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We are heading for a grand finale. Today being the last question, we have the top 2 tied with the same number of points. The fight for the 3^rd place is also hot, with 3 people separated by only 3 points. Check out the latest scoreboard. To make things more interesting I have posted a question of difficulty level 6 today.

As I had sent in the mail yesterday, I will not give a connection to yesterday’s question.

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Answer to Treasure Quiz – June 29

Clue1> Dennis Hwang - Creator of Google logos

Clue2> Lowell Cunninghma, creator of comic book Men In Black

Clue3> Pigeon rank technology from Google.

Treasure Quiz of the day

Today’s difficulty level is 6. Learn about difficulty level here

Clues 1, 2, & 3 point to a very famous personality.

Clue 1> If our personality needs to surpass some AWARDS record, it will be done by so by surpassing the record set by a person who did a cameo in the movie given in figure 1.

Clue 2> No clues for figure 2. Just tell me how our personality is related to that figure.

Clue 3> The spouse of our personality was a part of the show represented by figure3.

Posted by Karthick Viswanathan at 6/30/2006 11:27:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

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The scoreboard is the most interesting part now. With tomorrow being the last day of this month’s competition, things are getting interesting.

Today’s question is contributed by Kamal Kumar Chandrashekar

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Answer to Treasure Quiz – June 28

The Munich (massacre)

Clue1> Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel in 1972

Clue2> Mascot of 1972 Munich Olympics

Clue3> Wrath of God is the operation code name

Treasure Quiz of the day

Today’s difficulty level is 4. Learn about difficulty level here

Clue1> Who is in figure1. You meet his creations almost daily.

Clue2 > Find the the person & city in which person in figure 2 was born, If the person does not give you any clue, think of aliens.

Clue3> In figure 3 they are celebrating a birthday.

Clue2 Update> Men in black

Connect the clues.

Posted by Karthick Viswanathan at 6/29/2006 11:11:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

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Yesterday’s question had only few answers and I guess that was in line with the formula “Greater the difficulty lesser the responses”. Today’s question is contributed by Ravi Ramakanth.

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Answer to Treasure Quiz – June 27

These are the player who scored the opening goals of a worlcup

Clue1> Jurgen Klinsmann in USA 1994

Clue2> Cesat Sampaio in France 1998

Clue3> Papa Bouba Diop in Japan/Korea 2002

Clue4> Philip Lahm in Germany 2006

Treasure Quiz of the day

Today’s difficulty level is 4. Learn about difficulty level here

Clue1> This woman was once reffered to as "The only man...."(fill in the blanks) , by the head of their country. Who is this woman?

Clue2 > Cute dog isnt it? Now find what it represents

Clue3> WRATH OF GOD. The name chosen by men to avenge their Dead.

Connect the clues.

Posted by Karthick Viswanathan at 6/28/2006 11:04:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

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Good response to yesterday’s question. This being the season of the world cup, today’s question is on football. And it is a purely picture based question of the inquizzitivegoogle type and also of difficulty 4.

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Answer to Treasure Quiz – June 26

How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got A Life

Clue1> Megan McCafferty Author known for her series of books about Jessica Darling, a witty teenage heroine

Clue2> Kaavya Viswanathan author of the book and took portions from book written by Megan McCafferty

Clue3> Harvard crimson is the breakfast daily of Harvard university which reported the apparent plagiarizing that Kaavya did from Megan's novels

Treasure Quiz of the day

Today’s difficulty level is 4. Learn about difficulty level here

Clue> Figures 1, 2, 3 & 4 are arranged in some order. Name each of them, the order in which they are arranged and also the commonality between them.

Clue Update> Figure 3 is relevant to the person on the left. That is jersey 19.

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The top 2 are separated by only 3 points. Check out the Scoreboard

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Answer to Treasure Quiz – June 23

Potato Chips

Clue1> Thomas Jefferson, the American president, who introduced French fries to USA.

Clue2> Herman W Lay, who was the founder of H.W.Lay & company (Lays chips)

Clue3> 100 kg of potatoes is used to make 35 kg of potato chips

Treasure Quiz of the day

Today’s difficulty level is 3. Learn about difficulty level here

Clue1> The author of a number of very famous chic lit novels in the US. Who is she?

Clue2> The biggest clue is, she is an Indian.

Clue3> I got nothing else to say about figure3.

Just connect the clues 1, 2 & 3.

Give answers to all individual clues also.

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Answer to Treasure Quiz – June 22

Nicole Kidman

Clue1> The science fiction series Doctor Who’s villain – Lady Cassandra was inspired by Kidman’s skinny appearance

Clue2> Chanel 5 is the product. She acted in this ad.

Clue3> Tom Cruise is her former husband

Treasure Quiz of the day

Today’s difficulty level is 3. Learn about difficulty level here

Clue1> This guy used to be the president of one of the largest democracy in the world. Who is he?

Clue2> Name who is in figure 2 using figure3 as a clue.

Clue3> 100:35 rule connected to the final answer.

Just connect the clues 1, 2 & 3 to a food item.

Give answers to all individual clues also.

Posted by Karthick Viswanathan at 6/23/2006 10:54:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

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I spent some time to come up with today’s question. Try it out. Check out the scoreboard.

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Answer to Treasure Quiz – June 21

Michael Jordan

Clue1> He was the real life mascot for Nestle Crunch.
Clue2> He appeared in Wheaties boxes in 1988
Clue3> It’s called the Jumpman logo. It’s used by Nike to promote MJ related merchandise.

Treasure Quiz of the day

Today’s difficulty level is 3. Learn about difficulty level here

Clue1> Figure 1 has 2 parts to it. The bottom part is pretty obvious. It goes without saying that the top portion is related to the bottom portion. But what is the top part?

Clue2> Figure2 is a frame from a commercial which is considered to be the most expensive ever made. Which product is the commercial for?

Clue3> In figure 3, who is the man in the black suit? (Now this is the most difficult question, I have ever posted :-)

As usual connect clues 1, 2 & 3 to a person.

Give answers to all individual clues also.

Posted by Karthick Viswanathan at 6/22/2006 11:33:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

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From today TreasureQuiz blog has a new design. Hope you all like it.

Again yesterday’s question deserved a difficulty level of 4. Due to lack of time I had to just go for picture based question today. Today’s question is a sitter. So I hope to see more answers coming in. Check out the scoreboard.

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Answer to Treasure Quiz – June 20

Only 2 non-Indians to have got the Bharath Ratna

Clue1> Nelson Mandela – acted in Malcolm X
Clue2> Khan Abdul Gafar Khan – also called Frontier Gandhi

Treasure Quiz of the day

Today’s difficulty level is 2. Learn about difficulty level here

Clue> Just connect figures 1, 2 and 3 to a very very famous person..

Give answers to all individual clues also.

Posted by Karthick Viswanathan at 6/21/2006 11:20:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

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Yesterday’s question probably deserved a difficulty level of 4. Today’s question has both pictures as well as text clues and is of level-3. Check out the scoreboard.

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Answer to Treasure Quiz – June 19

Only 2 persons to have received Nobel Prize posthumously.

Clue1> Erik Axel Karlfeldt – Swedish poet
Clue2> Dag Hammarskjöld – 2^nd UN secretary general

Treasure Quiz of the day

Today’s difficulty level is 3. Learn about difficulty level here

Clue1> Figure1 is a movie and someone has a very unique experience of his life in this movie. Also its his only movie appearance. Who is he?

Clue2> Look at figure 2. If you want any more clues, I would just say, “Gandhi”.

Connect the persons in clues 1 & 2

Give answers to all individual clues also.

Posted by Karthick Viswanathan at 6/20/2006 11:13:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

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Today’s question has both pictures as well as text clues. And question is based on “World History”. Check out the scoreboard.

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Answer to Treasure Quiz – June 16

Chris Patten

Clue1> Alice Patten, daughter of Chris Patten acted in RDB
Clue2> He is the current chancellor of Oxford University
Clue3> He was the last Governor of Hong Kong .

Treasure Quiz of the day

Today’s difficulty level is 3. Learn about difficulty level here

Clue> There is a unique connection between figure1 and figure2. The clue common to both the figures is that both were Swedish. One was into the world of books and literature and other was into the politics. Find the connection for these 2 persons from totally different backgrounds.

Give answers to all individual clues also.

Posted by Karthick Viswanathan at 6/19/2006 11:14:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

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Scoreboard is not yet updated. Today’s question is back to the old connection format. Today is inquizzitivegoogle type photo connection question.

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Answer to Treasure Quiz – June 15

Vikash Dhorasoo

Rubbing shoulder with the likes of Zinedine Zidane may be an absurd dream for the likes of Baichung Bhutia, but 32-year-old versatile midfielder Vikash Dhorasoo is very much part of France coach Raymond Domenech's scheme of things for World Cup when 'The Greatest Show on Earth' kicks-off in Germany on June 9. Born on October 10, 1973 in Mauritius to Indian parents, Vikash has been in the reckoning for the last six years and the Paris Saint-Germain player is liked by his coach as well - capped 13 times in Domenech's 18 games in charge.

Treasure Quiz of the day

Today’s difficulty level is 4. Learn about difficulty level here

Connect clues 1, 2 and 3 above to a person.

Give answers to all individual clues and how they are connected to the final answer.

Posted by Karthick Viswanathan at 6/16/2006 12:17:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

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Today’s question format is slightly different. I will give 3 clues at a gap of 1 hour each. Each of these clues becomes progressively easier. That is clue3 is easier than clue2 which is easier than clue1 to crack the final answer. All the clues point to the same answer.

Clue1 is posted now.

Clue2 will be posted at 12.30 PM.

Clue3 will be posted at 2.00 PM.

Points are awarded as follows

4 points when you give your answer before clue2 is posted.

2 points when you give your answer between the time when clue2 and clue3 are posted.

1 point when you give your answer at any time after clue3 is posted.

Here is the latest scoreboard.

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Answer to Treasure Quiz – June 14

Nokia

Treasure Quiz of the day

Today’s difficulty level is 3. Learn about difficulty level here

The final answer for the clue(s) given below is a person.

Clue1> Who is the person in picture above?

Clue2> AC Milan, Lyon, Bordeaux are some of the teams this person played for

Clue3> He is a part of the French Football team.

Earn 1 point by answering before 9.00 a.m. tomorrow.

Posted by Karthick Viswanathan at 6/15/2006 11:12:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

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Today’s question format is slightly different. I will give 3 clues at a gap of 1 hour each. Each of these clues becomes progressively easier. That is clue3 is easier than clue2 which is easier than clue1 to crack the final answer. All the clues point to the same answer.

Clue1 is posted now.

Clue2 will be posted at 3.30 PM.

Clue3 will be posted at 4.30 PM.

Points are awarded as follows

4 points when you give your answer before clue2 is posted.

2 points when you give your answer between the time when clue2 and clue3 are posted.

1 point when you give your answer at any time after clue3 is posted.

Here is the latest scoreboard.

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Answer to Treasure Quiz – June 13

Mountain Dew

Treasure Quiz of the day

Today’s difficulty level is 3. Learn about difficulty level here

The final answer for the clue(s) given below is a company.

Clue1> This company started as a lumber mill in 1865 & gets its name from the river on whose bank the mill stood

Clue2> Till some time back, rubber products, shoes and even diapers formed a major chunk of its turnover. Now it is known for a completely different line of business.

Clue3> This company is sometimes called “aikon” by its competitors.

Earn 1 point by answering before 9.00 a.m. tomorrow

Posted by Karthick Viswanathan at 6/14/2006 02:19:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

Question will be up at 2.30 P.M

Thanks,

Karthick

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A small moment to cherish as the blog unique visitor count ticked above 1000.

Today’s question format is slightly different. I will give 3 clues at a gap of 1 hour each. Each of these clues becomes progressively easier. That is clue3 is easier than clue2 which is easier than clue1 to crack the final answer. All the clues point to the same answer.

Clue1 is posted now. Clue2 will be posted at 12.30 PM. Clue3 will be posted at 2 PM.

Points are awarded as follows

· 4 points when you give your answer before clue2 is posted.

· 2 points when you give your answer between the time when clue2 and clue3 are posted.

· 1 point when you give your answer at any time after clue3 is posted.

Here is the latest scoreboard.

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Answer to Treasure Quiz – June 12

Amitabh Bachan

Clue1> Sonia Gandhi was made to stay with Bachan’s when she came to India first after marrying Rajiv Gandhi.

Clue 2> Amitabh Bachan was first to be named Inquilab by his parents

Clue3> Before entering the film industry, Bachchan applied for a job with All India Radio. The man whose voice has long been considered one of his strongest on-screen asset was turned down.

Treasure Quiz of the day

Today’s difficulty level is 3. Learn about difficulty level here

The final answer for the clue(s) given below is a very famous product.

Clue 1> It originated in hills of Tennessee in 1940s and meant a whisky made at home. What are we talking about?

Clue2> It was used as a liquid with a lemon flavour to be mixed with whisky. What is this drink?

Clue3> Its tag line appeared as a part of the commercial “Been there. Done that”. With the tag line you get the final answer.

From now on any answers I receive will fetch only 1 point.

Posted by Karthick Viswanathan at 6/13/2006 11:16:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

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Updated scoreboard will be available only by 6 PM.

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Answer to Treasure Quiz – June 9

Rang De Basanthi

Clue1> The popularity of the film was so high that Amul, an Indian dairy products company included it in its celebrated advertisement campaign.

Clue 2> The film was to be made both in Hindi and English versions. The English version was to be titled "Paint It Yellow". The plans for the English version were dropped subsequently.

Clue3> Indian Air Force and specifically the fighter aircraft crashes controversy was depicted in the movie.

Treasure Quiz of the day

Today’s difficulty level is 3. Learn about difficulty level here

Clue 1> Antonia Maino, when first came to India lived with a family to learn Indian culture and values. Which family?

Clue2> “Inquilab”.

Clue3> Look at figure-1.

Connect clues 1, 2, and 3 to this person.

People giving answers to individual clues along with the final answer will be given preference in scoring.

Posted by Karthick Viswanathan at 6/12/2006 02:23:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

Today’s question will be up at 2.30 PM

Thanks,

Karthick

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OK the blog office is open again. First things first. Checkout the scoreboard

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Answer to Treasure Quiz – June 6

Al gore

Clue1> Tommy Lee Jones was Al Gore’s roommate in Harvard.

Clue 2> Al Gore is believed to have coined the term “information superhighway”

Clue3> Al Gore is in the board of Apple Computers

Treasure Quiz of the day

Today’s difficulty level is 3. Learn about difficulty level here

Clue1> Figure 1 is an Amul Ad, but that’s obvious. Tell me what is the significance?

Clue2> Figure 2 is a tricky clue. But it says what it should say – Exactly.

Clue3> This is a easy one. Whose logo is in figure 3?

What is the connection for clues 1,2 and 3?

People giving answers to individual clues along with the final answer will be given preference in scoring.

Posted by Karthick Viswanathan at 6/09/2006 10:59:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

The Treasure-Quiz blog office is closed for 2 days. The next post will be on June 9, 2006, at 11.30 AM.

Thanks,

Karthick

Posted by Karthick Viswanathan at 6/07/2006 10:03:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

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Not a bad start for the June. 16 entries with only 10 correct. Today it will be a sitter. Hope to get more answers today. Checkout the scoreboard

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Answer to Treasure Quiz – June 5

Swami Vivekananda

Clue1> Indian Institute of Science was started by Jamshedji Tata on Swami’s advice

Clue 2> Swami Vivekananda was the first Indian to be invited to accept the chair of Oriental Philosophy at Harvard University.

Clue3> Jamshedji Tata. Same connection as clue1

Clue4> Emblem of the Ramakrishna Mission which was founded by Swami

Treasure Quiz of the day

Today’s difficulty level is 2. Learn about difficulty level here

Clue 1> Who/What is Kay in MIB?

Clue 2> Clue is a part of figure above. Tell me how is the clue related to the final connection?

Clue 3> Apple computers

Connect clues 1, 2, and 3 to this person.

People giving answers to individual clues along with the final answer will be given preference in scoring.

Posted by Karthick Viswanathan at 6/06/2006 11:05:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

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The first monthly TreasureQuiz competition is over. The winner for the month of MAY is Ravi Ramakanth. And the podium will look as follows

You can see the complete final Scoreboard for the month of MAY here.

OK as I was advertising for quiet some time now, from today onwards when the next monthly competition starts, new rules apply, most important news is that only people who have subscribed to the TreasureQuiz group are allowed to participate and only TreasureQuiz group members will receive the “Treasure Quiz of the day” mail from me. Become a member by subscribing to the TreasureQuiz group. More details here.

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Answer to Treasure Quiz - May 31

Sonia Gandhi

Clue1> Cambridge University

Clue 2> Orbassano is where Sonia Gandhi grew up. It was not her birth place

Clue3> Monica Bellucci, who is an Italian, will act as Sonia Gandhi in a movie to be released next year.

Treasure Quiz of the day

Today’s difficulty level is 3. Learn about difficulty level here

Clue 1> Figure1 – What do you want me to tell you about it?

Clue 2> Figure2 – Dan Brown Fans, don’t get misguided. What does this emblem represent?

Clue 3> Figure3 – This man has a city named after him. Of course the question is who is he?

Clue 4> Figure4 – This is an emblem, what does it represent?

Connect clues 1, 2, 3 and 4 to this very, very famous youth icon. Again think out of the box.

People giving answers to individual clues along with the final answer will be given preference in scoring.

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