Answers to Quiz - 49

1. What are Tanngrisni and Tanngniost?

The two goats that draw the Thunder God Thor’s chariot.

2. If short sight is Myopia and long sight is Hyperopia, what is the progressive diminishing of the eye’s ability to focus on near objects, brought on by aging?

Presbyopia

3. What term coined by German art critic Franz Roh in mid 1920’s to describe the style of painters trying to show reality in a new way was subsequently extended to describe the literary style of a lot of Latin American literature?

Magical Realism

4. If Grammy is for music and Emmy is for television productions, what are Freddie awards given for?

Best Frequent Flyer Programmes

5. The El Rocio pilgrimage held every year in May in Spain involves the display and veneration of a statue of Virgin Mary discovered in a tree trunk by a hunter in the 15^th Century. By what popular name is the El Rocio Virgin known as?

Madonna of the Dew

6. What is the name of the supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago before breaking up into the continents as we know them today?

Pangaea

7. What term describes the extra electric power made available through the use of energy efficient electric appliances?

Negawatt Power

8. What traditional method of fishing practiced in Japan for 1300 years uses the cormorant bird to catch the fish?

Ukai

9. The term Wonk is believed by some to be the reverse of Know and some others expand it to WithOut Normal Knowledge. What does Wonk mean?

An expert who studies a subject or issue thoroughly and excessively.

10. In 1790 Abraham Louis Breguet, regarded as the greatest watch maker of all times, invented a device which became the forerunner of all shock protection systems used in wristwatches. What is this device called?

Pare-Chute