This document contains questions from a YMCA quiz competition with topics spanning history, geography, science, pop culture and current events. There are two semi-final rounds with 10 questions each and tiebreaker rounds with 5 additional questions. The questions test knowledge about terms, people, places, events and objects.

1. YMCA QUIZ
Semifinal -1

2. YMCA Quiz-Semi-1
• This word comes from the mediaval Italian word for BAD
and AIR describing the unpleasent odour from the swamps
around Rome.
• This 'bad air' was believed to be the cause of the fever that
often developed in those who spent time around the
swamps. I
• In fact the illness, now known as X , was due to certain
protozoans present in the carriers that bred around these
swamps, and which caused recurring feverish symptoms in
those they bit.
Q-1

3. YMCA Quiz-Semi-1
• The word comes from the Greek
words meaning middle and river and
this place is now in Modern IRAQ.
• Which place are we talking about?
Q-2

4. YMCA Quiz-Semi-1
•Who has played the role of
MS Dhoni in the film
“MS Dhoni-The Untold
story?
Q-3

5. YMCA Quiz-Semi-1
•Who was the first non
Congress Prime minister of
India?
Q-4

6. YMCA Quiz-Semi-1
•Name the person
who created the
comic books Amar
Chitra Katha and
Tinkle
Q-5

7. YMCA Quiz-Semi-1
• Identify this logo:
Q-6

8. YMCA Quiz-Semi-1
• Mother India (1957) and Salam
Bombay(1988) were the films that came
into the final nomination list of academy
award for Best foreign films.
• Which was the the third film in 2001 to
enter the list
Q-7

9. YMCA Quiz-Semi-1
•In which countrys flag will
you see the words
“Ordem O Progresso” which
translates means Order
and Progress
Q-8

10. YMCA Quiz-Semi-1
•What word in Japanese
means Harbour Wave
Q-9

11. YMCA Quiz-Semi-1
• Identify the Instrument
Q-10

12. YMCA Quiz-Semi-1

13. YMCA Quiz-Semi-1(Tie breaker)
•
•Which Australian
cricketer was named
the Punter
Q-1

14. YMCA Quiz-Semi-1(Tie breaker)
•Which Famous
Monument was Called a
Teardrop on the cheek of
time by Rabindranath
Tagore
Q-2

15. YMCA Quiz-Semi-1(Tie breaker)
•
The Portrait of which Indian
King finds place in NASA
Headquarters
Q-3

16. YMCA Quiz-Semi-1(Tie breaker)
•If you are going on a nice
picnic with your parents to
places like Almora,Chamoli
and Nainital.
In which state will you be in?
Q-4

17. YMCA Quiz-Semi-1(Tie breaker)
• Identify
Q-5

18. YMCA QUIZ
Semifinal -2

19. YMCA Quiz-Semi-2
•Name the Founder of Patanjali
Yogpeeth,Bharat Swabhiman
Trust and Brand ambassador of
Haryana since 2015?
Q-1

20. YMCA Quiz-Semi-2
• Who wrote the famous book The
Fall of Sparrow
Q-2

21. YMCA Quiz-Semi-2
•We celeberate August 29th as
the national sports Day on
which Legendary Indian
sportsmans birthday?
Q-3

22. YMCA Quiz-Semi-2
• Identify the Indian scientist?
Q-4

23. YMCA Quiz-Semi-2
• Identify the Chairman of the TATA group
Q-5

24. YMCA Quiz-Semi-1
•Which Natural process
gets its name from the
Greek words meaning
Light and Together
Q-6

25. YMCA Quiz-Semi-1
• Which Website did he find
Q-7

26. YMCA Quiz-Semi-1
•Who is referred to as
Frontier Gandhi and the
first foreigner to receive the
Bharat Ratna in 1987?
Q-8

27. YMCA Quiz-Semi-1
• In which country is the Olympic Museum?
Q-9

28. YMCA Quiz-Semi-1
•What does the Sport
of ANGLING involve?
Q-10

29. YMCA Quiz-Semi-2

30. YMCA Quiz-Semi-2(Tie Breaker)
•Which Indian festival is
known as Shigmo in
Goa,Madan Daman or
Kamayan in south India,Dol
Jatra in West Bengal
Q-1

31. YMCA Quiz-Semi-2(Tie Breaker)
•We celebrate the
National Education day
on November 11th.
•What is the significance
of this day
Q-2

32. YMCA Quiz-Semi-2(Tie Breaker)
•In which sport do we
use Foil,Epee and
Sabre?
Q-3

33. YMCA Quiz-Semi-2(Tie Breaker)
•Abdul Kalam shared his unique
moments in life, his interaction
with people and achievers over
the years,the success of fellow
Indians who have contributed
towards nation development
through his e paper.
•What is his epaper called?
Q-4

34. YMCA Quiz-Semi-2(Tie Breaker)
•On whose Birthday is National
Youth day celebrated in India on
January 12th?
Q-5

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