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Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012
by charvaka Wed Jan 04, 2012 4:09 am
Here is the first trivia quiz for 2012. Same rule as always: no internet searches please. Let me know if you would like a hint.
1. For most of the year, the Tonle Sap (pronounced tOnlAy sAp) is a shallow lake around 3 feet deep, with a small stream flowing out into the Mekong river. During the monsoon months, the stream reverses, and the water from the Mekong swells the lake to six times its normal area making it 30 feet deep. Many centuries ago, a great civilization thrived on the far edges of this highly seasonal lake. Name the civilization.
2. The national anthem of this country has verses in five different languages. The first two lines are from a church hymn composed by a teacher at a Methodist mission school. That song got translated into other languages and became the national anthem of four other countries. Name the country with the five-language national anthem that shifts and ends in a different key from the one it began in.
3. India has 22 official languages (other than English.) How many of those 22 languages are written out on rupee notes issued by the Reserve Bank of India?
4. Dionysius Exiguus (Dennis the Humble) was a Scythian monk who lived in Rome in the 6th century. He translated from Greek into Latin 401 ecclesiastical canons, including the apostolical canons and the decrees of the councils of Nicaea, Constantinople, Chalcedon and Sardis. His translations had great authority in the West and still guide church administrations. He also wrote a treatise on elementary mathematics. His most famous invention, however, was a scheme he used to identify the date of Easter in several years. What did humble Dionysius invent?
5. This piece of intellectual property is codenamed Merchandise 7X. It references, among other things, phosphoric acid, lime extract and caramel color. Its owners have safeguarded it closely as much for marketing strategy reasons as for intellectual property strategy reasons. What is it?
6. The formal name of this country is Confederatio Helvetica. It consists of 26 provinces each enjoying a great degree of autonomy. Its constitution is one of the oldest in the world, and served as a model for the constitutions of many other countries. But unlike most countries in the world, no single person serves as its monarch, president or prime minister. Name this country.
7. There are just two rivers in the world that have more than one country named after them. Name both rivers and the countries named after them.
8. Telugu and Hindi are mentioned in the constitutions of two countries (that I know of.) India, obviously, is one of them. Name the other. (If there is a third, it will be fun to find out this way.)
9. One of the 50 states in the US has an element in the periodic table named after it. Which one?
10. According to Hindu mythology, six rivers, called sIta, suchakshu, sindhu, pAvani, hrAdini and naLiNi from west to east, arose from the same source. What is that source?
1. For most of the year, the Tonle Sap (pronounced tOnlAy sAp) is a shallow lake around 3 feet deep, with a small stream flowing out into the Mekong river. During the monsoon months, the stream reverses, and the water from the Mekong swells the lake to six times its normal area making it 30 feet deep. Many centuries ago, a great civilization thrived on the far edges of this highly seasonal lake. Name the civilization.
2. The national anthem of this country has verses in five different languages. The first two lines are from a church hymn composed by a teacher at a Methodist mission school. That song got translated into other languages and became the national anthem of four other countries. Name the country with the five-language national anthem that shifts and ends in a different key from the one it began in.
3. India has 22 official languages (other than English.) How many of those 22 languages are written out on rupee notes issued by the Reserve Bank of India?
4. Dionysius Exiguus (Dennis the Humble) was a Scythian monk who lived in Rome in the 6th century. He translated from Greek into Latin 401 ecclesiastical canons, including the apostolical canons and the decrees of the councils of Nicaea, Constantinople, Chalcedon and Sardis. His translations had great authority in the West and still guide church administrations. He also wrote a treatise on elementary mathematics. His most famous invention, however, was a scheme he used to identify the date of Easter in several years. What did humble Dionysius invent?
5. This piece of intellectual property is codenamed Merchandise 7X. It references, among other things, phosphoric acid, lime extract and caramel color. Its owners have safeguarded it closely as much for marketing strategy reasons as for intellectual property strategy reasons. What is it?
6. The formal name of this country is Confederatio Helvetica. It consists of 26 provinces each enjoying a great degree of autonomy. Its constitution is one of the oldest in the world, and served as a model for the constitutions of many other countries. But unlike most countries in the world, no single person serves as its monarch, president or prime minister. Name this country.
7. There are just two rivers in the world that have more than one country named after them. Name both rivers and the countries named after them.
8. Telugu and Hindi are mentioned in the constitutions of two countries (that I know of.) India, obviously, is one of them. Name the other. (If there is a third, it will be fun to find out this way.)
9. One of the 50 states in the US has an element in the periodic table named after it. Which one?
10. According to Hindu mythology, six rivers, called sIta, suchakshu, sindhu, pAvani, hrAdini and naLiNi from west to east, arose from the same source. What is that source?
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Re: Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012
by Merlot Daruwala Wed Jan 04, 2012 4:33 am
2. The national anthem of this country has verses in five different languages. The first two lines are from a church hymn composed by a teacher at a Methodist mission school. That song got translated into other languages and became the national anthem of four other countries. Name the country with the five-language national anthem that shifts and ends in a different key from the one it began in.
>>>> Switzerland?
3. India has 22 official languages (other than English.) How many of those 22 languages are written out on rupee notes issued by the Reserve Bank of India?
>>>> 21?
4. Dionysius Exiguus (Dennis the Humble) was a Scythian monk who lived in Rome in the 6th century. He translated from Greek into Latin 401 ecclesiastical canons, including the apostolical canons and the decrees of the councils of Nicaea, Constantinople, Chalcedon and Sardis. His translations had great authority in the West and still guide church administrations. He also wrote a treatise on elementary mathematics. His most famous invention, however, was a scheme he used to identify the date of Easter in several years. What did humble Dionysius invent?
>>>> The Gregorian(?) calendar?
5. This piece of intellectual property is codenamed Merchandise 7X. It references, among other things, phosphoric acid, lime extract and caramel color. Its owners have safeguarded it closely as much for marketing strategy reasons as for intellectual property strategy reasons. What is it?
>>>> Coke
6. The formal name of this country is Confederatio Helvetica. It consists of 26 provinces each enjoying a great degree of autonomy. Its constitution is one of the oldest in the world, and served as a model for the constitutions of many other countries. But unlike most countries in the world, no single person serves as its monarch, president or prime minister. Name this country.
>>>> Switzerland
7. There are just two rivers in the world that have more than one country named after them. Name both rivers and the countries named after them.
>>>> Niger (Niger, Nigeria), Congo (DRC and Congo Brazzaville?)
8. Telugu and Hindi are mentioned in the constitutions of two countries (that I know of.) India, obviously, is one of them. Name the other. (If there is a third, it will be fun to find out this way.)
>>>> Fiji? Mauritius?
9. One of the 50 states in the US has an element in the periodic table named after it. Which one?
>>>> Rhodium?
10. According to Hindu mythology, six rivers, called sIta, suchakshu, sindhu, pAvani, hrAdini and naLiNi from west to east, arose from the same source. What is that source?
>>>> Some mountain in the Vindhyas?
>>>> Switzerland?
3. India has 22 official languages (other than English.) How many of those 22 languages are written out on rupee notes issued by the Reserve Bank of India?
>>>> 21?
4. Dionysius Exiguus (Dennis the Humble) was a Scythian monk who lived in Rome in the 6th century. He translated from Greek into Latin 401 ecclesiastical canons, including the apostolical canons and the decrees of the councils of Nicaea, Constantinople, Chalcedon and Sardis. His translations had great authority in the West and still guide church administrations. He also wrote a treatise on elementary mathematics. His most famous invention, however, was a scheme he used to identify the date of Easter in several years. What did humble Dionysius invent?
>>>> The Gregorian(?) calendar?
5. This piece of intellectual property is codenamed Merchandise 7X. It references, among other things, phosphoric acid, lime extract and caramel color. Its owners have safeguarded it closely as much for marketing strategy reasons as for intellectual property strategy reasons. What is it?
>>>> Coke
6. The formal name of this country is Confederatio Helvetica. It consists of 26 provinces each enjoying a great degree of autonomy. Its constitution is one of the oldest in the world, and served as a model for the constitutions of many other countries. But unlike most countries in the world, no single person serves as its monarch, president or prime minister. Name this country.
>>>> Switzerland
7. There are just two rivers in the world that have more than one country named after them. Name both rivers and the countries named after them.
>>>> Niger (Niger, Nigeria), Congo (DRC and Congo Brazzaville?)
8. Telugu and Hindi are mentioned in the constitutions of two countries (that I know of.) India, obviously, is one of them. Name the other. (If there is a third, it will be fun to find out this way.)
>>>> Fiji? Mauritius?
9. One of the 50 states in the US has an element in the periodic table named after it. Which one?
>>>> Rhodium?
10. According to Hindu mythology, six rivers, called sIta, suchakshu, sindhu, pAvani, hrAdini and naLiNi from west to east, arose from the same source. What is that source?
>>>> Some mountain in the Vindhyas?
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Re: Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012
by Kris Wed Jan 04, 2012 4:54 am
charvaka wrote:Here is the first trivia quiz for 2012. Same rule as always: no internet searches please. Let me know if you would like a hint.
1. For most of the year, the Tonle Sap (pronounced tOnlAy sAp) is a shallow lake around 3 feet deep, with a small stream flowing out into the Mekong river. During the monsoon months, the stream reverses, and the water from the Mekong swells the lake to six times its normal area making it 30 feet deep. Many centuries ago, a great civilization thrived on the far edges of this highly seasonal lake. Name the civilization.
>>>>Annam?
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3. India has 22 official languages (other than English.) How many of those 22 languages are written out on rupee notes issued by the Reserve Bank of India?
>>>14?
4. Dionysius Exiguus (Dennis the Humble) was a Scythian monk who lived in Rome in the 6th century. He translated from Greek into Latin 401 ecclesiastical canons, including the apostolical canons and the decrees of the councils of Nicaea, Constantinople, Chalcedon and Sardis. His translations had great authority in the West and still guide church administrations. He also wrote a treatise on elementary mathematics. His most famous invention, however, was a scheme he used to identify the date of Easter in several years. What did humble Dionysius invent?
>>>>Gregorian Calendar
5. This piece of intellectual property is codenamed Merchandise 7X. It references, among other things, phosphoric acid, lime extract and caramel color. Its owners have safeguarded it closely as much for marketing strategy reasons as for intellectual property strategy reasons. What is it?
>>>coca cola formula
6. The formal name of this country is Confederatio Helvetica. It consists of 26 provinces each enjoying a great degree of autonomy. Its constitution is one of the oldest in the world, and served as a model for the constitutions of many other countries. But unlike most countries in the world, no single person serves as its monarch, president or prime minister. Name this country.
>>>switzerland
7. There are just two rivers in the world that have more than one country named after them. Name both rivers and the countries named after them.
>>>>Niger river, Niger and Nigeria --- don't know the second
8. Telugu and Hindi are mentioned in the constitutions of two countries (that I know of.) India, obviously, is one of them. Name the other. (If there is a third, it will be fun to find out this way.)
>>>Mauritius
9. One of the 50 states in the US has an element in the periodic table named after it. Which one?
>>>California
10. According to Hindu mythology, six rivers, called sIta, suchakshu, sindhu, pAvani, hrAdini and naLiNi from west to east, arose from the same source. What is that source?
>>>Meru?
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Re: Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012
by charvaka Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:52 pm
You got 5, 6 and 7 right.Merlot Daruwala wrote:2. Switzerland?
3. 21?
4. The Gregorian(?) calendar?
5. Coke
6. Switzerland
7. Niger (Niger, Nigeria), Congo (DRC and Congo Brazzaville?)
8. Fiji? Mauritius?
9. Rhodium?
10. Some mountain in the Vindhyas?
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Re: Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012
by charvaka Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:55 pm
You got 3, 5, 6 and 9 right. For 7, Merlot mentioned the the other river -- it is Congo and the countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo (aka Congo-Kinshasa) and the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville).Kris wrote:1. Annam?
3. 14?
4. Gregorian Calendar
5. coca cola formula
6. switzerland
7. Niger river, Niger and Nigeria --- don't know the second
8. Mauritius
9. California
10. Meru?
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Re: Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012
by Mosquito Wed Jan 04, 2012 1:44 pm
charvaka wrote:Here is the first trivia quiz for 2012. Same rule as always: no internet searches please. Let me know if you would like a hint.
1. For most of the year, the Tonle Sap (pronounced tOnlAy sAp) is a shallow lake around 3 feet deep, with a small stream flowing out into the Mekong river. During the monsoon months, the stream reverses, and the water from the Mekong swells the lake to six times its normal area making it 30 feet deep. Many centuries ago, a great civilization thrived on the far edges of this highly seasonal lake. Name the civilization.
2. The national anthem of this country has verses in five different languages. The first two lines are from a church hymn composed by a teacher at a Methodist mission school. That song got translated into other languages and became the national anthem of four other countries. Name the country with the five-language national anthem that shifts and ends in a different key from the one it began in.
3. India has 22 official languages (other than English.) How many of those 22 languages are written out on rupee notes issued by the Reserve Bank of India?
4. Dionysius Exiguus (Dennis the Humble) was a Scythian monk who lived in Rome in the 6th century. He translated from Greek into Latin 401 ecclesiastical canons, including the apostolical canons and the decrees of the councils of Nicaea, Constantinople, Chalcedon and Sardis. His translations had great authority in the West and still guide church administrations. He also wrote a treatise on elementary mathematics. His most famous invention, however, was a scheme he used to identify the date of Easter in several years. What did humble Dionysius invent?
>>>>>>>>Anno Domino.
5. This piece of intellectual property is codenamed Merchandise 7X. It references, among other things, phosphoric acid, lime extract and caramel color. Its owners have safeguarded it closely as much for marketing strategy reasons as for intellectual property strategy reasons. What is it?
>>>>>>>>>>Coke formula.
6. The formal name of this country is Confederatio Helvetica. It consists of 26 provinces each enjoying a great degree of autonomy. Its constitution is one of the oldest in the world, and served as a model for the constitutions of many other countries. But unlike most countries in the world, no single person serves as its monarch, president or prime minister. Name this country.
>>>>>>>>>Switzerland
7. There are just two rivers in the world that have more than one country named after them. Name both rivers and the countries named after them.
>>>>>>>>Niger & Congo.
8. Telugu and Hindi are mentioned in the constitutions of two countries (that I know of.) India, obviously, is one of them. Name the other. (If there is a third, it will be fun to find out this way.)
>>>>>>>>>Fiji??
9. One of the 50 states in the US has an element in the periodic table named after it. Which one?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>CA. Californium.
10. According to Hindu mythology, six rivers, called sIta, suchakshu, sindhu, pAvani, hrAdini and naLiNi from west to east, arose from the same source. What is that source?
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Re: Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012
by charvaka Wed Jan 04, 2012 2:01 pm
You got 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 right. For 4 the correct spelling is Anno Domini.PseudoIntellectual wrote:
4. Anno Domino.
5. Coke formula.
6. Switzerland
7. Niger & Congo.
8. Fiji??
9. CA. Californium.
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Re: Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012
by Mosquito Wed Jan 04, 2012 3:00 pm
charvaka wrote:You got 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 right. For 4 the correct spelling is Anno Domini.PseudoIntellectual wrote:
4. Anno Domino.
5. Coke formula.
6. Switzerland
7. Niger & Congo.
8. Fiji??
9. CA. Californium.
8. Maldives?
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Re: Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012
by charvaka Wed Jan 04, 2012 3:18 pm
As far as I can tell, the constitutions of Fiji, Mauritius and the Maldives do not mention those languages. I will give hints in a little bit.PseudoIntellectual wrote:
8. Maldives?
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Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012 update with hints
by charvaka Wed Jan 04, 2012 3:22 pm
Here are some hints for the unanswered questions.
1. For most of the year, the Tonle Sap (pronounced tOnlAy sAp) is a shallow lake around 3 feet deep, with a small stream flowing out into the Mekong river. During the monsoon months, the stream reverses, and the water from the Mekong swells the lake to six times its normal area making it 30 feet deep. Many centuries ago, a great civilization thrived on the far edges of this highly seasonal lake. Name the civilization.
Hint: this civilization was heavily influenced by Indian culture and religion.
2. The national anthem of this country has verses in five different languages. The first two lines are from a church hymn composed by a teacher at a Methodist mission school. That song got translated into other languages and became the national anthem of four other countries. Name the country with the five-language national anthem that shifts and ends in a different key from the one it began in.
Hint: see below
8. Telugu and Hindi are mentioned in the constitutions of two countries (that I know of.) India, obviously, is one of them. Name the other. (If there is a third, it will be fun to find out this way.)
Hint: questions 2 and 8 have the same answer.
10. According to Hindu mythology, six rivers, called sIta, suchakshu, sindhu, pAvani, hrAdini and naLiNi from west to east, arose from the same source. What is that source?
Hint: legend has it that a mortal king played a herioc role in the origin of those rivers.
1. For most of the year, the Tonle Sap (pronounced tOnlAy sAp) is a shallow lake around 3 feet deep, with a small stream flowing out into the Mekong river. During the monsoon months, the stream reverses, and the water from the Mekong swells the lake to six times its normal area making it 30 feet deep. Many centuries ago, a great civilization thrived on the far edges of this highly seasonal lake. Name the civilization.
Hint: this civilization was heavily influenced by Indian culture and religion.
2. The national anthem of this country has verses in five different languages. The first two lines are from a church hymn composed by a teacher at a Methodist mission school. That song got translated into other languages and became the national anthem of four other countries. Name the country with the five-language national anthem that shifts and ends in a different key from the one it began in.
Hint: see below
8. Telugu and Hindi are mentioned in the constitutions of two countries (that I know of.) India, obviously, is one of them. Name the other. (If there is a third, it will be fun to find out this way.)
Hint: questions 2 and 8 have the same answer.
10. According to Hindu mythology, six rivers, called sIta, suchakshu, sindhu, pAvani, hrAdini and naLiNi from west to east, arose from the same source. What is that source?
Hint: legend has it that a mortal king played a herioc role in the origin of those rivers.
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Re: Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012
by charvaka Wed Jan 04, 2012 3:42 pm
The constitutions of Mauritius and the Maldives do not mention Hindi or Telugu. The constitution of Fiji mentions neither, but it does mention Hindustani.charvaka wrote:As far as I can tell, the constitutions of Fiji, Mauritius and the Maldives do not mention those languages. I will give hints in a little bit.PseudoIntellectual wrote:
8. Maldives?
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Re: Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012
by indophile Wed Jan 04, 2012 4:12 pm
charvaka wrote:10. According to Hindu mythology, six rivers, called sIta, suchakshu, sindhu, pAvani, hrAdini and naLiNi from west to east, arose from the same source. What is that source?
Hint: legend has it that a mortal king played a herioc role in the origin of those rivers.
Many people think it's Manasarovar. But it's Bindu lake into which Shiva released Ganga that fell from the heavens from his hair. From Bindu Lake, the 6 rivers you mentioned emanate flowing west, and the river Ganga as is known now flows south following king Bhagiratha's charriot. Also, one of the rivers is not hrAdini, it's rather hlAdini.
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Re: Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012
by Mosquito Wed Jan 04, 2012 4:15 pm
charvaka wrote:Here are some hints for the unanswered questions.
1. For most of the year, the Tonle Sap (pronounced tOnlAy sAp) is a shallow lake around 3 feet deep, with a small stream flowing out into the Mekong river. During the monsoon months, the stream reverses, and the water from the Mekong swells the lake to six times its normal area making it 30 feet deep. Many centuries ago, a great civilization thrived on the far edges of this highly seasonal lake. Name the civilization.
Hint: this civilization was heavily influenced by Indian culture and religion.
Same one that built Phnom Penh?
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Re: Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012
by Mosquito Wed Jan 04, 2012 4:18 pm
PseudoIntellectual wrote:charvaka wrote:Here are some hints for the unanswered questions.
1. For most of the year, the Tonle Sap (pronounced tOnlAy sAp) is a shallow lake around 3 feet deep, with a small stream flowing out into the Mekong river. During the monsoon months, the stream reverses, and the water from the Mekong swells the lake to six times its normal area making it 30 feet deep. Many centuries ago, a great civilization thrived on the far edges of this highly seasonal lake. Name the civilization.
Hint: this civilization was heavily influenced by Indian culture and religion.
Same one that built Phnom Penh?
I menat Khmer I mean
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Re: Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012
by charvaka Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:16 pm
Khmer is the correct answer.PseudoIntellectual wrote:PseudoIntellectual wrote:charvaka wrote:Here are some hints for the unanswered questions.
1. For most of the year, the Tonle Sap (pronounced tOnlAy sAp) is a shallow lake around 3 feet deep, with a small stream flowing out into the Mekong river. During the monsoon months, the stream reverses, and the water from the Mekong swells the lake to six times its normal area making it 30 feet deep. Many centuries ago, a great civilization thrived on the far edges of this highly seasonal lake. Name the civilization.
Hint: this civilization was heavily influenced by Indian culture and religion.
Same one that built Phnom Penh?
I menat Khmer I mean
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Re: Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012
by charvaka Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:17 pm
That is the correct answer. Thanks for the spelling correction... my memory is clearly off on this one.indophile wrote:charvaka wrote:10. According to Hindu mythology, six rivers, called sIta, suchakshu, sindhu, pAvani, hrAdini and naLiNi from west to east, arose from the same source. What is that source?
Hint: legend has it that a mortal king played a herioc role in the origin of those rivers.
Many people think it's Manasarovar. But it's Bindu lake into which Shiva released Ganga that fell from the heavens from his hair. From Bindu Lake, the 6 rivers you mentioned emanate flowing west, and the river Ganga as is known now flows south following king Bhagiratha's charriot. Also, one of the rivers is not hrAdini, it's rather hlAdini.
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Re: Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012
by charvaka Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:36 pm
Two questions remain, and both have the same answer. So the combined question, with more hints, is:
The national anthem of this country has verses in five different languages. The first two lines are from a church hymn composed by a teacher at a Methodist mission school. That song got translated into other languages and became the national anthem of four other countries. Name the country with the five-language national anthem that shifts and ends in a different key from the one it began in. Its constitution mentions the Telugu and Hindi languages (along with Gujarati, Tamil, Urdu and Sanskrit), although they are not official languages in the country. The country has eleven other official languages, two European and nine indigenous.
The national anthem of this country has verses in five different languages. The first two lines are from a church hymn composed by a teacher at a Methodist mission school. That song got translated into other languages and became the national anthem of four other countries. Name the country with the five-language national anthem that shifts and ends in a different key from the one it began in. Its constitution mentions the Telugu and Hindi languages (along with Gujarati, Tamil, Urdu and Sanskrit), although they are not official languages in the country. The country has eleven other official languages, two European and nine indigenous.
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Re: Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012
by .|Sublime|. Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:41 pm
charvaka wrote:Two questions remain, and both have the same answer. So the combined question, with more hints, is:
The national anthem of this country has verses in five different languages. The first two lines are from a church hymn composed by a teacher at a Methodist mission school. That song got translated into other languages and became the national anthem of four other countries. Name the country with the five-language national anthem that shifts and ends in a different key from the one it began in. Its constitution mentions the Telugu and Hindi languages (along with Gujarati, Tamil, Urdu and Sanskrit), although they are not official languages in the country. The country has eleven other official languages, two European and nine indigenous.
South Africa?
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Re: Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012
by charvaka Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:47 pm
Correct. And here is the national anthem, Nkosi sikelele iAfrika (God Bless Africa)..|Sublime|. wrote:charvaka wrote:Two questions remain, and both have the same answer. So the combined question, with more hints, is:
The national anthem of this country has verses in five different languages. The first two lines are from a church hymn composed by a teacher at a Methodist mission school. That song got translated into other languages and became the national anthem of four other countries. Name the country with the five-language national anthem that shifts and ends in a different key from the one it began in. Its constitution mentions the Telugu and Hindi languages (along with Gujarati, Tamil, Urdu and Sanskrit), although they are not official languages in the country. The country has eleven other official languages, two European and nine indigenous.
South Africa?
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Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012 answers
by charvaka Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:27 pm
All questions have been answered. Here are the answers.
1. For most of the year, the Tonle Sap (pronounced tOnlAy sAp) is a shallow lake around 3 feet deep, with a small stream flowing out into the Mekong river. During the monsoon months, the stream reverses, and the water from the Mekong swells the lake to six times its normal area making it 30 feet deep. Many centuries ago, a great civilization thrived on the far edges of this highly seasonal lake. Name the civilization.
Answer: Khmer
2. The national anthem of this country has verses in five different languages. The first two lines are from a church hymn composed by a teacher at a Methodist mission school. That song got translated into other languages and became the national anthem of four other countries. Name the country with the five-language national anthem that shifts and ends in a different key from the one it began in.
Answer: South Africa. Its national anthem starts with Nkosi Sikelele iAfrika, a Xhosa hymn that means "God bless Africa." In translation, it was adopted as the national anthem by Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania and Namibia. In the apartheid years, the hymn Nkosi Sikelele became a symbol of protest against the regime. When Mandela became president, it acquired joint status as one of the two national anthems, alongside the old apartheid anthem Die Stem van Suid Afrika ("The Call of South Africa"). Later, a single anthem was created incorporating verses in Xhosa, the Zulu translation of Nkosi Sikelele, Sotho, Afrikaans and English. The original hymn in translation is still the anthem of Zambia and Tanzania. Zimbabwe and Namibia have since changed their anthems.
3. India has 22 official languages (other than English.) How many of those 22 languages are written out on rupee notes issued by the Reserve Bank of India?
Answer: 14.
4. Dionysius Exiguus (Dennis the Humble) was a Scythian monk who lived in Rome in the 6th century. He translated from Greek into Latin 401 ecclesiastical canons, including the apostolical canons and the decrees of the councils of Nicaea, Constantinople, Chalcedon and Sardis. His translations had great authority in the West and still guide church administrations. He also wrote a treatise on elementary mathematics. His most famous invention, however, was a scheme he used to identify the date of Easter in several years. What did humble Dionysius invent?
Answer: He invented the Anno Domini ("the year of our Lord") notation for marking years on the Julian calendar then in use in Europe. Until then, the norm was to use the number of years since the latest ruler came to power. A more formal notation existed, which counted back to the mythical founding date of the city of Rome, but it was not in popular use. This is the year 2012 because Dionysius Exiguus said so.
5. This piece of intellectual property is codenamed Merchandise 7X. It references, among other things, phosphoric acid, lime extract and caramel color. Its owners have safeguarded it closely as much for marketing strategy reasons as for intellectual property strategy reasons. What is it?
Answer: secret recipe for Coca-Cola.
6. The formal name of this country is Confederatio Helvetica. It consists of 26 provinces each enjoying a great degree of autonomy. Its constitution is one of the oldest in the world, and served as a model for the constitutions of many other countries. But unlike most countries in the world, no single person serves as its monarch, president or prime minister. Name this country.
Answer: Switzerland
7. There are just two rivers in the world that have more than one country named after them. Name both rivers and the countries named after them.
Answer: Niger (Niger and Nigeria) and Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo aka Congo-Kinshasa and Republic of the Congo aka Congo-Brazzaville). In both cases, it was a matter of two European colonial powers naming their colonies after the same river. In Niger's case those powers for France (Niger) and Britain (Nigeria). The Congo's case it was France (Congo-Brazzaville) and Belgium (Congo-Kinshasa).
8. Telugu and Hindi are mentioned in the constitutions of two countries (that I know of.) India, obviously, is one of them. Name the other. (If there is a third, it will be fun to find out this way.)
Answer: South Africa. The constitution mentions these languages, alongside Gujarati, Tamil and Urdu, as languages that the government will promote because they are spoken by South African communities. It also mentions Sanskrit because it is used by South African communities for religious purposes. None of these Indian languages are official languages in South Africa.
9. One of the 50 states in the US has an element in the periodic table named after it. Which one?
Answer: California. The element is called Californium, discovered at the University of California at Berkeley.
10. According to Hindu mythology, six rivers, called sIta, suchakshu, sindhu, pAvani, hlAdini and naLiNi from west to east, arose from the same source. What is that source?
Answer: The mythical lake called Bindu, into which Shiva let the waters of the heavenly river Ganga drop, on request of the king Bhagiratha. Thanks to Indo for the corrected spelling of hlAdini.
1. For most of the year, the Tonle Sap (pronounced tOnlAy sAp) is a shallow lake around 3 feet deep, with a small stream flowing out into the Mekong river. During the monsoon months, the stream reverses, and the water from the Mekong swells the lake to six times its normal area making it 30 feet deep. Many centuries ago, a great civilization thrived on the far edges of this highly seasonal lake. Name the civilization.
Answer: Khmer
2. The national anthem of this country has verses in five different languages. The first two lines are from a church hymn composed by a teacher at a Methodist mission school. That song got translated into other languages and became the national anthem of four other countries. Name the country with the five-language national anthem that shifts and ends in a different key from the one it began in.
Answer: South Africa. Its national anthem starts with Nkosi Sikelele iAfrika, a Xhosa hymn that means "God bless Africa." In translation, it was adopted as the national anthem by Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania and Namibia. In the apartheid years, the hymn Nkosi Sikelele became a symbol of protest against the regime. When Mandela became president, it acquired joint status as one of the two national anthems, alongside the old apartheid anthem Die Stem van Suid Afrika ("The Call of South Africa"). Later, a single anthem was created incorporating verses in Xhosa, the Zulu translation of Nkosi Sikelele, Sotho, Afrikaans and English. The original hymn in translation is still the anthem of Zambia and Tanzania. Zimbabwe and Namibia have since changed their anthems.
3. India has 22 official languages (other than English.) How many of those 22 languages are written out on rupee notes issued by the Reserve Bank of India?
Answer: 14.
4. Dionysius Exiguus (Dennis the Humble) was a Scythian monk who lived in Rome in the 6th century. He translated from Greek into Latin 401 ecclesiastical canons, including the apostolical canons and the decrees of the councils of Nicaea, Constantinople, Chalcedon and Sardis. His translations had great authority in the West and still guide church administrations. He also wrote a treatise on elementary mathematics. His most famous invention, however, was a scheme he used to identify the date of Easter in several years. What did humble Dionysius invent?
Answer: He invented the Anno Domini ("the year of our Lord") notation for marking years on the Julian calendar then in use in Europe. Until then, the norm was to use the number of years since the latest ruler came to power. A more formal notation existed, which counted back to the mythical founding date of the city of Rome, but it was not in popular use. This is the year 2012 because Dionysius Exiguus said so.
5. This piece of intellectual property is codenamed Merchandise 7X. It references, among other things, phosphoric acid, lime extract and caramel color. Its owners have safeguarded it closely as much for marketing strategy reasons as for intellectual property strategy reasons. What is it?
Answer: secret recipe for Coca-Cola.
6. The formal name of this country is Confederatio Helvetica. It consists of 26 provinces each enjoying a great degree of autonomy. Its constitution is one of the oldest in the world, and served as a model for the constitutions of many other countries. But unlike most countries in the world, no single person serves as its monarch, president or prime minister. Name this country.
Answer: Switzerland
7. There are just two rivers in the world that have more than one country named after them. Name both rivers and the countries named after them.
Answer: Niger (Niger and Nigeria) and Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo aka Congo-Kinshasa and Republic of the Congo aka Congo-Brazzaville). In both cases, it was a matter of two European colonial powers naming their colonies after the same river. In Niger's case those powers for France (Niger) and Britain (Nigeria). The Congo's case it was France (Congo-Brazzaville) and Belgium (Congo-Kinshasa).
8. Telugu and Hindi are mentioned in the constitutions of two countries (that I know of.) India, obviously, is one of them. Name the other. (If there is a third, it will be fun to find out this way.)
Answer: South Africa. The constitution mentions these languages, alongside Gujarati, Tamil and Urdu, as languages that the government will promote because they are spoken by South African communities. It also mentions Sanskrit because it is used by South African communities for religious purposes. None of these Indian languages are official languages in South Africa.
9. One of the 50 states in the US has an element in the periodic table named after it. Which one?
Answer: California. The element is called Californium, discovered at the University of California at Berkeley.
10. According to Hindu mythology, six rivers, called sIta, suchakshu, sindhu, pAvani, hlAdini and naLiNi from west to east, arose from the same source. What is that source?
Answer: The mythical lake called Bindu, into which Shiva let the waters of the heavenly river Ganga drop, on request of the king Bhagiratha. Thanks to Indo for the corrected spelling of hlAdini.
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Re: Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012
by .|Sublime|. Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:50 pm
charvaka wrote:Correct. And here is the national anthem, Nkosi sikelele iAfrika (God Bless Africa)..|Sublime|. wrote:charvaka wrote:Two questions remain, and both have the same answer. So the combined question, with more hints, is:
The national anthem of this country has verses in five different languages. The first two lines are from a church hymn composed by a teacher at a Methodist mission school. That song got translated into other languages and became the national anthem of four other countries. Name the country with the five-language national anthem that shifts and ends in a different key from the one it began in. Its constitution mentions the Telugu and Hindi languages (along with Gujarati, Tamil, Urdu and Sanskrit), although they are not official languages in the country. The country has eleven other official languages, two European and nine indigenous.
South Africa?
nkosi sikelele was the ANC anthem. at one point in time in my life, I could sing the entire song. the national anthem came to my notice when shakila's waka waka became popular. i had read somewhere that many south africans were unable to sing their own nation's anthem because of the number of languages - languages that they did not understand and could not speak.
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Re: Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012
by charvaka Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:56 pm
Yeah, I like the actual Nkosi Sikelele better than the five-language anthem. As a resistance song it is pure magic, because it is not divisive or hateful. I just finished reading the book Invictus (they made a movie of it too with Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman). It talks about how the white Afrikaners on the rugby team had to learn Nkosi Sikelele before the 1995 world cup. Very good book, from which I got a few questions for Wed trivia already.|Sublime|. wrote:
nkosi sikelele was the ANC anthem. at one point in time in my life, I could sing the entire song. the national anthem came to my notice when shakila's waka waka became popular. i had read somewhere that many south africans were unable to sing their own nation's anthem because of the number of languages - languages that they did not understand and could not speak.
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Re: Wednesday Trivia: Jan 4, 2012
by charvaka Thu Jan 05, 2012 1:32 am
Here is an interesting rendering of Nkosi Sikelele as a hymn (not the five-language anthem):
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