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Question 1

The Italian word for "scratched drawings" is used commonly in English. What is it?

Answer 1

Graffiti

Graffiti is writing or drawings that have been scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place.In modern times, paint (particularly spray mint) and marker pens have become the most commonly used graffiti materials. In most countries, marking or painting property without the property owner's consent is considered defacement and vandalism, which is a punishable crime.

Question 2

This started in medieval France, when a king would hug a new knight, placing both his arms around the knights neck. This tradition carries forward in the French military custom of kissing both cheeks of a man on whom they confer an award. In England, this took the form of a king tapping each shoulder of a knight with his sword. Which English word from the French for “To Neck” describes this practice?  

Answer 2

Accolade

The accolade is a ceremony to confer knighthood that may take many forms including, for example, the tapping of the flat side of a sword on the shoulders of a candidate or an embrace about the neck.

Question 3

Which word for a meeting or conference stems from the Greek word for a drinking party?

Answer 3

Symposium

Symposium is a conference for researchers to present and discuss their work. Together with academic or scientific journals, conferences provide an important channel for exchange of information between researchers.

In ancient greece, the symposium was a drinking party.

Question 4

Which well known Sanskrit word can mean 'to unite' or 'to control'?

Answer 4

Yoga

Question 5

 Connect the two with a word:

The capital of country which has a port called of Zeebrugge and

a variety of a particular sort of vegetable

Answer 5

Brussels

Brussels , is the capital and largest city of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union (EU).

Brussels sprout is a variety of cabbage.The Brussels sprout is a cultivar in the Gemmifera group of cabbages (Brassica oleracea), grown for its edible buds. The leafy green vegetables are typically 2.5–4 cm (0.98–1.6 in) in diameter and look like miniature cabbages.

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