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Here on this page, you can get as many puzzles as possible and try to answer them. I shall try to add as and when possible right?

 

A

 

1. Which prize is called the ‘Nobel Prize’ of Mathematics?

2. What are bipedal mammals?

3. In carnatic music, what are the parts of a talam called?

4. Which famous ‘cartoon’ strip stared out as ‘Champs & Chumps’?

5. Which is the longest river in Europe?

6. The thin line of cloud that forms behind an aircraft at high altitudes is called a …?

7. In a standard deck of playing cards, which king does not have a moustache?

8. In Harry potter, whose father edits The Quibbler?

 

Text Box: Answers 1. Fields Medal 2. Mammals that use two of their limbs for locomotion. 3. Angas. There are six angas. 4. Ripley’s Believe It or Not. 5. Volga. 6. Contrail. 7. King of Hearts. 8. Luna Lovegood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

1. In the world of movie making, who is ‘gaffer’?

 

2. Taiwan was formerly called……….?

 

3. Which South African cricket ground shares its name with a river flowing nearby?

 

4. According to the Bible, whom did Jesus raise from the dead?

 

5. Who composed the evergreen classical piece “Four Seasons”?

 

6. Santa Clause should not have pedophobia.What is pedophobia?

 

7. In Harry Potter, whose family estate is at 12 Grimmauld Place?

 

8. What did Henry Cavendish refer to as ‘inflammable air’?

 

 

 

Answers

 

1. The electrician responsible for lighting on a moving set.

 

2. Formosa.

 

3. Buffalo.

 

4. Lazarus.

 

5. Antonio Vivaldi.

 

6. Fear of children.

 

7. Sirius Black.

 

8. Hydrogen.

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

  1. Name the Austrian physicist  after whom a unit for speed is named.
  2. What is the capital of Puerto Rico, a US territory?
  3. What type of an animal is a krait?
  4. Which famous leader of early 20th century said:”All I know is that I’m not a Marxist”?
  5. Which phrase, used for a mistake, is French for “false step”?
  6. Name the TV production company that is synonymous with Prannoy Roy.
  7. In the fifth Harry Potter book, what is Prof. Sprouts’ preferred fertilizer?
  8. Which place on the earth has the lowest elevation?

 

 

 

 

 

D.

          1. Name the amendment to the United Natons Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC) that came into force on Feb 16, 2005.

 

          2. In verse, what is the basic unit of meter used to describe rhythm?

 

          3. Which Asian country left the commonwealth in 1972 but rejoined in 1989?

 

          4. Which legendary cricketer passed away on 25th Feb 2001 aged 93?

 

          5. Who plays Jesus Christ in Mel Gibson’s “ The Passion of Christ” ?

 

          6. In aviation, what does the acronym STOVL stand for?

 

          7. In which work did Issac Newton describe “universal gravitation”?

 

          8. Which popular poem holds the world record as the poem reprinted in more anthologies than any other?

 

9. Which Asian Capital stands on the right bank of the Red River?

         

          10.The sequel to which cult Steven Spielberg movie had the tagline: “Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water?”

 

          11. in which TV series do Principal McVicker, David van Driesen and Todd Ianuzzi appear?

 

          12. What is the baleen in a whale made of?

 

          13. In Greek mythology, who was the godess of health, cleanliness and sanitation?

 

          14. Which bright colored common flower has the binomial name Helianthus annuus?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answers

 

1.   Kyoto

2.   Foot

3.   Pakistan

4.   Sir Donald Bradman

5.   Jim Caviezel

6.   Short Take Off and Vertical Landing

7.   Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica

8.   Rudyard Kipling’s “If”

9.   Hanoi, Capital of Vietnam

10. Jaws 2

11. Beavis

12. Keratin

13. Hygieia

14. Sunflower.

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