X is a word of Venetian origin.
It was practiced by European sailors in 14-15th century.
Earlier supposed to be 30 days long, it was extended by 10 days, which where its name is derived from.
Identify X.
Tag: Quizzing
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X is an oil which is derived from a special variety of rapeseed, modified to have lesser erucic acid, and hence be healthier. The name of the oil is a portmanteau which includes the country of its origin, which is Canada.
Can you guess the name of the oil?
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X is a song published in late 1800s and has previously been called the most recognizable song by Guinness World Records.
Despite its popularity the song was copyrighted by Warner Music Group, and has entered public domain only since 2015.
Identify the song.
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Clara de la Rocha was a noted colonel in the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920). She is known for capturing a power station, to let the rebels attack a base at night.
Which famous movie character did Clara inspire?
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David Bowie 1980 single “Ashes to Ashes” was the first to start this trend. Since then Janet Jackson and Britney Spears are featured at top with six songs each. Michael Jackson and Ayumi Hamasaki have five each, while Madonna has 3 appearances in top 5.
Michael & Janet Jackson currently hold the top spot.
What am I talking about?
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Connect the following to the world of technology:
1. A pack animal from South America
2. A boy’s name of French origin
3. A Zodiac constellation
4. Sanskrit for something which is not natural
5. An invented word for the Martian language, meaning deep understanding
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The following is the graph of 3 point attempts being taken in basketball over the years.
Which 6ft 3in & 4 times NBA champion is credited with changing the sport, and increasing this trend?
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Endosymbiosys is the process in which one species is engulfed by another, and continues to live inside the host in a symbiotic relationship.
Roughly 2.2 billion years ago an archaea virus absorbed a bacterium to create X.
1.6 billion years ago, cyanobacteria was absorbed by some advanced organism creating Y.
Can you identify X & Y, which have had life changing impact on Earth?
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The Bene Gesserit is a psuedo-religious group from the Dune anthology. They are know for their training their bodies to gain superior combat skills, precise physiological control, and are highly skilled in hand-to-hand combat.
They went on to become an inspiration for another similar group seen in a movie launched in 1977. This group became so popular that people across the world identify this as their own religion. Which group am I talking about?
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ENSO is a weather phenomenon which was originally named after Jesus Christ and is caused by the variation in winds blowing over the Pacific Ocean. It typically occurs every 2 to 7 years and is responsible for heavy rainfall on one of the Pacific, to droughts on the other.
Can you identify this weather phenomenon?
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At the end of the World War I, the German navy sank their own naval fleet rather than handing it over the British Royal Navy, going against Treaty of Versailles. This was done at Scapa Flow, an archipelago north of UK.
The scrap from the sunken fleet became more valuable after World War II and is being currently used in a scientific tool.
Can you identify how these scraps are being used?
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In 1950s, Marcel X started a business of manufacturing stationary items in France & then expanded it globally. He named the company Y, by dropping a letter from his surname X, to avoid sounding like a curse word in the English language.
The company has since then, sold 100 billion units of this product, making it the best selling product in its category.
Identify the company Y. Bonus points for getting the founder’s name X.
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This word is constructed from Greek words meaning ‘rock’ & ‘blood of Gods’.
The phenomena occurs when plant oils & bacteria in the ground get activated after a dry spell.
Can you identify the good word?
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This element was first discovered through spectral lines of the sun in India in 1868 by French astronomer Jules Janssen. As the element was observed to be coming from the sun, it was named after a Sun God.
It was later found to the the second most abundant element in the universe by mass.
Identify the element.
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Connect the following:
1. Fighters in the American Revolutionary War, known for their fast reaction
2. Goddess of Fire
3. Eastern wind in Chinese
4. A three pronged spear
5. Russian for white poplar tree
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Can you guess the mythological hybrid creatures created with the following combinations:
1. Lion + Goat + Snake
2. Eagle + Lion
3. Human + Eagle + Lion
4. Human + Lion + Scorpian
5. Human + Bull
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X is owned by The Wonderful Company, headquartered in the US, where the product is especially popular. It is is marketed as an artisanal product, and is named after the country of its origin.
The positioning of the product has in turn promoted the tourism industry in the country X, which is now seen as exotic and natural.
Hint: Check the exports data (2021) of the country.
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On December 21, 1913, Arthur Wynne published X in the New York World newspaper. By 1925, the craze for X was in full force, with people both criticizing the irrelevant mental gymnastics, and also addicted to the hobby.
The word X became part of the Oxford English Dictionary in 1933 and still finds a place in our current world.
What is X?
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X is a group started in 2009, and has 5 members, a bearded guy, a tall guy, purple hoser & two twins. The group is mostly active in sports-adjacent content & holds 17 Guinness World Records.
Their website says “Five ____, a camera & a friends bet. That’s how X was born”.
Can you identify the group?
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The practice of distributing condoms at this sports event started in 1988 to raise awareness for HIV & AIDS. The practice was halted in the 2020/21 edition due to the ban on intimacy laws during the pandemic.
The practice has been resumed from this year’s event, where 300,000 condoms would be distributed for about 14,000 participants.
Which event am I talking about?