Young World quiz

March 05, 2012 08:19 pm | Updated 08:19 pm IST

The river flows by: The lifeline of Myanmmar. Photo: Ashoke Chakrabarty

The river flows by: The lifeline of Myanmmar. Photo: Ashoke Chakrabarty

1. Name the multifaceted Italian, who sculpted the ‘Pieta' and painted the Sistine Chapel frescoes at the Vatican, born on this date in 1475.

2. Name the silent film that won five Oscars, including Best Picture, at this year's Academy Awards.

3.Name the sub-Saharan African nation, once called Gold Coast, celebrating its Independence Day on March 6.

4. According to Guinness Book of World Records, Nepal's Chandra Bahadur Dangi is the world's…

5. Who is the Greek God of War?

6. On February 25, what action did WHO take on India following a medical achievement?

7. On the Mohs hardness scale, talc is the softest mineral. What comes next?

8.Whom did India thrash 8-1 in the final of the Olympic qualifier in New Delhi?

9. In which European country is the modern game of golf said to have originated?

10.RBI is to soon bring out a Rs. 5 coin to commemorate which iconic freedom fighter and martyr?

11.Which river is Myanmar's lifeline?

12.Which Indian has become the first overseas cricketer to get an honorary life membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground?

13.Under what name did Mary Ann Evans write?

14. According to the prestigious Forbes magazine, which Asian nation has been ranked as the world's wealthiest country?

15. What happens when there is a haemorrhage?

Answers: 1. Michelangelo; 2. ‘The Artist'; 3. Ghana; 4. Shortest person ever @ 54.6 centimetres (21.5 inches); 5. Ares; 6. It removed it from the list of polio-endemic countries; 7. Gypsum; 8. France; 9. Scotland; 10. Bhagat Singh; 11. Irrawaddy; 12. Sachin Tendulkar; 13. George Eliot; 14. Qatar; 15. Bleeding i.e. loss of blood from the circulatory system.

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