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Daily Quiz | On the history and traditions of wigs Toupee, a type of hairpiece game show host Carl Reiner is shown wearing here, in 1964. It differs from a wig because it covers only a part of the head. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | Towards the end of the Middle Ages, people…
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Daily Quiz | On shades of grey A metamorphic rock type that, when powdered, produces a dark grey colour often associated with the name of this rock. START THE QUIZ 6 / 1 | Throughout ancient history until around the 16th century, grey clothes came to be associated with the poor because grey was also…
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Daily Quiz | On transcontinental Turkiye Göbekli Tepe in Turkiye, considered the world’s oldest temple complex said to have been built between 9,600 and 8,200 BCE. START THE QUIZ 1 / 7 | Which treaty signed in July, 1923, recognised the boundaries of the modern state of Turkiye? 2 / 7 | Who was the…
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Daily Quiz: on T.S. Eliot 1 / 7 | An easy one to begin with. Expand the initials T.S. in the great poet’s name. 2 / 7 | Of the four parts of Eliot’s ‘Four Quartets’, two are ‘Burnt Norton’ and ‘East Coker’. Name the other two. Answer : The Dry Salvages’ and ‘Little Gidding’…
Daily Quiz: On sign languages What does this gesture in the Indian Sign Language represent? START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | How many sign languages currently exist in the world? 2 / 6 | In a particular country’s sign language format, a well-formed question requires a specific eyebrow position. For instance, the eyebrows should…
Daily Quiz | On September 19 events 1 / 6 | On this day in 1796, this U.S. President’s farewell address was printed in a newspaper, where he implored his country to maintain neutrality and avoid entangling alliances with Europe. Who was the President? 2 / 6 | This English romance novelist died on this…
Daily Quiz: On H2 fuel and batteries Nobel laureate, who was the lithium-ion battery pioneer. It is this technology that is used in electric cars and laptops. START THE QUIZ Published – September 06, 2024 05:00 pm IST Read Comments Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Source link
Former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau with the lettering ‘Arbeit macht frei’ (‘Work makes you free’) in Oswiecim, Poland. File. | Photo Credit: AFP Q: Zyklon B was originally ‘Cyclone B’. While the ‘B’ distinguished the product from Zyklon A, it was also the first letter of the German name for the substance. How did this…
A still from the new Netflix show IC814 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Q: In 1981, five people hijacked an Indian Airlines flight and were later captured by Pakistan. Following the incident, the Indian government banned this religious symbol, which the hijackers had threatened ti use as a weapon, on flights. Name it. A: Kirpans…