whatsdis?

Who is this and what is this the cover of?

Cacaphonix- find the connexion

for 2008

for 2007

for 2006
for 2005 : Here we go again by Ray Charles and Norah Jones (sorry cudn't get an image)

for 2004

for 2002

for 2003

for 2001

for 2000

Pottering Around

1) What would you call this?

2)Connect the two images above and

a. Christian Coulson

b. Frank Dillane

c.Ian Harte

d.Richard Bremmer

3) What is this group of people better known as?

4) What happens next?
5) What?

NEED FOR SPELLOTAPE?

Instruction: Fill in the blanks below by guessing the incantation from the meaning!!

a. Latin ______ meaning "to double"

b.French _______ meaning "slide/glide"

c.Latin _________ meaning "a hindrance"

d.Latin _________meaning "impassable

e.English__________ incarcerate meaning "to confine/imprision"

f.Latin ____ meaning "to set fire"
g.____ is Latin for "I await a protector
h.Greek__________ meaning "repair, restoration"

i.The Greek __________ which means "to draw breath or to revive

j.The Latin word ________ means "I call" or "I summon"

k.The Latin word ____ which means "bird

l.The Latin word ____________ which means, "to break in pieces, to bring to naught"

m.The Latin word __________ which means, "to confuse, throw into disorder

n.Latin ________ meaning "to bring light"

o.Latin X meaning death and French Y(from Latin Y+re) meaning "to bite" ___________

(What is formed as a esult of joining these two words?)

p.Engish __________ meaning "to make a sound less distinct by covering its source."

q.Latin ____ meaning "night"

r.Latin ______ meaning "forgetfulness".

s.Latin __________ meaning "to hide or conceal".

t.Latin _________ meaning "to attack".

u.English _________ meaning "a plant of a large family with complex showy flowers"

v.Latin ______ meaning "to protect"
w.Italian __________ meaning "to release

x.Latin __________meaning "to renew" or "repair

y.Latin __________ meaning "absurd"

z.English ______ meaning "to clean by vigorous rubbing"

6)A X is a member of one of the sides of a war raiding for pillage, or roving around carrying out violent attacks. While "X" is most often used in the context of war, there is no clear-cut division between it and "robber", and in many contexts the two can be regarded as synonymous.

7) X (traditionally c. 1330 – 1418) was a successful scrivener and manuscript-seller who developed a posthumous reputation as an alchemist due to his reputed work on the -----------.

Who was X?

Who is X?

LOOK OUT !!

note: if the text in the pics is too small just click on them.

1. connect














2.connect














3.identify this fellow


















4.I have blanked out some portion of this picture(in the left panel)
Identify what asterix is talking about.







5.what are the guys in the picture below talking about?







6.Following many pics contain pictures of celebrities who have appeared on the simpsons.
Identify them.
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g. here there are four people.
















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j.here there are two














k.a sitter!




















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that's all folks!

A Bit Too General

1)He was born Pushpa Kamal Dahal and his nom de guerre means the fierce one. ID the person given below.

2)What happened after the implementation of this plan?

3)What is this the icon of?

4)Connect all the images given below

5)Where would you find this gate??

6)Who is the guy below? (though he is not exactly famous by name, whatever he did certainly helped social people)(You may even tell what he did)
7)A ruler falls in love with a local dancer named Bhagmati who lives in the village of Chichlam. He builds a city and names it Bhagyanagar after her. Sometime later she converts to Islam, (due to the ruler's insistence) following which the city is given a new name based on her new Muslim name. Identify the city, now a state capital in South India.

8)____ ______ : Gold

Sergi Brugerra : Silver

Leander Paes : Bronze

9)The main bodies were hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs, but details were modeled in mud mixed with straw, coated with stucco. This coating, practically all of which was worn away long ago, was painted to enhance the expressions of the faces, hands and folds of the robes; the larger one was painted carmine red and the smaller one was painted multiple colours. The lower parts of the statues’ arms were constructed from the same mud straw mix while supported on wooden armatures. It is believed that the upper parts of their faces were made from great wooden masks or casts. This description was true till 2001. What?

10)What is " Nomophobia"?

11)His filmatography reads

2005- The longest Yard

2008- Get Smart

Besides he is rather famous on Indian Television among kids.He was born in Punjab but has now migrated and changed his name. Who?

12)In a rare event in brazillian grand prix 2003 ,winner Kimi Raikonnen was unceremonously adjudged 2nd and some other driver was declared winner, who and why.

13)This very popular actor today made his small screen debut for throat drops 'smyle', who??

14)When asked if there were any real x this person replied that i have never heardof a newborn baby named x, there is a barrister in london who became cool in his grandchildren's eyes, a soldier who died in WWII and a clockmaker who worked in the last century(1800's).identify x??(quite a workable one and that is the hint)

15)A cryptic question, what got into itself after 19 years of its existence??

16)Which comic was initially named as m l j comics?

17)Ok now a tough one(but a workable one)

63:vengicillion

100:___???_______

18)The Universal Tube and Rollform Equipment Corporation has had all sorts of problem with maintaining their web presence since 2006. What has caused these difficulties?

19)Who founded Harpo Productions and hosts a famous talk show?

20)Which athlete has a brand of designer clothes called 'aneres'?( you'll get it if you apply the same logic as you did for the one above) (if you did !!!)

21)They are essentially the tops of submerged mountain range that is a continuation of the Arakan Yomas in Burma. They occupy an area of 3185 square miles and lie 121 km south of Cape Negrais. What are we talking about?

22)The airport that serves Venice is named after which famous explorer and traveler who lived in the city?

23)Complete this quote, attributed to one of the wives of the Persian king Nader Shah: “If a strong man should take five stones, and throw one north, one south, one east and one west, and the last straight up into the air, and the space between filled with gold and gems, that would be equal the value of ______”

24)This word X is slang for a low-paying, low-prestige job that requires few skills and offers very little chance of intra-company advancement.The term X derives its name from McDonald's, but is used to describe any low-status job — regardless of the employer where little training is required.."X" was in use at least as early as 1986, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, which defines it as "An unstimulating, low-paid job with few prospects"The word X is....

25) Where would you be at 3.316° N 95.854° E, approximately 100 miles in the Indian Ocean just north of Simeulue island, off the western coast of northern Sumatra, 19 miles below mean sea level?

26)The best test to find the authenticity of --------- is to get it X-rayed and count the number of compartments inside. If they are equal to the number of lines outside the -------- is real. What?

27) Which famous Indian Bazaar claims that “The Edge is Efficiency”?

That's all for today

Please answer at thecerebrals@gmail.com

Sayonara!!!!

All Capitals

1)X is the capital of a country which is one of the oldest countries of the world and the country's second largest city . As of 2007 the city had a population of 3,901,201, . As with many ancient cities, X has gone by several names over the ages: The Hittites gave it the name Ankuwash before 1200 BC.The Galatians and Romans called it Ancyra. In the classical, Hellenistic, and Byzantine periods it was known as Ánkyra. It was also known as Angora after it fell to the Seljuks in 1073, and was so known up until 1930.Name this city and the country of which it is the capital.

2)Sir Stanford Raffles a commander of the British East India Company established a trading post on the X island in 1819. The main settlement at that point was a Malay fishing village at the mouth of the X River. The British used X as a strategic trading post and it became one of the most important commercial and military centres of the British Empire. When it was occupied by the Japanese during World War II, Winston Churchill called it "Britain's greatest defeat".X reverted to British rule in 1945. It became an independent city-country in 1965. Lee Kuan Yew the nations first Prime Minister modernised this country-city and as of 2005 it is the busiest port and has the second highest pop. density in the world. What is X?

3)This city was founded on July 16 1790 and is one of the oldest still-present capitals.Situated on the banks of the Potmac river it houses the headquarters of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organization of Allied American States(OAS), the Inter-American Development Bank and other national and international institutions, including trade unions and professional associations.The motto of this particular city is Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All).Which city am I talking about?

4)X (English: Fair Winds or Good Air) was originally named after the sanctuary of "Nostra Signora di Bonaria"(Italian for "Our Lady of Fair Winds", also known as "Virgine de Bonaria") in Cagliari, Sardinia. On the banks of the Río de la Plata it was founded by a Spanish explorer Mendosa.It is the largest city in that nation and the second largest in S. America and a natural port. Which city?

5)The city of X is thought to have been established between 2000 BCE and 1500 BCE.In the Rig the word "Kubhā" is mentioned, which appears to refer to the X River. There is a reference to a settlement called X by the Persian Achaemenids around 400 BCE. Alexander the Great conquered X during his conquest of the Persian Empire. The city later became part of the Seleucid Empire before becoming part of the Mauryan Empire. The Bactrians founded the town of Paropamisadae near X, but it was later ceded to the Mauryans in the 1st century BCE. The city however has lost its grandeur in the last two decades due to internal and external disorder.
Crack this seemingly tough question.

6)The area on which X was founded was settled in ancient times since the Paleolithic Age. X's first nucleus was founded in the latter part of the 9th century as a castle on a hill commanding the right bank of the River. Soon the city became the seat of the dukes and kings of Bohemia. It was an important seat for trading in Europe.X is widely considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and is among the most visited cities on the continent. Since 1992, the extensive historic centre of X has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. According to Guinness World Records, X Castle is the largest ancient castle in the world. This city became the cpital of a nascent nation born due to division of a former communist state in 1993. Since then its official name is Hlavní město Praha, X- the Capital City.Name X.

Whattstheracquet?

1.These three players apart from being champion tennis players have something distinctive in common.What?

2. An inexhaustive list-
1970-John Newcombe
1971-John Newcombe
1972-Stan Smith
1973-Jan Kodeš
1974-Jimmy Connors
1975-Arthur Ashe
1976-Björn Borg
1977-Björn Borg
1978-Björn Borg
1979-Björn Borg
1980-Björn Borg
1981-John McEnroe
1982-Jimmy Connors
1983-John McEnroe
1984-John McEnroe
1985-Boris Becker
1986-Boris Becker
1987-Pat Cash
1988-Stefan Edberg
1989-Boris Becker
1990-Stefan Edberg
1991-Michael Stich
1992-Andre Agassi
1993-Pete Sampras
1994-Pete Sampras
1995-Pete Sampras
1996-Richard Krajicek
1997-Pete Sampras
1998-Pete Sampras
1999-Pete Sampras
2000-Pete Sampras
2001-Goran Ivanišević
2002-Lleyton Hewitt
2003-2007-X

What is this list about and who is X?

3. Initially grass was the traditional surface for all tennis Grand slams. However the organizers of this particular Grand Slam abandoned grass in 1988 for the 'Rebound ace' a particular hard court surface and further switched to plexicushion in 2008. Which Grand slam am I talking about?

4.Before the start of this event one person came to the Huoston Astrodome carried by four men in a palanquin. The other person came in a rickshaw.What was this widely publicised event?

comics and cartoons

1.Staring with a question showing the cerebrum(haha)-Whose x-ray is shown in the following picture?

2.the following picture is the first strip of which very famous comic?

3.to which country does the speaker in the following picture belong?
4.Name the kingdom(fictional-from a comic strip) in which the king, from time to time, refers to his subjects as 'idiots'.The name of the kingdom is a Freudian psychological term which represents the instinctive and primal part of the human psyche.
clue: the name of the comic strip the name of which is a play on the name of a famous children's book. another clue: you will find a clue in one of the subtitles of this blog.

5.a.a sprig of mistloe
b.a few roots
c.lobster(only added for improving the flavour)
d.four leaved clovers
e.reasonably fresh fish
f.rock oil/ beetroot juice (beetroot juice tastes better)
g.a pinch of salt
These are the supposed ingredients of what?
clue:the comic concerned in this question is the same as the one in question 3.

6.The following characters occur in which comic book?(i have not named the main chracter, as the comic book is named after him)
a.Elizabeth Cooper
b.Forsythe Pendleton Jones III
c.Reginald Mantle
d.Marmaduke Mason
Also, none of these characters are usually known in the comic by their real names stated above.They are known by their nicknames.


-Pushkar