Tag: language

  • Aargh

    Eternal Flame, Paris.
    Image Flickr

    Today’s questions are not date-related. Hopefully, you’ll be saying ‘aargh’ before it is finished.

    One

    An eternal flame burns in Paris to honour unidentified casualties from both world wars. Where is it located?


    Two

    Jesus and the Apostles are believed to have spoken …
    — Encyclopædia Britannica 

    What language completes the above sentence from Encyclopædia Britannica?


    Three

    A US group released Blitzkrieg Bop as their first single in 1976, while Baby, I Love You became their most successful UK track. What is the band’s name?


    Four

    What 1992 film starring Al Pacino and Jack Lemmon depicts two days in the lives of four real-estate salesmen?


    Five

    Before the 1947 partition created India and Pakistan, what historic Persian-derived name was commonly used for the Indian subcontinent—especially its northern regions—and is still sometimes used as a poetic or cultural name for India today?


    Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.