Regular Appearances- July 30th 2010

Connect the following-

1. Bagehot- (3 February 1826 – 24 March 1877), an English businessman, essayist and journalist who wrote extensively about literature, government, and economic affairs.

2. Schumpeter- (8 February 1883 – 8 January 1950), an Austrian economist and political scientist born in Moravia, then part of Austria-Hungary, now in the Czech Republic. He popularized the term "creative destruction" in economics.

3. Charlemagne- (742- 814), King of Franks and Emperor of the Romans.

4. Lexington- a town in  MA, USA, famous for being the site of the first shot of the American Revolution, in the battle of Lexington, on April 19, 1775.

5. Buttonwood- a common and familiar tree in North America, also called the American Sycamore. Early Wall St. traders used to gather under one.

6. Banyan- a fig, most commonly the Indian Banyan tree.

Question for July 29, 2010

What am I talking about here?

Doug Walters set it in 1977 with 44. Rod Marsh, nurturing a grudge from that time, broke it with 45 in 1983, albeit with some help from Dennis Lillee. David Boon then set what is arguably the most famous of these records with 52 in 1989. There are unconfirmed reports that Karls Ackasovs, the Latvian Aussie rules football player broke Boon's record with 53 (year unknown), and Carl Hayman, the All Blacks rugby player, broke that record with 60 in 2007.

Qn. for July 27th.

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Question for July 26, 2010

X is a website that allows the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser. Y was the first X. It was named so because the developer remembered a Honolulu International Airport counter employee telling him to take the X shuttle bus that runs between the airport's terminals. According to him, "I chose X-X as an alliterative substitute for 'quick' and thereby avoided naming this stuff quick-web". Identify X. Bonus points for naming Y as well.

No one was more likely to deliver an unplayable ball - July 23, 2010

On X:

"Batsmen didn't know quite what to expect from him and sometimes neither did X himself."

X won the Wisden's "Indian bowling performance of the century" award in 2002.

X? Why did X not know what to expect himself?

Question for July 22 - PS

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Question for Jul 21

The visual shows a satellite image taken during the first half of 2010. What is the image capturing?

Question for July 20th, 2010

Since we all watched and loved the recently concluded Fifa World Cup, try to answer today's question using your memory and simple logic. How many teams went undefeated in the World Cup? And if this number is greater than 0, name the team(s).

Ritual Souvenirs- July 19th 2010

X is a long-time ritual well established in its sport and behind it are tales, often personal, speaking to a player's standing in the game or marking a chapter in his career. It is believed to have originated when France, after beating England in 1931, were so ecstatic that they initiated a request for X. X sometimes results in souvenirs in the hands of former players that can fetch top money at auctions.

Identify X.

Question for July 16, 2010

Connect the following:

1) A quote from a medieval Russian chronicle from Novgorod: "No one exactly knows who they are, nor whence they came out, nor what their language is, nor of what race they are, nor what their faith is . . . God alone knows."

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QOTD - 15th July 2010 - Hari

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Etymology Qn. for July 14th - Dev

In 1880, Charles Stewart Parnell gave a speech in Ireland to a crowd of Land League members. During his speech, he asked the crowd: "What do you do with a tenant who bids for a farm from which his neighbor has been evicted?". The response from the crowd was: "kill him", "shoot him". Parnell replied:

I wish to point out to you a very much better way – a more Christian and charitable way, which will give the lost man an opportunity of repenting. When a man takes a farm from which another has been evicted, you must shun him on the roadside when you meet him–you must shun him in the streets of the town–you must shun him in the shop – you must shun him on the fair green and in the market place, and even in the place of worship, by leaving him alone, by putting him in moral Coventry, by isolating him from the rest of the country, as if he were the leper of old – you must show him your detestation of the crime he committed.

This speech set out the Land League's powerful weapon which was first applied to the land agent Charles X. As usual, identify X.

Question for July 13, 2010

Sorry for the late post ...

X while talking about Y said, "To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about Y perfectly rational. The real challenge is to work out what Y might actually be like." "If Y visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans".

Identify X & Y.

What words? --- July 12, 2010

"The words can be seen scripted at the entrance of many big and small business establishments. They are also inscribed on the cash-ledger of new books of account, when the Indian commercial calendar traditionally commences."

What words?

Question for July 9 - PS

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Question for Jul 8

The visual shows recent (within a month prior to today) tweets posted by a famous person. What are the tweets about?

Connect for 7th July 2010

Connect the Google Trend & the infographic below.

Build and release- Tuesday July 6th

Connect the 3 images above. The first depicts a scene from the old testament. You may google this one, but say so if you do.

Happy 4th of July!

Question for July 1, 2010

X has variously been termed as the world's worst _____; an abomination with a _____ (different blank) comparable to a swarm of locusts or an elephant passing wind; and something with the potential to spread colds and flu. Despite this, X is increasing in popularity, though it is debatable if that will sustain. There is also some controversy over the origin of X. Freddie 'Saddam' Maake claims to have invented it, while the Nazareth Baptist Church has claims that X belongs to them and threatened to sue to stop others from using it. Many places have banned X after getting worried about its effect. Somewhat surprisingly, sales of X have increased in recent times, being bolstered by demand from trade unions and protesters around the world.

Identify X.