Garruda

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Variant forms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Sources

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA:/gɔrudə/.

Etymology

Disputed. Ultimately from the Sanskit Garuda, eagle.

Noun

Garruda (plural Garrudas)

1. One of the difficult questions, worth extra points, asked at the end of Lawrence University's annual trivia contest.

Quotations

(difficult question)

• February 22, 1974 They were waiting for the Super Garruda. Finally it happened. What holiday is celebrated during the second week of November? Who knew? Not a body with a brain in the top had any idea of what the answer was. All that could be agreed upon was that it was bound to celebrate something obscure. - The Lawrentian student newspaper¹

• March 30, 1975 FIRST QUESTION, a so-called super garruda, meaning very big indeed. Worth 100 points. They all know what it will be, because it's always the last question from the year before. Question: National (blank) Week is always the second week in November - what is the week? -Nolan Zavoral, Milwaukee-Journal Insight²

Variant forms

Garuda, variant spelling. First recorded in the Appleton Post-Crescent, 1983.³

Derived terms

• (difficult question): Super Garruda, the singlemost difficult garruda.
• (difficult question): Mini-Garruda, a not-so-difficult garruda.

Sources

1. "Yearly Triviality Ends Again With a Song in Your Lizard,"