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BQC QuizBy Srinath – 16th July 2011
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ID brothers
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ID these two ‘fortuitous’ world leaders
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In the context of LTTE, who are ‘Black
Tigers’?
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He was a merchant, statesman, and
prominent Patriot of the American
Revolution
Served as president of the Second
Continental Congress and was the first
and third Governor of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts
Remembered for his large and stylish
signature on the United States Declaration
of Independence, so much so that his
name has become, in the United States, a
synonym for signature.
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This terms X and Y both derive from
the latin ‘ to dig’ but are used in
different digging contexts. X can be
associated with Abraham Lincoln. Y
literally means ‘ having been dug up’.
X, Y?
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The latin words for left and right have been
adopted in english with different meanings over
time. Origins:-
Right handedness was associated with skill
In the Middle Ages it was believed that when a
person was writing with their left hand they
were possessed by the Devil and hence left-
handed people were therefore considered to be
evil
What are the words?
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The Japanese practice of Nyotaimori/ Nantaimoriinvolves the following procedure.
Before becoming a _____, the person is trained to lie down for hours without moving. She or he must also be able to withstand the prolonged exposure to _____. Before service, the individual is supposed to have taken a bath using a special fragrance-free soap and then finished off with a splash of cold water to cool the body down somewhat for the ___. In some parts of the world, in order to comply with sanitation laws, there must be a layer of plastic
What
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Kensington oval: Malcolm Marshall ,
Joel Garner
Sabina Park ?
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In modern communications, X is a concept by which a
communications system can provide network access to
many clients by sharing a set of lines or frequencies
instead of providing them individually
How the term came to apply to communications is
unclear, but its previous use in railway track/ road
terminology was based on the natural model of a tree and
its branches. It is likely that the same analogy drove the
communications usage.
An alternative explanation is that, from an early stage in
the development of telephony, the need was found for
thick and these were usually covered in lead. Thus, both
in colour and size they resembled an animal’s body part
X?
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Who’s been blanked out.
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Clue:
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What did the names of the two coins
jointly inspire?
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Connect
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Connect
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X was a chimp who was the subject of an extended study of animal language acquisitionat Columbia University. The study in essence was looking to refute the theories of Y.
X?
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Queen Elizabeth II was on her first
state visit ever to China in 1986.
While she was in Beijing she was not
allowed to go to the Forbidden city for
a specific reason.
What?
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Who’s been
blanked out.
What list
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Connect Arabic for ‘Land of the
blacks’ to flag below
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This term refers to human government and institutions that are seen as in rebellion against the rule of JAH (God) beginning with the Tower of Babel.
In a more general sense it refers to any system that oppresses or discriminates against all people.
What?
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Early 2000’s
ODI between NZ and England in Westpac Stadium in Wellington
In the break between innings the crowd was asked to scream and make grunting noises.
Put fundae
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The sales of CJ Corporation’s
sausages has shot up in Korea
because of the cold weather
prevalent in the country.
Why?
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Connect
Underwater Light by
Maya
Crossroads by
Emmyjean
Delicate by
padfoot4ever
Call of the wild by
WolfieTwins
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Originally inhabited by the Wampanoag, this island Vineyard was known in their language as Noepe, or "land amid the streams."
A smaller island to the south was named Xby the English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold who sailed to the island in 1602. The name was soon transferred to the big island.
It is thus the eighth-oldest surviving English place-name in the United States.
Gosnold's mother-in-law and his second child, who died in infancy, were both named____.
ID Place
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Bonus Question – This movie was set
in Martha’s vineyard but had to be
shot in Germany. Why?
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X cuisine is preparing and eating X. It is a practice engaged in by a small subculture in the United States, the United Kingdom and other Western countries as well as in other parts of the world.
X stew has become part of North American popular culture. A frequently told joke told about rednecks or other groups of rural people asks how many it takes to eat a raccoon or a possum, with the punchline "Three. Two to do it and one to _____". “X Stew”, sung to the tune of "Three Blind Mice", is sung at some summer camp
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In the news recently. Put fundae
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X is a company offering clothing and accessories.
Founded by Jimmy Winkelmann, a student of University of Missouri, as a parody of and alternative to Y, another outdoor product company
Y had sued X for trademark infringement, but the parties reached a resolution on April 1, 2010
X and Y
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A recent poll among young girls in
Milan showed their top choice of
profession was to be a velina.
Who are the velina?
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Connect
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The word A was born on Ellis Island when there were Jewish immigrants (Stephen Haas) who were also illiterate (or could not use Latin alphabet letters), when asked to sign the entry-forms with the customary 'X,' refused, because they associated an X with the cross of Christianity, and instead made a circle. Before long the immigration inspectors were calling anyone who signed with an 'O' instead of an 'X' an A.
What slur?
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Bonus Question : This incident has
been dubbed ‘Hand of X’. X is a slur
for French people as they were
stereotyped as marsh dwellers before
19th century and were also seen to
fond of consuming this animal’s legs.
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The last of such days was celebrated on 3rd
March 2009. The next will be on 4th April 2016.
It was created by Ron Gordon, a high school teacher first for September 9th 1981
One suggested way of celebrating this day is by eating carrots, radishes and other such vegetables
What?
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Although the author claims the idea of translating his book never crossed his mind when he was writing it, when approached with the idea by his publisher he was "very excited about seeing book in other languages, especially… French". He knew, however, that "there were a million issues to consider" when translating, since the book relies on word-play
Translation gave the author a way to add new meaning and puns. For instance, in Chinese, the subtitle is not a translation of the English sub-title, but a seemingly unrelated phrase Jí Yì Bì (literally "collection of exotic jades")
Id Book and author.
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2004 book by
Jeff Lindsay.
ID.
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X was rediscovered by George Andrews in 1976, in a box of effects of G. N. Watson stored at the Wren Library at Trinity College, Cambridge.
George E. Andrews and Bruce C. Berndt have published several books on the discovery.
Berndt says of the notebooks' discovery: "The discovery of X caused roughly as much stir as the discovery of Beethoven’s tenth symphony would cause in the musical world
X?
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Connect
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Connect (cont’d)
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ID – why is he paying him
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Bonus Question
Greeks in the country of the
Hermionians are the only ones to not
place coins on the eyes of the dead.
Why? Clue – Picture below
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There are only three instances so far of this happening
First – 2004 Indian Wells second round. Involved Yves Allegro and Tommy Robredo
Second – 2007 Rome Masters first round. Involved Carlos Moya and Stanislas Wawrinka
Third – BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells semi-final. Involved Marc Lopez and StanislasWawrinka
What?
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In October 1980, This author was on his way back to Australia after a book signing when he stopped en route to the airport to buy a new briefcase in a Beverly Hills luggage shop owned by X . In the 50 minutes the author spent waiting for his credit card payment to clear, Xpersuaded him to go to the back room where he kept two cabinets filled with documents he had collected.
X who had told his story to every writer and producer who ever came into his store -eventually wore down the author’s reluctance
What happened next?
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Bonus Question : -
The origin of the tradition is that
biblical times mounds of X were used
as monuments and thus X were
added to show that they are still not
finished building them.
What?
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Book written in
1928 about what?
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Put fundae – what is this
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Identify this DC comics villain X who
appears in Batman and another
series Y (referenced in pic)
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Whose career ?
Senior career
Years Team (Gls)
2000–2001 Alahly X (3)
2001–2003 Al-Ittihad X (20)
2003–2005 Perugia (0)
2005–2006 Udinese (0)
2006–2007 Sampdoria (0)
Total (23)
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X : Italian for “In the manner of the church”
Y: Thought to havebegan in the early 1900s, with African-Americans singing together at their neighborhood _____, which was a social gathering place.
X and Y.
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Connect
Dieu protège la reineDe sa main souveraine!Vive la reine!Qu'un règne glorieux,Long et victorieuxRende son peuple heureuxVive la reine!
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These two legends X and Y have
recently renewed their rivalry by
competing for most sales of their limited
edition underwear line, “X Loves Y”,
featuring two designs by each player and
inspired by their classic games.
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The term was coined—according toWarren Robinett—by Atari after they were pointed to the message left by Robinett in the game Adventure. It draws a parallel with the custom of the X hunt observed in many Western nations as well as the last Russian imperial family's tradition of giving X’s which contained hidden surprises
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Bonus Questions
a. According to Google what is equal
to
1.16 x10^-8 Hertz ?
b. If you type X’s name in the search
bar and click on ‘I’m feeling lucky’ you
land in a page which reads
‘Google won’t search for X because it
knows you don’t find X, he find you’
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They were named after the physical
buttons used in older cars to select
preset stations - when one of the
buttons was pressed, other buttons
would pop out.
What?
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The phenomenon of X is caused in a place due to the layout of the surrounding land which produces an optical illusion .
The most important factor contributing to the illusion is a completely or mostly obstructed horizon; without a horizon, judging the slope of a surface is difficult as a reliable reference is missing.
What are we talking about?
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There have been many portraits that
are claimed to be of this person (and
are tried to be sold to galleries), but
there are only two definitely accepted
as portraying him, both of which as
posthumous
1. An engraving on the ‘First Folio’
2. Sculpture that adorns his
memorial
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One of the representations below
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The accepted ones
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If the cricket team is all blacks and
rugby team is black caps, what did
Badminton NZ choose to adopt as its
name as a publicity stunt?
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Connect these words
AzureBalconyBronzeCaviarCheckKioskLilacShawl
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Connect
A biennial golf tournament between
Great Britain and Ireland and
Continental Europe
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This ceremony X is an initiation rite in the U.S navy to commemorate a sailor having done Y. Originally, the tradition was created as a test for seasoned sailors to ensure their new shipmates were capable of handling long rough times at sea.
Sailors who have been through this are nicknamed Shellbacks usually receive a certificate.
Within shellbacks a rare status is ‘Golden Shellback’ when he has done Y1. The rarest is ‘Emerald Shellback’ when he has achieved Y2.
Put fundae
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Bonus Question :-
Similar fraternities exist for other nautical achievements – So what are these for
Order of the Ditch
Order of the Rock
Realm of Czars
Order of Magellan
Order of the Lakes
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Reverse
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The treaty of Tordesillas
1. Demographics of South America
2. Landmark event of 1521
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This event is going to be re-introduced
to the Olympics in 2012 after 88 years.
In 1924 , Gold was bagged by Hazel
Wightman and Dick Williams of the
U.S.
What ?
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Bonus Question - Antonio
Pigafetta was an Italian scholar and
traveller from the Republic of Venice.
Italian navy have named a destroyer
After him
He and 17 other sailors are
‘technically’ the first to achieve what
first?
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Bonus Question - Connect
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Bonus Question – Which is the last
territory in mainland Asia that was
occupied by Europeans before
handover?
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Bonus Question – X is a phrase used
to denote dangerous or unexplored
territories, in imitation of the medieval
practice of putting mythological
creatures in blank areas of maps.
X?
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The X-Y galleons were Spanish trading ships that
sailed once or twice per year across the Pacific Ocean between X and Y. The service was inaugurated in 1565 with the discovery of the ocean passage and continued until 1815 when the Mexican War of Independence put a permanent stop to the galleon trade route.
Though service was not inaugurated until almost 50 years after the death of Christopher Columbus, the Manila galleons constitute the fulfillment of Columbus' dream of sailing west to go east to bring the riches of the Indies to Spain, and the rest of Europe.
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Bonus Question
Philipines was named after King Phillip II of Spain.
This other place in pacific was named after King Philip IV’s widow.
Only three expeditions have happened connected to this place
Trieste – 1960
Kaiko – 1996
Nereus - 2009
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Connect
The greek for ‘without pleasure’
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The flag of this country has a Cog
wheel and a machete . This was
adopted when the country had a
Marxist regime and was supposed to
evoke the image of the hammer and
sickle.
Which country?
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Ambiorix (in Pic) is a national hero of this country because of his resistance against Julius Caesar. In fact so impressed was Caesar that he wrote a famous line in his ‘De Bello Gallico’
Asterix and co go to this country because they are angry that Caesar made this comment.
What did Caesar say?
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In the movie Gladiator, Russell Crowe (to keep things authentic) wields a short sword in appearance. This weapon is known as the “X Hispaniensis”.
Adopted by the Roman infantry after Scipio's invasion of the Iberian Peninsula in the II century B.C., after the end of the 2nd Punic War.
Roman infantry wore the sword on the right side - this, facilitated by the short blade length, allowed the legionary to draw his weapon on the same side as his sword arm; cross-drawing would be hindered by the scutum shield while in formation.
X?
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This person is credited with one of the
first attempts at Micro-finance when he
started the Irish Loan Funds to provide
microcredits to the poor of Dublin (late
18th century). The loans were interest-
free (at least at first), but weren’t charity.
Who?
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X is a former Jamaican swimmer who competed at the 1966 and 1970Commonwealth Games as well as the 1968 Olympics. He has also represented his country at water-polo. He was named Jamaica Sportsperson of the year in 1969.
He later immigrated to Australia.
Who is X?
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What is this a reconstruction of?
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Color Name CreditNumber of votes from
JHU astronomers
X Peter Drum 6
Cappuccino Cosmico Peter Drum 17
Big Bang
Buff/Blush/BeigeMany entrants 13
Cosmic Cream Several entrants 8
Astronomer Green Unknown 8
Astronomer Almost Lisa Rose 7
Skyvory Michael Howard 7
Univeige Several entrants 6
Cosmic Khaki Unknown 5
Primordial Clam
ChowderUnknown 4
Term used to describe the average color of Universe.
Color was displayed in the Post and name was put to
vote. Drum arrived at the name while reading the
Post in Starbucks
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Connect
1991 - Michael Milken, titan of Wall Street and father of the junk bond
1995 - Nick Leeson and his superiors at Barings Bank and to Robert Citron of Orange County, California
2002- Executives, corporate directors, and auditors of Enron, Worldcom and other companies
2004 - Vatican for outsourcing prayers to India
2009 – Directors and auditors of 4 Icelandic banks
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This unofficial holiday is celebrated on
October 23, between 6.02 AM and 6.02
PM. What?
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This is a type of persecutory/grandiose
delusion in which patients believe their
lives are staged plays or reality
television shows.
What is it popularly called?
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German - "Victor jagt zwölf Boxkämpfer
quer über den Sylter Deich"
French, "Portez ce vieux whisky au juge
blond qui fume"
Spanish, "El veloz murciélago hindú
comía feliz cardillo y kiwi. La cigüeña
tocaba el saxofón detrás del palenque
de paja."
What in English?
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ID both
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X is an Austrian village in the municipality of Tarsdorf, in the Innviertel region of western Upper Austria
It is believed that the settlement was founded in the 6th century by Focko, a Bavarian nobleman
Road signs are frequently stolen in the city.
Put fundae
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Connect
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This a long-held European misconception, dating
from the 16th century, that X was not part of
mainland continent but rather a large island
separated from the continent by a strait now known
instead as Gulf of X
One of the most famous cartographic errors in
history, it was propagated on many maps during the
17th and 18th centuries, despite contradictory
evidence from various explorers
In 1539, Cortés sent the navigator Francisco de
Ulloa northward along the Gulf and Pacific coasts
and his expedition proved that the region was a
peninsula rather than an island
X?
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Person in picture – holds a very unique
guinness record
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Which city is this building in -
Ryugyong Hotel. Tallest hotel in the
world until recently
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X is a secular holiday celebrated on December 23 as a way to celebrate the holiday season without participating in its pressures andcommercialism It was created by writer Dan O'Keefe and introduced into popular culture by his son Daniel, a screenwriter. Celebration includes ‘Airing of Grievances’, ‘Feats of Strength’, ‘the aluminum pole’, ‘X miracles’.
In 2010 the Christian Science Monitor, in an article entitled “X becomes worldwide holiday," reported that X was a top trend on Twitter
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Bonus Question :-
X is a pop-culture neologism referring to
the merging of
the holidays of A and B as celebrated
in interfaith households where parents
are of different heritage in the U.S.
X was listed in Time magazine as one
of the buzz words of 2004.
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Serbian – Grandmothers and Toads
Romanian – Grandmothers and
Machine
Welsh – Honey and Butter
Latin American Spanish – Potatoes and
Sweet Potatoes
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ID
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Dord is a notable error in lexicography
an accidental creation, or ghost word, of
the G. and C. Merriam Company's staff
included in the second (1934) edition of
its New International Dictionary, in
which the term is defined as "density".
How did this error come about?
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What?
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In monetary policy of the United States,
the term X (also known as Y) is what Alan
Blinder called "a turgid dialect of English"
used by chairmen of this organisation in
making intentionally wordy, vague, and
ambiguous statements.The strategy, which
was used most prominently Z, was used to
prevent financial markets from
overreacting to the chairman's
remarks.The coinage is an intentional
parallel to another term used in 1984
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The ‘Hyphen War’ was the tongue-in-
cheek name given to the conflict over
what to call this country after the fall of
the communist government.
Which country
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In the U.S there have been several controversies concerning the word X, meaning stingy and miserly
On January 15, 1999, David Howard, a white aide to Anthony A. Williams, the black mayor of Washington, D.C., used X in reference to a budget. This apparently upset one of his black colleagues, who interpreted it as a racial slur and lodged a complaint.
The word was subsequently subjected to a national level debate
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In the U.S there have been several controversies concerning the word X, meaning stingy and miserly
On January 15, 1999, David Howard, a white aide to Anthony A. Williams, the black mayor of Washington, D.C., used X in reference to a budget. This apparently upset one of his black colleagues, who interpreted it as a racial slur and lodged a complaint.
The word was subsequently subjected to a national level debate
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Leet , also known as eleet or leetspeak, is an alternative alphabet for the English language
The term leet is derived from the word elite
The term leet is also used as an adjective to describe formidable prowess or accomplishment, especially in the fields of online gaming
What is Leetspeak?
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RAS syndrome is the unnecessary use
of one or more of the words that make
up an acronym with the abbreviation
itself, thus in effect repeating one or
more word.
What does RAS stand for?
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The Society for the Prevention of Calling Sleeping Car Porters X was begun as a joke by lumber baron in 1914. Membership was open to all those whose first or last name was X
At the time, railway sleeping car porters in the United States were commonly referred to by the name X regardless of their actual name –this might have stemmed from the owner of the company that manufactured the sleeping cars
At its peak it claimed prominent member such as Babe Ruth and a certain king
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X is a former league cricketer, football agent and director
His name is part of what has been called "one of the best chants in football".
X, they're in defence
X, their future's immense
X, they ain't half bad
X, the name of their dad
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Brannock Device invented by Charles
Brannock
- What is it used
For?
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If Zyzzyva is the last what is the first?
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What did this apple app do
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Chad and Eng Bunker were
brothers born in Thailand. They
travelled extensively with P.T Barnum’s
circus and were the first to be dubbed
what?
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Chad and Eng Bunker were
brothers born in Thailand. They
travelled extensively with P.T Barnum’s
circus and were the first to be dubbed
what?
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Hoax in WingDings
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Hoax in WingDings
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How were these photos taken ?
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A____ key is a keyboard shortcut used in computer games or other programs to quickly hide the program and possibly display a special screen that appears to be a normal program
The most current prominent example of a boss key is CBS Sports' “X button" which is available in the window of their popular streaming coverage of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
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What was this book made for
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Connect
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An escopetarra is used as a peace
symbol. The name is derived from the
spanish words escopeta (shotgun) and
guitarra (guitar).
There is an escopetarra on display in
the UN headquarters
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This is a sports tradition during Detroit Red Wings home playoff games where X are thrown onto the ice surface. The origins of the activity go back to the 1952 playoffs, when a National Hockey League team played two best-of-seven series to capture the Stanley Cup. The octopus, therefore, symbolized the number of playoff wins necessary for the Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup.
What?
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The “X rule” is an informal strategy used by authors to
evade libel lawsuits. It was described in a New York
Times article in 1998:
"...For a fictional portrait to be actionable, it must be so
accurate that a reader of the book would have no problem
linking the two," said Mr. Friedman. Thus, he continued,
libel lawyers have what is known as "the X rule." One way
authors can protect themselves from libel suits is to say
that a character has a X, Mr. Friedman said. "Now no
male is going to come forward and say, 'That character
with a X, that’s me!' "
This rule was referenced in a 2006 dispute
between Michael Crowley and Michael Crichton. Crowley
alleged that after he wrote an unflattering review of
Crichton's novel State of Fear, Crichton libeled him by
including a character named "Mick Crowley" in the
novel Next. In the novel, Mick Crowley is a child rapist,
described as being a Washington-based journalist and
Yale graduate with a X
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Connect
Greg Norman’s Yacht
An exhibition sport in the 1956
Olympics
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Anna Boch (1848 – 1946) was a Belgian painter who participated in the Neo-Impressionist movement. Her early works used a Pointillist technique, but she is best known for her Impressionist style which she adopted for most of her career.
Besides her own paintings, Boch held one of the most important collections of impressionist paintings of its time. She promoted many young artists
What do art lovers specifically remember her for
(Why is she quiz worthy)
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Bonus Question :-
Giverny is a commune in Northern
France. Who was its most famous
inhabitant?
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Suriname was initially controlled by the
British. What did the English exchange
Suriname for with the Dutch in 1667?
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Bonus Question
This famous footballer of Surinamese
descent always played with goggles?
Why?
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AKB48 holds
the Guinness World
Record for being the
world's "largest pop
group".
Aimi Eguchi was
announced as the
group's newest member
in June 2011. According
to an official profile she
was a 16-year-old
from Saitama, north of
Tokyo. She featured in
the Japanese
magazine Weekly
Playboy, and appeared
in a television
commercial of a
confectionery company
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What is this?