MAY 11, 2007

1 .On this date in 1949, an official proclamation changed Siam's name to... ?
2. Which was the first chess computer to have ever beaten a reigning world champion under regular time controls?
3. Which famous American city is known as "The City of Brotherly Love"?
4. Name the author of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series who passed away on this date in 2001.
5. Which company now owns the car brand Mercedes-Benz?
6. Alan Knott is a famous English cricketer who excelled in one department of the game? Name it.
7. Which party was founded by the revolutionary Lala Har Dayal?
8. The reportedly best-selling reggae album ever "Legend" was released after the death of the Jamaican singer. Name him.
9. What do the initials of the fashion label YSL stand for?
10. Where in Paris would one see the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?
11. Who preceded Edward VII as the British monarch?
12. In biology/zoology, production or depositing of large quantities of eggs in water is called... ?
13. Which common fruit is a main ingredient in a Waldorf salad?
14. How many players take the court in a netball match?
15. Which Dickensian character would say "Bah, humbug!"?

Answers:
1. Thailand 2. IBM Deep Blue. It beat Garry Kasparov; 3. Philadelphia 4. Douglas Noel Adams 5. Daimler-Chrysler AG 6. Wicketkeeping 7. Ghadar Party (also called `Hindi Association of the Pacific Coast') 8. Robert Nesta Marley 9. Yves Saint Laurent 10. Arc de Triomphe 11. Queen Victoria 12. Spawning 13. Apple 14. Fourteen (seven in each team) 15. Ebenezer Scrooge ( A Christmas Carol)