Thursday 24 November 2011

Quiz 88:24th November 2011

Q1. The Batalha monastery is a famous UNESCO heritage site found in this country and Antonio Egas Moniz was a famous neurologist from this place. The ’25 April bridge’ is located here and the treaty of Zaragoza has a major connection with this place. ‘Mirandese’ is a well recognized language in this region. Name this country.
Q2. He is a chess player from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. In August 2006 he won the Chess960 Junior Chess Championship beating Arkadij Naiditsch in the finals. He is currently ranked 8th in Asia. In a certain list he ranks 3rd being just after Krishnan Sasikaran. In May 2011 he won the Asian Chess Championship. Name this player and his claim to fame.
Q3. Nancy Dow is her mother and John Melick is her maternal older half brother. One of her starting TV movies was Camp Cucamonga and she was cast in a commercial for Heineken beer which was later banned due to branding issues. Charlie Schlatter was one of her boyfriends and she is also the godmother of Coco Rilay Arquette. Name this actress.
Q4. Axiata Group Berhad is a 15% owner of this company and this company and this company has won the GSM Association award for ‘Best Billing and Customer Care Solution’ for two consecutive years. This company has also been the first Indian company to offer flexible tarriff plans for prepaid customers. On 21st September 2011 it innaugrated Kerela’s first Video calling ISD booth. Name this company.
Q5. This game was recorded for the first time on 19th June 1846 at Hoboken, New Jersey. By 1856 this game was regarded as a ‘national passtime’ in New york. Sadahru Oh has set the professional world record for home runs in this game. A position on the field of this game is known as Left-handed batters box. Name this sport.
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