Sunday 15 December 2013
Friday 13 December 2013
GREYCELL #77
"X" is a wonderful customized Boeing 757 owned by the band "Y", used to transport the band, 60 member crew and 12 tons of equipment as they tour the world. It’s named after Y’s infamous mascot “Z” and is piloted by "A". Identify X, Y, Z and A.
Saturday 7 December 2013
GREYCELL #76
With which particular "disorder" would you associate them.
1. Roy Jenkins, British politician
2. Stephan Jenkins, singer/songwriter/musician
3. Shane MacGowan, singer
4. Kele Okereke, lead singer of band Bloc Party
5. Jonathan Ross, British television personality
6. Joe Strummer, singer (The Clash)
7. Barbara Walters, television personality
8. Matthew Bellamy, lead singer of band Muse
9. Elmer Fudd - fictional character in Looney Tunes
2. Stephan Jenkins, singer/songwriter/musician
3. Shane MacGowan, singer
4. Kele Okereke, lead singer of band Bloc Party
5. Jonathan Ross, British television personality
6. Joe Strummer, singer (The Clash)
7. Barbara Walters, television personality
8. Matthew Bellamy, lead singer of band Muse
9. Elmer Fudd - fictional character in Looney Tunes
Tuesday 3 December 2013
Monday 2 December 2013
GREYCELL #74
The mythic creation of X is addressed in the song snippet:
"Prepare the patients scalp
To peel away
Metal caps his ears
He'll hear not what we say
Solid steel visor
Riveted across his eyes
Iron staples close his jaws
So no one hears his cries"
Y's mother used to say to him _____ when he was headbanging. "Don't do that or you'll _______ something up in there!" This then led to the expression "to _______ one's head" meaning head-bang. Identify X and Y.
"Prepare the patients scalp
To peel away
Metal caps his ears
He'll hear not what we say
Solid steel visor
Riveted across his eyes
Iron staples close his jaws
So no one hears his cries"
Y's mother used to say to him _____ when he was headbanging. "Don't do that or you'll _______ something up in there!" This then led to the expression "to _______ one's head" meaning head-bang. Identify X and Y.
Thursday 28 November 2013
GREYCELL #73
X, under construction is inspired from the Angkor Wat Temple in Cambodia and Rameshwaram and Minakashi Temples in India. X will comprise of 18 homes for various Hindu gods with focus on Lord Ram and Sita. The plan is spearheaded by Acharya Kishore Kunal. Patna based, Mahavir Mandir Trust first proposed the project, under the name of _____ Angkor Wat Ram Mandir in Hajipur, the twin city of Patna. But temple trust acquired 110 acres of land in East Champaran district and therefore the earlier site of Islampur near Hajipur was moved to Kesariya, Bihar. Identify X and what is its claim to fame?
Monday 18 November 2013
GREYCELL #70
Manager Pankaj Gupta asked the Lord Mayor at a function if his team could meet X. X came to City Hall to meet the Indian team and had a picture taken with Y, a memento which Y cherished all his life. In the evening, at the cricket ground, India played a match, which was X's first hockey match. So impressed was X by Y's style of play that he told him, "You score goals like runs in cricket." Years later, Y considered meeting X was one of the most exciting moments of life. Id X and Y.
GREYCELL #68
"X" baby syndrome, is characterized by multiple, symmetric, circumcision skin creases, or bands, on the forearms, lower legs, and often the neck that are present at birth. The creases disappear later in life. Associated abnormalities vary and may include facial dysmorphism, upslanting palpebral fissures, hypertelorism, cleft palate, genital anomalies, mild developmental delay, ureterocele, smooth muscle hamartoma, nevus lipomatosus, Laron syndrome and other defects. Identify X.
Sunday 17 November 2013
GREYCELL #66
Folklore traces "X" to the Lord Shiva who is said to have taught X to his son Murugan. While disguised as an old man, Murugan passed the knowledge of X to the sage Agastya who then recorded it and disseminated the skill among his students. X literally means "art of vital points". and is a component of traditional massage, medicine, and martial arts in which the body's pressure points are manipulated to heal or cause harm.Usually taught as an advanced aspect of unarmed Indian fighting systems, strikes are targeted at the nerves, veins, tendons, organs and bone joints. What is X?
GREYCELL #65
X lost part of his "nose" in a sword duel against fellow Danish nobleman Manderup Parsberg. X had earlier quarrelled with Parsbjerg over the legitimacy of a mathematical formula, at a wedding dance at professor Lucas Bachmeister's house. Since neither had the resources to prove the other wrong, they ended up resolving the issue with a duel. Though the two later reconciled, the duel two days later, resulted in X losing the bridge of his nose. From this event X became interested in medicine and alchemy. For the rest of his life, he was said to have worn a replacement made of silver and gold, using a paste or glue to keep it attached. Nonetheless, after chemically analyzing "a small bone sample from the nose" from the body exhumed in 2010, reported the prosthetic was "made out of brass". Identify X.
Tuesday 12 November 2013
GREYCELL #63
If X-mode is activated in the recent version of temple run, it makes the runner invincible, provides a coin magnet, and turns on auto-guidance for limited period of time. What is X?
Monday 11 November 2013
GREYCELL #61
X written by Y was actually written about "Thanksgiving", and titled "One Horse Open Sleigh". Music historian James Fuld notes that “the word ____ in the title and opening phrase is apparently an imperative verb.” X was inspired by the town’s popular sleigh races during the 1800s. A plaque at 19 High Street in the center of Medford Square in Medford, Massachusetts commemorates the "birthplace" of X. Identify X and Y.
GREYCELL #60
Identify the famous book which has a number of "BOOKS" inside. Who is the author?
The First Book: The Twice-Born Tale
The Second Book: The Duel With the Crown
The Third Book: The Rains Came
The Fourth Book: A Raj Quartet
The Fifth Book: The Powers of Silence
The Sixth Book: Forbidden Fruit
The Seventh Book: The Son Also Rises
The Eighth Book: Midnight's Parents
The Ninth Book: Him — Or, the Far Power-Villain
The Tenth Book: Darkness at Dawn
The Eleventh Book: Renunciation — Or, the Bed of Arrows
The Twelfth Book: The Man Who Could Not Be King
The Thirteenth Book: Passages Through India
The Fourteenth Book: The Rigged Veda
The Fifteenth Book: The Act of Free Choice
The Sixteenth Book: The Bungle Book — Or, the Reign of Error
The Seventeenth Book: The Drop of Honey — A Parable
The Eighteenth Book: The Path to Salvation
The First Book: The Twice-Born Tale
The Second Book: The Duel With the Crown
The Third Book: The Rains Came
The Fourth Book: A Raj Quartet
The Fifth Book: The Powers of Silence
The Sixth Book: Forbidden Fruit
The Seventh Book: The Son Also Rises
The Eighth Book: Midnight's Parents
The Ninth Book: Him — Or, the Far Power-Villain
The Tenth Book: Darkness at Dawn
The Eleventh Book: Renunciation — Or, the Bed of Arrows
The Twelfth Book: The Man Who Could Not Be King
The Thirteenth Book: Passages Through India
The Fourteenth Book: The Rigged Veda
The Fifteenth Book: The Act of Free Choice
The Sixteenth Book: The Bungle Book — Or, the Reign of Error
The Seventeenth Book: The Drop of Honey — A Parable
The Eighteenth Book: The Path to Salvation
Saturday 9 November 2013
GREYCELL #59
"X mafia" is a term used to indicate a group of former X employees and founders who have since founded and developed additional technology companies such as Tesla Motors, Palantir Technologies, Space-X, Yelp Inc., Yammer etc. It gained even wider exposure when a 2007 article in Fortune Magazine used this phrase in its headline and featured a photo of former X employees in gangster attire. Id X.
Thursday 7 November 2013
Monday 4 November 2013
GREYCELL #54
Put funda. (Or give X)
Out with the old and in with the new,
First it was _____, now X, too.
While Nexus and Android are bathed in attention,
X's passed over with barely a mention.
First it was _____, now X, too.
While Nexus and Android are bathed in attention,
X's passed over with barely a mention.
Confusing of name, though with a personal touch,
Ladened with gadgets, it all proved too much.
But oft go astray, it's said of best laid plans,
Our warmest regards to all four of its fans.
Ladened with gadgets, it all proved too much.
But oft go astray, it's said of best laid plans,
Our warmest regards to all four of its fans.
GREYCELL #52
The headquarters for the X Federation is in Nantes, France but, only once has a player from France won a "X World championship" in over 30 years. In Turkey, X is described according to the sound the ball makes and they call it "LANGIRT". French-style players often call X as “baby-foot”. Its also known by other names like SLUG, GITONI, TA-TA BOX, CANCHITAS and so on. Fredric Collignon has won seven world championships of X and is considered to be the world’s best player of the decade. Identify X.
GREYCELL #51
- X was used by some early NASA manned space flights. In 1962, when Mercury astronaut John Glenn conducted eating experiments in orbit, X was selected for the menu, and was also used during some Gemini flights. In 2013, Buzz Aldrin stated that "X sucks".
- X can be mixed with "Jim Beam" bourbon to make a cocktail called "Moon Beam".
- A household tip says X is an excellent dishwasher cleaning agent due to its high citric acid content.
- At one time, Philadelphia authorities attempted to deter addicts from misusing doses of methadone by packaging it in combination with X; this was carried out under the reasoning that nobody would be foolish enough to intravenously inject the combination, but apparently someone was.
- X was a component of the liquid explosive allegedly intended for use in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot (along with hydrogen peroxide and Hexamine), to produce HMTD, an explosive compound.
What is X ?
Sunday 3 November 2013
GREYCELL #49
X is a Pakistani animated television series airing on Geo Tez. Created and directed by pop star Haroon and produced at Unicorn Black production studios, the show features "Jiya", a teacher at a girls school whose alter ego is a super-heroine who uses her martial arts skills to fight crime. X is Pakistan's first animated female superhero. Reviewers have noted parallels between the series and Malala Yousafzai. Identify X.
GREYCELL #47
This
term has been derived from the Sanskrit word for "Space" or "Sky" and is the word
used by the I.S.R.O for Indian Space travelers just like the word Astronaut,
Cosmonaut and Taikonaut is used for American, Russian and Chinese space
travelers. Which term ?
Saturday 2 November 2013
GREYCELL #45
The X logo was said to be modeled to mimic the "Trident of Neptune", the mighty Dreizack. Although the trident before may symbolize power and authority, the "X trident" is more commonly attributed to the "technological power". Identify X.
GREYCELL #44
The flag of X includes the image of an "AK-47" with a bayonet attached to the barrel and is the only national flag in the world to feature such a modern rifle. The flag is based on the flag of the "FRELIMO", the leading political party in X. Green stands for the riches of the land, the white fimbriations signify peace, black represents the African continent, yellow symbolizes the country's minerals, and red represents the struggle for independence. The AK-47 rifle stands for defense and vigilance, the open book symbolizes the importance of education, the hoe represents the country's agriculture, and the star symbolizes Marxism and internationalism. Which country am I talking about? Shown below is a small part of the flag.
GREYCELL #43
X, a lifelong liberal democrat appeared 5 times on the cover of "LIFE" magazine and was referenced in the video game "Medal of Honor: Rising Sun". The image of X's face was glued onto an A-bomb which was dropped on the Bikini Atoll during a test. X was also chosen by the "Empire" magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars" in film history. X was the first bombshell to appear on one of the posters in "Y". X was portrayed in the American TV movie "X: The Love Goddess" featuring Lynda Carter as X. Identify X and Y.
GREYCELL #42
Easy one. She is tall, blonde and curvy, has cornflower blue eyes and implausible anatomical proportions. Meet 'X', the Barbie doll.
GREYCELL #41
The X Fountain is the world's longest bridge fountain. It is installed on the Y Bridge in South Korea. Water is pumped directly from the river itself and continuously recycled. The bridge has 38 water pumps and 380 nozzles on either side, which draw 190 tons of water per minute from the river 20 meters below the deck, and shoots as far as 43 meters horizontally. Identify X and Y.
GREYCELL #40
A machine that measures the volume of milk, water and the fat content has been put to use in a queer way at Mehsana district of Gujarat. Aditya Puri, in an interview to Business World stated “These are things that had to be developed because we’re also the largest in dairy. We think the white revolution has to go on to the next level.”. What such innovation has Aditya Puri’s company come up with?
GREYCELL #36
X is a Bantu term roughly translating to "human kindness". In South Africa, it has come to be used as a term for a kind of humanist philosophy, ethic or ideology propagated in the Africanization process in 1980s. Since the transition to democracy, the term has become more widely known outside of Southern Africa, notably popularized to English language readers by "Desmond Tutu". What is X?
GREYCELL #35
X founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which is becoming an increasingly prominent and influential organization today. In 1985, X was awarded the National Medal of Technology - the US's highest honor for innovators and was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, 2000. X is the founder of "Wheels of Zeus", which incorporates GPS technology and computers. X enrolled as "Rocky Raccoon Clark" and completed his undergraduate course in Electrical Engineering from Berkeley. Rocky was his dog's name and clark is his wife's maiden name. Identify X.
GREYCELL #33
Designed by Erik Lindberg, X represents Nature in the form of a Goddess resembling "Isis", emerging from the clouds and holding in her arms a cornucopia. The veil which covers her cold and austere face is held up by the Genius of _______. The inscribed words are taken from Virgil's "Aeneid" and it reads "Inventas vitam juvat excoluisse per artes" meaning "And they who bettered life on earth by their newly found mastery." What is X?
Friday 1 November 2013
GREYCELL #32
Named after an American cartoonist and inventor, X machine is a deliberately over-engineered machine that performs a very simple task in a very complex fashion, usually including a chain reaction. Over the years, the expression "X machine" has expanded to mean any confusing or complicated system. X's cartoons became well known for depicting complex devices that performed simple tasks in indirect, convoluted ways. The pic below shows "Professor Butts and the Self-Operating Napkin" by X. Identify X.
GREYCELL #30
X is a 1939 novel by Ernest Vincent Wright. The plot revolves around the dying fictional city of Branton Hills, which is revitalized thanks to the efforts of protagonist John Gadsby and a youth group he organizes. Whats so special about this book?
GREYCELL #28
Despite security advice and warnings X went lobster-potting and tuna fishing in "The Shadow V" boat, which had been moored in the harbour at Mullaghmore. Thomas McMahon had slipped onto the unguarded boat that night and attached a radio-controlled bomb. When X was aboard en route to Donegal Bay, just a few hundred yards from the shore, the bomb was detonated. The boat was destroyed by the force of the blast. X, then aged 79, was pulled alive from the water by nearby fishermen, but died from his injuries before being brought to the shore. Baroness Braboune, Nicholas Knatchbull and Paul Maxwell were other victims of this mishap. Thomas McMahon was later sentenced to life in prison. Identify X.
Wednesday 30 October 2013
GREYCELL #26
The headquarters building of a police force is nicknamed "The Death Star" by policemen for its characteristic and somewhat futuristic design.
Identify the police force.
Hint : This is one of the Baltic nations.
Identify the police force.
Hint : This is one of the Baltic nations.
Tuesday 29 October 2013
GREYCELL #25
The origin of this phrase is not clear. Some say it is a stand-up comedian named Jordan Brady, who introduced it in an early 1990s stand-up show called The A-List. Urban dictionary says ‘Sex scenes in porn videos during the seventies were accompanied with what was considered to be cheesy music, even by seventies standards. The music was generically the same, sounding much like X. As a result, the phrase came into usage to reference something sexual, whether explicit or implied’. More recently, an ad campaign by a famous company used a slight variant of this popular phrase.
GREYCELL #24
The Swadeshi movement was in full swing, and everyone was compelled to buy home made goods. A company, X, tragically imported raw cotton for their textile production. To avoid losses and stock pile, they started making cotton candy from the raw cotton. Thus began X's foray into confectionery. Its flagship products were bought by Coca Cola in 1999. Identify X.
GREYCELL #23
Below is the picture of Francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguayan poet and writer. He achieved a rare feat which till now has been accomplished by only two persons. Who is the other person and what feat am I talking about?
GREYCELL #16
The first sport to interest X was cricket and he said if he was not a _____ he would be a fast bowler instead. As a child X was a supporter of the Pakistani cricket team and admired the bowling of Waqar Younis. X is also a fan of Sachin Tendulkar, Chris Gayle and Matthew Hayden. During a charity cricket match X clean-bowled Chris Gayle. Gayle was complimentary of X's pace and swing. X also struck a six off Chris Gayle's bowling. Identify X.
GREYCELL #15
This is a limited edition perfume launched by a particular company which smells like tomato, ketchup and cheese. The company announced the perfume's existence on Facebook, offering a free bottle to the first 100 people to respond. In an hour the marketing team was inundated with more than 1,000 requests, four times the anticipated amount. Identify the company.
GREYCELL #14
The Football Association of Greenland, the governing body of football in Greenland was founded in 1971. It runs the Greenland national football team but is not a member of "FIFA" and therefore cannot play in the "FIFA World Cup". It is neither a member of "CONCACAF" nor "UEFA". Identify the reason the reason behind its Non-Membership ?
Monday 28 October 2013
GREYCELL #13
- X wears a silver bracelet on his left wrist which can only be removed with a key possessed solely by his wife Sheryl.
- X is a huge fan of "Simpsons".
- X is the godfather of Megadeth frontman "Dave Mustaine".
- X also received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.
- X once came out with wrestler Jake Roberts to a wrestling match, carrying a huge snake.
- Despite X's horror-make up, pet snakes and wild image, X is a huge fan of Australian pop star Kylie Minogue.
- X donated the "O" letter of the famous "HOLLYWOOD" sign in memory of comedian Groucho Marx. Identify X.
GREYCELL #12
X was originally a short flail used to thresh rice or soybeans. The night watch would hit the blocks of wood together using X to attract people's attention and then warn them about fires and other dangers. X was used by nobles rather than rebelling peasants, but was not a popular weapon since it was not efficient against widely used weapons of that time, and few techniques for its use exist. Except for use in professional martial art schools, possession X is illegal in some countries. Himo, Ana, Kusari, Kontoh, Jukon-bu, Kikonbu and Kontei are the parts of X. Identify X.
Sunday 27 October 2013
GREYCELL #11
The construction of this structure began on September 27, 1938. It was opened to the public on July 1, 1940. At its time,this was the 3rd longest suspension bridge in the world.It's destruction occurred on November 7 1940.It was nicknamed the "Galloping Gertie". Identify this structure. Put Funda.
Saturday 26 October 2013
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