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1) What is the real name of the writer 'Saki' ?
A) William Shakespeare
B) George Sand
C) J.K.Rowling
D) Hector Hugh Munro

2) Which sacred site in Jerusalem is equally revered by Jews, Muslims and Christians ?
A) Shrine of St.Mary
B) The Dome of the Rock
C) Jerusalem synagogue
D) Church of St.Peter

3) Which country's national flag is fully green ?
A) Uganda
B) Algeria
C) Libya
D) Austria

4) What is the number followed by 100 zeroes (10¹⁰⁰) called ?
A) Zillion
B) Googol
C) Quadrillion
D) Centool

5) Who said that "I am not an Athenian, nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world" ?
A) Aristole
B) Archimedes
C) Socrates
D) Aritippus

6) What does the word Homo sapiens stand for ?
A) Potato Sapling
B) Brinjal
C) Pet animal
D) Thinking Man

7) Dzongkha is the official language of which country ?
A) Liberia
B) Nigeria
C) Bhutan
D) Cuba

8) Who were the first people to use keys to open doors ?
A) Russians
B) Americans
C) Ancient Sumatrans
D) Ancient Egyptians

9) What does the term 'castle in Spain' mean ?
A) A fanciful, impractical scheme
B) A very ordinary house
C) An easy, unchallenging job
D) A place where bull-fighters(matadors) live

10) People of what origin are called Caledonians ?
A) Native American
B) Egyptian
C) Scottish
D) Indonesian

11) What does the phrase 'steel collar workers' denote ?
A) Chained slaves
B) Robots
C) Police dogs
D) Executives

12) What is the colour of the black box of an aircraft ?
A) Fully black
B) Yellow or orange
C) Black with green stripes
D) Metallic colour with black stripes

13) What does 'Reykjavik' (Iceland's capital) mean ?
A) Land of ice
B) Island of snow
C) Bay of smoke
D) Shore of peace

14) What is the name of Thor Heyerdal's expedition from Peru to Tahiti ?
A) Kon - tiki
B) Bon - tahiti
C) Parku - tatti
D) Norsk - peru

15) In Arthur C. Clark's 2001:A Space Odyssey what is the full form of HAL, the computer ?
A) Human Activated Laser computer
B) Heuristic Automatic Loading computer
C) Home Activating Locomotive computer
D) Heuristic ALgorithmic computer

16) Chemically diamond is similar to what ?
A) Crystal
B) Graphite
C) Glass
D) Emerald

17) What is the full form of GNU ?
A) GNU's Not Unix
B) Great New Userfriendly system
C) German National User forum
D) Gold Necklace Unidentified

18) Which star is closest to Earth ?
A) Alpha Centauri
B) Proxima Centauri
C) Andromeda
D) Sun

19) What is the name of Harry Potter's father?
A) James
B) Sirius
C) Thomas
D) Jack

20) In Harry Potter, what is 'Voldemort' real name ?
A) Vivian de Morton
B) Wolder Thomas
C) Tom Marvolo Riddle
D) Walter Hudson