SCHOOL QUIZ2014

ST. ANTHONY’SSEN. SEC. SCHOOL

ROUND1

DIRECTQUESTIONS

1.WHICH INDIAN ORIGIN AUTHOR WAS NOMINATED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2013 FOR NOVEL ‘THE LOWLAND’?

ANS. JUMPHA LAHIRI

2.INDIAN CRICKETER VIRAT KOHLI HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE BRAND AMBASSADOR OF WHAT IN INDIA?

ANS. BSFBORDER SECURITY FORCE

3.WHICH MONUMENT COULD BE SEEN BY SHAH JEHAN FROM THE SMALL CELL WHERE HE WAS IMPRISONED?

ANS. TAJ MAHAL

4.IN WHICH CITY OF INDIA THE FAMOUS PARANTHE WALI GALI LOCATED?

ANS. DELHI

5.THIS VIDEOGAME RESEMBLES A PIZZA WITH A MISSING SLICE. IDENTIFY IT?

ANS. PAC MAN

6.‘CALL ME ISHMAEL’ IS THE FIRST LINE OF WHICH FAMOUS NOVEL?

ANS. MOBY DICK

7.MOUNT LOGAN IS THE HIGHEST POINT IN WHICH COUNTRY?

ANS. CANADA

8.HOW DO WE BETTER KNOW BARBARA MILICENT ROBERTS ?

ANS. BARBIE

9.WITH WHOM WOULD YOU ASSOCIATE THE CANCER INITIATIVE YOUWECAN?

ANS. YUVRAJ SINGH

10. WHICH COMPANY ACQUIRED INSTAGRAM FOR $1 BILLION?

ANS. FACEBOOK

ROUND2

FAMOUSPERSONALITIES

1. IDENTIFY THE FAMOUS PERSONALITY.

ANS. MICHAEL SCHUMAEKER

2. IDENTIFY THE FAMOUS PERSONALITY.

ANS. NELSON MANDELA

3. IDENTIFY THE FAMOUS PERSONALITY.

ANS. P. SATHASHIVAM

4. IDENTIFY THE FAMOUS PERSONALITY.

ANS. POPE FRANCIS

5. IDENTIFY THE FAMOUS PERSONALITY.

ANS. PRAN

6. IDENTIFY THE FAMOUS PERSONALITY.

ANS. CARLOS SLIM

7. IDENTIFY THE FAMOUS PERSONALITY.

ANS. MARGARET THATCHER

8. IDENTIFY THE FAMOUS PERSONALITY.

ANS. FAROOQ SHEIKH

9. IDENTIFY THE FAMOUS PERSONALITY.

ANS. MALALA YUSUFZAI

10. IDENTIFY THE FAMOUS PERSONALITY.

ANS. EDWARD SNOWDEN

ROUND3

VISUALVIVA

1. IDENTIFY THIS SPORT.

ANS. FENCING

2. IDENTIFY THIS AIRCRAFT CARRIER.

ANS. INS VIKRAMADITYA

3. IDENTIFY THIS FORT?

ANS. JAISALMER FORT

4. IDENTIFY THIS ANIMAL.

ANS. BLACK BUCK

5. IDENTIFY THE SPEAKER.

ANS.CAPRICORN

6. IDENTIFY THE SCOOBY-DOO CHARACTER IN RED CIRCLE.

ANS. FRED

7. IDENTIFY THIS CAR LOGO?

ANS. PORSCHE

8. IDENTIFY THIS DEVICE.

ANS. COMPUTER MOUSE

9. IDENTIFY THE COUNTRY FROM THE FLAG?

ANS. JAMAICA

10. IDENTIFY THIS NATIONAL AWARD?

ANS.BHARAT RATNA

ROUND4

HIT THEBUZZER

1.AMONG INDIANS, WHO HAS TAKEN THE MOST NUMBER OF ODI WICKETS?

ANS. ANIL KUMBLE

2. WHO WAS AWARDED THE PADMA BHUSHAN IN 1992 FOR ESTABLISHING A VILLAGE NAMED RALEGAN SIDDHI?

ANS. ANNA HAZARE

3. WHICH INDIAN RULER WROTE THREE SANSKRIT PLAYS – NAGANANDA, RATNAVALI AND PRIYADARSIKA?

ANS. HARSHA

4. WHICH IS THE SECOND-MOST ABUNDANT ELEMENT IN THE EARTH'S CRUST, AFTER OXYGEN?

ANS. SILICON

5. ON WHICH INDIAN CURRENCY NOTE WOULD YOU FIND THE PICTURE OF A COMPUTER MONITOR?

ANS. RS. 1000

6. WHAT IS THE OFFICIAL COLOUR OF THE QUEEN AND THE ROYAL FAMILY OF THE NETHERLANDS?

ANS. ORANGE

7. WHICH COLOUR DERIVES ITS NAME FROM THE GREEK WORD FOR "INDIAN DYE"?

ANS. INDIGO

8. WHICH DISEASE IS ALSO CALLED MARSH FEVER?

ANS. MALARIA

9. IN WHICH FILM WOULD YOU FIND ‘KAAL’ AS THE LEAD VILLIAN?

ANS. KRRISH 3

10. WHICH INDIAN BOY SCORED 546 RUNS IN JUST 330 BALLS IN A HARRIS SHIELD CRICKET GAME RECENTLY?

ANS. PRITHVI SHAW

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