Eponymous Etymology Quiz
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The document provides information about various terms, people and things that are named after or connected to other terms, people or things. Some key points summarized: 1. Lamington, an Australian dessert, is named after a former Governor of Queensland and Bombay. 2. Bogart-Bacall Syndrome, a vocal disorder, is named after the real-life Hollywood couple Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. 3. The airport in Ipoh, Malaysia is named after Sultan Azlan Shah, and there is also a tournament named after him.
Eponymous Etymology Quiz
- 2. InFestYouUs 1. In picture is an Australian dessert. It consists of squares or more often these days rectangles of sponge cake coated first in a layer of chocolate sauce, then in desiccated coconut. They are sometimes served as two halves with a layer of cream or strawberry jam between. Most accounts of its creation agree that it was named after a person, who served as Governor of Queensland from 1896 to 1901, and Governor of Bombay from 1903 to 1907. There are some theories that it might have been named for his wife. One account also claims the dessert resembled the homburg hats that he favoured. What is its name which will remind you of a ‘hi –tech’ road in Mumbai?
- 5. InFestYouUs A. Augustus Caesar. Zaragoza, Caesarea and Augsburg all named after him
- 6. InFestYouUs 3. This is a voice disorder that is caused by abuse or overuse of the vocal cords. People who speak or sing outside their normal vocal range can develop this disorder; symptoms are chiefly an unnaturally deep or rough voice, or dysphonia, and vocal fatigue. The people most commonly afflicted are those who speak in a low-pitched voice, particularly if they have poor breath and vocal control. The syndrome can affect both men and women. In 1988 an article was published, describing this discrete type of vocal dysfunction which results in men sounding like X and women sounding like Y. It is now the medical term for an ongoing hoarseness that often afflicts actors, singers or TV/radio voice workers who routinely speak in a very low pitch. Which real life couple is this syndrome named after? (X-Y syndrome)
- 8. InFestYouUs 4. This monument in Gdansk, Poland is a tribute to which scientist, who has an eponymous unit named after him? (Clue: He settled in Hague and also worked as a glass blower)
- 10. InFestYouUs 5. Connect, with the name of an artist: (1/2)
- 12. InFestYouUs A. Peter Paul Rubens 1. The artist Rubens was known for his portrayal of large women, leading to the adjective “Rubenesque” to describe them 2. The apparel brand Lane Bryant was one of the pioneers in plus- sized clothing for women (Created by Lena Bryant in New York in 1904)
- 13. InFestYouUs 6. Who is the airport at Ipoh, Malaysia named after? There is also a tournament named after him.
- 14. InFestYouUs A. Sultan Azlan Shah
- 15. InFestYouUs 7. Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing company which was previously called Canson and X. The story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a paper mill in Damascus. There he learned how to produce paper, and he brought the knowledge back to Europe when he regained his freedom. Who is X ? (He is honoured in the logo of the company)
- 16. InFestYouUs
- 17. InFestYouUs A. Montgolfier. The logo is a stylized balloon.
- 18. InFestYouUs 8. This is a hypothetical volcanic eruption event caused by the buildup of gas deep underneath the earth’s surface. Such an event may be forceful enough to launch an extreme amount of material from the crust and mantle into a sub-orbital trajectory. In 1865 this person's novel ‘From the Earth to the Moon’ introduced the concept of a ballistic projectile escaping the Earth's gravity, and hence this type of eruption is named after him. Who?
- 19. InFestYouUs A. Jules Verne; Called a Verneshot
- 20. InFestYouUs 9. Connect the following 5 words (Non exhaustive). Meanings below: 1. subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind 2. accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character 3. relating to fighting or war 4. Cheerful and friendly 5. A gloomy or a sombre manner
- 21. InFestYouUs A. Planets. (Mercurial, Venerable, Martial, Jovial, Saturnine)
- 22. InFestYouUs 10. In pic – Flower species named after a French botanist. The name of the flower also features in the name of a 1989 movie and a country music duo. Name the flower.
- 23. InFestYouUs A. Magnolia (named after Pierre Magnol)
- 24. InFestYouUs 11. The international airport in Boscobel, Jamaica is named after which person who had an estate in the city?
- 25. InFestYouUs A. Ian Fleming. Estate = Golden Eye