QUIZ

1. Who was the first father-son Presidential pair in the U.S.?

2. In comics, name Archie Andrews's parents.

3. Name the ship from which Gulliver was washed ashore to Lilliput in ‘Gulliver's Travels'

4. What is the capital of South Australia?

5. In which sport could the equipment be niblick, mashie and brassie?

6. How is H.G. Wells's character Jack Griffin better known?

7. Jolly Grant Airport serves which Indian city?

8. What is usually depicted on a ‘Jolly Roger'?

9. According to the Bible, where did Cain choose to flee after murdering his brother Abel?

10. Which brand of car is popularly referred to as ‘Love Bug'?

11. Fill in the blank: One appellation of Joan of Arc is Maid of ____?

12. Which common name of Vishnu comes from the fact that he is a ‘lotus-naveled one' i.e. a lotus sprang from his navel?

13. Chetan Sharma was the first Indian bowler to achieve a rare feat in ODIs, way back in 1987. Name it.

14. What does CDAC stand for in C-DAC, the R & D institution behind PARAM, India's supercomputer?

15. In which year did India's present Five Year Plan start?

Answers:

1. John Adams and John Quincy Adams;

 2. Fred and Mary; 

3. Antelope; 

4. Adelaide;

 5. Golf. They are the names for some of the clubs used;

 6. The ‘Invisible Man'

 7. Dehradun; 

8. Skull and crossbones; 9. Land of Nod;

 10. The VW Beetle;

 11. Orleans; 

12. Padmanabha; 

13. Hat-trick;

 14. Centre for Development of Advanced Computing; 

15. 2007.