I had participated
in the Limca Book of Records Quiz 2011 at the City
Levels in St. Agnes School, Kharagpur with Aritra Dasgupta. Our school Kendriya
Vidyalaya, IIT, Kharagpur had emerged the Winners this year defeating DAV Model
School; KV, AFS, Salua; KV, No. 02, Kharagpur, SER Mixed HS School & St.
Agnes School (Home Team) – all of whom were brilliant quizzards.
The Limca Book of Records Quiz is
organised by Coca Cola India Limited in association with Derek O'Brien &
Associates (the quiz is conducted by these people). The theme of this year was
"INDIA AT HER BEST".
After
winning the Inter School Round and emerging as City Winners from Kharagpur,
Aritra and myself had been selected for the National Semi Finals which was held
at Reliance World, Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata (City Winners from Haldia &
Kolkata were also there). There were 79 other schools from different cities
like Dehradun, Ghaziabad, Calicut, Mumbai etc. DOB&A were good enough to
provide the questions of the Semi Final Round on their website (after the semis
obviously !!) and I have put them down here with their answers.
Take
a look at some great quizzing questions and try to answer them yourself before
checking out the answers. If you are really in a quizzing mood, take the test
in 30 minutes and then mail me at anweshtm@gmail.com for the evaluation and
answers.
So, here comes your first question..........
Limca Book of Records Quiz 2011 -
Semifinal Round Q&A
Q1. Among Indians, who has taken the most
number of ODI wickets?
Q2. Ustad Sultan Khan is credited with the
revival of which Indian musical instrument?
Q3. With which superhero would you associate:
Swamy a scientist, a dog named Moby, and a city called Arya Nagar?
Q4. The international airport serving Ulan
Bator, Mongolia, is named after which famous ruler?
Q5. Along with Shankar Jaikishan who has
won the most Filmfare Awards for Music Direction?
Q6. Which is the whale's closest
land-dwelling relative?
Q7. Which former Indian PM originally
failed in the entrance examination for Oxford University but was eventually
accepted at Somerville College?
Q8. Introduced by the International Diabetes
Federation, the ____ circle is the global symbol for diabetes. Fill in the
blank with a colour.
Q9. The Greek word for which rodent means
shadow-tailed, referring to its bushy appendage?
Q10. Who is the Supreme Governor of the
Church of England?
a) Queen Elizabeth II
b) Archbishop of Canterbury
c) Pope Benedict XVI
Q11. With nearly 14 million users, which
of these is the most popular game in Facebook?
a) The Sims Social
b) Farmville
c) CityVille
Q12. The adjective cutaneous literally
means "of the ___":
a) Heart
b) Skin
c) Eyes
Q13. What first appeared on Indian
television in 1976?
a) Soap Serials
b) Advertisements
c) Live Cricket
Q14. Who was awarded the Padma Bhushan by
the Govt. of India in 1992 for his efforts in establishing a village named
Ralegan Siddhi as a model for others?
Q15. The Victorian prose version by Kisari
Mohan Ganguli, published between 1883 and 1896, was the first complete English
translation of which epic?
Q16. In Microsoft Word, if you have to
redo the last operation, you have press Cltr +____.
Q17. Which is Europe's second longest
river after the Volga?
Q18. The first fragrance stamp released by
the Indian Postal Department in 2006, had what fragrance?
Q19. Who defeated Miami Heat to be crowned
the 2011 NBA Champions?
Q20. Which country is the world's largest
tea-drinking nation?
Q21. The 15th battalion of the Jammu and
Kashmir Rifles, is now known as the _____ _____. Fill in the blanks. (Two word
answer)
Q22. Which Indian Bollywood actress, apart
from Aishwarya Rai, has her wax statue at Madame Tussauds?
Q23. The longest running train in India is
named after which spiritual leader?
Q24. The rupee symbol first appeared on
coins or notes?
Q25. Which Indian ruler wrote three
Sanskrit plays – Nagananda, Ratnavali and Priyadarsika?
Q26. What is the term used to describe
unconsolidated debris material left by glaciers?
Q27. Which is the second-most abundant
element in the Earth's crust, after Oxygen?
Q28. Which edible oil, popular in South
Asia, is only approved for 'external use' in USA?
Q29. In marriage ceremonies of the Incas
of Peru, couples were considered officially wed only after they exchanged…
a) Rings
b) Garlands c) Sandals
Q30. ISRO's specially designed spacecraft
'Aditya' will be used for studying the outer layer of which celestial body?
ANSWERS
:-
- Anil
Kumble
- Sarangi
- Mighty
Raju
- Genghis
Khan
- AR
Rahman
- Hippopotamus
- Indira
Gandhi
- Blue
- Squirrel
- Elizabeth
II
- CityVille
- Skin
- Advertisements
- Anna
Hazare
- Mahabharata
- Y
- Danube
- Sandalwood
- Dallas
Mavericks
- India
- President’s
Bodyguard
- Kareena
Kapoor
- Swami
Vivekananda
- Coins
- Harsha
- Moraine
- Silicon
- Mustard
- Sandals
- Sun
Credits - Derek O'Brien & Associates
