Sunday, July 24, 2011

ID

1.
One of the "geniuses" designed this.This genius was principal to ushering of the Second Industrial Revolution.A Tower for Trans-Atlantic Communication was to be made by him but was stalled because of lack of funds.ID the device,the man and the tower.





2.




An Alumni of Stanford,MIT and Maryland University.A business Executive and a regular in 100 Most Powerful Women (Forbes and Fortune.).ID her.

Friday, July 15, 2011

Hocus-Focus C-1



1.ID,their claim to fame and then Connect.




2.ID and claim to fame.




3.One of the first "great" spinners of India.He was not allowed to captain only because he was a "dalit".Known for his unconventional spin,ID the man.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Timbuktu Tales 1.0

1.French Rugby Player.Also known as the "Caveman".Identify.

2.Now in its fifth decade,this event has grown from a humble gathering of 1500 people on Micaheal Eavis's Worthy dairy farm in 1970,each paying 1 GBP (pound) and receiving free milk,to a giant five-day celebration of music costing 195 pounds for a basic ticket.
What are we talking about?

3.
    "Take too long b'fore I found out
      What people mean by down and out.
      Spent my money, took my car,
      Started tellin' her friend she' goin' be a star.
       I don't know, but I've been told
      A Big legged woman ain't got no soul "

     The title of this song,which was inspired by a Labrador retriever that wandered around the Headley Grange   studios during recording,never appears once in the song.Identify the song and the band.

4.Identify.


5. "To all who come to this happy place: Welcome. _______ is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. ________ is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America, with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world."
Which place are we talking about?

6.Current affairs!
  One is running for a post.The other's seat is under threat.They are not related.Just give us their names.

7. Connect : Sheikh Zayed, Mohammed Gaddafi, Ranasinghe Premadasa.


  

Friday, June 17, 2011

State of Affairs : Bad A$$

1.Identify

2.Sharing his initials with a deceased Chief Minister of a South Indian state,this composer(not from the same state) is the youngest and only Indian to receive the Cyprus International Film Festival Award in 2006 for the movie "Raam" . Identify him.


3.Connect

4.How big is an A4 sheet compared to an A1 sheet(in terms of area) ?

5.5 bloggers from this middle-eastern country were recently tried behind closed doors for propagating Anti-establishment ideas.Unlike the other countries affected by the Jasmine Revolution,these bloggers do not enjoy the support of the masses and were greeted with cries of "Long live the Khalifa" as they were brought to court.
Identify the country.

6.What??


7.Irving Berlin wrote a song asking for "it" to be blessed.Simon and Garfunkel sang that they've come to look for "it".What are we talking about here?


8.Which letter completes the series : B,C,F,H,I,K,N,O,P,S,U,V,W,_ ?
   (Except for the missing letter,the list is exhaustive)

Courtesy :   Mr.Swethan Jasty(Question 1)
                  "Friday" Magazine(Questions 7 & 8)




Tuesday, June 7, 2011

State of Affairs 2.0 : Bigger - Better

1.Cyprus and Argentina owe their etymology to metals.If Argentina is named after silver,after which metal is Cyprus named?

2.Identify the Band.


3."Variety is the spice of life" #Old Adage.
    On the walls of which brightly decorated global chain of confectioners would you find
    "Variety is the ice of  life" ?

4.Why was Operation Neptune's Spear recently in the news?

5.    [Given below is an exhaustive list.Identify what it is.]
      
  •  Mitra-bheda
  • Mitra-lābha or Mitra-samprāpti
  • Kākolūkīyam
  • Labdhapraṇāśam
  • Aparīkṣitakārakaṃ

6.Connect [The given celebrities do not form an exhaustive list,i.e;they are not the only ones eligible to appear in this question]



7.Identify(the substance;not the man)

        


Friday, June 3, 2011

State of Affairs 1.0

1.In news recently,identify this.(and its claim to fame)

2.Apart from Sierra Leone,which other country's name would you associate with the word "Lion" ?

3.This particular railway station in Mumbai was in the news recently with the NCP's move to rename it facing  strong backlash in Maharashtra.Crack the station and the "controversial" name.

4.From whose hands did Sir Alex Ferguson take over the reigns of Manchester United as Manager?

5.A bit of religion to wind up the proceedings.
  Vasishta : Ram :: ______ : Krishna

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Find the Link.


As of today,26 May 2011 (this is subject to some changes in future.),find the link.

Friday, May 13, 2011

Connect and More!

Courtesy : Friday Magazine,a weekly supplement of Gulf News




Each of this is a quiz question in its own right,but the answers connect to a common theme.Crack 'em and connect 'em!!

  1. According to the New Economics Foundation,which country ranks first in the Happy Planet Index and is  the  "greenest" country in the world?
  2. Before 1995,which was the only country to exist in all of the world's hemispheres : north,south,east and west?
  3. Aside from Uzbekistan,which tiny country is doubly landlocked i.e,surrounded by landlocked countries?
  4. A citizen of which country would be the world's only palindromic national?
  5. Apia is the capital and largest city of which Pacific Archipelago?


Courtesy : Friday Magazine,a weekly supplement of Gulf New

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Adam : To Infinity and beyond :D!!

We at Suche are Proud to have Siddharth Kalra a.k.a Adam in our midst.Hearty congratulations,bro!
For the uninitiated,check out : http://www.russkiymir.ru/russkiymir/en/news/common/news3072.html

Trivia,anyone? :)

1. Which Bill Murray movie completes the following blanks from a Robert Frost poem?
    "Poetry is what gets _____ __ _______"

2.  Name the drug.
  • Named after the Latin name for "sausage" because the drug producing bacteria often caused   spoilage of improperly handled sausages.
  • Also known as Dysport.
  • Originally intended as a cure for crossed eyes and for controlling uncontrollable blinking,now_____ has found a more glamorous therapeutic application.
3. If Nicholas Coppernicus were alive today,which currency would he use?

4. Identify this fruit.
   


National Geographic estimates that the daily consumption of this fruit in Iquitos,Peru is roughly 20   tonnes!!
    Locals in Iquitos claim that ____ makes them more beautiful.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Two To Tango

1. Often used for cleaning waterproof microphones and rifle barrels, they were made from oiled silk paper and lamb intestine in ancient China. The English Census board was the first to publicly use the word _______. In 1844, discovery of vulcanisation revolutionised the production of this. They can also be used as decompression valves and to protect sensors.
What??

2.





Christopher Columbus landed at the location known as Fisherman's Point in 1494, naming it Puerto Grande.It was briefly known as Cumberland Bay when the British seized it in 1741, during the War of Jenkins' Ear. British Admiral Edward Vernon arrived with a force of eight warships and 4,000. 


It has the first and only Mcdonalds in Cuba.

Identify the place!


(Questions courtesy Prashant Menghrajani)

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Random Quiz-2

Q.1 Holy day of obligation-Venus-Nippon-Helios-Sail.Connect.


Q.2 "Only Dove is one-quarter moisturizing cream".This campaign helped Dove become the top selling soap in U.S.Whose campaign?


Q.3Name the machine:






Friday, January 21, 2011

Link.

Q.1
Link the following:








Hint:

Very much a recent development or affair(as you may prefer to call it).

Simple Identification Problem,S.I.P.

Highlight for Hint.

Q.1
Identify:


Hint:

Think Prince,just a lot lot more.


Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Katana Konnect!

Here's one more of the Katana Konnect!(i seem to have developed a liking for them,i guess) ; ).Also,the answers of previous K.K. have been posted.Do look.

Onto the questions,then...

Q.1
One of the 9 of a "group of certain centenarians" that were photographed,he's the only surviving member  of them now.Identify.A correct "look" at the photo would reveal a lot more.

    






Q.2
Identify(easy one):



And now connect the two.

Monday, January 10, 2011

New Year,A Landmark and A Frank Opinion

Dearest Followers of Suche and random passer-by-on-the web!

We,the members of Suche,wish you all a very happy (nevertheless belated) New Year!!!
Here's a fun connect : Ghajini(Hindi). Taare Zameen Par. Suche.
Well,they all released in December ;)

We heartily thank all you folks for getting Suche to scale the 1000+ hits barrier.
A round of applause for yourself!!

Here's a question.Feel free to drop in your opinions(s).

"Should we allow posting of answers under the questions as comments or do you think it dampens your quizzing experience?"

Do drop in your thoughts!!

P.S : Highlight under the question for answer to the connect!
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