Fortnightly Quiz-223

1. What is the name given to a seismic tidal wave?

2. Name the sixth book in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.

3. In which country was the world's tallest bridge inaugurated recently?

4. Name the airbus which is set to become the world's biggest commmercial airliner.

5. How many years ago were the two younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh bricked alive by the Mughals?

6. Name the sacred urn of Guru Gobind Singh that was recently brought to India from the UK.

7. In which city is Hussain Sagar lake situated?

8. For which novel has Upamanyu Chaterjee been awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award?

9. Name the writer of the book 'The Prithiwalahs'.

10. Who led India to its first-ever win in a cricket Test match?

11. Who has become the second Indian to win the World Junior Chess Title?

12. Who recently became the first batsman in the world to score centuries in all 10 Test-playing nations?

13. What is the full form of MMS?

14. By how many runs was Pakistan defeated by Australia in the Perth Test recently?

15. Which country won the Champions Hockey Trophy for the first time recently?

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Winners of quiz 222: The first prize by draw of lots goes to Dineshwar Preet Singh, X-A, BCM Arya Model Sr Sec School, Shastri Nagar, Ludhiana-141002.

Second: Archana Kohli , XII-A, OS DAV Public School, Kaithal-136027.

Third: Ishan Malhotra, 7th Pansy, Baba Farid Public School, New Harindra Nagar, Faridkot-151203.

Answers to quiz 222: 119; 91; Cristiano Junior; Peru; Amitabh Bachchan; December1; Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad; MS Subbulakshmi; Bianca Jager ; 20; Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi; Shera; 82; Three; 75

Cash awards of Rs 400, 300 and 200 are given to the first, second and third prize winners, respectively. These are sent at the school address.

Note: Kindly mention the pincode of your place to facilitate the delivery of the prize money.

— Tarun Sharma