Young World Quiz (October 13, 2006)
V.V. RAMANAN
HIT FILM: Parineeta
1. Name the Australian swimmer who won five golds combined at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, and is celebrating his birthday today i.e. October 13.
2. How is the "Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre" commonly called?
3. Which U.S. city has nicknames like "Motown" and "The Renaissance City"?
4. What's special about this date as regards the year 1582 in countries like Italy, Poland and Spain?
5. Fill in the blank: The name of Grammy Award winning singer: ______ Shequoyia Douglas.
6. Name the treaty, not yet in force, that seeks to ban all nuclear explosions in all environments, for military or civilian purposes.
7. Which memorable character made his appearance on a comic strip on October 4, 1950?
8. Which currently popular TV show is a creation of Jeffrey Lieber, J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof?
9. To which class do marmots belong: Mammalia or insecta?
10. In Greek mythology, why did Icarus fall from the sky into the sea?
11. Who directed the hit film "Parineeta"?
12. What is Microsoft's new portable media player going to be branded as?
13. Which religious movement/organisation of the 19th century "celebrates" "Bhadrotsab" and "Maghotsab"?
14. Who were the Australian and West Indian captains in the first Tied Test in 1960?
15. What is the literal meaning of the word "adieu"?
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