Champion's Club..

Sorry for less than the now-customary 4 questions. After all, this is a field about which i know next to nothing. Here goes..


1. Born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1985, this now-legendry sportsman was diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. He started this sport to provide an outlet to his energy. Once arrested for Drunken Driving, he is called 'Gomer' by his teammates and described as "the greatest athlete who ever walked this planet" by another legend. Some people say his disproportionate arm span and hyper-mobile ankles help him in winning. Who is he?

Ans: MICHEAL PHELPS

2. The shaft of this is abt 12 mm in dia. and abt 35-48 inches long. It was made of 'hickory' before 1935. Then came steel ones and now carbon fibre composite is used to make it. The grip, the hosel and the ferrule are a few other parts of this piece of equipment. What am I talking about?

Ans: GOLF CLUBS

3. whats special about this list?

Shahid Afridi
Ijaz Ahmed
Inzamam
Yousuf Youhana
Moin Khan
Saeed Anwar
Sleem Malik
Mushtaq Ahmed
Saqlain Mushtaq
Wasim Akram

Ans : THE 10 VICTIMS OF ANIL KUMBLE IN THE HISTORIC TEST MATCH AT KOTLA IN 1999

East is East...

Quite a lot of non picture questions coming in these days.. I miss the picture days..But its not easy to find pictures all the time you see.. sigh..

Anyways.. here goes!!!

1. A combination of Kanji, Katakana, Hiragana and Romaji is used to do what ??

Ans: WRITING JAPANESE.

2. This company, started by Fusachiro Yamauchi, in 1889 produced handmade playing cards. However, today its moved on into a more modern form of entertainment. Amongst its initial products were The Love Tester, The Ultra Machine and the Laser Clay Shooting System.

Ans: NINTENDO

3. There are multiple ways to lose a match in this sport. A few of these are failing to appear ( including injury ) and getting naked. Which sport?

Ans: SUMO WRESTLING


4. Which famous place?

Ans: THE KOREAN DEMILITARISED ZONE

No Pictures.. For a Change..

1. Major Shaitan Singh Bhagat, Commander of the 'C' Company of 13 Kumaon, led 123 Kumaonis and defended the post of Rezangla in the 1962 Indo-China war. In this battle, 109 Kumaonis died but took more than 800 Chinese with them. Major Bhagat was posthumously awarded the Param Veer Chakra for his heroics. Which moving-to-tears song was inspired by this incident ?

Ans: AE MERE WATAN KE LOGON

2. It started in a very limited form in 1948. It took place for the first time in its current form in 1960. This event takes place 3 weeks after every Olympics. Participants are categorized into 4 different groups, one of thembeing Les Autres. Which Event?

Ans: THE PARALYMPICS.. They r different from the Special olympic games, which are for those who r mentally challenged

3. Of which natural phenomenon are - partial, hybrid, total and annular- types of ??

Ans: SOLAR ECLIPSE

4. What is this a specification list of :

# Crew: One
# Length: 13.20 m (43 ft 4 in)
# Wingspan: 8.20 m (26 ft 11 in)
# Height: 4.40 m (14 ft 9 in)
# Wing area: 38.4 m² (413 ft²)
#Max speed: Mach 1.8
#Engine: GE F404 ( currently ) , 2 other engine variants..
#Current production variats - PV3 and PV4

Ans: HAL TEJAS, the indigenous LCA