U have heard of literatti and glitteratti but who r called digerati?
A : Ppl with knowledege of computers
What is the Japanese for "empty orchestra"
A : Karaoke
Computers
Which computer term is derived from the latn word for running?
A : Cursor from latin "Cursus"
Comics
Stan Lee(creator of spiderman) has recently com up witha strip "Di Another day"
Can u tell me which public figure it is based on?
A : Lady Diana
Business
Who are called 'freeters'?
A : Workers who shun traditional life employment and work parttime switching jobs.
Fashion
U have all coveted a lacoste T-shirt with the logo of an "alligator".
Now u have to tell me the origin of the logo?
A : u all know this brand was started by French tennis ace Rene Lacoste
he was nicknamed "alligator" and thats why the logo.
Sports
Why was Rene Lacoste nicknamed " alligator"
A : He had a bet with the captain of the French davis cup team that if he wona n imp match he would be gifted
a suitcase made of alligator skin and the french tennis hero went on to win the match and earned the nickname from the
American press
The nickname suited him aptly for his tenacity on the field.
Narain karthikeyan races for which team?
A : Tata-Carlin
Geography
Ras-al-khaimah,Umm-al-quawain,Fujairah,Ajman and 3 others form which state?
A : UAE. The other 3 are abu dhabi,dubai and one day cricket mecca sharjah.
History
After the decline of the khalji dynasty power came into the hands of a low born hindu slave and along with hindu nobles he started
destroying mosques and and persecuting muslims.
thats when te muslims got together again,dislodged the hindus and tughlaq dynasty reign began.
Giv me the name of the Hindu ruler?
A : khusraw khan named so by his muslim khalji master
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