Young World Quiz (February 25, 2005)
V.V. RAMANAN
REUTERS
1. Name the amendment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that came into force on February 16, 2005.
2. In verse, what is the basic unit of meter used to describe rhythm?
3. Which Asian country left the Commonwealth in 1972 but rejoined in 1989?
4. Which legendary cricketer passed away on this day in 2001 aged 93?
5. Who plays Jesus Christ in Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ"?
6. In aviation, what does the acronym STOVL stand for?
7. In which work did Isaac Newton describe "universal gravitation"?
8. Which popular poem holds the world record as the poem reprinted in more anthologies than any other?
9. Which Asian Capital stands on the right bank of the Red River?
10. The sequel to which cult Steven Spielberg movie had the tagline: "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water?"
11. In which TV series do Principal McVicker, David van Driesen and Todd Ianuzzi appear?
12. What is the baleen in a whale made of?
13. In Greek mythology, who was the goddess of health, cleanliness and sanitation?
14. Which bright coloured common flower has the binomial name Helianthus annuus?
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