Young World Quiz (June 02,2006)
V.V. RAMANAN
GOVERNOR GENERAL: Michael Jeffery. Photo: Reuters
1. Which European country, known for its football clubs and cars, is celebrating the diamond jubilee of it officially becoming a republic on this date?
2. Maj-Gen Michael Jeffery is the Governor-General of which Commonwealth country?
3. In which TV series would one meet Muck, Scoop and Dizzy?
4. Who in 1909 was awarded, along with Karl Ferdinand Braun, the Nobel Prize in Physics for `contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy'?
5. Name the only U.S. President to serve two non-consecutive terms (1885 to 1889 and 1893 to 1897).
6. Which river does the mighty Three Gorges Dam span?
7. What are frugivores?
8. Which famous cartoon pair has been given scientific names such as "Accelleratti Incredibus" and "Carnivorous Vulgaris"?
9. In which State is Keoladeo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site?
10. Which Swede broke countryman Bjorn Borg's record for being the youngest men's singles champion at the French Open?
11. In Harry Potter, what is the first name of the most famous brother of Aberforth?
12. In Norse myth, what sort of a weapon is the "Gungnir" wielded by Odin?
13. Name the place, according to a classic poem, "Where Alph, the sacred river, ran"?
14. Fill in the missing word in the Sherlock Holmes story The Adventure of the _________ Ritual.
15. In which State is the K.D. Singh Babu Stadium?
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