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Young World Quiz (Dated April 08, 2008)

V.V. RAMANAN

1. An Indian soldier of the 34th Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry, synonymous with the 1857 War of Independence, was executed on this date in 1857. Name him.

2. What culinary term associated with pig also means an amateur radio operator?

3. Where is the ‘fibrous tunic’ on the human face?

4. In literary fiction, Phileas Fogg’s manservant is…?

5. Which famous war began on June 5, 1967, and ended in less than a week?

6. How many locks does the Suez Canal have?

7. How would Rafael Nadal refer to a sauce in his native tongue?

8. Quantity-wise, how many teaspoons make up two tablespoons in the U.K. and the U.S.?

9. As part of his 12 labours, whose girdle was Hercules asked to get?

10. What do formicivore animals feed on?

11. Harald V is the present king of…?

12. If Salt Lake City was your capital, of which U.S. State would you be a resident?

13. Who is playing Dr. Bruce Banner in the upcoming flick “The Incredible Hulk”?

14. Which was the first planet found by mathematical prediction rather than regular observation?

15. What is a ‘Baumé scale’ used to measure?

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