The document outlines the rules and questions for the preliminary round of a quiz competition. It states that there will be 20 multiple choice questions, with the top 4 students from each class (8th to 9th standard) qualifying for the next round. Students will get 1 mark for each correct answer, and the quizmaster's decision is final. It then lists 20 sample questions covering topics like history, pop culture, science, and literature.

1. Preliminary Round

2. Rules
• Total of 20 questions.
• Only Top 4 students from each class i.e.
Std 8 to Std. 9 will qualify.
• No negative marking.
• 1 mark per question.
• Quizmaster’s decision is final.
• It is an INDIVIDUAL round.

3. Question 1
How did Antarctica get its name?

4. Question 2
Marshall Bruce Mathers III is the real
name of which popular American
singer?

5. Question 3
In September 2006 the government
of Prime Minister Thaksin
Shinawatra was overthrown in which
Asian country?

6. Question 4
Which word represents the letter I in
the NATO Phonetic Alphabet?
Hint – Think local

7. Question 5
What is the extreme sport called in
which a person hurls themselves
down a hill inside a large hollow ball?

8. Question 6
The name of which chemical element
comes from the Greek word for Sun?

9. Question 7
Which networking giant’s logo is
inspired by the Golden Gate Bridge
situated in San Francisco ?

10. Question 8
Who were the winners of
Wimbledon 2014 in the Men’s Single
and Women’s Single category?

11. Question 9
Identify the music director of this
song.

12. Question 10
Identify this actor.

13. Question 11
To whom was this Google Doodle
dedicated?

14. Question 12
What is the name of Sherlock
Holmes’ brother?

15. Question 13
Identify the proverb from the picture.

16. Question 14
1
12 4
?
4
7 9 2 1 4
6 5

17. Question 15

18. Question 16
If a snail climbed up a 12 ft wall at a
steady rate of 3 feet a day, but slipped
down 2ft every night, how many days
would it take him to reach the top ?

19. Question 17

20. Question 18
Find the next number in the series –
5, 6, 8, 11, 15

21. Question 19
Name the captain of the Nautilus in
Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under
The Sea ?

22. Question 20
According to Arthurian legend what
did the lady of the lake give to
Arthur?

23. TThhaannkk YYoouu!!
for your
participation