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Asean quiz championship_2012
•Team round
•Write answer on white board
•20 seconds to answer
• Abhra Das (Assam, India)
•Sebastian Klussmann (Germany)
•Geevantha Weerasinghe (Sri Lanka)


Compiled and edited by
Rajiv Rai (Quizician)

Quizmaster
Nigel Jones (Malaysia/UK)
Asean quiz championship_2012
1
 Based on a poem of the same name by the Russian
    Nicolai Necrassov, Korobeiniki is a Russian folklore
    song whose melody is known worldwide due to which
    first successful Russian entertainment export to the
    west?
The answer coming up next…
Tetris
2
 The title of which Frederick Forsyth novel comes from
    a phrase used in Shakespearean play 'Julius Caesar'?
The answer coming up next…
 The Dogs of War
3
 Henry Lumsden, Lieutenant with the British army in
  India, discovered this fabric a 100% cotton tawny-
  colored fabric dyed with the plant extract derived from
  the tea leaves.
 Name the fabric.
The answer coming up next…
 Khaki
4
 A Greek heroine, she refused to marry any man unless
    he could beat her in a foot race. Who was the only
    female argonaut?
The answer coming up next…
 Atalanta
5
 Yersinia pestis (formerly, Pasteurella pestis)
    discovered by Pasteur in 1894 is considered the
    deadliest bug ever. What disease does it cause which is
    transmitted by fleas and rats?
The answer coming up next…
 Bubonic plague
6
 Which rum based cocktail get its name after the
    Tahitian word for 'The Best'?
The answer coming up next…
 Mai Tai
7
 Which famous international brand gets its name from
    the medieval French practice of the king, receiving
    golden silk flags from the abbot of St. Denis before a
    war?
The answer coming up next…
 Oriflame
8
 In the year 1881, at La Chaux de Fonds in Switzerland,
  an entrepreneur named Achilles Ditesheim hired six
  watch makers and opened a workshop. He named the
  company after the Swiss Word for 'Always in motion'.
 Name the company.
The answer coming up next…
 Movado
9
 What special non-hierarchical object did King Arthur
    receive as a dowry after marrying the beautiful
    princess Guinevere?
The answer coming up next…
 Round Table
10
 Jack Ryan worked in the Pentagon and designed the
 Hawk and Sparrow missiles. He is however, more
 remembered for designing a runaway hit. What?
The answer coming up next…
 Barbie dolls
11
 Alberto Santos-Dumont, the legendary Brazilian
  aviator after winning 100,000 Francs as prize in Paris
  cribbed his heart out to Louis Cartier about wasting
  time in having to do something.
 This resulted in Cartier inventing something for him.
  What?
The answer coming up next…
 Wrist watch.
 Alberto cribbed about
 the time wasted in
 checking the time from
 the pocket watch. Louis
 Cartier cracked this
 problem by creating the
 first wrist watch.
12
 This clichéd phrase was first used to describe Rudolph
  Valentino.
 Mae West used the phrase to describe Cary Grant in
  the movie “She Done Him Wrong” (1933).
 The popularity of the phrase was cemented by a movie
  starring Cesar Romero in 1941.
 What phrase?
The answer coming up next…
 Tall, Dark and Handsome
13
 The Abbott of Glastonbury at the time of the
  dissolution of the monasteries sent the deeds of the
  manor of Mells to King Henry VIII concealed.
 The steward carrying the package knew of the
  contents, extracted it and ended up owning the manor.
 How is this event immortalized?
The answer coming up next…
 The nursery rhyme
 “Little Jack Horner.”
14
 Originally known as the Chinese gooseberry, the fruit
  was renamed for marketing reasons in the mid-20th
  century, first to melonette, and then to ___ fruit.
 Which fruit?
The answer coming up next…
 Kiwifruit (Called yang táo in China)was introduced to
  New Zealand by Isabel Fraser.
 People in New Zealand thought it had a gooseberry
  flavour and began to call it the Chinese gooseberry.
15
 After the murder of the captain of a ship 'Heartsease'
  by Eskimos in 1612, a practice was born, which is
  followed even today almost all over.
 What practice are we talking about?
The answer coming up next…
 Flying the flag at half-mast as a mark of respect to the
  deceased.
16
 According to German legend, this flower takes its
 name from the last words of a knight, who was
 drowned while trying to pick some from the riverside
 for his ladies. Name the flower.
The answer coming up next…
 Forget-me-not
17
 This popular health drink was first launched in
  Australia over 60 years ago, and named after the
  Roman athlete, a champion at the ancient Pythian
  Games.
 Name it.
The answer coming up next…
 Milo
18
 Cleopatra wore it and so did Catherine the Great. This
  gemstone was named after the Greek word for 'Not to
  be drunk'.
 Name it?
The answer coming up next…
 Amethyst
19
 What well known quote from Chinese mythology
 means 'Hiding Your Strength from others'?
The answer coming up next…
 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
20
 The launch of Concorde on December 11, 1967 was
 delayed due to a difference of opinion between the
 French and the British sides on what particular
 issue?
The answer coming up next…
 The spelling of 'Concorde'. The French wanted an 'e' at
 the end of the name 'Concorde'
21
 What term integral to the Internet, did Ted Nelson
 coin in his book 'Literary Machines'?
The answer coming up next…
 Hypertext
22
 Anna Jarvis decided to launch a campaign to celebrate
  this day.
 The first of its kind was held in West Virginia in 1908,
  and it was celebrated with a religious service.
 The second Sunday in May is the designated day to
  celebrate what?
The answer coming up next…
 Mother's Day
23
 What term, derived from the Latin term meaning 'He
 has pledged' describes a written statement of
 evidence?
The answer coming up next…
 Affidavit
24
 Name this bacterial disease that takes its name from
 the title of a poem, published in 1530 by Hieronymus
 Fracastorius, a physician, astronomer and poet of
 Verona.
The answer coming up next…
 Syphilis
25
 How did Armalcolite, a mineral from the moon get its
 name?
The answer coming up next…
 Named after Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin & Michael
 Collins
26
 The Chinese call it a "little mouse", Danes and Swedes
 an "elephant's trunk", Germans a "spider monkey",
 Italians a "snail", Israelis pronounce it "strudels" and
 the Czechs say "roll mops". What is it?
The answer coming up next…
 The @ sign
27
 What was invented by James Ritty to prevent his
 barman from stealing money from the counter?
The answer coming up next…
 The Cash Register
28
 Which expression also used to describe the
 fluctuations in stock markets around the world owes
 its origin to the Soccer World Cup held in Mexico, 1986
 ?.
The answer coming up next…
 Mexican Wave
29
 Japan hosted the first Olympic Games in Asia on
 October 1, 1964. What iconic form of transportation
 did they introduce to coincide with the launch of the
 event?
The answer coming up next…
 The Bullet train
30
 Huey, Dewey and Louie are the nephews of Donald
 Duck. What are the names of the nieces of Daisy
 Duck?
The answer coming up next…
 April, May and June.
31
 In 1949, Alec Pompaz, a scout for the New York Giant's
  baseball team recommended that the team sign this
  23-year old pitcher. The team refused and this young
  man went on to become famous in the world of
  politics.
 Who?
The answer coming up next…
 Fidel Castro
32
 The word first appeared around 1930 and was the
  name for rubber eraser.
 The word ____ as used by A J Hackett, is said to be
  "Kiwi slang for Elastic Strap. What?
The answer coming up next…
 Bungee as in Bungee jumping
33
 Logo of this sporting event consists of three elements
  in red, blue and green—the three colours that are most
  widely represented in national flags around the world.
  The motto is “the Spirit in Motion”. The name of this
  sporting event derives from the Greek word for
  “beside" or "alongside”.
 Which sporting event?
The answer coming up next…
 The Paralympic Games
34
 This game was created by the royal family of Malaysia
 about 500 years ago. The name of the game comes
 from the Malay and Thai word for "kick" and "ball".
 Which game?
The answer coming up next…
 Sepak Takraw
35
 On January 9, 2006 when Australia and South Africa
 met in the first international twenty20 match to be
 played in Australia, what was the strange about the
 uniforms of the teams?
The answer coming up next…
 Each player's nickname appeared on the back of his
 uniform rather than his name/surname.
36
 Which modern day sporting title was first conferred by
 Tsar Nicholas II on the five great players who
 participated in a competition in St. Petersburg in 1914?
The answer coming up next…
 Grandmaster (in Chess)
37
 This game originally called Mokshapat (in Sanskrit)
  was created by the 13th century Indian poet saint
  Gyandev.
 Which game?
The answer coming up next…
 Snakes and Ladders
38
 This expression derives from the world of horse racing.
 When a jockey's win is totally assured, he relaxes his
  grip on the reins when nearing the finish line.
 Which expression?
The answer coming up next…
 To win hands down (or hands-down victory).
39
 The United States Navy Fighter Weapons School was
  established in March 1969 at NAS Miramar, California
  after a United States Navy report recommended that a
  graduate-level school be established to train Fleet
  fighter pilots in air combat tactics to counter the
  relatively poor air combat performance of Navy
  aircrews over Vietnam.
 By what other name do we know this school better?
The answer coming up next…
 Top Gun
40
 In 1686 king Louis XIV of France had a terrible
  operation, he was sliced open without anesthetics but
  he endured it bravely.
 A group of French nuns at the cloister of Saint Cyr
  celebrated this by writing a song “Dieu sauvez le roi.”
 A traveler from another country heard the tune, copied
  it and translated it.
 What did the song become?
The answer coming up next…
 God save the King
41
 This battle was fought on June 4, 1859 during the
  Austro-Sardinian War, resulting in a French-Sardinian
  victory under Napoleon III against the Austrians under
  Marshal Ferencz Gyulai. The Sardinians regard this as
  a great victory, which later paved the way for Italian
  unification under Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel.
 How has this battle been immortalized?
The answer coming up next…
 This was the Battle of Magenta (after which the colour
 takes its name).
42
 Captain Ridley’s shooting party commanded by
  Alistair Denniston arrived at a housing site owned by
  property developer Captain Hubert Faulkner in August
  1939. The site was originally owned by a wealthy
  London financier Sir Herbert Samuel Leon.
 What happened here in the next couple of years
  proved to be a game changer.
 Which place?
The answer coming up next…
 Bletchley Park-The Enigma Coding Machine was
 cracked here during World War II.
43
 This started in medieval France, when a king would
  hug a new knight, placing both his arms around the
  knight's neck. This tradition carries forward in the
  French military custom of kissing both cheeks of a
  man on whom they confer an award. In England, this
  took the form of a king tapping each shoulder of a
  knight with his sword.
 Which English word from the French for “To Neck”
  describes this practice?
The answer coming up next…
 Accolade
    Ad = to + Colla = neck
44
 The BOAC flight between London and Johannesburg,
  in May 1952 introduced not only an important
  technology, but also a phrase to the English language
  (based on this technology).
 What phrase?
The answer coming up next…
 Jet Set
45
 On the 5th of March 1960, the Belgian arms transport
 "La Coubre" exploded in Havana harbour, killing 136
 people. A memorial service was held and among the
 prominent guests were Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-
 Paul Sartre. But something much more famous
 happened at that memorial service which has been
 reproduced millions of times ever since. What?
The answer coming up next…
 Famous photograph of Che Guevara was taken here by
 Alberto Korda.
46
 This metaphoric expression originally alluded to an
 unknown, was so used in a novel by Benjamin Disraeli
 (The Young Duke, 1831). The expression was soon
 applied to political candidates among the first of who
 was James Knox Polk. He won the 1844 Democratic
 presidential nomination over Martin Van Buren on the
 eighth ballot and went on to win the election. What
 term?
The answer coming up next…
 Dark Horse
47
 Which medical word in Latin literally means
  "straightening a deformation in children"
 It actually started because the correction of curvature
  of the spine in children was the main concern of
  medical practitioner at that time.
 Which word?
The answer coming up next…
 Orthopedics
48
 This concept was first discovered in 1870 by John
 Tyndall an English physicist, the first practical use of it
 occurred in 1955 when an Indian scientist Narinder. S.
 Kapany incorporated this in an endoscope, an optical
 instrument used by doctors for medical
 experimentation inside the human body. What?
The answer coming up next…
 Optical Fibre
49
 This was used as an identifying symbol among Belgian
  freedom fighters.
 It was introduced in UK by a Belgian refugee Victor de
  Laveleye on the BBC during a broadcast and later
  popularized by Winston Churchill. What?
The answer coming up next…
 V for Victory sign
50
 Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, had a decisive role to
  play in the royal politics of his day. He initially
  supported the Lancastrian Edward IV and later the
  Yorkist Henry VI.
 As a result, he was known by a particular sobriquet,
  which is also used in modern politics.
 What?
The answer coming up next…
 Both his candidates eventually became kings – as a
 result he was known as Kingmaker.

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Asean quiz championship_2012

  • 2. •Team round •Write answer on white board •20 seconds to answer
  • 3. • Abhra Das (Assam, India) •Sebastian Klussmann (Germany) •Geevantha Weerasinghe (Sri Lanka) Compiled and edited by Rajiv Rai (Quizician) Quizmaster Nigel Jones (Malaysia/UK)
  • 5. 1  Based on a poem of the same name by the Russian Nicolai Necrassov, Korobeiniki is a Russian folklore song whose melody is known worldwide due to which first successful Russian entertainment export to the west?
  • 6. The answer coming up next…
  • 8. 2  The title of which Frederick Forsyth novel comes from a phrase used in Shakespearean play 'Julius Caesar'?
  • 9. The answer coming up next…
  • 10.  The Dogs of War
  • 11. 3  Henry Lumsden, Lieutenant with the British army in India, discovered this fabric a 100% cotton tawny- colored fabric dyed with the plant extract derived from the tea leaves.  Name the fabric.
  • 12. The answer coming up next…
  • 14. 4  A Greek heroine, she refused to marry any man unless he could beat her in a foot race. Who was the only female argonaut?
  • 15. The answer coming up next…
  • 17. 5  Yersinia pestis (formerly, Pasteurella pestis) discovered by Pasteur in 1894 is considered the deadliest bug ever. What disease does it cause which is transmitted by fleas and rats?
  • 18. The answer coming up next…
  • 20. 6  Which rum based cocktail get its name after the Tahitian word for 'The Best'?
  • 21. The answer coming up next…
  • 23. 7  Which famous international brand gets its name from the medieval French practice of the king, receiving golden silk flags from the abbot of St. Denis before a war?
  • 24. The answer coming up next…
  • 26. 8  In the year 1881, at La Chaux de Fonds in Switzerland, an entrepreneur named Achilles Ditesheim hired six watch makers and opened a workshop. He named the company after the Swiss Word for 'Always in motion'.  Name the company.
  • 27. The answer coming up next…
  • 29. 9  What special non-hierarchical object did King Arthur receive as a dowry after marrying the beautiful princess Guinevere?
  • 30. The answer coming up next…
  • 32. 10  Jack Ryan worked in the Pentagon and designed the Hawk and Sparrow missiles. He is however, more remembered for designing a runaway hit. What?
  • 33. The answer coming up next…
  • 35. 11  Alberto Santos-Dumont, the legendary Brazilian aviator after winning 100,000 Francs as prize in Paris cribbed his heart out to Louis Cartier about wasting time in having to do something.  This resulted in Cartier inventing something for him. What?
  • 36. The answer coming up next…
  • 37.  Wrist watch.  Alberto cribbed about the time wasted in checking the time from the pocket watch. Louis Cartier cracked this problem by creating the first wrist watch.
  • 38. 12  This clichéd phrase was first used to describe Rudolph Valentino.  Mae West used the phrase to describe Cary Grant in the movie “She Done Him Wrong” (1933).  The popularity of the phrase was cemented by a movie starring Cesar Romero in 1941.  What phrase?
  • 39. The answer coming up next…
  • 40.  Tall, Dark and Handsome
  • 41. 13  The Abbott of Glastonbury at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries sent the deeds of the manor of Mells to King Henry VIII concealed.  The steward carrying the package knew of the contents, extracted it and ended up owning the manor.  How is this event immortalized?
  • 42. The answer coming up next…
  • 43.  The nursery rhyme “Little Jack Horner.”
  • 44. 14  Originally known as the Chinese gooseberry, the fruit was renamed for marketing reasons in the mid-20th century, first to melonette, and then to ___ fruit.  Which fruit?
  • 45. The answer coming up next…
  • 46.  Kiwifruit (Called yang táo in China)was introduced to New Zealand by Isabel Fraser.  People in New Zealand thought it had a gooseberry flavour and began to call it the Chinese gooseberry.
  • 47. 15  After the murder of the captain of a ship 'Heartsease' by Eskimos in 1612, a practice was born, which is followed even today almost all over.  What practice are we talking about?
  • 48. The answer coming up next…
  • 49.  Flying the flag at half-mast as a mark of respect to the deceased.
  • 50. 16  According to German legend, this flower takes its name from the last words of a knight, who was drowned while trying to pick some from the riverside for his ladies. Name the flower.
  • 51. The answer coming up next…
  • 53. 17  This popular health drink was first launched in Australia over 60 years ago, and named after the Roman athlete, a champion at the ancient Pythian Games.  Name it.
  • 54. The answer coming up next…
  • 56. 18  Cleopatra wore it and so did Catherine the Great. This gemstone was named after the Greek word for 'Not to be drunk'.  Name it?
  • 57. The answer coming up next…
  • 59. 19  What well known quote from Chinese mythology means 'Hiding Your Strength from others'?
  • 60. The answer coming up next…
  • 61.  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  • 62. 20  The launch of Concorde on December 11, 1967 was delayed due to a difference of opinion between the French and the British sides on what particular issue?
  • 63. The answer coming up next…
  • 64.  The spelling of 'Concorde'. The French wanted an 'e' at the end of the name 'Concorde'
  • 65. 21  What term integral to the Internet, did Ted Nelson coin in his book 'Literary Machines'?
  • 66. The answer coming up next…
  • 68. 22  Anna Jarvis decided to launch a campaign to celebrate this day.  The first of its kind was held in West Virginia in 1908, and it was celebrated with a religious service.  The second Sunday in May is the designated day to celebrate what?
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  • 71. 23  What term, derived from the Latin term meaning 'He has pledged' describes a written statement of evidence?
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  • 74. 24  Name this bacterial disease that takes its name from the title of a poem, published in 1530 by Hieronymus Fracastorius, a physician, astronomer and poet of Verona.
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  • 77. 25  How did Armalcolite, a mineral from the moon get its name?
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  • 79.  Named after Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin & Michael Collins
  • 80. 26  The Chinese call it a "little mouse", Danes and Swedes an "elephant's trunk", Germans a "spider monkey", Italians a "snail", Israelis pronounce it "strudels" and the Czechs say "roll mops". What is it?
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  • 82.  The @ sign
  • 83. 27  What was invented by James Ritty to prevent his barman from stealing money from the counter?
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  • 85.  The Cash Register
  • 86. 28  Which expression also used to describe the fluctuations in stock markets around the world owes its origin to the Soccer World Cup held in Mexico, 1986 ?.
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  • 89. 29  Japan hosted the first Olympic Games in Asia on October 1, 1964. What iconic form of transportation did they introduce to coincide with the launch of the event?
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  • 91.  The Bullet train
  • 92. 30  Huey, Dewey and Louie are the nephews of Donald Duck. What are the names of the nieces of Daisy Duck?
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  • 94.  April, May and June.
  • 95. 31  In 1949, Alec Pompaz, a scout for the New York Giant's baseball team recommended that the team sign this 23-year old pitcher. The team refused and this young man went on to become famous in the world of politics.  Who?
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  • 98. 32  The word first appeared around 1930 and was the name for rubber eraser.  The word ____ as used by A J Hackett, is said to be "Kiwi slang for Elastic Strap. What?
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  • 100.  Bungee as in Bungee jumping
  • 101. 33  Logo of this sporting event consists of three elements in red, blue and green—the three colours that are most widely represented in national flags around the world. The motto is “the Spirit in Motion”. The name of this sporting event derives from the Greek word for “beside" or "alongside”.  Which sporting event?
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  • 104. 34  This game was created by the royal family of Malaysia about 500 years ago. The name of the game comes from the Malay and Thai word for "kick" and "ball". Which game?
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  • 107. 35  On January 9, 2006 when Australia and South Africa met in the first international twenty20 match to be played in Australia, what was the strange about the uniforms of the teams?
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  • 109.  Each player's nickname appeared on the back of his uniform rather than his name/surname.
  • 110. 36  Which modern day sporting title was first conferred by Tsar Nicholas II on the five great players who participated in a competition in St. Petersburg in 1914?
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  • 113. 37  This game originally called Mokshapat (in Sanskrit) was created by the 13th century Indian poet saint Gyandev.  Which game?
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  • 115.  Snakes and Ladders
  • 116. 38  This expression derives from the world of horse racing.  When a jockey's win is totally assured, he relaxes his grip on the reins when nearing the finish line.  Which expression?
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  • 118.  To win hands down (or hands-down victory).
  • 119. 39  The United States Navy Fighter Weapons School was established in March 1969 at NAS Miramar, California after a United States Navy report recommended that a graduate-level school be established to train Fleet fighter pilots in air combat tactics to counter the relatively poor air combat performance of Navy aircrews over Vietnam.  By what other name do we know this school better?
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  • 122. 40  In 1686 king Louis XIV of France had a terrible operation, he was sliced open without anesthetics but he endured it bravely.  A group of French nuns at the cloister of Saint Cyr celebrated this by writing a song “Dieu sauvez le roi.”  A traveler from another country heard the tune, copied it and translated it.  What did the song become?
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  • 124.  God save the King
  • 125. 41  This battle was fought on June 4, 1859 during the Austro-Sardinian War, resulting in a French-Sardinian victory under Napoleon III against the Austrians under Marshal Ferencz Gyulai. The Sardinians regard this as a great victory, which later paved the way for Italian unification under Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel.  How has this battle been immortalized?
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  • 127.  This was the Battle of Magenta (after which the colour takes its name).
  • 128. 42  Captain Ridley’s shooting party commanded by Alistair Denniston arrived at a housing site owned by property developer Captain Hubert Faulkner in August 1939. The site was originally owned by a wealthy London financier Sir Herbert Samuel Leon.  What happened here in the next couple of years proved to be a game changer.  Which place?
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  • 130.  Bletchley Park-The Enigma Coding Machine was cracked here during World War II.
  • 131. 43  This started in medieval France, when a king would hug a new knight, placing both his arms around the knight's neck. This tradition carries forward in the French military custom of kissing both cheeks of a man on whom they confer an award. In England, this took the form of a king tapping each shoulder of a knight with his sword.  Which English word from the French for “To Neck” describes this practice?
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  • 133.  Accolade  Ad = to + Colla = neck
  • 134. 44  The BOAC flight between London and Johannesburg, in May 1952 introduced not only an important technology, but also a phrase to the English language (based on this technology).  What phrase?
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  • 137. 45  On the 5th of March 1960, the Belgian arms transport "La Coubre" exploded in Havana harbour, killing 136 people. A memorial service was held and among the prominent guests were Simone de Beauvoir and Jean- Paul Sartre. But something much more famous happened at that memorial service which has been reproduced millions of times ever since. What?
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  • 139.  Famous photograph of Che Guevara was taken here by Alberto Korda.
  • 140. 46  This metaphoric expression originally alluded to an unknown, was so used in a novel by Benjamin Disraeli (The Young Duke, 1831). The expression was soon applied to political candidates among the first of who was James Knox Polk. He won the 1844 Democratic presidential nomination over Martin Van Buren on the eighth ballot and went on to win the election. What term?
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  • 143. 47  Which medical word in Latin literally means "straightening a deformation in children"  It actually started because the correction of curvature of the spine in children was the main concern of medical practitioner at that time.  Which word?
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  • 146. 48  This concept was first discovered in 1870 by John Tyndall an English physicist, the first practical use of it occurred in 1955 when an Indian scientist Narinder. S. Kapany incorporated this in an endoscope, an optical instrument used by doctors for medical experimentation inside the human body. What?
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  • 149. 49  This was used as an identifying symbol among Belgian freedom fighters.  It was introduced in UK by a Belgian refugee Victor de Laveleye on the BBC during a broadcast and later popularized by Winston Churchill. What?
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  • 151.  V for Victory sign
  • 152. 50  Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, had a decisive role to play in the royal politics of his day. He initially supported the Lancastrian Edward IV and later the Yorkist Henry VI.  As a result, he was known by a particular sobriquet, which is also used in modern politics.  What?
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  • 154.  Both his candidates eventually became kings – as a result he was known as Kingmaker.