Place -- Tagore Centenary Hall, Calicut.
Date -- 31 October 2013 (Thursday).
Age limit -- Classes 7 to 9.
Date -- 31 October 2013 (Thursday).
Age limit -- Classes 7 to 9.
Prelims
N.B. -- Questions marked with an asterisk (*) are tie-breaker questions.
1. Name the "Iron Man of India" whose birthday is being celebrated today.
2. What is the name of the mosque in Methala, Kodungallur Taluk, which was the first mosque to be built in the Indian subcontinent?
3. Considering the average of the top ten chess players, which is the highest-ranked Asian country, at the 3rd place?
4. The name for the fibrous tissue which connects muscle to bone is...
5. What are the lowland plains of South America known as?
6. Which is the element which is a noble gas and whose atomic number is three times that of the serial number of this question?
7. What is the name of Ashwatthama's achan (father)?
8. Which is the largest phylum in the animal kingdom?
9. In which country was the musical prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born -- Poland, Austria or Germany?
10. In the "Dora the Explorer" series, what type of animal is Isa(bella)?
11. Which joint in the human body provides the most freedom of movement?
12. Which great Indian empire did Harihara co-found in the 14th century?
13. An ailurophobe is afraid of which animal -- mouse, cat or dog?
14. In botany, what is the name for the stalk on which the leaf stands between the lamina and the stem?
15. Which ruler preceded Queen Elizabeth II's father as the King of England?
16. What percentage of its body weight does the giant hippopotamus consume daily as meat?
17. Which Malayalam film won the Best Popular Film (for wholesome family entertainment) at the National Film Awards this year?
18. Name this Englishman who has been making waves in the football world recently.
19. This is the fastest bird in the sky. Name it.
20. Of which Asian country is this the flag map?
* 21. Which country uses the URL extension .de?
* 22. Which is the most cost-efficient element which can be used as an alloying material in the production of steel?
* 23. In the Harry Potter series, what species of owl is Hedwig?
* 24. Which award is commonly known as the "Asian Nobel Prize"?
* 25. What name of Sita is derived from the capital of her father's country's capital?
Answers
1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
2. Cheraman Juma Masjid.
3. China.
4. Tendon.
5. Pampas.
6. Argon.
7. Dronacharya.
8. Arthropoda.
9. Austria.
10. Iguana.
11. Ball-and-socket joint.
12. Vijayanagara.
13. Cats.
14. Petiole.
15. Edward VIII.
16. 0% (they are herbivores). :-)
17. Ustad Hotel
18. Daniel Sturridge.
19. Peregrine falcon.
20. Afghanistan.
21. Germany.
22. Carbon.
23. Snowy owl.
24. Ramon Magsaysay Award.
25. Mythili (from Mithila).
Finals
Types of questions
Plain Vanilla -- normal questions and answers.
Topsy-Turvy -- give the question for the answer given.
Click! -- Picture questions.
Son-et-Lumiere -- audio/video questions.
Bharatiyam -- India-based questions.
Questions
1. Name this ancient monument and in which country it would be if it still existed today.
A. Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in Turkey.
2. Name this cartoon character.
A. Ultimate Swampfire.
3. What is the general name given to minute plants and animals floating on the surface of water bodies which are usually eaten by whales?
A. Plankton.
4. Polytetrafluoroethylene is the generic name of which material commonly known by its brand name, which was given by the company DuPont?
A. Teflon.
5. Which is the largest country within the continent of Europe?
A. Ukraine.
6. Identify the singer, music director and claim to fame of the film in which this song appeared.
A. Sung by Manna Dey, directed by Salil Chaudhary; the film was the first South Indian film to get the President's Gold Medal a.k.a. National Film Award for Best Feature Film (Chemmeen).
7. Which state in India advertises like this?
A. Orissa.
8. Identify the country and the festival being celebrated.
A. Israel -- Hanukkah.
9. Valentina Tereshkova.
A. Who was the first woman to go into space?
10. The anatomical name for the bones in the toes of a human being.
A. What are phalanges?
11. V = kT where k is a constant.
A. What is Charles' Law?
12. Which Asian country's Independence Day is being celebrated here?
A. Indonesia.
13. In the animal kingdom, it is called a 'sleuth or sloth'.
A. What is a group of bears known as?
14. Name this writer and his best boy creation.
A. R. K. Narayan, Swaminathan.
15. What do you mean by saying that a metal is ductile?
A. It can be drawn out into thin wires.
16. Name the country which issued this stamp and its capital.
A. Hungary; its capital is Budapest.
17. Who was the future President of the United States who authored the American Declaration of Independence?
A. Thomas Jefferson.
18. Name the piece and its composer.
A. Moonlight Sonata; composed by Ludwig van Beethoven.
19. Name this traditional martial dance performed by the Nair community.
20. Which social network's name, when translated, means "holy meeting place" in Turkish?
A. Orkut.
21. Identify this bird sacred to ancient Egyptians.
A. Ibis.
22. Which capital city of India is known as the "Cathedral City of India" on account of its numerous temples?
A. Bhubaneshwar.
23. After which creature did Gandhi name his first ashram in South Africa?
A. Phoenix.
24. What is the collective term for a group of owls?
A. Parliament.
Audience Question
25. Which country owns Greenland?
A. Denmark.
Big Picture
A popular male Indian entertainer.
A. Ranbir Kapoor.
Have a nice day!
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