Answers to Quiz - 68

1. In 1788 Robert Burns wrote his most famous poem ‘Auld Lang Syne’, which is customarily sung at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Day. What do the words Auld Lang Syne literally mean?

Old Long Since

2. What is Robert Burns’ most famous nickname that reflects his humble origins as the son of a poor farmer?

The Ploughman Poet

3. Name the first poem of Robert Burns that he wrote in 1774 at the age of 15 inspired by Nelly Kilpatrick, the daughter of the village blacksmith.

My Handsome Nell

4. Robert Burns got his work published for the first time in 1786 and it was a turning point in his poetic career. By what popular name do we know this first collection of poems?

The Kilmarnock Edition

5. Robert Burns wrote one of his longest and finest poems in 1790. Name this poem which has also lent its name to a type of Scottish hat.

Tam O’ Shanter

6. What traditional Scottish dish is associated with Robert Burns?

Haggis

7. Name the muse of Robert Burns, whom he referred to in his poem The Vision

Colia

8. Into which cult organization was Robert Burns initiated in 1781?

Freemasons

9. What trade did Robert Burns formally learn?

Flax combing

10. Robert Burns had 9 children from his wife Jean Armour. What was unusual about his last child Maxwell?

He was born on the same day and almost to the same hour when his father died.

QUIZ - 68

Today the whole of England is celebrating the 250th birth anniversary of Robert Burns.
Here are 10 questions on Robert Burns

1. In 1788 Robert Burns wrote his most famous poem ‘Auld Lang Syne’, which is customarily sung at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Day. What do the words Auld Lang Syne literally mean?

2. What is Robert Burns’ most famous nickname that reflects his humble origins as the son of a poor farmer?

3. Name the first poem of Robert Burns that he wrote in 1774 at the age of 15 inspired by Nelly Kilpatrick, the daughter of the village blacksmith.

4. Robert Burns got his work published for the first time in 1786 and it was a turning point in his poetic career. By what popular name do we know this first collection of poems?

5. Robert Burns wrote one of his longest and finest poems in 1790. Name this poem which has also lent its name to a type of Scottish hat.

6. What traditional Scottish dish is associated with Robert Burns?

7. Name the muse of Robert Burns, whom he referred to in his poem The Vision

8. Into which cult organization was Robert Burns initiated in 1781?

9. What trade did Robert Burns formally learn?

10. Robert Burns had 9 children from his wife Jean Armour. What was unusual about his last child Maxwell?

Answers to Quiz - 67

1. Our heart is normally located in the left side of the chest. What term describes the abnormal condition in which the heart is on the right side of the chest?

Dextrocardia

2. What is Pognology the study of?

Beards

3. What structure built on a rock in the Atlantic Ocean is popularly known as The Teardrop of Ireland, because it was the last piece of the country the emigrants saw as they sailed for a better life in America?

The Fastnet Lighthouse

4. What is the name of the tool used for drilling a hole in the skull in a surgery?

Craniotome

5. What sphere of human activity does the Washington Accord signed in 1989 cover?

Engineering Education

6. In which sport would you come across horns, antlers, ears and winglets?

Formula One Racing. They are appendages on the car for improving its aerodynamics.

7. What is meant by Elvis Year?

The year in which the popularity of a product, service, or individual is at its peak

8. What fatal disease, named after a Japanese doctor, is predominantly found among young children, and results in the inflammation of blood vessels?

Kawasaki Syndrome

9. The maximum theoretical efficiency of a solar cell is named after two physicists who first calculated this value in 1961. What is the name of this term?

Shockley-Queisser Limit after William Shockley and Hans Queisser.

10. In 1926 a Russian economist proposed a business cycle lasting 50-60 years in capitalist economies consisting of four phases – beneficial inflation, stagflation, beneficial deflation and deflation. What is the name of this business cycle?

Kondratieff Cycle

QUIZ - 67

1. Our heart is normally located in the left side of the chest. What term describes the abnormal condition in which the heart is on the right side of the chest?

2. What is Pognology the study of?

3. What structure built on a rock in the Atlantic Ocean is popularly known as The Teardrop of Ireland, because it was the last piece of the country the emigrants saw as they sailed for a better life in America?

4. What is the name of the tool used for drilling a hole in the skull in a surgery?

5. What sphere of human activity does the Washington Accord signed in 1989 cover?

6. In which sport would you come across horns, antlers, ears and winglets?

7. What is meant by Elvis Year?

8. What fatal disease, named after a Japanese doctor, is predominantly found among young children, and results in the inflammation of blood vessels?

9. The maximum theoretical efficiency of a solar cell is named after two physicists who first calculated this value in 1961. What is the name of this term?

10. In 1926 a Russian economist proposed a business cycle lasting 50-60 years in capitalist economies consisting of four phases – beneficial inflation, stagflation, beneficial deflation and deflation. What is the name of this business cycle?

Answers to Quiz- 66

1. For 70 years he rented, repaired, rebuilt, reconfigured and restored typewriters in a shop in New York that advertised itself as “Psychoanalysis for Your Typewriter.” Such was his authority and popularity that letters addressed to "Mr. Typewriter, New York" would be delivered to his store. Name this wizard of Manual Typewriters who passed away in September 2008.

Martin Tytell


2. An article published in 1945 in Wireless World gave birth to the concept of Geostationary Orbits for communication satellites. The article’s author, an extraordinary science fiction writer and futurist among other things passed away in March 2008. He has been immortalized for posterity by having the Geostationary Orbits named after him. What is the name given to these orbits?

Clarke Orbits

3. Born as Tula Elice Finklea, she started dancing lessons at the age of 6 to build up her strength after a bout of polio. She then went on to act in Hollywood Musicals such as Singin’ in the Rain and The Band Wagon opposite Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. Fred Astaire called her ‘Beautiful Dynamite’. She passed away in June 2008. By what name do we know her?

Cyd Charisse

4. He served as President of his country for 32 years, one of the longest reigns of uninterrupted power in modern history. Known as the ‘Smiling General’, he passed away in January 2008. Name him.

Suharto, former President of Indonesia.


5. In 1958 he became the youngest Grandmaster in chess at the age of 15 years and 6 months, a record broken only in 1991 by Judit Polgar. Name this eccentric maestro, considered to be one of the greatest chess players of all time, who died in January 2008.

Bobby Fischer


6. Known as The Giggling Guru for the high-pitched laugh he often used to emphasize his observations, his followers included celebrities like The Beatles. He introduced Transcendentalist Meditation to the West, but later became embroiled in many controversies and John Lennon wrote the song "Sexy Sadie" as a thinly-disguised denunciation of him. Name this spiritual purveyor who passed away in February 2008.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

7. Sir Edmund Hilary, the first man to climb Mount Everest died in January 2008. Who was the leader of that successful 1953 British Expedition?

John Hunt

8. Who directed ‘Out of Africa’, the 1985 epic film that won 7 Academy Awards including those for Best Picture and Best Director? He died in May 2008.

Sydney Pollack

9. Name the Cambodian photojournalist and Genocide survivor who was the subject of the Academy Award-winning film The Killing Fields. He passed away in March 2008.

Dith Pran

10. Name the South African Grammy Award winning singer and Civil Rights activist who was often referred to as Mama Afrika. She died in November 2008.

Miriam Makeba

QUIZ - 66

1. For 70 years he rented, repaired, rebuilt, reconfigured and restored typewriters in a shop in New York that advertised itself as “Psychoanalysis for Your Typewriter.” Such was his authority and popularity that letters addressed to "Mr. Typewriter, New York" would be delivered to his store. Name this wizard of Manual Typewriters who passed away in September 2008.

2. An article published in 1945 in Wireless World gave birth to the concept of Geostationary Orbits for communication satellites. The article’s author, an extraordinary science fiction writer and futurist among other things passed away in March 2008. He has been immortalized for posterity by having the Geostationary Orbits named after him. What is the name given to these orbits?

3. Born as Tula Elice Finklea, she started dancing lessons at the age of 6 to build up her strength after a bout of polio. She then went on to act in Hollywood Musicals such as Singin’ in the Rain and The Band Wagon opposite Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. Fred Astaire called her ‘Beautiful Dynamite’. She passed away in June 2008. By what name do we know her?

4. He served as President of his country for 32 years, one of the longest reigns of uninterrupted power in modern history. Known as the ‘Smiling General’, he passed away in January 2008. Name him.

5. In 1958 he became the youngest Grandmaster in chess at the age of 15 years and 6 months, a record broken only in 1991 by Judit Polgar. Name this eccentric maestro, considered to be one of the greatest chess players of all time, who died in January 2008.

6. Known as The Giggling Guru for the high-pitched laugh he often used to emphasize his observations, his followers included celebrities like The Beatles. He introduced Transcendentalist Meditation to the West, but later became embroiled in many controversies and John Lennon wrote the song "Sexy Sadie" as a thinly-disguised denunciation of him. Name this spiritual purveyor who passed away in February 2008.

7. Sir Edmund Hilary, the first man to climb Mount Everest died in January 2008. Who was the leader of that successful 1953 British Expedition?

8. Who directed ‘Out of Africa’, the 1985 epic film that won 7 Academy Awards including those for Best Picture and Best Director? He died in May 2008.

9. Name the Cambodian photojournalist and Genocide survivor who was the subject of the Academy Award-winning film The Killing Fields. He passed away in March 2008.

10. Name the South African Grammy Award winning singer and Civil Rights activist who was often referred to as Mama Afrika. She died in November 2008.