Saturday, January 30, 2010

It's a simple connect, trust me!



The US Civil War
I'd forgotten about this question, until I found people Buzzing on it. The guy is General Thomas Sumter, US Revolutionary War hero, after whom, Fort Sumter is named. The building is the Appomattox Court House, in Appomattox, VA. The Battle of Fort Sumter was the first battle of the US Civil War, while the Battle of Appomattox Court House was the last. Not cracked by anyone (again?).

Friday, January 29, 2010

Quark Online Quiz

The perfect appetizer for Quark, the first ever Online Quiz for Quark explores the 2 preeminent products of an innovation festival like ours- Technology. And business.
So if you, my dear homo sapien, are up for a challenge at the highest level in those broad aspects of quizzing, you have indeed found the right link.
All you have to do is register for this event, and we promise that you will stop whining about your grandfather's apparent lack of tech-savvy-ness and start whining about why newspapers should have keep the business section after the sports section, rather than vice-versa.

http://www.bits-quark.org/quark_online_quiz

Quark Open Quiz

Knowledge is power supreme, and so shall be proven at the Quark Open
Quiz
this summer. Buzzers buzzing, scoreboards ticking, and hearts
racing, this business and sci-tech quiz is a test not only of
intelligence, but also the ability to stay calm under pressure. It’s
an arena where only the best minds can survive, so oil your cogs and
set the wheels of your mind in motion
Also, in the spirit of our constitution which ensures equality to all
and sundry, any one, irrespective of their caste, creed, sex, gender,
college degree, marital status and/or incarceration records, can
participate. We hope you have fun!!

For details visit
http://www.bits-quark.org/qoq

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Could it just be?


This is a tribute to?

Sniff. Sob. Cracked, in fact, Shattered by Ajachi and TR. Dont throw accusatory looks at me. It was just plain old coincidence that there were two 'The Who' questions in a week. I dont even listen to the Who. But when you see something like this on the internet, you just cant resist putting it up.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

130:People Talk








Simple Connect


Answer- The phrase Syc Semper Tyrannis(thus to all tyrants). Supposedly said by Brutus, John Wilkes Booth and this was written on the t-shirt born by Timothy McVeigh while he was arrested. Cracked by Kaushik and Rahul Raghuraman

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Where?


Platform 9 and 3 quarters. Its a pic of a trolley going through a wall. Cracked by Anand and Ajachi.

A great honour!

Connect the following images






Monday, January 18, 2010

126:And now for something completely different...





Connect these three.

Answer:
The connect is The Decalogue - the Ten Commandments given to Moses.
The first pic is Ambrose Bierce, who wrote a satirical poem called The Decalogue. The second one is the logo of the National Rifle Association, which was for a long time headed by Charlton Heston, who played Moses in The Ten Commandments. And the third pic is Krzysztof Kieślowski, acclaimed Polish director of Dekalog, a series of ten movies, each based on a particular commandment.
Not cracked by anyone, though I'm curious how these could have anything to do with covert US assassination plots.

VIBGYOR?




What does this map depict?


Depicts the Colour revolutions in Europe. Cracked by Ajachi and Ameya. Partly by Kaushik

Friday, January 15, 2010

124:What is the time?




Put Funda

This is the doomsday clock. Cracked by Kaushik, Ghost who walks and E.T.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_Clock

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Incredible!

It is believed this was performed by Prophet Muhammed to convince Quraysh(???) of his prophethood. Another traditional belief is that the pagan meccans asked Muhammed for a miracle and he performed this. It is also believed that the incident will repeat on the day of the final judgement. When Islam was brought to India by Malik Bin Deenar, he used this incident as proof of Muhammeds prophethood and the King Cheraman Perumal bhaskar Ravi Varma then consulted his astrologers who reported a similar phenomenon recorded by them. What is this incident so widely used to prove the prophethood of Muhammed?



Cracked by Kaushik, KAKA and Shrey
Answer- The splitting of the moon or shaqq al qamar

Friday, January 1, 2010