Quiz 2

Hello everyone...
I am back with another quiz. This one not lifted from somewhere but from the notes that i made over the last seven years.

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You can again mail me answers to this quiz at "akshayddn@gmail.com" with subject line as 'quiz 2'....


Here are the questions.

1. Who was the father of Arjuna in the Mahabharata?
2. Which country, apart from Luxembourg and Belgium, is part of the Benelux countries?
3. Which element is named after Copenhagen?
4. According by a poll in 1967 & 1968 by the French Institute of Public Opinion she was the woman most admired by the French. Name her.
5. How do we know Pygmalion Point now?
6. Which Indian was nominated for the Nobel Prize for a particular category in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947 and 1948 but was never awarded the prize?
7. Which famous singer wrote a few songs under the pseudonym Bernard Webb?
8. In 1888, who promised 'You press the button, we do the rest' in the advertising slogan of his product?
9. Which city is served by the Kheria airport?
10. Which was the first movie to be produced by Aamir Khan?
11. Name 'the man with golden shoes', the first man ever to win 200 m and 400 m in the same Olympics?
12. On 31st October 1984, Indira Gandhi was assassinated while she was going to her lawn for an interview, a part of a documentary film that was being made on her. Who was the director of that film?
13. The residents of which city are known as 'Cariocas' ?
14. Angel Falls are the highest waterfalls in the world. Can you name the second highest.
15. Which hill state's monarchy ended in 1975, when it became a part of the Indian republic?
16. According to the Indian mythology, the owl is the vehicle of which goddess?
17. Which tree is said to have been brought to India from Madagascar?
18. Which country's flag features an AK-47 on it?
19. Expand MAB, a programme started by UNESCO in 1972.
20. Of which country was Albert Einstein granted Presidency once?

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Well, that's it for today.

Happy Quizzing!!!

Ovr n out for now....

First post..

Hey all...
Here I m wid another blog. This one dedicated entirely to quizzing. If you are interested in knowing me more, shoot off to the other blog of mine - "http://straightfrommyheart-aki.blogspot.com/".

I m gearing up for another quiz now, Limca Book of Records Quiz 2009. Preparing for this, I came across questions that were asked in Delhi's preliminary round. Here are those thirty questions.

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QUIZ 1

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1. If Dilshad Gardens is the first station in Line 1 of Delhi Metro, which is the last station?
2. Which Bharat Ratna awardee is often known as 'Madiba', an honorary title adopted by elders of his clan?
3. Which sport called "Mintonette" was created by William G. Morgan, a YMCA physical education director, in 1895, Holyoke, Massachusetts (USA), as a pastime to be played, preferably indoors and by any no. of players?
4. Eristalis gatesi thompson is a flowerfly named after which famous American? 
5. Which dish is described in the Oxford English Dictionary as "an Indian dish consisting of meat in onion sauce"?
6. Which big cat, unable to roar or growl, makes a unique, , bird-like "chirrup" sound when it is excited?
7. The Nagarjuna Sagar Dam - the world's largest masonry dam is built across which river?
8. Who is the first cricketer to have taken a hat-trick in T-20 International?
9. Which allotrope of Oxygen is responsible for the distinctive smell after a thunderstorm, most often as a result of lightning?
10. The Thar Desert is spread across four Indian states - Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana and __________. Fill in the blank.
11. Which Mughal emperor's mother was Hamida Banu and stepmother Haji Begum?
12. Which precious gemstone takes its name from the Greek for "green gemstone"?
13. Which current constitutional authority has the distinction of not having lost a single election till date?
14. Which sweet biscuit derives its name from the Dutch word "koekje" - which means "little cake"?
15. LE Waterman is credited with the invention of the first practical version of which writing instrument?
16. According to the Mahabharata, who was first raised by Hiranyadhanus, the leader (King) of the Nishadas (foresters)?
17. Which ancient Greek epic has come to be described as a term for a great adventure or conquest?
18. The first Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded in 1901 was given for the invention of which medical technique, used even today?
19. The Chief Engineer of this building was Hugh Keeling. There were many Indian contractors who were involved in the construction of this building - Haroun-Al-Rashid, Sujan Singh and his son Sobha Singh built most of the work of the main building. Who was the Chief Architect?
20. The planet Uranus has a system of rings around it. True or False?
21. In which part of your body would you have a Root Canal treatment?
22. The "sushira vaidya" is the Indian classification of which type of musical instrument? Wind, percussion or string?
23. Which is the most widely used material for packaging worldwide? Jute, Wood, Cardboard or Polythene?
24. This widely used computer symbol is named after a small freshwater snail with no tentacles in Korea?
25. Which famous cartoon character has an expandable chest?

In the quiz, there were five more questions - 

• visual - Banyan tree
• visual - Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
• Visual - Pankaj Advani
• Audio clip - Identify the voice. (answer was Barack Obama)
• Audio clip - Voice of which Indian actress (Madhuri Dixit)

 The cut-off for advancing to the interactive round was 18 and the highest was 21. Let's check u out!!!

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Happy Quizzing!!!

Ovr n out for now....