Young World Quiz (August 17, 2007)
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1. Name the Nobel Laureate, a British writer of Indo-Trinidadian ethnicity and Hindu ancestry, celebrating his birthday on this date.
2. Name the summer capital of Kublai Khan’s Mongol Empire that has been made famous by a Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem.
3. In the context of scouting, which is the only award made by the World Organisation of the Scout Movement?
4. Name the capital of Ecuador that declared its independence from Spain on this date in 1809.
5. Apart from Noah, there were three other men in the Ark. One was Ham. Name the other two.
6. Struthio Camelus is the binomial name of which very big bird?
7. According to the nursery rhyme, who was in the tub with the baker and the butcher?
8. The title of Herge’s last completed Tintin story was…?
9. In quidditch, what sort of a foul is a “Snitchnipping”?
10. Who was the Vice President of India when Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was sworn in as President?
11. Which Belgian city is known worldwide for its diamond trading centre?
12. How is the footballer Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite better known?
13. Which mighty river has its source in Lake Itasca?
14. In human anatomy, what is the simple term used for the structure on the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist?
15. Name the church organisation headed by Marisa Coulter in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy.
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