Young World quiz

Updated on: Monday, January 02, 2012

1. Which large State, with Juneau as the capital, was admitted as the 49th U.S. State on this date in 1959?

2. On December 29, which South Pacific island that was 21 hours behind Sydney became three hours ahead?

3. Which recently deceased Asian leader was referred to as ‘Dear Leader', ‘Supreme Leader' or ‘Our Father'?

4. Which South American country recently surpassed the UK to become the world's sixth-largest economy?

5. W3C is the informal name for the main international standards organisation for the web. Expand W3C.

6. On December 24, which African nation celebrated its independence for the first time in 42 years?

7. Which country's flag is the only national flag that is taller than it is wide?

8. Which relic of the Buddha is enshrined in the newly consecrated Buddha Memorial Center in Kaohsiung in Taiwan?

9. What is the Indian equivalent of Pakistan's ‘Nishan-e-Haider'?

10. How did Chi_b (3P) make news some days back?

11. Who plays Rajesh Koothrappali in ‘The Big Bang Theory'?

12. Who are the new National basketball champions?

13. Which company makes the OTC paracetamol ‘Crocin'?

14. According to recent announcement, whose birthday on December 22 will henceforth be celebrated as ‘National Mathematics Day'?

15. Which of Jesus's apostle was also known as Thaddeus?

Answers: 1. Alaska; 2. Samoa; 3. North Korea's Kim Jong-il; 4. Brazil; 5. World Wide Web Consortium; 6. Libya; 7. Nepal; 8. A tooth; 9. Param Vir Chakra; 10. It is the first new particle discovered by LHC since opening in 2009; 11. Kunal Nayyar; 12. Punjab (men) and Railways (women); 13. GlaxoSmithKline; 14. Srinivasa Ramanujan; 15. Jude (of James).

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