QUIZSTREETBOYS 2

1.WHO ARE THE ONLY FATHER AND SON PAIR TO SCORE CENTURIES ON DEBUT? (NOT THE POPULAR SON)
ANS: LALA AND SURINDER AMARNATH
(cracked by many)

2.Award Information
Type : Peace Time Gallantry
Category : National Bravery
Awarded by : Govt. of India
Previous Name : Ashoka Chakra, Class II
(till 1967)
IDENTIFY THE AWARD.(all mallus should know this)

ans: Kirti-chakra


3.WHAT HISTORIC EVENT TOOK PLACE ON NOVEMBER 19, 1863 THAT LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES AND WAS REGARDED AS A DISAPPOINTMENT IN A TIME WHEN 2 HOUR ........ WAS THE NORM?
ANS: LINCOLN'S GETTYSBURG SPEECH

funny answer: making the maggi noodles


4.This place derives its name from the Indian term for the elegant plant ‘Heritiera Fomes'· Covering an area of 10,000 square kms., it is the world’s largest eco-system of its type – where the principal mode of travel is by boat.The major stronghold of the Royal Bengal Tiger, the region falls partly in India, but primarily in Bangladesh.
IDENTIFY THE PLACE.

ANS: SUNDERBANS


5.A Q ABOUT MY FAV BAND.

How are Billy Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool popularly known as?
(CLUE- a give away:They won the 2006 Grammy Award for Record of the Year for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams")
ANS:GREENDAY


6.The wife of Odin, and mother by him of Balder, Hoder, Hermod, and Tyr. She is the goddess of the sky, marriage, and motherhood, and often works at her loom spinning clouds.

IDENTIFY THIS CHARACTER IN NORSE MYTH.
ANS: FRIGG

7.FILL IN THE BLANKS
a)rome:da vinci
b)pisa:galileo
c)bologna:.............
ans:marconi, name of airports.

8.Which natural phenomenon means “Little Jesus” or “Miracle of Winter”?
ans: EL NINO

9.Where can you find the farthest post office from Panaji under the Goan Postal Department?
ans: ANTARTICA, a googly kinda question.

10. Who is "Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World" for 2006?
ANS: ANDREW FLINTOFF