Country Capitals
What is the capital city of Greece?
Athens
This family member kept a diary of all the movies they have watched and retold the stories to her grandchildren.
Bhagu pati
Who recited the Mahabharata?
Ved Vyasa
Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Alva Edison
What is the largest possible four digit number?
9999
What is the capital city of the Netherlands?
Amsterdam
This family members nickname is Jilubai.
Sudha
The Great War lasted for _____ days of fighting.
18
Which is the hottest planet in our solar system?
Venus
Logic Puzzle: There are two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck in the middle. How many ducks are there?
Answer: Three. Two ducks are in front of the last duck; the first duck has two ducks behind; one duck is between the other two.
What is the capital city of New Zealand?
Wellington
Who has a birthday on Christmas Eve?
Supraja
What was Bheeshma's name when he was a young lad?
Answer: Devavrata (Goddess Ganga told Shantanu this when she handed over Bheeshma to him. 'Devavrata' means one who is unsurpassed in wisdom and use of weapons.)
Who built the first successful airplane? (Bonus points for first names)
The Wright brothers(Orville and Wilber Wright)
Logic Puzzle: The day before two days after the day before tomorrow is Saturday. What day is it today?
Answer: Friday. The “day before tomorrow” is today; “the day before two days after” is really one day after. So if “one day after today is Saturday,” then it must be Friday.
What is the capital city of Egypt?
Cairo
sing sai tatha’s magic manthrum: thing — thu
Mang
Who gave Bhishma the boon that he would die only when he wished?
Shantanu
What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Mercury
Logic Puzzle: Five people were eating apples, A finished before B, but behind C. D finished before E, but behind B. What was the finishing order?
Answer: CABDE. Putting the first three in order, A finished in front of B but behind C, so CAB. Then, we know D finished before B, so CABD. We know E finished after D, so CABDE.
What is the capital city of Israel?
Jerusalem
This family member is two years old, very hairy, and has an adorable large nose.
Luke
Who was the daughter of Dhritarashtra?
Dushala (Dhritarashtra had 100 sons and one daughter, who was named Dushala.)
Who discovered Penicillin?
Alexander Fleming
Logic Puzzle: Jack is looking at Anne. Anne is looking at George. Jack is married, George is not, and we don’t know if Anne is married. Is a married person looking at an unmarried person?
Answer: Yes. If Anne is married, then she is married and looking at George, who is unmarried. If Anne is unmarried, then Jack, who is married, is looking at her. Either way, the statement is correct.