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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Monday, February 25, 2008

49. International Day of the Book

Shakespeare and Cervantes

48. The Rasputin Episode

The now common declaration that "Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental" at the beginning of a movie.

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

43. Who?

Ans: Lal Bahadur Shastri. He was born Lal Bahadur Srivastav.

42. Barber Feat

Ans: Shehnai. From 'Shah' (Persian for king) and 'Nai' (Hindi for barber)

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Thursday, February 14, 2008

39. Eureka!

Ans: Jaipur Foot. X-Dr. P. K. Sethi

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

38. Which book?

Ans: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Saturday, February 9, 2008

34. Bologna to Rome!

Ans: Crystallization, the process of fallng in love.
This transformative process actuates in terms of four steps along a journey:
1. Admiration – one marvels at the qualities of the loved one.
2. Acknowledgement – one acknowledges the pleasantness of having gained the loved one's interest.
3. Hope – one envisions gaining the love of the loved one.
4. Delight – one delights in overrating the beauty and merit of the person whose love one hopes to win.

Friday, February 8, 2008

Connect?

Ans: Pablo Neruda and Jan Neruda. Pablo Neruda took his pen name from the Czech writer and poet Jan Neruda.

Like father, like daughter!

Ans: X-Niobium (named after Niobe), Y-Tantalum (named after Tantalus)

Stamp dedicated to whom?

Ans: Bertolt Brecht. The upper portion shows a scene from his play Life of Galileo.

Sunday, February 3, 2008

Connect?

Ans: Brussels Sprouts and Lima Beans.
Vegetables named after capital cities.

Identify both the painter and the painted?

Ans: Painter-Salvador Dali, Painted-Johannes Vermeer
Painting-The Ghost of Vermeer of Delft Which Can Be Used As a Table