 | Derek O'Brien |
Here is a geography question: It is a land-locked country in northeast Africa. Its present capital is Juba. It shares its borders with Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa Republic and Sudan. It gained its independence on July 9, last year, thus becoming the newest country in the world. Name it. While you try to recall the answer, did you know that since 2000, four other countries have been added, to take the total number of countries in the world to 196 (193 UN members + Vatican City, Kosovo and Taiwan)?
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. Who won the 2012 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature at the Jaipur Literature Festival?
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2. Which planet’s most conspicuous feature is the Caloris Basin?
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3. Which Indian state is known as the Land of the Lamps?
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4. Which cartoon character is known in Italy as Paolino Paperino?
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5. What is the monetary unit of the Vatican City?
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6. Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India?
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7. Which temple dedicated to Vishnu is nestled between the Nar and Narayan mountain ranges in Uttarakhand?
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8. Transvaal of South Africa is known to have the world’s most important deposit of which element?
Arko Deb, Calcutta
9. The Char Kaman in Hyderabad has four arches; three are named Machli Kaman, Kali Kaman and Kaman-E-Sehar-Batil, what is the name of the fourth?
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The four countries are East Timor (2002), Montenegro (2006), Serbia (2006) and Kosovo (2008, partially recognised). Have you got the name of the newest country yet? It’s the Republic of South Sudan.
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Which toy, useful for teaching algebraic group theory, has around 43 quintillion possible solutions?
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Quiz published on 24.06.12
Ratnadeep Bose, Calcutta
Which comic strip character was born in the kitchen of Mama Leone’s Italian restaurant, and hence his love for Lasagne?
The Answer is: Garfield
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POINT OF VIEW
1. Identify this footballer
2. Identify this author
ANSWERS
1. Shehan Karunatilaka
2. Mercury
3. Kerala
4. Donald Duck
5. Euro
6. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
7. Badrinath
8. Platinum
9. Charminar Kaman
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Ash King aka Ashutosh Ganguly
POINT OF VIEW 1 Philipp Lahm
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