Q1 : Translate into French and abbreviate to get the popular name of a train: ‘train of great speed’
Ans : TGV
Q2 : This is an Italian family of tilting trains that were manufactured by Fiat Ferroviaria. The tilt was introduced to enable to trains to round curves at high speeds. The name of these trains comes from a commonplace object that is associated with repeated tilting motion. What are these trains called?
Ans : Pendolino
Q3 : The Madras and South Mahratta railway was one of the constituents of the present day Southern Railways. The logo of this railway company depicted a famous monument that is located at a place that was central to the railway’s operations. This monument also has the largest dome in India. Which monument?
Ans : Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur
Q4 : This is a piece of playground equipment for children that was invented in 1920 and was sold under a brand name that has currently become a generic term. Its initial patent refers to the ‘monkey instinct’ of children, and claims the benefits of climbing as exercise and play. Which brand name/which term?
Ans : Jungle Gym
Q5 : This is a proper noun that is the name of a dominant internet company. However, in course of time, it came to be used as a verb that referred to the act of using this company’s primary product. The verb form was chosen ‘the most useful word of 2002’ by the American dialect society. Which word/which company?
Ans : Google
Q6 : The name of this toy company comes from the Danish word for ‘play well’. The name of the company is now a generic term in English that refers to toys similar to the company’s most popular product. Which company?
Ans : Lego
Q7 : On July 23 1904, during the St. Louis World’s fair, Charles Menches was selling ice cream and ran out of dishes. He therefore is said to have sought the help of the owner of the stall next to his, who was selling a middle eastern delicacy called Zalabia. The result was the first use of something that is now very commonplace. What?
Ans : Ice cream cone
Q8 : It is believed that this ice-cream variety was created in response to the ‘blue laws’ that decreed that ice cream soda could not be sold on Sundays. This reason is also said to be the reason for its nomenclature. Which variety?
Ans : Sundae
Q9 : Ice cream makers who wanted to sell frozen ice cream cones faced the problem of the ice cream making the cone go soggy. The Italian manufacturer Spica invented a process whereby the inside of the cone was insulated from the ice cream by a layer of oil, sugar and chocolate. What name was used by Spica to register this product?
Ans : Cornetto
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