QUESTION OF THE DAY:
When X's partner Gardiner Greene Hubbard went to the Washington Patent Office in the year 1876 to get X's product patented, he was told that two more people ElishaGray and Y with the backing ofWestern Union were also aplying for the same patent. Later , of course, it was X who got the patent and its X who is credited with the invention.
Who are "X" and "Y" and what is the invention I'm talking about?
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Sunday, October 08, 2006
Saturday, October 07, 2006
QUIZ #16
NO. ONE>
Its independence was confirmed by the Treaty of London. What is it?
NO. TWO>
"X" was one of the eighteen living sons of Thakur Badan Singh and had fourteen wives. It was he who established the town of Bharatpur and was also given the title "Plato of the Jat Tribe in India ".
Identify "X".
Answers to the questions can be mailed to Puneet Kokru at peekayquiz@gmail.com. The answers should not be written as a comment to the article. Answers will be released in due time with a fresh set of Questions. Happy Quizzing!
Its independence was confirmed by the Treaty of London. What is it?
NO. TWO>
"X" was one of the eighteen living sons of Thakur Badan Singh and had fourteen wives. It was he who established the town of Bharatpur and was also given the title "Plato of the Jat Tribe in India ".
Identify "X".
Answers to the questions can be mailed to Puneet Kokru at peekayquiz@gmail.com. The answers should not be written as a comment to the article. Answers will be released in due time with a fresh set of Questions. Happy Quizzing!
Sunday, August 27, 2006
QUIZ #15
NO. ONE>
Connect the following (the list is not exhaustive)::
Rover
Merlin
Courthey
Earl
Clippit
Scribble
Power Pup
Mother Nature
Hoverbot
The Genius
NO. TWO>
It is located on West Harrison Street in Chicago, two miles south of city's doentoen. It was here that the world's first blood bank opened, where Cobalt- Beam therapy was pioneered, where surgeons once reattached four severed fingers and where the Trauma Center was so famous- and so busy treating the gunshot wounds and injuries of the surrounding gangs- that it inspired the television series ER.
What is it?
NO. THREE>
"X" is a British Crown Colony in the South Atlantic Sea. To Argentina, they are the 'Malvinas'. There was a much hyped war in the year 1982 over these Islands.
Identify "X".
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NO. ONE>
These are all the names of different Mocrosoft Office Assistants.
NO. TWO>
The Cook County Hospital.
NO. THREE>
These are called The Falkland Islands.
Connect the following (the list is not exhaustive)::
Rover
Merlin
Courthey
Earl
Clippit
Scribble
Power Pup
Mother Nature
Hoverbot
The Genius
NO. TWO>
It is located on West Harrison Street in Chicago, two miles south of city's doentoen. It was here that the world's first blood bank opened, where Cobalt- Beam therapy was pioneered, where surgeons once reattached four severed fingers and where the Trauma Center was so famous- and so busy treating the gunshot wounds and injuries of the surrounding gangs- that it inspired the television series ER.
What is it?
NO. THREE>
"X" is a British Crown Colony in the South Atlantic Sea. To Argentina, they are the 'Malvinas'. There was a much hyped war in the year 1982 over these Islands.
Identify "X".
Answers to the questions can be mailed to Puneet Kokru at puneet.kokru@gmail.com. The answers should not be written as a comment to the article. Answers will be released in due time with a fresh set of Questions. Happy Quizzing!
NO. ONE>
These are all the names of different Mocrosoft Office Assistants.
NO. TWO>
The Cook County Hospital.
NO. THREE>
These are called The Falkland Islands.
Friday, August 25, 2006
QUIZ #14
Hi all Quizzards!
Its been a long time since my last post. It was not that I had run out of Questions but ity was just a sleepy of hibernation. I'm back!! And though i can't give the promise that i'll be very regular with the sets of questions but can at least give the assurance that the readers will get to learn(know) something new everytime they log onto the blog..
Scroll down to the beginning of a new epoch. . .
Here is your set of Questions:
NO. ONE>
"X" was born in the family of a public-school inspector 10th (22nd) April 1870 in Simbirsk (now Ulyanovsk). He used pseudonyms such as V. Ilyin, K. Tulin, Karpov amongst many others.
Who is "X"?
NO. TWO>
Its northernmost part is 190 km from Burma and the southernmost part is150 km from Sumatra. Mythologically, a part of its name was presumed to be derived from Hanuman. Its first settlement by the British took place in 1789, which was later abandoned in 1796.
NO. THREE>
Where will you find the terms given below together:
Information Arbitrage
Microchip Immune Deficiency Syndrome (MIDS)
The Golden Straitjacket
The Electronic Herd
DOSCapital 6.0
Globalution
The Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention
Answers to the questions can be mailed to Puneet Kokru at puneet.kokru@gmail.com. The answers should not be written as a comment to the article. Answers will be released in due time with a fresh set of Questions. Happy Quizzing!
NO. ONE>
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov better known as Lenin
NO. TWO>
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands
NO. THREE>
Thomal L. Friedman's treatise on Globalisation - The Lexus and the Olive Tree : Understanding Globalisation
For a review on the book click here.
Its been a long time since my last post. It was not that I had run out of Questions but ity was just a sleepy of hibernation. I'm back!! And though i can't give the promise that i'll be very regular with the sets of questions but can at least give the assurance that the readers will get to learn(know) something new everytime they log onto the blog..
Scroll down to the beginning of a new epoch. . .
Here is your set of Questions:
NO. ONE>
"X" was born in the family of a public-school inspector 10th (22nd) April 1870 in Simbirsk (now Ulyanovsk). He used pseudonyms such as V. Ilyin, K. Tulin, Karpov amongst many others.
Who is "X"?
NO. TWO>
Its northernmost part is 190 km from Burma and the southernmost part is150 km from Sumatra. Mythologically, a part of its name was presumed to be derived from Hanuman. Its first settlement by the British took place in 1789, which was later abandoned in 1796.
NO. THREE>
Where will you find the terms given below together:
Information Arbitrage
Microchip Immune Deficiency Syndrome (MIDS)
The Golden Straitjacket
The Electronic Herd
DOSCapital 6.0
Globalution
The Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention
Answers to the questions can be mailed to Puneet Kokru at puneet.kokru@gmail.com. The answers should not be written as a comment to the article. Answers will be released in due time with a fresh set of Questions. Happy Quizzing!
NO. ONE>
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov better known as Lenin
NO. TWO>
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands
NO. THREE>
Thomal L. Friedman's treatise on Globalisation - The Lexus and the Olive Tree : Understanding Globalisation
For a review on the book click here.
Monday, June 26, 2006
QUIZ # 13
NO. ONE>
The bank 'XY' is 150 years old. It is named after 'X' Bank of British South Africa(estd. 1862 by John Paterson) and the 'Y" Bank of India, Australia and China (estd. 1853 by James Wilson). These Banks merged in 1869 to form 'XY' Bank.
What are 'X' and 'Y'.
NO. TWO>
On March 29, 1824, King William I issued a decree creating the Nederlandsche handel- Maatschappij (NHM) with the aim of reviving trade between the Netherlands and the Dutch Est Indies. In 1964, NHM merged with the De Twentsche Bank to form 'X' while Amsterdamsche Bank and Rotterdamsche Bank joined to become 'Y'. In 1991, these two banks were merged as 'XY' Bank.
What are 'X' and 'Y'.
NO. THREE>
What is the common link between the following three novels::
Jane Eyre
Wuthering Heights
Agnes Grey
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NO. ONE>
The Standard Chartered Bank
NO. TWO>
ABN Amro Bank
NO. THREE>
The three novels are written by the three Bronte Sisters namely Charlotte (for Jane Eyre), Emily (for Wuthering Heights) and Anne (for Agnes Gray)
The bank 'XY' is 150 years old. It is named after 'X' Bank of British South Africa(estd. 1862 by John Paterson) and the 'Y" Bank of India, Australia and China (estd. 1853 by James Wilson). These Banks merged in 1869 to form 'XY' Bank.
What are 'X' and 'Y'.
NO. TWO>
On March 29, 1824, King William I issued a decree creating the Nederlandsche handel- Maatschappij (NHM) with the aim of reviving trade between the Netherlands and the Dutch Est Indies. In 1964, NHM merged with the De Twentsche Bank to form 'X' while Amsterdamsche Bank and Rotterdamsche Bank joined to become 'Y'. In 1991, these two banks were merged as 'XY' Bank.
What are 'X' and 'Y'.
NO. THREE>
What is the common link between the following three novels::
Jane Eyre
Wuthering Heights
Agnes Grey
Answers to the questions can be mailed to Puneet Kokru at puneet.kokru@gmail.com. The answers should not be written as a comment to the article. Answers will be released in due time with a fresh set of Questions. Happy Quizzing!
NO. ONE>
The Standard Chartered Bank
NO. TWO>
ABN Amro Bank
NO. THREE>
The three novels are written by the three Bronte Sisters namely Charlotte (for Jane Eyre), Emily (for Wuthering Heights) and Anne (for Agnes Gray)
Thursday, June 22, 2006
QUIZ # 12
NO. ONE>
Its the time taken by the Cesium electron to complete 9192631770 spins. What is it called?
NO. TWO>
Ila Sen and Mira Devi were sentenced to transportation for life in the year 1931.
Why?
NO. THREE>
Connect the following Directors(the list is not exhaustive)::
Chetan Anand
Raj Kapoor
Govind Nihalani
Kumar Shahani
Ramesh Sippy
Shekhar Kapur
Answers to the questions can be mailed to Puneet Kokru at puneet.kokru@gmail.com. The answers should not be written as a comment to the article. Answers will be released in due time with a fresh set of Questions.Happy Quizzing!
NO. ONE>
One (1) second
NO. TWO>
The two schoolgirls used revolvers to shoot and kill C.G.B. Stevens, Collector of Camilla in 1931
NO. THREE>
All these Bollywood Directors were born in Pakistan (during the times of undivided India)
Its the time taken by the Cesium electron to complete 9192631770 spins. What is it called?
NO. TWO>
Ila Sen and Mira Devi were sentenced to transportation for life in the year 1931.
Why?
NO. THREE>
Connect the following Directors(the list is not exhaustive)::
Chetan Anand
Raj Kapoor
Govind Nihalani
Kumar Shahani
Ramesh Sippy
Shekhar Kapur
Answers to the questions can be mailed to Puneet Kokru at puneet.kokru@gmail.com. The answers should not be written as a comment to the article. Answers will be released in due time with a fresh set of Questions.Happy Quizzing!
NO. ONE>
One (1) second
NO. TWO>
The two schoolgirls used revolvers to shoot and kill C.G.B. Stevens, Collector of Camilla in 1931
NO. THREE>
All these Bollywood Directors were born in Pakistan (during the times of undivided India)
Friday, June 16, 2006
QUIZ # 11
NO. ONE>
What is Ibiagbanidokibubo Asenite Darigo's claim to fame. She is from Nigeria.
NO. TWO>
What is so special about the following pairs of brothers:
Rene and Willy Van Der Kerkhof
Frank and Ronald de Boer
NO. THREE>
'X' built big observatories in Jaipur, Delhi, Ujjain, Benaras and Mathura. Learning through Portugese missionaries of the progress of astronomy in Portugal, he sent his own men , with one of the missionaries, to the court of Portugese King Emmanuel. Emmanuel sent his envoy, Xavier de Silva, with De la Hire's tables to 'X'. On comparing these tables with his own tables, 'X' came to the conclusion tht the Portugese tables were less exact and had several eerrors. He attributed this to the inferior diameters of the instruments used.
Who is 'X'?
Answers to the questions can be mailed to Puneet Kokru at puneet.kokru@gmail.com. The answers should not be written as a comment to the article. Answers will be released in due time with a fresh set of Questions.Happy Quizzing!
NO. ONE>
She was the winner of the Miss World Crown for the year 2001
NO. TWO>
These are the only pairs of brothers to have played for their nations in two successive Soccer World Cups
NO. THREE>
Sawai Jai Singh, ruler of Rajputana in the 18th century
What is Ibiagbanidokibubo Asenite Darigo's claim to fame. She is from Nigeria.
NO. TWO>
What is so special about the following pairs of brothers:
Rene and Willy Van Der Kerkhof
Frank and Ronald de Boer
NO. THREE>
'X' built big observatories in Jaipur, Delhi, Ujjain, Benaras and Mathura. Learning through Portugese missionaries of the progress of astronomy in Portugal, he sent his own men , with one of the missionaries, to the court of Portugese King Emmanuel. Emmanuel sent his envoy, Xavier de Silva, with De la Hire's tables to 'X'. On comparing these tables with his own tables, 'X' came to the conclusion tht the Portugese tables were less exact and had several eerrors. He attributed this to the inferior diameters of the instruments used.
Who is 'X'?
Answers to the questions can be mailed to Puneet Kokru at puneet.kokru@gmail.com. The answers should not be written as a comment to the article. Answers will be released in due time with a fresh set of Questions.Happy Quizzing!
NO. ONE>
She was the winner of the Miss World Crown for the year 2001
NO. TWO>
These are the only pairs of brothers to have played for their nations in two successive Soccer World Cups
NO. THREE>
Sawai Jai Singh, ruler of Rajputana in the 18th century
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