The BITS-PILANI QUIZZING FORUM!

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Fill in the blanks. Each blank may stand for one or more words. Every question has only one answer.

1) _________ has been traditionally employed as a poison to promote death, and as an abortifacient to initiate self-abortion.________ may safely be used as an emmenagogue, to stimulate mild increase in menstrual flow. The herbal oil is often used as a flea repellent, and is toxic even in small doses.

2)________ is an American term for a theater that mainly showed exploitation films. These films were mainly meant for drive-in theaters, as second or third features. As these were usually absent in large urban areas, they were shown in theaters that formerly staged burlesque shows, including 'bump and grind' dancing.

3) Islamic fundamentalists have long used ____________ as a metaphor for the United States. Amongst others, ____________ has come to symbolize the lust for power in the Roman Catholic Church, Earthly Israel and the European Union. Rastafarians refer to Queen Elizabeth II as a modern day_____________, alleging that Haile Selassie is their only true king, and they owe no loyalty to a foreign queen. Madonna adopted the title_____________ while performing during her 'Re-Invention' tour.

3 comments:

At July 30, 2007 at 3:57 PM Ashok said...
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At July 30, 2007 at 4:09 PM Ashok said...
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At July 30, 2007 at 4:10 PM Ashok said...

1)pennyroyal tea (nice question)

2)grindhouse (also name of tarantino's new movie... guess saw a similar question in some other blog too)

3)whore of babylon (brilliant question... guess rastafarians and roman catholic church are a give away!)

 

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