QUIZ - 45

1. If dyslexia is the disability to learn, what is orthorexia?

2. The Erdős number has been coined in honour of the famous Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős. What unique concept does it describe?

3. Birmabright is the name of the proprietary alloy used for the body of Land Rover and other classic British vehicles. Which two metals mainly constitute Birmabright?

4. Tailgating refers to the practice of driving too closely behind another vehicle. In the world of finance, what does tailgating mean?

5. Name the mathematician and meteorologist who coined the term ‘Butterfly Effect’ to describe how minor variations in atmospheric conditions can trigger off big changes in the weather.

6. Named after the Russian word for lightning, what highly elliptical orbits with an orbital period of about 12 hours are used by many Russian communication satellites?

7. What was the code name for the first nuclear test conducted on July 16, 1945 by United States of America?

8. Name the founder of Christian Monastic communities, who also laid down rules for monks living in such communities.

9. Which people are regarded as the first human inhabitants of the Americas some 13000 years ago?

10. Located in the heart of Tokyo, Tsukiji is the largest market of its kind in the world. What is sold in this market?

Answers to Quiz - 44

1. More than 300 years ago Stanislaus Mink von Wennsshein introduced a concept known as the Major System which is still used. What is it used for?

Phonetic mnemonic system for memorising numbers

2. Who will use the Plato Scale and for what purpose?

Brewers to measure the sugar levels in beer

3. Name the 19^th Century Austrian economist and Minister of Finance whose three volume magnum opus ‘Capital and Interest’ is regarded as a very important contribution to modern economic theory.

Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk

4. In Greek mythology whose blood fertilised Gaia to give rise to a race of giants?

Uranus

5. Built near the village of Longyearbyen on the remote arctic island of Spitsbergen in Norway, what will the ‘Doomsday Vault’ contain?

Seeds of food crops from all over the world

6. How does the game of Billiards derive its name?

From the French word billiard for the wooden stick used to hit the ball the

7. What term coined by American anthropologists describes the practice of making judgments of people’s personalities based on their shopping habits?

Trolleyology

8. What is the capital of the world’s newest country, Kosovo?

Priština

9. Founded in 1948 at Amsterdam, the World Council of Churches is a Christian organisation dedicated to the search for Christian unity. Where is its headquarters?

Geneva, Switzerland

10. Who founded The Population Council in 1952 to search for a better understanding of problems relating to population?

John D. Rockefeller 3rd

QUIZ - 44

1. More than 300 years ago Stanislaus Mink von Wennsshein introduced a concept known as the Major System which is still used. What is it used for?

2. Who will use the Plato Scale and for what purpose?

3. Name the 19^th Century Austrian economist and Minister of Finance whose three volume magnum opus ‘Capital and Interest’ is regarded as a very important contribution to modern economic theory.

4. In Greek mythology whose blood fertilised Gaia to give rise to a race of giants?

5. Built near the village of Longyearbyen on the remote arctic island of Spitsbergen in Norway, what will the ‘Doomsday Vault’ contain?

6. How does the game of Billiards derive its name? the

7. What term coined by American anthropologists describes the practice of making judgments of people’s personalities based on their shopping habits?

8. What is the capital of the world’s newest country, Kosovo?

9. Founded in 1948 at Amsterdam, the World Council of Churches is a Christian organisation dedicated to the search for Christian unity. Where is its headquarters?

10. Who founded The Population Council in 1952 to search for a better understanding of problems relating to population?

Answers to Quiz - 43

1. In which country’s capital city most streets are without names?

Managua, the capital of Nicaragua

2. Housed in the former residence of the steel tycoon Henry Clay Frick, The Frick is a famous museum owning some of the world-famous paintings. In which American city would you be able to visit The Frick?

New York City

3. With works of art by Michelangelo, El Greco, Raffaello and Botticelli, in which city would you find the famous Capodimonte Museum?

Naples

4. Alexander Rodchenko’s path-breaking and pioneering work has earned him a permanent place in history through what are popularly known today as Rodchenko angles. In which field of work did Rodchenko earn this distinction?

Photography

5. The inhabitants of which famous South American city are referred to as porteños?

Buenos Aires

6. Euphronius who lived in Greece in 5^th Century B.C. was one of the most important artists of the red-figure technique. With what art form is this technique associated?

Vase Painting

7. Name the British inventor of the Wind-up Radio that runs without electricity or batteries and is powered by the user winding a crank for several seconds.

Trevor Baylis

8. What is the term given to the transplantation of tissues or organs from one species to another?

Xenotransplantation

9. The publication of the novel ‘The Sorrows of Young Werther’ led to a spate of suicides by people who adopted the same means as in the book. The term ‘Werther Effect’ describes this phenomenon of copycat suicides. Who wrote this book?

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

10. Name the German psychiatrist who first proposed ‘Bipolar Disorder’, the modern term to describe manic-depressive illness.

Karl Leonhard

QUIZ - 43

1. In which country’s capital city most streets are without names?

2. Housed in the former residence of the steel tycoon Henry Clay Frick, The Frick is a famous museum owning some of the world-famous paintings. In which American city would you be able to visit The Frick?

3. With works of art by Michelangelo, El Greco, Raffaello and Botticelli, in which city would you find the famous Capodimonte Museum?

4. Alexander Rodchenko’s path-breaking and pioneering work has earned him a permanent place in history through what are popularly known today as Rodchenko angles. In which field of work did Rodchenko earn this distinction?

5. The inhabitants of which famous South American city are referred to as porteños?

6. Euphronius who lived in Greece in 5^th Century B.C. was one of the most important artists of the red-figure technique. With what art form is this technique associated?

7. Name the British inventor of the Wind-up Radio that runs without electricity or batteries and is powered by the user winding a crank for several seconds.

8. What is the term given to the transplantation of tissues or organs from one species to another?

9. The publication of the novel ‘The Sorrows of Young Werther’ led to a spate of suicides by people who adopted the same means as in the book. The term ‘Werther Effect’ describes this phenomenon of copycat suicides. Who wrote this book?

10. Name the German psychiatrist who first proposed ‘Bipolar Disorder’, the modern term to describe manic-depressive illness.

Answers to Quiz - 42

1. Declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, this spectacular rock formation, consisting of 40,000 interlocking basalt columns is located on the north-east coast of Northern Ireland and is a result of an ancient volcanic eruption. What is it called?

The Giant’s Causeway

2. What is the term used in the auto industry to describe a vehicle fitted with experimental components for testing?

Mule

3. The student theatrical society of which famous American university presents the Hasty Pudding Award annually to performers who have made a "lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment"?

Harvard University

4. Name the mountain nymph from Greek Mythology who loved her own voice.

Echo

5. What is the name of the United Nations mandated certification system that ensures the rough diamonds originate from sources that are free of conflict?

Kimberley Process

6. What much coveted award is given to the viewers and participants of a popular BBC television programme for children, which is also the world's longest running children's television series?

Blue Peter badge

7. What organization founded by a group of prominent individuals, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Wendell Willkie in New York in 1941 champions the cause of civil liberty?

Freedom House

8. Name the quality assurance technique developed by Japanese manufacturing engineer Shigeo Shingo that seeks to eliminate defects in a product by preventing or correcting mistakes as early as possible in its development cycle

Poka-yoke

9. What dubious distinction does Robert Morris Jr. hold in the history of Internet?

He was responsible for releasing the first Internet ‘worm’ in 1988

10. What term describes the people caught between the conflicting demands of raising children and caring for aging parents?

Sandwich Generation

QUIZ - 42

1. Declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, this spectacular rock formation, consisting of 40,000 interlocking basalt columns is located on the north-east coast of Northern Ireland and is a result of an ancient volcanic eruption. What is it called?

2. What is the term used in the auto industry to describe a vehicle fitted with experimental components for testing?

3. The student theatrical society of which famous American university presents the Hasty Pudding Award annually to performers who have made a "lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment"?

4. Name the mountain nymph from Greek Mythology who loved her own voice.

5. What is the name of the United Nations mandated certification system that ensures the rough diamonds originate from sources that are free of conflict?

6. What much coveted award is given to the viewers and participants of a popular BBC television programme for children, which is also the world's longest running children's television series?

7. What organization founded by a group of prominent individuals, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Wendell Willkie in New York in 1941 champions the cause of civil liberty?

8. Name the quality assurance technique developed by Japanese manufacturing engineer Shigeo Shingo that seeks to eliminate defects in a product by preventing or correcting mistakes as early as possible in its development cycle

9. What dubious distinction does Robert Morris Jr. hold in the history of Internet?

10. What term describes the people caught between the conflicting demands of raising children and caring for aging parents?

Answers to Quiz - 41

1. What name is given to the cool breeze that blows in from the sea on most afternoons in Western Australia?

The Fremantle Doctor

2. Which chess piece is developed in the Fianchetto?

The Bishop

3. What term describes the compulsive desire to shop or shopping addiction?

Oniomania

4. In which game would you apply Sklansky's Fundamental Theorem and Morton’s Theorem?

Poker

5. Name the former Chancellor of Austria in whose memory, an award is presented biennially for achievement in the field of human rights

Bruno Kreisky

6. Name the first winner of the Academy Award (Oscar) for the Best Actor

Emil Jannings

7. Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year for 2007, "w00t" is an expression of joy and excitement and has its origins in online computer gaming, where it was an acronym for what?

we own other team

8. What film award was instituted by a group of 8 foreign journalists who founded the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association in October 1943?

The Golden Globes

9. What does the term ‘Super Tuesday’ mean in USA?

It refers to a Tuesday in early February or March of a presidential election year when the most states hold their primary elections.

10. Name the palm tree that grows in the tropical forests of South America, whose white coloured nuts are used as buttons in upmarket apparels.

Corozo

QUIZ - 41

1. What name is given to the cool breeze that blows in from the sea on most afternoons in Western Australia?

2. Which chess piece is developed in the Fianchetto?

3. What term describes the compulsive desire to shop or shopping addiction?

4. In which game would you apply Sklansky's Fundamental Theorem and Morton’s Theorem?

5. Name the former Chancellor of Austria in whose memory, an award is presented biennially for achievement in the field of human rights

6. Name the first winner of the Academy Award (Oscar) for the Best Actor

7. Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year for 2007, "w00t" is an expression of joy and excitement and has its origins in online computer gaming, where it was an acronym for what?

8. What film award was instituted by a group of 8 foreign journalists who founded the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association in October 1943?

9. What does the term ‘Super Tuesday’ mean in USA?

10. Name the palm tree that grows in the tropical forests of South America, whose white coloured nuts are used as buttons in upmarket apparels.

Answers to Quiz - 40

1. What is the autobiography of Edmund Hillary published in 1975 called?

Nothing Venture, Nothing Win

2. Who was the leader of the expedition that put Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay on top of Mount Everest in May 1953?

Sir John Hunt

3. What famous laconic words did Hillary utter to a fellow member on his return to Everest's South Col camp immediately after conquering the peak?

"Well, George, we've knocked the bastard off."

4. In the 1960s, Sir Hilary returned to Nepal, to aid in the development of the society, building clinics, hospitals and schools. He was made an honorary Nepalese citizen in 2003. By what name is Mount Everest revered in Nepal, where it is located?

Chomolungma

5. Sir Edmund Hilary was arguably the best-known New Zealander ever to have lived. In which country did he serve as New Zealand’s High Commissioner from 1985 to 1989?

India

6. Hillary took a photograph of Tenzing Norgay standing on top of the world, but declined Norgay’s offer to have his photograph taken. What civil decoration of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth was conferred on Tenzing Norgay?

George Medal

7. The conquest of Everest was announced to the British public on the eve of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. What highest and exclusive award for chivalry was conferred on him by the Queen 42 years later in 1995?

The Order of the Garter

8. Name the book in which Sir Hillary and Sir John Hunt published their account of the expedition,

The Ascent of Everest

9. Throughout his life Hillary remembered his first mountain he climbed. Name this mountain

Mount Tapuaenuku — "Tappy" as he called it — in Marlborough on New Zealand's South Island

10. In 1977 Sir Hillary went on an"Ocean to the Sky" expedition. On which river did this expedition travel in jet boats?

Ganges

QUIZ - 40

This Quiz is dedicated to the memory of Sir Edmund Hillary, who passed away on 11^th January 2008.

1. What is the autobiography of Edmund Hillary published in 1975 called?

2. Who was the leader of the expedition that put Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay on top of Mount Everest in May 1953?

3. What famous laconic words did Hillary utter to a fellow member on his return to Everest's South Col camp immediately after conquering the peak?

4. In the 1960s, Sir Hilary returned to Nepal, to aid in the development of the society, building clinics, hospitals and schools. He was made an honorary Nepalese citizen in 2003. By what name is Mount Everest revered in Nepal, where it is located?

5. Sir Edmund Hilary was arguably the best-known New Zealander ever to have lived. In which country did he serve as New Zealand’s High Commissioner from 1985 to 1989?

6. Hillary took a photograph of Tenzing Norgay standing on top of the world, but declined Norgay’s offer to have his photograph taken. What civil decoration of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth was conferred on Tenzing Norgay?

7. The conquest of Everest was announced to the British public on the eve of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. What highest and exclusive award for chivalry was conferred on him by the Queen 42 years later in 1995?

8. Name the book in which Sir Hillary and Sir John Hunt published their account of the expedition,

9. Throughout his life Hillary remembered his first mountain he climbed. Name this mountain

10. In 1977 Sir Hillary went on an"Ocean to the Sky" expedition. On which river did this expedition travel in jet boats?

Answers to Quiz - 39

1. In the game of poker, which term describes the best possible hand that is unbeatable?

The Nuts

2. The French use the expression C'est la bérézina to mean ‘It is a complete disaster!’ This phrase has its origin in Napoleon’s Grand Army suffering huge losses while trying to cross this river in 1812. In which country is the river Berezina located today?

Belarus

3. As per the Old Testament God punished Israel for a certain act of King David, so much so that even today this widely used practice is called ‘The Sin of David’. What was this sinful act of King David?

Taking Census. King David ordered to number the fighting men of Israel.

4. What term derived from a famous city in the Middle East describes a design produced by the inlay of gold or silver into steel?

Damascene from Damascus

5. According Jared Diamond, the American evolutionary biologist, what was the worst mistake in the history of the human race?

Agriculture

6. Who was chosen by Pope John Paul II to be Europe's patron saint in 1999?

Saint Birgitta, also known as Santa Brigida or St. Bridgid of Sweden

7. Name the English psychologist who coined the term g factor, a controversial single factor that measures general intelligence.

Charles Edward Spearman

8. What is the term given to the cyber fraud in which a very small amount of money is siphoned out from a large number of accounts, collectively making a big amount

Salami Attack

9. The Cotonou Agreement is a treaty between the European Union and a group of African, Caribbean and Pacific states, so called because it was signed in June 2000 in Cotonou. In which country is Cotonou situated? ,

Benin

10. Name the 19^th Century Scottish Evangelist who is credited with having adopted the ‘God of the Gaps’ argument, in which a gap in scientific knowledge is used as evidence for existence of God.

Henry Drummond

QUIZ - 39

1. In the game of poker, which term describes the best possible hand that is unbeatable?

2. The French use the expression C'est la bérézina to mean ‘It is a complete disaster!’ This phrase has its origin in Napoleon’s Grand Army suffering huge losses while trying to cross this river in 1812. In which country is the river Berezina located today?

3. As per the Old Testament God punished Israel for a certain act of King David, so much so that even today this widely used practice is called ‘The Sin of David’. What was this sinful act of King David?

4. What term derived from a famous city in the Middle East describes a design produced by the inlay of gold or silver into steel?

5. According Jared Diamond, the American evolutionary biologist, what was the worst mistake in the history of the human race?

6. Who was chosen by Pope John Paul II to be Europe's patron saint in 1999?

7. Name the English psychologist who coined the term g factor, a controversial single factor that measures general intelligence.

8. What is the term given to the cyber fraud in which a very small amount of money is siphoned out from a large number of accounts, collectively making a big amount

9. The Cotonou Agreement is a treaty between the European Union and a group of African, Caribbean and Pacific states, so called because it was signed in June 2000 in Cotonou. In which country is Cotonou situated?
   

10. Name the 19^th Century Scottish Evangelist who is credited with having adopted the ‘God of the Gaps’ argument, in which a gap in scientific knowledge is used as evidence for existence of God.

Answers to Quiz - 38

1. Name the American novelist, essayist and sci-fi writer who invented the fictional religion of Bokononism. He passed away in April 2007

Kurt Vonnegut

2. Born Vickie Lynn Hogan and known as Nikki Hart in school, by what name does the world remember this buxom playboy model and TV star? She died in February 2007 at the age of 39

Anna Nicole Smith

3. What did Momofuku Ando who passed away in January 2007 at the age of 96 invent?

Instant Noodles

4. Paul MacCready, who died in August 2007 at the age of 81, designed the first human powered aircraft that flew in 1977. What was it called?

The Gossamer Condor

5. Name the anti-apartheid Reggae icon who was the first black musician in South Africa to have his songs like ‘Together as One’ aired on a white radio station. He was murdered on the streets of a Johannesburg suburb in October 2007.

Lucky Dube

6. Name the weekly newspaper co-founded by Norman Mailer, the two times Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, journalist and playwright. Mailer passed away in November 2007.

Village Voice

7. Nobel Laureate Paul Lauterbur who passed away in March 2007 developed a new imaging technique that he termed as ‘Zeugmatography’. However this name did not catch on. By what name is it popularly known today?

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

8. Name the legendary editor of Forbes magazine who passed away in October 2007. He edited the magazine for 38 years from 1961 and would often say that he could cut at least 15% out of any story, no matter how tightly written.

Jim Michaels

9. Regarded almost as a saint in France on account of his foundation of the Emmaus organization, which brought relief to the homeless and dispossessed, he passed away in January 2007. Born Henri Antoine Grouès, by which popular pseudonym that he acquired during his work with the French Resistance during the Second World War was he known?

Abbé Pierre

10. Name the American historian and critic who wrote a detailed account of the Kennedy Administration in ‘A Thousand Days’. He passed away in February 2007 at the age of 89.

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr

QUIZ - 38

This Quiz is about the year 2007 that is about fade into history. Many towering personalities left us in this year. It is about them.

1. Name the American novelist, essayist and sci-fi writer who invented the fictional religion of Bokononism. He passed away in April 2007

2. Born Vickie Lynn Hogan and known as Nikki Hart in school, by what name does the world remember this buxom playboy model and TV star? She died in February 2007 at the age of 39

3. What did Momofuku Ando who passed away in January 2007 at the age of 96 invent?

4. Paul MacCready, who died in August 2007 at the age of 81, designed the first human powered aircraft that flew in 1977. What was it called?

5. Name the anti-apartheid Reggae icon who was the first black musician in South Africa to have his songs like ‘Together as One’ aired on a white radio station. He was murdered on the streets of a Johannesburg suburb in October 2007.

6. Name the weekly newspaper co-founded by Norman Mailer, the two times Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, journalist and playwright. Mailer passed away in November 2007.

7. Nobel Laureate Paul Lauterbur who passed away in March 2007 developed a new imaging technique that he termed as ‘Zeugmatography’. However this name did not catch on. By what name is it popularly known today?

8. Name the legendary editor of Forbes magazine who passed away in October 2007. He edited the magazine for 38 years from 1961 and would often say that he could cut at least 15% out of any story, no matter how tightly written.

9. Regarded almost as a saint in France on account of his foundation of the Emmaus organization, which brought relief to the homeless and dispossessed, he passed away in January 2007. Born Henri Antoine Grouès, by which popular pseudonym that he acquired during his work with the French Resistance during the Second World War was he known?

10. Name the American historian and critic who wrote a detailed account of the Kennedy Administration in ‘A Thousand Days’. He passed away in February 2007 at the age of 89.

Answers to Quiz - 37

1. What is widely believed to be the first rock'n'roll record?

1951's Rocket 88, written by Ike Turner, sung by Jackie Brenston and recorded by Sam Phillips, who later went on to found Sun records and discover Elvis Presley.

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,,1192358,00.html

2. Florence Nightingale regarded as the Mother of Modern Nursing also made an important contribution in the field of statistics. After witnessing deplorable sanitary conditions in the Crimea, in 1858 she wrote Notes on Matters Affecting the Health, Efficiency and Hospital Administration of the British Army, an influential text that included graphical methods to convey complex statistical information dramatically to a broad audience. What term did she use for these graphs?

Coxcombs. These graphs are now widely known as Nightingale’s Rose or Nightingale’s Coxcomb. Florence Nightingale was the first woman to be elected as Fellow of Royal Statistical Society.

http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1712.htm

3. Who in 1830 founded the Mormon Church, also known as Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the fourth largest religious denomination in USA today?

Joseph Smith

http://www.josephsmith.com/

4. Invented by Carl Boenish in 1978, the extremely risky sport of BASE Jumping derives its name from the four objects that jumpers usually ca leap from. What are these four objects?

Buildings, Antennas, Spans of bridges and Earth formations like cliffs.

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/base-jumping.htm

5. Opened in 1956, this fully enclosed shopping center, with a constant climate-controlled temperature is regarded as the world’s first shopping mall. What is it called and where is it located?

Southdale Center in Minnesotta

6. Name the largest lava flow in recorded history that was generated by a fissure eruption in south central Iceland in 1783.

Known as the Laki flow, it erupted from a 25-kilometer-long fissure to produce 12 cubic kilometers of lava, filling two deep river valleys and covering an area greater than 500 square kilometers.

http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1121-nasa.html

7. Hawaiian, Srombolian, Vulcanian and Plinian are the four basic types of what natural activity?

Volcanic Eruptions

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vesuvius/deatype.html

8. Quinine, the principal remedy against malaria is extracted from the bark of the cinchona tree that grows in the Andes. By what popular name was this bark known in the 17^th Century?
   

Jesuit’s Bark or Jesuit’s Powder, after the Jesuit missionaries working in Peru popularized it having learnt about it from the native people.

http://www.companysj.com/v144/powder.html

9. What is the term used by the IT industry to describe the proportion of fresh recruits in their employment?

Bulge Mix. Bulge mix is usually calculated as a percentage of employees in the 0-3 years experience over the total population of professionals who are billable.

10. What does ‘Promise Index’ developed by the British advertising agency Promise, measure?

The divergence between consumers’ perceptions of brands and their actual experience of them

QUIZ - 37

1. What is widely believed to be the first rock'n'roll record?

2. Florence Nightingale regarded as the Mother of Modern Nursing also made an important contribution in the field of statistics. After witnessing deplorable sanitary conditions in the Crimea, in 1858 she wrote Notes on Matters Affecting the Health, Efficiency and Hospital Administration of the British Army, an influential text that included graphical methods to convey complex statistical information dramatically to a broad audience. What term did she use for these graphs?

3. Who in 1830 founded the Mormon Church, also known as Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the fourth largest religious denomination in USA today?

4. Invented by Carl Boenish in 1978, the extremely risky sport of BASE Jumping derives its name from the four objects that jumpers usually ca leap from. What are these four objects?

5. Opened in 1956, this fully enclosed shopping center, with a constant climate-controlled temperature is regarded as the world’s first shopping mall. What is it called and where is it located?

6. Name the largest lava flow in recorded history that was generated by a fissure eruption in south central Iceland in 1783.

7. Hawaiian, Srombolian, Vulcanian and Plinian are the four basic types of what natural activity?

8. Quinine, the principal remedy against malaria is extracted from the bark of the cinchona tree that grows in the Andes. By what popular name was this bark known in the 17^th Century?
   

9. What is the term used by the IT industry to describe the proportion of fresh recruits in their employment?

10. What does ‘Promise Index’ developed by the British advertising agency Promise, measure?

Answers to Quiz- 36

1. Discovered in China, but widely known by its Japanese name, name this high- protein, low-fat food that is popularly called ‘The Cheese of Asia’

Tofu

2. Name the most influential restaurant rating system in Europe.

Michelin Rating

3. What in 2001 was hailed as ‘true British national dish’ by the then foreign secretary, Robin Cook?

Chicken Tikka Masala

4. Tempura is deep fried vegetable or sea food commonly eaten in Japan. Who introduced Tempura in Japan in the mid 16^th Century?

The Portuguese

5. What Italian word is used to denote a person who has acquired expertise in the preparation of espresso coffee?

Barista

6. Name the Swiss entrepreneur who in 1882 invented the instant soup.

Julius Maggi

7. In 2007 Bhut Jolokia was certified as the world’s hottest chili displacing the Red Savina. Where is Bhut Jolokia grown?

North-East India

8. What word describes a cheese lover?

Turophiliac

9. Name the Italian food and wine journalist who founded the Slow Food movement in 1986 to preserve the local culinary traditions

Carlo Petrini

10. Name the highest form of Japanese culinary tradition that uses only fresh and local ingredients and makes food into an art form by balancing its taste, texture, appearance, and colours

Kaiseki