Mixed Trivia: Republic Day, Languages & Facts

Janma Divas means birthday in Gujarati. Mubarak is an Arabic-Persian loanword commonly used in Gujarati. The phrase structure and vocabulary are distinctly Gujarati.

Janmadina means birthday in multiple languages including Oriya. Abhinandan means congratulations/welcome in Sanskrit-derived languages like Oriya. The combination is standard Oriya birthday greeting.

Janam din means birthday. Wadhayian means congratulations in Punjabi (from vadhava = to congratulate). The diyan wadhayian construction shows Punjabi grammar. This is distinctly Punjabi.

Janam ghaanth means birthday in Rajasthani. Khoob jeeyo means live long/prosper. Ri is the Rajasthani possessive marker. Badhai means congratulations. The combination of vocabulary and grammatical markers is distinctly Rajasthani.

Ravihi means by the sun. Janmadinam means birthday. Aacharati means greets/salutes. This is Sanskrit vocabulary in Sanskrit grammatical structure - the nam suffix and aacharati verb form are classical Sanskrit.

Piranda naal means birthday in Tamil (pirantha = born, naal = day). Vaazhthukkal means congratulations/wishes. The phrase structure and vocabulary are distinctly Tamil.

Janmadina means birthday. Subha kankshalu means good wishes. Puttina Roju means the day born. Shubakanksalu is another form of congratulations/wishes. The -lu suffix and vocabulary are distinctly Telugu.

Janam Din Mubarak is in Urdu, where 'Janam Din' means birthday from Hindi/Urdu roots and 'Mubarak' means congratulations/blessed. This phrase combines Persian/Arabic influence typical of Urdu.

Shuvo Jonmodin means Happy Birthday in Bengali, where 'Shuvo' means auspicious/good and 'Jonmodin' means birthday. Bengali is the primary language of Bangladesh and West Bengal, India.

Voharvod Mubarak Chuy means Happy Birthday in Kashmiri, a Dardic language spoken in the Kashmir Valley. This greeting combines Kashmiri vocabulary with the Arabic-derived 'Mubarak' meaning blessings.

Happy Birthday is the English birthday greeting. English is a West Germanic language and the most widely spoken language globally. This is the most universal birthday greeting in the modern world.

Blackle.com was a custom Google Search engine with a black background created to save energy on CRT monitors. Black pixels consumed less power than white on older CRT displays. It was a legitimate energy-saving initiative using Google's custom search.

A person would weigh LESS on Mars, not more. Mars has only about 38% of Earth's gravity (mass is 0.107 Earths). A 100 kg person on Earth would weigh about 38 kg on Mars, not 158 kg. The question correctly identifies this as false.

Elephants are the only land mammals that cannot jump due to their massive weight and skeletal structure. All other mammals, including giraffes, hippos, and rhinos, can technically jump or at least have all four feet off the ground simultaneously when running.

Orkut was extremely popular in Brazil during the mid-to-late 2000s before Facebook's global expansion. At its peak in 2008, Brazil had the largest number of Orkut users globally. Facebook eventually overtook it around 2011-2012.

Sunflower heads are composite flowers consisting of two types of florets: ray florets (the outer petal-like structures) and disc florets (the small flowers tightly packed in the center). The disc florets are arranged in a spiral pattern and are responsible for seed production, maturing into achenes (the seeds we eat). Ray florets are sterile and only serve to attract pollinators.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia was the chief guest at India's 62nd Republic Day parade in 2011. This was part of India's diplomatic outreach to Southeast Asian nations. French Presidents have been guests multiple times (most recently in 2016), South Korean President Lee Myung-bak was the guest in 2010, and the President of Kazakhstan has never been the chief guest.

The Republic Day parade is held at Rajpath (recently renamed Kartavya Path), not at Raisina Hills. Raisina Hills is the location of Rashtrapati Bhavan (the President's official residence) and is the vantage point from where the President views the parade. The parade route runs from Rashtrapati Bhavan down Rajpath to India Gate, but the ceremony itself is not described as being 'at Raisina Hills'.

A 21-gun salute is fired when the President of India unfurls the national flag on Republic Day (January 26). This ceremonial salute honors the head of state. The practice follows international protocol where 21 guns symbolize the highest national salute. Lower numbers (11, 15, 25) are used for other dignitaries or occasions.

Aglets are the plastic or metal tips at the ends of shoelaces that prevent fraying and make lacing easier. This word comes from the French word 'aiglette' meaning needle or small peg.