1. Which point on the surface of the earth is the farthest from the centre of the Earth? (a) Mt.

Everest (b) Mt. Kilimanjaro (c) Mt. Chirrambojjy (Ecuador) (d) Bay Isles 2. Which of the following persons has never been the Prime Minister of Japan? (a) Jiromon Kimura (b) Yoshihiko Noda (c) Shinjo Abey (d) None of these 3. Who is credited with the first-ever goal in the history of Soccer (FIFA) World Cup? (a) Michel Platini (Germany) (b) Lucien Laurent (France) (c) Guruchagga (Argentina) (d) Tshipiwey Shabalala (South Africa)

4. Identify the cartoon character.

(a) Robin (Batman) (b) Shaggy (Scooby Doobie Doo) (c) Omake (Omake) (d) None of these 5. Identify the geographical landscape

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Upper Yosemite Falls Angel Falls Zambezi Falls None of these

6. To which game are the terms Alley-oop, shot clock, short-forward related? (a) Sepak-Takraw (b) Lawn Bowls (c) Basket Ball (d) Ice-Hockey 7. Which Indian Hockey Star holds the record of having scored the maximum number of goals in a single game? (a) Major Dhyanchand (b) Baljeet Singh Dhillon (c) Captain Roop Singh (d) Ashok Kumar 8. To what species of creatures does the name CYCLOPIDES belong? (a) Butterflies (b) Chameleons (c) Worms (d) None of these

9. Name the largest aircraft-carrier battleship in the world. (a) (b) (c) (d) USS Nimitz USS Eisenhower Carl Winson CSK Tamarand

10. Which of the following is not a character from the Harry Potter series? (a) Marcus Flint (b) Roger Davies (c) Fleur Delacour (d) None of these

11. Which of the following is a European airport? (a) Mohammed Ataturk Airport (Turkey) (b) Heathrow Airport (Britain) (c) Kennedy Airport (USA) (d) None of the above 12. Which of the following is NOT an Italian Landmark? (a) Mt. Etna (b) Mt. Stromboli (c) Mt.Fuji (Japan) (d) Mt. Vesuvius 13. Who is the highest Indian test wicket-taker? (a) Javagal Srinath (b) Kapil Dev (c) Anil Kumble (d) Roger Binni 14. Give the missing link - Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg ::Twitter: ______ (a) Orkut Buyukokten (b) Jack Dorsey (c) Mark Taylor (d) None of the above 15. Which Indian actor won the FilmFare Awards for Best Actor AND Best Debut in his fathers movie in the year 2000? (a) Abhishek Bachchan (b) Mimoh Chakravarti (c) Hrithik Roshan (d) Sunny Deol 16. What was the name given to the inaugural cricket World Cup of 1975? (a) Prudential Cup (b) Reliance Cup (c) Wills Cup (d) JP Morgan Cup 17. Who holds the records for most centuries in recognized forms of cricket? (a) Sachin Tendulkar

(b) Jack Hobbs (c) Ricky Ponting (d) Victor Trumper 18. Which Indian state, apart from West Bengal, houses the Royal Bengal Tiger? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Maharashtra (d) Uttarakhand 19. An Epic Hollywood movie garnered fourteen Academy Awards nominations in 1997, tying the record set in 1950 by Joseph L. Mankiewickzs All About Eve. It managed eleven wins, being only the second ever movie to do so. The event shown there celebrated its centenary in 2012. Identify the movie. (a) Pearl Harbour (b) Ben Hur (c) Titanic (d) Independence Day