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  1. In 1741, William Shenstone (1714-1763), the famous English poet, wrote in a letter: "I loved him for nothing so much as his flocci-nauci-nihili-pili-fication of money." In 1999, while commenting on the death of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), the US Senator Jesse Helms said, "I note your distress at my floccinaucinihilipilification of the CTBT." What meaning does the word 'floccinaucinihilipilification' carry today?

  1. annulling an agreement made a long time ago

  2. dismissing something as having little or no value

  3. expressing disgust or contempt at something

  4. firing missiles supposedly for "self-defence" or in retaliation to military pro-action by a neighbouring and/or hostile state
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There is this possibility that you are an 'antidisestablishmentarian', though you probably don't know it! 'Antidisestablishmentarianism' is another incredibly long word, and is a political philosophy. As the 'anti' prefix will tell you, it is against something or the other. But what exactly is it against?

  1. the end of the Monarchy in Britain

  2. the separation of church from state

  3. the liberals in Britain coming to power

  4. establishment of educational institutions on the principle of secularism
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'www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.com' is the largest non-hyphenated domain-name on the internet! Anyway, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is the name of a small town somewhere in Great Britain, literally meaning "the church of St. Mary in the hollow of white hazel trees near the rapid whirlpool by St. Tysilio's of the red cave". Understandably, the locals call the place simply 'Llanfair' or 'Llanfair PG' or 'Llanfairpwyll'. And now for the question- in which part of Great Britain would you find the town with this tongue-twister of a name?

  1. Northern Ireland

  2. England

  3. Wales

  4. Scotland
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"Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay, Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Even though the sound of it Is something quite atrocious, If you say it loud enough, You'll always sound precocious, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!" Today, nobody quite agrees one what exactly the word 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' means. Some say it's just a proper noun and has no other meaning, while others say it means "better than the best". Anyway, in which show did this word first appear? Today, nobody quite agrees one what exactly the word 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' means. Some say it's just a proper noun and has no other meaning, while others say it means "better than the best". Anyway, in which picture did this word first appear?

  1. My Fair Lady

  2. Mary Poppins

  3. Sound of Music

  4. Breakfast at Tiffany's
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