World's firsts
Padippu (-logy)
Famous siblings
Who let the dogs out
Blood is thicker than water
400

I was the first human to land on moon on July 20,1969.

Neil Armstrong.


400

This is the study of human societies and cultures and their development.

Anthropology

400

These siblings are professional American tennis players, one of which is a seven-time grand slam title winner and the other, a twenty-three time grand slam winner. Who are they?

Serena and Venus Williams

400

What is the name of this  Indian Spitz dog that was a part of the Bollywood movie 'Hum Aapke Hain Kaun?

Tuffy

400

What does the Rh in the Rh factor stand for? it was named after a similar factor which was found in a species of monkey.

Rhesus.

800

I was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. I landed in Calicut on 20 May 1498. My voyage to India was the first that linked Europe and Asia by an ocean route, thereby connecting the Atlantic and the Indian oceans.

Vasco da Gama

800

This is a part of the linguistics that studies the form, meaning and use of words.


Lexicology


800

These siblings started out with having their own show on Disney channel and are currently considered a pop rock band. Their latest song was released in 2019 that also featured their wives.

Jonas brothers

800

What is the name of this movie and the dog, based on Stephen King's 1981 novel which was later developed into a movie. This movie is an American horror movie based on a rabid St.Bernard.


Cujo


800

People with this blood group are considered as the Universal Blood donors. (Group and Rh status)


O negative


1200

I was the first person to circumnavigate the earth. I was a Portuguese explorer who organized the Spanish expedition to the East Indies from 1519-1522, resulting in the first circumnavigation of the Earth. Following my death in Phillipines, Juan Sebastian Elcano led the expedition in the return trip to Spain.

Ferdinand Magellan.

Since the circumnavigation was a joint attempt by Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastian Elcano, this expedition is often called the Magellan-Elcano circumnavigation.

1200

This is the study of the history, symbolism and usage of flags. This term was also used by Sheldon Cooper in his podcast Dr.Sheldon Cooper's Fun with Flags.

Vexillology

1200

These siblings are American fashion models born to a Dutch mother and a Palestinian father. One of them is currently expecting a baby with a singer from the famous boyband 'One Direction' and the other has previously dated a famous R and B singer.


Gigi and Bella Hadid

1200

This is considered as the smallest breed of dog and is named after a mexican state.


Chihuahua


1200

The color of the blood of these marine creatures like octopuses, crabs and lobsters is different because of copper-based hemocyanin. What is the color of their blood?

Blue

1600

On July 5, 1996, I was born at the Roslin Institute in Scotland and became the first mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult cell. I get my name from a famous American singer known for her work in country music. Who am I?


Dolly the sheep



1600

The branch of zoology that deals with fishes.  This word is derived from a Greek word that means fish.

Ichthyology

1600

These siblings are famous American singers, born in Houston, Texas. One of them rose to fame as the lead singer of Destiny's child.Forbes ranked her as one of the most powerful female in entertainment in their 2015 and 2017 lists. Her sibling also had a stint as  backup dancer in the same girl band. Her latest album was 'When I get home' released on march 2019.

Beyonce and Solange Knowles



1600

What is the name of this stray dog from Moscow which became the first animal to orbit the earth in the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2?

Laika

1600

A medical condition affecting the clotting process, reducing the ability for the blood to clot. This results in the patients to bleed out from the slightest injury. It is also termed as the 'royal disease' because of the high incidences seen in the royal families of Europe.

Hemophilia

2000

I was a German mechanical engineer and physicist who produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in the X-ray wavelength, which earned me the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. In 2004, IUPAC named the element 111, after me. The first x-ray was an image of my wife's hand where you could see her wedding ring. Who am I?

Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen


2000

This is the study of beer and beer making. This word is derived from Ancient Greek zûthos meaning beer.

Zythology

2000

These brothers are famous around the world for their fairy tales. The brothers' collection is often considered as the earliest scientific collection of folktales and became a model for the collecting of folktales everywhere.


Grimm brothers

2000

What is the fear of dogs called?

Cynophobia

2000

This is a rare blood type mentioned in the movie "Kahaani". This blood group is also called the hh blood group. People with this blood group can donate blood to anybody from the ABO blood group system but cannot receive blood from them. This blood group is also named after a city in India. 

Bombay blood group