Young World Quiz

V.V. RAMANAN

1. What is the Hippocratic Oath?

2. What is the collective noun for locusts?

3. Which real-life character did Julie Andrews play in The Sound of Music?

4. What was India's (now decommissioned) first aircraft carrier?

5. Who said "Genius is 99 per cent perspiration, 1 per cent inspiration"?

6. In Greek mythology, who killed the Minotaur?

7. Who was the Man of the Match in 1983 cricket World Cup final, which India won?

8. What does Koala mean in the aboriginal language?

9. What does a Beaufort Scale measure?

10. Where would one come across the characters Miss Moneypenny, Q and M?

11. In the Star Wars trilogy, what was the name of Han Solo's ship?

12. John Logie Baird invented which object, now part of everyone's lifestyle?

13. Which European principality does the House of Grimaldi rule?

14. Which is the largest artery in the human body?

15. The depth of oceans is measured in fathoms. How many feet is one fathom?

Answers

1. The oath taken by doctors before they start their practice.

2. Swarm

3. Maria von Trapp

4. INS Vikrant

5. Thomas Alva Edison

6. Theseus

7. Mohinder Amarnath

8. 'No water'. Koalas can exist without water.

9. Speed/force of winds

10. In James Bond adventures

11. Millennium Falcon

12. The Television

13. Monaco

14. Aorta

15. Six feet.

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