Monday 31 October 2011

Quiz 53: Answers

Q1. This queen ruled the desert country which was under Roman rule. She was one of the great beauties of her day and was highly educated. She spoke several languages – Egyptian and Greek among them – and also wrote complete history of her country. Powerful and daring, she started minting her own coins. This, together with her growing influence, made Rome declare war on her in which she was defeated. Name the Queen and her country name.

                                Queen Zenobia, Palmyra

Q2. Identify the headquarters.


                                Bell Lab in New Jersey

Q3. “History of the World in 10½ Chapters”, “England, England”, “The sense of an ending”, “The porcupine” and “Staring at the sun”. Whom are we talking about?

                                Julian Barnes

Q4. “Middleware is History”. Identify this person.


                                Jonathan Schwartz

Q5. Men and women of this community are among the comeliest of Asiatic races, the men having high foreheads and well-turned aquiline noses. This community traditionally follows matrilineal system of descent. As a military class, this community established various kingdoms and independent feudatory states. The earliest one being the Kingdom of Alva Kheda whose territory comprised the coastal region stretching from Kasaragod in Kerala to Gokarna in Karnataka.The Kingdom existed for nearly thousand years (450 C.E. -1450 C.E.) and the dynasty who ruled this kingdom were known as Alupas. Name the community.

                                Bunt community

Q6. This place is used as massive meeting place since its creation. Its flatness is contrasted by the 38-meter high monument to the People’s Heroes. The square lies between two ancient, massive gates. Along the west side of the Square is the Great Hall of the People and along the east side is the National Museum. A protest at this place in 1989 is a very famous in history. Name the place.

                                Tianamen Square

Q7. This company is a joint venture between a Japanese and Swedish company and have presented P990, K750i, and W800i. The company's global management is based in Hammersmith, London and it has research and development teams in Lund, Tokyo, Mexico City, Beijing and Redwood Shores in the US. Name the company.

                                Sony Ericsson

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