[Gwaihir]

Waaaiill!!! I don't come on the thread for one day, and find two whole pages of quizzes, almost all already answered! What spirit of ancient quizzing Gods entered into you guys pre-Christmas? Still, thanks for the surfeit of quizzes Shrikanth.

Originally Posted by shrikanthk

1. Name the post world war II -Plan under which financial and material Aid was given to the severely affected west European countries by the US.

2. The Bay of Pigs fiasco relates to the US incursion of which country.

3. Founder of the Swatantra Party--a conservative formation in the
60's that fought the congress.

4. Which US talk-show host's program is also referred to as the
'No spin Zone'

5. Which modern-day word is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Shreshtin'

1. Marshall Plan
2. Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (This is too easy. I don't think there'll be anyone here who doesn't know this.)
3. Savarkar?

And I have the good fortune of being the first person on this thread to wish you guys Merry Christmas , and of course

[Gwaihir]

1)well, 2 down, 1 to go, so...Socrates!

Actually, Socrates was the teacher of Plato, who in turn was the teacher of Aristotle. S prob had already died before A became the protégé of P. Hmm, seems handling all the B,C,L,I stuff etc has given me a penchant for acronyms. I love the Christmas caps! But Monsieur's cap should be the most colorful I'd say, rather than monochrome-ish.

[Gwaihir]

Originally Posted by shrikanthk

It is Right Ho Jeeves
Haven't read Much-Obliged jeeves.How is it?

A Gem! In fact, both of them are sublime. Just being reminded about Fink-Nottle's drunken expoits in Right Ho.. elevated my mood. Remember his tirade against PK Purvis! ROFL!!!
Much-Obliged.. is incredible. In fact, IMO, though Right Ho.. is brilliant in places, such as that prize-giving ceremony, Much-Obliged.. is better overall, and almost every page will give double you up.
Glad that we have been talking more of giants like Hergé and Wodehouse in the last few pages.

[shrikanthk]

Originally Posted by Gwaihir

3. Savarkar?

It was a secular party ,albeit conservative.
Probably the only secular,right-wing party(an odd combination)we have
had since independence.
And the answer to the other question is not Socrates,but Newton.
(refer to the previous page)

[pendyal]

Originally Posted by shrikanthk

First sportsperson to be managed by IMG.

arnold palmer,golfer from USA(at least thats what the magazine by the TIME ppl says )

[pendyal]

Originally Posted by shrikanthk

1. Name the post world war II -Plan under which financial and material
Aid was given to the severely affected west European countries by
the US.

2. The Bay of Pigs fiasco relates to the US incursion of which country.

3. Founder of the Swatantra Party--a conservative formation in the
60's that fought the congress.

1.marshall plan

2.cuba

3.jayaprakash narayan?

[Ranjitha]

Originally Posted by pendyal

corner of a foreign field

That's right!

[QuintEssence]

hey ....this has really has become a FMCT (fast moving consumer thread ).. so only one puzzle from my side.

name the mythical creature having the head, beak, and wings of an eagle, the body and legs of a lion, and occasionally a serpent's tail.

pretty simple though..

[shrikanthk]

Phoenix?

[shrikanthk]

Originally Posted by pendyal

3.jayaprakash narayan?

No.