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Q #1 : This island gained its name after the appearance of the their long rooted fig trees, which resemble beards. Which island ? |
Barbuda, means "bearded" in Portuguese. Also , Barbados |
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Q #2 : The name of this country means land of the thunder dragon/land of thunder/land of the dragon. Which country ? |
Bhutan |
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Q #3 : The original inhabitants of these islands used body paint and tattoos. The name comes from 'Pritani' which means painted'. Which country ? |
Britain |
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Q #4 : Name of this country is derived from the Greek for "copper", which reminds us of the copper that was present here. Name the country. |
Cyprus, in Greek "Kypros" |
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Q #5 : Literally meaning "the saviour" in Spanish, this country is named after Jesus Christ. Which country ? |
El Salvador |
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Q #6 : This country gets its name from the Latin "Aethiopia", meaning "land of the blacks" or more specifically "Land of Burned-Faces". Which country ? |
Ethiopia |
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Q #7 : Greenland, in Denmark, was named by Eric the Red in 982 to attract more and more settlers. Name the country (a very fertile one) which was named in such a way that settlers do not even think of coming there ? |
Iceland |
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Q #8 : This location has meaning "fragrant harbour" or "spice harbour". Which location ? |
Hong Kong, territory of China, coming from Cantonese "Heung Gong" |
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Q #9 : Which country is named after Lava, one of the famous twin sons of the god Rama. |
Laos. Lahore of Pakistan also derives its name from Lav, son of Rama. |
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Q #10 : It is believed that the "Z" in the name of this country was retained to preserve the original Dutch pronunciation. The name for thiscountry in local language is Aotearoa, which means Land Of The Long White Cloud. Name this country. |
New Zealand, it was originally named "Nieuw-Zeeland" by the Dutch, meaning "New Sealand". |
| Comment | Score : Rajesh Mohan - 14 (except 1,8,10) Sreeran - 18 (except 8) Haneesh - 18 (except 7) Minhaj - 10 (except 1,3,5,7,9) Gautam Ghosh - 12 (except 1,3,7,9) Sudhakar - 18 (except 7) UNM - 6 (2,6,10) Quiz posted on : 03 May, 2005. Answer posted on : 10 May, 2005. |