General quizzing-13

Q1.What do we call words which are given to certain ethnic groups and are of two types: exonyms and endonyms?

Q2.What was the nickname given by the southerners to the northerners who used to move to the south in the 19th century during the reconstruction era in reference to the kind of luggage they carried?

Q3.It was also known as the great mor and was a huge famine caused as there was severe shortage of potato due to effect of the common disease of potato blight.One third of the population were dependent on potatoes hence it wiped out a major part of the people.Where did this occur?

Q4.The origin of which word literally means "a white mass" in new Latin due to its appearance in chunks and it's whitish appearance?

Q5.The name of this place refers to the surroundings of it since it is surrounded by blue hills on all its sides , the hills are large hence they were a very important feature of the place.Which place are we talking about?

Q6."My left hook was a heat seeking missile, careening off his face and body time and again. Twice in the second round I knocked him to the canvas. But as I pounded away, I felt a jolt of pain shoot through my left arm. Oh damn, the thumb." Which famous incident is being referred to in this extract?

Q7.The term X, French for "black film,"first applied to Hollywood films by French critic Nino Frank in 1946, was unrecognized by most American film industry professionals of that era.Cinema historians and critics defined the category retrospectively. Before the notion was widely adopted in the 1970s, many of the classic X were referred to as melodramas.What is X here?

Q8.The term "X" implies a small islet or sandbar within a river (most often the Mississippi River) having a grouping or thicket of trees, and is often used in the Midwestern United States. Many rivers, if wide enough, can house considerably large islands. The term "X" was popularised by Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Q9.The city lies on the banks of the River Vashishti. To the east of the city lie the Western Ghats and to the west lies Guhagar. It translates to abode of parushurama.Identify the city .

Q10.Consistently losing chips through bad play, possibly resulting from tilt. When a player is consistently losing chips, they are "X chips."What is X ?

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