This is a US made underwear and the text is written in metallic ink. ID what's blanked out and why is it inscribed on this garment.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Question 1128
Question 1126: Lexic
Which company, founded in 1990, was originally named after this Greek mythological creature; but later the first part of the name was dropped to give the company a higher position in alphabetical listings?
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Question 1122
A two-part question; they are somewhat connected.
1. Order A(A is a number)
In the event of X officers acting against the interests of the Y, and after receiving specific orders verified as coming directly from the Z, GA_ [Grand Army of the Y] commanders will remove those officers by lethal force, and command of the GA_ will revert to the Z until a new command structure is established.
ID X, Y, Z and the number.
2. 
Apart from being British, these actors' characters have a specific thing, or title, attached to them. What is it?
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Monday, May 23, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Question 1119: You may not survive to answer this.
X is a fictional underwater city, which serves as a setting for the Y series of videogames. The city was a means to create a Utopia for mankind's most gifted thinkers, providing them with a censor-free environment away from terrestrial oppressive governments.
It is located in the north Atlantic Ocean somewhere between Greenland and Iceland. It is only accessible by a system of bathyspheres. The city was designed to be self-sufficient, growing and raising its own crops as well as using the surrounding sea life for food, and taking advantage of submarine volcanoes to provide geothermal power to its population.The city consists of many "skyscrapers", inter-linked by walkways and tunnels, with airtight doors between neighboring sections to isolate areas that become flooded from the rest of the city. The buildings, both inside and out, feature a distinctive art deco design motif, reflecting on the era during which they were built (the mid-'40s). In addition to living quarters, X features shopping areas, entertainment venues, laboratories, manufacturing plants, medical facilities, and other common services provided by a functional city.
ID X, and connect to an event which was/is supposed to take place in 1844, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, today, and 2060.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Question 1118
At T-15 minutes it was necessary to hold the countdown for launching the first American in space, to make a final check of the real-time trajectory computer. A small electrical part had a problem and this resulted in an hour and twenty six minute delay. Shepard was on top of the Redstone for so long now that __ ___ __ _______. "Gordo!" he said, talking to Gordon Cooper, a fellow Mercury Seven astronaut and principal prelaunch communicator. "Go, Alan." "Man, X." "You what?" "You heard me.X. I've been up here forever."
Shepard wanted to be let out but there wasn't time to reassemble the White Room. Thinking that he could be up there for hours, he told them he was going to __ __ __ ____ ____. Unfortunately, there was no _____ ____________ system and the _____ were concerned he would short-circuit the leads. "Tell 'em to turn the power off!" Alan snapped. Cooper, with a chuckle in his voice said, "Okay, Alan. Power's off. Go to it."
ID the phrase, or sentence rather, X.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Question 1117: What's in a name?!!!
Well, well hello all! I'm back. Posting after an extremely long overlay. 102 days 21 hours 54 minutes and 32 seconds to be precise!
Here's the comeback question :
Id?!! It might be tough, I guess! All want is a connect between the above personalities and the fundae. Looking for an extremely specific connect! (Hint :The race hots up this time of the year!!)
Monday, May 16, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Question 1115: Zzzzzzz..zzz...z.z.z...
X was a student at Rockview University (although then he was known as Y). He later quit and joined the army in 1951 and has remained there ever since (quite old he must be!). However army life hasn't taken away X's love to sleep and generally avoid work. His supervisor Z is his nemesis....actually better defined as a love-hate relationship.
Id X,Y and Z
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Book Review: Biz World
Ever wished of having a encyclopedia dedicated solely to business/companies/brands? Your wish has come true!
Biz World, a business quizzing book by Ravi Handa and Avinash Maurya, is the ultimate one-stop guide for any aspiring business quizzer. It is filled with all the facts about all the major global as well as Indian companies form every sector of business tabulated in a very simple manner. You don't even need to read this book at a stretch, you can just flip through the pages and absorb as much as you can. Biz World is good value for money and is rightly called the "Complete Business Awareness Guide".
You can download the synopsis from here - http://bit.ly/
For the Facebook addicts, the page is - http://facebook.com/bizworldbook
If you want to know more, you can read about Biz World or order it on most of the leading book selling websites. The MRP is 150 Rs. but most of the websites are offering good discounts. Links to few of them are given below:
You can also order it by sending an SMS - 'biz world' to 9650457457. This service is provided by Dial-A-Book (http://facebook.com/dialabook)
Question 1113
David Silverman is the recently elected president of the American Atheists group. Silverman has been with the organization since 1996, holding positions of NJ State Director, Communications Director, National Spokesperson, Board Member, and Vice President. He hosts the Atheist Viewpoint TV program, blogs on the NoGodBlog, has appeared on numerous public affairs and news programs, and has debated religious apologists across the country.
Yao Ming, a professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the NBA, is currently the tallest NBA player standing at 2.29 m.
What 'funny' connection may you find between these two personalities?
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Question 1111: Why me??
These guys have something very unfortunate attached to them:
Of course they aren't the only ones but these pics are all I could find...I'm too lazy you see.
Oh don't forget the latest one:
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Question 1109: Tippy Tippy Tap Tap
What is this? What is its significance?
Sorry for making it sound like an NCERT question...
Friday, May 6, 2011
Question 1108
Quizlexic's 3rd birthday is today! Yippee!
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| So proud! |
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| Change of perspective maybe? |
A new announcement: Will be starting theme rounds soon, sorry for the delays...
Moving on to today's question:
X(who, conveniently, shares his birthday with Quizlexic!) was awarded the Goethe Prize in recognition of his contributions to psychology and to German literary culture. In January 1933, the Nazis took control of Germany, and X's books were prominent among those they burned and destroyed. X quipped: “What progress we are making. In the Middle Ages they would have burned me. Now, they are content with burning my books.” In 1938, Nazi Germany annexed Austria which led to violent outbursts of anti-Semitism in Vienna, and X and his family received visits from the Gestapo. X decided to go into exile "to die in freedom".
Who?
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Question 1107
This is a poem titled X about a place called X. It was written by Y, the founder, who was moved by the place. Sadly though, The Guardian newspaper named this as one of the worst poems ever written.
I remember the day when I first came here
And smelt the sweet X air
The trees and ground covered with snow
Gave us indeed a brilliant show
To me the place seemed like a dream
And far ran a lonesome stream
The wind hissed as if welcoming us
The pine swayed creating a lot of fuss
And the tiny cuckoo sang it away
A song very melodious and gay
I adored the place from the first sight
And was happy that my coming here was right
And eight good years here passed very soon
And we leave you perhaps on a sunny noon
Oh X we are leaving you now
To your natural beauty do I bow
Perhaps your winds sound will never reach my ear
My gift for you is a few sad tears
I bid you farewell with a heavy heart
Never from my mind will your memories thwart
ID X. Brownies for Y.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Question 1106:
X's Y consisted of:
- Two brothers famed for their poetry.
- X's finance minister
- Grandson of X's father in law
- Son of X's caretaker
- Two advisors
- A very talented musician
- The most famous Z, he wrote poetry under a pen name, 'Brahma' but was more well known for other stuff.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Question 1105: I had friends on that...not the ______ you were looking for.
Mimas is a moon of Saturn which was discovered in 1789 by William Herschel. It is named after Mimas, a son of Gaia in Greek mythology, and is also designated Saturn I.
By diameter (396 kilometers) the twentieth largest moon in the solar system, Mimas is the smallest known astronomical body that is thought to be rounded in shape due to self-gravitation.
Mimas' most distinctive feature is a colossal impact crater 130 kilometres across, named Herschel after the moon's discoverer. Herschel's diameter is almost a third of the moon's own diameter; its walls are approximately 5 kilometres high, parts of its floor measure 10 kilometres deep, and its central peak rises 6 kilometres above the crater floor. If there were a crater of an equivalent scale on Earth it would be over 4,000 kilometres in diameter, wider than Canada. The impact that made this crater must have nearly shattered Mimas: fractures can be seen on the opposite side of Mimas that may have been created by shock waves from the impact travelling through the
moon's body.
But what makes the moon special is that when viewed fron certain angles it is said to have an uncanny resemblance to the fictional "X Y".
Connect XY to the movie scene this LOLcat meme is parodying.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Question 1104
Who's missing from this list? (Well technically he left the list.)
1. Victor Manuel Gerena
2. Glen Stewart Godwin
3. X
4. James J. Bulger
5. Robert William Fisher
6. Alexis Flores
7. Jason Derek Brown
8. Jose Luis Saenz
9. Eduardo Ravelo
10.Semion Mogilevich
Googling it makes it too easy.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Question 1103: BAND Baaja aur baaraat
This monument in X was erected over the grave of the Y of X, an elite force comprising of 150 male couples (the logic being that lovers would fight more fiercely than strangers). The Y of X met their destruction at the hands of Z, who upon seeing their bodies, is said to have remarked, "Perish any man who suspects that these men either did or suffered anything unseemly."
Id X, Y, Z.
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