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Quintessentially Qrious: October 2010
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Welcome to Quintessentially Qrious. This site is dedicated to providing food for thought for all avid quizzers. Enjoy! Sunday, October 31, 2010. X was a good student, an alumnus of Stanford Graduate School of Business. One fine day in 1977, he went out shopping for his wife. But he was thoroughly embarrassed when he tried to buy lingerie for his wife at a department store. What did this inspire him to start? Saturday, October 30, 2010. Friday, October 29, 2010. Thursday, October 28, 2010. This comment ma...
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Times of Quizzing: Scoreboard
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The quizzing daily™. Arpit - 62.5. NevilC.Philip - 57.5. VK Handa - 40. Rushabh - 26.5. Rithvik kumar - 23. Suman - 18.5. Krishna Prasad - 11.5. Rohan Danait - 9. GIM Quizzing - 8. Athira K - 7. Darshan. D - 7. Rahul Varma - 7. New Kid on the Blog - 4. ASV - 3.5. Srikrishnan Narayanan - 3. Akhil R Nair - 3. Listo - 2.5. Kapinjal Chowdhury - 2. Prasanth has learnt to rock - 2. R Sri Krishna - 2. Shanav Kakkar - 2. Siddarth Pai - 2. Amateur Poet - 2. The Joker - 1. The Game - 1. Abhijith mishra - 1. Questi...
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December | 2010 | Own Goal !!!
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The ball's in your court :-). What is the name given to the white ball? Answer = From the sport of bowls, this ball is called the “ Jack. 8221; Also accept “ Kitty. 8221; Cracked only by Harish Krishna. Comments : 1 Comment. What is the name given to this type of long underwear? How did it get its name? Answer = These are called “ Long Johns. 8220;, and they are apparently named after the boxer John L. Sullivan. Who wore them during fights. Comments : 4 Comments. Id and connect them both. 1 first describ...
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498 | Own Goal !!!
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The ball's in your court :-). This is a French professional wrestler, known as “The French Angel” fought in the early 1940s. His usual finishing move was the bearhug. In his twenties, he developed acromegaly, a rare disease that causes bones to grow wildly and uncontrollably. Who/what did he inspire? Answer = He is Maurice Tillet, and he inspired the look of Shrek. Date : August 10, 2011. He inspired the children’s character SHREK. Shrek- the wrestler is Maurice Tillet. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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495 | Own Goal !!!
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The ball's in your court :-). Answer = The answer was partly there in the question itself. The person is Richard Button. American figure skater, and two time winner of the Olympic Gold. The show was called “Push Dick’s Button”. Omkar wins the title for the 3rd week in a row! Date : August 5, 2011. Push Dick’s button. the guy’s name is Dick Button. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Follow “Own Goal!
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Own Goal !!! | The ball's in your court :-) | Page 2
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The ball's in your court :-). This sportsperson is from the only remaining Grand Duchy in the world. He competed from 1965 till 1974. Identify him and his two most famous sons. Answer = This is Johny Schleck. Of Luxemburg, and his sons (duh) are Frank and Andy Schleck. Comments : 1 Comment. The 2011 Canadian GP, which took place on June 12th, created 3 notable records. Name all 3. 1 The race was the longest in F1 history lasting 4 hours 4 minutes and 39 seconds. Comments : 2 Comments. Omkar wins this wee...
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496 | Own Goal !!!
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The ball's in your court :-). This person, a Scottish whisky distiller, created many sporting trophies. One of these went on to spawn a now annual event in UK. Name him and the competition that evolved from the competition he created. Answer = This is Thomas Dewar. Who created the Sheriff of London Charity Shield. It was stopped in 1907, though it was resurrected twice later. It went on to spawn the FA Community Shield Championship. Cracked only by Omkar Nene. Date : August 8, 2011.
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August | 2011 | Own Goal !!!
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The ball's in your court :-). It is with sadness that I inform you that Owngoal has been shut down. I am moving to the US tonight to do my PG, and wont be able to continue it there. Thanks to all those who supported it, gave questions, and commented. Happy quizzing! Comments : Leave a Comment. Which sporting team gets its name from the creature shown? Answer = This is the Jersey Devil ,. A legendary creature said to inhabit the Pine Barrens of Southern New Jersey. The New Jersey Devils. So who is X?
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February | 2011 | Own Goal !!!
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The ball's in your court :-). In ice hockey, what two-word term is used to describe the situation where one team gets a player sent off for a foul, and the other team holds a numerical advantage? Answer = Power play. Pwned by 6 of you. Comments : 6 Comments. Answer = Dave Whelan. Owner of JJB Sports and Wigan Athletic, and the guy after whom the DW stadium is named. Winner of this week’s Weekly Championship is Siddharth Pai, with a perfect 5. Great going! Comments : 7 Comments. Comments : 3 Comments.
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March | 2011 | Own Goal !!!
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The ball's in your court :-). Id the dude in the pic. Answer = Carl Diem. A German sports administrator, and as Secretary General of the Organizing Committee of the Berlin Olympic Games, the chief organizer of the 1936 Olympic Summer Games. He created the tradition of the Olympic torch relay, and was an influential historian of sport, particularly the Olympic games. Cracked only by Siddarth Pai, I am afraid. Comments : 1 Comment. Id the sport that has been depicted in this picture. Comments : 3 Comments.
