Answers to Quiz - 117

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1) Under what label did Venus Williams launch her clothing line in 2007?

EleVEN

2) How many vows did Mahatma Gandhi prescribe for a life in the Ashram?

Eleven

3) A Dodecagon has 12 sides. How many sides does a Hendecagon have?

Eleven

4) The magnetic activity of the Sun is determined by the number of sunspots which increase and decrease in an irregular cycle. How many years are there in an average sunspot cycle?

Eleven

5) The Canadian dollar is popularly known as “Loonie”. A unique feature of the “Loonie” is its unusual shape. How many sides are there in this coin?

Eleven

6) How many days were dropped from September 1752 to switch from Julian to Gregorian calendar?

Eleven

7) Ben-Hur, Titanic and Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King share the record for the film to win the most number of Oscars. How many Oscars did they each win?

Eleven

8) What is the name of the 2006 novel by David Llewellyn that it is written entirely in the form of emails?

Eleven

9) How many chemical elements are gases at room temperature?

Eleven

10) If you get traditional gifts in steel, what anniversary are you celebrating?

Eleventh

11) How many forms does Shiva have?

Eleven (Rudras)

QUIZ - 117

11 questions to commemorate 11.11.11

1) Under what label did Venus Williams launch her clothing line in 2007?

2) How many vows did Mahatma Gandhi prescribe for a life in the Ashram?

3) A Dodecagon has 12 sides. How many sides does a Hendecagon have?

4) The magnetic activity of the Sun is determined by the number of sunspots which increase and decrease in an irregular cycle. How many years are there in an average sunspot cycle?

5) The Canadian dollar is popularly known as “Loonie”. A unique feature of the “Loonie” is its unusual shape. How many sides are there in this coin?

6) How many days were dropped from September 1752 to switch from Julian to Gregorian calendar?

7) Ben-Hur, Titanic and Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King share the record for the film to win the most number of Oscars. How many Oscars did they each win?

8) What is the name of the 2006 novel by David Llewellyn that it is written entirely in the form of emails?

9) How many chemical elements are gases at room temperature?

10) If you get traditional gifts in steel, what anniversary are you celebrating?

11) How many forms does Shiva have?

Answers to Quiz - 116

1) What is the codename for the illicit homemade alcohol in the Arabian countries?

Siddique or Siddiqui

2) People of which South American city are known as “Chapacos”.

Tarija, Bolivia

3) What is the name of the psychological phenomenon in which some people see images of animals or faces in clouds

Pareidolia

4) What are Ajwah, Safawi, Khudri and Mabroom?

Popular dates from Saudi Arabia

5) Which South American city was appointed as the first UNESCO City of Gastronomy in August 2005?

Popayan, Colombia

6) What light sensitive proteins in the eye are responsible for internal biological clocks and sensing magnetic fields?

Cryptochromes

7) Who invented photocopying in 1938?

Chester Carlson

8) What is the name of the salad that originated in Provence, France and is made up of an assortment of leaves?

Mesclun

9) Which was the first band to file a lawsuit against Napster for music piracy in April 2000?

Metallica

10) Which company now owns the Dulux brand of paints having acquired it from ICI?

Akzo Nobel

QUIZ - 116

1) What is the codename for the illicit homemade alcohol in the Arabian countries?

2) People of which South American city are known as “Chapacos”.

3) What is the name of the psychological phenomenon in which some people see images of animals or faces in clouds

4) What are Ajwah, Safawi, Khudri and Mabroom?

5) Which South American city was appointed as the first UNESCO City of Gastronomy in August 2005?

6) What light sensitive proteins in the eye are responsible for internal biological clocks and sensing magnetic fields?

7) Who invented photocopying in 1938?

8) What is the name of the salad that originated in Provence, France and is made up of an assortment of leaves?

9) Which was the first band to file a lawsuit against Napster for music piracy in April 2000?

10) Which company now owns the Dulux brand of paints having acquired it from ICI?