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Q #1 : Googol is one followed by 100 zeroes or 10100, what is googolplex ? |
Ten to the power of googol |
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Q #2 : Poet Milton coined this term in Paradise Lost, meaning hell or place of demons. Now the word means wild and lawless place. What is the word ? |
Pandemonium |
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Q #3 : This English word was derived from its french counterpart, first part of which meant eating food in a leasourly style, the second part was just a nonsense word chosen to rhyme. Which word ? |
Picnic from Pique-nique |
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Q #4 : This word has its origin in sports, now it is a word fro an employee who openly talks about his companies/institutions illegal practices. Which word ? |
Whistleblower |
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Q #5 : This word (used in telegraph) literally meant help me in french. Which word ? |
Mayday from m'aider |
| Comment | Score : Haneesh KM 6 (1,2,5) Sudhakar 6 (1,2,5) Rajesh Mohan 2 (2) UNM 4 (1,5) Holden Caulfield 6 (1,2,4) Quiz posted on : 17 May, 2005. Answer posted on : 26 May, 2005. |