Thursday, August 27, 2009

Answer: Dont play games with me !

Question : Identify X !

X was first published in 1948 in the United Kingdom by Anthony Pratt. It concerned a particular Mr. Black who was the owner of a mansion. Its North American version had a different name for the owner (more popular ). A movie dedicated to this game was made in 1985 with the tagline "It is not just a game anymore" making it the first game to inspire a movie.

What is X ?

Answer : The answer is the game 'Clue' also known as Cluedo . Published and popularized by the Parker brothers in UK, it came to the United States in the 1970s where it was published by the Hasbro brothers! The North American version actually was a comical movie first where the owner of the mansion was 'Mr. Boddy'.

So, any Clue what the next question will be ?

Friday, August 21, 2009

Dont play games with me! Just give me the answer..

Identify X !

X was first published in 1948 in the United Kingdom by Anthony Pratt. It concerned a particular Mr. Black who was the owner of a mansion. Its North American version had a different name for the owner (more popular ). A movie dedicated to this game was made in 1985 with the tagline "It is not just a game anymore" making it the first game to inspire a movie.

What is X ?

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Answer : Whats the connection ( Its a toughie! )

Question : There is a particular term that connects the below 3 pictures. Whats that?

Answer: The term we are looking for is Nebuchadnezzar . Whats that you ask? The funda goes like this ...

The 3rd picture shows the picture of the ship used by Morpheus and his crew in the movie 'The Matrix'. The name of this ship is the Nebuchadnezzar. The 2nd picture is a depiction of one of the ancient wonders of the world 'The Hanging gardens of Babylon' (of which there are no remains apart from some bare ruins . This wonder was built by the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar . The 1st picture is an over sized bottle of wine which is also called the Nebuchadnezzar (bottles that can hold 15 litres )

There you go! .... you had it in the back of your mind , didnt you?

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Question: Whats the conection (Its a toughie ! )







There is a particular term that connects these 3 pictures. Whats that? U get this and i will shall call you 'master' for the next year!

Picture 3: (any clue here wld be giving it away :)), Picture 2 is a place and Picture 1 is actually a measurement of something. Ready, set and go!...Answers in 5 days

Answer: Where did the word come from

Question: Most etymologists agree that this word is Dutch in origin. The most popular version suggests that the word is a bastardized version of ‘John Kaas’ or ‘John Cheese’, which can be thought of as a parallel for John Bull or Uncle Sam, and was used for Dutch settled in Germany and elsewhere in Europe. This nickname came to the New World when the English applied it contemptuously to Dutch pirates. The New York Dutch applied the term with the same contempt to the residents of Connecticut. Which word?

Answer : The word is 'Yankee' used to refer in general to people of US origin or in earlier times specifically people belonging to New England region of the US. Now you know what the New York 'Yankees' are made of...... Cheese!

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Where did the word come from ?

Most etymologists agree that this word is Dutch in origin. The most popular version suggests that the word is a bastardized version of ‘John Kaas’ or ‘John Cheese’, which can be thought of as a parallel for John Bull or Uncle Sam, and was used for Dutch settled in Germany and elsewhere in Europe.

This nickname came to the New World when the English applied it contemptuously to Dutch pirates. The New York Dutch applied the term with the same contempt to the residents of Connecticut. Which word?

Answer : Noble work gets Noel Prize


Question : The Knights Hospitaller (a Christian organization formed in Jerusalem) were the first to bring the concept of ‘X’ and practice it.

In 1877 , St. John’s ________ were the first to teach this practice officially by forming rooms and teaching centres in railways and mining areas. ‘X’ was started by a Swiss man, who helped a group of villagers help soldiers in the Battle of Solferino.

The Swiss man was awarded the 1st Nobel Prize in 1901 for forming X.

What is X ?


Answer : The last name of St. John was Ambulance and that is what gave the term to the vehicles that carry people in emergencies. He worked with Jean Henry Dunant to form the Red Cross for which he was awarded the 1901 Nobel Peace Prize