JANUARY 26, 2007

1. Which Asian country's new Constitution was signed by its President on this day in 2004?
2. Of the two modern types of rotorcraft, one is the helicopter. Name the other.
3. Which famous battle is reckoned by many historians to have been fought on this date in 1565 at a place near Bijapur?
4. Name the famous industrialist who wrote the book Made in Japan?
5. In which modern country would the "Hanging Gardens of Babylon" have been if it existed?
6. Which Nobel Prize did Sir Winston Churchill win in 1953?
7. In which year was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact signed?
8. Which is the largest living crocodile species (reaching up to seven metres and weighing nearly a tonne)?
9. Who was the last Englishman to sign for Real Madrid before David Beckham?
10. Which famous online portal had its genesis under the name "Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web"?
11. In Greek mythology, who gave fire to the mortals after stealing it from the Gods?
12. What was the nationality of the composer Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin?
13. For which county was Brian Lara playing when he scored that mammoth 501 not out?
14. Which are the three playable civilisations in "Age of Mythology"?
15. Nelumbo nucifera is the scientific name of... ?

Answers
1. Afghanistan
2. Gyrocopter (previously known as Autogro)
3. Battle of Talikota (Tellikota)
4. Akio Morita, co-founder of Sony
5. Iraq
6. Nobel Prize for Literature
7. 1931 (March 5)
8. Saltwater or estuarine crocodile
9. Steve McManaman
10. Yahoo!
11. Prometheus
12. He was Polish
13. Warwickshire
14. Greek, Egyptian and Norse
15. Lotus