Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Mixed Bag - 17 Nov 2010

Hi all,
Hope everyone had a great Diwali. I am back with a new quiz. Hope you would find it interesting and informative.


Q1) What is a coin with a minting error typically referred to as?
 a) FIDO
 b) VAM
 c) Apiked head 
 d) Khota Sikka


Q2) Tata Sons launched India's first national, large-format, specialist retail chain for consumer electronics and durables, in technical alliance with Australian retail major, Woolworths. What’s the name?
 a) Westside
 b) Croma
 c) Next
 d) Spencer

Q3) When translated in Korean what does Daewoo mean?
 a) Great Universe
 b) People's Product 
 c) Great Strides 
 d) Great Pride


Q4) What is the full form of HBO, the international English movie channel?
 a) Hollywood Box Office 
 b) Home Box Office --
 c) Home Broadcasting Office
 d) Humara Box Office


Q5) The common side of Euro coins shows the denomination. What does the reverse side show?
 a) Queen's face
 b) National image
 c) European map
 d) World map





[Note - 2 points for every right answer]
Reply to this Post to submit your answers. All the responses along with answers will be posted once the Quiz expires

5 comments:

  1. FIDO
    CROMA
    Great Universe
    Home Box Office
    National Image

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  2. From Nag via Facebook
    Answers: 1-A, 2-B,3-A, 4-B, 5-B

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  3. Here are the right answers:
    A1) A
    Error coins are typically referred to as FIDOs, which stands for Freaks, Irregulars, Defectives, and Oddities

    A2) B

    A3) A
    Daewoo was once a multibillion-dollar, enterprise with the name 'Great Universe.' That was before the South Korean company collapsed in one of the world's largest-ever bankruptcies

    A4)B
    Home Box Office (HBO), a subsidiary of the media conglomerate Time Warner, is an American premium cable television network

    A5) B
    The reverse side of the Euro coins is a national side showing an image specifically chosen by the country that issued the coin. Euro coins from any country may be freely used in any nation, which has adopted the Euro

    Scores
    John - 5/5
    Bharath - 5/5
    Nag - 5/5

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