General Quiz

Jai Ganesh · 2016-04-17 23:40:38

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#5955. What is 'Caramel'?

#5956. What is 'Risotto'?

bobbym · 2016-04-18 11:12:50

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-04-18 16:52:27

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The Answer #5956 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#5957. Name the place located at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, marks the resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 sailors and Marines killed during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and commemorates the events of that day.

#5958. What is 'Pact of Steel'?

bobbym · 2016-04-19 02:32:30

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-04-19 18:06:39

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The Answer #5957 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#5959. What is 'Panzer division'?

#5960. Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944), was a German field marshal of World War II. By what name was he popularly known?

bobbym · 2016-04-19 19:25:50

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-04-19 23:48:49

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Both the Answers,

and , are correct. Remarkable, bobbym!

#5961. Cloture or closure, is a motion or process in parliamentary procedure aimed at bringing debate to a quick end. The cloture procedure originated in the French National Assembly, from which the name is taken. Clôture is French for "ending" or "conclusion". It was introduced into the Parliament of the United Kingdom by William Ewart Gladstone to overcome the obstructionism of the Irish Parliamentary Party and was made permanent in 1887. It was subsequently adopted by the United States Senate and other legislatures. By what other name is it known?

#5962. A veto is the power (used by an officer of the state, for example) to unilaterally stop an official action, especially the enactment of legislation. A veto can be absolute, as for instance in the United Nations Security Council, whose permanent members (China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States of America) can block any resolution. Or it can be limited, as in the legislative process of the United States, where a two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate may override a Presidential veto of legislation. What does the Latin word 'veto' signify?

bobbym · 2016-04-20 04:03:13

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-04-20 17:40:04

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The Answer #5962 is correct. Good work, bobbym!

#5963. What does the Latin phrase Pari passu mean?

#5964. What does a 'Loanword' signify?

bobbym · 2016-04-20 17:58:36

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-04-21 16:59:54

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#5965. In Greek mythology, it is often called the "hound of Hades", is a monstrous multi-headed dog, who guards the gates of the underworld, preventing the dead from leaving. He was the offspring of the monsters Echidna and Typhon, and is usually described as having three heads, a serpent for a tail, with snakes protruding from various parts of his body. Name it.

#5966. In Greek mythology, the final resting places of the souls of the heroic and the virtuous. It was ruled by Cronus. Name it.

bobbym · 2016-04-21 19:12:48

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-04-24 17:36:04

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The Answers, #5965 (Cerberus) and #5966 (Elysian Fields), are correct. Marvelous, bobbym!

#5967. Name the city in the Allier department in Auvergne in central France. It is known as a spa and resort town and was the seat of government and de facto capital during the World War II Nazi German occupation from 1940 to 1944.

#5968. Name the code name for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II, which began on 22 June 1941. The operation was driven by Adolf Hitler's ideological desire to conquer Soviet territory as outlined in his 1925 manifesto Mein Kampf ("My Struggle").

bobbym · 2016-04-24 17:48:20

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-04-25 17:12:13

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The Answer #5968 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#5969. The French Revolution: A History was written by the Scottish essayist, philosopher, and historian. Name the author.

#5970. From Here to Eternity is the debut novel of an American author, published by Scribner's in 1951. Set in 1941, the novel focuses on several members of a U.S. Army infantry company stationed in Hawaii in the months leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It is loosely based on his experiences in the pre-World War II Hawaiian Division's 27th Infantry and the unit in which he served, Company E ("The Boxing Company"). Name the author.

bobbym · 2016-04-25 18:09:07

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-04-27 00:00:21

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The Answer #5970 is correct. Good work, bobbym!

#5971. Bridget Jones's Diary is a 1996 novel. Written in the form of a personal diary, the novel chronicles a year in the life of Bridget Jones, a thirty-something single working woman living in London. She writes about her career, self-image, vices, family, friends, and romantic relationships. Name the author.

#5972. Name the Russian author of 'The Cherry Orchard'. Also written by the same author : The Seagull, Three Sisters, and Uncle Vanya.

bobbym · 2016-04-27 03:49:18

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-04-27 18:02:56

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The Answer #5972 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#5973. Who is/was 'Old Kinderhook'?

#5974. Name the "Prince of the Humanists".

bobbym · 2016-04-29 23:52:37

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-04-30 01:33:43

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#5975. What is 'Gerrymandering'?

#5976. What is 'Collective farming'?

bobbym · 2016-04-30 10:17:05

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-04-30 17:06:24

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The Answer #5975 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#5977. Who is a 'Pink-collar worker'?

#5978. What does 'Auld Lang Syne' signify?

bobbym · 2016-04-30 17:59:08

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-05-01 01:33:15

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The Answer #5978 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#5979. What does the term 'Filibuster' mean?

#5880. What is the 'Shining Path'?

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