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Saturday, December 13, 2008

192. Pop goes the sequence...

_____, _____, Jerk, Snap, Crackle (?), Pop (?)

Provide the first two members of the series!!

Thursday, December 11, 2008

191. Baywatch?



How is this stretch marked in red along the California coastline better known as?

Clue: Literature....

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

190. Mind Your Language...

X was a British writer, mostly of adventure fiction. He is remembered best for Beau Geste, a much-filmed book of 1924 involving the French Foreign Legion in North Africa, and its sequels, Beau Sabreur and Beau Ideal.

Y was a lesser known writer.

But, they are famous together for something they wrote.

What is X and Y's claim to fame?

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

189. On the road to Moreh....

“Driving a car from Imphal, Manipur to Moreh, a town on the Burmese border, is common for many. But rarely anyone must have driven this distance of a little over two hundred kilometers via Imphal at a stretch unless one is a commercial vehicle driver and in very compelling circumstances. This drive is bound to enrich any sensitive person and would enable one to experience better the cultural mosaic that is Manipur. Imagine the sheer number of communities you are likely to come across on this route. There are the Maos, Poumais, Marams, Thangals, Kukis, Meiteis, Monsangs, Marings among many others on the way until you reach Moreh, filled with _______”

Some are World War II refugees, others left Burma following nationalization of trade and business by the Ne Win government in the early 1960s. In addition to their mother tongue, they are fluent in Manipuri, Burmese, Nagamese, Hindi and English.

Just fill in the blanks.