Sunday 30 October 2011

Quiz 51: Answers

Q1. Major General Ram Nath is his father-in-law and one of his son’s names is Zahir. He is an alumnus of the prestigious Sydenham College, Mumbai. He was born at the Rochford Essex in The UK. His mother is a British Christian and did not like his decision of joining politics. Name this politician?
                                                        Omar Abdullah
Q2. He competed on season 8 of Dancing with the Stars in 2009 where he danced with Karina Smirnoff despite him and Smirnoff receiving lowest score of the evening he remained in the competition. He later posted on a social networking site that he felt that the vote count was not legitimate. After being briefed on the method of judging and vote counting, he retracted and apologized for his statement. Despite suffering a pulled hamstring and a fracture in his foot he continued to compete but was eliminated from the competition with a score of 12 out of 30. Who are we talking about?
                                                        Steve Wozniak
Q3. Identify.
 
                                                          Daisy Wheel printer
Q4. Identify.

                                                         John Pender
Q5. Mosi-oa-Tunya is the local name of this nature’s beauty. David Livingstone is said to be the first European to have seen this. It has something called the “Devils pool” which is a natural swimming pool which is formed just at the top of the fall. Name this heritage site?
                                                        Victoria Falls
Q6. In Dutch it is known as “kikvorsch” and Ranidaphobia is the fear of this creature. In Japan it is considered as good luck. These creatures sing to attract their females. Monte Iberia Eleuth is the smallest of this species. Name this creature?
                                                         Frog
Q7. Yataro Iwasaki is the founder of this company. This company was originally a shipping firm and its name means “water caltrop”. During the World War 2 this company manufactured airplanes and then shifted to ship building and coal mining. Now this company is into manufacturing of automobiles. Name the company?
                                                         Mitsubishi

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