Set III – Etymology & Music Quiz
Please find attached quizzes on Etymology & Music, which form the third instalment of the IQL Anniversary Quiz celebrations.
1. Quiz on Etymology by Malcaluffin
2. Quiz on Music by Priyanka & Subhashree
Basic Rules:
1. Please download the files and post your answers in the comments section only.
2. The comments will be moderated till the quiz is closed.
3. Only the first attempt by each participant is considered.
4. Responses can be sent upto 7th November 2008 23.59 IST.
5. Answers and winners would be announced on 8th November 2008.
Happy Quizzing…!!
MY ANSWERS FOR THE”ETYMOLOGY” QUIZ:
1.SPOONERISM
2.MUSCLE
3.KHAKHI
4.GUNG HO
5.OPENING PANDORA’S BOX
6.FACTORY FARMING
7.RENE DESCRATES – I THINK THEREFORE I AM
8.JAZZ POT or SOUL PATCH
9.NICOTINE
10.CAT’S PAW
MY ANSWERS FOR THE “MUSIC” QUIZ :
1.”WE ARE THE WORLD” – BY USA FOR AFRICA – A GROUP OF 45 MUSICIANS TO AID FAMINE RELIEF IN ETHIOPIA – 1985
2.JUGALBANDHI
3.LAMELLOPHONE – PLUCKED IDIOPHONES – morsing
4.RUSSELL CROWE(?)
5.MADONNA STARRED IN THE 1966 FILM EVITA BASED ON THE LIFE OF EVA PERON – THE MUSICAL WAS WRITTEN BY ANDREW LLOYD WEBBE AND TIM RICE
6.M S SUBBULAKSHMI RENDERED A COMPOSITION BY KANCHI MAHASWAMIGAL SRI CHANDRSHEKARENDRA SARASWATI AT HER UN CONCERT IN 1966
7.BEYONCE KNOWLES
8.THE BEATLES ; BEATLES LTD.
9.GHATAM
10.BUBBLEGUM POP
My tries for the Etymology quiz:
1. Spoonerism
2. Muscle???
3. Khaki
4. Gung Ho
5. Pandora’s Box
6.
7. The guy is Rene Descartes. Is the word Cartesian?
8. Soul Patch
9. Nicotine (The guy on the stamp must be Jean Nicot)
10.
My tries for the Music Quiz:
1. We Are The World
2. Jugalbandi???
3.
4. Six and Out; Brett Lee
5.
6. Just know that MS Subbulakshmi sang at the UN. Dunno what the connection might be.
7. Beyonce Knowles
8. X: Beatles; Y:
9.
10.
Very nice questions. No pseud value at all. Keep it up.
Cheers!
Etymology Quiz:
1. Spoonerism
2. Muscle
3. Khaki
4. Gung-Ho
5. Pandora’s box
6. Factory farming (It is already part of the question)
7. Cartesian (Math co-ordinate system)
8. Soul patch
9. Tobacco– Francis Drake took “Virginia” tobacco to Europe.
10. Monkey Fist Knot
Music Quiz:
1. We are the world
2. Jugal Bandhi
3. Morsingh
4. Brett Lee
5. Evita- The musical
6. Maithreem Bhajatha
7. Beyonce Knowles
8. X- The Beatles, Y- Beatles Ltd.
9. Ghatam
10. Bubblegum Pop
Etymology
1.Spoonerism
2.Muscle
3.Khakhi
4.Gung Ho
5.Pandora’s Box
6.Factory Farming
7.Philosophy. This is Rene Descartes
8.Goatee
9.Nicotine
10.Monkey Business
Music
1.The Kentuckians Chorus
2.Jugalbandi
3. Moorsing or the Moorchang
4.??
5.Evita
6.??
7.Beyonce
8.X-Beatles, Y-Beatles Ltd.
9.Ghatam
10.Bubblegum Pop
etymology
1. Spoonerism
2. Muscle
3. Khaki
4. gung-ho
5. Pandora’s Box
6. Factory Farming
7.
8. Soul Patch
9. Stamp
10.Mokey’s Knot
music
1. The Rolling Stones
2. Jugalbandi
3. Moorsing or the Moorchang
4. Six & Out, Brett Lee
5. Evita
6. MS Subbulakshmi was the first Carnatic singer to sing at the UN General Assmebly. The guy with the tanpura could be GN Balasubramaniam with whom she acted in movies, as well as had a relationship. She was a devotee of Jagadguru Shankaracharya Shri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Swamigal.
7. Beyonce Knowles
8. The Beatles, Beatles Ltd.
9. Ghatam
10. bubblegum pop