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Young World Quiz (September 28, 2007)
V.V. RAMANAN
1. Name the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series.
2. In which ocean is the Republic of Seychelles?
3. Which character in the Noddy series of books keeps saying “A Challenge? I Like it!”
4. Of which Olympic sport is James Naismith the inventor?
5. Which is the country of origin for the dog breed Chihuahua?
6. Which element, the fifth most abundant in the Earth’s crust, has the atomic number 20?
7. What was the original nationality of the legendary gymnast Nadia Comaneci?
8. In Greek mythology, who was the paternal grandfather of Zeus?
9. In fiction, which child is the first character to discover Narnia?
10. In which Asian country was fireworks said to be invented?
11. “Kingpin to cry” is an anagram of which famous sportsperson?
12. How many O tiles are there to begin with in a normal Scrabble game?
13. Which planet’s “Length of Day” is closest to Earth’s?
14. In R.L. Stevenson’s Treasure Island, name the blind pirate trampled to death by horses.
15. If George is the first name of the U.S. President George W. Bush’s father, what is his mother’s first name?
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