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[Habitual Perfectionist]

HE wrote in urdu with the pseudonym Nawab Rai. He is probably is the most popular short story/play writer in hindi, using a different pseudonym. Who am i talking about?

Actually, Nawab Rai was his real name and not a psuedonym. He is one of my favourite writers and can be called the baap of Hindi Literature.

Enough hints there I suppose.

i am pretty sure is nt his real name, well... his surname is real though.

my fav hindi author too.

His real name was Nawab Dhanpat Rai. I heard DD has commisioned a 10 part miniseries on his short stories. I'm looking forwards to that.



CAD...yes...its Munshi Premchand

[ycr007]

1) What are 'cobweb pages' ?

Archived Web-Pages

2) On looking at this Hitler said 'Thats what I need, thats what I want'. What was he talking about ?

The Blitzkreig....Answered by Daisy.

3)Whats common to Princess Diana, Picasso and Barbara Streisand ?

Born on the Same Day?

4) Collective noun again....A _________ of rhinos

Crash

5) Who are open-collared workers?

Who aren't Blue or White Collared

6) What is Lord Indra's vehicle called ?

Daisy's Answer:Pushpaka Vimanam...My Answer: Airavat the Safed Haathi.

7) Who's last words were "Last words are for fools, I've said enough".

Daisy & Jackal's Answer: Karl Marx.Methinks Marx's last words were "Last words are for fools who haven't said enough"

And btw, the grand finale of the Master Mind was held at Faluknuma (early '03) last year. Was pretty good. Am wondering whether anyone was there.

Haven't seen it Live but watched it on TV and have Jus' recently Purchased the Book 4m Landmark.

[daisy]

6) What is Lord Indra's vehicle called ?

Daisy's Answer:Pushpaka Vimanam...My Answer: Airavat the Safed Haathi

YCR, i was not sure so i added airavat in my next immediate post. may be you missed it

[malakpetmasala]

HE wrote in urdu with the pseudonym Nawab Rai. He is probably is the most popular short story/play writer in hindi, using a different pseudonym. Who am i talking about?

Actually, Nawab Rai was his real name and not a psuedonym. He is one of my favourite writers and can be called the baap of Hindi Literature.

Enough hints there I suppose.

i am pretty sure is nt his real name, well... his surname is real though.

my fav hindi author too.

His real name was Nawab Dhanpat Rai. I heard DD has commisioned a 10 part miniseries on his short stories. I'm looking forwards to that.

CAD...yes...its Munshi Premchand

yeah... his name is dhanpat Rai, nawab is for his urdu pen, but he is the best hindi author i read as of date. no doubt about it, and goood to hear about DD

[Bimbette]

Some more for u to chew on,

1) What are 'cobweb pages' ?
2) On looking at this Hitler said 'Thats what I need, thats what I want'. What was he talking about ?
3)Whats common to Princess Diana, Picasso and Barbara Streisand ?
4) Collective noun again....A _________ of rhinos
5) Who are open-collared workers?
6) What is Lord Indra's vehicle called ?
7) Who's last words were "Last words are for fools, I've said enough".

Oh btw, no search engines again....ans tomorrow.

Hey!!



Sorry about the delay.....

Daisy, Ycr007....not bad at all! U guys together have got all right except for 3) and 5)

3) The ladies have roses named after them.

5) Open collared workers work from home

6) Indra's vehicle was indeed called 'airavat'.



Ycr, Have been going through the Penguin Landmark quiz book, off late...decent stuff.

[Bimbette]

Some more for u to chew on,

1) What are 'cobweb pages' ?
2) On looking at this Hitler said 'Thats what I need, thats what I want'. What was he talking about ?
3)Whats common to Princess Diana, Picasso and Barbara Streisand ?
4) Collective noun again....A _________ of rhinos
5) Who are open-collared workers?
6) What is Lord Indra's vehicle called ?
7) Who's last words were "Last words are for fools, I've said enough".

Oh btw, no search engines again....ans tomorrow.

Hey!!

Sorry about the delay.....
Daisy, Ycr007....not bad at all! U guys together have got all right except for 3) and 5)
3) The ladies have roses named after them.
5) Open collared workers work from home
6) Indra's vehicle was indeed called 'airavat'.

Ycr, Have been going through the Penguin Landmark quiz book, off late...decent stuff.

Forgot to mention, When Hitler spoke those lines he was referring to the 'Tank'..... Keep it going pals!

[ycr007]

3)Whats common to Princess Diana, Picasso and Barbara Streisand ?

The ladies have roses named after them.

Didn't know Picasso was a Lady

[Bimbette]

3)Whats common to Princess Diana, Picasso and Barbara Streisand ?

The ladies have roses named after them.

Didn't know Picasso was a Lady

Oops! Forgive the faux pas......that should have read 'They all have roses named after them'.



1) What is the collective name for the 9 hand maidens of Odin?

2) On a whim, in 1958, what did Sir William Herschel, Chief Magistrate of the Hooghly dist. do to Rajyadhar Konai, the idea being merely '.....to frighten [him] out of all thought of repudiating his sign impress his hand print on the back of a contract'?

3) Who won the first Miss India contest in 1951 ?

[malakpetmasala]

q: fifteen men on a dead man s chest... ho ho ho and a bottle of rum.



which book am i talking about?

[The Jackal]

q: fifteen men on a dead man s chest... ho ho ho and a bottle of rum.

which book am i talking about?

Tintin.I think its full title is Tintin and the secret unicorn.

[ycr007]

1) What is the collective name for the 9 hand maidens of Odin?

Valkyries

2) On a whim, in 1958, what did Sir William Herschel, Chief Magistrate of the Hooghly dist. do to Rajyadhar Konai, the idea being merely '.....to frighten [him] out of all thought of repudiating his sign impress his hand print on the back of a contract'?

Took the First-Ever Thumb-Print....I see u've given a Broad hint

3) Who won the first Miss India contest in 1951 ?

Nutan

[malakpetmasala]

q: fifteen men on a dead man s chest... ho ho ho and a bottle of rum.

which book am i talking about?

Tintin.I think its full title is Tintin and the secret unicorn.

nope..... its actually RL stevenson s treasure Island

[ycr007]

Q:Usually bottled in one of three categories: plata ("silver" – aged no more than a couple of months), reposado ("rested" – aged about a year), and añejo ("aged" – aged from 1 to 3 years), this liquor has been marketed with a worm" Hipopta Agavis"in each bottle.Name the liquor?.

[The Jackal]

Q:Usually bottled in one of three categories: plata ("silver" – aged no more than a couple of months), reposado ("rested" – aged about a year), and añejo ("aged" – aged from 1 to 3 years), this liquor has been marketed with a worm" Hipopta Agavis"in each bottle.Name the liquor?.

Tequila

[ycr007]

Correct!!

Q:Ptolemy XIV was related to Cleopatra VII in two ways.how??

[Igiveadamn]

Correct!!
Q:Ptolemy XIV was related to Cleopatra VII in two ways.how??

Brother and husband?

[Igiveadamn]

An evil king has 1000 bottles of wine. A neighboring queen plots to kill the bad king, and sends a servant to poison the wine. The king's guards catch the servant after he has only poisoned one bottle. The guards don't know which bottle was poisoned, but they do know that the poison is so potent that even if it was diluted 1,000,000 times, it would still be fatal. Furthermore, the effects of the poison take one month to surface. The king decides he will get some of his prisoners in his vast dungeons to drink the wine. Rather than using 1000 prisoners each assigned to a particular bottle, this king knows that he needs to murder no more than 10 prisoners to figure out what bottle is poisoned, and will still be able to drink the rest of the wine in 5 weeks time. How does he pull this off?



-Source: of the web from a berkeley page.

[The Jackal]

Okaay let me take a guess:He takes 1000 prisoners.Asks them to drink from 10 bottles each then he records the drinks they are taking then after a month he just compares the records of each of the prisoners who are dead and then drinks happily.......

I think this is the answer but it cant be that simple...

[Igiveadamn]

Okaay let me take a guess:He takes 1000 prisoners.Asks them to drink from 10 bottles each then he records the drinks they are taking then after a month he just compares the records of each of the prisoners who are dead and then drinks happily.......
I think this is the answer but it cant be that simple...

After five weeks he knows which one bottle was poisoned. So this is not the solution.

[ycr007]

Okaay let me take a guess:He takes 1000 prisoners.Asks them to drink from 10 bottles each then he records the drinks they are taking then after a month he just compares the records of each of the prisoners who are dead and then drinks happily.......
I think this is the answer but it cant be that simple...

If he does that,he shall be left with no wine to drink & it says that the king needs the wine and he 's able to finish it in 5 weeks.



I'm thinking that 5 weeks is Jus' over a month,so in between the month and the 5th week,he knows which one is the poisoned bottle.How? Beats me!!!

[The Jackal]

Okaay let me take a guess:He takes 1000 prisoners.Asks them to drink from 10 bottles each then he records the drinks they are taking then after a month he just compares the records of each of the prisoners who are dead and then drinks happily.......
I think this is the answer but it cant be that simple...

After five weeks he knows which one bottle was poisoned. So this is not the solution.

I thought the answer was to identify the bottle which was poisoned?

[Igiveadamn]

Okaay let me take a guess:He takes 1000 prisoners.Asks them to drink from 10 bottles each then he records the drinks they are taking then after a month he just compares the records of each of the prisoners who are dead and then drinks happily.......
I think this is the answer but it cant be that simple...

After five weeks he knows which one bottle was poisoned. So this is not the solution.

I thought the answer was to identify the bottle which was poisoned?

Please read the question carefully, you haven't read it properly.

[The Jackal]

Okaay let me take a guess:He takes 1000 prisoners.Asks them to drink from 10 bottles each then he records the drinks they are taking then after a month he just compares the records of each of the prisoners who are dead and then drinks happily.......
I think this is the answer but it cant be that simple...

After five weeks he knows which one bottle was poisoned. So this is not the solution.

I thought the answer was to identify the bottle which was poisoned?

Please read the question carefully, you haven't read it properly.

Ok.I have absolutely no idea. I will google for the answer.

[ycr007]

Rather than using 1000 prisoners each assigned to a particular bottle, this king knows that he needs to murder no more than 10 prisoners to figure out what bottle is poisoned, and will still be able to drink the rest of the wine in 5 weeks time

So assigning each bottle to a prisoner is ruled out.And also only 10 prisoners are made the scapegoats.

Assuming that the poison takes Exactly a month to have effect,each of the ten prisoners is made to sample 100 bottles of wine but at a definite time interval between each sampling.and the process is recorded.After a month and some days,dpending on which prisoner died and at what time,the poisoned bottle can be known.

[ycr007]

Ok.I have absolutely no idea. I will google for the answer.

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