Sports and general knowledge quiz

Lasith Malinga cricket hat-trick

 Sports quiz: 1. Who won the inaugural UEFA Best Player in Europe award? Answer: Lionel Messi (Barcelona). 2. Which soccer club won the 2011 UEFA Super Cup? Answer: Barcelona (2011). This Spanish football club defeated Porto (Portugal). 3. Who is the only bowler to take hat-trick thrice in International One day cricket?  Answer: Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka). He took hat-trick against South Africa in 2007 (4/4), Kenya in 2011 & against Australia in 2011.  General Knowledge questions & answers: 4. 25 paise coin was first introduced in? Answer: 1957. RBI stopped minting of 25 paise coin in 2002. 5. Who was the first sitting Judge to face an impeachment motion in Parliament? Answer: V. Ramaswami. He faced the motion against him in 1991 but it failed. Soumitra Sen is the second Judge to face an impeachment motion against him in Parliament. 6. Brahmagiri & Pushpagiri wildlife sanctuaries are located in which state? Answer: Karnataka (Kodagu district). Kundremukh National park is situated in Chikmagalur district. 7. Name the High court Judge who gave that historical verdict (her Rai Bareilly election is invalid) against Indira Gandhi on June 12, 1975? Answer: Allahabad High Court single bench Judge Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha. 8. Who was the first President of India to die in office? Answer: Zakir Hussain. Fakruddin Ali Ahmed is the second Indian President to die in office. 9. Satyajit Ray's famous movie "Sonar Kella" ((The Golden Fortress) is based on which fort? Answer: Jaisalmer … [Read more...]

KBC 5 Quiz questions: August 16, 2011-08-16

KBC 5 quiz game show questions with answers

 Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) quiz show questions: 1. Who said this "The light has gone out of our lives" on Mahatma Gandhi's death? Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru 2. Which city is celebrating 100 years as a National capital in 2011? Answer: New Delhi. Kolkata was British India's capital until 1911. 3. Which part of the body does a snake use to smell?  Answer: Tongue 4. Which of these words meaning a "Ashram" or "Mathh" is derived from a Sanskrit word? Answer: Bihar Standard of questions asked in KBC  5 is very low. That's why I am listing only 4 questions.  GK questions with answers: 1. Who was the first Indian to receive Raman Magsaysay award? Answer: Vinoba Bhave 2. Which city is called as "Ice Cream capital of India"? Answer: Ahmedabad. 3. Which Company is the maker of Blackberry phones? Answer: Research in Motion (RIM) 4. Who discovered the jet stream? Answer: Carl Rossby 5. What is the full form of CERN? Answer: Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire (European Council for Nuclear Research). 6. What is the full form of IMAX? Answer: Image Maximum  … [Read more...]