Young World Quiz (January 20, 2006)
V.V. RAMANAN
TRADITIONAL: A Maori welcome. PHOTO: AFP
1. Which globally popular ball game was officially played on this day for the first time, at YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1892?
2. What first can be attributed to Pope John II in 533 AD?
3. Who was the first to observe the Jovian satellites Io, Europa and Callisto through the telescope?
4. The chemical element with atomic number 58 is named after the largest asteroid. Name it.
5. In which classic does "the creature" refers to itself as "hideous wretch"?
6. Name the Royal who is the head of state of Denmark.
7. In the human body, what are "superior" portions?
8. Which Indian great received France's "Légion d'honneur" for his short stories in 1987?
9. Among the 12 gods of Olympus, who is the Goddess of beauty and Love?
10. If Rana Pratap had Chetak, who had "Copenhagen"?
11. In Tintin comics, who is the father of the mischievous, over-active Abdullah?
12. Which actor, still going strong, made his Hindi film debut with "Ziddi" in 1948?
13. The airport in which north Indian city is named after Raja Sansi?
14. What does the word Aotearoa mean in the Mâori language?
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