This document summarizes the results of a middle school quiz competition with multiple rounds testing knowledge of literature, history, geography and current events through visual identification questions and fill-in-the-blank questions. It provides the scores and answers for each question, identifies the winners, and provides information for future quizzes.

1. The Lone Kid Solo Quiz
for
Middle School
2011
FINALS

2. Write Here, Write Now!
Written Round
8 visuals; on Amar Chitra Katha
+10 for each, no negatives
+10 bonus if you get all right

3. Identify 1

4. Identify 2

5. Who is Bhim? 3

6. Which song first appeared in this book? 4

7. Who? 5

8. Who? 6

9. Who has been captured? 7

10. Who is the newborn (called Agnes)? 8

11. Please hand over your sheets….
Answers follow…

12. A
1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
2. Kalpana Chawla
3. BR Ambedkar
4. Vande Mataram
5. Ganga
6. Abhimanyu
7. Jayadratha
8. Mother Teresa

13. Clockwise
12 questions on Infinite Bounce
+10 for direct and pass
No negatives

14. 1
This is a new restaurant in Bangalore called Touche.
What is special about this place?

15. The answer is….

16. They have touch screens on the tables that let you order
your favourite dishes over the table tops, with interactive
menus.

17. 2
This country has something unique about its
national flag. The red in the flag stands for courage,
and is also color of the rhododendron, the national
flower. The flag's blue border signifies peace. The
curved moon on the flag is a symbol of the peaceful
and calm nature of the people, while the sun
represents the aggressiveness.
Which country’s flag and why is it unique?

18. The answer is….

19. Nepal's flag is the only national flag in the world that is
not rectangular in shape.

20. 3
"I am ____" the story of a
child, his struggles to pursue
his dreams and to surpass the
boundaries of reality, is a
celebration of the human
spirit pitted against
overwhelming odds.
Who is taken as an example
in this movie, or fill in the
blanks?

21. The answer is….

22. APJ Abdul Kalam

23. 4
Name this London landmark and which building in
Bangalore reminds you of this?

24. The answer is….

25. Crystal Palace
Lal Bagh Glass House

26. 5
This coin was released on May 9, 2010 to kick-off the
150th birthday celebrations of which famous person?

27. The answer is….

28. 150th Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore

29. 6
Four countries in Asia have only 4 letters in their name.
Write down your answer; any two for 5 points and all
4 for 10 points

30. The answer is….

31. Iran
Iraq
Oman
Laos

32. 7
Who is he and in
which state capital
city in India will you
find an airport named
after him?

33. The answer is….

34. Veer Savarkar airport in Port Blair

35. 8
When Sachin Tendulkar signed a deal for Rs 100 crore
for 5 years in 2001, who did he overtake to become
India’s then highest-earning sportsperson?

36. The answer is….

37. Vishwanathan Anand

38. 9
This is called a three-
fingered salute used by
all members of the Scouts
organization. The same
term is used for something
else in the world of
computers.
What?

39. The answer is...

40. Control+Alt+Del to restart/(un)lock a computer

41. 10
Ralegan Siddhi is a village in Ahmednagar District,
Maharashtra state. Since 1975, the village has carried
out programs like tree planting, terracing to reduce
soil erosion and digging canals to retain rainwater.
They also have bans on all bad habits in the village.
Why is this village in the news?

42. The answer is...

43. Anna Hazare is the person who improved the village

44. 11
Name the place blanked out in the map

45. The answer is...

46. Fukushima in Japan, where the nuclear leak happened

47. 12
The shoot of the movie was in Delhi, Mumbai, Ladakh,
Chail and Shimla.
Which movie and where was the Bangalore leg of
the movie shot in?

48. The answer is….

49. 3Idiots
IIM Bangalore

50. Bookworm
Written Round
8 visuals;
+5 for each, no negatives
+10 bonus if you get all right

51. Fill in the 1
blanks

52. Author 2

53. Fill in the 3
blanks

54. Fill in the 4
blank

55. The 5
subject?

56. The book? 6

57. Fill in the blanks 7

58. Fill in the blanks 8

59. Please hand over your sheets….
Answers follow…

60. A
1. Charles Lindbergh
2. Charles Dickens
3. Morse Code
4. Plato
5. Laika
6. Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
7. Babar
8. John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg

61. Anti-Clockwise
12 questions on Infinite Bounce
+10 for direct and pass
No negatives

62. 1
 The most likely origin of the word is the Old Norse
hrossvalr, meaning “horse-whale”. Which animal is
named thus?

63. The answer is….

64. Walrus

65.  Google celebrated the 183rd birthday with a special
2
"tilting" Google doodle. Featuring an ocean scene
viewed through the portholes of a submarine, iPad
and iPhone users could watch the water level move
in any direction they wished, when they tilted the
device, and thereby get to see different views of
marine life.
 Which Frenchman, who pioneered the science
fiction genre, was the subject of this innovative
design?

66. The answer is….

67. Jules Verne

68. 3
 What is the name of this Disney feature, and what
is the story based on? (Video Removed)

69. The answer is….

70. Rapunzel

71. 4
 What Middle Eastern national symbol was
designed by putting together the Tallit, a prayer
shawl, and the Star of David?

72. The answer is….

73. The flag of Israel

74. 5
 Every year, on a specific occasion, the British Crown
“capture” a certain person and take him to
Buckingham palace as a ceremonial hostage. This
person is later released upon the safe return of the
Queen.
 Who is this person and how is the Queen involved?

75. The answer is….

76. The person is a member of the House of
Commons. When the Queen returns after the
opening of Parliament the person can go back.

77.  Where in South America would you find these
structures, and what was Amerigo Vespucci thinking 6
of when he named this place?

78. The answer is….

79. Venezuela, Venice

80.  What was the original purpose for which the steel
7
tower atop the Empire State Building in NY City was
erected when the building was built?
 Clue: The practice was discontinued because a famous
disaster put an end to the technology.

81. The answer is….

82. For the mooring of airships and dirigibles. The
practice went out of use due to the Hindenburg
disaster.

83. 8
 This attempt is often referred to as “The Goal of
the Century”. What incident took place just four
minutes before this? (Video Removed)

84. The answer is….

85. Maradona’s Hand of God goal

86. 9
 What is being shown here? (Video Removed)

87. The answer is….

88. Suez Canal

89.  This is a stamp issued in 1903, showing 10
Christopher Columbus. What is wrong with this
picture?

90. The answer is….

91. This is an anachronism. Columbus had died long
before the telescope was invented

92. 11
 If the last bits of a certain piece of writing contain
“Dig and delve”, “Maids a-courting”, “Maids in the
kitchen”, “Maids a-waiting” and “My plate's
empty”, what are the first few bits?

93. The answer is….

94. One, two,
Buckle my shoe;
Three, four,
Knock at the door;
Five, six,
Pick up sticks;
Seven, eight,
Lay them straight:
Nine, ten,
A big fat hen;

95. 12
 What does
this depict?

96. The answer is….

97. Battle of Waterloo

98. Final Scores and Winners!

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