Take this CM quiz and keep Alzhemiers away

makham · Post by **makham** » 27 Sep 2008, 19:54

To keep Alzhemier's disease away we need to exercise our grey cells regularly. Here is an opportunity for CM rasikas. Take the following cryptic puzzle quiz. In order not to spoil the fun for others please do not post answers until 12 Noon GMT on 05 Oct 2008.

1. Ever hummed this enchanting tune while on a Turkish bath:
X - - - - - -
2. Celebrate a system of Indian medicine in an Indian village in this tune:
- - - - - - - - X
3. Young star devotee keeps time:
- X - - - -
4. Presiding deity of this place provides brisk opening pivot supporting two articles without a ring:
- - - - - X
5. Sung in part of Gujarat only â€“ not necessarily:
- - - X - - - - - - -
6. Using just half an avatar you can sing the praise of Venus:
- X - - -
7. Anthill provides a piece to dance:
- - - - - - X -
8. Ever heard of an insect that has composed songs !:
- - X - - -
9. But how can Rama help you maintain sruthi?:
- - X - - - -
10. Combine the letters in places marked by â€œXâ€

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 27 Sep 2008, 22:34

Nice on makham! Look forward to the results

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 27 Sep 2008, 22:37

BTW why wait till 5 october?

makham · Post by **makham** » 28 Sep 2008, 16:10

vijay wrote:BTW why wait till 5 october?

To preserve the interest for those who don't access the portal on a daily basis.
You may however mail your answers to: [email protected]

Funfully yours
Makham

makham · Post by **makham** » 06 Oct 2008, 09:58

Here are the correct answers to the quiz and the explanation:

Starting with the easy ones:

3. Young star devotee keeps time: DHRUVA

8. Ever heard of an insect that has composed songs !: POOCHI

5. Sung in part of Gujarat only â€“ not necessarily: SAURASHTRAM

7. Anthill provides a piece to dance: THILLANA (Anagram of ANTHILL and A)

9. But how can Rama help you maintain sruthi?: TAMBURA.( Anagram of BUT and RAMA)

6. Using just half an avatar you can sing the praise of Venus: PARAS
(PARASURAMA is the avatar. Half of it gives the raga of Sree Sukra Bhagavantam in praise of Venus)

4. Presiding deity of this place provides brisk opening pivot supporting two articles without a ring: VATAPI .
[To PIVOT add two â€œAâ€

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 06 Oct 2008, 10:35

Oops I missed the deadline! Anyway thanks for the quiz and the answers. Anyway excellent effort!

ganesh_mourthy · Post by **ganesh_mourthy** » 06 Oct 2008, 12:33

I wonder if anyone ever could find at least a single answer. This was worse than decrypting da vinci code.

cienu · Post by **cienu** » 06 Oct 2008, 12:51

Poochi, Saurashtram and Paras (the answers to questions to 8,5 and 6 ) were reasonably easy to decipher. But the others were real tuffies
But a quiz should be tough , isnt it ?

Thanks Makham !

ganesh_mourthy · Post by **ganesh_mourthy** » 06 Oct 2008, 13:37

you mean poochi saurashtram and paras you found all yourself cienu?

Oh probably I am the only budhu here.

makham · Post by **makham** » 06 Oct 2008, 15:34

The decoding of cryptic clues is an art that can be cultivated. Four members had got ALL of these right and one member had got half of these right - these were conveyed over email.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 06 Oct 2008, 15:57

Why don't you post the names of those who'd got them all right. They deserve a round of applause!

ganesh_mourthy · Post by **ganesh_mourthy** » 06 Oct 2008, 17:20

yes definitely. But I also doubt some question paper leak out with the answer guide.

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 06 Oct 2008, 18:49

makham,
I also forgot the date to post the answers I e-mailed to you; I had found out two more-poochi and saurashtram in the meantime.

Yes, decoding the cryptic clue is an art;but by practice one can master it.Thanks and waiting for more.

thathwamasi · Post by **thathwamasi** » 07 Oct 2008, 09:44

Mohanam, Vatapi and Manirangu are the ones I missed. However, figured out Harmonium anyways. Nice quiz Makham. Keep them coming.

Thanks
T

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 07 Oct 2008, 10:20

I got Saurashtram and Harmonium. The exercise is quite a tough one. Some clues are quite obscure

Keep them coming though. I first thought the Turkish one is Kalyani but then Haromonium put the kibosh on that!!

Now that we know your drift, we can hope to do better.

makham · Post by **makham** » 07 Oct 2008, 10:58

Those who reported ALL correct answers are:
Ahiri, Annapoorne, Radha Thiagarajan and Mythili ( the last two seem to be guest visitors to the site and not registered members).
The one who kept reporting answers in instalments and showed perseverance is Punarvasu.
From the posts it is seen that others have had a go at cracking the clues but did not report
Great. Thanks for the good response. Await the next instalment.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 07 Oct 2008, 11:16

Eagerly waiting Makham! Congratulations to the winners

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 07 Oct 2008, 11:17

Looks like women are particularly adept at mind teasers!