Cracked by 7 of you!!
Answer : The first Thanksgiving celebration.
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Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
14 July, 2009
11 July, 2009
Daily Question #120
Let's dig into history. A conception of which ancient city?
Cracked by 8 of you!!
Answer : Lothal, Gujarat from the Indus Valley civilization
04 July, 2009
Daily Question #113
What do the numbers indicate?
Cracked by Bad Ass Thambi and aamaadmi!! Brilliant!
Answer : International Nuclear Event Scale (INES)
There are 7 levels on the INES scale; 3 incident-levels and 4 accident-levels. Each increasing level represents an accident ten times more severe than the previous level.
7 – Major Accident (Chernobyl, 1986)
6 – Serious Accident (Kyshtym disaster at Mayak, 1957)
5 – Accident With Wider Consequences (Three Mile Island accident, 1979)
4 – Accident With Local Consequences (St.Laurent plant, France, 1980)
3 – Serious Incident (Paks plant, Hungary, 2003)
2 – Incident (Forsmark plant, Sweden)
1 – Anomaly (SOCATRI, France, 2008)
There are 7 levels on the INES scale; 3 incident-levels and 4 accident-levels. Each increasing level represents an accident ten times more severe than the previous level.
7 – Major Accident (Chernobyl, 1986)
6 – Serious Accident (Kyshtym disaster at Mayak, 1957)
5 – Accident With Wider Consequences (Three Mile Island accident, 1979)
4 – Accident With Local Consequences (St.Laurent plant, France, 1980)
3 – Serious Incident (Paks plant, Hungary, 2003)
2 – Incident (Forsmark plant, Sweden)
1 – Anomaly (SOCATRI, France, 2008)
28 June, 2009
Daily Question #107
What? Where?
Cracked by Rithwik, Sandipan and raklodramA!!
Answer : The Hall of Names containing Pages of Testimony commemorating the 6 million Jews who perished in the Holocaust at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem.
17 May, 2009
Daily Question #65
Connect to an event.
PS : Quiz Bonanza #1 is still open.
PS : Quiz Bonanza #1 is still open.
Cracked by Mr.Q and Sandi!
Answer : Gunpowder Plot of 1605
- King James I of England, the target of the plot
- Guy Fawkes, the main conspirator, being arrested with explosives
- Guy Fawkes Night celebrated with bonfires every 5th of November (Remember! Remember! The 5th of November!)
- Alan Moore, author of V for Vendetta (based on the plot)
- The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding The Legend was a television show, that tried to recreate the plot. The blast radius indicated in red would have killed everyone within it, while those in the blue-shaded area would likely be harmed by falling debris.
- King James I of England, the target of the plot
- Guy Fawkes, the main conspirator, being arrested with explosives
- Guy Fawkes Night celebrated with bonfires every 5th of November (Remember! Remember! The 5th of November!)
- Alan Moore, author of V for Vendetta (based on the plot)
- The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding The Legend was a television show, that tried to recreate the plot. The blast radius indicated in red would have killed everyone within it, while those in the blue-shaded area would likely be harmed by falling debris.
21 April, 2009
Daily Question #40
A sitter for the day. Connect.
Cracked by Shrey Goyal, Anand Shankar, The Editor and raghu!
Answer : The Great London Plague of 1665
- Bill of Mortality for 1665
- The rhyme Ring a Ring a Roses is supposed to have been inspired by the plague
- Plaque of family that died during the plague
- Yersinia Pestis is the bacterium that causes plague
- Bill of Mortality for 1665
- The rhyme Ring a Ring a Roses is supposed to have been inspired by the plague
- Plaque of family that died during the plague
- Yersinia Pestis is the bacterium that causes plague
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