Monday
What country won the most FIFA World Cup titles in men’s football?
Brazil
What classical Tamil dance, originated in Tamil Nadu, is traditionally performed in temples and traditional festivals?
Bharatanatyam
What is the sum of the interior angles in a heptagon?
900 Degrees
What is the name of the literary device that uses words that imitate natural sounds?
Onomatopoeia
Find the odd one out (No Passing)
Square
Rectangle
Rhombus
Trapezoid
Parallelogram
Trapezoid - the only one without 2 sets of parallel lines
Find the odd one out (No Passing)
Calcium
Oxygen
Chlorine
Argon
Sulfur
Calcium - The only one that is a metal
Name the tamil composer who is known for the hit songs Munbe Vaa and Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa soundtrack.
A. R. Rahman
What is the official gemstone for the Aries zodiac sign? (100 points for each right answer)
1. Diamond
2. Bloodstone
Who was the first woman to win two Nobel Prizes won and in which fields did she win them in?
(100pts for the person and 100pts if both fields are correct)
Marie Curie
Physics and Chemistry
In classical music, this term refers to the speed of a piece, often indicated by Italian words like allegro or adagio?
Tempo
What French cooking term refers to vegetables cut into long, thin strips, often used in stir-fries
Julienne Cut
What are the full forms of these abbreviations (50 pts for every right answer)
DNA
HVAC
USSR
FOV
ATP
API
DNA - Deoxyribonucleic Acid
HVAC - Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning
USSR - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
FOV - Field of View
ATP - Adrenaline Triphosphate
API - Application Programming Interface
What biological macromolecule is the main structural component of plant cell walls and is indigestible to humans?
Cellulose
Find the next number in the sequence:
2, 6, 12, 20, 30…
42 - following the pattern of n(n+1)
What birds are native to New Zealand? Name the name of the bird and two characteristics they are known for
Name: Kiwis
Characteristics:
1. They cannot fly
2. They are nocturnal
Name the four main types of macromolecules essential to life. (100 pts for every correct answer)
Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, Nucleic acids
The Treaty of Tordesillas (in 1494) divided newly discovered lands outside Europe between these two countries. Name the two countries. (200 points per right answer)
1. Spain
2. Portugal
Find the odd one out (No Passing)
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Chloroplast
Lysosome
Ribosome
Ribosome - The only organelle that is not membrane-bound (does not have a membrane)
What force pushes objects outward when they are in a rotating frame of reference, such as on a marry-go-round?
Centrafugal Force
What 2021 Tamil action film consists of a professor with a dark past who must navigate a violent underworld in a city with global corruption.
Master
What is the meaning of this tamil thirukkural
அகர முதல எழுத்தெல்லாம் ஆதி / பகவன் முதற்றே உலகு.
(Akara mudhala ezhuthellam aadhi / bhagavan mudhatre ulagu.)
As the letter 'A' is the first of all letters in the alphabet, so is the eternal God; the first and source of the universe.
Name 5 Taylor Swift album titles. (100 points for each)
(10 bonus points for any extras you can name, total of 12 albums)
Debut, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, Reputation, Lover, Folklore, Evermore, Midnights, The Tourtured Poets Department, & Life of a Showgirl
Name 5 countries that border France.
(FIRST TEAM ONLY: bonus points if you can name all 8 countries)
Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Spain, Andorra
50 bonus points for naming all 8
Find the odd one out (No Passing)
Palar River
Vaigai River
Kaveri River
Godavari River
Moyar River
Godavari River - The only river from the selection that does not flow through Tamil Nadu
What does the Pauli Exclusion principle state in chemistry?
No two electrons in an atom can have identical quantum numbers. Hence in a election pair, the electrons must have different spins.