FIll in the blank.
Answer: Pentagon, Hexagon, OREGON! :D
Friday, June 10, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Question 1137: Blood & gore, no more
1 is responsible for creating 2. 2 is hence also know by a different "catchier" name derived from 1's name.
What is this funnier name by which 2 is known?
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Answer: Elizabeth "Tipper" Gore who urged for warning labels to be put on records containing 'heavy language', also known as Tipper Stickers
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Question 1136: I FELL for him
Who came out with his own list of "Ten Commandments (for X)"?
- Be a patient listener (it is this, not fast talking, that gets a X his _____).
- Never look bored.
- Wait for the other person to reveal any political opinions, then agree with them.
- Let the other person reveal religious views, then have the same ones.
- Hint at sex talk, but don't follow it up unless the other person shows a strong interest.
- Never discuss illness, unless some special concern is shown.
- Never pry into a person's personal circumstances (they'll tell you all eventually).
- Never boast - just let your importance be quietly obvious.
- Never be untidy.
- Never get drunk.
Answer: Victor Lustig, X=conmen
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Question 1134: She sells seashells on the sea shore
The following is an English translation of a Chinese poem called the Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den, and was written by Yuen Ren Chao.
In a stone den was a poet called Shi, who was a lion addict, and had resolved to eat ten.
He often went to the market to look for lions.
At ten o'clock, ten lions had just arrived at the market.
At that time, Shi had just arrived at the market.
He saw those ten lions, and using his trusty arrows, caused the ten lions to die.
He brought the corpses of the ten lions to the stone den.
The stone den was damp. He asked his servants to wipe it.
After the stone den was wiped, he tried to eat those ten lions.
When he ate, he realized that these ten lions were in fact ten stone lion corpses.
Try to explain this matter.
What is unusual about this poem?
Answer: The Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den consists of 92 characters, all with the sound "shi" in different tones when read in Mandarin.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion-Eating_Poet_in_the_Stone_Den
Monday, June 6, 2011
Question 1133: First among equals
A guest question after many days...
This one is from Anindita Ravikumar.
These 3 individuals have all achieved a particular feat. (1) is the first man to achieve it, (2) is the first woman to achieve it.
Question: What particular feat? Identify (3) And why is (3)'s achievement even more special than the others?
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Answer: Mark Inglis, the first double amputee to climb Mt. Everest.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Question 1132: Down with the flu
Meme time.
This is a fake cover of the National Geographic Magazine Cover. What's blanked out?
Answer: The main blank is Angry Bird. For other info, read indian's answer.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Question 1131: Toss of a coin
The founders of X, known to friends and employees by their first names, developed a unique management style that came to be known as The X Way. In one of the founder's words, the X Way is "a core ideology ... which includes a deep respect for the individual, a dedication to affordable quality and reliability, a commitment to community responsibility, and a view that the company exists to make technical contributions for the advancement and welfare of humanity." The following are the tenets of the X way:
- We have trust and respect for individuals.
- We focus on a high level of achievement and contribution.
- We conduct our business with uncompromising integrity.
- We achieve our common objectives through teamwork.
- We encourage flexibility and innovation.
Identify X.
Answer: Hewlett-Packard founded by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Question 1130: A real bully
British counterpart of Uncle Sam, identify this yeoman.
Answer: John Bull, Great Britain personified.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Question 1129
Which internet phenomenon did this lady start?
Answer: The Huffinton Post, founded by Arianna Huffington.
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