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When Caesar crossed the Rubicon , he uttered some famous words, these words a re now used in common parlance, what are they? ( The english translation would s uffice) #lacta alea est - 'The die is cast' i got many veni,vidi,vicis for this....

2. How did Heinrich Schliemann finally unearth ancient Troy - he succeeded when so many before him had failed? # He took all clues of the location of the site from Homer's Illiad & Odyssey The guy actually knew both the texts by heart... 3.What in marine terminology is a Plimsoll line? Clue : It is there somewhere on a ship. # Well I thought marine terminology was a bit vague so I put in the clue. Well t he Plimsoll line is the one on the hull of the ship which if submerged in to the water indicates overloading of the ship. It is used as a safety precaution and is named after Samuel Plimsoll who took great care on the well being of sea men. Easily the most answered question 4. Citizens of Palmain county in Oregon, USA decided to change the name of their county coz it was very similar to Palmer county nearby. They ended up naming th eir county after seeing a name on a colourful cloth. Well what is the new name? #Madras picked this one from the hindu... 5. In the eighth century, the Danes planned to attack Stirling castle , the then abode of the Scot rulers. The Scots were unaware of the impending danger until one of the Danes met with an accident that warned the Scots and they then defeat ed the Danes. Well basically what informed the Scots of the danger and what did it result in besides them winning the battle? #The Dane soldier stepped on a thistle and shouted in pain thereby warning the S cots. The thistle is the national emblem of Scotland. Very few got this, i guess only smitha, kiran and pushkarnath sen 6.This word actually means 'to purify'. The ancient Romans held festival of puri fication to commemorate its end and to prepare for new and better things in the future. Well what am I talking about? #February. It was the last month of the year before Julius Caesar adjusted the c alendar and the festival indicated the preparations of a new year. 7.In earlier times , a box was put in front of a coffee shop in which money was put in order beforehand to insure promptness of service. What word do we get fro m this? #tip- to insure promptness 8.Well a product was discovered simeltaneously in New York and London and it is an important part of our lives at present. What is this product? #Nylon - Initials of New York and London combined probably everybody got this. Easily the sitter of the quiz 9.In the early 50's when Talat Mahmood was recording a song for Naushad, he did something which Naushad considered to be a lack of dedication on the singer's pa rt. This started the debacle of Talat and brought to fore the greatness of Mohd. Rafi, the mentor being Naushad. Well wht did Talat do? # He smoked Well many ppl guessed the correct answer to this

10. Signing off with a simple one What is common to Ann Wyatt, Shirley Wilson, Margaret Moore and Rachel Swinglehu rst? # Girl friends of Geoff Boycott. He was charged for assaulting Margaret Moore. Thought tht this was the simplest but not quite. Victims of jack the ripper was a common answer