Quizzing is circulating (like money)
Ten monetary questions.
1) What is the name of a new International Money proposed by Joseph Stiglitz, winner of Nobel Prize in economics and former chief economist at the World Bank?
2) Which is the first country to issue currency notes in plastic?
3) What symbol did Arthur Eisenmenger create?
4) What is the study of paper money or banknotes called?
5) What is the origin of Buck, the slang term for Dollar?
6) What is the name given to a specially struck coin, which is much thicker and heavier than normal, often exactly twice the normal weight?
7) An incident in a famous New York restaurant led Frank McNamara to invent the credit card. Name the restaurant
8) What is the term to define the profit that results from the difference in the cost of printing money and the face value of that money?
9) Which country’s currency is Balboa, named after the Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa?
10)Name the silver mine in former Bohemia (now Czech Republic) from which the Dollar is widely believed to have derived its name.
Monday, September 25, 2006
Answers to Quiz - 3
1)Who was the first Head of State to be assassinated with a handgun?
Prince William of Orange (also known as William the Silent) in 1584
2)What are Kingston Black, Court Royal, Breakwell’s Seedling, and Foxwhelp?
Premium variety of apples used for making cider
3)The term 'Vegetarian' was was first formally used on September 30th 1847 by Joseph Brotherton and others, at the inaugural meeting of the Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom. What were vegetarians known by prior to 1847?
Pythagoreans
4)What is the slang term used to describe promotional merchandise given away free at trade shows, music concerts etc?
Swag (Stuff We All Get)
5)What are the bicycle-taxis in Uganda and Kenya called?
Boda-boda
6)What is Jarvik-7?
Artificial heart developed by American physician Dr. Robert K. Jarvik
7)Name the Roman slave who became the secretary and confidant of the great orator
Cicero and who is credited with having invented the sign & (ampersand)?
Tiro
8)Which Renaissance poet turned preacher wrote – ‘No man is an island’?
John Donne
9)Known popularly as Khatun or Lady, who was the first woman officer in the history of British military intelligence?
Gertrude Bell
10)Name the new sponsor with effect from 2007 of the Whitbread Book Awards, one of the most prestigious literary awards in UK.
Costa Coffee
Prince William of Orange (also known as William the Silent) in 1584
2)What are Kingston Black, Court Royal, Breakwell’s Seedling, and Foxwhelp?
Premium variety of apples used for making cider
3)The term 'Vegetarian' was was first formally used on September 30th 1847 by Joseph Brotherton and others, at the inaugural meeting of the Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom. What were vegetarians known by prior to 1847?
Pythagoreans
4)What is the slang term used to describe promotional merchandise given away free at trade shows, music concerts etc?
Swag (Stuff We All Get)
5)What are the bicycle-taxis in Uganda and Kenya called?
Boda-boda
6)What is Jarvik-7?
Artificial heart developed by American physician Dr. Robert K. Jarvik
7)Name the Roman slave who became the secretary and confidant of the great orator
Cicero and who is credited with having invented the sign & (ampersand)?
Tiro
8)Which Renaissance poet turned preacher wrote – ‘No man is an island’?
John Donne
9)Known popularly as Khatun or Lady, who was the first woman officer in the history of British military intelligence?
Gertrude Bell
10)Name the new sponsor with effect from 2007 of the Whitbread Book Awards, one of the most prestigious literary awards in UK.
Costa Coffee
Monday, September 18, 2006
QUIZ - 3
Quizzing is spreading your interests thin.
Here are 10 questions on a wide range of topics.
1) Who was the first Head of State to be assassinated with a handgun?
2) What are Kingston Black, Court Royal, Breakwell’s Seedling, and Foxwhelp?
3) The term 'Vegetarian' was was first formally used on September 30th 1847 by Joseph Brotherton and others, at the inaugural meeting of the Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom. What were vegetarians known by prior to 1847?
4) What is the slang term used to describe promotional merchandise given away free at trade shows, music concerts etc?
5) What are the bicycle-taxis in Uganda and Kenya called?
6) What is Jarvik-7?
7) Name the Roman slave who became the secretary and confidant of the great orator Cicero and who is credited with having invented the sign & (ampersand)?
8) Which Renaissance poet turned preacher wrote – ‘No man is an island’?
9) Known popularly as Khatun or Lady, who was the first woman officer in the history of British military intelligence?
10)Name the new sponsor with effect from 2007 of the Whitbread Book Awards, one of the most prestigious literary awards in UK.
Here are 10 questions on a wide range of topics.
1) Who was the first Head of State to be assassinated with a handgun?
2) What are Kingston Black, Court Royal, Breakwell’s Seedling, and Foxwhelp?
3) The term 'Vegetarian' was was first formally used on September 30th 1847 by Joseph Brotherton and others, at the inaugural meeting of the Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom. What were vegetarians known by prior to 1847?
4) What is the slang term used to describe promotional merchandise given away free at trade shows, music concerts etc?
5) What are the bicycle-taxis in Uganda and Kenya called?
6) What is Jarvik-7?
7) Name the Roman slave who became the secretary and confidant of the great orator Cicero and who is credited with having invented the sign & (ampersand)?
8) Which Renaissance poet turned preacher wrote – ‘No man is an island’?
9) Known popularly as Khatun or Lady, who was the first woman officer in the history of British military intelligence?
10)Name the new sponsor with effect from 2007 of the Whitbread Book Awards, one of the most prestigious literary awards in UK.
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Answers to Quiz - 2
1) Name the deepest spot on earth located at 11034 m in the Pacific Ocean
Challenger Deep
2) The International Hydrographic Organization delimited and defined a new ocean in 2000. Name this fifth ocean.
The Southern Ocean
3) Name the Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa
4) There are three main processes that make the oceans circulate: tidal forces, wind stress, and density differences. What is the name given to the circulation driven by density differences?
Thermohaline circulation
5) The waters of the ocean are divided into three zones. While the top two zones can be penetrated by sunlight, it does not reach the deepest zone. What is the name of this zone that it not penetrated by sunlight ?
Aphotic Zone
6) Two important oceanic currents, one cold and the other warm meet at Grand Banks near Newfoundland, creating heavy fog and also one of the richest fishing grounds in the world. The warm current is the Gulf Stream. Name the cold current.
Labrador Current
7) What is the name given to the deposits of dead shells occurring uniformly on the ocean floors of the world?
Globigerina ooze
8) Who invented the Bathysphere, a spherical deep-diving chamber in which persons are lowered by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life?
William Beebe and Otis Barton
9) With a maximum depth of 8,047 meters, which is the deepest trench of the Indian Ocean?
The Diamantina Trench
10) What are lines on a map joining points of equal underwater depth called?
Isobath
Challenger Deep
2) The International Hydrographic Organization delimited and defined a new ocean in 2000. Name this fifth ocean.
The Southern Ocean
3) Name the Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa
4) There are three main processes that make the oceans circulate: tidal forces, wind stress, and density differences. What is the name given to the circulation driven by density differences?
Thermohaline circulation
5) The waters of the ocean are divided into three zones. While the top two zones can be penetrated by sunlight, it does not reach the deepest zone. What is the name of this zone that it not penetrated by sunlight ?
Aphotic Zone
6) Two important oceanic currents, one cold and the other warm meet at Grand Banks near Newfoundland, creating heavy fog and also one of the richest fishing grounds in the world. The warm current is the Gulf Stream. Name the cold current.
Labrador Current
7) What is the name given to the deposits of dead shells occurring uniformly on the ocean floors of the world?
Globigerina ooze
8) Who invented the Bathysphere, a spherical deep-diving chamber in which persons are lowered by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life?
William Beebe and Otis Barton
9) With a maximum depth of 8,047 meters, which is the deepest trench of the Indian Ocean?
The Diamantina Trench
10) What are lines on a map joining points of equal underwater depth called?
Isobath
Sunday, September 10, 2006
QUIZ - 2
Quizzing is about plumbing the depths of ocean
Ten questions about oceans
Ten questions about oceans
1) Name the deepest spot on earth located at 11034 m in the Pacific Ocean
2) The International Hydrographic Organization delimited and defined a new ocean in 2000. Name this fifth ocean.
3) Name the Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean
4) There are three main processes that make the oceans circulate: tidal forces, wind stress, and density differences. What is the name given to the circulation driven by density differences?
5) The waters of the ocean are divided into three zones. While the top two zones can be penetrated by sunlight, it does not reach the deepest zone. What is the name of this zone that it not penetrated by sunlight ?
6) Two important oceanic currents, one cold and the other warm meet at Grand Banks near Newfoundland, creating heavy fog and also one of the richest fishing grounds in the world. The warm current is the Gulf Stream. Name the cold current.
7) What is the name given to the deposits of dead shells occurring uniformly on the ocean floors of the world?
8) Who invented the Bathysphere, a spherical deep-diving chamber in which persons are lowered by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life?
9) With a maximum depth of 8,047 meters, which is the deepest trench of the Indian Ocean?
10) What are lines on a map joining points of equal underwater depth called?
2) The International Hydrographic Organization delimited and defined a new ocean in 2000. Name this fifth ocean.
3) Name the Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean
4) There are three main processes that make the oceans circulate: tidal forces, wind stress, and density differences. What is the name given to the circulation driven by density differences?
5) The waters of the ocean are divided into three zones. While the top two zones can be penetrated by sunlight, it does not reach the deepest zone. What is the name of this zone that it not penetrated by sunlight ?
6) Two important oceanic currents, one cold and the other warm meet at Grand Banks near Newfoundland, creating heavy fog and also one of the richest fishing grounds in the world. The warm current is the Gulf Stream. Name the cold current.
7) What is the name given to the deposits of dead shells occurring uniformly on the ocean floors of the world?
8) Who invented the Bathysphere, a spherical deep-diving chamber in which persons are lowered by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life?
9) With a maximum depth of 8,047 meters, which is the deepest trench of the Indian Ocean?
10) What are lines on a map joining points of equal underwater depth called?
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Answers to Quiz - 1
1) Which country recently took over the Presidency of the European Union (EU) ?
Finland
2) Name the trade group that comprises five Latin American countries - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela - as its full members
Mercosur
3) A British Member of Parliament whose tireless campaign against malpractices in the shipping industry culminated in the passing of 'The Merchant Shipping Act' in 1876, has also lent his name to rubber soled canvas shoes. Name this crusader.
Samuel Plimsoll. The shoes are called Plimsolls. The Plimsoll Line is the maximum level of submergence of a cargo ship
4) The 19th Century merchant who pioneered the concept of Department Stores and Price Tags once said - 'Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted. The trouble is. I don't know which half'. Who is he?
John Wanamaker
5) Which company that once made gumboots is today synonymous with its new product and accounts for a quarter of its country's exports?
Nokia
6) Which chain of restaurants has for its motto - 'Love all, Serve all', inspired by Sathya Sai Baba?
Hard Rock Cafe
7) Which American billionaire is the third largest shareholder of General Motors holding nearly 10% of the shares?
Kirk Kerkorian
8) Which Canadian company has built specially designed coaches to run on the recently opened Qinghai - Tibet Railway?
Bombardier Transportation
9) Which company, now bankrupt, was not too long ago positioning itself as 'The World's Leading Company' ?
Enron
10) Which company is the majority owner of Airbus, holding as much as 80% of its shares?
European Aeronautic and Defence Space Company (EADS)
Sunday, September 03, 2006
QUIZ - 1
Quizzing is about organizing the mind
These 10 questions are mostly about organizations.
1) Which country recently took over the Presidency of the European Union (EU)?
2) Name the trade group that comprises five Latin American countries - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela - as its full members
3) A British Member of Parliament whose tireless campaign against malpractices in the shipping industry culminated in the passing of 'The Merchant Shipping Act' in 1876, has also lent his name to rubber soled canvas shoes. Name this crusader.
4) The 19th Century merchant who pioneered the concept of Department Stores and Price Tags once said - 'Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted. The trouble is. I don't know which half'. Who is he?
5) Which company that once made gumboots is today synonymous with its new product and accounts for a quarter of its country's exports?
6) Which chain of restaurants has for its motto - 'Love all, Serve all', inspired by Sathya Sai Baba?
7) Which American billionaire is the third largest shareholder of General Motors holding nearly 10% of the shares?
8) Which Canadian company has built specially designed coaches to run on the recently opened Qinghai - Tibet Railway?
9) Which company, now bankrupt, was not too long ago positioning itself as 'The World's Leading Company' ?
10) Which company is the majority owner of Airbus, holding as much as 80% of its shares?
ANSWERS in a week's time.
These 10 questions are mostly about organizations.
1) Which country recently took over the Presidency of the European Union (EU)?
2) Name the trade group that comprises five Latin American countries - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela - as its full members
3) A British Member of Parliament whose tireless campaign against malpractices in the shipping industry culminated in the passing of 'The Merchant Shipping Act' in 1876, has also lent his name to rubber soled canvas shoes. Name this crusader.
4) The 19th Century merchant who pioneered the concept of Department Stores and Price Tags once said - 'Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted. The trouble is. I don't know which half'. Who is he?
5) Which company that once made gumboots is today synonymous with its new product and accounts for a quarter of its country's exports?
6) Which chain of restaurants has for its motto - 'Love all, Serve all', inspired by Sathya Sai Baba?
7) Which American billionaire is the third largest shareholder of General Motors holding nearly 10% of the shares?
8) Which Canadian company has built specially designed coaches to run on the recently opened Qinghai - Tibet Railway?
9) Which company, now bankrupt, was not too long ago positioning itself as 'The World's Leading Company' ?
10) Which company is the majority owner of Airbus, holding as much as 80% of its shares?
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