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Former PM : Thaksin Shinawatra.

1. Name the legendary, flamboyant West Indian cricketer, one of Wisden’s Cricketers of the Century, celebrating his birthday today.

2. Who was the lead singer of the famous rock group “Queen” till 1991?

3. From which country did the U.S. buy Alaska?

4. For his performance in which film did Daniel Day-Lewis win this year’s Best Actor Oscar?

5. Which famous American sporting team’s home stadium is called Fenway Park?

6. What was special about a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 that flew between Heathrow and Amsterdam on February 24?

7. Name the ambitious biological website that crashed hours after launch on February 27, thanks to 11.5 million hits!

8. With which famous scientist does one associate the “Systema Naturae”, published in 1735?

9. Of which Asian kingdom is Thaksin Shinawatra a former Prime Minister?

10. Which former World Cup winner leads the current FIFA World Rankings?

11. How does one better know the actor and professional wrestler Dwayne Douglas Johnson?

12. Who is known for playing the character Indiana Jones on screen?

13. For which IPL team will Mark Boucher and Jacques Kallis play?

14. Pasta shaped like tubes or hollow cylinders is commonly called..?

15. How many protons are there in carbon atoms?

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