Answers to Quiz - 124

1)      Name the four major events that constitute The Grand Slam in golf.

Masters, US Open, The Open Championship (British Open) and PGA Championship

2)     Only one out of the four Grand Slam events is played at the same venue every year. Which event and what venue?

The Masters at Augusta, USA

3)      What famous golf course has its 18 holes named after trees and shrubs?

Augusta National Golf Club

4)      The winner of which Grand Slam event is presented with the Claret Jug?

The Open Championship (British Open)

 

5)      Name the only player to have held all the four major titles at the same time. (But not a Grand Slam since they were not in the same calendar year)

Tiger Woods 

6)      Which legendary golfer holds the record of having won the most majors, 18?

Jack Nicklaus

7)      Birdie and Eagle are terms used for scores 1 and 2 under par for a hole. What is the term for a score that is 3 under par for a hole?

Albatross

8)      The winner of which Grand Slam event is presented with the Green Jacket?

The Masters at Augusta, USA

9)      What popular golfing grip is named after a famous American golfer?

Vardon Grip after Harry Vardon

10)  What is Turkey in golf?

Three consecutive birdies

QUIZ - 124

1)      Name the four major events that constitute The Grand Slam in golf.

2)      Only one out of the four Grand Slam events is played at the same venue every year. Which event and what venue?

3)      What famous golf course has its 18 holes named after trees and shrubs?

4)      The winner of which Grand Slam event is presented with the Claret Jug?

5)      Name the only player to have held all the four major titles at the same time. (But not a Grand Slam since they were not in the same calendar year)

6)      Which legendary golfer holds the record of having won the most majors, 18?

7)      Birdie and Eagle are terms used for scores 1 and 2 under par for a hole. What is the term for a score that is 3 under par for a hole?

8)      The winner of which Grand Slam event is presented with the Green Jacket?

9)      What popular golfing grip is named after a famous American golfer?

10)  What is Turkey in golf?

Answers to Quiz - 123

1)    What is the name of the red coloured soft conical cap that is widely regarded as a symbol of liberty and an icon of French Revolution?

Phrygian cap

2)     Name the finance minister of Louis XVI whose sacking on July 11, 1789 provoked the storming of the Bastille on July 14.

Jacques Necker

3)      Who is the composer of the French National Anthem, La Marseillaise?

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

4)   There were 2 main political groups during the French Revolution. The group that wanted radical change was the Jacobins. What was the name of the conservative group?

Girondins

5)      Name the woman who stabbed Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat in his bathtub for his extreme views.

Charlotte Corday

6)   Name the revolutionary whose famous last words were - "Do not forget to show my head to the people, it is well worth seeing".

Georges Jacques Danton

7)   What was the virtuous nickname of Maximilien Robespierre, one of the most influential figures of the French Revolution?

The Incorruptible

8)      What populist club during the French Revolution was named after a radical district of Paris?

Cordeliers

9)      What was the infamous epithet for Marie Antoinette because of her influence on Louis XVI?

Madame Veto

10)  Name the journalist revolutionary who earned the nickname of “The Lantern Lawyer” for advocating that aristocrats be hanged from the light post.

Camille Desmoulins

Quiz - 123

1)    What is the name of the red coloured soft conical cap that is widely regarded as a symbol of liberty and an icon of French Revolution?

2)     Name the finance minister of Louis XVI whose sacking on July 11, 1789 provoked the storming of the Bastille on July 14. 

3)      Who is the composer of the French National Anthem, La Marseillaise?

4)   There were 2 main political groups during the French Revolution. The group that wanted radical change was the Jacobins. What was the name of the conservative group?

5)      Name the woman who stabbed Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat in his bathtub for his extreme views.

6)    Name the revolutionary whose famous last words were - "Do not forget to show my head to the people, it is well worth seeing"

7) What was the virtuous nickname of Maximilien Robespierre, one of the most influential figures of the French Revolution? 

8)      What populist club during the French Revolution was named after a radical district of Paris?

9)      What was the infamous epithet for Marie Antoinette because of her influence on Louis XVI?

10)  Name the journalist revolutionary who earned the nickname of “The Lantern Lawyer” for advocating that aristocrats be hanged from the light post.

Answers to Quiz - 122

1)      What important change did Wimbledon introduce in 1986 for the sake of television?  

Yellow Balls

2)      Name the winner of the first Ladies Single Championship in 1884.

Maud Watson

3)      Who won the first Golden Set at Wimbledon and when?

Yaroslava Shvedova, 2012

4)      What is the Billy Goat used for at Wimbledon?

It is a high power vacuum to suck up dead plant material from the grass

5)      What did Gertrude Morgan do to shock the spectators at Wimbledon in 1949?

She wore lace-trimmed panties under her skirt

6)      What is the height of the grass at Wimbledon?

8 mm

7)      What is the dubious distinction of Tim Henman at Wimbledon?

He was disqualified for hitting a ball into a ball-girl in anger

8)      What is People’s Monday at Wimbledon?

The Monday after the final Sunday if the tournament is delayed due to rain, when unrestricted seating is available at low price

9)  Name the player who got down on his hands and knees to talk to the Cyclops in the 1980 tournament?

Ilie Nastase

10)  Who at age of 41 was the oldest seeded player in 1969?

Pancho Gonzales

QUIZ - 122

Just as The Championships is about to wind up, here are 10 questions about Wimbledon

1)      What important change did Wimbledon introduce in 1986 for the sake of television?  

2)      Name the winner of the first Ladies Single Championship in 1884

3)      Who won the first Golden Set at Wimbledon and when?

4)      What is the Billy Goat used for at Wimbledon?

5)      What did Gertrude Morgan do to shock the spectators at Wimbledon in 1949?

6)      What is the height of the grass at Wimbledon?

7)      What is the dubious distinction of Tim Henman at Wimbledon?

8)      What is People’s Monday at Wimbledon?

9)  Name the player who got down on his hands and knees to talk to the Cyclops in the 1980 tournament?

10)  Who at age of 41 was the oldest seeded player in 1969?

Answers to Quiz - 121

1)      In which year was the month of July introduced into the calendar?

45 BC

2)      What term coined by social scientists William Strauss and Neil Howe, describes the generation born after the advent of the Internet?

Millenials

3)      What is meant by “Golden Set” in tennis?

A set in which the player does not lose a single point, winning all the 6 games 40-0

4)      Who are the parents of Pegasus in Greek mythology?

Poseidon and Medusa

5)    What is the name of the infamous bodyguards of Roman Emperors that is often synonymous with intrigue, conspiracy, disloyalty and assassination?

Praetorian Guard

6)      What term is used for cars that repeatedly fail to meet quality and performance standards?

Lemons

7)     What is the more popular name of Kleine-Levin Syndrome, which is characterized by long periods of sleeping, lasting as long as 6 weeks at a time?

Sleeping Beauty Syndrome

8)    What French term is used to describe the process of gradually tilting and inverting Champagne bottles to remove the sediment formed by secondary fermentation?

Remuage

9)     What is the name given to the materials that simultaneously show ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity?

Multiferroics 

10)  What is the UK equivalent of John Doe?

Joe Bloggs

QUIZ - 121

1)      In which year was the month of July introduced into the calendar?

2)     What term coined by social scientists William Strauss and Neil Howe, describes the generation born after the advent of the Internet?

3)      What is meant by “Golden Set” in tennis?

4)      Who are the parents of Pegasus in Greek mythology?

5)   What is the name of the infamous bodyguards of Roman Emperors that is often synonymous with intrigue, conspiracy, disloyalty and assassination?

6)      What term is used for cars that repeatedly fail to meet quality and performance standards?

7)     What is the more popular name of Kleine-Levin Syndrome, which is characterized by long periods of sleeping, lasting as long as 6 weeks at a time?

8)    What French term is used to describe the process of gradually tilting and inverting Champagne bottles to remove the sediment formed by secondary fermentation?

9)     What is the name given to the materials that simultaneously show ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity?

10)  What is the UK equivalent of John Doe?