Kqa middle school solo quiz 2011 finals-upload

The Lone Kid Solo Quiz for

Middle School

2011

FINALS

Write Here, Write Now!

Written Round

8 visuals; on Amar Chitra Katha

+10 for each, no negatives

+10 bonus if you get all right

Identify 1

Identify 2

Who is Bhim? 3

Which song first appeared in this book? 4

Who? 5

Who? 6

Who has been captured? 7

Who is the newborn (called Agnes)? 8

Please hand over your sheets…. Answers follow…

1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar 2. Kalpana Chawla 3. BR Ambedkar 4. Vande Mataram 5. Ganga 6. Abhimanyu 7. Jayadratha 8. Mother Teresa

A

Clockwise

12 questions on Infinite Bounce

+10 for direct and pass

No negatives

1

This is a new restaurant in Bangalore called Touche. What is special about this place?

The answer is….

They have touch screens on the tables that let you order your favourite dishes over the table tops, with interactive menus.

This country has something unique about its national flag. The red in the flag stands for courage, and is also color of the rhododendron, the national flower. The flag's blue border signifies peace. The curved moon on the flag is a symbol of the peaceful and calm nature of the people, while the sun represents the aggressiveness. Which country’s flag and why is it unique?

2

The answer is….

Nepal's flag is the only national flag in the world that is not rectangular in shape.

"I am ____" the story of a child, his struggles to pursue his dreams and to surpass the boundaries of reality, is a celebration of the human spirit pitted against overwhelming odds. Who is taken as an example in this movie, or fill in the blanks?

3

The answer is….

APJ Abdul Kalam

Name this London landmark and which building in

Bangalore reminds you of this?

4

The answer is….

Crystal Palace Lal Bagh Glass House

This coin was released on May 9, 2010 to kick-off the

150th birthday celebrations of which famous person?

5

The answer is….

150th Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore

Four countries in Asia have only 4 letters in their name.

Write down your answer; any two for 5 points and all

4 for 10 points

6

The answer is….

Iran Iraq Oman Laos

7

Who is he and in which state capital city in India will you find an airport named after him?

The answer is….

Veer Savarkar airport in Port Blair

When Sachin Tendulkar signed a deal for Rs 100 crore

for 5 years in 2001, who did he overtake to become

India’s then highest-earning sportsperson?

8

The answer is….

Vishwanathan Anand

This is called a three-fingered salute used by all members of the Scouts organization. The same term is used for something else in the world of computers. What?

9

The answer is...

Control+Alt+Del to restart/(un)lock a computer

Ralegan Siddhi is a village in Ahmednagar District,

Maharashtra state. Since 1975, the village has carried

out programs like tree planting, terracing to reduce

soil erosion and digging canals to retain rainwater.

They also have bans on all bad habits in the village.

Why is this village in the news?

10

The answer is...

Anna Hazare is the person who improved the village

Name the place blanked out in the map

11

The answer is...

Fukushima in Japan, where the nuclear leak happened

The shoot of the movie was in Delhi, Mumbai, Ladakh,

Chail and Shimla.

Which movie and where was the Bangalore leg of

the movie shot in?

12

The answer is….

3Idiots IIM Bangalore

Bookworm

Written Round

8 visuals;

+5 for each, no negatives

+10 bonus if you get all right

Fill in the blanks

1

Author 2

Fill in the blanks

3

Fill in the blank

4

The subject?

5

The book? 6

Fill in the blanks 7

Fill in the blanks 8

Please hand over your sheets…. Answers follow…

1. Charles Lindbergh 2. Charles Dickens 3. Morse Code 4. Plato 5. Laika 6. Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg 7. Babar 8. John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg

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Anti-Clockwise

12 questions on Infinite Bounce

+10 for direct and pass

No negatives

1

The most likely origin of the word is the Old Norse

hrossvalr, meaning “horse-whale”. Which animal is

named thus?

The answer is….

Walrus

2 Google celebrated the 183rd birthday with a special

"tilting" Google doodle. Featuring an ocean scene viewed through the portholes of a submarine, iPad and iPhone users could watch the water level move in any direction they wished, when they tilted the device, and thereby get to see different views of marine life.

Which Frenchman, who pioneered the science fiction genre, was the subject of this innovative design?

The answer is….

Jules Verne

3 What is the name of this Disney feature, and what

is the story based on? (Video Removed)

The answer is….

Rapunzel

4 What Middle Eastern national symbol was

designed by putting together the Tallit, a prayer

shawl, and the Star of David?

The answer is….

The flag of Israel

5 Every year, on a specific occasion, the British Crown

“capture” a certain person and take him to

Buckingham palace as a ceremonial hostage. This

person is later released upon the safe return of the

Queen.

Who is this person and how is the Queen involved?

The answer is….

The person is a member of the House of Commons. When the Queen returns after the opening of Parliament the person can go back.

6 Where in South America would you find these

structures, and what was Amerigo Vespucci thinking

of when he named this place?

The answer is….

Venezuela, Venice

7 What was the original purpose for which the steel

tower atop the Empire State Building in NY City was

erected when the building was built?

Clue: The practice was discontinued because a famous

disaster put an end to the technology.

The answer is….

For the mooring of airships and dirigibles. The practice went out of use due to the Hindenburg disaster.

8 This attempt is often referred to as “The Goal of

the Century”. What incident took place just four

minutes before this? (Video Removed)

The answer is….

Maradona’s Hand of God goal

9 What is being shown here? (Video Removed)

The answer is….

Suez Canal

10 This is a stamp issued in 1903, showing

Christopher Columbus. What is wrong with this

picture?

The answer is….

This is an anachronism. Columbus had died long before the telescope was invented

11 If the last bits of a certain piece of writing contain

“Dig and delve”, “Maids a-courting”, “Maids in the

kitchen”, “Maids a-waiting” and “My plate's

empty”, what are the first few bits?

The answer is….

One, two, Buckle my shoe; Three, four, Knock at the door; Five, six, Pick up sticks; Seven, eight, Lay them straight: Nine, ten, A big fat hen;

12

What does

this depict?

The answer is….

Battle of Waterloo

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