Young World Quiz (September 15, 2006)
V.V. RAMANAN
PHOTO: BLOOMBERG NEWS
IRWIN: In happier times.
1. Bartolomé, Darwin, Española and Fernandina are islands of an archipelago. Name the archipelago.
2. Who was one of the recipients of the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1954 for his isolation of an antibiotic substance from a fungus?
3. What does an atomic number of an element indicate?
4. Which animal was responsible for the death of the much-loved Steve "Crocodile Hunter" Irwin?
5. Which current Test player holds the record for the most runs in career without a century?
6. Which famous Scottish king's dying wish was that his heart be carried to the Holy Land?
7. Whom does the Catholic Church identify as the second Pope, immediately following St. Peter?
8. Which famous English engineer had the middle name Kingdom?
9. Lek is the currency of which European nation?
10. What happens in case of "dyspnea"?
11. With whom would you associate the series `Watchmen' and `V for Vendetta'?
12. According to Forrest Gump in the movie, what is like a box of chocolates?
13. What would happen to a shark if it stopped swimming?
14. Name the CMD of the Indian media giant Sun TV.
15. Where is the International Tennis Hall of Fame located?
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