Fortnightly Quiz-237

POTTER PUBLICITY: The release of the latest Harry Potter book was preceded by widespread hype.

1 Which NASA space probe recently hit the surface of a comet for the first time, fuelling hopes of finding answers about the origin of the solar system?

2 Name the space shuttle planned to be launched by NASA after the Columbia crash.

3 Which country is the world's top diamond cutting and polishing centre, where 11 out of 12 diamonds in jewellery worldwide are processed?

4 Which country tops in the emission of greenhouse gases?

5 Name the G-4 countries.

6 Name the sixth book in the Harry Potter series that went on sale recently.

7 Which country is the main manufacturing centre of Volkswagen vehicles?

8 Name the Prime Minister of Mauritius.

9 Who wrote the novel Animal Farm?

10In which state is the Valley of Flowers that was recently recognised as a world heritage site by UNESCO situated?

11What is the full form of CrPC?

12Which country recently won the Junior World Cup Hockey Championship for the first time?

13Name the Indo-French pair that won this year's mixed doubles Wimbledon title.

14Who holds the world record of clearing 4.93m in women's pole vault?

15Which city will host the 2012 Olympics?

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Winners of quiz 236: The first prize by draw of lots goes to Mridul Taneja, class X, Army School Fazilka Cantt-152123, dist Ferozpur.

Second: Chirag Vij, class 9, Sarwati Vidya Mandir High School, Paprola- 176115, teh Baijnath, dist Kangra( HP).

Third: Aditya, IV-A, DAV Public School, Naraingarh-134203.

Answers to quiz 236: USA; Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; HD Shourie; Gujarat; Ramesh Kumar Nibhoria ; APJ Abdul Kalam; Andhra Pradesh; E.Sreedharan; Jack Kilby; June 26; Japan; South Africa; Eknath Solkar; Roger Federer; Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport.

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.