Jan 31, 2011
Q.123
Jan 30, 2011
Q.122
The book is named after an interesting figure from Greek Mythology, who invited passer-bys to spend the night in his house, and would forcibly 'fit' them into their beds, by amputation or stretching, to exactly match the length of the bed. Which figure?
Jan 29, 2011
Q.121
2. Kaminey (2009)
3. The King's Speech (2010)
Jan 28, 2011
Q.120
Jan 27, 2011
Q.119
* 2010-11 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, final, Pakistan International Airlines vs Habib Bank Limited, Karachi, Jan 13-17 2011
* 1995-96 Ranji Trophy, final, Mumbai vs Delhi, Gwalior, Apr 5-9 1997
Jan 26, 2011
Q.118
Question based on a tweet by Gopal S.
Jan 25, 2011
Q.117
Who directed this pilot?
Jan 24, 2011
Q.116
Which country?
Jan 23, 2011
Q.115
Where are the other two such bases located?
Jan 22, 2011
Q.114
Jan 21, 2011
Q.113
Which was the film (first released in 2002) which features a subject that North Koreans are known to be very fond of?
Jan 20, 2011
Q.112
'A': a town in Shropshire, England; home to a society partly responsible for a grand recurring event. 'A' had its own miniature version of the event.
'B': a village in Buckinghamshire, England; home to a hospital responsible for another recurring event.
Connect A and B
Jan 19, 2011
Q.111
This former cabinet minister in Andhra Pradesh produced a film called "Sri Ramulayya" based on his father. Another set of films recently brought him back to attention. Which films?
Jan 18, 2011
Q.110
Winner: Aditya Gadre
Honorable Mentions: Rohan Danait, Mayur Srinivasan
Aditya's question is as follows:
"For what specific reason was Section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code in the news recently?"
(answer below as usual)
(A question each from Rohan and Mayur will be posted in the next two days. Aditya wins a Rs. 100 Flipkart gift voucher.)
Jan 17, 2011
Q.109
Jan 16, 2011
Q.108
He: "I'm sure what Spielberg actually said was, 'The thing about Pete is that he thinks he's the best actor in the world"
His most famous roles were in films such as "In The Name of the Father", "Inception", and of course, "The Usual Suspects". Which English actor, who recently passed away?
Jan 15, 2011
Q.107
Jan 14, 2011
Q.106
Jan 13, 2011
Q.105
What?
Jan 12, 2011
Q.104
1. This international U-17 team won the award for Fair Play, participating in the women's U-17 CONCACAF cup just weeks after a devastating calamity ravaged their country. Most of the players had lost homes and some even family. So which country is this?
2. Hamit Altintop of Turkey is receiving this year's Puskas Award for the best/most beautiful goal of the year. Why is he receiving the award from the Kazakh player Andrei Sidelnikov?
2. Sidelnikov was the goalkeeper against whom Altintop scored the goal.
Jan 11, 2011
Q.103
Why is all this happening?
Jan 10, 2011
Q.102
If the author's mother is noted journalist Tavleen Singh, who is the father?
Jan 9, 2011
Q.101
What?
Jan 8, 2011
100 days and a contest
* In total, there have been 102 questions on this blog because on two days, an extra bonus question was asked
* Entertainment (28), Sports (22), and Business (18) have been the top three categories of questions.
* There should probably be a category called "Obituaries"!
* Questions 6 and 73 seem to be the most answered questions
A Contest
To mark the occasion, here's a "make your own IZ question" contest for readers.
What to do: Submit a question based on recent events (anything in the last 6 months).
What we're looking for: The best framed, the zoundiest, the most interesting question. Be creative in the way you set the question. Find us a surprising fact. Don't be too obscure.
What we're offering: The best entry wins a voucher to an online bookstore. We'll also post the best few entries on this blog.
How to send it in: Mail infinitezounds [at] gmail with "IZ 100" in the subject line. Your question should be in plain text, between 100 to 300 characters. Images can be attached, but no word/ppt docs please. Include your name or a handle to identify you by. And don't forget the answer :-)
By when: The contest is open for a week i.e. till 15th of January, 2010.
Q.100
Person 2: Nicknamed "Frothy". Father was named to St. Kilda Cricket Club's Team of the Century.
Jan 7, 2011
Q.99
India: Pankaj Bhadouria (2010)
Australia: Julie Goodwin (2009), Adam Liaw (2010)
New Zealand: Brett McGregor (2010)
UK: Thomasina Miers (2005), Peter Bayless (2006), Steven Wallis (2007), James Nathan (2008), Mat Follas (2009), Dhruv Baker (2010)
It was originally introduced in the UK in 1990, but was revamped in 2005.
Jan 6, 2011
Q.98
The name "Found Music" refers to artist Martin Duchamp's "found objects" art series in which everyday objects were repurposed as art.
Who is this composer-author?
Jan 5, 2011
Q.97
"Our lap of honour was a great feeling and, when we reached the Barmy Army, we just had to do The ______ [...] One arm is extended while the other hand is placed on the head. They jerk and move in a way that is meant to resemble a garden watering device!"What does he call this dance (reportedly invented by Paul Collingwood)? (which wouldn't be out of place in a Bollywood song picturisation)
Images copyright: Getty Images and ESPN Cricinfo
Jan 4, 2011
Q.96
Who is behind this channel?
Jan 3, 2011
Q.95
Who is this fine lady?
Jan 2, 2011
Q.94
Who received this award in 2008?
Jan 1, 2011
Q.93
(one more cannibalised question from a recent quiz of mine - an India quiz at Mood Indigo)
Happy New Year!