MANORAMA YEAR BOOK 2001

1.

The first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal? - Karnam Malleswari

2.

Indias southernmost tip Indira Point was formerly known as - Pygmalion Point or Parsons Point

3.

The longest serving chief-minister in India - Jyoti Basu

4.

A former woman Chief Minister in India who was a novelist too - Nandini Satpati

5.

Who became Indian Prime Minister at the age of 81? - Morarji Desai

6.

The first film director to win a Filmfare Award - Bimal Roy

7.

The Indian doctor who performed 600,000 eye operations during the period 1943 to 1990. - Dr. M.C. Modi

8.

The first Indian to receive the Magsaysay Award - Vinoba Bhave

9.

The common surname for Sikh women - Kaur

10.

Where was Indias first steel plant set up? - Jamshedpur

11.

The pop music artist known for Like a Virgin and Material Girl. - Madonna

12.

The soccer superstar associated with the goal which was later attributed to the hand of God - Maradona

13.

The oldest man to win the 100 metres Olympic Gold - Linford Christie

14.

In what capacity did Vasco de Gama come to India in 1524? - Portuguese Viceroy of India

15.

The writer who introduced the fictional village Macondo in his works - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

16.

What volcanic island emerged off Iceland in 1963? - Surtsey

17.

What is Union Jack? - The national flag of U.K.

18.

What does PBX stand for? - Private Branch Exchange

19.

One of the following was not a British PM. Spot the odd man: Neville Chamberlain, Clement Attlee, Harold Macmillan,
Harry Truman - Harry Truman

20.

Who directed Ben-Hur? - William Wyler

21.

Who is a diplomat? - A person who holds a diploma

22.

Eyes Wide Shut was the last film directed by: - Stanley Kubrick

23.

Whose autobiography Magic was published when he was 24? - Magic Johnson, basketball player

24.

The most-filmed play by Shakespeare? - Hamlet

25.

The film which had the song Que Sera, Sera in it? - The man who knew too much

26.

Who sang Candle in the Wind? - Elton John

27.

Who is the late Indian President after whom the National Labour Institute is known? - V.V. Giri

28.

The French writer and actor Jean-Baptiste Poquelins more popular name - Moliere

29.

The Nobel Prize winner who discovered the organism that causes cholera - Robert Koch

30.

In x-rays, what did x mean? - Unknown

31.

Who coined the term horsepower? - James Watt

32.

What led to a method of finding out about the motion and shape of molecules known as Raman spectroscopy?
Raman effect

33.

Who appointed Hitler Chancellor in Germany in 1933? - President Hindenburg

34.

How many years did Nehru spend in jails? - ten

35.

The leader of Kenya who was born Kamau Ngengi? - Jomo Kenyatta

36.

The English film actor and director who spent 29 years in self-imposed exile in Switzerland? - Charlie Chaplin

37.

Ho Chi Minh was born in Vietnam when it was part of the French Colony of: - Indochina

38.

Who created the characters Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, Gollum and Tom Bombadil? - J.R.R. Tolkier, the British writer

39.

The first Ethiopian ruler ever to travel abroad? - Haile Selassie

40.

The name the Yugoslav leader Josip Broz adopted? - Tito

41.

The year Nobel Prizes were first awarded - 1901

42.

A party or outing for a woman - Hen party

43.

What is common to these films: Shakespeare in Love, Titanic, The English Patient, Braveheart? - Oscar Best Film
Award winners

44.

Spot the person who didnt win the Nobel Prize: Schweitzer, Martin Luther King Jr. - Mahatma Gandhi

45.

He has been called the father of modern journalism, but he is more famous for his novels. Who is he? - Daniel Defoe

46.

Members of the British political party Peelite were conservative supporters of Sir - Robert Peel

47.

Prime Ministers Shram Awards are Shram Ratna, Shram Bhushan, and Shram Shri/Devi - Shram Vir

48.

Raj Kapoors immortal film of 1951? - Awara

49.

Name two American Presidents who had the first name George: - George Washington and George Bush

50.

Oscar awards are awarded in how many different categories? - 24

51.

The year London was destroyed by the Great Fire - 1666

52.

To which political party does Tony Blair, the British PM, belong? - Labour

53.

The election is held in November. President takes office the following January. Where? - In USA

54.

Ever since 1301, it has been customary for the eldest son and heir of the British monarch to be invested as - Prince of
Wales

55.

Choose the correct answer: Margaret Thatcher was the first/second/third woman PM of Britain. - First

56.

The year USA became independent from Britain - 1783

57.

A combined four-nation army led by ____ defeated napoleon at Waterloo in 1815. - Duke of Wellington

58.

Spot the Republican: Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Lyndon Johnson, John Kennedy - Ronald Reagan

59.

What is common to these people: John Cabot, Pedro Alvarez Cabral, Rodrigo de Bastidas? - Explorers

60.

Worlds first credit card? - Diners Club Card

61.

Which comes first, Good Friday or Easter? - Good Friday

62.

Janamashtami is the birthday of: - Lord Krishna

63.

Prophet Mohammed set out from Mecca to Medina in the year AD - 622

64.

Of which religion is the Star of David the symbol? - Judaism

65.

The Zodiac sign that comes after Capricorn? - Aquarius

66.

What is C-DOT? - Centre for Development of Telematics

67.

Where is Louvre Museum? - In Paris (France)

68.

The first woman to reach the top of the Everest - Junko Tabei

69.

How many Oscars did Gigi, The Last Emperor, and The English Patient win? - Nine each

Mother Teresa, Henry Kissinger, Mahatma Gandhi, Albert

70.

What is the expansion of MGM, the Hollywood studio? - Metro Goldwyn Mayer

71.

Chief Ministers of which States participated in the Cauvery Accord of 1998?

Pondicherry

72.

Who freed Scotland from English rule? - Robert Bruce

73.

The Scottish poet and novelist who settled in Samoa in 1888 hoping to find a cure for his tuberculosis?
Stevenson

74.

The Dutch painter who created more than 800 paintings but sold only one in his lifetime: - Vincent Van Gogh

75.

An English philosopher whose grandfather was a Liberal Prime Minister - Bertrand Russell

76.

Who is called Dharmaputra in Mahabharat? - Yudhistira

77.

The Kathak exponent who performed continuously for 9 hrs 20mts - Gopi Krishna

78.

The husband and wife who were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1935:
Curie

79.

He immortalized himself as Rhett Butler in one of Hollywoods greatest films. Who? - Clark Gable (Gone With The
Wind)

80.

What is common to these cartoon characters: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto? - Created by Walt Disney

81.

Its Now Or Never. Name the singer. - Elvis Presley

82.

What national memorial was installed at India Gate in 1972? - Amar Jawan

83.

The two languages officially recognized in Canada - English and French

84.

Non-Objective Art is the correct name for what is usually called - Abstract Art

85.

If we go by the meaning of the name, venereal diseases are caused by which goddess of love? - Venus

86.

Indias largest mineral resource - Coal

87.

South Americas main trading group: - Mercosur

88.

The biggest mosque in India - Jama Masjid

89.

Where is the city Kaduna? - In Nigeria

90.

The company which is worlds largest computer chip maker? - Intel

91.

Britains richest non-fiction award? - The Samuel Johnson Prize

92.

The name ayatollah means: - religious leader

93.

Court poet of Harshavardhana and author of Kadambari - Banabhatta

94.

Expand COMECON - Council for Mutual Economic Assistance

95.

The nationality of writer Ken Saro-Wiwa who was hanged? - Nigerian

96.

The three countries whose Presidents initialed the Dayton Peace Agreement in 1995: - Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia

97.

The Indian state with the longest coastline - Gujarat

98.

The earth has the shape of a slightly flattened sphere, with an equatorial of 6,378 km - radius

99.

The largest of the asteroids is named: - Ceres

100.

In 1934 a film got Oscars for best film, best director, best actor and best actress. Name the film. - It Happened One
Night

101.

When was Postal Money Order service introduced in India? - In 1880

102.

What category would you put these men in: James Cameroon, Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lean, Richard Attenborough?
- Film directors

103.

The 1994 Nobel Peace Prize was shared by: - Yitzhak Rabin, Yasser Arafat and Shimon Peres

- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and

R.L.

- Frederic Joliot and Irene

104.

At what age did Puyi become emperor of China? He was overthrown in 1911. - Two

105.

The first British car to sell a million - Morris Minor

106.

The pen name of Georges Remi, creator of Tin-Tin - Herge

107.

The longest mountain range is: - Andes

108.

Kalaatdlit Nunaat is known to us as: - Greenland

109.

The source of river Nile: - Lake Victoria

110.

In the Saka calendar, the extra day of a leap year is added to which month? - Chaithra

111.

Harry Clive Webb was the real name of which British singer and actor? - Cliff Richard

112.

From whom do Teddy bears get their name? - US President Theodore Roosevelt

113.

What does a bibliophilist collect? - Books

114.

How is Golda Meir of Israel remembered? - The first woman Prime Minister of the country

115.

The three great dramatists of ancient Greece - Euripedes, Aeschylus and Sophocles

116.

The first athlete to win seven gold medals at one Olympic games - Mark Spitz

117.

Where do we have more English-speakers, in USA or UK? - USA

118.

The country with the longest official name? - Libya

119.

Al-Manlakah al-urdunniyah al-Hashimiyah. This country is known to us as: - Jordan

120.

What is the more popular name of seppuku, a ritual suicide? - Hara-kiri

121.

What is Hansens disease? - Leprosy

122.

A measure of the ability of an instrument to resolve optical images or spectra: - resolving power

123.

Who rests at Kisan Ghat? - Charan Singh

124.

What is the name for coffee brewed by forcing steam through long roasted, powdered beans? - Espresso

125.

The giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a stone and sling - Goliath

126.

The Terminator, Twins, Last Action Hero: Which great actor are you reminded of by the names of these films? - Arnold
Schwarzenegger

127.

Name the filmstar Nicole Kidmans actor-husband - Tom Cruise

128.

The two biggest rice-producing countries in the world? - China and India

129.

Second largest human organ. - Liver

130.

The continent where more than 99 per cent of worlds Hindu population live? - Asia

131.

Powerful waves caused by undersea earth-quakes or volcanic eruptions are - tsunamis

132.

Who is popularly known as the Gandhi of Sri Lanka? - A.T. Ariyaratne

133.

A glutton (eats/drinks/plays) too much. - eats

134.

Who gave the first demonstration of television in 1926? - John Logie Baird

135.

What do we call any creation that slips from the control of and ultimately destroys its creator? - Fankenstein monster

136.

An imaginary place where everything is as bad as it could be?- Dystopia

137.

Amelia Earhart is the first woman to fly solo across thein 1932?- Atlantic

138.

a person one hundred years old or older?- Centenarian

139.

A situation in which a product or service of several sellers is ought by only one buyers?- Monopsony

140.

Frienlies is the same as?- friendly match

141.

What is a Koala?- an animal

142.

The worlds southern most city?- Punta Arenas

143.

The President of India has the power of pardon. Is a State Governor empowered to Pardon?- Yes

144.

The meaning of Babur?- Lion

145.

The tow wives beheaded by English King Henry VIII?- Anne Bolyn and Catherine Howard

146.

The Golf Superstar whose father is a Afro-American and mother a Thai?- Tiger Woods

147.

The technique developed by Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards to have a baby conceived outside the womb?- In Vitro
Fertilization

148.

A black faced Doll with thick stiffed hair is called?- golliwog

149.

The disciple who betrayed Jesus Christ?- Judas

150.

Alpha and Omega means?- The beginning and the end

151.

The three or four hours after midnight is called?- the small hours

152.

They have no roots, no stem, and no leave. What are these plants called?- Mushrooms

153.

The Cro-Magnon man lived in Europe at the end of the Ice age. Where is Cro-Magnon?- In Southern France

154.

The highest mountain in Europe?- Mount Elbrus

155.

It was built in France in section and shipped in 214 cases to America in 1885. What?- The Statue of Liberty in New York
harbour

156.

What is the age of an object to be considered an antique? - 60 years

157.

In which year was January 26 observed as Swaraj Day for the first time? - 1930

158.

One calorie is the amount of heat it takes to raise the temperature of one of water one degree centigrade - gram

159.

Diana Hayden was the third Indian to be crowned Miss World. Who were the first two? - Rita Faria and Aishwarya Rai

160.

The Dead Sea lies on the border between which two countries? - Israel and Jordan

161.

Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in - Africa

162.

Which tennis star is popular among family and friends as Lee? - Leander Paes

163.

What does emcee mean? - Master of Ceremonies

164.

Which is bigger, acre or hectare? - hectare

165.

The first Olympic Games after first world war and the first when the Olympic flag was flown - Antwerp Olympics (1920)

166.

The Everest climber who has conquered the peak ten times - Rita Ang

167.

The first scientist to receive Bharat Ratna: - C.V. Raman

168.

Corn normally refers to wheat in Britain, and to in North America - maize

169.

The Allies in the first world war were: - Britain, France, Russia, Italy and USA

170.

The first West Indies player to make 100 centuries in first-class cricket - Viv Richards

171.

The Prime Minister who was assassinated by a Buddhist monk: - Solomon Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka)

172.

Who wrote adventure tales in the Secret Seven and the Famous Five series? - Enid Blyton

173.

The first Indian to play for England in a Test - Ranjitsinhji

174.

How many women participated in the 1896 Olympics? - None

175.

The weight of copper contained in the average human brain: - 6mg

176.

P. Gopichand and Aparna Popat play (tennis/badminton/chess) - badminton

177.

The lady who quit IAS and later won the Magsaysay Award - Aruna Roy

178.

Minimum age for a person to be appointed the Governor of a State in India - 35 years

179.

Conjoined twins are often called: - Siamese twins

180.

The Commission of Inquiry which investigated allegations of cricket corruptions in S. Africa - King Commission

181.

The country which has the most cinemas: - USA

182.

How many extras did the film Gandhi have? - 300,000

183.

A shoplifter is (a manager/a shop assistant/dishonest) - dishonest

184.

The group known for the song Do They Know Its Christmas? - Band Aid

185.

The swimming star who, on a family visit to Moscow in 1996, was stabbed in the stomach in a street brawl?
Alexander Popov

186.

Where is Indias National Institute of Sports situated? - Patiala

187.

The celebrated US athlete married to world champion shot putter C.J. Hunter? - Marion Jones

188.

Which country has the largest Jewish population? - USA

189.

The first non-Italian pope since 1522 - John Paul II

190.

Fianc is (a man/a woman) engaged to be married. - a man

191.

The language with no script of its own (Nepalese/Konkani) - Konkani

192.

The author who created the detective Perry Mason. - Erle Stanley Gardner

193.

The fifth largest planet of the solar system: - The Earth

194.

Which country did Papa Doc rule from 1957 to 1971? - Haiti

195.

The director of the films La Strada and Notte di Cabiria - Frederico Fellini

196.

Where was the first football World Cup held (1930)? - Uruguay

197.

The French Nobleman who revived the Olympic Games:

198.

Which dynasty did Chinese people rebel against and establish a republic? - Manchu

199.

Who sang My Heart Will Go On (Titanic)? - Celine Dion

200.

Which word is wrongly spelt: autumn, seperate, beginning, argument? - Seperate (correct spelling: Separate)

201.

The three names associated with the discovery of DNA are Dr. James Watson, Dr. Francis Crick and Dr. Maurice Wilkins

202.

In 1848, The Communist Manifesto was published by Karl Marx and - Friedrich Engels

203.

Where did M.N. Roy establish the Communist Party in 1919? It was the first one outside Russia. - Mexico

204.

The first son of a Chief Minister to become the CM of the same Indian state - Shyama Charan Shukla

205.

The Indian PM who was born on Dec. 25 - Atal Bihari Vajpayee

206.

In which year did Gandhiji discard the dhoti and kurta? - 1921

207.

Which bank was started by unifying the Presidency Banks of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras? - Imperial Bank of India,
which later on became the State Bank of India.

208.

Which country won the Sharjah Cup, 2000? - Sri Lanka

209.

The boy from an Imphal childrens home who gave India its first boxing gold in 16 years at the Asian Games?
Ngangom Dingto Singh

210.

Louis Pasteurs discovery of the microorganisms that sour wine and milk resulted in the process known as:
Pasteurisation

Pierre de Coubertin

211.

The official language of Brazil is: - Portuguese

212.

The head of state of a country of 323,000 people is one of the worlds richest men. Name the country. - Brunei

213.

Dr. Jack Kevorkian is notorious for practicing: - mercy killing (euthanasia)

214.

The five Grammy awards she won was a record. Who is the singer? - Lauryn Hill

215.

Panamas first female head of state was the widow of a former: - President

216.

The only Asian Secretary General of the UN: - U Thant of Burma

217.

Hong Kong is part of UK/China/Taiwan. Which is correct? - China

218.

Permanent members of the UN Security Council: - China, France, Russia, UK and USA

219.

The World Court is another name for: - International Court of Justice

220.

UNESCO has its headquarters in: - Paris

221.

The Commonwealth was originally called: - The British Commonwealth of Nations

222.

Who called Russia a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma? - Winston Churchill

223.

The youngest Chief Minister in India - P.K. Mahanta (Assam, 1985)

224.

She has a sweet tooth. What does it mean? - She loves sweets

225.

Indias single largest trade partner: - USA

226.

The evil that men do lives after them. Who wrote these words? - Shakespeare

227.

Hubert H. Humphrey, Spiro T. Agnew, Nelson Rockfeller: Who are they?

became Presidents)

228.

An international society whose membership is restricted to those with an I.Q in the top two percent in each member
country - Mensa

229.

What is the word meaning an employee or assistant who serves in a wide range of capacities? It begins with f and ends
with m. - Factotum

230.

A Greek God is: a handsome man/a beautiful bird/a religious person. Choose the correct meaning.
man

231.

The first woman to win an Olympic gold? - Charlotte Cooper (Britain, 1990, tennis)

232.

In Britain, traffic moves on right or left? - left

233.

What do we call a native Barbados? - A Barbarian

234.

The two most cited authors? - Shakespeare and Charles Dickens

235.

What is common to Last Orders, Amsterdam and Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha? - Booker Prize winning books

236.

Which country has most public libraries? - Russia

237.

Bestseller no. 1 is The Bible. Which is no. 2? - Quotations from the work of Mao.

238.

The first book of poetry by an Aboriginal writer. - We are going by Kath Walker

239.

Who is the creator of Huckleberry Finn? - Mark Twain

240.

Which of these cup/trophies are associated with cricket: Ranji Trophy, Durand Cup, Sahara Cup, Wills Trophy? - All
except Durand Cup

241.

This writers father was a small official in ICS in India. He was taught by Aldous Huxley. Guess who. - George Orwell

242.

Satyajit Rays last film: - Agantuk

243.

Joan of Ark is the French heroine known as the maid of - Orleans

244.

John Bull stands for a typical - Englishman

Vice Presidents of USA (They never

- A handsome

245.

Kerosene, Kerosine: Which spelling is correct? - Both are correct

246.

K K K is the abbreviation for - Ku Klux Klan

247.

Mother Goddess of the Earth in Greek mythology - Gaia

248.

I got it gratis means: - I got it free

249.

Grease monkey is the informal presentation for a: - mechanic

250.

In the film Surviving Picasso, who portrays Picasso? - Anthony Hopkins

251.

Who developed the theory of white dwarf stars? - Dr. Chandrasekhar Subramanyam

252.

What is the shortened form of Association Football? - Soccer

253.

The ruler of Kashmir who signed the states accession to India in 1947: - Maharaja Hari Singh

254.

The tower in Russia, twice the height of Frances Eiffel Tower: Ostankino TV Tower

255.

Worlds largest animal rights organization: - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

256.

Recording industrys most prestigious awards: - Grammy Awards

257.

Which country has banned the sect Falun Gong? - China

258.

What was special about the Bharat Ratna awarded to Lal Bahadur Shastri? - The first posthumous Bharat Ratna

259.

A legation is a diplomatic mission that ranks (below/above) an embassy. - Below

260.

The story is told in three parts namely Mosque, Caves and Temple. Which book are we talking about? - E.M. Forsters A
Passage to India

261.

The largest freshwater lake in India: - Kolleru (Andhra Pradesh)

262.

The Olympic triathlon begins with a 1.5 km swim, moves onto a 40 km cycle ride and finishes with a - 10 km run

263.

Venus Williams or Serena Williams: Who is the elder sister? - Venus

264.

Who is nicknamed Thorpedo? - Ian Thorpe

265.

India won a gold in Munich Olympics. True or False? - False

266.

Australia hosted the Modern Summer Olympics for the first time in (Which year?) - 1956 (Melbourne)

267.

What is the Bathini Goud family of Hyderabad famous for? - Curing asthma patients to whom medicine is administered
through a live fish

268.

The number of ASEAN member countries - Ten

269.

The number of black squares on a chess board: (options: 24/30/32) - 32

270.

The name o a central Asian capital has the first four letters of bishop in it. Name the capital. - Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)

271.

To which Olympic event is coxed fours related? - Rowing

272.

Name the first Indian to win two gold at the Asiad after P.T. Usha - Jyotirmayee Sikdar

273.

What do you buy at a Pizzeria? - Pizzas

274.

Nakkeeran is a Tamil weekly/daily/monthly - Weekly

275.

What are Millie, Ollie and Syd? - Mascots of Sydney Olympics

276.

In which country is SLORC the seat of power? - Myanmar

277.

What do we call the citizens of Sydney? - Sydneysiders

278.

Met office is short for: - Meteorological Office

279.

The film about the world of professional football: - Any Given Sunday

280.

Coxs Bazar(in Bangladesh)s fame? - It has worlds longest beach (120 km)

281.

The Hindi poet known as Agyeya - S.H. Vatsyayan

282.

Indias largest commercial bank: - State Bank of India

283.

In Greek mythology, Eros is the God of love. Its Roman equivalent - Cupid

284.

She wrote 1,775 short lyrics, only seven of which were published in her lifetime. Name the writer. - Emily Dickinson

285.

The first European to round the Cape of Good Hope - Bartholomeu Diaz

286.

How many golds did each of these three win in one Olympics: Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis and Fanny Blankers Koen? Four

287.

Boston Tea Party (1773) was (a tea party/a dinner/neither) - Neither

288.

Which state was known as Magadha in ancient times? - Bihar

289.

When was Burma separated from India? - In 1937

290.

Who was the Agnes that became Teresa? - Mother Teresa (Agnes Ganxha Bojaxhiu)

291.

The Earl of Sandwich invented a convenience food he could eat while playing cards. Its name? - Sandwich

292.

1962 Oscar best director was David lean. Which film won him the award? - Lawrence of Arabia

293.

In 1841, Britain banned women from working in coal mines, saying that a womans place is in the - home

294.

The irregular troops led by Italian patriot Garibaldie were known as - The Red Shirts

295.

The man who invented painting was a goldsmith. His name? - Johann Gutenberg

296.

Harriet Beecher Stowes book which exposed the evils of slavery: - Uncle Toms Cabin

297.

The country that suffered the greatest loss of life in World War II? - Russia

298.

The campaign vessel of the environment movement Greenpeace - Rainbow Warrior

299.

What was the name Eric the Red gave the island he discovered in 980 to attract settlers? - Greenland

300.

The Nigerian novelist who wrote The Famished Road - Ben Okri

301.

The 13th century Italian explorer who came to India? - Marco Polo

302.

Tasmania is called so because discovered it. - Abel Tasman

303.

What is a ukulele? - A small guitar

304.

Duke of Edinburgh is husband of - Queen Elizabeth II

305.

The five countries that have taken part in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896, including the unofficial Athens
Games of 1906. - Australia, France, Greece, Great Britain and Switzerland

306.

The German princess who became Empress of Russia - Catherine the great

307.

Of which country is Pusan the main port? - South Korea

308.

Which country is fourth in purchasing power parity? - India

309.

Asian cities where Summer Olympic Games have been held - Tokyo and Seoul

310.

The first woman to win a Sahytya Akademi award - Amrita Pritam

311.

On April 1, 1912 the capital of India was shifted from to Old Delhi - Calcutta

312.

A piece of clothing which is named after an Indian Prime Minister - Nehru Jacket (bandhgalla)

313.

The first Indian woman to enter the semifinals of an Olympic event: - Shiney Wilson

314.

The first US First Lady to be a candidate in a national election - Hillary Clinton

315.

A supporter of the movement of the Nation of Islam is called a - Black Muslim

316.

The Gang of Four in China was led by Maos wife - Chang Chang

317.

The Kuomintang (National Party) was founded in 1905 by: - Sun-Yat-sen

318.

Name the country whose name means Little Venice. - Venezuela

319.

Which is the country that consists of three islands in the Indian Ocean? Its capital is Moroni - Comoros

320.

The Japanese art of making ornamental designs by cutting and folding paper - Kirigami

321.

How did Mark Antony and Cleopatra die? - Both of them committed suicide

322.

A phrase meaning an extremely close finish or result has the word photo in it. What is the phrase? - Photo finish

323.

Ilha Formose was the name given to Taiwan by the Portuguese. What does it mean? - Beautiful island

324.

Kingdom come is a phrase meaning: - Life after death

325.

How many emirates are their in UAE? - Seven

326.

Cain and Abel were sons of: - Adam and Eve

327.

The Roman God of grape-growing, wine and pleasure - Bacchus

328.

Monkey puzzle is: an animal/a bird/a tree. Which is correct? - A tree

329.

James Joyces novel Ulysses presents a certain day in the life of Leopold Bloom. Which day? - June 16, 1904

330.

King Juan Carlos of Spain married Princess Sophia of (the country) - Germany

331.

A large flightless Australian bird, with a three-letter name - Emu

332.

Sean Conerry (of James Bond films) won an Academy award as Best Supporting Actor for the film
untouchables

333.

The year in which Julius Caesar was assassinated - 44 B.C

334.

The city that is not a capital: Canberra, Windhoek, Wellington, Dodoma, New York. - New York

335.

The worlds first artificial satellite was named Sputnik. What does the Russian word mean? - Fellow traveler

336.

There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim. Who said it? He founded a new religion. - Guru Nanak

337.

He agreed on his deathbed (1543) to have his book On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres published. Who?
Nicolaus Copernicus

338.

The painter who designed a helicopter in early 16th century. - Leonardo da Vinci

339.

The Virgin Queen of England: - Elizabeth I

340.

Shakespeare wrote and acted in plays. True or False? - true

341.

Speed Post by Shobha De discusses (philately/P&T Dept./speedometer/none of these) - None of these

342.

The mogul emperor who built the Taj Mahal - Shah Jahan

343.

The only English king to be publicly executed: - Charles I

344.

John Miltons work on the Fall of Man - Paradise Lost

345.

The largest fish: - The whale shark

346.

The largest snake: - The anaconda

347.

A sparrows heart beat is more than times a minute. - 500

348.

A nautical mile is a little more/less than a land mile. - more

349.

Mother Goose rhymes are rhymes - Nursery

350.

What medal (gold/silver/bronze) did Leander Paes win in Atlanta Olympics? - Bronze

351.

Whom did Lord Killawin, a former 10C President, term a chemical athlete? - A drugged sportsperson

352.

The worlds first nuclear submarine was named: - Nautilus

The

353.

Bureau of Indian standards was formerly known as: - Indian Standards Institution

354.

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was President of INC. True or False? - True

355.

Worlds longest and the tallest masonry dam? - Nagarjunasagar Dam

356.

The two Beatles who wrote most of the goups songs? - John Lennon and Paul Mc Cartney

357.

Which four flags were unfurled by the first men who conquered the Everest when they reached the top? - UN, British,
Nepalese and Indian

358.

The writer who created these characters: Auric Goldfinger, Hugo Drax, Pussy Galore and Kissy Suzuki

359.

The UN Secretary General who died in an air crash - Dag Hammarskjold

360.

Sea of Galilee is a in North Israel - Lake

361.

The superspy whose name was borrowed from an obscure ornithologist. - James Bond

362.

The triumvirate that assumed control immediately after the death of Russias Stalin - Malenkov, Beria and Molotov

363.

The first Indian film that was insured: - Taal (1999)

364.

Kamal Haasan acted as a woman in - Avvai Shanmughi (Chachi 420)

365.

Name Indias largest film city - Ramoji Rao Film City near Hyderabad

366.

The king in Greek mythology whose touch turned everything into gold - Midas

367.

Worlds largest milk producing country - India

368.

Banmganapalle, Neelam, Alphoso: these are varieties of - Mango

369.

Which Indian state has most airports? - Madhya Pradesh

370.

Name of the Jumbo jet that plunged into the Atlantic in 1985 - Kanishka

371.

The Indian built during British regime is referred to as the (6th/7th/8th) city of Delhi - 8th (eighth)

372.

Who composed Indias national song Vande Maataram? - Bankim Chandra chatterjee

373.

The number of Articles in Indian Constitution - 395

374.

Who played both Rama and Sita in D.G. Phalkes Lanka Dahan (1917)? - A. Salunka

375.

Who acted as Humbert in Lolita, a Stanley Kubrick film (1962)? - James mason

376.

The 189th member of UN - Tavalu

377.

The film that won Roberto Benigni an Oscar for Best Actor - Life is beautiful

378.

What does circa mean? - about

379.

The venue of 2004 Olympics - Athens

380.

Molotov Cocktail is a (drink/grenade/meeting) - grenade

381.

Number of Olympic gold medals won by Carl Lewis - Nine

382.

The venue of the last Olympics of the 20th century - Atlanta

383.

Number of countries at the 1896 Athens Olympics: - 13

384.

Which country is more populous-Republic of China or Peoples Republic of China? - Peoples Republic of China

385.

The worlds largest democracy: - India

386.

The Indian litterateur who used the pen-names Dhanpat Rai and Nawab Rai: Yashpal/Munshi Prem Chand
Prem Chand

387.

Shivajis mother: - Jijabai

388.

The three hanged for participation in Lahore conspiracy (1931) - Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev, Shivram Rajguru

Munshi

389.

Which country did Siad Barre rule until 1991? - Somalia

390.

Indira Gandhis socialist slogan on poverty eradiction - Garabi Hatao

391.

US basketball legend who was named Most Valuable Player five times. - Michael Jordan

392.

The state described as the Land of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel - Gujarat

393.

How many countries are there in South America? - Twelve

394.

Highest Indian award for gallantry - Param Vir Chakra

395.

The year Finland hosted the Olympic Games - 1952 (Helsinki)

396.

Largest desert in India - Thar (Rajasthan)

397.

Of the following, which one is not in Maharashtra: Ellora, Amravati, Sanchi, Mahabaleshwar, Latur? - Sanchi

398.

Indias longest beach - Marina beach, Chennai

399.

First foreign bank in India - Chartered Bank

400.

Nag/Akash/Agni: Which of these is an anti-tank guided missile? - Nag

401.

Indias literacy rate in 1901: - 5.3 per cent

402.

INS Vikrant, INS Viraat. Which is the older of the two? - INS Vikrant

403.

The U.P. city formerly known as Prayag: - Allahabad

404.

The Indian city (the Golden City) known for its silk industry - Kancheepuram

405.

The sportsman who became Indias first World Champion in Billiards in 1958 - Wilson Jones

406.

Indira Gandhis husband Feroze Gandhi was a member of the Lok Sabha. True or False? - True

407.

Which state was bifurcated into Maharashtra and Gujarat? - Bombay

408.

The first Asian woman to swim the English Channel - Arati Saha

409.

First Indian Chief of the Naval Staff - Admiral R D Katari

410.

Indias first nuclear research reactor - Apsara

411.

Who described Gandhiji as half naked seditious fakir? - Winston Churchill

412.

The President of Indian origin elected in Singapore in 1981 - C.V. Devan Nair

413.

In 1982 Barny Clark got worlds first: - artificial heart

414.

What is the expansion of CHOGM? - Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

415.

The Russian Parliament building is called: - white house

416.

What brought Lillehammer (Norway) to the news in 1984? - Winter Olympic Games held there

417.

The writer who returned to Russia in 1954 after 20 years of exile - Alexander Solzhenitsyn

418.

Who won the beauty crown firstSushmita Sen or Aishwarya Rai? - Sushmita Sen (Miss Universe)

419.

What is known as garden egg? - Brinjal or eggplant

420.

The Rio Grande forms an 800-mile border between USA and - Mexico

421.

The
denomination
3 annas

422.

Who coined the word swaraj? - Dadabhai Naoroji

423.

The first Asian to head the International Cricket Council - Jagmohan Dalmia

424.

Where is Dharamshala, the place where Dalai Lama has established a government-in-exile? - In Himachal Pradesh

425.

Which of these is not a capital city: Silvassa, Panaji, Diu? - Diu

of

the

first

postage

stamp

of

Independent

India

426.

The tendency of a hostage to cooperate with his captors is a syndrom. Name it. - Stockholm syndrome

427.

What did Reuter found in 1851? - A news agency

428.

Shotput (is/is not) one of the five events of womens pentathlon: - is

429.

A break dance competition is known as a: - battle

430.

La Marseillase is the national anthem of: - France

431.

What did Picasso and George Brague invent? - Cubism

432.

Pound-foolish means:

433.

The role Daniel Radcliffe is to play in a Warner film? - Harry Potter

434.

A passageway between rows of seats in an auditorium: - an aisle

435.

Who was known as Little Corporal? - Napoleon Bonaparte

436.

Which word is wrongly spelt: twelfth, vacuum, Portugese? - Portugese

437.

The first gold medal of Sydney Olympics was won by: - Nancy Johnson (USA)

438.

The first President Dr. Rajendra Prasad took office on Jan. 26, 1950 from whom? - C. Rajagopalachari

439.

Indias first oil tanker was named: - Motilal Nehru

440.

Aircraft Concorde is developed jointly by: - UK and France

441.

Human face has bones - 14 bones

442.

Who held more than 1300 patents for his inventions? - Thomas Alva Edison

443.

Rubik Cube is named after a Hungarian teacher of

444.

The Army rank between Colonel and Major General - Brigadier

445.

In Space Jam, who plays basketball with cartoon characters? - Michael Jordan

446.

Caspian Sea is worlds largest: - lake

447.

The planet named after the God of the sea: - Neptune

448.

How many African countries were UN members in 1945? - Four

449.

Which country is called the Hellenic Republic? - Greece

450.

The country with more than 55,000 lakes: - Finland

451.

Lion used to be Indias national animal. True or False? - True

452.

Nationality of poet Octavio Paz? - Mexican

453.

Creator of the comic icon Batman: - Bob Kane

454.

The youngest tennis millionare - Martina Hingis

455.

The filmmaker who made Rashomon? He is known for his treatment of legendary stories - Akira Kurosawa

456.

Gol Gumbaz is in (Jaipur/Bijapur/Agra) - Bijapur

457.

Dante is best known for his epic poem: - Divine Comedy

458.

The year in which Indian rupee was first devalued, after independence - 1949

459.

Godspeed means:

460.

Micawber is a character in: - David Copperfield

461.

Cambysses, King of Persia, was son of: - Cyrus the Great

462.

A diary that has been translated into 55 languages and has sold over 25m. copies - The Diary of Anne Frank

- unwise in dealing with important matters

(Correct spelling: Portuguese)

- architecture

- success

463.

It is estimated that a novel by this writer is purchased somewhere in the world every 18 seconds. Who is this writer? Alistair Maclean

464.

In 1998, Madonna was nominated in nine categories (for MTV Music, Video awards)- eight for and one for Frozen Ray of Light

465.

Which
state-owned
China Central Television

466.

Kajols grandmother who was a noted actress of the 1940s - Shobhana Samarth

467.

What is the drug used to increase the output of urine? - diuretic

468.

The second storey is covered by an estimated 400kg of gold leaf and hundreds of precious stones. Which building are we
talking about? - The Golden Temple, Amritsar

469.

The richest Hindu temple in the world - Tirupati Temple in A.P.

470.

The red slippers worn by whom in The Wizard of Oz fetched $165,000? - Judy Garland

471.

Bill Gatess wife: - Melinda

472.

Who received 5.12 m votes out of 5.72 m votes cast in his constituency? - Boris Yeltsin

473.

What is common to Spencer Tracy and Gary Cooper? - Both won Best Actor Academy awards twice

474.

Which US political party was founded in 1792 and dissolved in 1828? - Democratic-Republican Party

475.

The weight of the discus used in athletic competitions: - Two kg

476.

A collector of gramophone records is a: - discophile

477.

Salary of the President of India? - Rs. 50,000 p.m. (plus perks and allowances)

478.

Irrawaddy is the chief river of: - Burma

479.

The system of unarmed self-defence meaning empty handed? - Karate

480.

Monophobia is the excessive fear of - solitude

481.

Travelers joy is also called old mans beard. What is it? - A plant having parts suggestive of a beard

482.

A trattoria is an Italian: - restaurant

483.

What is a Vandyke? - A painting by Sir Anthony Van Dyck

484.

The U.S. Secretary of State between 1973 and 1997 known for his shuttle diplomacy? - Henry Kissinger

485.

The study of the characteristics of the human population - Demography

486.

Mr. Trudeau was Canadas PM. His first name? - Pierre

487.

Tigers eye is a: - semiprecious gemstone

488.

Who is known as the Mother of Indian Revolution? - Madame Bikaji Cama

489.

Who was called the Lion of Kashmir? - Sheikh Abdullah

490.

The founder of Servants of India Society? - G.K. Gokhale

491.

Jacqueline Kennedys profession before she married John Kennedy - Press Photographer

492.

The length of Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge across the Ganga at Patna

493.

A country named after a tree - Brazil

494.

The film star who became a European princess - Grace Kelly

495.

Which country won the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05? - Japan

496.

To what country did Eritrea belong before it became independent? - Ethiopia

497.

Who played the role of King of Siam in the musical King and I? - Yul Brynner

TV

station

is

watched

by

900m

- 5,575 km

viewers?

498.

The second European country to become industrialized, after Britain: - France

499.

The leader of the Kon-Tiki expedition of 1947: - Thor Heyerdahl

500.

Length of the Great Wall of China - 2400 km

501.

The first Indian state to come under the Presidents rule - Punjab

502.

The first woman CM of India - Sucheta Kripalani

503.

Which Lok Sabha had the least women? - The sixth

504.

When did Goa join the Indian Union? - In 1961

505.

When did Indian Cinema complete its 100th anniversary? - In 1997

506.

The youngest person to become the Indian president. - N. Sanjiva Reddy

507.

Who created the character Shakuntala? - Kalidas

508.

The country where the first official family planning programme was launched - India

509.

Gandhijis last fast ended on - Jan. 18, 1948

510.

The Indian leader born in Cuttack on Jan. 23, 1897 - Shubhas Chandra Bose

511.

The man named Germanys footballer of the century - Franz Backenbauer

512.

The worlds biggest island belongs to which country? - Denmark

513.

Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy. Whom do these characters remind us of: - Charles Schulz

514.

Even after 30 years work, the book remained unfinished when the auther died. Which book? - Das Kapital

515.

India has issued a postage stamp of Rs. 45 in honour of - Mother Teresa

516.

Which U.S. State is known as Empire State? - New York

517.

The Pacific Community, a regional intergovernmental organization, was known until Feb. 1998 as:
Commission

518.

Where was Jana Gana mana, Indias National Anthem, first sung (Dec. 27,1911) - Calcutta

519.

The tennis ace Little Miss Poker Face who won 31 major championships - Helen Wills Moody

520.

The hardest natural substance: - Diamond

521.

A light year equals 9.5 km - million million

522.

Glacial Period is also called:

523.

The Good Friday political accord is related to - Ireland

524.

Aristotle was a pupil of Plato, and to Alexander - Tutor

525.

A UN Secretary General later became his countrys President. Name the country

526.

The author of The Interpretation of Dreams - Sigmund Freud

527.

The year 1963 saw the first successful (heart/lung/kidney) transplant - kidney

528.

How old was Swami Vivekananda when he died? - 39 years

529.

Bahawat Tribunal Award is related to the utilization of the waters of - The Krishna River

530.

The Indian State with 3.43% of the countrys population and 1.18% of its area - Kerala

531.

The expansive food that consists of fish eggs - Caviare

532.

The Painted Lady is a: fish/bird/butterfly? - Butterfly

533.

The worlds busiest big ship canal - The Panama

534.

The two elements that give water a salty taste - Sodium and Chlorine

- Ice Age

South Pacific

535.

With which state was Chandernagar, earlier under French possession, integrated? - West Bengal

536.

The first national film award the Presidents Gold Medal went to a Marathi feature film and a documentary film. Name the
films. - Shyamchi Aai and Mahabalipuram

537.

Where is Indias first newsprint factory? - Nepanagar, M.P.

538.

The Indian who won a wrestling bronze at Helsinki Olympics - K.D. Jadhav

539.

The board game in which players build words with small lettered blocks - Scrabble

540.

Puck, a mischievous sprite in English folklore, is also called: - Robin Goodfellow

541.

When was the title viceroy introduced in India? - In 1858

542.

The first woman Chief Justice of a High Court - Justice Leila Seth

543.

In Ramayana, who is Dhashanan? - Ravana

544.

The Hindi film in which the director, his father and grandfather acted - Kal Aaj Aur Kal

545.

Equitation is the art and practice of: - riding a horse

546.

A score higher than 97 per cent in an examination is in the percentile - 97th percentile

547.

In what kind of instrument is sound produced by striking? - percussion

548.

Hallucinations resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol are called pink - elephants

549.

Pula is the standard monetary unit of: - Botswana

550.

In sororicide, who is killed? - Ones sister

551.

From which Upanishad are the words Satyameva Jayate taken? - Manduka

552.

Founder of the Internet mail service Hotmail: - Sabeer Bhatia

553.

A list of best-selling recorded songs over a given period is called - hit parade

554.

A honeyeater is a bird/butterfly/an insect

555.

Drinka pinta milky day. What is the unit of volume mentioned in this slogan? - pint

556.

Japans highest peak is: - Fujiyama

557.

A party to celebrate the occupancy of a new home - Housewarming

558.

The year in which India joined the UN - 1945

559.

Tipu Sultans father - Hyder Ali

560.

The Mughal emperor whose rule ended with the Sepoy Mutini - Bahadur Shah II

561.

Who
established
Mrs. Annie Besant

562.

In 1868, the Islands that were handed over by Denmark to the British free of charge - Nicobar

563.

Where was the famous classic painter Raja Ravi Verma born? - In Kilimanoor, Kerala

564.

Gandhiji was born in 1869 at Porbandar. What about Kasturba? - In 1869, at Porbandar

565.

With which hospital is the name Dr. (Miss) Ida Schrudder associated? - Vellore C M C hospital

566.

The 51st country to sign the UN Charter, thus becoming one of the original member states - Poland

567.

Housy-housy is a form of: - Bingo or lotto

568.

Who wrote the famous short story Rain? - Somerset Maugham

569.

The language homer wrote in? - Greek

570.

Rani Lakshmi of Jhansis original name - Manikarnika

the

Central

- a bird

Hindu

Collage

in

Varanasi

in

1898?

571.

The first India-made motor car - Hindustan 10

572.

Roman number CM is equal to: - 900

573.

The year Tagore was made Bharat Ratna - Tagore is not a Bharat Ratna

574.

The longest space flight by a woman was by: - Shannon Lucid

575.

The longest possible solar eclipse: - 7 min 31 sec

576.

The year Coca-Cola was introduced - 1886

577.

Who was Indias first woman candidate (in 1926 elections)? - Kamaldevi Chattyopadhyaya

578.

The former home and final resting place of Elvis Presley - Graceland

579.

Yellow fever is a disease carried by: - mosquitoes

580.

Who won the most tennis singles championships in grand slam tournaments? - Margaret Court (Australia)

581.

Honsu, Baffin and Victoria are: - islands

582.

Agatha
Christie
- Nurse

583.

On Oct. 19, 1987 the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points. The day is known as: - Black Monday

584.

In Nov. 1987 the painting Irises was bought for $53.9 million. Whose work is it? - Vincent Van Goghs painting

585.

In what language does the African writer Wole Soyinka write? - English

586.

The father and son who won the Dada Saheb Phalke award - Prithvi Raj Kapoor and Raj Kapoor

587.

What prize has Dr. Surinder K. Vasal the Bangkok-based Indian agricultural scientist, won? - World Food Prize

588.

When was minimum voting age in India made 18 years? - In 1988

589.

Strategic Defense Initiative is nicknamed - Star Wars

590.

Who was the First Lady that owned 1060 pairs of shoes? - Imelda Marcos of the Philippines

591.

The country whose name means equator - Equador

592.

The first Israeli Prime Minister - Ben Gurion

593.

The first (it was a maharaja) to switch on an electric light in India - The Maharaja of Bikaner (1896)

594.

Helen danced the first rock n roll number in an Indain film in 1957. The film? - Baarish

595.

The first Indian Air Chief - Air Marshal S. Mukherjee

596.

In red wines, the entire grape is used. In white only the - juice

597.

What is oxblood? - A colour (dark or deep red to medium reddish brown)

598.

Name given to Japanese suicide pilots of WWII - Kimikaze

599.

Jacobs ladder is a (plant/ladder/tool) - a plant

600.

Izvestia in Russian means: - News

601.

What regulates the amount of glucose in blood? - Insulin

602.

The many-headed monster in Greek mythology - Hydra

603.

The British equivalent of the Oscar awards? - BAFTA (British Academy of Film and TV Arts) awards

604.

The author of Moon Walk - Michael Jackson

605.

The medical condition in which a person remains unconscious for a long time - Coma

606.

The number of rooms in the Buckingham Palace - 602

607.

In which state is the hill station Mount Abu? - Rajasthan

wrote

her

first

novel

while

working

as

during

WWI

608.

The oldest university in UK - Oxford

609.

Valentine Tereshkova orbited the earth aboard the Spacecraft - Vostock 6

610.

He thought it was Asia, but it was the West Indies. Who was this explorer? - Christopher Columbus

611.

WWIs biggest naval battle between Britain and Germany - Jutland

612.

The Colombo Plan was named after (a city/a person/a canal)

613.

What scale is used to classify wind speeds? - Beaufort scale

614.

The first Indian Technicolor picture? - Jhansi ki Rani

615.

The
city
- London

616.

The three women who shot into fame in the 40s as exponents of Carnatic music - M.S. Subbulakshmi, D.K. Pattammal,
M.L. Vasanthakumari

617.

The old name of Harare - Salisbury

618.

Where was the first national exhibition organized by the Govt. of India? - Delhi (1958)

619.

What are the deepest parts of the oceans called? - Ocean trenches

620.

The four main ethnic groups are Negroid, Australoid, Mongloid and - Caucasoid

621.

The sturdy porters, guides and skilled mountaineers living in Nepal in the shadow of the Himalayas - the Sherpas

622.

What
were
- Homelands

623.

What do you add to food when you season it? - Pepper, salt and other flavourings

624.

What part of an orange is the zest? - The rind

625.

The first spacecraft to reach another world - Luna 2 (The space probe crashed on the moon, 1959)

626.

Where was the Earth Summit held in 1992? - Rio de Janeiro

627.

How many border countries does China have? - 14

628.

Where is the language Kirundi spoken? - In Burundi

629.

The kind of cooking named from a Spanish word meaning a framework of sticks - Barbecue

630.

Where do we find the Blue Room, the red Room, the Green Room and the rose Room? - In the White House (USA)

631.

Who was known as the Birdman of India? - Salim Ali

632.

The second largest continent - Africa

633.

Botulism
is
- Food poisoning

634.

How many storeys has the Tower of Pisa? - Eight

635.

The
first
Vice-President
- Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

636.

The first man to reach the North Pole - Robert E. Peary

637.

Bobby is a nickname for the English - policeman

638.

Movies is a short form of - Motion pictures

639.

Snakes (have/dont have) movable eyelids - dont have

640.

Which country is not in West Africa: Guinea, Niger, Togo, Djibouti, Mali - Djibouti

641.

What was bought by US Secretary of State in 1867 at 2 cents an acre? - Alaska

where

Ciskei

worlds

and

first

Transkei

form

underground

in

of:

to

- a city

S.

Africa

(cooking/food

be

elected

railway

called

was

constructed

under

poisoning/volcanic

President

apartheid?

eruption)

of

India?

642.

How many adrenal glands are there? - Two

643.

The Hindu Goddess who is the personification of the infinite - Aditi

644.

How
are
Deenanath
- Father and brother, respectively

645.

Is Georgia a state or an independent country? - Both. A state in USA and a republic near Turkey

646.

Where do the two branches of the Nilethe White Nile and the Blue Nilemeet? - At Khartoum (Sudan)

647.

Indias first 3-D film - My Dear Kuttichathan

648.

The highest point in the Alps - Mont Blanc

649.

The German physician who first described the Alzheimers Disease in 1907 - Alois Alzheimer

650.

Termite is also called - white ant

651.

Who won Gold in the same event (discus throw) in four consecutive Olympics

652.

Takewondo is not an Olympic event. True or False? - False

653.

How many national awards did the film Godmother win? - Six

654.

Who is Cpatain Devi Saran? - Pilot of IC-814 hijacked by Pak-based militants, Dec. 99

655.

The oldest football club in India - Mohan Bagan

656.

The four members of the Beatles - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr

657.

What connects Bechuanaland to Botswana? - Botswana is the new name of Bechuanaland

658.

The Mahabharata chronicles the battle between the children of two brothers. - Pandu and Dhritarashtra

659.

A
companys
- flagship

660.

What is common to the residential address of Sonia Gandhi and Tony Blair? - House no. (10-Janpath and 10-Downing
Street)

661.

Europes longest bridge - The Oresund Bridge

662.

What is NIMBY? - Not in my Backyard (a slogan to protest an unwanted project in someones neighbourhood)

663.

The
two
names
- Kautilya and Chanakya

664.

Another name for Latin America - South America

665.

Inventor of Saxophone? - Adolph Sax

666.

The European country that has had the largest number of governments since WWII - Italy

667.

The first Indian musician to win Magsaysay award - M.S. Subbulakshmi

668.

Arrange these African countries from North to South: Eritrea, Libya, Zaire, Botswana, Angola Angola, Botswana

669.

The Rajasthan woman who committed sati in 1987? - Roop Kanwar

670.

The scientist who was decorated with Padma Shree, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan and was a Union Minister M.G.K. Menon

671.

Of which country is Malev an airline? - Hungary

672.

Distance from Delhi to Agra - 200 km

673.

One
of
- tern

674.

When was Coca Cola banned in India? - In 1977

these

most

and

prestigious

by

is

Hridayanath

not

product

which

an

the

animal.

related

is

its

author

Say

to

fp

of

which:

Lata

(an

8-letter

Arthashastra

caracal,

Mangeshkar

is

word)

known

Libya, Eritrea, Zaire,

lynx,

tern,

llama

675.

What was first manufactured by the Bessemer Process? - Steel

676.

Which country built the first nuclear power station? - Russia

677.

The first woman Chief Election Commissioner in India - V.S. Ramadevi

678.

One of these is not a bird. Spot it: cormorant, turkey, rhea, woodpecker, walrus - Walrus

679.

No earthquake higher thanon the Richter Scale has been recorded - 8.9

680.

Numbers
that
- Prime numbers

681.

The American term broil is the same as the British term - grill

682.

The resolution of a computer indicates - the quality of the picture on the screen

683.

Where were the first railways built?

684.

In motorcycling, motor-cross is another name for: - Scrambling

685.

Whom does the biggest postage stamp issued by India depict? - Rajiv Gandhi

686.

The highest efficiency award in judo - Shihan

687.

The first country to have a motorway: - Germany (1921)

688.

Dr. E. Jenner injected people with cowpox germs to stop them getting - smallpox

689.

Andagoya, Taibing, Pago Pago, Cherrapunji. These places have high levels of - rainfall

690.

Lotus for India, maple for Canada, for UK? - Rose

691.

Men have one rib less than women. True or False? - False

692.

Water becomes (less/more) dense when it freezes - Less

693.

Centipedes have (one pair/two pairs) of legs attached to each segment of the body - One pair

694.

Whales are mammals. True or False? - True

695.

The longest frontier is the border between USA and - Canada

696.

Which of these are independent nations: Belize, Bermuda, Benin, St. Lucia, Togo? - All except Bermuda

697.

What is common to Andorra, Liechtenstein, Vatican and San Marino? - Landlocked European states with areas less than
500 sq km

698.

Mercury, salt, oxygen, goldwhich is a chemical compound? - Salt

699.

Electricity flows from (negative to positive/positive to negative) - negative to positive

700.

The country that is the worlds largest archipelago - Indonesia

701.

In Hindu mythology, Ratis husband - Kama

702.

Florida Governor Jeb Bushs father was a former - President of USA

703.

Meaning of the title Genghis Khan - Ruler of the Oceans

704.

The Swastika was hated as the emblem of the Nazi party. The word comes from Sanskrit and means - well-being

705.

Height of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour - 46 meters

706.

What is Yomiuri Shimbun? - Worlds largest daily newspaper

707.

What was bought by the governor of Dutch West India Company from an Indian tribe in 1926 for $24? He paid in beads,
trinkets and cloth - Manhattan Island

708.

Which country has the largest Muslim population? - Indonesia

709.

The countries that were referred to as the Big Three in 1945? - UK, USA, USSR

can

be

divided

only

by

themselves

and

one

are

- In Britain

710.

Quiet volcanoes dont explode because gases and steam can easily escape from runny that they contain. - magma

711.

The largest stars are the supergiants while the smallest stars are called - Dwarfs

712.

Two of these are new names. Spot them: Peking, Salisbury, Formosa, Ethiopia, Namibia, Burma - Ethiopia and Namibia

713.

A person who habitually visits the first show of a film: - A firstnighter

714.

If you are uxorious, you love your in an extraordinary way. - Wife

715.

Roman soldiers were (allowed/not allowed) to marry. - not allowed

716.

Which French Palace is famous for its Hall of Mirrors? - Versailles

717.

Watergate was a political (party/leader/scandal) of the 1970s. - Scandal

718.

The
beauty
Marilyn Monroe

719.

Lhoste and Makalu are mountains in which range? - Himalayas

720.

What are the official languages of the UN? - Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish

721.

The full name of World Bank - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

722.

How many members are there in the European Parliament? - 626

723.

The organization that unites Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. - The Nordic Council

724.

The organization that has a membership of 1.7 billion people, and represents over 30% of the worlds population.
Commonwealth

725.

Of which country is Baku the capital? - Azerbaijan

726.

The old name of Burkina Faso? - Upper Volta

727.

The
language
- Mandarin

728.

Name the person who became the first PM of his country in 1947, and was assassinated in 1951. - Liaquat Ali Khan

729.

In 1995, the best actor national film award went to Rajat Kapur. Who got the best actress award? - Seema Biswas

730.

In which city do you find the twin Petronas Towers? - Kuala Lumpur

731.

Who is Yoko Ono? - Artist, widow of Beatle John Lennon

732.

The person who won the Nobel Prize, Magsaysay Award, Templeton Award, Jawaharnal Nehru Award and Bharat Ratna?
- Mother Teresa

733.

The largest circulated newspaper of India? - Malayala Manorama, Kerala

734.

Fagin is a character in: - Oliver Twist

735.

Who holds the world record for scoring a century in each innings of a test on three occasions? - Sunil Gavaskar

736.

The
electrical
- Henry

737.

The
American
- Enola Gay

738.

With which sport is the world body FINA associated? - Swimming

739.

The first Filmfare best actress award was won byfor her role in Baiju Bawara. - Meena Kumari

740.

Where is the dam Cabora Bassa situated? - In Mozambique

741.

Which
world-famous
- Rembrandt

742.

What gave prosperity to the island of Nauru? - Phosphate

whom

spoken

unit

Baseball

by

the

named

plane

largest

after

that

artist

star

was

number

the

dropped

known

Joe

of

American
the

people

in

physicist

first

as

DiMaggio

the

bomb

King

married?

the

Joseph

- The

world?

Henry:

on

Hiroshima.

of

shadows?

743.

The second largest island in the world? - New Guinea

744.

The
only
- Cleveland

745.

The holy franc is the name given to the currency of a country. Name the country. - Switzerland

746.

Somalia is part of the Horn of - Africa

747.

Althing is the Parliament of: - Iceland

748.

The main architect of Tunisias independence. - Habib Bourguiba

749.

The Russian czar who saw beards as a sign of Russian backwardness. - Peter the Great

750.

With which country is Mau Mau rebellion associated? - Kenya

751.

Crops sown in Oct.-Nov. and reaped in April are called: - Rabi/Kharif

752.

Badrinath is dedicated to - Lord Vishnu

753.

Monegasque is a citizen of: - Monaco

754.

In which country is Jagiellonian University situated? - Poland

755.

Who created the Phantom and Mandrake the magician? - Lee Falk

756.

What is the Everest called in Nepalese? - Sagarmatha

757.

What is common to ostrich, emu and Kiwi? - They are flightless birds

758.

Names of the musketeers in Alexander Dumas The Three Musketeers. - Athos, Porthos and Aramis

759.

The worlds premier female matador? - Cristina Sanchez of Spain

760.

Israels most decorated soldier? - Prime Minister Ehud Barak

761.

Why was Mahendra Chaudhry in the news in 1999? - He became Fijis first ethnic Indian Prime Minister

762.

Who
is
the
- Santhosh Yadav

763.

Bihar and Orissa were separated from in 1912 - Bengal

764.

National Sample Survey figures show Kerala being overtaken by , Lakshwadeep, and Mizoram in the percentage of
literacy. - Andaman and Nicobar Islands

765.

Who said that power flowed out of the barrel of a gun? - Mao Zedong

766.

The biggest investor in India - UTI

767.

Worlds largest non-capital city? - Shanghai

768.

Europes biggest car-maker? - Volkswagen

769.

The Dutch painter who created Sunflowers and The Potato Eaters:

770.

Cars built between 1918 and 1930 are labelled as Vintage cars and those built before 1918 are

771.

The last of the Ptolemies, the dynasty which reigned over Egypt from 323 BC to 20 BC - Cleopatra

772.

English is the official language in 58 countries, French in 32 countries, and _____ in 25 countries. - Arabic

773.

The tiny island country that has produced two Nobel Prize winnersSir Arthur Lewis and Derek Walcott? - St. Lucia 9in
the Caribbean)

774.

The first woman to head a government in Latin America? - Isabel Peron (Argentina, 1974)

775.

The first woman to become U.S. Secretary of State? - Medeleine Albright

776.

Worlds largest opium producer: - Afghanistan

777.

The first woman elected President of an eastern European country is Vaira Vike Freiberga. Her country? - Latvia

American

President

only

Indian

who

woman

won

who

back

presidency

after

losing

it.

- Rabi

has

climbed

the

Everest

twice?

- Van Gogh
- Veteran Cars

778.

Creation of Euro is described as the most important economic event since the ____ conference of 1944.
Woods

779.

It was used for the first time on May 6, 1840. What? - The first postage stamp (Penny Black of Britain)

780.

____ is the natural sugar in the milk. - Lactose

781.

Britains first Sikh Peer? - Lord Tarsem King

782.

First soldier of the Indian armed forces to be awarded Param Vir Chakra
Kumaon Regiment)

783.

Who got a football scholarship from Sports Authority of India at the age of 9? - Baichung Bhutia

784.

Who directed Mississippi Masala? - Mira Nair

785.

The first person to cross the magical figure of 2800 points in rapid chess? - Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand

786.

Who defines genius as one per cent inspiration and 99 per cent perspiration? - Thomas Alva Edison

787.

Citius, Altius, Fortius is the Olympic motto in Latin. What is the English equivalent? - Swifter, higher, stronger

788.

The first woman ever to command a space shuttle? - Col. Eileen M. Collins

789.

The first black to perform at the White House? - Marian Anderson, opera singer

790.

The
writer
- Ms. Arundhuti Roy

791.

Infant Mortality Rate is the number of deaths of children below _____ per 1000 of the population? - One year

792.

The two cities which had a population of above 10 million in 1960? - New York and Tokyo

793.

Ms. Mireya Moscoso is the first woman President of _____ - Panama

794.

Who was modern Africas first female head of state? - Ruth Perry (Liberia)

795.

The name for the group consisting of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. - Shanghai Five

796.

The second President of Indian origin in Singapore? - S.R. Nathan

797.

Pakistan became a republic in: - 1956

798.

The nationality of Mike Moore, the head of World Trade Organisation. - New Zealand

799.

The East Timorese leader who was released in Sept. 99 after being held for eight years. - Xanana Gusmao

800.

The first Indian feature film to be dubbed. - Harischandra (1944). From Kannada to Tamil

801.

In 1996, India had three Prime Ministers. Names? - Narasimha Rao, A.B. Vajpayee and H.D. Deve Gowda

802.

The first woman Congress president? - Annie Besant

803.

The first woman leader of a Muslim nation. - Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan

804.

The three Pacific island states that were admitted to UN in Sept. 99? - Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga

805.

What is dating in archeology? - Assessment of age of remains

806.

What is common to Adolf Hitler, Charlie Chaplin and Jawaharlal Nehru? - Born in 1889

807.

The military expeditions of European Christians in 11th, 12th and 13th centuries to recover the Holy Land from Muslims? Crusades

808.

The
canal
that
- Yucatan Channel

809.

The war whose general cause was Anglo-Russian dispute especially over the control of Dardanelles. - Crimean War

810.

It floats in the sea. Normally only one-ninth of the total mass is visible above the surface. A hazard to shipping. What is it?
- An iceberg

associated

links

with

the

Rally

Caribbean

for

Sea

Bretten

Major Somnath Sharma (4th Battalion,

the

to

the

Valley

Gulf

(Narmada):

of

Mexico.

811.

T.E. Lawrence, the British soldier scholar joined Arab revolt against Turks and he is known as _____
Arabia

- Lawrence of

812.

The
world
- League of Nations

in

813.

Where did Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin meet in 1943 to outline places for the invasion of Europe? - At Teheran

814.

Author of Jaws, which inspired Steven Spielbergs famous film: - Pert Benchley

815.

The phrase for a political barrier existing between China and other major powers, especially during the leadership of Mao
Zedong.
- Bamboo Curtain

816.

For which city is The Big Apple a nickname? - New York

817.

What does blue blood mean? - Noble or aristocratic descent

818.

Name
the
British
- Captain James Cook

819.

On Cloud followed by a number means in a state of great happiness. What is the number? - Nine

820.

Another
name
- Cooleys anaemia

821.

Playing time of the full version of Indian National Anthem - 52 seconds

822.

With whom did Alexander Fleming (discoverer of penicillin) share the Nobel Prize? - Florey and Chain

823.

Where did Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon? - At Sarnath

824.

The most powerful supercomputer ever made in India. - Param 10000

825.

Why is August 11, 1999 unique? - Because of the centurys last solar eclipse

826.

Of which country is the island Viti Levu a part?

827.

The prominent Non-Resident Indian who is Chancellor of the University of Wolverhampton, UK - Lord Swaraj Paul

828.

The name given to the scientific study of all aspects of the life of fungi? - Mycology

829.

The
invention
- Hovercraft

830.

Any
piece
- Pastoral

831.

Who directed the film The Godfather? - Francis Coppola

832.

The
renowned
- W.G. Grace

833.

Who
discovered
- David Livingstone

834.

The word (in music) for the highest natural adult male voice. - Tenor

835.

Constitution 83rd Amendment Bill, 1997 seeks to make a fundamental right. - Primary Education

836.

days
- Salad

837.

Indias
second
- Sujatha Vasant Manohar

838.

The country where a woman president was replaced by another woman in 1997. - Ireland

839.

The state that was the home of Bharata dynasty, which gave the name Bharat to India. - Haryana

840.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner who was appointed UNs goodwill ambassador in 1993. - Rigoberta Menchu

body

founded

explorer

for

for

of

English
Lake

the

woman

dissolved

the

blood

1946.

Hawaiian

disease

Islands.

thalassaemia?

- Fiji

Sir

Christopher
the

cricketer

time

and

discovered

inherited

celebrating

Ngami

the

1920

who

which

literature

means

in

in

country

and

way

physician

1849

of

Cockerell

and

youth,
judge

of

who

the

Victoria

innocence
of

is
life

remembered:
is

died
Falls

called

in
in

and
Supreme

a:

1915.
1855?

inexperience.
Court?

841.

Ali Sardar Jafri Firak Gorakhpuri and Qurattulain are Urdu writers. Which award did they all win? - Gyanpath

842.

Where
is
- Kozhikode, Kerala

843.

Rock musician Lingo Starr was born _______ - Richard Starkey

844.

Give
the
- 1928 and 1930

845.

The first viceroy of India: - Lord Charles Canning

846.

Which play brought Manjila Padmanavan the onassis Award? - Harvest

847.

The name Golkonda is derived from the words golla meaning shepherd and konda meaning ______

848.

How
- Four

849.

Who
shared
- F.W. De Klerk

850.

Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, is named after: - The Roman God of war

851.

The Richter scale is used in measuring

852.

The area of India is (in sq. km.) - 3,287,263

853.

In 1931, the capital of India shifted from ____to New Delhi. - Old Delhi

854.

What
is
common
to
- Recipients of Bharat Ratna

855.

Who discovered benzene in 1825? - Michael Faradey

856.

The soviet cosmonaut who died in an air crash? - Yuri Gagarin

857.

The astrophysicist who is a victim of a degenerative nerve disease and can communicate only through a computer:
Stephen Hawking

858.

He was working in a fruit shop. Devika Rani made him a great film star. Name the actor. - Dilip Kumar

859.

Vladimir Nabokov, the author of Lolita was an authority on an unusual subject. What was it? - Butterflies

860.

TOEFL,
- English

861.

The
nationality
- Austrian

862.

The
Hundred
Years
- England and France

863.

Montezumas revenge is: - an attack of diarrhea experienced by a tourist visiting a foreign country

864.

The plural of mongoose is: - Mongooses

865.

What did Willem Einthoven invent? - Electro Cardiogram

866.

The planets that have no moons? - Mercury and Venus

867.

Which is the worlds busiest port? - Rotterdam-Europort

868.

Which star is called the Dog Star? - Sirius

869.

What is the study of fossils called? - Palaeontology

870.

The land of very tiny people in Gullivers Travels - Lilliput

871.

One of the following persons is not a cartoonist. Spot him. Shanker, Shambhu Mitra, Sudhir dar, R.K. Laxman, Abu.
Shambhu Mitra

many

TWE

the

fifth

years

Indian

of

women

Nehru

have

the

and

Report

been

Nobel

of

and

honoured
Peace

Management

Simon

with
Prize

situated?

Commission

Bharat

Ratna

with

Nelson

Report:

- Hill
so

far?
Mandela?

- Energy released by earthquakes

Dr.

TSEL
of

Institute

D.K.

are

Sigmund
War

Karve,

Dr.

examinations
Freud,

was

B.C.

to

test

the
series

Roy

and

proficiency

founder
of

P.D.

wars

of
between

in

Tandon?

______

psychoanalysis:
________

872.

Indias first Health Minister in Nehrus cabinet. - Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

873.

This British writer was a lexicographer too.

874.

The Union Territories that have Chief Ministers. - Pondicherry and Delhi

875.

Who is Indias first Nobel Prize winner? - Rabindranath Tagore

876.

Who is known as Deenabandhu? - C.F. Andrews

877.

When
was
- Jan. 24, 1952

878.

In 1982, Ben Kingsley won the best actor Oscar Gandhi. Meryl Streep won the best actress award. The film? - Sophies
Choice

879.

The last British Governor Hong Kong. - Chris Patten

880.

The
African
- Graca Machel

881.

The
Australian
- Allan Border

882.

Four cities that are known for international film festivals are Cannes, Venice, Karlovy Vary and Montreal. In which countries
are these cities situated (in that order)? - France, Italy, Czech Republic, Canada

883.

Indias first STD was between _____ and _____ (1960). - Lucknow and Kanpur

884.

President
of
- Vice President

885.

The state that is the third among the Indian states in population and area - Maharashtra

886.

Indias most sparsely populated state is - Arunachal Pradesh

887.

The first Lok Sabha had two speakers. They were: - G.V. Mavlankar and M. Ananthasayam Ayengar

888.

The worlds first test tube baby was born on July 25, 1978. The babys name: - Louise Brown

889.

There are more than 7000 islands in the ____ archipelago. - Philippines

890.

The Supreme Command of the armed forces is vested in the President of India. The responsibility for national defence
rests with the: - Cabinet

891.

The term of office of the Chief Election Commissioner is _____ years or till he is 65, whichever is earlier. - Six

892.

The length of river Indus is the same as that of the Brahmaputra. It is ______ km - 2900 km

893.

Hereditary
- genes

894.

Where is the Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education located?

895.

One billion is equal to ____ crore. - 100

896.

The state of Karnataka was known as _____ until 1973. - Mysore

897.

On 21.1.1972, the States of _____, _____ and Union Territory of Mizoram were inaugurated. - Manipur, Tripura

898.

The
first
- Aristotle

899.

The
present
- Gandhi Sadan

900.

The
first
- Haryana

901.

The first 5-star Deluxe hotel in India: - Ashok Hotel of Delhi

the

- Samuel Johnson

first

woman

international

who

has

cricketer

India

may

diseases

name
state

with

resign

such

scientist

to

been

writing

to

of

Birla

achieve

festival

the

11,174

as

known

film

First

haemophilia

have

studied

House,
100

per

lady

test

under

of

of

runs

his

held?

two

to

hand

are

India

countries.

his

addressed

caused

credit.

to

by

the:

defective

- Gwalior

the

mechanism

where

Gandhiji

cent

electrification

was
of

of
shot
the

heredity:
dead:
villages:

902.

The first public corporation of India: - Damodar Valley Corporation

903.

The original gold Ranji trophy, donated by the Maharaja of Patiala, is now in _____

904.

In 1892, the first automobile was imported to India. Its license plate number was _____

905.

When did bicycle make its first appearance in India? - 1890

906.

With which Ashram is Mrs. Mira Richer (formerly Mira Alfassa) associated? - Sri Aurobindo Ashram

907.

The expanded form of FEMA? - Foreign Exchange Management Act

908.

What is the Russian word meaning restructuring? - Perestroika

909.

A two-word phrase for a choice with no real alternative. - Hobsons choice

910.

What do we call a woman whose husband is habitually or temporarily absent? - Grass widow

911.

The date India became small pox free - July 5,1995

912.

Hedonism is the doctrine that _____ is the highest good. - pleasure

913.

Which country left the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1984 when it was criticized for annexing Western Sahara? Morocco

914.

The country that has three official names, in three different languages. - Switzerland

915.

The original name of poet Tulsidas? - Rambola

916.

The word begins with q. It is another term for traitor. What is the word? - Quisling

917.

Columbus sighted land, one of the islands of the Bahamas. This was in 1942. Name the island.
Watling Island

918.

Chewing gum was originally made from _____, the gum of the Sapodilla plum tree. - Chicle

919.

The main sources of commercial sugar? - Sugarcane and sugar beet

920.

The country with the largest postal network in the world - India

921.

Which city is the diamond capital of the world? - Kimberley, S. Africa

922.

Which city is called Australias front door? - Darwin

923.

The worlds population in A.D. 1? - 200 million

924.

The word for a person who took part in the great California Gold rush of 1849? - Forty-niner

925.

First Gyanpith award winner? - G. Sankara Kurup

926.

Indias first Deputy Prime Minister? - Vallabhbhai Patel

927.

The first man to walk in space - Alexie Leonov

928.

First Asian woman to cross the English Channel? - Aarti Saha

929.

First foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna? - Khan Abdul Gaffer Khan

930.

First Indian actress to win Padma Shri? - Nargis Dutt

931.

Indias first woman ambassador? - Vijayalakshmi Pandit

932.

First Indian to win Oscar? - Bhanu Athaiya

933.

Film star Aishwarya Rai was a student of (medicine/architecture/law)

934.

Who wrote If I Am assassinated? - Z.A. Bhutto

935.

What is common to Taiwan and Switzerland? - Not members of UN

936.

The country whose national flag is plain green. - Libya

- Pakistan

- Architecture

- O (only a zero)

San Salvador or

937.

The
German
- Bismarck

politician

938.

Stars produce energy at their centres by converting hydrogen, their main constituent, into _____ - Helium

939.

How many Oscar nominations did the film All about Eve receive? - 14

940.

George Eliot and George Sand were novelists. What else was common to both? - Both were woman

941.

The year women athletes were admitted to Olympic Games? - 1900

942.

The
codename
- Overlord

943.

Which was the first full-length cartoon film? - Walt Disneys Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

944.

The life expectancy age of a blue whale? - 90 years

945.

The number of wings on a housefly? - Two pairs (4 wings)

946.

Cats spend ____ hours asleep a day. - 16

947.

Who composed several of his greatest poems in the 22 years of his blindness? - John Milton

948.

We have on our hands a sick mana very sick man. Who said it in 1844 and who was the sickman of Europe? - Tsar
Nicholas I of Russia; Turkey

949.

The British queen who was on the throne for 63 years - Queen Victoria

950.

What are the deepest parts of the oceans? - Ocean Trenches

951.

Which canal links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans? - Panama

952.

The five events in the womens pentathlon: - Long jump, high jump, shot-put, 80.m. hurdle race, 200m. race

953.

The Mongol Chieftain who became the leader of his tribe at the age of 13. -

954.

________ deserts make up only a fifth of the worlds deserts. The rest are covered by small stones or just bare rock. Sand

955.

Who was the king of rock n roll who held court at the mansion Graceland in the 60s and 70s? - Elvis Presley

956.

The average temperature at the South Pole? - -50 C

957.

What do meteorologists call a thundercloud? - Cumulonimbus

958.

The highest denomination of the Indian postage stamp - Rs. 50

959.

What is a chukker in polo? - A period of play

960.

The first man to run a mile in 4 minutes (1954): -

961.

Where do you find Angkor Wat? - In Cambodia

962.

The king who commanded his army in the field in WWI? - King Albert of Belgium

963.

The great U.S. statesman who was also an inventor? - Benjamin Franklin

964.

Emperor Asokas father: - Bindusara

965.

The two countries linked by the Teen Bigha corridor: - India and Bangladesh

966.

Who can look over the top of a double-decker bus? - A giraffe

967.

A swimmer who became a famous film star? - Johnny Weissmuller

968.

The three sisters who became famous English novelists? - The Bronte Sisters: Anne, Charlotte and Emily

969.

Anna Sewell was a campaigner against cruelty to horses. Her famous book? - Black Beauty

970.

The weight of an ostrich? - About 150 kg

971.

The great scientist who was born in Germany in 1879 and died in USA in 1955? - Albert Einstein

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Roger Bannister of Britain

972.

What is special about the flower cauliflower? - It has all the vowels

973.

The smallest unit of length? - The attometre

974.

The person who designed a machine called the Analytical Engine that had the basic features of a modern computer. Charles Babbage

975.

What is the one important source of energy that does not originate in the Sun? - Nuclear energy

976.

Who coined the word robot? - Karel Capek, a Czech playwright

977.

The
year
was
- The ball-point pen

978.

What is an analgesic? - A painkiller.

979.

Who created the detective Hercule Poirot? - Agatha Christie

980.

The first communications satellite: - Score

981.

Where does space begin? - About 160 km. above our heads

982.

The
lift
was
invented
- King Louis XV of France

983.

Mark Twain was the first famous author to use an invention. What was it? - The typewriter

984.

A kilowatt is 1000 watts. What about a megawatt? -

985.

Give the common name for iron oxide. - Rust

986.

What is the common name for rubella? - German measles

987.

How long does our body take to digest an apple? - About an hour and a half

988.

The first dog in space.

989.

The first animal to be sent up in a rocket. - Albert, a male rhesus monkey

990.

What makes Mushtaq Mohammed well-known? - The Pakistan cricketer who played test cricket at the age of 15.

991.

Two
Boeing
747s
- Tenerife, Canary Islands

992.

Gagarin, Titov, Glenn, Carpenter: Who are they? - The first men in space

993.

The longest railway platform in the world? - Kharagpur, West Bengal

994.

Which
- All

995.

South Africa, USA, Australia and former USSR are the top _____ producers of the world. - Gold

996.

What is special about these films: Look Whos Talking, Sleepless in Seattle, Waynes World, The Prince of Tides?
Directed by women

997.

Name the directors of these films: Psycho, Rear Window, Vertigo, The Birds. - All directed by Alfred Hitchcock

998.

Who was Raja Todarmal? - Emperor Akbars financial advisor

999.

The first electric train service in India was between Bombay and ______ - Kurla

1000.

Gandhiji spent 2089 days in Indian prisons. Where was his last confinement? - Aga Khan Palace, Pune.

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