Young World Quiz (August 18, 2001)

V.V. RAMANAN

1. Which vitamin was originally called "Tocopherol"?

2. In the Bible, which animal swallowed Jonah?

3. What is wind blowing at 120 km per hour classified as?

4. With which adventurous activity would one associate the name of Steve Fossett and Bertrand Picard?

5. Approximately how many million years ago did the dinosaurs die out?

6. What is the most common type of volcanic rock?

7. What is the name of the sugar found in fruits and honey?

8. Which painkilling drug is derived from poppy?

9. To which family of animals does the Okapi belong?

10. Who wrote the popular poem The Highwayman?

11. What word follows Alpha, Bravo?

12. In which International Capital would one see the promenade called Galle Face?

13. According to the saying, the "proof of the pudding is in ..."

14. What was the pen name of Samuel L. Clemens?

15. Potter time. What is Professor McGonagall's first name?

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