Quiz new. oct 15

Jean Nicot served as the French ambassador in  Portugal from 1559 - 61. He was sent from France to Portugal to negotiate the marriage of six-year-old princess Margaret  to five-year-old King Sebastian of Portugal

When Nicot returned, he brought --- plants

His name has been immortalized in the scientific name of the plant which he had introduced to france and in a chemical found in that plant – how?

Chemical – Nicotine Plant – Nicotiana Tabacum

 X is a  term for a low-paying, low-prestige  that requires few skills and offers little chance for advancement.

 The term comes from the name of a restaurant.

But it is used to describe any low-status job –where little training is required, staff turnover is high, and workers' activities are tightly regulated by managers.

This 12 piece artwork in Delhi Airport depict what , nowadays more popular thanks to our PM Modi .

X is a  a savory taste, one of the five basic tastes together with sweet, sour, bitter, and salty

People taste X through receptors for glutamate, commonly found in its salt form as the food additive monosodium glutamate (MSG). 

Its effect is to balance taste and round out the overall flavor of a dish

UMAMI

Europeans first encountered Guanabara Bay in the southern hemisphere on 1 January 1500 by a Portuguese expedition under explorer Gaspar de Lemos.

The city X was founded by the Portuguese near Guanabara bay and was named São Sebastião do X, in honour of St. Sebastian.

Identify the city X in connection with the date mentioned .

 Rio de Janeiro -- “January” River 

Identify the two states mentioned in the novel

PUNJAB & TAMIL NADU

 Auguste Piccard was a Swiss scientist who performed important studies on the upper atmosphere , as well as measure cosmic rays.

He was also the Inspiration of which famous cartoon character—bearing a striking resemblance

Auguste Piccard was the inspiration for Professor Calculus ,

Shown below is a picture of Wadi Rum in Jordan,

How has this place become famous recently .

Shooting location of The Martian,Was also the location for Lawrence of Arabia

X was a German inventor and industrialist.X ’s name has been adopted as the SI unit of electrical conductance.He was also the founder of an electrical and telecommunications company.

Connect the following using a cartoons name

The image shows a campaign for the Cantonal Bank of Zurich in Switzerland, and the artwork has been designed by a Swiss designer

It has stirred controversy with allegations rising that the logo of a certain campaign was a blatant rip-off from this.

What was the world’s first cloned cat named, keeping in mind a term used to mock “people who imitate another’s behaviour, dress or ideas?”

Jean Nicot served as the French ambassador in Lisbon, Portugal from 1559 to 1561. He was sent from France to Portugal to negotiate the marriage of six-year-old princess Margaret  to five-year-old King Sebastian of Portugal

When Nicot returned, he brought --- How is he remembered today