The document contains a quiz with various questions related to general knowledge, geography, literature, and history, specifically designed for middle school students. Each question includes a prompt and the corresponding answer, covering topics such as landmarks, characters, inventions, and educational proverbs. The quiz is attributed to quizmasters Rajagopal PS and Venkatesh S and spans a range of subjects to test students' knowledge.

1. asKQAnce 2012
Middle School Quiz
PRELIMS with ANSWERS
Quizmasters:
Rajagopal PS and Venkatesh S

2. 1
Identify this Bangalore landmark

3. ANSWER

4. Vidhana Soudha

5. 2
The author described this character as the way
in which Jesus Christ may have appeared in a
fantasy world – mysterious, benevolent,
compassionate and magical.
The name of this character is the Turkish
word for lion.
Which character?

6. ANSWER

7. Aslan, the lion from Chronicles of Narnia

8. 3
• Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore – 2008
• Anju Bobby George – 2004
• Leander Paes – 2000
• Pargat Singh – 1996
This is the list of the last four people who held a
certain honour for India.
What did they do?

9. The answer is….

10. India’s flag bearers at the Olympics

11. A best-selling author, this 4
nervous mild mannered
mouse is a resident of
New Mouse City on
Mouse Island.
He is also the journalist
and editor for the
fictional newspaper The
Rodent’s Gazette and
keeps getting involved in
adventures with his sister
Thea, cousin Trap and
nephew Benjamin.
Who?

12. ANSWER

13. Geronimo Stilton

14. 5*
This is called the Bosphorus Bridge. It is found in a
world capital city and connects two regions.
Where can you find it OR which regions does it
connect?

15. ANSWER

16. Istanbul; it connects Asia and Europe

17. 6
The character that Brad Pitt is playing lends his
name to a part of the body, and is also used to
refer to the principal weakness of any person.
Which character?

18. ANSWER

19. Achilles
Achilles Heel

20. 7
In the phonetic alphabet, A is referred as
Alpha, B as Bravo, C as Charlie and so on.
One alphabet is referred to by the name of a
country.
Which alphabet and country?

21. ANSWER

22. I - INDIA

23. 8
Which 5-letter word
describes the
metallic part at the
end of your
shoelaces?

24. ANSWER

25. Aglet

26. 9
Name either the character or the TV show
that this Google doodle is celebrating

27. ANSWER

28. Cookie Monster
Sesame Street

29. 10*
This is Simon Bolivar; name the two South
American countries that are named after him

30. ANSWER

31. Bolivia
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

32. 11
George de Mestral used to go for a walk with
his pet dog daily. One day, in 1948, he found
that some seeds were hooked on his clothes
and on the fur of his dog. He observed these
seeds under a microscope and found some
hook like structures on them. Based on this he
created a new item that is now used commonly
across the world to hook/stick on to objects.
What did George de Mestral invent?

33. ANSWER

34. Velcro

35. 12
Complete this proverb
“A ______ ___________ is a dangerous thing”

36. ANSWER

37. A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing

38. 13
In India, it is known as
Korphad and by various
other regional names. In
Indonesia, it is known as
Lidah Buaya (or "Crocodile's
Tongue"). In Thailand, it is
known as the "Crocodile
Tail".
Name this medicinal plant,
which is named because it is
the “true” or genuine one of
its genus

39. ANSWER

40. Aloe Vera

41. 14
If it is scurvy for Vitamin C and rickets for
Vitamin D, what is it for Vitamin B1?

42. ANSWER

43. Beri Beri

44. 15*
What are the two blanked out units?

45. ANSWER

46. Decametre
Decimetre

47. 16
What is the name of the dish? Use the movie as a
clue

48. ANSWER

49. Ratatouille

50. 17
Name the author whose statue you see here, or
the fairy tale that’s being depicted

51. ANSWER

52. Hans Christian Andersen
Ugly Duckling

53. 18
In 1679, an associate of Robert Boyle, French
physicist Denis Papin, better known for his
studies on steam, invented the digesteur, an
airtight vessel, in an attempt to reduce the
cooking time of food.
This invention is today found in almost every
kitchen in India.
What?

54. ANSWER

55. Pressure Cooker

56. 19
This state in India has a name that means “land
of the hill people”. They periodically have a
mautam famine, caused by flowering of the
bamboo, which in turn leads to an increase in
rat population, who destroy all the crops.
Which Indian state?

57. ANSWER

58. Mizoram

59. 20*
There are only two non-Indian citizens who
have won the Bharat Ratna award.
The first person won it in 1987, for his
contributions to the Indian freedom struggle.
The second person is a world leader who won it
in 1990.
Name both

60. ANSWER

61. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Nelson Mandela

62. 21
Locally known as Sahyadris, this mountain
range has been recently declared a UNESCO
World Heritage Site, even though lots of people
have protested the same. It has over 5000
species of flowering plants, 139 mammal species,
508 bird species and 179 amphibian species, plus
many more unknown species!
Name this mountain range

63. ANSWER

64. Western Ghats

65. 22
Which Karnataka city gets
its name after this asura
that you see on the right?

66. ANSWER

67. Mysuru, after Mahishasura

68. 23
Their motto is “Nabha Sparsham Deeptam”,
taken from eleventh chapter of the Gita,
meaning “Touch the Sky with Glory”. Given
below is their crest. Identify them

69. ANSWER

70. Indian Air Force (Bharatiya Vayu Sena)

71. 24
The name of which creature that was made
popular by books and movies in the 1990s,
means “terrible lizard”?

72. ANSWER

73. Dinosaur

74. 25*
“Touch Play” is a
book about which
famous Indian
sportsman?

75. ANSWER

76. Prakash Padukone

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