QUIZ 28

Q1
The game was played widely in ancient India by the name of Moksha Patamu, the earliest known Jain version Gyanbazi dating back to 16th century. The game was called "Leela" - and reflected the Hinduism consciousness around everyday life. Impressed by the ideals behind the game, a newer version was introduced in Victorian England in 1892, possibly by John Jacques of Jacques of London. This game made its way to England, and was eventually introduced in the United States of America by game- pioneer Milton Bradley in 1943. Which game?

Q2
The earliest etymological explanation can be attributed to Geoffrey of Monmouth in Historia Regum Britanniae. The name is described as originating from King Lud, who had allegedly taken over the city and named it Kaerlud. This was slurred into Kaerludein and finally....what?

Q3
Born and raised in Henryville, Indiana, Sanders passed through several professions in his lifetime. Sanders first served his finger-lickin cuisine in 1930 in the midst of the Great Depression at a gas station he owned in North Corbin, Kentucky. The dining area was named "Sanders Court & Café" and was so successful that in 1936 Kentucky Governor Ruby Laffoon granted Sanders the title of honorary Kentucky Colonel, in recognition of his contribution to the state's cuisine. He later went on to open which chain of restaurants?

Q4
Reginald Kenneth Dwight was born and raised in Pinner, Middlesex in a council house of his maternal grandparents, with whom his newlywed parents (Sheila Eileen (Harris) and Stanley Dwight) were living. When he began to seriously consider a career in music, his father tried to steer him toward a more conventional career such as banking. But, he continued pursuing his career in music and has won five Grammy awards and one Academy Award. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him #49 on their list of the 100 greatest artists of all time. Who?

Q5
It is a patented predictive technology, developed by Tegic Communications, recently acquired by Nuance Communications. It was used by Texas Instruments PDA Avigo during the late 90s. Its main competitors are iTap, created by Motorola, Zi's eZiText, and SureType, created by RIM. Which technology?

Q6
After completing an apprenticeship to a confectioner in 1876, Milton Snavely founded a candy shop in Philadelphia, which failed six years later. After trying unsuccessfully to manufacture candy in New York, he returned to Pennsylvania, where he founded the Lancaster Caramel Company, whose use of fresh milk in caramels proved successful. In 1900, he sold his caramel company for $1,000,000 and began to concentrate on chocolate manufacturing. In 1903, he began construction of a chocolate plant in his hometown, Derry Church, Pennsylvania, which later came to be known as _________, Pennsylvania. FITB

Q7
An estimated quarter of a million people watch the race live from the banks of the river, around seven to nine million people on TV in the UK, and an overseas audience estimated of around 120 million. The first race was in 1829 and it has been held annually since 1856, with the exception of the two world wars. Members of both teams are traditionally known as blues and each boat as a "Blue Boat". Which race?

Q8
It was the first video game to achieve widespread popularity in both the arcade and home console markets, and it is credited with launching the initial boom in the video game industry. It was a revised version of Magnavox Odyssey's tennis game. Which game?

Q9
Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, from a book written by Davy de la Pailleterie, are better known as?

Q10
It is an error in speech or deliberate play on words in which corresponding consonants, vowels, or morphemes are switched. It is named after the Reverend William Archibald (1844–1930), Warden of New College, Oxford, who was notoriously prone to this tendency. Eg. Three cheers for our queer old dean.

Q11
Identify the Academy-award and Tony-award winning author, shown in the above image.

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