This document contains 20 trivia questions to be answered in a word or short sentence each. Questions 3, 5, 8, 11, 14, 16, and 19 are marked with a star to resolve any ties. The questions cover a range of topics from history, geography, science, and pop culture. No negative answers are allowed. The document wishes the recipient "ALL THE BEST!" in answering the questions.

2. 20 questions in all.
Answer within a word or a sentence.
Questions 3,5,8,11,14,16,19 are starred
to resolve ties.
No negatives
ALL THE BEST !

3. 1. Tribute to ??

4. 2. What was created by Royal Charter in
1600, replaced by the British Crown in 1858
& dissolved by an Act of Parliament in 1874?

5. # 3. Eugene Cernan : The Last
Man on _____

6. 4. Parodies of ??????

7. * 5. After whom was the Islamabad International
Airport in Pakistan renamed in June 2008?

8. 6. The official title says,
"Portrait of Lisa Gherardini,
wife of Francesco del Giocondo.“
Who/What ?

9. 7. This bird is known as Maldhok in vernacular
tongue. Spread across Maharashtra, Madhya
Pradesh and Rajasthan, this bird is now
threatened by incessant loss of habitat.
Name this bird, which Salim Ali had proposed
to be the national bird of India.

10. *8. Until the 1980’s, X & its neighboring areas
remained the least developed in Seoul but now
it is the most affluent, dynamic & influential
area there. It houses the World Taekwondo HQ
& its subway stations were used as the filming
locations in the Bourne legacy. But the reason
for its recent popularity us something else.
Give X .

11. 9. Which brand ?

12. 10. Xocolactophobia is the fear for ??

13. #11.
National Geographic _____ _____:
50 True Stories of the Fed Up, Feathered,
and Furious"
was a book released in 2012 as a tie-in with
National Geographic magazine and a popular
video game franchise. Fill in the blanks.

14. 12. What’s it called ?

15. 13. What geographical feature connects
Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary,
Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova
and Ukraine?

16. #14. We know animals/birds being depicted
in the flags of nations.
But which country has a mythological flying
creature featured in its flag ?

17. 15. When Potti Sriramulu undertook a fastunto-death for the creation of a separate
Andhra state, which city did he demand be
made the capital of the Andhra state?

18. #16. The father’s name was Otto, mother Edith
and elder sister was Margot.
But the family came to the world’s attention
through the 4th person.
Who are we talking about ?

19. 17. Memorial for which disaster ?

20. 18. It’s a fact that Alexander Graham Bell,
who invented the telephone, never called
his mother or wife. Why so ?

21. # 19. “Going into the stadium for the final, I was quite
relaxed but when I saw my rivals, tension mounted.
And with each minute it increased. I drew lane five with
the South African Malcolm Spence to my left and the
German Manfred Kinder on my right. I was going strong
till about 250 meters. But then I slowed down a bit. I
thought the pace was very fast and I would fizzle out in
the end if I continued at that speed. At that point I even
looked back or maybe it was just a side-glance. But that
fraction of a second decided my fate. One by one they
all caught up with me…”
Who ?

22. 20. Ad for ??