Answers to Quiz - 113

1) What term was coined in 1979 by the astrologer Richard Nolle for an article in Dell Publishing Company's HOROSCOPE magazine?

Supermoon

2) What is the term for several large dark plains on the surface of the moon? Galileo thought they were seas when he first saw them through a telescope.

Maria

3) Who is the only person to have his ashes scattered on the lunar surface?

Dr. Eugene Shoemaker, the Geological Surveyor, who educated the Apollo mission astronauts about craters

4) Who is the last man to walk on the moon?

Eugene Cernan, Commander of Apollo 17

5) What is the tallest mountain on the moon?

Mons Huygens, named after the astronomer Christian Huygens

6) If the Harvest Moon is seen in September, in which month would you see the Wolf Moon?

January

7) What word borrowed from German language describes a long narrow valley on the lunar surface?

Rille

8) In the Aztec culture, the sister of Sun God Huitzilopochtli is the Goddess of Moon. Name her.

Coyolxauhqui

9) What term describes the sudden flashes of light, darkenings, colourations and floating mists observed on the surface of the Moon?

Transient Lunar Phenomena

10) What term describes the irregular oscillations of the moon, because of which we are able to see more than half of the lunar surface?

Librations

QUIZ - 113

Ten questions about the Moon, following yesterday's once in 18 year "Supermoon" phenomenon, when the perigee coincides with full moon.

1) What term was coined in 1979 by the astrologer Richard Nolle for an article in Dell Publishing Company's HOROSCOPE magazine?

2) What is the term for several large dark plains on the surface of the moon? Galileo thought they were seas when he first saw them through a telescope.

3) Who is the only person to have his ashes scattered on the lunar surface?

4) Who is the last man to walk on the moon?

5) What is the tallest mountain on the moon?

6) If the Harvest Moon is seen in September, in which month would you see the Wolf Moon?

7) What word borrowed from German language describes a long narrow valley on the lunar surface?

8) In the Aztec culture, the sister of Sun God Huitzilopochtli is the Goddess of Moon. Name her.

9) What term describes the sudden flashes of light, darkenings, colourations and floating mists observed on the surface of the Moon?

10) What term describes the irregular oscillations of the moon, because of which we are able to see more than half of the lunar surface?

Answers to Quiz - 112

1) What is common to Ela Bhatt, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Mahasweta Devi and Aruna Roy?

All are Magsaysay award winners. Ela Bhatt (1977) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (1966), Mahasweta Devi (1997) and Aruna Roy (2000)

2) What is the title of P T Usha’s autobiography?

Golden Girl

3) The first lady governor of a state in India was Sarojini Naidu, in Uttar Pradesh (1947-48). Who was the first lady Chief Minister of an Indian state?

Sucheta Kriplani (Uttar Pradesh from 1963-1967)

4) What is common to the film stars – Nargis, Nutan, Meenakumari and Madhubala?

Postage stamps have been issued on them

5) Koneru Humpy once held the record for becoming the youngest woman ever to become a Grandmaster in chess. At what age did she achieve this distinction?

15 years, 1 month and 27 days

6) Jnanpith Award, India’s highest literary award was awarded to Indira Goswami for the year
2000. In what language does she write?

Assamese

7) India’s first test tube baby is a girl nicknamed Durga. What is her real name?

Kanupriya

8) Name the social activist who is known for her work among orphan children and whose life has inspired a recent acclaimed Marathi film?

Sindhutai Sapkal

9) She is believed to be the first woman doctor of India and also the first Indian woman to leave the country for education abroad. Name this amazing woman who died in 1887 at the age of 22.

Dr. Anandibai Joshi

10) Name the only woman CEO of Indian origin who figured in last year’s Fortune 500 list?

Indira Nooyi

QUIZ - 112

Ten questions to mark International Women's Day. I had submitted these questions for The 4th Annual Prajnya Intercollegiate Quiz

1) What is common to Ela Bhatt, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Mahasweta Devi and Aruna Roy?

2) What is the title of P T Usha’s autobiography?

3) The first lady governor of a state in India was Sarojini Naidu, in Uttar Pradesh (1947-48). Who was the first lady Chief Minister of an Indian state?

4) What is common to the film stars – Nargis, Nutan, Meenakumari and Madhubala?

5) Koneru Humpy once held the record for becoming the youngest woman ever to become a Grandmaster in chess. At what age did she achieve this distinction?

6) Jnanpith Award, India’s highest literary award was awarded to Indira Goswami for the year 2000. In what language does she write?

7) India’s first test tube baby is a girl nicknamed Durga. What is her real name?

8) Name the social activist who is known for her work among orphan children and whose life has inspired a recent acclaimed Marathi film?

9) She is believed to be the first woman doctor of India and also the first Indian woman to leave the country for education abroad. Name this amazing woman who died in 1887 at the age of 22.

10) Name the only woman CEO of Indian origin who figured in last year’s Fortune 500 list?