Tuesday, June 26, 2007

June 09, 2001

1. Where on an insect would one see a mandible?
2. Complete this rallying cry of the French Revolution: Liberty, Equality...?
3. What is the term for the distance between the parallel rails of railway tracks?
4. Which American President's signature is there on a plaque on the Moon?
5. How many colours should one mix to get a primary colour?
6. What four-letter word is used for a mature female horse?
7. How many red stripes are there on the United States flag?
8. Which civilisation is credited with inventing paper?
9. According to the nursery rhyme, what can be bought for "One a penny, two a penny"?
10. What did the Greek use to enter Troy?
11. Which mountain range lies North West of India?
12. What was the nationality of the explorers Christopher Columbus and Marco Polo?
13. What physical oddity is there on Hrithik Roshan's hand?
14. Atomic physics. What is the antiparticle of an electron called?
15. Potter time. What is common to: Cho Chang, Cedric Diggory, Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter?

Answers:
1. Mouth; 2. Fraternity; 3. Gauge; 4. Richard Nixon; 5. A googly! Primary colours cannot be made by mixing other colours ; 6. Mare; 7. Seven; 8. Chinese; 9. Hot Cross Buns; 10. A giant wooden horse; 11. Hindu Kush; 12. Italian; 13. He has six digits on one hand; 14. Positron; 15. All play Seekers in Quiddich.

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