The Tournament begins....

I shall be posting da questions just as i make them....sum may b simple othrs mite b tough...bt i guarantee tht none of the questions will b insanely stupid...like of the ones we c on the nsit blog site.. ;)..


Q.1 What term was originally coined by Englishman Richard Owen, which is derived from two greek words whose translation in english means 'Terrible Lizard'?


Q.2
Schultze and Schulze in German
Jansen and Janssen in Dutch
Hernández and Fernández in Spanish
Douponte, Doupone in Persian
Citserono and Tsicerono in Esperanto
Skapti and Skafti in Icelandic
Tik and Tak in Arabic.
Dupond and Dupont in Swedish
Dupond and Dupont in Danish
Uys and Buys in Afrikaans
Johns and Johnes in Welsh

_________ and __________ in English ?


Q.3 X is an alcoholic and tempermental person who served as the captain of the merchant vessel, the Karaboudjan. However, his first mate Allan Thompson used the ship for drug smuggling without his knowldge. X is the owner of the palatial house the Mouilnsart. His father was the captain of the legendary vessel, the Unicorn. Who is X?

Q. 4 This item known for its pallatable and medicinal value was intially used in its native land as a means of currency. Its name is derived from a derived from the Nahuatl word xocolatl. It was used for ceremonial purposes and also was believed to fight fatigue. The process of manufacturing the finished item from itss native form involves the following steps: harvesting,blending,conching and tempering. Modern research on this item has revealed anticancer, brain stimulator, cough preventor and antidiarrhoeal effects apart from boosting the circulatory system and preventing heart attacks. Name this item.

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