Young World Quiz (July 27, 2006)
Photo: M. Karunakaran
At sea: Where is the ’frog’.
1. Name the former South African cricketer, known for his brilliant fielding and at present the fielding coach of the national team, who celebrates his birthday today.
2. Which is the largest country in Africa and the tenth largest in the world?
3. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was the last ruler in which Asian country’s monarchy?
4. In a horse, where would one find a “frog”?
5. Apart from England, which is the only other country to win the football World Cup only once?
6. Sully Prudhomme was the first Nobel Laureate in…?
7. The first woman to clear the metric barrier of 5.00m in pole vault is…?
8. Sir Frederick William Herschel is best known for discovering which planet?
9. In Enid Blyton’s “The Faraway Tree series”, whose house had a small yellow coloured door and a tiny knocker with a shiny bell?
10. To which Class do birds belong?
11. What is Ronaldo de Assis Moreira better known as?
12. The poem “Defence of Fort McHenry” has now become…?
13. Who was the President of India when Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated?
14. Who was the only debutant in the recent India-England Test match at Lord’s?
15. In Harry Potter, which creatures are used to pull the carriages from the train station up to the school?
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