To soften the blow of the start of final examinations, DailyNews is pleased to offer readers a chance to win some UWindsor swag—courtesy of the alumni affairs and University Campaign offices.
The prize package includes these logo-bearing items: a mini padfolio, a small notebook, a keychain, a pen and a beautiful desktop clock.
To enter the contest, just send your answers to the following three trivia questions. The winner will be randomly selected from all correct responses received by 4 p.m. Monday, April 15.
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According to the Oxford English Dictionary, what is the root of the word ‘examination’?
a) the Arabic phrase al-samin, the precious
b) the Greek phrase ek ainigma, out of mystery
c) the Latin word examinare, to weigh or test
d) all of the above
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What do the letters IQ stand for?
a) Image Quality
b) Intelligence Quotient
c) Inverse Quantization
d) all of the above
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Who excused his poor grades by complaining of his examinations: “When I would have willingly displayed my knowledge, they sought to expose my ignorance.”?
a) Winston Churchill
b) Albert Einstein
c) Abraham Lincoln
d) all of the above
Contest is open to all readers of the DailyNews. Send an e-mail with your responses to uofwnews@uwindsor.ca. One entry per contestant, please. Note: the decision of the judge in determining the most correct response is inviolable.