Sunday, July 01, 2012

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?

1 comment:

Prathamesh said...

1. I only know Feb 30 was the date.
2.
3. which is won without dropping a single point.
4. Poseidon and perhaps Medusa (not sure)
5.
6. Guess: Lemon Law
7. easy. Sleeping Beauty Syndrome
8.
9. Multiferroic materials
10.