Quiz Whizz

November 06, 2014 04:59 pm | Updated 04:59 pm IST

Bengaluru: Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani poses during a media interaction where he announced his decision to participate in the second edition of the Indian Open and then head to UK to represent India in the World Billiards Championship, in Bangalore on Friday. PTI Photo(PTI9_5_2014_000269A)

Bengaluru: Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani poses during a media interaction where he announced his decision to participate in the second edition of the Indian Open and then head to UK to represent India in the World Billiards Championship, in Bangalore on Friday. PTI Photo(PTI9_5_2014_000269A)

1 Pankaj Advani recently won his 12 world championship title. Whom did he defeat in the final of the IBSF World Billiards Championship?

2Tokyo was not always Japan’s capital city. Which city was the capital from the late 8 century until the mid-19 century?

3 Chlorophyll allows plants to convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis. What is the key mineral found in chlorophyll?

4 If you are at Hagia Sophia, the famous museum that was originally a church and later on an imperial mosque, which city are you in?

5 This lady was the first female president of Brazil and is also known as the nation’s ‘Iron Lady’. She recently won the Presidential re-elections to be sworn in for a second term. Name her.

6 What is the name for a group of percussion devices played by one drummer?

Solutions

1. Robert Hall of the U.K.; 2. Kyoto. The traditional capital of Japan was wherever the emperor lived; 3. Magnesium; 4. Istanbul, Turkey; 5. Dilma Rouseff; 6. Trap kit. It includes snare drum, bass drum, tom tom drums and cymbals, allowing the drummer to strike up to four instruments at the same time.

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