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Quizzotica

Questions

1. What was the nickname given to the Brazilian footballer Manuel Francisco Dos Santos that meant "Little Bird"?

2. Of what do the Japanese have the oldest, the Greeks the longest, and Qatar the shortest?

3. If Hargobind is number 6, Har Rai is 7 and Harkishen 8 ... who is number 1?

4. Which French engineer, famous for his metal structures, designed the interior metal frame of the Statue of Liberty?

5. Name the restaurant that is often called the "Smithsonian of Rock 'n Roll" because it has more artifacts of rock music history than anywhere else in the world.

6. Which invention of Art Fry and Spencer Silver finds application in millions of offices the world over?

7. What term did American financier and statesman Bernard Baruch coin to refer to the conflict between United States and the Soviet Union immediately after World War II?

8. Which fictional organisation is headquartered at No. 12, Grimmauld Place, London?

9. If the slowing down of the metabolic rate in animals in winter is referred to as hibernation, what is the similar process that happens in summer called?

10. On the banks of which river is the mythical town Malgudi created by R K Narayan located?

Answers

1. Garrincha

2. National anthems

3. Guru Nanak. The others are the sixth, seventh and eighth gurus respectively.

4. Gustav Eiffel; The Statue itself was designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi.

5. Hard Rock Café on Old Park Lane, London, England

6. Post-it Notes

7. Cold War

8. The Order of the Phoenix

9. Aestivation

10. Sarayu

Answer to QOD (August 1, 2006)

Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize for his work on the photoelectric effect.

K. Spandana of Gitanjali Devashrey is the winner of the QOD contest of August 1. Congratulations! You can collect your prize at the venue today.

Don't miss the Juno K-Circle Open Quiz and the Outlook K-Circle Schools Quiz at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Basheerbagh today.

There are many attractive prizes to be won on this fun-filled day of quizzing. You may contact T.P. Devarajan (98481 26661) or K.S. Srinivas (98850 54941) for details.

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