Monday, January 23, 2012

General Knowledge Questions 033

1. "Ittefaq, Etemad, Qurbani" was a slogan coined by which famous Indian?

     Answer: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (Today marks his 115th Birth Anniversary)


2. Name the woman below and why is she famous?






     Answer: Graca Machel (She is the only woman in the world to have been first lady of two different 
countries (not at the same time). She was the wife of late Mozambican president Samora Machel (11 November 1975 - 19 October 1986) and then after his death she got married to Former South African President Nelson Mandela (18 July 1998 – present) during his reign of Presidency.)


3. In which sport would you use the sand iron/sand wedge in?


    Answer: Golf


4. What's the funda behind this picture below?




    Answer: Its the only place in the world where McDonald uses non-yellow arches. (In Arizona, yellow arches were not allowed as they would poorly contrasts the red soil, hence McDonald suggested the color turquoise and hence the picture.)


5. Named after a horse, this popular confectionery item was sold and marketed under the name "Marathon" in the UK and Ireland until 1990. What am I talking about?


    Answer: Snickers


DID YOU KNOW?


The word "checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah-Mat," which means the king is dead.

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