Young World Quiz (April 07, 2001)

V.V. RAMANAN

1. From which country does UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan originate?

2. Which singing voice is between a tenor and soprano?

3. In physics, if hydraulic pertains to water, what pertains to air?

4. Koalas don't drink water. So from where do they get the fluids they need?

5. How many times is the cat mentioned in the Bible?

6. What happened on July 14, 1789 in Paris?

7. What sort of a doctor is a paediatrician?

8. Who was the supreme God in Scandinavian Mythology?

9. Florence Nightingale was a nurse during which war?

10. Who created Barbie dolls?

11. With what instrument would one associate Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton?

12. What did Madame Blavatsky and Col. Olcott found?

13. Which food item gets its name from the Italian word meaning 'little strings'?

14. Who was the director of two of India's biggest box office hits: Maine Pyar Kiya and Hum Aapke Hain Kaun?

15. Harry Potter trivia. Who is Harry's godfather?

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