The F.Y.I Open 2009

Hey Guys...
Its finally time...
F.Y.I brings you its second outing of the year, the F.Y.I Open 2009. There will be 2 quizzing events. The details are as follows:

Date: Friday, November 6, 2009.

Venue: Restaurant Gokul Veg. DVG Road(Opposite Vittal Garments), Gandhi Bazar, Bangalore - 560 004.

1. Write Scratch Erase... Again

This is a written quiz. This time there is a small change. The event is for teams of TWO.
Only one set of written questions and the best team wins.

Time: 1500 hrs
QM: Babumatic

2. The F.Y.I Open Winter '09

This is our regular all time favorite quiz. As usual, Teams of TWO. Two stages of quizzing... A written prelims will be followed by a Finals. Best 6 teams battle it out on stage. Prizes for top 3 finishers(hopefully!). The event will start right after the first quiz.

Time: 1630 hrs
QM's: Brunzo and Suraj

* Reg fee of Rs 50 per event will be collected. Prizes will be announced and given on the spot.
** Please Register before hand with Suraj @ psycho.suraj@gmail.com or call @ 9901657662.

Hoping to see a HUGE turnout... Spread the word like wild fire!

FYI Bangalore

Dissolve!

I regret to inform that the scoreboard for October will be dissolved.
This is because FYI 4 is just around the corner (Nov 6th tentatively). Watch out for the poster. 24 hrs at most and its time to spread the word folks. We're about to go into overdrive and expect all of you to hang on the the crazy train as it speeds outta the station! Hang on tight...

[#49: We're back]

A minesweeper's best friend. What's this?
Answer: Bangalore Torpedo

the nxt question....i frgot the question number!

Jess was a boxing promoter whose achievements included co-promoting a bout in 1915 between Jess Willard and Jack Johnson. In 1926, while working with Tex Rickard , he started promoting boxing in Madison Square Garden in New York. They started an association that went on to be a very famous organization. Jess died and his son was brought in to replace him. Now, Jess' son and his family OWN the association. This association, got into a name fight with a famous NGO and thus they had to rename themselves,
What association?

Ans: WWE

Questions Withheld!

Exams Suck!
They Suck!
I hate exams!
Exams suck the blood out of you. Exams are illegal and ought to be banned. Exams Suck!

Due to above listed reasons, there shall be no questions posted from 7th October to 16th October 2009. I'm sorry but Exams suck. If Brunzo by god's graze discovers what a computer is, then you might have a few questions here and there bu till then... I'm sorry.

P.S: Exams Suck!

[#47: Identify The Beauty]

Answer: NASA's X43 SCRAMJET. Can reach upto Mach 12.
Cracked by: Nihar, Akshay, Vijay & Deepak

[# 46: Gods of sketch]

Id Group.
Answer: The Python/ Monty Python and the Flying Circus
Cracked by: Varsha, Ayush, Athreya, Akshay & Vijay.

[# 45:]

ID both characters for 5 pts each.
Answer: Prometheus and Bob from Kablaam!
Cracked by: Suvesh, Akshay and madhu.

[#44: One word connect]

[#43: F.Y.i without sex? Impossible!]

Hehehe... well what can I say? I just had to throw one in! This is something the Victorians started. (I love those horny buggers). What is this practice called as?

Answer: The practice of replacing parts of a photo or painting with flesh and getting a kick out of feeling that flesh up is called Furtling.
Goes Uncracked(as expected)...

[#42: Connect]

A
B


A are one of the pioneers of a certain genre and are named after B's nickname. Connect.

Answer: A is the Grunge band Green River
B is Leon Ridgway, the Green River Killer. A is named after B.
Connect is Green River

Cracked by: Ayush. Well done dude...

[#41: ID the strange breed]

Cryptic clue: Charlie met his life @ India's iPhone 3G service center!!
PS: For the last time damn it, I'm sober.

Answer: Cryptic clue solves thus... Charlie met his life= Charlie Brown and Metlife... Snoopy the Beagle is common to them. India's iPhone 3G = Vodafone = Pug.
Beagle + Pug = Pugle which is the answer.

Cracked by: Ayush. Only crack. Well done.

[#40: Intelligent Guess]

Believed by some to be the best of its kind in the world because if its efficiency. This is the seal of which organisation?

Answer: This is MOSSAD. Israel's intelligence agency. The Jewish candlesticks in the middle was supposed to be a hint.
Cracked By: Athith, Deepak, Ayush and Suvesh.

The Month of Octavius! [# 39]

New questions for a new season. get cracking guys. Tell me which classy film production bears this logo...
Answer: Makers of POC... Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
Cracked by: Deepak, Ayush, Harsha and Suvesh.