Young World Quiz (October 04, 2003)
V.V. RAMANAN
Lincoln Memorial...
1. Of which Tamil hit film was "Saathiya" a remake?
2. Name the IBM computer that beat Garry Kasparov in 1996.
3. Which saint was born at Kaladi in Kerala?
4. What is the latest Lara Croft-Tomb Raider game called?
5. The Battle of Jajau was fought in 18th Century to determine whose successor?
6. Which 2002 feature film was based on a Girish Karnard play "The Fire and the Rain"?
7. Of which U.S. State is Madison the Capital?
8. Which was the first IIT to be set up?
9. How many Wimbledon singles titles did the great Ivan Lendl win?
10. Where on the human body is the pineal gland?
A still from "Saathiya"...
11. What item of clothing does one get on winning the U.S. Masters golf tournament?
12. At which battle did Horatio Nelson die?
13. Of which bird is Rockhopper a common species?
14. Which writer had the first names William Makepeace?
15. The 40th anniversary of which famous speech was observed at Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC on August 28?
Clarification: The answer to Question No. 6 in the quiz published on September 20 should read Andhra Rashtra (Andhra State) and not as published.
Answers:
1. "Alaipayuthey"
2. Deep Blue
3. Adi Sankaracharya
4. "Angel of Darkness"
5. Aurangazeb Alamgir
6. Agnivarsha
7. Wisconsin
8. IIT, Kharagpur
9. A googly. None!
10. Directly behind the eyes
11. A green jacket
12. Trafalgar
13. Penguin
14. Thackeray
15. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a Dream" speech.
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