Young World Quiz (August 19, 2008)
V.V. RAMANAN
1. Where would one come across Son Gohan and Goku?
2. What type of an animal is a ‘Gerenuk’?
3. The feature, introduced in early June 2008, that allows users to test new or experimental features of Gmail is called…?
4. Which Chinese cuisine comes from the Cantonese phrase meaning literally “touch the heart”?
5. What is the nationality of the tennis star Ivan Ljubièiæ?
6. What begins thus: “Immortal spirit of antiquity/Father of the true, beautiful and good/ Descend, appear, shed over us thy light…?”
7. In whose house do the children discover the wardrobe in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
8. Who were the parents of Zeus in Greek mythology?
9. What colour is the semi-precious stone “lapis lazuli”?
10. How many bones make up the cranium in the human head?
11. Which three countries’ names make up the economic union “Benelux”?
12. Which Indian city’s IATA airport code is CCU?
13. If in India the basic currency unit is paisa, in which Asian country is it Pul?
14. Which feature now common in mobile phones gets its name from a tenth-century Danish king?
15. Which is the first of the 72 Melakartha Ragas in Carnatic music?
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