Answer: Manchester United announcing their sponsorship deal with Airtel at Old Trafford.
Cracked by Alok, Pushkar and Anerudh Balaji
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Question 341
'X' is the protagonist of Disney's upcoming 2009 film The ________ and the Frog. This film will mark the return of Disney to traditional hand drawn animation. The storyline centers around young 'X', a girl living in the French Quarter of New Orleans during the Jazz Age, and a prince named Naveen who has been transformed into a frog by the evil voodoo magician Dr. Facilier.Nothing much has been released about the story though this movie has been conducive enough to start a new controversy! Who's 'X'? And if possible guess the controversy surrounding it.
Answer: Princess Tiana, who is an African American. The colour of her skin is the subject to the controversy. Cracked only by Aditya Datar.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Question 340
What? When? Why?
Answer: The computer being announced as the Man of the Year in 1982 by Time.
Cracked by Pushkar, sumo_ftb and Sanket.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Question 339
The 'X' torpedo is an explosive charge placed on the end of a long, extendible tube. It is used by combat engineers to clear obstacles that would otherwise require them to approach directly, possibly under fire. It is sometimes colloquially referred to as a 'X' mine, bangers or simply a 'X'.It has been estimated that the modern 'X' torpedo is effective for clearing a path through wire and mines up to 15 metres long and 1 metre wide. It was first devised by Captain McClintock, of the British Indian Army unit, the Madras Sappers and Miners at Bangalore, India, in 1912. He invented it as a means of exploding booby traps and barricades left over from the Boer and Russo-Japanese Wars. The 'X' torpedo would be exploded over a mine without the sapper having to approach closer than about three metres (ten feet). 'X' torpedoes are currently manufactured by Mondial Defence Systems of Poole, UK.It was widely used by both the U.S. and Commonwealth forces, notably during D-Day. The use of a 'X' torpedo to clear a barbed wire barrier is depicted in the D-Day beach invasion scene in the films Saving Private Ryan, The Longest Day, and The Big Red One as well as the games Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Medal of Honor: Frontline, and Call of Duty 2: Big Red One.
The origin of the word 'X' as per an apocryphal, though popular, anecdote recounts that the 11th-century Hoysala king Veera Ballala II, while on a hunting expedition, lost his way in the forest. Tired and hungry, he came across a poor old woman who served him boiled beans. The grateful king named the place "benda-kaal-ur_"(literally, "town of boiled beans" in local language), which eventually evolved into 'X'. Try not googling for this question.
Answer: Bangalore. Cracked by mahesh, Pushkar, sumo_ftb and quaziluffy.
Answer: Bangalore. Cracked by mahesh, Pushkar, sumo_ftb and quaziluffy.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Question 391
Question 338
Identify the monument, the record held by the monument and the country whose flag this is.
Answer: The Angkor Wat, the largest Hindu temple in the world featured on the Cambodian flag.
Cracked by Mihir and Alok.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Question 337
The X are in fact real people in costumes with rubber cut-out's for facial expressions, however the sets and production of the commercials give the effect of the characters being animated. The effect was achieved by a variety of methods including choosing the right material for the body suits to ensure that there were no wrinkles when the characters moved, shooting the footage at higher framerates and keeping backgrounds simple in terms of details and the use of a neutral tone of grey.
The X were split in two parts - the body and the head. The body was made using a special material stuffed with foam in some places (notably around the stomach) while the head was created using using a harder material called Perspex.
The X have gained immense popularity since they first aired, and have their own microsite well as a fan page on Facebook.
What are X ?
Answer: The zoozoos featuring in the new Vodafone commercials.
Cracked by Nikhil, Alok, Pushkar and Rohan.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Question 336
Id the logo
Answer: The monogram of JRR Tolkien. Cracked by jollyrover, Pushkar, sameer, Chithananda and Rohit.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Question 335
Robert Cade, Dana Shires, Harry James Free, and Alejandro de Quesada were the medical researchers at the University of Florida who created the original X in 1965.Football coach,Ray Graves, was frustrated with the performance of his team during the hot summer football practices, and asked the team doctor, one of Cade’s associates, for his insight. Cade and his research team then created X. The football team,coached by Ray Graves credited X with their first Orange Bowl win over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in 1967, and X became an instant phenomenon. The Yellow Jackets coach Bud Carson, when asked why they lost, replied: "We didn’t have X. That made the difference."What is X?
Answer: Gatorade. Cracked by Mihir, vigithedigi and Chithananda.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Question 334
"XY" was an American lexicographer, textbook author, spelling reformer, word enthusiast, and editor. He has been called the “Father of American Scholarship and Education.” His “Blue-Backed Speller” books were used to teach spelling and reading to five generations of American children. In the United States, his name has become synonymous with 'Z', especially the modern Merriam-"Y" 'Z' that was first published in 1828 as An American 'Z' of the English Language.
So who is "XY" ?
Answer: Noah Webster who wrote the Webster's dictionary.
Cracked by anush, sumeet and Rohan
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