Quiscellaneous!!

1. Fill in the Blank: Suhuf Ibrahim, Tawrat, Zabur, Injil and ________ .

Ans: QURAN, the last in the list of holy books of Islam.


2. Identify this place.

Ans: SUEZ CANAL







3. Identify this 'secure' place.


Ans: FORT KNOX, the U.S. Govt. Gold Reserves are stored here.




4. Although its estimated that there are about 40 of these in existence, only 5 have been found and recognised. They are Ceres, Haumea, Makemake, Eris and _______. What am I talking off? (Fill in the Blank)

Ans: PLUTO. This is a list of dwarf planets.

Pixel Prashnavali - III

Thnx everybody for the brilliant response.. 6 comments, 9 mails.. One of the best ever.. And as a result of that, after a very longgg time, a Pixel Prashnavali


1. In honour of whom was this memorial erected?...


ans: DODI AL-FAYED and PRINCESS DIANA. This memorial is within the store Harrod's









2. What is shown in this photograph by the black line??



Ans: MARIANA TRENCH, the deepest point in the sea






3. Which engineering structure is reflected off the raindrops?

Ans: GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE










4. Identify.

Ans: ABHINAV BINDRA

Oodles of Ms - Mags, Masters and Machines

Here's Today's Set...

1. This question .. courtesy my college mate Shashank "Disgust" Saket ;)....

Started by Jann Wenner ( who is still its editor) in 1967, this magazine had a song dedicated to it when it was just 5 years old. The song itself, by Dr. Hook, went on to reach #6 on US charts. Two of the most regular features "Random Notes" and "Smoking Section" are the hallmarks of the magazine along with the "National Affairs" section. Which magazine?

Ans: ROLLING STONE... Thnx Disgust ( :p ).. for ur contribution..

2. This type of double-decker buses used to run on London roads till December 2005. Now they run on only 2 heritage routes. What are these buses called?

Ans: ROUTEMASTER.. The same models run in Mumbai too..

3. Apart from being Google's International Webmaster - which makes him responsible for all content on Google's international sites - one Mr. Dennis Hwang has a very interesting job. This job was first done by Sergey Brin and Larry Page in summer 1999. Then Dennis took over this sometime in 2000 and since then, he has been handling this extremely " visible " job. What is this job?

Ans: MAKIN GOOGLE DOODLES

4. What is this?

Ans: LARGE HADRON COLLIDOR (LHC)

Coaches, Churchill, Cartoon and a Crusader's Sword

Long Time.. first the exms.. then an Amazing trip to Pune.. then thrice to the beach in 2 days.. n then to the riverside.. I hv been busy enjoying ;)

Here goes..

1. Mumbai - Ratnagiri - Sindhudurg - Goa - Kolhapur - Pune - Aurangabad - Ajanta-Ellora - Nashik - Mumbai.... Which Train's schedule?

Ans: DECCAN ODYSSEY

2. This is a pair of extremely luxurious twin coaches numbered 9000 and 9001. Built in 1956, it was used frequently till 1977 after whch it fell into disuse for security reasons. It was used again on May 30, 2003 after 26 long years. What??

Ans: PRESIDENTIAL COACH

3. This is widely supposed to be named after Winston Churchill. Its designer, however, later confessed that it was actually named after a fictional character from the book " The Maltese Fiction". What am i talking about?

Ans: FAT MAN, the Nuclear Bomb dropped during WWII. And its actually "The Maltese Falcon". Thanks Dr. Jaya for your correction :)

4. In 1992, a student at the California Institute of Arts, created a short film “The Whoopass ___”
which was picked up by Hanna-Barbera as an innovative cartoon. They modified the name
“Whoopass” as it was considered inappropriate and then created what was considered to be a
combined spoof on American/Japanese superheroes, making heavy references to pop culture and rock bands of the 70s and 80s, especially the Beatles, along the way.

Ans: THE POWERPUFF GIRLS

5. What is being described here ?

# Manufacturers: R.S.Owens, Chicago, Illinois
# Annual production : 40 units ( approx.)
# Height: 34 cm
# Weight: 3.85KG
# Made of: Gold-plated Britannium

Ans: OSCAR STATUETTE

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

Long Time No See....

Hellooooooooooo Every1....

Vacations are over.. I have shifted out of the hostel.. where i have 24 hour net unlike the restricted version at the hostel.. Back with the same vigour.. if not more... QUIZ ON!!!!!!




1. A sitter after 2 months... Identify this ultra hot cudda-been-supermodel lady?


Ans: QUEEN RANIA, of Jordan... She is one B-e-a-u-tiful lady..







2.. This building is the inspiration for which fictional manor in a cartoon book series ?


Ans: MARLINSPIKE HALL, where Captain Haddock, from the Tintin comics, lived




3. Identify this father-of-a-phenomenon..




Ans: LALIT MODI, IPL Commisioner









4. The man on the right is Bal Thackeray... The man on the left is ???

Ans: DEVISINGH RANSINGH RANAWAT, The First Gentleman of India








5. According to old texts, this is the map of ..?

Ans: ISRAEL

Pixel Prashnavali - II

1. Identify this soon-to-be-launched-into-space device?


Ans: CHANDRAYAAN - 1, India's first moon vehicle





2. A sitter. Identify.

Ans: CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR PLANT










3. This picture became synomous with which horrendous incident?
( I know its not the best of photos or questions.. but something which has deeply affected me. )

Ans: BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY... and to think tht the victims have not even been compensated fully. ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING









4. This device, when invented, had buzz like no other. Billed as an "empowering device", what is this?

Ans : SIMPUTER








5. One from Polictics.. The leader of this party died a .. ahem.. dog's death. Which party?..

Ans: THE FASCIST PARTY. The leader Mussolini was hanged in a public square by the enraged people.

Baba Buildings!!

1. Identify this religious place.


Ans: WESTMINISTER ABBEY.









2. This is one of the most high profile addresses in its city. Which ?


Ans. HOME OF LAKSHMI MITTAL, at Kinsington Palace Gardens, London.
Incidently, this home will soon reliquinsh its tag of the most expensive residential building. The new building will be owned by Aditya Mittal. At $230 million, its gonna be twice as expensive!!.. Still nowhere near Mr. Ambani.




3. A toughie.. Identify these two and figure the connect between these and Q.2.


Ans: pic1: Chateau Vaux Li Comte Grand.. and pic2: Palace of Versailles.. The places where Vanisha Mittal got married and engaged. Like him or hate him, the Man has got STYLE!!!