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Q1)One of the first questions Nelson Mandela asked on being released from prison in 1990 was, “Is Sir ________ still alive?” Who?

Ans: Sir Don Bradman


Q2) He was so interested in mathematics that he learned on his own. He found out new formulas for solving mathematical problems and wrote articles about them. Professor Hardy a scientist in the Cambridge University saw one his article and impressed by his knowledge, took him to England. The most outstanding of his contributions was his formula for p (n), the number of 'partitions' of 'n'. Who is he?

Ans:Srinivasa Ramanujan

Q3)Soccer: He made his début, on October 23, 2003, in a League Cup tie at home to Rotherham United. In doing so he became his team’s youngest ever first-team player, aged 16 years and 177 days. He then became the youngest goalscorer in his team’s history in a later round of the League Cup. Although the team went on to win the league unbeaten in the 2003–04 season, he was not given a winner's medal. Then he also became the team’s youngest ever goalscorer in a league game. Who is this soccer player and why he was denied a winner’s medal?

Ans:Cesc Fàbregas and he was denied the winner’s medal because he did not play in a single league game at that time.

Q4) Who was the first bowler to be noballed for throwing in Test cricket?

Ans: Ernest Jones was noballed by Umpire J Philips during a Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in January 1898

Q5) In 1999, the TV show David Copperfield was aired in the USA. The cast included a star studded ensemble including Bob Hoskins ,Ian McKellen etc. Who played the role of the young David Copperfield?

Ans: Daniel Radcliffe who played the role of Harry Potter in the whole series

Q6)Connect the following:


Click on the pic for a larger view:
(Hint: A single word)

Ans: The toughest one!!!!

Connection is Volante.

Pic1:Volante was the name given to the groups of Brazilian government armies and police soldiers whose job was to hunt and kill the cangaceiros.

Pic 2:The Volante is the University of South Dakota's campus-based newspaper.

Pic 3:Car's name is Aston Martin Volante.

Pic4:In Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese, a football defensive midfielder(Dunga) is called volante.