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Trivia 2

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:44:20 +0200

* Parisians have a high place for Jules Verne and Altitude 95. Now, what are Jules Verne and Altitude 95?

They are the restaurants on the Eiffel Tower!

* A peep into the sobriquets. Which country is called the 'White Russia'?

Belarus

* For which of her literary work did Arundati Roy win the famous Booker Prize?

The God of small things

* On this day (12 April) in 1981, there was yet another giant leap in space exploration. What is referred as the 'leap' here?

The first space shuttle Columbia was launched.

* If I stand on the banks of river Spree, in which European city would I be?

Berlin

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Trivia 1

Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:22:36 +0200

* How would you associate e with google?

e=2.718281828. Google brainiacs love e so much that when they filed for their initial public stock offering, they put down $2,718,281,828 as the amount they hoped to raise!

* With what first would you credit Marcos César Pontes?

He is the first Brazilian in space (also the first Lusophone)

*How would you relate the controversial movie Saint Jack with an Asian city-state?

Saint Jack is the first ever Hollywood movie to be shot on location in Singapore.

*Directed by John Henry Timmis IV, it premiered in its entirety at The School Of The Art Institute in Chicago,Illinois from January 31 to February 3, 1987,in one continuous showing. What are we talkin about?

The Cure for Insomnia.It is the longest movie ever made at a total running time of 85 hours (5,220 min)!

*Identify the people. Whats common with them?

Dennis Tito (US), Mark Shuttleworth (South Africa) and Gregory Olsen (US). They are the world's first three space tourists.

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madras quiz

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 19:16:28 +0200

Hi My first posting is on Madras.

* Name the English East India Company employees who are regarded as the founding fathers of Madras?

Andrew Cogan, Francis Day, Beri Thimanna

* The first railway line in southern peninsula was laid between Madras and ...?

Arcot

* This institution established on the recommendation of the committee of public instruction set up by Thomas Munroe, was initially called "The High School". How do we better know it today?

The Presidency College

* This was the first British fortress in India and a major settlement sprouted around it. It was christened so because it was opened on April 23 in the year 1644. What are we talking about?

Fort St.George

* This was the first village to be taken on lease by the English East India Company in Madras. Name the 'village'!

Triplicane

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Quiz fanatics

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:22:50 +0200

Hi guys
This blog is for exclusive use of quiz fanatics. I would be posting some interesting questions that i come across. Go quizzin!!!

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