Entries from September 2009
September 30, 2009 · 4 Comments
444: Identify the famous lines that connect the below image with this one. (Content warning – the link will lead to a classical painting with some explicit imagery.)

443: These films are considered to be particularly good remakes of films – made by the same director who directed the original version in each case.
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September 29, 2009 · 1 Comment
An announcement and reminder for two quizzes coming up this weekend: The ASAP Sports and Entertainment Quiz and the Shaastra Main Quiz.
The ASAP SpEnt Quiz
Date: 2nd of October, 2009 (Friday – Gandhi Jayanthi)
Venue: Museum Theatre,
Govt. Museum, Pantheon Road,
Egmore, Chennai – 600008
Timings: Prelims – 03:30 p.m. and Finals – 05:00 p.m.
Team Size: Open to All. Maximum of TWO members per team
Quizmasters: Quizzurri (Vinod Ganesh & Krishnamurti Ganesh)
Prizes: 1st place – Rs. 15,000, 2nd place – Rs. 10,000 and 3rd place – Rs. 5,000. Special prizes for the Best School Team and the Best All-Women Team. Attractive audience prizes as well.
For more details, call 9840626500 or mail asapproductions@gmail.com.
The Shaastra Main Quiz
Date: 2nd and 3rd of October, 2009 (Friday – Gandhi Jayanthi)
Venue: IIT Madras
Timings: Prelims – 09:30 a.m, October 2nd. Semifinals – 08:30 p.m. and 11:00 p.m, October 2nd. Finals – 10:30 a.m., October 3rd.
Teams: School and College students only, though all are welcome to watch
For more details, visit http://www.shaastra.org/2009/site/events/quizzes/SMQ
Happy Quizzing!
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September 29, 2009 · 7 Comments
443: What connects these films?
442: “The Principe Island, where Arthur Eddington proved the theory of Relativity during a solar eclipse. The actors who played Eddington and Einstein in a BBC serial. ” Yep, that’s Dr. Who and Gollum as Eddington and Einstein.
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442: Come up with a connection.
441: Taoism. Those ramblings of the comic guru are actual quotes from the Tao Te Ching!
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September 25, 2009 · 2 Comments
441: What is being mocked here? (Warning: Colourful language. )

440: C.D. Deshmukh, first Indian Governor of Reserve Bank of India and the first Indian whose signature appeared on currency.
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September 24, 2009 · 3 Comments
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September 22, 2009 · 5 Comments
439: Come up with a connection for these images.
438: Ita fort, after which Itanagar gets its name.
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