Young World Quiz (August 12, 2000)

V.V. RAMAN

1. In geography, what are Isobars?

2. What term is common to the following sports: Bridge, Golf and Tennis?

3. How is the composer/singer Reginald Dwight better known as?

4. In Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, what was Pip's real name?

5. On how many mattresses did the princess in 'The Princess and the pea' sleep?

6. Of the Seven Virtues, three are Faith, Hope and Charity. Name the other four.

7. In Norse mythology, what is the Valhalla?

8. From which animal do we get the Angora Wool?

9. What is the collective noun for bears?

10. What is specifically common to the following Hindi film stars: Rekha, Hrithik Roshan and Bobby Deol?

11. How long did the Hundred Years War, between the France and England, last?

12. Who has been the only Asian to hold the post of United Nations' Secretary-General?

13. Which popular Disney film's tag line was "It's supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!"

14. Which part of the human anatomy has 52 bones i.e. nearly 25 per cent of the total bones in the body?

15. How many karats is pure gold?

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