(yet another qn from a recent quiz of mine - an India quiz at Mood Indigo)
Dec 31, 2010
Q.92
Dec 30, 2010
Q.91
She passed away recently. Who?
Also read this poignant piece on her at The Hindu.
Dec 29, 2010
Q.90
Dec 28, 2010
Q.89
(from a recent quiz of mine)
Image courtesy The Hindu
Dec 27, 2010
Q.88
Dec 26, 2010
Q.87
(image from The Telegraph)
Dec 25, 2010
Q.86
Dec 24, 2010
Q.85
Dec 23, 2010
Q.84
Dec 22, 2010
Infinite Zounds now available on Quiz Blogs
Q.83
a. If Mark Zuckerberg is the 2nd youngest person to be named TIME Person of the Year, who is the youngest individual person thus named to do so?
b. Though Julian Assange won the online poll on TIME's website, who received the most votes on their Facebook poll? (not surprisingly, it wasn't Zuckerberg).
b. Lady Gaga
Dec 21, 2010
Q.82
This logo features the native 'sidra' tree which grows even in the country's harsh climate. It is a traditional symbol of knowledge and a source of ingredients for medicines. This logo is likely to become extremely well-known from 2011-12 onwards. Why would this be so?
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Dec 20, 2010
Q.81
Who are they and what do their most recent targets (in the first week of December) have in common?
Dec 19, 2010
Q.80
1989: Marco Van Basten, Franco Baresi, Frank Rijkaard
2010: Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta (not in order)
What connects these three sets?
Dec 18, 2010
Q.79
Dec 17, 2010
Q.78
Dec 16, 2010
Q.77
Who is the author?
Dec 15, 2010
Q.76
Berlin
Geneva
________
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bonn, Germany
The Hague, Netherlands
Bonn, Germany
Marrakech, Morocco
New Delhi, India
Milan, Italy
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Montreal, Canada
Nairobi, Kenya
Bali, Indonesia
Poznan, Poland
Copenhagen, Denmark
Cancún, Mexico
Durban, South Africa
Dec 14, 2010
Q.75
Dec 13, 2010
Q.74
Until then, which FIFA members will be the biggest and smallest World Cup hosts?
update: 13 Dec, 3 pm: there has been a correction to the earlier printed answer - please open the answer to see it.
(Thanks to Aniket K for pointing out the earlier errors - can't believe I got both answers wrong! Infinite Hounds.)
Dec 12, 2010
Q.73
Many articles reminded people of the acronym "CHNOPS" - a mnemonic for the most abundant elements in bio-chemistry. If P is for Phosphorus, what are the rest?
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Dec 11, 2010
Q.72
Dec 10, 2010
Q.71
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Dec 9, 2010
Q.70
Basil D'Oliveira: England as
Krish Mackerdhuj (in the image): India (in a lesser fashion).
How is this so?
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Dec 8, 2010
Q.69
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Dec 7, 2010
Q.68
Dec 6, 2010
Q.67
In this event, there are specific definitions about what isn't a moustache, such as:
"1. There is to be no joining to side burns – That’s a beard."A participant has to start clean-shaven since no head-starts are allowed. What is the name of this event, which is a portmanteau involving the item in question and the month in which it is held?
"2. There is to be no joining of the handlebars – That’s a goatee."
"3. A small complimentary growth under the bottom lip is allowed (aka a tickler)."
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Dec 5, 2010
Q.66
So which is this sport which requires its participants to have these foot sensors thereby making it possible to score more accurately?
Dec 4, 2010
Q.65
The word, defined as "a verb used loosely to mean 'reject'" is a mixture of "repudiate" and "refute". So, (largely) peaceful quizzers, who is the tweeter?
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Dec 3, 2010
Q.64
Which book?