FUNDAMENTALS
The fifty states that constitute the United States of America have interesting stories behind their names. Take this quiz on the names. 1. Which state was named after the Easter season, which was being celebrated at the time by Spaniard Juan Ponce de León who landed in the territory on that day? 2. Which two American states take their names from the Quapaw Sioux word meaning downstream people or South wind? 3. Which US state takes its name from the Aleut word that means either mainland or peninsula? 4. Which popular nickname for an American city was originally horseracing slang. The term was first popularised by New York sportswriter John J. Fitzgerald. 5. Which state takes its name from the Colorado River, literally red river, from the colour of the muddy water? 6. Which state is named after the English King who granted a colonial charter to James Oglethorpe and a group of other trustees in 1732? 7. Which state has the double distinction of having both the smallest territory of any US state and the longest name? 8. Which state is named after the first English Governor of Virginia, Thomas West? 9. Which state takes its name from Native American Omaha word meaning flat or spreading water?
ANYTHING GOES
1. name This from disease Greek takesfor “toits pass sometimes through”. regarded India as is the having capital highestof this number disease of patientsWhich disease?in the world. (Dee Surendranath, Hyderabad) 2. W.G. Grace was 50 years and 317 days, when he captained England against Australia on June 1, 1899. He is the oldest Test captain on record. Who captained his Test side at 20 years and 358 days, becoming the youngest? (B.K. Harinath, Mysuru) 3. Which literary classic ends with the line “And thence we came to rebehold the stars”? (Rajeev Lochan, Kolkata) 4. Indian railways operates two kinds of coaches for its trains — ICF and LHB. What do they stand for? (U.N. Murthy, Secunderabad) 5. Which organisation, now defunct, had a motto that went “my loyalty is my honour”? (Aadisht Grover, Kolkata) 6. Who said “even a ten rupee note is a luxury to me” in 1978 when the high value currency notes were demonetised for the first time in India? (A.S.M. Rao, Vijaywada) 7. Unlike other animals, the taste sensors for a butterfly is not located in their tongue. Where is it located? (P.S. Nivritee Sreelekha, Secunderabad) 8. On December 12, 1966, United Nations approved by a wide margin, a resolution for mandatory economic sanctions against South Africa for its apartheid policies. In the vote, 87 were in favour of sanctions, 12 abstained and only one voted against the resolution. Which country? (Daniel Murad, Kochi)