mithun sharing his collection of quizzes which were left over in his laptop. this is something i have prepared for my own learning or for conducting some quiz in hyd or bglr between 2005 and 2011

1. 10

This is an American
military term that
means, "Come to
attention!" It was
shortened from X
and came into use
because it is easier
to say at full shout
than Y

2. And the answer is

3. Ten hut

shORTENED from AT-TEN-TION

4. Essentially throughout history many have been
claimed to be this and the respective reasons
are as follows:
1543:
1) Andreas Vesalius publishes "De humani
corporis fabrica" (On the Fabric of the Human
Body), revolutionising the science of human
anatomy and 2) Nicolaus Copernicus publishes
"De revolutionibus orbium coelestium" (On the
Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres) in

5. this is as the title of a poem composed by English
poet John Dryden about the events of 1666
1666-
1) Great fire of london
2) the English fleet defeated a Dutch fleet in the
St James' Day Battle, for a great victory at sea.
3) Isaac Newton made revolutionary inventions
and discoveries in calculus, motion, optics and
gravitation.

6. And the answer is

7. ANNUS MIRABLIS
WONDERFUL YEAR OR YEAR OF WONDERS