[raka_21]

Originally Posted by thedragonreborn

1) El Nino translates, literally, into Little Christ if I remember right. Thats because it pops in to spoil the Christmas cheer. Its a complex arrangement of warm currents and temperature/pressure alternations which do not let nutrient rich water rise alongside Peru, Chile and such ruinin the fishing business. Simply put, the climatic conditions prevelant in the Pacific shift east. Australia gets a drought, Indonesia forest fires and South America gets drenched and no fish.

3) Day before yesterday

cheers!!!

correct
and alekhya's also corect abt 2nd q its indeed Benjamin Hall after whome the clock was named after....

[silentcacophony]

heres few q

1.The Transcendentalism movement consisted of stalwarts like Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman and Hawthorne - a literary, philosophical and theological movement. Who was the first Nobel Prize winning transcendentalist?

2.If Debrett is the guide to the British peerage, Ruff’s the guide to the turf, then what is Michelin Guide?

3 “Give me your tired, your poor Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…" Where will you find this written?

4 In the Indian Parliament, after the PM, his cabinet, and the Opposition leaders, which MP takes the oath?

[HitchHiker]

Originally Posted by silentcacophony

heres few q

3 “Give me your tired, your poor Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…" Where will you find this written?

The Statue of Liberty.

[Ranjitha]

Originally Posted by silentcacophony

heres few q

1.The Transcendentalism movement consisted of stalwarts like Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman and Hawthorne - a literary, philosophical and theological movement. Who was the first Nobel Prize winning transcendentalist?

2.If Debrett is the guide to the British peerage, Ruff’s the guide to the turf, then what is Michelin Guide?

1. Tagore?

2. Restaurants

[silentcacophony]

Originally Posted by HitchHiker

The Statue of Liberty.

u r right gr8

[silentcacophony]

Originally Posted by Ranjitha

1. Tagore?

2. Restaurants

both r correct gr8 stuff ranjitha

[alekhya]

ltl late in postin da answrs..it was gr8 2 find answers 4m fellow grytfindors(or whether there were any malfoys in hiding?!!ok here it goes..only questions 2,8,11 and 13 were unanswered,apologies if i counted them wrongly.till the nxt set,happy quizzin.

q1.what does 'draco dormiens nunquam titillandus' mean?
a:never tickle a sleepin dragon.(glad reborn got it nd wasnt too awakened!)
q2.how many steps are there inside hogwarts?
a:143(can find it in the first book)
q3.who was fleur delacaur's dance partner at the yule ball?
a:roger davies
q4.which firm was uncle vernon the director of?
a:grunnings(hitch came closest..)
q5.what is the shape of the scar above dumbledore's left knee?
a:a map of london underground
q6.who was the first student to be sorted by the hat on harry's first year at hogwarts?(hint:a hufflepuff)
a:hannah abbott
q7.what was the name of percy's girlfriend who was also a ravenclaw prefect?
aenelope clearwater
q8.if 29 knuts make a sickle,how many sickles are there in a galleon?
a:7(again in first book)
q9.harry's wand was an unusual combination of phoenix feather and -----.what?
a:holly
q10.(my favorite)in the azkaban film the students are welcomed 4 the new term with the song "double double,toil and trouble".who is the lyricist(rather was)?
a:william shakespeare(was delighted it was cracked nd fastest too!cheers ranjitha!!
q11.which famous composer has written the music for the harry potter films so far?
a:john williams
q12.before harry's time gryffindor had last won the quidditch cup with the legendary ------- ------- as seeker.who?
a:charlie weasley
q13.from which shop in hogsmeade did harry buy the gift socks for dobby?(hint a clothesline in India actually exists by that name)
a:gladrags wizardwear!!(fourth book..)
cheers,
alekhya.

[krishmoon]

Originally Posted by silentcacophony

heres few q

1.The Transcendentalism movement consisted of stalwarts like Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman and Hawthorne - a literary, philosophical and theological movement. Who was the first Nobel Prize winning transcendentalist?

2.If Debrett is the guide to the British peerage, Ruff’s the guide to the turf, then what is Michelin Guide?

3 “Give me your tired, your poor Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…" Where will you find this written?

4 In the Indian Parliament, after the PM, his cabinet, and the Opposition leaders, which MP takes the oath?

only 1 left 4 me to answer.....
4. Guess they continue in alphabetical order... so the MP from Andaman & Nicobar....

[HitchHiker]

Originally Posted by silentcacophony

4 In the Indian Parliament, after the PM, his cabinet, and the Opposition leaders, which MP takes the oath?

The Oldest one!

[silentcacophony]

Originally Posted by krishmoon

only 1 left 4 me to answer.....
4. Guess they continue in alphabetical order... so the MP from Andaman & Nicobar....

yup u r right