A quiz on languages on the occasion of International Mother Language Day being celebrated on February 21
QUESTION 1
According to the popular writer Stephen King, which language ‘turns dirt into romance’?
XQUESTION 2
Which was the second language, after Tamil, to become a legally recognised classical language of India?
XQUESTION 3
From which language do we get words like assassin, sugar, and zero?
XQUESTION 4 In fiction, which specific type of people spoke ‘Khuzdul’? QUESTION 5
Alphabetically arranged from A to Z, which would be the first and last in the six official languages of the UN?
XQUESTION 6
Which letter appears in approximately 11% of all words in the common English vocabulary and is the second most popular key after the space bar on a keyboard?.
XQUESTION 7 Nepali is an official language of which Indian State? QUESTION 8
What is a ‘loanword’?
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Questions and Answers to the previous day’s daily quiz:
1. The salute adopted by Nazi Germany closely resembled this salute, created by James Upham. Ans: Bellamy salute
2. This salute originated from a 16th century naval tradition in which a ship would deplete its ammunition by firing its cannons into the water. Ans: 21-gun salute
3. The practice of greeting rulers of princely states by firing a certain number of guns was discontinued in this year. Ans: 1971
4. The salute in which the palm of the right hand faces downward is for this branch of the armed forces. Ans: Navy
5. This German fighter pilot was given a full military funeral, including a gun salute by Australia. Ans: Manfred von Richthofen
Visual: The armed forces of this country use this salute.
Ans: Poland Early Birds:
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