November 9, 2010

The Ignoramus' Quiz No.72

1. Whose aircraft is known as 'Shepherd One'?

2. Under what name is the star cluster Pleidas known in Japan?

3. Which is the only member of the European Union to avoid the recent recession?

4. Which country is served by not one but two free-standing armies - named Artesh and Pasdaran?

5. Which organisation uses the slogan "America's Oldest Civil Rights Organization"?


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August 30, 2010

The Ignoramus' Quiz No.71

1. Which is the only team to go through the 2010 Football World Cup undefeated?

2. 'Frostie' is the name of which famous publishing mascot?

3. Named after the German word for imagination, which soft drink was originally created in Nazi Germany due to the inavailability of Coca-Cola during World War II?

4. The Chinese and Japanese currency - Yuan and Yen - both mean the same thing in their respective languages. What?

5. In 2009, which country became the first to have an openly gay head of government? 


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1. In which war was the famous 'Keep Calm and Carry On' poster used?

2. How many countries are members of the G20 group?

3. Which famous device was initially named the Louisette or Louison?

4. Vicki Vale - one of Batman's love interests in the comics and movies - was based on which Hollywood actress?

5. How do physicists define the force equivalent to 1 newton? 


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April 13, 2010

The Ignoramus' Quiz No.69

1. Who is the only author to be published in 9 out of the 10 categories of the Dewey Decimal System of library classification?

2. The opening lines of which influential book read "A spectre is haunting Europe - the spectre of communism"?

3. Which city used to be known in earlier days as Batmania?

4. How would you differentiate between a pond and a lake?

5. What was the maiden name of Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin's mother?


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March 21, 2010

The Ignoramus' Quiz No.68

1. Who is the only American mentioned in Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf”?

2. The name of which artistic style comes fom the Portuguese word for 'misshapen pearl'?

3. The residents of which city are referred to as Cariocas?

4. In Greek mythology, which hero is credited with the discovery of purple dye?

5. In which year did the last execution by guillotine take place in France?


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