Lask week I bought Set Top Box (STB) and for that I collected some infomations about STB and Direct To Home (DTH, something similar to a mini Dish antenna). I like to share this with you.
STB Info :
Set Top Box (including Remote Control) - Rs 3532 (Rs 2940 + 20% tax). Size is same as our Dell Mouse Pad.
Sim Card - Rs 400 (Refundable). This is the one that you have to change if you want to add a specific channel or if you don't want a channel anymore.
Monthly Pay - Rs 100 for Free channels (Pay this to your cable operator) + Pay channels cost (There will be a chart which has the channel list and it's corresponding cost. You have to pay this to the SCV office or to your cable operator who in turn will pay the amount to SCV office. Visit http://www.sunnt.com/cas.htm)
Number of channels : 89 Free channels + Desired Pay channels + 12 Radio channels.
You can see all the channels in digital clarity and feel it practically. Raj TV won't come under STB. For that they are providing us a separate cable. You have to connect it to your TV. You can't see Raj TV with digital clarity.
Cons:
1. Surely it will become obsolete within 1 year. I purchased this as we have lot of cricket coming in the next 6 month like Ashes, SA tour of Aus, Lot of ODI, Ind tour of Pak.
2. If you are in a rented house don't go for STB. If you shift your house from KK Nagar (comes under SCV) to Besant Nagar (Comes under Hathway) STB of SCV won't work in Besant Nagar.
Main Channels and thier cost
ESPN + Star = Rs 35 (This Price is applicable only on annual Subscription)
Tensports = Rs 16 per month
Cartoon = Rs 22 per month
Sony Set max = Rs 14 per month
Star Movie = Rs 20 per month
HBO = Rs 20 per month
AXN = Rs 14 per month
DTH Info :
Main equipment + Sim card + Remote Control - Rs 3998 for 70 channel package (It has some Free channels as well as some Pay channels) or Rs 4998 for 130 channels package (It has some Free channels as well as Pay channels). For the first year, we can see all Pay channels for free.
From the 2nd year, we have to pay Rs 125 (per month) for 3998 for 70 channels package if we want to see the Pay channels or we don't need to pay anything, if we are contented to see Free channels alone. We have to pay Rs 250 (per month) for 4998 for 130 channels package if we want to see the Pay channels or we don't need to pay anything, if we are contented to see Free channels alone.
We have to go to the coresponding office to pay the monthly bill (just like our electricity bill) and pay manually within 3rd of every month otherwise we won't be able to see Pay channel after 7th of every month.
Cons :
1. Problem in DTH is that we don't have a dealer in all areas. We have to go to Kodampakkam dealer (Sekar Emporium) or Guindy dealer.
2. Yet to become popular.
If you are in a mobile job or if you shift house frequently, DTH is the best.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
England Pietersened Australia
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 11:51 am
A new verb has been added by the English Tabloid after yesterday's match between Aus Vs Eng.
Some info about that word
Word : Pietersen
Tense : Pietersen (Present) - Pietersened (Past) - Pietersened (Past Participle)
Meaning : Mauling your opponent and defeating them badly without any contest.
Day before yesterday I bought Set Top Box and the first match I saw was between Best ODI team in the world and Last ranked ODI team (if you go by ICC ratings). I thought it would be a dull match and would be a cakewalk for the Kangaroos. But a 19 year old Bengali had other ideas. He played very sensibly and steered his team to a historic and miraculous win against one of the invincible team of Postwar era. Md. Ashraful played very well and he deserved all kind of accolades. Aus bowling looked very blunt and they lacked bite in their attack. Just go through the bowling line up of Aus. Glen McGrath , one the greatest bowler of all time, won't be getting any younger and he is already 35. Warny has already quited ODI. Bret Lee, in my opinion, is overrated bowler than he actually is. Jason Gillespie is a rhythm bowler. If he don't get it right then batsmen can sneak some runs from him too. Shocking thing is that they went down to Bangladesh without any fight and they didn't plan well too. Evidently, Ricky Pointing's batting has been affected by his poor strategy as captain and by the pressure applied by the world's powerful media.
Yesterday match was a ripper and the innings played by the South African born Kevin Pietersen was a skimmer. Eng, chasing Aussie's 252, needed 105 runs from 15 overs and they lost all the important batsmen. Then came Pietersen and he took the Aussie bowlers to all parts of the ground. He was particularly severe on Jason Gillespie and and he sealed the match for Eng with 2.3 overs to spare. He scored an unbeaten 91 from 65 ball as he pierced the field 8 times and cleared the field 4 times. He scored his last 52 runs in just 25 balls. Really a new star has born.
I can't imagine the state of the bowling team when Pietersen and Flintoff start to find their touch in the same match.
Final comment:
India should not tour England now with the quality of the bowler that we have. Otherwise we will be butchered by this new Springbok who adopted England as his country.
A new verb has been added by the English Tabloid after yesterday's match between Aus Vs Eng.
Some info about that word
Word : Pietersen
Tense : Pietersen (Present) - Pietersened (Past) - Pietersened (Past Participle)
Meaning : Mauling your opponent and defeating them badly without any contest.
Day before yesterday I bought Set Top Box and the first match I saw was between Best ODI team in the world and Last ranked ODI team (if you go by ICC ratings). I thought it would be a dull match and would be a cakewalk for the Kangaroos. But a 19 year old Bengali had other ideas. He played very sensibly and steered his team to a historic and miraculous win against one of the invincible team of Postwar era. Md. Ashraful played very well and he deserved all kind of accolades. Aus bowling looked very blunt and they lacked bite in their attack. Just go through the bowling line up of Aus. Glen McGrath , one the greatest bowler of all time, won't be getting any younger and he is already 35. Warny has already quited ODI. Bret Lee, in my opinion, is overrated bowler than he actually is. Jason Gillespie is a rhythm bowler. If he don't get it right then batsmen can sneak some runs from him too. Shocking thing is that they went down to Bangladesh without any fight and they didn't plan well too. Evidently, Ricky Pointing's batting has been affected by his poor strategy as captain and by the pressure applied by the world's powerful media.
Yesterday match was a ripper and the innings played by the South African born Kevin Pietersen was a skimmer. Eng, chasing Aussie's 252, needed 105 runs from 15 overs and they lost all the important batsmen. Then came Pietersen and he took the Aussie bowlers to all parts of the ground. He was particularly severe on Jason Gillespie and and he sealed the match for Eng with 2.3 overs to spare. He scored an unbeaten 91 from 65 ball as he pierced the field 8 times and cleared the field 4 times. He scored his last 52 runs in just 25 balls. Really a new star has born.
I can't imagine the state of the bowling team when Pietersen and Flintoff start to find their touch in the same match.
Final comment:
India should not tour England now with the quality of the bowler that we have. Otherwise we will be butchered by this new Springbok who adopted England as his country.
Some Interesting Info
Here are some interesting info, Just skim through.
Many years ago, in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
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Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
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Coca-Cola was originally green.
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
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The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...) Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400.
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The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000.
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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
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The youngest pope was 11 years old.
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The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
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The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
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Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
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Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace
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Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
A. Obsession
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Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
A. One thousand
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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
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Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
A. Father's Day
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In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.
When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence t! he phrase.."goodnight sleep tight"
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It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month ... which we know today as the honeymoon.
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In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
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Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.
~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.
Many years ago, in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Coca-Cola was originally green.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...) Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The youngest pope was 11 years old.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
A. Obsession
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Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
A. One thousand
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
A. Father's Day
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.
When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence t! he phrase.."goodnight sleep tight"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month ... which we know today as the honeymoon.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.
~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.
Kamal's Inspiration
Everyone knows Kamal's liking towards foreign Movies and Novels. Even some say his style of action has some resemblens with Dustin Hoffmann's. Just see some of the inspired Kamal movies from Hollywood and foreign Novels.
I got this information from my friend, an ardent Kamal Fan. I don't know whether the following informations are correct but very interesting. I have seen Mrs.Doubtfire. Surely Aavai Shanmughi has some inspiration from it. Also Kuridhi Punal is an exact remake of Govind Nihlani's Drooh Kaal.
Avvai Shanmugi / Chachi 420 ~~~ Mrs.Doubtfire (1993, Robbie Williams) and Tootsie (1982, Dustin Hoffmann).
Raaja Paarvai ~~~ Butterflies Are Free (1972, Edward Albert)
Sathya ~~~ Marathon Man (1976, Dustin Hoffmann)
Enakkul oruvan ~~~ Reincarnation of Peter Proud(1975, Michael Sarrazin)
Indiran chandiran ~~~ Moon Over Parador (1988, Richard Dreyfuss)
Thenali ~~~ What About Bob (1991, Bill Murray)
Nayagan, Devar Magan ~~~ God Father Part I,II,III (1972 , Al Pacino, Marlin Brando)
Kurudhi Punal ~~~ Govind Nihlani's Drooh kaal (1995, Cast Kama Haasan-Om Puri, Arjun-Naseeruddin Shah Nazar-Ashish Vidyarthi and K Viswanath [person who betrayed Kamal and Arjun] - Amirish Puri)
Vassol raja M.B.B.S ~~~ Munna bhai M.B.B.S (2003, Sanjay Dutt)
Hey ram ~~~ Barabbas (1962, Antony Quinn)
Vetri vizha ~~~ Bourne Identity (A Robert Ludlam Novel)
Vikram ~~~ Most James bond movies
Virumandi ~~~ Kurusawa's Roshmon (A Japanese movie 1950)
Panchathanthiram ~~~ Very Bad Things (1998, Kyle Fischer)
Naala damayanthi ~~~ Green card (1990)
Sathi leelavathi ~~~ She-Devil (1989)
Magalir mattum ~~~ Nine to Five (1980)
Nammavar ~~~ To sir with love (1967, 'Great' Sidney Poiter)
I got this information from my friend, an ardent Kamal Fan. I don't know whether the following informations are correct but very interesting. I have seen Mrs.Doubtfire. Surely Aavai Shanmughi has some inspiration from it. Also Kuridhi Punal is an exact remake of Govind Nihlani's Drooh Kaal.
Avvai Shanmugi / Chachi 420 ~~~ Mrs.Doubtfire (1993, Robbie Williams) and Tootsie (1982, Dustin Hoffmann).
Raaja Paarvai ~~~ Butterflies Are Free (1972, Edward Albert)
Sathya ~~~ Marathon Man (1976, Dustin Hoffmann)
Enakkul oruvan ~~~ Reincarnation of Peter Proud(1975, Michael Sarrazin)
Indiran chandiran ~~~ Moon Over Parador (1988, Richard Dreyfuss)
Thenali ~~~ What About Bob (1991, Bill Murray)
Nayagan, Devar Magan ~~~ God Father Part I,II,III (1972 , Al Pacino, Marlin Brando)
Kurudhi Punal ~~~ Govind Nihlani's Drooh kaal (1995, Cast Kama Haasan-Om Puri, Arjun-Naseeruddin Shah Nazar-Ashish Vidyarthi and K Viswanath [person who betrayed Kamal and Arjun] - Amirish Puri)
Vassol raja M.B.B.S ~~~ Munna bhai M.B.B.S (2003, Sanjay Dutt)
Hey ram ~~~ Barabbas (1962, Antony Quinn)
Vetri vizha ~~~ Bourne Identity (A Robert Ludlam Novel)
Vikram ~~~ Most James bond movies
Virumandi ~~~ Kurusawa's Roshmon (A Japanese movie 1950)
Panchathanthiram ~~~ Very Bad Things (1998, Kyle Fischer)
Naala damayanthi ~~~ Green card (1990)
Sathi leelavathi ~~~ She-Devil (1989)
Magalir mattum ~~~ Nine to Five (1980)
Nammavar ~~~ To sir with love (1967, 'Great' Sidney Poiter)
Monday, May 07, 2007
Superstar and Japan
Read the following article.
http://www.ndtv.com/ent/newstory.asp?section=Movies&slug=Rajnikanth+mania+grips+Japan&id=3544
It is a good answer to those politicians who tag themselves as people for protecting tamil language. This is a better way of spreading our language's popularity instead of indulging in Road Roko and other useless things.
http://www.ndtv.com/ent/newstory.asp?section=Movies&slug=Rajnikanth+mania+grips+Japan&id=3544
| Quote: |
| It was the release of Rajnikanth's film Muthu, dubbed in Japanese as Dancing Maharaja, that really took the country by a storm. Since its release in 1997, fan clubs mushroomed across Japan and Rajni mania went through the roof. |
| Quote: |
| Such is the influence of the superstar that Japanese universities have witnessed a spurt in the intake of students for Tamil language courses |
It is a good answer to those politicians who tag themselves as people for protecting tamil language. This is a better way of spreading our language's popularity instead of indulging in Road Roko and other useless things.
A Different Cricket Quiz
1. Jumbled Words :
Find the cricket personalities hidden behind the following jumbled words.
a. iubetttadaan (Current player. A short and very young player)
Answer : Tadenda Taibu
b. svrliuanecd (A famous cricket writer and historian )
Answer : Neviel Cardus
2. Surname suprise
a. List three cricket players or official whose surname is Vikram
Answer : Vikram Rathore, Vikram Solanki, Vikram Raju (Who stood as umpire in the famous chennai tied test)
b. List three cricket players whose surname is Justin
Answer : Justin Langer, Justing Ontong, Justin Kemp.
3 Who am I
a. I was a one of the techincally correct batsman played. I got the oppurtunity to play for my country when Jayanthilal, who opened for my country in the first test, didn't perform well. He was brilliantly caught by world's best all rounder. But the same man dropped me thrice in my debut match and I went on to win that series for my country. I scored 65 and 67 in my debut match. Who am I?
Answer : Sunil Gavaskar
b. I was born in kanpur. But I didn't play india. I played for another country. I was a number three batsman and my strength is against pace bowling. But I lost my place because of lack of skill against spin. I have also coached Warwickshire. There I groomed Allan Donald into a world class fast bowler. Who am I?
Answer : Bob Woolmer
4 Clues
a. First a simple one
Has Two parts. First part is word of six letters and 2nd part is a word of 7 letters.
First part 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6
Second part 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 + 11 + 12 + 13
1 + 2 + 3 => Famous Amitabh bachchan film (Answer : Don)
11 + 12 + 13 => Homo Sapiens (Answer : Man)
Answer : Donald Bradman
b. Second one is little bit tough. Try this
Has two part. First part is word of six letters and 2nd part is a word of 9 letters.
First part is 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6
Second part is 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 + 11 + 12 + 13 + 14 + 15 + 16 + 17
1 + 2 + 3 => to kill (Answer : Mar)
11 + 12 + 13 => A narrow bed. (Answer : Cot)
13 + 14 + 15 + 16 +17 => Having or suggesting a heavy or viscous consistency (Answer : Thick)
Answer : Marcus Trescothick
5. Some questions
a. Sunil Gavaskar used a particular brand of english willow bat. What brand did he used in his playing days?
Answer : Sunny Tonny
b. Australia : kookaburra cricket ball :: English : ? :: India : ?
Answer : Australia : kookaburra cricket ball :: English : Duke :: India : SG
Find the cricket personalities hidden behind the following jumbled words.
a. iubetttadaan (Current player. A short and very young player)
Answer : Tadenda Taibu
b. svrliuanecd (A famous cricket writer and historian )
Answer : Neviel Cardus
2. Surname suprise
a. List three cricket players or official whose surname is Vikram
Answer : Vikram Rathore, Vikram Solanki, Vikram Raju (Who stood as umpire in the famous chennai tied test)
b. List three cricket players whose surname is Justin
Answer : Justin Langer, Justing Ontong, Justin Kemp.
3 Who am I
a. I was a one of the techincally correct batsman played. I got the oppurtunity to play for my country when Jayanthilal, who opened for my country in the first test, didn't perform well. He was brilliantly caught by world's best all rounder. But the same man dropped me thrice in my debut match and I went on to win that series for my country. I scored 65 and 67 in my debut match. Who am I?
Answer : Sunil Gavaskar
b. I was born in kanpur. But I didn't play india. I played for another country. I was a number three batsman and my strength is against pace bowling. But I lost my place because of lack of skill against spin. I have also coached Warwickshire. There I groomed Allan Donald into a world class fast bowler. Who am I?
Answer : Bob Woolmer
4 Clues
a. First a simple one
Has Two parts. First part is word of six letters and 2nd part is a word of 7 letters.
First part 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6
Second part 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 + 11 + 12 + 13
1 + 2 + 3 => Famous Amitabh bachchan film (Answer : Don)
11 + 12 + 13 => Homo Sapiens (Answer : Man)
Answer : Donald Bradman
b. Second one is little bit tough. Try this
Has two part. First part is word of six letters and 2nd part is a word of 9 letters.
First part is 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6
Second part is 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 + 11 + 12 + 13 + 14 + 15 + 16 + 17
1 + 2 + 3 => to kill (Answer : Mar)
11 + 12 + 13 => A narrow bed. (Answer : Cot)
13 + 14 + 15 + 16 +17 => Having or suggesting a heavy or viscous consistency (Answer : Thick)
Answer : Marcus Trescothick
5. Some questions
a. Sunil Gavaskar used a particular brand of english willow bat. What brand did he used in his playing days?
Answer : Sunny Tonny
b. Australia : kookaburra cricket ball :: English : ? :: India : ?
Answer : Australia : kookaburra cricket ball :: English : Duke :: India : SG
General Trivia
1. Only one country in the whole has it's national flag in non rectangular shape. Name that country?
Answer : Nepal
2. A very popular website has only 50 words in it's main page or home page.
Answer : Google.com
3. Picture A shows one of the famous, infact an infamous, execution of a personality. (Clue: This incident happened after 1900 AD).
Answer : Execution of Mussolini.
4. Identify the cricket ground shown in the pictures (B & C)
Answer : Capetown ground and Galle.
5. An anology. Cigar: Cuba :: Coffe : ?
Answer : Ethopia (Relation is the item and the country which has invented it.)
6. Only two countries have participated in all the modern Olympic Games. One is Greece and other is ?
Answer : Australia.
7. What connect these four renound Kings King David, Alexander, Charlemagne, Julius ceasar.
Answer : Represent four kings in playing cards.
8. A R Rahman has composed a single for the violin child prodigy Vanessa Mae. Name the album?
Answer : Choreography. Song is Raga Dance
9. Identify the personalities hidden in the following two jumbled words
a. glibaeslt (Clue : IT tycoon)
Answer : Bill gates.
b. plroolasdyadvaaa (Clue : For this person next four day is very cricial. Butterflies will be flying in his stomach)
Answer : Laloo Prasad Yadav.
10. Two former crickters have challenged each other as who is going to wear specks. Till now they haven't wore any specks and both of them were considered as one of the best in the respective filed. Who are they?
Answer : Sunil Gavaskar and Ian Chappell
Sports Trivia
1. Identify this sport?Ans : Bobsleigh Skeleton.
2. 'An Umpire remembers' is the autobiography of which umpire?
Ans : Pillo Reporter.
3. In ice hockey, what is the name of the hard rubber disk which the players hit so as to score goals?
Ans : Puck.
4. In which sports do you find a Loppy pop man?
Ans : In Formula-1. Near every pit stop, a person with round hoarding (which looks like a lolly pop) will be waiting for the respectiver driver. He is known lollypop man.
5. Click on the following link and tell who is the batsman and the bowler. Obviously the fielder is Sachin and why that catch is so special
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAoecpEF7bw
Ans : Batman is Inzamam. Bowler is Murali Karthik. It is the 100th catch of Sachin.
6. In cricket, who is referred as PO(H)MS. What is the actual meaning?
Ans : PO(H)MS means Prisoners Of Her Majesty's Services.
This in cricket refers to England player.
If you go by history, Aussies are PO(H)MS. They were the prisoners who were moved or deported to Australian Continent from England. During 15th century, all the English people who were commited mistakes or who spoke against Queen were framed as prisoners and were put in the jail. At one point, number of prisoners started to exceed beyond a limit and there was no space to accomodate them in the jail. So they were moved to Australia as prisoners and they were asked to work for Queen in Australia. At one point these prisoners started to fight for their freedom and demanded a separate land for them and infact drove English people out of Australia. Then they started to dominate the local aborigins of Australia. That is how the current Australia society was formed.
But English got this name because of overusing this term to abuse Aussies.
Even in our country, if a person repeatedly uses a particular word, we associate that word with that person. Eg. 'Ennathey' Kanniah, 'Adadae' Manohar.
7. Tees, Putter club, Wooden club, Iron club. all refers to what sports?
Ans : Golf.
8. Who is the first acknowledged Aboriginal Test cricketer in Australia. Currently he is playing?
Ans : Jason Gillespie.
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