Archive for the ‘Sports’ category

QS 184

February 28th, 2010

Owner of this Swiss restaurant, concerned about the hotel staying shut for nearly eight months in a year, started a new initiative to help improve customer experience. His efforts not only resulted in a remarkable increase in tourist attendance but was also responsible for giving birth to something else. What?

184

Popularity: 5% [?]

QS 183

February 27th, 2010

Who is he? He would be creating history tomorrow, and he doesn’t have to win the competition to do so.

A
Visually Impaired Skiier Olympics

B
183b

Cracked by Kunal, VivekM and that juggernaut Rahul.
Answer: » Read more: QS 183

Popularity: 5% [?]

QS 174

February 16th, 2010

Sorry for the inactivity over the last three days. Was shifting base and took some time to settle down
Anyway, to make up for it, here’s a 4 point question for today. Identify all three for a point each and connect them for another point.
Connect:

A

His most famous work of fiction coming to life.
174a
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B
174b
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C
174c
take this is as a clue to solve C
174d

Goes uncracked, although almost everyone who attempted it got A and B right to earn themselves two points. Kunal, Rahul, Appu, Nitish and Rithwik
Answer: » Read more: QS 174

Popularity: 5% [?]

QS 171

February 11th, 2010

A is supposed to have descended from a game that used to be played in B. Name both the games

A
171a
B
171b
Bigger picture

Answers:
A – Ulama
B – Any of the ancient Mesoamerican ball games

Only Pooch, Rahul, Vivek, ‘me’ and Goggled excelled in this different ball game

Everybody else get half credits

Popularity: 6% [?]

QS 169

February 8th, 2010

One of Lynn Berg’s many alter egos. This one was named after a former prison-mate of a performer who he is probably trying to imitate. Name the two prison mates.

169a

169b

Cracked completely by Rahul wonly
Answer: » Read more: QS 169

Popularity: 6% [?]

QS 158

January 29th, 2010

I’m pretty sure it’s a repeater

Name the birds. If it was asked in a real(time) quiz, I would’ve been a prick and insisted on the correct pronunciation.

A
Aerial Photographs by Webb Aviation Aerial Photography

B
aerial photograph by www.webbaviation.co.uk

Kunal, Appu, SG and Rahul got it right
Answer: » Read more: QS 158

Popularity: 7% [?]