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Saturday, February 20, 2010

352. The Madras Triple Helix?

The “Madras triple helix” is the name assigned by scientific communities in the West to the proposed molecular model of what?

It is quite possible that the name came about due to the difficulty faced by western scientists in pronouncing the names of the Indian scientists who came up with the break-through.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

351. It will make a damn mess?

This dish originated in Quebec, Canada, in the late 1950s with several Québécois communities including Drummondville, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, and Victoriaville claiming to be its birthplace. According to an often-cited tale the dish was invented when a customer ordered French fries while waiting for his cheese curds from the Kingsey cheese factory in Kingsey Falls. The exclamatory remark- ça va faire une maudite _______ ("it will make a damn mess") by one Mr. Fernand Lachance in response to the customer's order led to the origin of the name of the dish.

Which dish?

Monday, February 8, 2010

350. Lord, Have Mercy!

The Bogomils (from bog - Lord and milui - have mercy - in the Bulgarian language) were a Gnostic sect, the members of which supposedly indulged in unlawful sexual activities.

What term comes down to us from the name of this sect?

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

349. Nonclockwork orange....

This architectural entity is not of the color indicated by its name. Instead it bears a color called “International Orange” which was chosen for its visibility in fog rather than for any aesthetic reasons.

Identify.

Monday, February 1, 2010

348. All about choices. Yeahs or nays?



Identify what is in the picture. Also, inspiration for what?

347. Dangerous Diversions....

If you encountered the following in some order,

Golf Course
Three Blind Mice
Daniel's Dip
Sweet Sixteen
Marine Drive
Roller Coaster
Double Trouble
Club House
Black Money

what would you be upto? And where?

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

346. Created from a twig?

Which term is derived from the Greek word meaning "twig or branch" referring that a new plant can be created from a twig or a branch ?