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Tuesday, 29 October 2013
#105
Saturday, 26 October 2013
#103
Among the latest additions to the online Oxford English dictionary, this word has no clear origin. While some attribute its root to the 1993 song "Do The Jubilee All", some sources say its either a contraction of "footwork", or a portmanteau of 'twist' and 'jerk'.
What's this word,doing rounds these days?
What's this word,doing rounds these days?
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
#102
The 3 gentlemen shown in the image once went to watch a 1940s British horror movie. This movie had a circular plot, with a recurrent nightmare portion, that gave the movie a never-ending feel. the movie could be imagined to have no beginning or end because of its circular plot. After the movie ended, these 3 men entered into a discussion about the movie and its nature. This discussion (and further contemplation) led to the them proposing something. What?
Sunday, 13 October 2013
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
#98
Sigma
6. The MegaDeaths.The Screaming Abdabs.The Architectural Abdabs.The Abdabs.Tea Set. ________.
Fill in the blanks.
Sunday, 6 October 2013
#97
This word was first coined during World War II to mean a powerful bomb which could destroy large parts of the city. Its most popular usage, however is in an entirely different field. What?
#95
There
is a recurring phenomenon amongst henchmen in many movies and has been dubbed
X. No matter how notoriously dangerous an antagonistic group may be, they
cannot seem to injure/kill anyone who may be vital to the plot. We have
seen this in Kill Bill, Crouching Tiger, James Bond and many other
movies. What is this effect called?
#94
What influence did the distinctive styles of Tex Morton,a pioneer of Australian & New Zealand country music and Jimmie Rodgers, an American country music legend have on Kishore Kumar, which he later introduced to the Indian music industry?
#93
Bahadur was the reformed son of a dacoit. This dichotomy was actually based on a real life experience of the creator Abid Surti, who lived in Dongri. It was an area which was inhabited by smugglers and small-time crooks. Many people used to visit Surti’s uncle, a well-known personality who was known for his social service toward the downtrodden. One of them was a honest and honorable constable who had a son - ___X____.
Even now Surti has not come to terms with the fact that someone as honest as that constable ended up having a son like ____X____. It is this dichotomy of two personalities from the same background, who end up doing opposite things, which has been traced in Surti’s work. Thus, Bahadur, the son of a well-known dacoit Bhairav Singh, ended up becoming a vigilante who fights against evil. Who is X , whose life story inspired the creation of Bahadur ?
Even now Surti has not come to terms with the fact that someone as honest as that constable ended up having a son like ____X____. It is this dichotomy of two personalities from the same background, who end up doing opposite things, which has been traced in Surti’s work. Thus, Bahadur, the son of a well-known dacoit Bhairav Singh, ended up becoming a vigilante who fights against evil. Who is X , whose life story inspired the creation of Bahadur ?
Saturday, 5 October 2013
#92
" People who live inside the world's many war zones from Afghanistan to Rwanda may never have heard of New York or Paris but they are likely to know a town in northern India called _______.”
Which town and why?
Which town and why?
#91
________ is an avant-garde theatrical revue, created by British drama critic Kenneth Tynan. The show, consisting of sketches on sex-related topics, debuted Off-Broadway in 1969 and then in London in 1970. As of 2012, its revival was still the seventh longest-running show in Broadway history, the second longest-running revival, after Chicago, and the fourth longest-running American production ever on Broadway. The title is taken from a painting by Clovis Trouille, itself a pun on "O quel cul t'as!" French for "What an arse you have!"
Wednesday, 2 October 2013
#89
________, is a study in human expression. As X puts pen to paper, he looks like he’d rather be dead. Y watches soberly. His wife causes some commotion as she tries to peek at the document, eyebrows raised in curiosity. The _____ _____ appear torn between amusement and surprise. On the far right, one man stands proudly, looking straight ahead and smiling as if at a private joke. His eyes are sunken from lack of sleep, but they have the satisfied gleam of a man who has achieved the impossible. That officer is __________ Rafael Jacob.
What is being described here?
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