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Nagesh Prabhu's Quiz - May 1998

Here are the Answers to the Quiz by Nagesh Prabhu.

1. What is Sachin Tendulkar's Daughter's name ?

ANS: SARAH

2.What word Originally Described a powdered cosmetic for darkening the eyelids, but now describes a liquid?

ANS: Alcohol!!
Alcohol is derived from the arabic 'Al-Kuhul' for powdered antimony that was used as a cosmetic!!!

3.What did Hitler want to name Mein Kempf Intially. His Publishers found it outrageously long and funny and knowing better suggested the present name ?

ANS: Four and half years strugggle against of lies,stupidity and cowardice!!!

4.What cost more than $2.4 million and was sponsered and organised by John Roberts,Joel Rosenman,Artie Cornfield,Micheal Lang?

ANS: woodstoc -1969

5.What is Mr Weatherbee's First Name?

ANS: WALDO

6.Leonardo of Pisa is famous for solving the problem of finding the rate at which rabbits reproduced. How do you know him better?

ANS: FIBONACCI

7. In ancient Sparta ,What was the penalty for remaining a bachelor?

ANS: They were not allowed to watch womens gymastics..... too bad for them...

8. How di Li Po, Considered china's greatest poet, die?

ANS: He was traveling in a boat on a moonlit night ...decided to kiss the reflection of the moon and drowned!!!!

9. Which famous author always aimed his bed at the north pole in the belief that the magnetic forces helped him to create?

ANS: Charles Dickens

10.It was originally called Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda.what?

ANS: 7-up

11.Abraham lincoln was watching a play when John Wilkes Booth assasinated him.Which one?

ANS: Our American Cousins

12.The doughty Gauls of Asterix the Gaul have a magic potion which makes them invincible. The ingredients are kept a secret. However, one ingredient we know to be optional. What is this ingredient and what purpose does it serve?

ANS: Lobsters - They were added for flavor!!

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