Saturday, May 12, 2012

Answers to Quiz - 119


1)      What is the name of the Goddess revered as Mother Earth by the people of Andes?
Pachamama

2)      Who composed the 12 “London Symphonies” between 1791 and 1795?
Joseph Hadyn

3)      Who holds the second highest batting average of 71.64 in first class cricket, behind that only of Don Bradman?
Vijay Merchant 

4)      What are the terms Christmas Puddings, Yule Logs, Parsnips and Candles used to describe?
The build of male bodies

5)      What annual event is described as the “Woodstock of Capitalism”?
Shareholders meeting of Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway

6)      Who coined the feminist slogan – A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle?
Irina Dunn, Australian writer and Senator

7)      With which country would you associate the martial art of Angampora?
Sri Lanka

8)      In which gadget would you see the “Four Thirds System” being used as a standard?
Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) Camera

9)      Name the French inventor who first patented the idea for today’s Smart Card
Roland Moreno

10)  By what popular term is Perigee – Syzygy of the Earth – Moon system known?
Supermoon

Wednesday, May 09, 2012

QUIZ - 119


1)      What is the name of the Goddess revered as Mother Earth by the people of Andes?

2)      Who composed the 12 “London Symphonies” between 1791 and 1795?
 
3)    Who holds the second highest batting average of 71.64 in first class cricket, behind that only of Don Bradman?

4)      What are the terms Christmas Puddings, Yule Logs, Parsnips and Candles used to describe?

5)      What annual event is described as the “Woodstock of Capitalism”?

6)      Who coined the feminist slogan – A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle?

7)      With which country would you associate the martial art of Angampora?

8)      In which gadget would you see the “Four Thirds System” being used as a standard?

9)      Name the French inventor who first patented the idea for today’s Smart Card

10)  By what popular term is Perigee – Syzygy of the Earth – Moon system known?