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Young World Quiz (January 05, 2007)

V.V. RAMANAN

PHOTO: K.K. MUSTAFAH

ON GUARD: The Bekal fort.

1. Which trans-Neptunian object is the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system?

2. Name the former President and PM of Pakistan, whose progeny was also a PM, born on this date in 1928?

3. When is the "Bohag Bihu" celebrated?

4. Who is the Powerpuff Girls' most recurring villain?

5. What is the title of the seventh book in the Harry Potter series?

6. Which structure in the capital of the U.S. was the world's tallest between 1884 and 1889?

7. Geopolitically, which country is considered the southernmost country of Central America?

8. Who played the memorable role of the Bedouin Sheik Sherif Ali Ibn el Kharish in "Lawrence of Arabia"?

9. In the original Star Trek TV series, who was the Science Officer and First Officer of the Starship Enterprise?

10. In biology, which five-lettered word describes the "last stage of development of an insect after emergence from the pupae where the metamorphosis is complete"?

11. Which famous fictional British pilot's first collection of stories was called The Camels are Coming?

12. In which State is the famous Bekal Fort?

13. Which common geometrical shape would one think of when doing the yogic asana parivrtta trikonasana?

14. The melody to which popular song was written by schoo teachers Patty and Mildred Hill in the 1890s?

15. Who was Shane Warne's first Test victim?

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