FEBRUARY 09, 2007

1. Which nation, with Port-au-Prince as its Capital city, occupies nearly one-third of Hispaniola?
2. Simple one. Name the ejected Celebrity Big Brother 2007 contestant who was accused of racial comments against Shilpa Shetty.
3. In the inaugural tie of which premier sports competition did the USA defeat British Isles 3-0 at Boston in 1900?
4. What was the nationality of the former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali?
5. Which was the first film in terms of the internal chronology of the Star Wars saga?
6. The shortest numbered National Highway in India is NH47A, all of 6 km long. In which southern State is it?
7. Which tree, commonly associated with arid landscape, has the scientific name Phoenix dactylifera?
8. What is the autobiography of Guru Gobind Singh, a part of the Dasam Granth, called?
9. Which eminent musician has composed raags like Priyadarsini and Subhalakshmi?
10. Where can one view the majority of the Elgin Marbles?
11. Which sauce is traditionally used in Eggs Benedict?
12. Whose last major book was titled The Tale of Little Pig Robinson?
13. Which sporting equipment can be either a mashie or a wedge?
14. Which Islamic month follows the month of Muharram ul Haram?
15. Which of these colours is not a stripe on the Spanish Flag: Red, yellow or blue?
Answer to Young World Quiz (February 09, 2007)
V.V. RAMANAN

Answers : 1. Republic of Haiti 2. Jade Goody 3. Davis Cup 4. Egyptian 5. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 6. Kerala 7. Date Palm. 8. Bichitra Natak 9. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan 10. British Museum 11. Hollan daise sauce 12. Beatrix Potter 13. Golf clubs 14. Safar 15. Blue