Quiz 81:17th November 2011

Q1. Born as Isabel Mebarak Ripoll. Among the most famous are the Live 8 benefit concert in July 2005, the Live Earth Concert, Hamburg where she headlined the show, as well as the “ Clinton climate Initiative" created by former US President Bill Clinton. She was also invited to the Oval Office by President Barack Obama in February 2010 to discuss early childhood development. Whom are we talking about?

Q2. Identify the family of hoofed animals?

Q3.  This was first run at the World Cup level in December 1982 atVal-d’Isere, France; the winner was Peter Muller of Switzerland. Four seasons later, it was added to the World Championships, held at Crans-Montana, Switzerland in February 1987. Swiss stars Primin Zurbriggen and Maria Walliser won gold medals to become the first world champions in the event.

Q4. This word derived from the Italian noun _______ is a female deity; this word also denotes a celebrated female singer. The word is cognate with the hindu term “devi” which means goddess?

Q5. These are a series of literary awards given to books by authors based in Great Britain and Ireland. The name “Whitbread” got replaced after a subsidiary of this company took over the sponsorship. Which one we are talking about?

Q6. It is generally accepted that this plan was first introduced in 1945 by the California Vitamin Company later it was renamed as Nutilite. What first we are talking about?

Q7. Identify?