[Ans] Which word is used in international radio communications to denote the letter "R"?

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The code word for "R" is Romeo. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) assigned code words acrophonically to the letters of the English alphabet, so that critical combinations of letters can be pronounced and understood by radio or telephone regardless of language barriers or the quality of the communication channel. The 26 code words in the NATO phonetic alphabet are as follows: Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, and Zulu.

[Answer] Which word is used in international radio communications to denote the letter "R"?

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...The code word for "R" is Romeo. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) assigned code words acrophonically to the letters of the English alphabet, so that critical combinations of letters can be pronounced and understood by radio or telephone regardless of language barriers or the quality of the communication channel. The 26 code words in the NATO phonetic alphabet are as follows: Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, and Zulu.

[Answer] What year was the term that refers to the four-year period between Olympic Games first used?

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...Hint :Greece

[Answer] Which country's capital used to be called Philadelphia?

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...1. Libya 2. Syria 3. Jordan 4. Cyprus

[Answer] 1. Before money was invented, people used a different process to exchange goods and services. What is this system of trading called?

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...1. Bart 'n' Mart 2. Barter 3. Quid pro quo 4. K-Mart Bartering is trading goods and services without money. This system of exchange may very well date back to the early pre-history of humankind. This system is not unknown today. For example, in many school playgrounds articles are swapped.

[Answer] 4. Another edible rose is used to make something you spread on your morning toast, or served sliced with cream. What is the luscious red item?

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...1. Cherry 2. Strawberry 3. Grape 4. Peach The strawberry flower looks like a miniature wild rose.

[Answer] What was the term used to refer to British women who fought for women’s right to vote in the early 20th century?

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[Answer] What is the term used for a word or phrase created by rearranging the letters of another word or name or phrase?

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[Answer] Google is the most commonly used serach engine around the world. Who created Google in 1998?

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[Ans] Which bird is used as the official mascot to the Linux operating system?

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To put it simply, an operating system manages the communication between your software and your hardware. Linux is the best-known and most-used open source operating system. The Linux source code may be used, modified and distributed—commercially or non-commercially—by anyone under the terms of its respective licenses Tux is a penguin character and the official brand mascot of the Linux kernel. The concept of the Linux brand character being a penguin came from Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux.

[Answer] Which bird is used as the official mascot to the Linux operating system?

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...To put it simply, an operating system manages the communication between your software and your hardware. Linux is the best-known and most-used open source operating system. The Linux source code may be used, modified and distributed—commercially or non-commercially—by anyone under the terms of its respective licenses Tux is a penguin character and the official brand mascot of the Linux kernel. The concept of the Linux brand character being a penguin came from Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux.

[Answer] Which ancient art form from the Mithila region in Bihar was used to save a forest when the women in the area painted the trees to stop the authorities from cutting them for road widening and development?

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[Answer] The Indian classical instrument, the sitar, has been used by popular bands like ‘The Beatles’ in their music. Which other band used it in their chart topping hit, ‘Paint It Black’?

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[Answer] 9. What is the term used for a tired, overused phrase?

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...1. abstraction 2. cliche 3. metaphor 4. image Some good examples of cliches: the ubiquitous 'broken heart', the ever-present 'spinning world', and the irritating 'burning love'. These weaken poems. Very much so.

[Answer] 6. I belong to the onion family Allium, though I am not an onion. I have been used for centuries by mankind for cooking and for medical treatments. I'm said to frighten away vampires as well. What am I?

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...1. Garlic 2. Ginger 3. Tomatoes 4. Leeks Garlic is used to give various foods a bite - and a smell which lingers on the breath for hours afterwards. Medicinally throughout time, garlic has been used in the treatment of breathing problems, in the treatment of tuberculosis and dropsy, as an energy booster, to treat smallpox, and as an aid for poor digestion. Today, it is said to help with heart disease, cholesterol problems, blood pressure problems, and even cancer. Garlic is quite a fascinating little gift from mother nature in fact, but for some people, it does present a small problem with the tail end of the human anatomy. Head for the hills if so! (Question and information supplied by scorpion1960)

[Answer] Which supernatural flick used Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana, as the residence of one of the main characters?

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...1. Swamp Thing 2. The Exorcist 3. Rosemary's Baby 4. Interview with the Vampire

[Answer] What was used to carve 90% of Mount Rushmore?

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...Creating a certain mountainside portrait of four presidents took the work of 400 men and women — and a whole lot of dynamite. The dangerous explosive was responsible for 90% of the carving done on Mount Rushmore, with charges used in a surprisingly precise manner until three to six inches of rock were left. From there, holes were drilled in a process called honeycombing until the last bit of granite could be removed by hand. If that sounds arduous, that's because it was — altogether, the memorial took 14 years of work. Completed in 1941, Mount Rushmore is truly more than meets the eye.

[Answer] What three colors are used to create the color white on a TV or computer screen?

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...A monitor or TV screen generates three colors of light (red, green, and blue) and the different colors we see are due to different combinations and intensities of these three primary colors. Each pixel on a computer screen is composed of three small dots of compounds called phosphors surrounded by a black mask.

[Answer] 8. Which of these words, when used as a quantity word, always suggests 'smell'?

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...1. gust 2. cloud 3. puff 4. whiff A cloud of perfume suggests smell too, but cloud in itself does not.It could be combined with dust, smoke, even with grasshoppers or flying ants. A 'whiff of' will normally be combined with words suggesting smell: garlic; perfume. Gust and puff usually imply wind.

[Answer] 5. Which of the following methods can be used to cook a lobster?

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...1. Boiling 2. Grilling 3. Steaming 4. All of these methods Lobsters may be cooked in a variety of ways including boiling, steaming, grilling, and broiling. Some animal activists contend that none of these methods is acceptable since lobsters feel pain. Some scientists have performed studies that show that lobsters probably do not feel pain. The website below has more information on this topic. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/14/tech/main673989.shtml