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Young World Quiz (September 21, 2007)
V.V. RAMANAN
1. Name the American writer, known for his horror novels and author of The Green Mile and The Dark Tower series, celebrating his birthday today.
2. How does one better know the hip hop singer William James Adams Jr.?
3. For which European nation has Rahul Dravid played some inivitational matches?
4. For what sporting record was Rieti in Italy in the news on September 9?
5. In botany, what is the common term given to embryophytes that are non-vascular?
6. Which Tolkien character’s parents’ first names were Bungo and Belladonna?
7. Which element makes up most of the metal alloy Pewter?
8. In which famous museum is Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch” permanently displayed?
9. Which common stationery item generally comes in triangular, hexagonal or round shape?
10. In linguistics, what are ‘heteronyms’?
11. Who was the last player before Roger Federer to win four straight U.S. championships?
12. Which is the lightest chemical element with no stable isotope?
13. Who holds the Guinness record for being the first entertainer to earn more than $100 million in a year and the highest paid entertainer of all time?
14. Who wrote the evergreen poem “Lochinvar”?
15. Which Pokémon character is called Hitokage in the original Japanese language version?
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