Saturday 3 December 2011

Quiz 97:3rd December 2011

Q1. The 1990 novel ‘The White Continent’ by Thomas R. Henry has a mention about this sea. In 1923 American sealing captain Benjamin Morrell claimed to have seen some land around this sea which he named New South Greenland. But this was disapproved. Various ice shelves, including the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf fringe this sea. Name this sea.
Q2. In 1499 the first expedition to this place was led out by Alonso de Ojeda. The stilt houses in the area of Lake Maracaibo reminded the navigator Amerigo Vespucci of a place due to which he named this place in Tuscan which is his native language. It was the first Spanish American colony to declare its independence in 1811 but it did not securely establish independence until 1821. Name this place.
Q3.  In 1983, his government was accused of being involved in the assassination of his primary political opponent, Benigno Aquino, Jr. In December 1938, his mother, his uncle Pio, his father, was prosecuted for the murder of Julio Nalundasan, one of their political rivals. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives. Name this person.
Q4. This instrument produces sound by a crank-turned rosined wheel rubbing against the strings. The wheel functions much like a violin bow, and single notes played on the instrument sound similar to a violin. The most famous folk music festival of France is at Saint-Chartier, in the Indre département, in central France, during the week nearest July 14.This festival is famous because many groups play this instrument during the festival. Identify this instrument.
Q5. Identify the movie.
·         No plan, no backup, no choice.
·         Brad Bird
·         Bruce Geller
·         Simon Pegg
Q6. Identify.
Q7. Identify.

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