Question from Sukanto yet again:
Connect. Explain
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Question 1066: Whose side are you on?
So the situation here is that the guy in pic 1 is incorrectly credited with the origin of a phrase(let's call it X) which was in reality, stated by the guy in pic 2. However, it became well known as one of 1's quotations. The phrase in question, is a counterpoint to another phrase (say Y) stated by the visionary in pic 3 and also in similar vein by the guy in pic 4. The phrases X and Y are perfect opposites of each other, if you may say so, both popular in their own right.
Identify both the phrases X and Y (half points for each). No need to identify the 4 dudes.
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Question 1065
Guest question coming up from Akshay Saxena:
What's the connect between all these images?
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Question 1064: "Here's my son, his name is '!_______'"
“’In Canada, I used to deejay, and they used to have daytime dances in the early nineties, because ______ parents were really strict, and wouldn’t allow their kids to go out at night, so they had daytime dances, and I would deejay them. So there were always fights at these dances. It was like…these ______ fights, you know, it was like AAAAGH (* with a weird arm movement similar to someone attacking*) and I used to watch. Anyway this fight broke out at one of the dances, and in Canada there are a lot of new _______ and young , but these were like real village kids, and now they had come to the big city…and this fight breaks out and this other kid runs up to the fight, where I was standing to watch, and he says, “ Hey, nobody fight today, okay, or ‘Y’ ”.”’
The above was an excerpt from one episode of the "India Questions" series of NDTV in which X, who looked like the following picture when he was young, was invited for the talk.
ID X, and the phrase Y.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Question 1063: Worth a Doll.ar
X, better known as Y was born on 9th March 1959. Her parents are known to be a certain George and Margaret. She has had a rather steady relationship with her boyfriend Z. She is an animal lover having had over 40 pets including a lion cub and a panda. She must be pretty rich since she also owns a Corvette, several jeeps and holds a pilot's license. She has received criticisms regarding her being a bad influence on young girls. She has also acted in many films, including a supporting role in this year's Oscar winning movie A.
ID X, Y, Z and A
Friday, March 25, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Question 1056
X was inspired by:
X's protagonist Y follows:
Id X & Y and put funda. My apologies for an ill-formed question.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Question 1055: Anni(hi)litation
Well..I'm joining the meme brigade too. The following memes suggest one of the most heinous crimes that you can ever commit. What?
Friday, March 18, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Question 1053
Question from Sukanto:
X is a famous American author of short stories and novels, and the first person to apply a patent for the periscope. He is best known for his short novel Y, whose main plot is said to have striking similarities to a disaster that happened fourteen years after the book was written, thus being the subject of discussion for many supernatural theorists and the like.
Id X and Y, and the disaster.
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
The Scoreboard
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Question 1052: No Entry's Anil Kapoor
In this demotivational poster, identify the guy? What is the text a reference to?
P.S. Another Blog In The Wall is up and running once again and will be updated daily from now-on.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Question 1050
X: Among the large headlines concerning Y this morning there's one asking that you watch for a lovely girl with a big rabbit. An ancient legend says a beautiful Chinese girl called Chang-o has been living there for about 4000 years. It seems she was banished to Z because she stole the pill for immortality from her husband. You might also look for her companion, a large Chinese rabbit, who is easy to spot since he is only standing on his hind feet in the shade of a cinnamon tree. The name of the rabbit is not recorded.
A: Okay, we'll keep a close eye for the bunny girl.
ID X, Y, Z and A.
Question 1049: What's in a name??
Question from Sukanto:
Id X and connect to:
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Question 1046: Storm Blooper
On 20 June 2009, "Sun" newspaper revealed that X would finally show the world his face, in X's TV show the next day. X wished to unmask himself to quash speculation over his identity, stating "He's been fed up with newspapers speculating that he's a photocopier salesman from Bolton, or lives in a pebble-dashed house in Bristol".
The show first depicted X driving a Ferrari round the test track and then after walking off, unmasked himself to reveal he was Y. In the following interview, Y then played up to some of the supposed defining character traits of X. The BBC would initially not confirm or deny it was a just a stunt, but a spokesman was quoted as saying "You have to bear in mind that Z(The show) is an entertainment programme. We never reveal who or what X is,".
Solve for X, Y and Z.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Quesion 1044: I Swear!
Here are a few lines from a well known passage:
I swear........the following Oath and agreement:
To consider dear to me, as my parents, him who taught me this art, to live in common with him...........to look upon his children as my own brothers, to teach them this art.
I will prescribe regimens...........according to my ability and never do harm to anyone.
I will not give______________________________________________ and similarly I will not give a pessary to a woman...
But I will preserve the purity of my life and arts.
I will not cut for stone..... I will leave this to be performed by.....specialists in this art.
....All that may come to my knowledge in the exercise of my profession......I will keep secret and will never reveal.
If I keep this oath faithfully may I enjoy life and practice my art, respected by all and in all times, but if I swerve from it, may the reverse be my lot.
1. Identify the passage
2. What do the lines in bold refer to?
3. The blanked out line has special significance in a current issue..Explain.
And well, the three questions aren't related..
Question 1043
X-ian engineering is the process of breaking down complex products into its fundamental components and then building the product again in the cheapest way available. This ensures simpler and easier ways to handle processes and products. Indians and South Asians are known for this method. The company Y intended to convey deep frugality and a willingness to challenge conventional wisdom applied to engineering, technological innovation, and new product development. The name originated from India, and was named following the Z, Y's most pathbreaking product in its field. It is associated with the sentence "Getting more [services] from less [resources] for more [people]".
Solve for X, Y and Z.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Question 1042
Ole Lukøje, one of Hans Christian Andersen's folk tales, told of the different dreams X gave to a young boy in a week. X would sprinkle dust in the eyes of the children. He said:
“There is nobody in the world who knows so many stories as Ole-Luk-Oie ( X ), or who can relate them so nicely. In the evening, while the children are seated at the table or in their little chairs, he comes up the stairs very softly, for he walks in his socks, then he opens the doors without the slightest noise, and throws a small quantity of very fine dust in their eyes, just enough to prevent them from keeping them open, and so they do not see him. Then he creeps behind them, and blows softly upon their necks, till their heads begin to droop. But Ole-Luk-Oie does not wish to hurt them, for he is very fond of children, and only wants them to be quiet that he may relate to them pretty stories, and they never are quiet until they are in bed and asleep. As soon as they are asleep, Ole-Luk-Oie seats himself upon the bed. He is nicely dressed; his coat is made of silken stuff; it is impossible to say of what color, for it changes from green to red, and from red to blue as he turns from side to side. Under each arm he carries an umbrella; one of them, with pictures on the inside, he spreads over the good children, and then they dream the most beautiful stories the whole night. But the other umbrella has no pictures, and this he holds over the naughty children so that they sleep heavily, and wake in the morning without having dreamed at all.”
X is an inspiration to a song released in 1991. Which song?
This meme above might help you identify.
If it's not much trouble, identify this type of meme too.
Question 1041
Meme time! In this Harry Potter meme, identify both the words which have been blanked out.
Monday, March 7, 2011
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