28-AUGUST-2006
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE:The first official international cricket match was held in 1844. Which were the participating countries?
Answer: C) Canada and the United States
Details: The first recognized international match was held on September 24 and 25 at the St. George’s Club in New York, for a prize of $1000. Somewhere between five and twenty thousand spectators were on hand, and thousands of dollars worth of side bets were made. The Canadians won the game by 145 runs to 122. An opening batsman for the USA was absent for the second innings, not arriving until the game was over, arousing suspicions that he may have bet against his own team.
TECH FACT:
In February 2004, Sweden led the world in Internet penetration, with 76.9 percent of people connected to the Internet. The world average is 11.1 per cent.
QUOTATION:
"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration."
-Thomas Alva Edison,
PHRASES:
A picture paints a thousand words: A picture tells a story as well as a large amount of descriptive text.
SHAYARI:
Jasbaate ishq naakaam naa hone denge,
Dil ki duniya mein kabhi shaam naa hone denge,
Dosti ka har ilzaam apne sar par Le lenge,
Par dost hum tumhe badnaam na hone denge !
GOOGLE WORDS:
habitue: one who habitually frequents a place.
provender: food or provisions
robustious: boisterous; vigorous; strong.
denizen: an inhabitant.
expiate: suffer punishment for wrong doing.
tete-a-tete: a private conversation.
vagary: an extravagant, erratic, or unpredictable notion, action, or occurrence.
renege: to go back on a promise or commitment.
supposititious: fraudulently substituted; also, hypothetical.
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