1. ‘Moonwalk’ is the autobiographical work of which popular personality?
2. What connects the four pictures below.
3. The recent social phenomenon of ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ is used to spread awareness and raise donations for which disease?
4. Where is the second edition of the Summer Youth Olympic Games being held currently?
5. August 29th is celebrated as ______________ day in India.
6. Which media organization was founded in Iceland in 2006 by the Sunshine Press?
7. What first is credited to the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen?
8. A simple one. Which two oceans does the Panama Canal, opened in 1914 and which completed 100 years on August 15, 2014, connect?
9. How do we better know the famous footballer Bilal Yusuf Mohammed?
10. If the Prime Minister is the ex-officio (a person who is a member of an organization by virtue of holding another office) Chairman of the Planning Commission, who was its first Chairman?
Answers
1. Michael Jackson
2. Niagara falls. Three falls make up the Niagara - the Horseshoe falls, the Bridal Veil falls and the American falls
3. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS
4. Nanjing, China.
5. National Sports Day. It is also the birthday of the hockey player Dhyan Chand.
6. WikiLeaks
7. He led the team that first reached the South Pole on December 14, 1911.
8. Atlantic and Pacific oceans
9. Franck Ribery. He converted to Islam in 2006 and his Islamic name is Bilal Yusuf Mohammed.
10. Jawaharlal Nehru, the first PM of India