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What is Chain Therapy?

2010-06-10T04:38:00.000-07:00

To find out the answer, visit www.chaintherapy.org.

He is Albert Dali...

2010-02-25T21:30:00.000-08:00

India's first naming consultancy --> www.albertdali.com

Who is Albert Dali?

2010-01-14T19:30:00.001-08:00

The 64-Crore Quiz

2009-10-03T22:53:00.000-07:00

1. Ian Holm won the BAFTA award for Best Supporting Actor in the year 1969 beating Anthony Hopkins. For what movie did Ian win the award?

2. What name in Italian means ‘Four Eyes’?

3. The CBI initially named 8 people as the Bofors accused. 7 of them were: Prakashchand Hinduja, Srichand Hinduja, Gopichand Hinduja, Former Bofors Chief Martin Ardbo, Former Defence Secretary SK Bhatnagar, Quattrocchi and Win Chadha. Who was the 8th?

4. A Joint Parliamentary Committee set up to probe the Bofors allegations, concluded in 1998 that there was ‘no evidence of middlemen or of any kickbacks other than winding-up charges’? Who was the chairman of this distinguished committee?

5. The Hinduja brothers made payments to three coded accounts. Two were Tulip and Lotus. What was the third one called?

6. He asked Rajiv Gandhi almost 400 questions on the Bofors controversy. And ended up defending the Hindujas in the Bofors case. Who?

7. This lady co-founded the Swisss Watch Company BorgeauD in 2007. BorgeauD recently launched the world’s first watch that indicates Rahukaalam. Which lady?

8. Former Bofors Chief Martin Ardbo maintained a diary where he kept daily notes of the Bofors saga using cryptic names for the protagonists. Experts say Q was Quattrocchi, and P was Olaf Palme. By that logic, who were N and R?

9. “The CBI has found him suspect. But we have not seen till today the papers that he has done something." X made this statement about Y in a press conference. Identify X and Y.

10. The Anatronic Group of Companies has a website that lists Narora Atomic Power Station, Kakrapar Atomic Power Station, Kaiga Atomic Power Project, Rajasthan Atomic Power Station, Kalpakkam Atomic Power Station and Hindustan Aeronautics as its clients. Who was the founder chairman of Anatronic?

Post the answers in the comments section. The first person to answer all the questions right will get Rs. 64 crores as notional kickbacks to a coded swiss bank account of your choice.

The Final Question

2006-08-18T01:15:00.000-07:00

Why am I shutting down this blog?
Because I have to find answers for life's larger questions.

Quick Poser # 1

2006-07-28T04:38:00.000-07:00

Isaak & O Saathi Re were considered. But finally X was chosen as the title of the film after an audience poll. Identify X.
Omkara

Quick Trivia # 1

2006-07-25T20:01:00.000-07:00

Boman Irani used to run a chips company that owned a brand by the name, 'Golden Wafers'.

Thematic Quiz : Offensive Trivia

2006-07-16T19:53:00.000-07:00

1. In ancient times, the Romans called it the Digitus Infamis. How do we know it better now?
The Middle Finger.

2. Only two X-rated films have ever been nominated for an Oscar (Best Picture Category). One won the Oscar. One didn’t. Name both.
Midnight Cowboy & A Clockwork Orange. Clockwork lost out to French Connection in 1973.

3. Calista Flockhardt, Alanis Morissette, Brooke Shields and Glenn Close have all performed in this Eve Ensler Cult Play. Gimme the name of the play.
Vagina Monologues.

4. Some years back there was an Indian portal called gaandmasti.com. If you sign up for their portal, they used to confer you with a cool title. What was the title?
Gaandu!

5. These are the first lines from a popular chuck berry number:
When I was a little biddy boy
My grandma bought me a cute little toy
Two Silver bells on a string
She told me it was my ________
Just fill in the blanks.
Ding-a-Ling

6. What’s common to - Anthropophagus, Slubberdelugians, Guanogatherers, Certified Diplodocuses and Dunderheaded Coconuts?
These are some original insults from Captain Haddock.

7. “No _______ ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb ________ by die for his country.” What’s the dash in this unforgettable Gen. Patton quote?
Bastard.

8. “…my indifference is boundless,”
“…it makes my gorge rise,”
“…I don’t give a hoot,”
“…nothing could interest me less,”
“…I just don’t care.”
These were the options before David Selznick. Instead he chose to pay a fine of
$5000 and use the original line. What was the original line?
“Frankly my dear…I don’t give a Damn,” the immortal last line of the film ‘Gone with the Wind’.

9. In Chennai slang, if someone calls you a BJP what do they mean?
Bhayangara Jollu Party. (Bhayangara = incorrigble, Jollu = lech)

10. The movie 'Scarface' created a record in the 1980s by using the F-word 206 times. Today, it’s a pale no.3. Which movies are No.1 & No.2?
'Casino' used the 4-letter word 362 times. 'Pulp Fiction' used it 271 times. 'Good Fellas' came a close third by using it 246 times. Though 'South Park – Bigger, Longer, Uncut' has a reputation for being a movie filled with expletives…Guardian puts the f-word count as 140 odd.

Wiki Treasures # 3

2006-06-01T05:20:00.000-07:00

Janus, Oceanus & Leverrier were three names considered for planet number 8. Finally on December 29, 1846, the scientific world chose Neptune.

Quick Trivia # 0

2006-06-01T05:11:00.000-07:00

Chixalub is the name of the asteroid that's believed to have killed the dinosaurs some 60 million years ago.

Wiki Treasures # 2

2006-06-01T05:03:00.000-07:00

The sentence, 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' was developed by Western Union to test its telex machines.

I Missed His Book, But I Read His Name

2006-05-08T03:15:00.000-07:00

Though authors are a dreadful clan
To be avoided if you can,
I'd like to meet the Indian,
M. Anantanarayanan.

I picture him as short and tan.
We'd meet, perhaps, in Hindustan.
I'd say, with admirable elan ,
"Ah, Anantanarayanan --

I've heard of you. The Times once ran
A notice on your novel, an
Unusual tale of God and Man."
And Anantanarayanan

Would seat me on a lush divan
And read his name -- that sumptuous span
Of 'a's and 'n's more lovely than
"In Xanadu did Kubla Khan" --

Aloud to me all day. I plan
Henceforth to be an ardent fan
of Anantanarayanan --
M. Anantanarayanan.

Wrote John Updike after seeing a review of a book by Mr. Ananthanaryanan. Can you tell me the name of the book? To know the answer click the comment link.

How skilled are you?

2006-05-06T22:19:00.000-07:00

In the ancient times, a well rounded person was expected to be skilled in 64 arts. The Valmiki Ramayan lists the Chausat Kalas as follows:

1.Histrionic talents, drama, story telling techniques and mnemonics.
2.Making musical instruments and simple mechanical devices.
3.Playing musical instruments that is instrumental music including jalatarangam- creating music with water, percussion and string instruments.
4.Decorating, dressmaking, costume making, artful dressing and personal grooming.
5.Ornaments and head adornments.
6.Singing, dancing and practicing fine arts.
7.Making beds and bedroom decorations.
8.Garland making, flower arrangement, designs with grains on the floor like rangoli.
9.Playing games like dice.
10.Mastering eroticism as per Vatsyayana, erotic devices and sexual arts.
11.Making honey, liquor, beverages and desserts.
12.Plucking out arrows and healing.
13.Cooking, eating and drinking skills.
14.Horticulture & forestry.
15.Breaking and pulverizing hardrock, mining.
16.Making medicines from herbs.
17.Sorting, mixing, isolating ingredients.
18.Making and using astras and sutras.
19.Wrestling, boxing, gymnastics, physical culture & body building.
20.Making missiles.
21.Parades, army bands and dharmic warfare.
22.Ratha, gaja & turaga wars (chariot, elephantry and cavalry).
23.Asanas, postures & mudras.
24.Training elephants, horses & birds.
25.Making vessels of clay, wood, bronze.
26.Drawing.
27.Making paints & painting.
28.Architecture, sculpture, house and temple construction, mosaic tiling.
29.Mixing air, water (air products and water products).
30.Making boats, ships, chariots.
31.Making threads, ropes.
32.Weaving and spinning.
33.Diamond, precious stones and gems - distinguishing them from ordinary ones.
34.Alchemy, chemistry, preparing ointments, unguents for charm and virility.
35.Jewellery making including artificial jewelry.
36.Gold plating, metallurgy.
37.Skinning and preserving bodies.
38.Leather technology.
39.Dairy farming.
40.Tailoring, sartorial skills and embroidery.
41.Swimming and water sports.
42.Cleaning houses and vessels.
43.Laundering and washing.
44.Hair dressing and shaving.
45.Managing oil resources.
46.Having control over others' minds, spells, charms & omens.
47.Tilling and agriculture.
48.Handicrafts including carpentry, furniture making and furnishing.
49.Making vessels of glass, ceramic and pottery.
50.Drawing water & resources.
51.Gardening and fencing.
52.Caprisoning elephants etc.
53.Child rearing & pediatrics including doll making and toy making for kids.
54.Punishing guilty appropriately by law and order.
55.Learning languages (native & foreign dialects), literary excellence, semantics.
56.Preparing `Tambool' etc.
57.Composing impromptu poetry.
58. Preparing perfumes, cosmetics, playing poetry games, oratory, elocution, prosody, rhetoric.
59.Sorcery, conjuring, sleight of hand, magic, illusions, impersonation.
60.Composing riddles, rhymes, verses, puzzles, tongue twisters and involved recitations.
61.Making swords, staffs & archery.
62.Training fighting partridges and rams, cock fight, bull fight etc.
63.Teaching parrots, mynas to talk and training animals, veterinary science.
64.Writing in cipher codes and languages, secret mantras, coding and decoding.

I think I'll get a score of 1.5/64. What about you?

Wiki Treasures # 1

2006-04-28T19:53:00.000-07:00

Learn well your grammar
And never stammer
Write well and neatly
And sing soft sweetly
Drink tea, not coffee;
Never eat toffy
Eat bread with butter
Once more don't stutter.

A poem written by Lewis Carroll when he was not allowed to become a priest, thanks to his stuttering. Source: Wikipedia.

Quick Trivia # 42

2006-04-26T19:52:00.000-07:00

Seoul, the South Korean capital, just means "the capital" in the Korean language.

The Curious Words Quiz

2006-04-20T22:29:00.000-07:00

1. There’s a mistaken impression that the more you press the elevator button the faster it will arrive. Some intelligent soul coined a word to describe this phenomenon. Just name the word for me.

2. Aibophobia is the fear of mechanical dogs. What is Aibohphobia?

3. “A current or former marriage in which one partner is gay or has had a gay affair.” Gimme the term that fits this description.

4. I know you know what an eye candy is. Tell me what’s a thumb candy?

5. Tom Cruise wrongly referred to it as the Flugelbinder in the movie Cocktail. What is it actually called?

6. If I accuse you of being a Euclionist, what will I be accusing you of?

7. Zugzwang is a very curious Chess term It alludes to a situation when you have to make a move, you don’t want to. But sometimes by a stroke of luck a Zugzwang could work for you. What do you call a Zugzwang situation when both the players don’t wish to make a move because the first guy to do it will lose the game? (Clue – There’s a famous font by the same name.)

8. Abso-blooming-lutely and Inde-bloody-pently are examples of?

9. Two geologists IJ Bear and RG Thomas coined this evocative word in 1964. It’s a sweet coinage for the smell of wet earth after the first rain. What’s the good word?

10. Suppose a director doesn’t want to be associated with the film he has created, the Director’s Guild of America, expects him to use a certain pseudonym in the credits. What is the recommended pseudonym?

To view the answers, click on the comment link.

The Mandal Quiz

2006-04-07T10:26:00.000-07:00

This quiz is dedicated to the Minister of Generosity - Shri Arjun Singh. For those who came in late, this quiz has been structured in such a way that 49.5% of the questions are really, really easy. To help the underprivileged quizzers I have even thrown in an acrostic hint. For the intellectually disadvantaged who do not know what's an acrostic hint, here's a chota primer:

The acrostic hint is a phrase constructed with the first letters of the answers. The acrostic hint for this quiz is BACKWARD THINKING. So if there are 16 questions, the first answer will start with the alphabet B, the second answer with A, the third with C, so on and so forth. So, once you know the first letter, you can work the answer backwards.

THE QUESTIONS (Acrostic Hint: Backward Thinking)

1. In Hindu Mythology, who rides a chariot named Taladwaja?

2. What word was coined by Paul Eugene Bleuler in the 1912 edition of American Journal of Insanity?

3. Which city opted for the name Kolkatta in 1999?

4. Potassium's chemical symbol is K. Just tell me what K stands for.

5. What was launched by Sony in the year 1979 under the name 'Soundabout'?

6. What was formed in 1972 by four Swedes named Agnetha Fältskog , Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad?

7. This company was called Wilsforf & Davis till 1915. Which one am I talking about?

8. Dumb and Dumberer was the sequel. Gimme the name of the original.

9. Thompson was one of the Thompson Twins. Who was the other?

10. Hugh Hefner is to Playboy is as to Larry Flint is to _________?
11. The band Bombalurina is remembered best for which song?

12. What's Japanese for 'concealed or in stealth'?

13. Which movie's tagline was 'Here comes the bride'?

14. Dubya has a black cat as pet. What is its name?

15. What is the real name of Kollywood star Mumtaj?

16. What was Priyanka Gandhi's surname before she became Priyanka Vadra?

SCORING SYSTEM:

If you answer less than 50% of these questions, consider yourself lucky. Arjun Singh may help you get to the stage (in quiz shows) with some reservations.

If you get more than 50%, you get nothing but the Forward Class tag.

To view the answers, click on the comment link.

TV Commercials Quiz

2006-03-23T03:35:00.000-08:00

1. Guinness Beer's commercial 'noitulovE' is the most talked about spot in 2005. It tells the history of life in 50 seconds flat. All you have to do is to tell me what's 'noitulovE'?

2. Which former English cricketer gave the voiceover in the Vodafone 'Mayfly' commercial?

3. "The Way Things Go" a 30-minute film by F. Fischli & D. Weiss in 1987, was the inspiration for which award winning commercial?

4. Who's gonna direct an Amitabh & Tabu flick named 'Cheeni Kum'?

5. Pradeep Sarkar, the director of 'Parineeta' is a renowned ad filmmaker. Can you tell me the name of his ad film outfit?

6. American Express aired a 2-minute commercial for the first time during the recently concluded Oscars show with the theme 'My Life, My card". Who directed the film?

7. Carmichael Lynch, the ad agency behind the legendary Harley Davidson work, commissioned the services of an Indian director to shoot a commercial for Gibson guitars. The commercial was titled 'Empress'. Can you name the director?

8. Who croons the jingle 'Jee Lalchaye Raha Na Jaye' in the Alpenliebe commercials?

9. Who scored the music for the Fevicol Bus commercial that won the Cannes Silver Lion in 2002?

10. What's common to Krish Srikkanth & the Hutch Dog?

To view the answers, click on the comment link.

Quick Trivia # 37

2006-02-16T19:04:00.000-08:00

"A term often heard for high-quality coffee is degree coffee. Milk certified as pure with a lactometer was called degree milk owing to a mistaken association with the thermometer. Coffee prepared with degree milk became known as degree coffee."

Source: Wikipedia.

Just One Question # 2

2006-02-09T18:43:00.000-08:00

Which popular cleanser brand was originally named 'Liquor Cresolis Compositus'?

Quick Trivia # 9

2006-02-05T06:01:00.000-08:00

Herb Caen, a Pulitzer Prize winning columnist from San Fransisco, coined two words that defined a generation - 'Beatnik' and 'Hippie'.

Just One Question # 1

2006-01-30T10:08:00.000-08:00

What's common to Ambush, Chosen, The Follow, Star, Powder Keg, Hostage, Beat the Devil and Ticker?

Quick Trivia # 8

2006-01-20T19:45:00.000-08:00

Bollywood actress Celina Jetley has a pup by the name Heineken.

Quick Trivia # 7

2006-01-20T19:43:00.000-08:00

The Italian surname Quarttrochi means Four Eyes.

Quick Trivia # 6

2005-12-26T04:59:00.000-08:00

Trademark Spandex is an anagram of Expands.

Quick Trivia # 5

2005-11-29T00:01:00.000-08:00

If you come across any website with the seemingly perverted dot co dot ck extension, then it means the site is from Cook Islands.

the question of the day # 1

2005-11-21T02:48:00.000-08:00

which newspaper claims that one mr. t. herman zeibel has been its editor since 1901?

Quick Trivia # 4

2005-11-19T18:44:00.000-08:00

Singer Manicka Vinayagam plays Dhanush's dad in the film 'Thiruda Thirudi'.

Quick Trivia # 3

2005-10-06T19:39:00.000-07:00

Tamil actor Dhanush (real name - Venkatesh Prabhu) has a dog by the name 'Rowdy'.

Quick Trivia # 2

2005-09-06T22:18:00.000-07:00

Hurricane Katrina will bear the names Kirk, Karen, Kyle, Kate & Karl in the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010 respectively. And in the year 2011, it shall be called Katrina again. This is in keeping with the practice of rotating names every six years.

Quick Trivia # 1

2005-07-27T20:41:00.000-07:00

Tamil Director Bharathiraja's real name is Chinnasami.

This & That Quiz

2005-07-17T20:52:00.000-07:00

1. This band that was named after an adult toy mentioned in the William Burroughs novel "Naked Lunch." Just name the band.
Steely Dan

2. In Hindu Mythology, what is Agna Sandhani?
It’s the book that decides whether you go to hell or heaven. It’s a balance sheet of the sins and good deeds done by any individual. Maintained by Chitra Gupta in Yamalok.

3. Actress Kalpana Iyer’s hands have been immortalised as the logo of which Advertising Agency?
Mudra

4. She used the pen name Jane Mast for writing plays. Her first play was titled ‘Sex’. Who’s this person?
Mae West

5. In the world of sports what is Charles Bannerman’s claim to fame?
He played the first ball bowled in a test match.

6. What word did Mr. Henry Piddington, President of Marine Courts, Calcutta, coin in 1848 to differentiate between straight and curved types of his subject of study?
Cyclone.

7. For the movie Sangam, Raj Kapoor wanted Vyjayanti Mala as heroine. She took her time to decide. So Raj Kapoor sent her a final telegram. After which she said a definite yes. What was his message?
Bol radha bol sangam hoga ki nahin?

8. Born Susan Alexandra. An unusual name in the book The Great Gatsby attracted her attention. She changed her name. Name this celebrity.
Sigourney Weaver.

9. Complete the list Harichandan, Mandar, Surtaru, --------- & -----------? And tell me what’s special about these 5 names.
Parijaata and Kalpaka Vriksha. The only 5 trees in paradise, according to Hindu mythology.

10. Connect the book “Call me lucky” and Holiday Inn, the hotel?
Bing Crosby. His autobiography is “Call me lucky” and the hotel takes its name from a movie of his with the same name.

Daily Trivia # 20

2005-07-13T19:43:00.000-07:00

Ashok Babu is better known to us, as Tamil Actor Arjun.

Daily Trivia # 19

2005-06-27T10:13:00.000-07:00

In 1966, Javed Akhtar met Salim Khan for the first time on the sets of the film 'Sarhadi Lootera'. Javed was the film's dialogue writer while Salim was the hero!

Daily Trivia # 18

2005-06-26T22:29:00.000-07:00

Bib-label-lithiated-lemon-lime-soda was the original name given to the soft drink 7-up.

Daily Trivia # 17

2005-06-25T11:00:00.000-07:00

Ukulele is the Hawaiian word for 'Jumping Flea'.

Daily Trivia # 16

2005-06-24T11:16:00.000-07:00

The guillotine was built by Antoine Louis. It takes its name from Joseph Ignace Guillotin, the man who proposed building a mechanical device for carrying out death penalty. It was first put to use in 1792. Nicolas J. Pelletier was the unfortunate guinea pig.

Daily Trivia # 15

2005-06-23T10:29:00.000-07:00

Rembrandt must have been one hell of a narcissist. He did more than 90 self-portraits in his lifetime.

Daily Trivia # 14

2005-06-22T11:37:00.000-07:00

In 1941, Alfred Hitchcock directed a comedy called 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith'. The story bears no resemblance to the latest Brad Pitt flick titled 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith'. In Hitchcock's flick, Robert Montgomery and Carole Lombard played Mr. David Smith & Mrs. Ann Smith. While in the 2005 blockbuster, Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie play Mr. John Smith & Mrs. Jane Smith. Angelina accepted the role that Nicole Kidman refused.

Daily Trivia # 13

2005-06-21T10:57:00.000-07:00

For many years umbrellas were referred to as Hanways as a tribute to Jonas Hanway, the first Londoner to carry an umbrella. The poor man was hustled, hooted and laughed at for this habit of his.

Daily Trivia # 12

2005-06-20T21:27:00.000-07:00

The Apollo 11 plaque left on the Moon says, "Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon July 1969, A.D. WE CAME IN PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND."

The G in Kenny G & All That

2005-06-20T21:13:00.000-07:00

Kenny G = Kenny Gorelick
JC Penney = James Cash Penney
HG Wells = Herbert George Wells
LL Cool J = Ladies Love Cool James
MK Thyagaraja Bhagavathar = Mayavaram Krishnamurthy Thyagaraja Bhagavathar
AA Milne = Alan Alexander Milne
BB King = Blues Boy King
ML Jaisimha = Motganhalli Laxmanarsu Jaisimha
J Jonah Jameson = John Jonah Jameson
JK Rowling = Joanne Kathleen Rowling
JWHT Douglas = John William Henry Tyler Douglas
OJ Simpson = Orenthal James Simpson
EE Cummings = Edward Estlin Cummings
PG Wodehouse = Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
JRR Tolkien = John Ronald Ruel Tolkien
CK Nayudu = Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu
RJ Reynolds = Richard Joshua Reynolds
CB Fry = Charles Burgess Fry
AC Nielsen = Arthur Charles Nielsen
AO Hume =Alan Octavian Hume
DW Griffith = David Wark Griffith
DK Pattammal = Dammal Krishnaswamy Pattammal
WC Fields = William Claude Dukenfield
WB Yeats = William Butler Yeats
GN Balasubramanium = Gudalur Narayanaswamy Balasubramanium
ML Vasanthakumari = Madras Lalithangi Vasanthakumari
SP Balasubramanyam = Sripati Panditaradhyula Balasubramnyam
RK Narayan = Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Naryanan
MS Subalakshmi = Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subalakshmi
James T Kirk = James Tiberius Kirk
PB Srinivas = Prativadha Bhayankara Srinivas
MG Ramachandran = Marudur Gopalamenon Ramachandran
WG Grace = William Gilbert Grace
MC Escher = Maurits Cornelis Escher
JJ Cale = Jean Jacques Cale

I still haven't figured out the TM in TM Soundarrajan, the P in P Susheela, YG in YG Mahendran and SVe in Sve Shekar. It would be great if someone tells me the same.

Daily Trivia # 11

2005-06-19T10:51:00.000-07:00

Jim Morroson of The Doors was the first rock star to be arrested on stage.

100 Great Palindromes

2005-06-19T10:06:00.000-07:00

1. Zeus sees Suez.
2. Xerxes was stunned! Eden nuts saw sex, rex!
3. Won't lovers revolt now?
4. What! So he is hanged, is he? So what?
5. Was it a cat I saw?
6. Warsaw was raw.
7. Too bad, I hid a boot.
8. Tuna nut.
9. Ten animals I slam in a net.
10. Tarzan raised a Desi Arnaz rat.
11. Swap for a pair of paws?
12. Step on no pets.
13. Stella won no wallets.
14. Star sees rats.
15. Star comedy by Democrats.
16. Solo gigolos.
17. Slap my gym pals.
18. Seen knees.
19. See referees.
20. Sex-aware era waxes.
21. Rot can rob a born actor.
22. Rise to vote, sir.
23. Retard rater.
24. Redraw a warder.
25. Red rum, sir, is murder.
26. Red Nevada vendor.
27. Rats drown in WordStar.
28. Racecar.
29. Pets never even step.
30. Poor Dan is in a droop.
31. Play Latin on Italy Alp.
32. Party-trap.
33. Panic in a Titanic, I nap.
34. Pals slap.
35. Otto made Ned a motto.
36. Oozy rat in a sanitary zoo.
37. On a clover, if alive, erupts a vast, pure evil; a fire volcano.
38. OJ nabs Bob's banjo.
39. Oh, cameras are macho.
40. Nurses run.
41. Norma, I am Ron.
42. Now I see, referees, I won.
43. No yarn in rayon?
44. No, tie it on.
45. No, slang is a signal, son.
46. No pet so tragic as a cigar to step on.
47. Not a ton.
48. Noon.
49. No, Mel Gibson is a casino's big lemon.
50. Noel, let's egg Estelle on.
51. No Garden, One Dragon
52. No lemons. No Melon.
53. Never odd or even.
54. Nip a pin.
55. Nina Ricci I ran in.
56. Name no one man.
57. Nail Lillian!
58. My gym taxes sex at my gym.
59. Must sell at tallest sum.
60. Mix a maxim.
61. Mirror rim.
62. Madam I'm Adam.
63. Ma is a nun, as I am.
64. Lonely Tylenol.
65. Live not on evil.
66. Lived on Decaf, faced no devil.
67. Laptops spot pal.
68. Late Bill is ill, I bet, Al.
69. Laminate pet animal.
70. "Kodak ad O.K.!"
71. Knits stink!
72. I did, did I?
73. If I had a hi-fi.
74. I prefer pi.
75. Hug a bared nun under a bag, uh?
76. Harass Sarah!
77. God damn! Mad dog.
78. Go hang a salami, I'm a lasagna hog.
79. Gigawatt Ottawa gig.
80. Gateman's nametag.
81. Feeble Tom's motel beef.
82. Evil olive.
83. Eve damned Eden.
84. E.T. is opposite.
85. Eros saw I was sore.
86. Erin is in ire.
87. Emil saw a slime.
88. Egad! No bondage!
89. Eh, Canada had an ache?
90. Dumb mobs bomb mud.
91. Dr. Awkward.
92. Draw nine men inward.
93. Don't nod.
94. Dennis sinned.
95. Dammit, I'm mad!
96. DNA-land.
97. Ah, Satan sees Natasha.
98. Aid nine men, India.
99. A Santa at NASA.
100. Able was I ere I saw elba.

Mad Magazine Quiz

2005-06-18T10:58:00.000-07:00

1. What’s common to How the West was Won, The King and I, All About Eve and the MAD Magazine?
Alfred Newman, after whom the MAD mascot was named, composed the music for these movies. I guess you are aware that before Alfred E. Newman, the character was called Melvin Coznowski and Mel Hanney.

2. He used the Morse code to sign his popular strip in the MAD magazine. Who?
Antonio Prohias for his Spy vs. Spy. He signs with dots and dashes to convey ‘by Prohias’.

3. Only once has MAD spoofed the TIME magazine. Tell me when. And what were they spoofing?
In 1982, Time Magazine announced the PC as the Man of the Year. MAD spoofed this and put a Pacman character “Irving Pac’ on its cover as the star of the year.

4. This one’s for the INSANELY MAD fans. What was odd about the MAD magazine cover that featured ET alongside Alfred E. Newman?
This is the only issue in which Alfred E. Newman appears with his teeth intact. By the way, ET’s touch magically fills the gaps...

5. In 1965, MAD created a Sport for Amateurs across the world. What did the Usual Gang of Idiots call it?
They called it the 43-Man Squamish.

6. Which movie did MAD spoof as Errant Bra-on Bitch?
Erin Brokovich, of course!

7. He did album covers for Miles Davis before the world recognized him as “MAD’s Maddest Cartoonist”. Who is this wacko?
Don Martin.

6. For 27 issues, MAD carried a tagline. Can you press recall memory and spit it out?
Humour in a jugular vein.

9.In 1980, the MAD folks produced an eminently forgettable comedy. Just gimme the name of the flick.
Up the Academy.

10. MAD and PLAYBOY have only one man in common. Namethe legend.
Harvey Kurtzman. He founded the MAD Magazine. And after quitting it, worked for Hugh Hefner at Playboy. He created a popular series there called Little Annie Fannie.

11. Which music artist has been featured the most number of times on the cover of the MAD magazine? Hint – Get ready for a nasty surprise.
Believe it or not - Eminem! He was featured four times. Michael Jackson and Madonna have been featured twice. Elvis was the first.

12. From April 2001, MAD started carrying ads. But that didn’t deter these intrepid souls from parodying brands. As if to prove a point they fucked the trip of ADIDAS. What according to MAD is ADIDAS? (Not, All Day I Dream About Sex)
Apparel Developed in Deplorable Asian Sweatshops.

13. An ad released for Atmore’s Mince Meat Plum Pudding in the Illustrated London News in 1895 saved the MAD magazine in 1965. How?
In 1965, Helen Pratt Stuff slapped a case against MAD magazine. The charge was the character Alfred E. Newman was created by her husband in 1914 and MAD had just lifted it. MAD was about to lose the case...MAD did a lot of research. And found that in 1895 Atmore’s Mince Meat Plum Pudding had released an ad using a similar looking character. This clinched the case for them. The court ruled that while MAD may not have created the character but they could use it as the character had been in public domain since 1895.

14. “You could do worse and you always have.” When does MAD use this slogan?
Alfred E. Newman uses this slogan whenever he runs for presidency.

15. If Capt. Kirk was Capt. Quirk, and Luke Skywalker was Lube Skystalker who was MAD’s version of Sherlock Holmes?
Shermlock Shomes. He made his debut in ‘The hound of the basketballs’!

16. In 1954, Dr. Fredrick Wertham wrote a book called Seduction of the Innocent. How did this change the face of MAD?
Basically Wertham came up with this hypothesis that comic books featuring spooky horror stories caused juvenile delinquency. Strangely, the senate bought his theory. They clamped down on all comics that featured anything that may corrupt kids, through something called the Comics Code Authority. MAD was born in these turbulent times as a comic book. The moment they sensed trouble they quickly converted themselves into a magazine. Stopped horror spoofs. And evolved into its present avtaar.

17. MAD had a delicious way of presenting its price. When it costed 25 cents they called it ‘cheap’, at 40 cents they said ‘ouch’, what did they say when the price was 30 cents?
Highway robbery!

18. How many spies have been featured in Spy vs. Spy?
Three. Black, white and grey. The grey spy is a lady.

19. Known for subtler humour, this illustrator cum writer often featured himself in his “Lighter Side of ________” strips under the pseudonym Richard Kaputnik. He died in 2002. Currently, MAD is running a nationwide cartoonist contest to choose his replacement. Who is this Madman?
Dave Berg

20. He came up with two brilliant features - Fold-ins and Snappy Answers for Stupid Questions in the MAD magazine. Who?
Al Jafee

Daily Trivia # 10

2005-06-18T10:40:00.000-07:00

Actress Rani Mukherjee has two dogs - Tin Tin & Simba.

Daily Trivia # 9

2005-06-17T11:18:00.000-07:00

The lowest string on a violin is called the G-string!

All is Vanity

2005-06-17T07:28:00.000-07:00

All is Vanity, originally uploaded by quizlova.

That's the title of this fantastic piece by Charles Allen Gilbert. He made this now famous illustration in 1892. He was 18 years old at that time! The painting remained unsold for many years until a decade later, when Gilbert finally sold the original to the Life Publishing Co, a tiny cartoon tabloid sold in railroad stations for a nickel. When it appeared in 1902, the optical illusion created a sensation. Ever since, so many people have copied it. Rock groups Def Leppard and Damned used it as their album covers. Christian Dior appropriated this imagery for advertising their Poison perfume.The ad went on to win many awards. Awards that legitimately belong to Charles Allen Gilbert!

Daily Trivia # 8

2005-06-16T22:13:00.000-07:00

Panchapakesan aka Delhi Kumar is the biological dad of actor Arvind Swami. Delhi Kumar got his slice of fame with 'Dum, Dum, Dum' and the tamil serial 'Metti Oli'.

Daily Trivia # 7

2005-06-15T11:12:00.000-07:00

Nintendo is composed of 3 Japanese Kanji characters, Nin-ten-do, which can be translated to 'Heaven blesses hard work'.

Blockbuster Taglines # 1

2005-06-15T10:22:00.000-07:00

Catch her if you can - Runaway Bride

The true story of a real fake - Catch Me If You Can

Collide with destiny - Titanic

Born into wealth. Groomed by the elite. Trained for combat. - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

He saw the world in a way no one could have imagined - A Beautiful Mind

The greatest trick that the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn’t exist - The Usual Suspects

There are 3.7 trillion fish in the ocean*, they're looking for one - Finding Nemo

The greatest fairy tale never told - Shrek

America was born in the streets - Gangs of New York

Brace yourself for Melvin - As Good As It Gets

Run. The truce is ending. - The Village

He's the best there is! (Actually, he's the only one there is.) - Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Here comes the bride - Kill Bill: Volume 1

She brought a small town to its feet and a huge corporation to its knees - Erin Brokovich

Your life is on the line - Phone Booth

Reality is a thing of the past - The Matrix

Finally...a man is listening - What Women Want

A tale of murder, lust, greed, revenge, and seafood. - A Fish Called Wanda

The Fastest Hands In The East Meet The Biggest Mouth In The West - Rush Hour

The Rain is coming... and so is the Family - Monsoon Wedding

Time To Kick Some Asteroid - Armageddon

The guy next door just became the man upstairs - Bruce Almighty

Get ready for rush hour - Speed

Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire. - Schindler's List

A Hero Will Rise - Gladiator

"I didn't know it was called this phobia"

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Agraphobia: Fear of sexual abuse
Antlophobia: Fear of floods
Anuptaphobia: Fear of staying single
Atychiphobia: Fear of failure
Aviophobia: Fear of flying
Bathmophobia: Fear of stairs or steep slopes
Carcinophobia: Fear of cancer
Catagelophobia: Fear of being ridiculed
Chorophobia: Fear of dancing
Coprastasophobia: Fear of constipation
Didaskaleinophobia: Fear of going to school
Dromophobia: Fear of crossing the street
Dystychiphobia: Fear of accidents
Gamophobia: Fear of marriage
Gerascophobia: Fear of growing old
Harpaxophobia: Fear of being robbed
Hypegiaphobia: Fear of responsibility
Iatrophobia: Fear of going to the doctor
Liticaphobia: Fear of lawsuits
Mastigophobia: Fear of punishments
Necrophobia: Fear of death
Nosocomephobia: Fear of hospitals
Obesophobia: Fear of gaining weight
Pentheraphobia: Fear of mother-in-law
Psellismophobia: Fear of stuttering

Daily Trivia # 6

2005-06-14T10:41:00.000-07:00

Klapka is the K in Jerome K Jerome. And Kindred is the K in Philip K Dick.

Rhyme Time # 1

2005-06-14T10:34:00.000-07:00

A Brit with charm and wit
Churchill wrote his dad’s obit
Books he wrote in his life
Were termed pornography by his wife.
Who?
Ian Fleming

Daily Trivia # 5

2005-06-13T19:47:00.000-07:00

It's a well known fact that Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth (aka Shivaji Rao Gaekwad) used to be a bus conductor between 1972 and 1975. His partner was driver Raj Bahadur. Together, they used to steer Bus Number 10A from Srinagar to Majestic in Bangalore. Raj was and is a good friend of Rajini. He helped him in the early days when Rajini moved to Chennai. As a tribute to this trait of Raj, Rajini cast him in the 'Devuda Devuda' song in his latest hit 'Chandramukhi'. Raj Bahadur is the chap who mouths the word 'repeatu' the fourth time in the song.

Daily Trivia # 4

2005-06-13T08:00:00.000-07:00

Mekalai Pictures, was the name of the production company started by two unlikely partners - MGR & Karunanidhi.

Who's this?

2005-06-13T01:41:00.000-07:00

Who's this?, originally uploaded by quizlova.

That's Harpo Marx, as sketched by his good friend, Salvador Dali. The portrait is very apt because it captures a trademark Harpo trait. Another noticeable trait in his flicks was, Adolph Arthur Marx rarely spoke. Harpo encashed this trait by naming his autobiography, Harpo Speaks.

Daily Trivia # 3

2005-06-12T22:06:00.000-07:00

BRADMAN WILL BE BATTING TOMORROW, was the code phrase used by the Allied troops for the assault on the monastery at Monte Cassino, Italy, in March 1944.

Daily Trivia # 2

2005-06-09T10:41:00.000-07:00

Outlook editor, Vinod Mehta, has an odd name for his dog - Editor.

Brilliant Quotes From Bette Midler

2005-06-09T10:29:00.000-07:00

"When it's three o'clock in New York, it's still 1938 in London."

"After thirty, a body has a mind of its own."

"I married a German. Every night I dress up as Poland and he invades me."

"I wouldn't say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity."

"If sex is such a natural phenomenon, how come there are so many books on how to do it?"

"Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it's like a jackhammer."

(courtesy brainyquote.com)

Rare Limerick by Arthur C. Clarke

2005-06-09T10:21:00.000-07:00

A limerick on Stanley Kubrick, the man who made his story into the now famous 2001: A Space Odyssey.

For MGM did Kubrick, Stan
A stately astrodome decree
While Art, the science writer, ran
Through plots incredible to man,
In search of solvency.

The Little Boy

2005-06-09T05:40:00.000-07:00

The Little Boy, originally uploaded by quizlova.

The man in the picture is Col. Paul Warfield Tibbets, the pilot of Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the 'little boy' bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing almost 80,000 people. He named the plane after his mom.

Daily Trivia # 1

2005-06-08T20:53:00.000-07:00

Vin Diesel's production company is named One Race.