Answers - Delight Of Quizzing 3

1) The Encyclopedia Britannica said this of its rivals, "A public toilet, where you would not know who used it last". Who are they referring to?

Ans – Wikipedia

2) Which book ironically still ranks as one of the most censored books by the Vatican in history, yet it's translated more times and into more languages than any other book and has outsold every book in the history of publishing?

Ans – The Bible

3) Which science fiction writer was the first to use the term, "Atomic Bomb"?

Ans – HG Wells

4) The US used High Mobility Multipurpose Vehicles in the recent Iraq War. How are these vehicles more commonly known?

Ans -Humvees

5) What structure or building did a general named Mir Baqi build and name it after his master?

Ans - Babri Masjid

6) The Six Sigma philosophy of quality (3.4 defects in 1 million transactions) was developed by which company?

Ans - Motorala

7) Which exotic city was featured in National Geographic's first photo story in 1905?

Ans- Lhasa

8) Who was the first Indian actress ever to feature in an Indian ad?

Ans- Leela Chitnis

9) Where would you find a plaque which reads, "Ars Electronica Award: For Cultural Innovation in the Digital Age, Awarded to Tim Berners Lee and ____ for the Invention of the World Wide Web"

CERN (Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire)

10) What term is used to describe an aircraft whose speed is greater than Mach 5?

Ans –Hypersonic

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