Week 7: WILDLIFE

1.This American animal is reffered to as the 'Old Silvertip' because the tips of the hair are silver-coloured. What is it?

2. Only one forest is the home of the Asiatic Lion. Name it.

3. This bird has been known to stay aloft for more than a day without flapping its wings.












4. This popular breed of dog was originally bred to hunt badgers.

















5. Which carnivorous mammal, found in the Himalayan range, is also called the 'ounce'?

6. What is common to the following: Schnauzer, Borzoi, Saluki and Mastiff?

7. Which two animals attended the Mad Tea Party along with Alice?

8. This animal is is only found in one Indian Wildlife Sanctuary. Which one?













9. Name this breed.













10. Which breed of monkeys was worshipped as god by the Egyptians?

Week6: MYTH and LEGEND

1. Which God is the father of Hanuman?

2. Who, in Norse (Scandinavian) mythology, is the son of Odin, and the Norse God of war?

3. What was strange about the facial features of Midas, the Greek king with the ' golden touch'?

4. If Lord Shiva's abode is Kailash, who stays at Vaikuntha?

5. According to Hindu mythology, who was the first mortal to die?

6. Which Roman God's chariot was drawn by Panthers?

7. Who was the leader of Pandava forces during the battle of Kurukshetra?

8. In Hindu mythology, who is supposed to have invented the Sanskrit language and the Devanagari script?

9. According to Hindu mythology, who invented the divine instrument- the veena?

10. In Puri, of what wood is the image of Jagannath made?

WEEK 5: Geography

1. In Italy it is "Stati Uniti" and in poland it is "Stany Zjednoczone". How do we know this country?

2. Tanzania was formed by the merger of which two African states?

3.Which European country is completely enclosed within the capital of another country?

4.If you are travelling directly from Yugoslavia to Italy, which sea would you have to cross?

5. What famous landmark would you find between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie?

6. In which capital city would you find the Temple of the Emerald Buddha?

7. To which city would your father be flying if his baggage had the label "CCU"?

8."Check Point Charlie" was a check point on the border of which two European cities ( the check-point no longer exists)?

9. The Malvinas was the centre of a war against Great Britain in the early eighties. What are Malvinas better known as?

10. Which African city is named after a U.S. president?

Week 4: INDIA

1. "Something Beautiful for God" is a book by Malcolm Muggeridge. Who is the subject of the book?

2. Upon completion in 1931, it was called the "All India War Memorial Arch". How do we know it today?

3. Which institution connects Calcutta, Lucknow and Lyons?

4. Imagine you are travelling to New Delhi by road. With respect to which landmark are distances to the Capital measured (i.e. If the milestone read '0 kilometres' from New Delhi, where would you be?

5.With which cartoonist do you associate the "You Said It" series?

6. Which well-known car, also seen on Indian roads, has its largest factory in Turin, Italy?

7. In the oath taking ceremony after the Lok Sabha elections, who takes the oath after the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers?

8. What is unique about the composition of the 88th Battalion of the CPRF, formed in the early nineties?

9. Of which singer did Gandhiji say, " I would rather hear the words sung by her than spoken by anyone else"?

10. Two days after the grand Republic Day parade in New Delhi, another smaller parade is held there. What is this function called?