Sunday, February 20, 2011

Question 538: I Won. Finally.

One for the tennis enthusiasts.
Spin a web around these images,  and arrive at a connect.
Order is important.
No, it's not repeated by mistake.

The answer's another player.
These images can be considered, well, his.. umm.. journey of sorts.








Saturday, February 19, 2011

Question 537: Famous Last Words

The most accurate measure of a man could be how funny,memorable, or just plain stupid his last words are


1. "Pardon me, sir. I did not do it on purpose."


2."I don't have the passion anymore, and so remember, it's better to burn out than to fade away. Peace, Love, Empathy." 


3."I am dying as i have lived, beyond my means"


4."Now, now, my good man, this is no time for making enemies."(when asked by priest to renounce Satan) 


5."Die, my dear? Why that's the last thing I'll do!"


6."Dying is easy, comedy is hard." 


Identify.


And to all you googlers out there, really whats the point?

Question 536: Blood is thicker than water? But there are other Links.


On the 14th of April, 1865 a certain president was shot at by a certain well known actor with the aim of continuing the Civil War which had by then lost all its fervour and was at its tail end.

Now you all know who they were, but that's not the question.

Moving on to the question:


A

Something to help you id A


B



__A__, was quite a well known figure in his time. Unfortunately for him, through no fault of his own, today he is generally remembered for a reason different than the one that made him famous. Though he's occasionally remembered for that as well.

__B__ was a lawyer and the Secretary of War. The only one of four brothers to live past his teenage years,(bet he wouldn't have been able to do that on his own) he lived to be 82.

Identify A and B.
Once you've done that, tell me what the story between them is.
Also, tie up any loose ends and throw in whatever else you believe is relevant.
 5 points for identifying and 5 for the story.


Friday, February 18, 2011

Question 535: Don your thinking caps, coz all Wells that ends Well.

In the pic below, are given 2 cultural phenoms in their own right, both from the world of literature. Just ID them both, simple enough.

Note, as much as I would appreciate it, XKCD is not a cultural or literary phenom
YET.
smirk

The last panel shows the second literary giant (he's been blanked out)



Question 534: Noble Profession


Sorry for the abruptness of the question but I'm pressed for time :P

Anyway:
A certain gentleman, born in 1932 in some part of Egypt as a Melkite Greek Catholic. He took to acting in 1953 and became quite a successful actor in his time.






 He was also known for something else.

Id the man and what the other thing was.


Thursday, February 17, 2011

Be blunt if you don't have a point

Due to various factors and reasons, some feel the scores were


With that being the reason (see pic above, all of it. The words as well people), they were soon solved.
But understand that tabulating the scores is like


Mainly because someone that small is actually handling the scoreboard (No, this isn't a Nihar joke this time,lol)

So let us know if there are any problems with the scores.
Check the scoreboard & tell us
After all:


Who's keeping score?

Good evening, one and all.

Please go check the monthly scoreboard and comment on this if any rectifications need to be made. If you think your score is less tell us. If it's more, keep mum...and do a little jig if you feel like it :)
If there is an error, it's most likely in Questions 522, 523 or 524. Google Docs didn't save all the changes made due to reasons unknown.

Also, kudos to Pranav for Question 526. It got 26 comments. The highest on the blog!
Congratulate him :)

That is all.

Question 533: Cost and worth and terms and conditions.

 Okay, so there's this classic story about this guy and how he's willing to give up everything that matters to him, or what he thinks shouldn't matter to him, in return for something which he believes is more valuable. Over the years this tale has been retold and has undergone some changes and has had a few different endings.



Modern application of an old concept


1) Forfeit your own what?

2) Who encounters the what?

3) Based on the story of?



Question 532: Some, Not All!


I like playing good-cop, bad-cop. Yup, just like Inspector Clouseau. Both roles by the same person.
Connect.
And explain the connect.
I hope this question's irritating.
Thanks.

Id each element, too. Yup, that's not really a problem for you, is it?
Slightly round about.
Think laterally.



Id

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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

A New Phase, Better late than never!

To cut a short story shorter,
We got ourselves a facebook page------->
Like.
Follow! :)
Thanks, and spread the word!