect is that they are the only three whose books were bookies favourite before the Man Booker Prize was held and who won it too.

Connect

2010-03-29T22:11:00.001+05:30

Both Champ and Raveesh got that right...
All the three companies are owned by eBay.

TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS 2010 - BHUBANESWAR EDITION

2010-03-28T23:22:00.004+05:30

A total of 164 teams took part this year. The questions in the prelims were quite easy and so the teams scoring even 15 could not make it to the wild card rounds. The teams in the finals were that of-
KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
XIM, Bhubaneswar
DRIEMS, Cuttack
Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
NIST, Berhampur
ITER, Bhubaneswar

Winners: DRIEMS
Runners up: Utkal University

The questions from the prelims were(highlight the area below the question to see the answer)-

1. The logo of this company contains of a nest with a mother protecting her younger one.
Nestle

2. Calvin Klein is owned by which company?
Philip's Van Heusen

3.Identify her(photo of Kiran Majumdar Shaw).

4.Which person is regarded as the Businessperson of the century?
Henry Ford

5.Which is the only railway station in India to be named after a
business giant?
Tatanagar

6. Identify the company(logo of Puma).

7.The logo was designed by Carol Davison for a mere fees of
$35.The logo is now the trademark of a very famous company.
Name the company
Nike.

8.Which city is known as the diamond capital of India?
Surat

9.Cover of The Monk who Sold is Ferrari.Tell the author
Robin Sharma

10.Print ad showing Walk and talk theme.Tell the company
Idea

11.Pic showing various brands like Hair n Care, Revive, Saffola etc.
and Ayesha Takia. Tell the company
Marico.

12. Name the economic daily of The Hindustan Times.
Mint

13.This company was earlier known as Racal Telecom.This is a
UK giant.Tell the company
Vodafone

14.Photo of a lady.Identify her(ceo of yahoo-Carol Bartz)

15.In 1921 Howdy Chicago became the first to achieve this.It then after
set a trend.What was the achievement??
First movie to be screened in an aircraft.

16.Screenshot of a Nirma Ad

17.This very widely used gadget is manufactured by a canadian
company Research in Motion
Blackberry

18.Question on history of Nickelodean.

19.This is the mostly widely prescribed drug. It comes in mint ,orange
and mixed fruit flavours
Digene.

20.Song from Kaminey played. Tell the producer/production house
UTV

Connect

2010-03-28T22:40:00.002+05:30

Good try by Nihar but Angelina Jolie isn't the right answer..

The pic on the left is that of video game character Rayne and she is the first video game character that appeared in Playboy Magazine.

Identifizieren...

2010-03-27T22:15:00.004+05:30

To commemorate which occassion was this postage stamp issued and by which country??

Both Nihar(have added your blog) and Pranav are right...
This stamp was issued by Germany on the occassion of 1936 Berlin olympics.

2010-03-25T22:02:00.004+05:30

Identify them and why were they in news recently??

Both Ayas and the novice got that absolutely right..
The person in the left pic is Ted Forstmann and that on the right is Adam Dell.Any one of them was believed to be the father of Padma Lakshmi's newborn daughter Krishna.And recently she confirmed Adam Dell as the father.

Identify the company...

2010-03-24T21:32:00.003+05:30

In 1982, BBH created this ad. For which company was this poster made for???

Everyone got that right....
The ad was for Levi's introducing black denim..

Print ad for?

2010-03-21T12:25:00.001+05:30

Brilliant concept here. Identify the Print ad.

No Tries...Goes Uncracked.

AD for Haier Widescreen Televisions.

Identify

2010-03-21T12:19:00.001+05:30

Identify this American Rock Musician.

Champ gets it correct.Indeed "Chris Cornell" from Audioslave.

Connect and Explain the connection.

2010-03-14T20:19:00.005+05:30

PS: Googling is a moral crime for quizzers. Just think obvious..you will get the answer!

Champ gets the connection right. Nice try by saranya.

Connect is Buddy Holly.First Pic shows Buddy Holly glasses,The "Chirping" Crickets was his band's first album and The band..Rolling stone's music was said to be heavily inspired from Buddy Holly.

2010-03-13T23:10:00.002+05:30

VC Pranav gets it right...
All four were appointed chief minister of Meghalaya...

Identify....

2010-03-13T22:51:00.002+05:30

Who is she??
And why is she in news??

She is Jayanti Chauhan, daughter of Parle Bisleri owner Ramesh Chauhan...
She is in news to join Parle Bisleri as director..

Connect

2010-03-03T17:21:00.004+05:30

The Eye in the Sky
The Pro
The Rookie
The Ringleader
The Inside Man
The Grease Man
The Fuse
The Getaway
The High Roller
The Bankroll

Interstellaroverdrive gets it right...
These are the job designation of each person in Ocean's 11 movie..

CONNECT

2010-03-01T10:23:00.004+05:30

Connect to not so old History.

No correct answers..

Connect is the CHECKPOINT CHARLIE,the famous checkpoint of West and East Germany.

First pic shows the Map of Checkpoint Charlie.

Second pic shows the visit of John F Kennedy On the Checkpoint.

Third pic shows "Cc" ..Shortform of Checkpoint Charlie by which its often called.

Connect.

2010-03-01T09:52:00.002+05:30

Connect and explain.

Both kriskingle and shibin gets it right.

They are indeed the native winners of the grand slam events of their respective countries.

L to R-

Fred Perry-Wimbledon winner

Yannick Noah-French Open winner

Mark Edmond-Australian Open winner

Andy Roddick-US Open winner

What did this song inspire?

2010-03-01T09:41:00.004+05:30

What did this inspire?

Shibin hits the bingo here.

This song inspired "Kya Mujhe Pyaar hai" from Woh Lamhe, copied by none other that Preetam from the movie Peterpan, song's name is Tak Bisakah.

Kuch khaas hai hum sabhi mein!

2010-03-01T09:30:00.002+05:30

This Holi...bringing the childhood memories back!
HAPPY HOLI to all the quizzers!!!!

Sitter

2010-03-01T09:25:00.001+05:30

Easy one..
Identify the adviser!

No one cracks the easy one.Its a Print ad for South Africa Tourism.

Adverts!

2010-02-28T20:13:00.003+05:30

Nice concept here.Identify the Advertiser.

Good one by apraman..This ad for sure is for TIDE.

Tribute to whom??

2010-02-25T21:02:00.002+05:30

Tribute to which famous characters founder?Name both!

Everyone gets it correct.Its a tribute to Bill Watterson..The creator of Calvin and Hobbes..and the movie is due to be released soon!

Congratulations!

2010-02-25T20:14:00.005+05:30

Born to Anglo Idian parents, at the King George Hospital, Victoria Street, in Lucknow, to a manager for a catering contractor that serviced the big Indian Railways.

In his early days was regarded as British Elvis Presley!

Despite this doors did not open to him in the U.S. market, he was not considered part of the British Invasion, despite four Hot 100 hits.

He finished number 56 in the 2002 100 greatest Britons list, sponsored by the BBC and voted for by the public. Adored especially by baby boomer women.

Identify the singer I am talking about!!

PS: Googling this is a moral crime!

Bulls eye Chandramohan..He is indeed Sir Cliff Richard(Birth Name:"Rodger Harry Webb").

Identify

2010-02-25T20:07:00.004+05:30

Regrets for the errand postings..

We are back with this picture!!

Identify the person who made an iconic contribution to the Desi Television history!

Shyamal Bhaiya hits the bingo.He is Suresh Mullick who composed the iconic MILE SUR MERA TUMHARA for durdarshan!!

Identify....

2010-02-13T22:05:00.001+05:30

Name the child model in this ad....

All of you got that right...
The child model is NICOLAS SARKOZY featuring in the ad for Bonux washing powder..

What....Zero?

2010-02-10T20:36:00.003+05:30

Easy One..Connect and explain!

PS:Googling this connect is a moral crime!

Champ and Shibin azad gets it correct..It is indeed the Zero emission Nissan Leaf

Identify..

2010-02-08T17:39:00.004+05:30

This person was in news in Oct 2008.Identify him and for what reason was he in news for??

Answer is Mansoor Peerbhoy...he was then a senior software engineer in Yahoo and behind the terror emails before the serial bomb blasts at Ahmedabad and Delhi..

Time??

2010-02-06T19:46:00.002+05:30

SITTER..

Id the painting and the artist!

Ayesha,Rahulb,Bishal and dilip gets it right.
It is indeed THE PERSISTENCE OF TIME by Salvador Dali.

Artist and the Beauty!

2010-02-06T19:39:00.003+05:30

Identify the two personalities!

Bishal gets it partly correct.
The person on the left is the great SALVADOR DALI and on the right is the beauty RAQUEL WELCH.

Dare to sleep!!!!

2010-02-04T19:58:00.004+05:30

X won an an Ig Nobel prize in economics for Y,which she invented for
an industrial design class at MIT Media Lab.Give X and Y.

Vineet gets it right....
X-Gauri Nanda
Y-Clocky

What is it?

2010-02-03T19:23:00.003+05:30

This was a poster put up in 1978 explaining something. Who put it up and what is being explained?
If it’s there and you can see it—it’s real
If it’s not there and you can see it—it’s virtual
If it’s there and you can’t see it—it’s transparent
If it’s not there and you can’t see it-you erased it!

What is being talked about?

PS: Googling will give you the answer but not the satisfaction!!

Nikhil Bhaiya,ayesha and interstellaroverdrive hits the BINGO.Its the IBM poster talking about the properties of RAM.

Soap mail?

2010-02-03T19:10:00.004+05:30

These images of Gmail-branded soap have been circulating around over the past couple of months and eventually ended up on a Wired Blog along with many others. They have been dismissed as either a clever Photoshop job or an art project.

Put Fundae!

Good try by Nikhil bhaiya.

Sijut,ayesha and interstellaroverdrive takes away the honours! The soap apparently was an actual campaign done to promote Gmail's spam filtering might to Russian students. The connection is the Russian wordplay on the soundalike slang for email and soap. The copy on package reads: "Gmail: the cleanest soap".

Easy One!

2010-02-02T20:12:00.004+05:30

Identify this CEO of multi billion dollar firm!

Awesome try by Nikhil bhaiya(Atleast he didnt go for ceo of Wonderbra) ;P.

Sijut gets it right! He is indeed Richard K.Templeton,CEO of Texas Instruments!

Wash away!

2010-02-02T20:10:00.002+05:30

In 1940s Swiss medical researchers seeking ways to aid the burn victims of Second World War, found a medical derivative that could actually improve the health and elasticity of hair. They called the discovery as what?

Great guess by Nikhil bhaiya! It is Panthalene,which is now known as Pantene.

Does Gray Matter?

2010-02-01T21:51:00.007+05:30

Yes Junta,you've heard it right.Kritansh'10 is back and so is
"Does Gray Matter"

Saddle up your belts, the clock is ticking
Even the likes of Marvin the paranoid android will be seen thinking
Question so tough, even the Riddler’s confidence will shatter
And you will find yourself asking, Does Gray Matter?

13 days from today and you will realise I wasn't exaggerating.

There will be 2 Quizzes:General Quiz and Biz Quiz

1)Team Size is 3.Open to all(including corporates, school students)
2)Cross Teams are allowed, anyone can pair with anyone else.
3)Both the Quizzes will be held on the same day i.e. 14th feb.
4)Registration is on the spot.
5)The Quizzes will be a usual written Prelims and Finals format.
6)6 Teams will make it to the finals after the written prelims.
7)Prizes for both the quizzes each are as follows:
First Prize: Rs.15,000
Second Prize: Rs 9,000
Third Prize: Rs 6,000

The Quizmaster for both the Quizzes will be Mr.Mitesh Agrawal-who needs no introduction.

For any Queries,contact:Nikhil Chitlangia 09861416598
nikhilchitlangia20@yahoo.co.in

Ankit Suman 09938168544
ankitsuman@gmail.com

For other events,visit: http://www.kritansh.in/k10/

King of Controversies

2010-02-01T21:43:00.005+05:30

Apologies for the poor picture quality.
Who owns these 2 brands?

Answer is Sant Singh Chatwal who was in news recently for the controversies over Padma Awards.
1st pic is of Hampshire Hotels & Resorts
2nd pic is of Bombay Palace Restaurants
Both are owned by Sant Singh Chatwal.

Nice try by Kaushik but Ayesha and Vineet get it right.

A True Champion!!!

2010-01-31T23:48:00.006+05:30

X entered in Cleopatra style, carried aloft in a chair held by four bare-chested muscle men dressed in the garb of ancient slaves. Y followed in a rickshaw drawn by a bevy of scantily-clad models. Y presented X with a giant lollypop and X gave Y a piglet named. What Occasion,Name X and Y.

Good guess by Shrey,but Vineet takes away the honors.
X is Billie Jean King
Y is Bobby Riggs
Occasion:Battle of the Sexes.

Axed!!

2010-01-29T21:46:00.007+05:30

Identify this Soldier..And the incident!

Aries1987(Ashish) gets it perfect.It was linked directly to the previous post.He was an American Soldier. Capt. Arthur Bonifas. He was killed using an axe in the "AXE MURDER ACCIDENT" following which the BRIDGE OF NO RETURN was no more used!

Bridge Naming!!!

2010-01-29T18:27:00.003+05:30

The name X originates from the fact that prisoners were given the choice to remain in the country of their captivity or cross over to the other country. But if they chose to cross the bridge, they would never be allowed to return.

Name X and it connects which 2 countries.

Vineet gets it right again.
The Bridge is "Bridge of No Return" connects south and north korea.

Connect...

2010-01-28T19:46:00.004+05:30

Good try by Vineet..
Gurbaksh Singh Chahal is the connect.
ClickAgents,BlueLithium and gWallet are the three ventures started
by him.
1st logo is of "valueclick"...it bought "clickagents"...the first
venture of Gurbaksh Singh Chahal.
2nd logo is of "bluelithium"...his second venture.
3rd logo is of 'gWallet"..his third venture.

Beware kids!!!!

2010-01-27T01:48:00.006+05:30

The first signs of an X are:

Rise in surface pressure over the Indian Ocean,Indonesia, and Australia.
Fall in air pressure over Tahiti and the rest of the central and eastern
Trade Winds in the south Pacific weaken or head east
Warm air rises near , causing rain in the northern Peruvian deserts
Warm water spreads from the west Pacific and the Indian Ocean to the east Pacific. It takes the rain with it, causing extensive drought in the western Pacific and rainfall in the normally dry eastern Pacific

It happens at irregular intervals of 2–7 years and lasts nine months to two years.
The Strong-arms Dude below is a huge hint.
Id "X"

Kaushik,Shrey,Sijut and Vineet(again) get it right.
X is El Nino and the guy is Hanley Ramirez who is known by nick name of El Nino.

Failure Be Thy Name!!!

2010-01-25T11:58:00.002+05:30

The logo has come to be synonymous with something. Put fundaes.

Solve for X!!

2010-01-24T20:04:00.002+05:30

He was the third President Tata Steel Union, which was formed in 1920. During those days it was known as The Labour Association.In his avatar of a trade union leader, X was responsible for forcing the Tata Steel management to implement maternity benefit to their employees.On his call, Tata steel had also witnessed first and last ever strike by the workers in 1928. Bowing to the just demands of workers, Tata Steel management and X as President of the workers union signed the historic agreement which gave matenity benefits to the workers. Who is being referred to here as X?

Have U got the "Moves"?!?!

2010-01-21T15:18:00.004+05:30

Complex picture,simple Answer.
Name the above important patent and who holds it.
The patent was used for standard use till 2001.
This guy is a legend in his field and is no more.

Vineet gets the toughie!!
It is Bobby Fischer's digital Chess Clock.

The Road Ahead!!

2010-01-20T15:41:00.003+05:30

Mr X had an unpleasant time in September last year suffering minor injuries due to an accident.
But then,some comfort came in the form of his country's Prime Minister when he named the highway(on which Mr X had the accident)after Mr X.
An immensely popular Mr X is the "frontrunner" in his field.

Name Mr. X who shares his last name with a 2008 released movie.

Usain Bolt is the answer.Bolt is an animation movie released in 2008.
Highway 2000 was renamed as "Usain Bolt Highway" after his accident in September 2009.
Sijut and Bhavin Bhaiya(welcome again) got it right!!
Good try by Vineet.

Hungry Kya!!!

2010-01-19T09:57:00.003+05:30

Logo of a Co. which owns a famous chain.Which?

Went Uncracked.
The Company is Carlson Group which owns the famous chain "T.G.I. Friday"

He is Watching you!!!

2010-01-17T18:07:00.002+05:30

Logo of??

What's the 'connection'?

2010-01-14T01:19:00.001+05:30

Easy One...Identify the product.

Biz games!!

2010-01-08T15:25:00.002+05:30

Statistically, X is the world's most popular transportation company. It is estimated that the equivalent of the world's population travel in X every three days. According to United Technologies, X carry the equivalent of the world's population every nine days.

What are we talking about?

PS-Googling will give you the answer but not the satisfaction

Ans: OTIS Elevators

Oh! Boy

2010-01-07T14:14:00.000+05:30

X is an Indian Christmas Popstar who specialises in comedic remakes of all the classic Christmas Carols. As the lead singer of an Indian boy band, X takes aim at Insufficient Dowries, Internet Dating, Bollywood Hunks, Corrupt Child Sports Stars and Angels with amazing I.T. skills.
Identify X.

Is Beauty Skin Deep?

2010-01-06T14:02:00.001+05:30

Identify the duo & their creation?

Picture Perfect

2010-01-05T13:50:00.001+05:30

Identify the person & his contribution...

And thy Shall Not Steal!!!

2010-01-04T16:49:00.002+05:30

Answer the individual questions and connect them to a single entity...

1."Our mission is to enable users to search complex fields on the Web intelligently. We're starting with health and medicine – an area where many people will appreciate a service that helps them quickly get high value information, and a field where we have expertise based on our work with health-related organizations."
Which company am I talking about?

2.X is a company based in San Francisco, California that is developing a natural language search engine for the Internet.

X is working on building a natural language search engine that can find targeted answers to user questions (as opposed to keyword based search). For example, when confronted with a question like "Which U.S. state has the highest income tax?", conventional search engines ignore the question phrasing and instead do a search on the keywords "state", "highest", "income", and "tax". X on the other hand, attempts to use natural language processing to understand the nature of the question and return pages containing the answer.

3.X was a reverse auction online shopping site website.It is the first website exclusively using "cost per action" for shopping, and the first to give ad revenues to customers, by means of rebates on purchases.
What's X.

4.X was Founded in 2003 by Oren Etzioni (founder of MetaCrawler and a professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington), and has collected over 175 billion airfare observations to date. X's team of data miners use these airfare observations to build algorithms to predict future airfare price movements.
Identify X.

5.X was created in 2006 by Jack Dorsey. Since then it has gained notability and popularity worldwide. It is sometimes described as the "SMS of the Internet" since the use of its application programming interface for sending and receiving short text messages by other applications often eclipses its direct use.
Identify X.

INDIAN CONNECT!!!

2009-11-03T20:28:00.001+05:30

Miley Cyrus,
Victoris Beckham,
Kim Kardashian,
David Beckham
and Paris Hilton.
Just add an Indian to this list . Give me the connection.

The Qubicle (Online Quiz Series of XIMB)

2009-09-19T15:28:00.003+05:30

Xquizzite – The quizzing association of XIMB proudly presents The Qubicle – The online quiz challenge. The first part of The Qubicle goes live on 22nd September 2009.This quiz challenge aims at bringing together, on the World Wide Web, the best quizzing talents of the country and beyond. In short this quiz series is open to all. The Qubicle will be a no holds barred quiz which will test the Q-Quotient of the best quizzing brains, irrespective of campus, organisation or profession.The Qubicle is a series of three online quizzes to be held from 22ndtill 24th September 2009. The quizzes will start at 10 PM every night and continue till 11 PM. The winner of each quiz will receive Rs 2000 cash and the runners up Rs 1000, apart from the certificates of course.The detailed itinerary is as follows:
22 Sept - Biz Quiz
23 Sept - Sports and Entertainment Quiz
24 Sept - India Quiz
Rules and Regulations:
Registration is open for everyone.
Participants can play the quiz individually or in teams of two.
Questions will be uploaded at 10 PM sharp.
Answers to be sent by e-mail to xquizzite@ximb.ac.in by 11 PM.
Answers will be mailed to only those who attempt the quiz.
Detailed rules will be put up shortly.

Contacts:Swarup Kumar Kar, 9777686344Udaya Satapathy, 9238305258
Email - xquizzite@ximb.ac.inBlog - http://xquizzite.blogspot.com/

Cheers,Team Xquizzite

P.S: And to get you started here are some aperitifs

1. The secret recipe for which popular food product is kept in a safe in the city of Louisville in the United States ?
2. It does'nt matter what your second name is ,What matters is what you do with your first. - Karan Johar . 1972 - Rest is History. Which ad ?

Answers
1. Kentucky Fried Chicken; the recipe consists of eleven herbs and spices.
2. Timond Watches. Luxury watch brand 'Timond' has director Karan Johar as its worldwidebrand ambassador

Biz Games!!

2009-08-15T15:35:00.002+05:30

The older name of this company, is an acronym formed from a Dutch phrase which literally means: "through united co-operation everyone regularly profits". Probably not just by chance, the new name formed by shortening the older name means "save (money)" in Afrikaans, Dutch, Danish, German and Norwegian.The older name in Dutch also means "the fir tree", hence it's logo.What company is being talked about here??

A Beautiful Mind

2009-08-08T16:07:00.006+05:30

Which prize's first edition was won by this gentleman who is currently a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur?

Ans:Kamal Rathi,Inquisitive and Sijut were bang on target.It is Manindra agrawal.He is the first to be chosen for the first Infosys Mathematics Prize in association with the National Institute of Advanced Studies in India.

Word Origin!!

2009-08-02T18:50:00.002+05:30

This word was first used during World War II to refer to bombs. This word was Air Force slang to refer to large bombs weighing as much as 8000 pounds. These bombs were so powerful that they were capable of destroying an entire city, hence the term.

Ans: Blockbuster

From the Insignia's Kitchen....

2009-07-29T16:02:00.001+05:30

1. What is the contribution of the below mentioned temple to the world of Indian Politics?

Cursed Couple!!

2009-07-20T12:39:00.002+05:30

There is a famous Chinese myth about a women named X who is said to live on the moon. The basic story is that she and her husband were once immortal beings who were made mortal because of their bad behaviour. This women lends her name to something famous which is also called X. Give me X!!

For the lack of a good title!!

2009-07-18T18:07:00.003+05:30

X is a play in three acts by Tom Taylor. The play is a farcical comedy whose plot is based on the introduction of an awkward, boorish American to his aristocratic English relatives. It premiered at Laura Keene's Theatre in New York City on October 15, 1858. The play concerns the adventures of an American, Asa Trenchard, first played by Joseph Jefferson, who goes to England to claim the family estate.

The play's most famous performance came seven years later, at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. Halfway through Act III, Scene 2, the character Asa Trenchard (the title role), played that night by Harry Hawk, utters a line considered one of the play's funniest:

"Don't know the manners of good society, eh? Well, I guess I know enough to turn you inside out, old gal—you sockdologizing old man-trap..."

During the laughter that followed this line, something very iconic happened.

Give me X and the "thing" that happened!!

Ans:The play is "Our American Cousin" and the "thing" that happened was Lincolns assasination.

An absolute sitter

2009-07-12T02:31:00.004+05:30

Based on the Scandinavian life as presented in Henrik Ibsen's play The Vikings at Helgeland, its main protaganist X is an overweight, red-bearded Danish Viking who regularly raids England and sometimes France.He has been described both as a fierce warrior and a family man. His family includes his nagging wife Helga, their brilliant son Hamlet, their pretty daughter Honi, Helga's pet duck Kvack, and X's dog Snert.
Identify X!!

Ans:Hagar the Horrible

Connect..

2009-06-30T05:15:00.001+05:30

These two philanthropist have started something similar. Name them. What is their idea which is helping thousands of poor across India and other parts of the world?

John Breen, the creator of freerice.com and Vikas Sutaria, the creator of bhookh.com --- The websites which donate food to poor people based on the number of hits received on their websites.

Slumdog indeed lost!!

2009-06-12T10:57:00.003+05:30

Slumdog refering to the Indian children living in slums lost and so did "Jai Ho"-an Indian exclamation signifying victory or accomplishment.The losers list also includes
"Chaddi"=the indian term for underwear, "cloud computing", "carbon neutral" and "NOOb" a derogatory term from the gaming community for a newcomer.
If these were the losers then who won and what was the list about??

Cracked by one and all. The winner is the word web 2.0 and it was recently crowned the millionth word in the english dictionary

Connect!!

2009-06-09T12:40:00.004+05:30

The answer I was looking for was the apparel brand S.Kumar's. Shahrukh Khan is the brand ambassodar of its sub brand Belmonte. S kumars has been in the fray for acquiring Hartmarx whose most famous customer is Barrack Obama.

Who is he?

2009-06-09T03:50:00.001+05:30

Simple question. Name him and why has he suddenly been so much googled over the last few days?

He is Suketu Mehta, the writer of "Maximum City, Bombay lost and found," the rights of which were bought by Danny Boyle. Nice Crack Nehru and Magesh!!

Ad for??

2009-06-04T11:55:00.001+05:30

Ans: Hot Wheels. Cracked by Chithananda, Maverick0505 & Saurabh

I Want to move it!!

2009-06-03T10:42:00.005+05:30

The origin of this term is uncertain. It is believed that it is a reduplication of the name given to a rent party in early 20th century USA. These parties were impromptu affairs which were organized to raise money to pay rent and at which a small entrance fee was charged.

This term was first recorded in print as the title of Clarence 'Pinetop' Smith's 1928 recording, which includes these lyrics:

I want everybody to dance just like I say
And when I say 'hold it there'
I want all of you ... to stop
And when I say stop - don't move
And when I say git it
I want all of you to do a _______ _________.

Name this term being talked about!!
(Try to answer without googling)

Ans: Boogie-Woogie
Shrey and Chithananda got it correct as usual.

Biz Games!!

2009-06-02T11:05:00.004+05:30

The logo with the famous “winged arrow” was first used in 1926.Although the logo of this company is viewed as one of the most original and stylistically clean manufacturing company trademarks in the world, the author is not yet known. The black and green logo, which has been used since 1994, gives it a greater degree of originality – black symbolises the hundred-year tradition, green signalises environmental production.

Usual interpretation of the logo’s symbolism

* Large circle (circular ring) – universality of production, perfection of products, the globe, the world
* Pinion (wing) – technical progress, span of production programme and sales of products in the world
* Arrow – progressive production methods, high productivity
* Circle (eye) – precision of production, technical brightness, range of vision
* Black colour – hundred-year tradition
* Green colour – environmental production, protection of the environment, recycling of materials used.

Give me the name of the company whose logo is being talked about and whose old logo is given below!!

Ans:Skoda
Cracked by Ameya ,Shrey , Mahesh, Johny Walker, Chithananda & mridulgreenwold
@mridulgreenwold:I agree it got too descriptive but just wanted to put all the information about the logo. Anyways will try to keep it short from next time onwards.
By the way thanks for pointing it out.

Yes Sir

2009-06-01T10:40:00.001+05:30

His name comes from a Warwickshire cricketer killed in the First World War.He has an apparent mastery over a vast range of subjects, from philosophy through an encyclopaedic knowledge of poetry, science, history, psychology, geography, politics, and literature. He also has knowledge of all matters pertaining to gambling, car maintenance, etiquette, and women. However, his most impressive feats are a flawless knowledge of the British Aristocracy and making antidotes (especially for hangovers).In the Oxford English Dictionary his name has been converted into a generic term for any useful and reliable person. Name the person being talked about here!!

Ans:Reginald Jeeves -the "gentleman's personal gentleman"
Correct answers received from Shrey, vinay r m , Johny Walker & Chithananda

X Games

2009-05-30T10:30:00.005+05:30

X's creators hope that it will evoke neither a type of cherry nor a strip club on The Sopranos TV series but rather a sound — the ringing of a bell that signals the “aha” moment when one finds an answer.

The name is meant to conjure “the sound of found” as X helps people with complex tasks like shopping for a camera,travel plans etc. Identify X!!

Ans: Bing - Microsoft's new search engine
Cracked by Truth and Lies , Shrey, Johny Walker, Sushrut & Chithananda

Shrey Goyal has some intresting advice to newbies and some great questions as well as how to go about solving a typical "workoutable qustion" . Do check it out guys at
http://shrey-knows.blogspot.com/2009/05/that-quizzy-feeling.html