Cricket
What is the standard weight of a men's cricket ball?
A) 142g to 150g
B) 155.9g to 163g
C) 170g to 180g
B) 155.9 to 163 grams
How many Rajya Sabha seats are allocated to Tamil Nadu?
A) 15
B) 18
C) 21
Answer: B) 18
Before his film career, legendary director K. Balachander worked in which government department?
A) Indian Railways
B) Accountant General's Office
C) Postal Department
Answer: B) Accountant General's Office
If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I?
A Secret
Which spirit's name translates to "Water of Life" in its original language?
A) Vodka
B) Whiskey
C) Tequila
B) Whiskey (Uisge Beatha)
Whisky/Whiskey: Derived from the Gaelic uisge beatha (or uisce beatha), meaning "water of life".
Who was the first cricketer to be given out by a third umpire?
A) Brian Lara
B) Sachin Tendulkar
C) Jonty Rhodes
B) Sachin Tendulkar (1992, Run out)
The "Panchayati Raj" system was first adopted by which state?
A) Rajasthan
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Tamil Nadu
A) Rajasthan (Nagaur district, 1959)
Which was the first silent film produced in South India (made in Chennai)?
A) Kalidas
B) Keechaka Vadham
C) Harishchandra
Answer: B. Keechaka Vadham (1918), directed and produced by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in Madras (now Chennai).
What belongs to you, but everyone else uses it more than you do?
Your name
What is the maximum penalty for a first-time impaired driving conviction in Canada?
A) 10 years imprisonment and a $2,000 mandatory fine
B) 10 years imprisonment and a $3,000 mandatory fine
C) 10 years imprisonment and a $1,000 mandatory fine
C) 10 years imprisonment and a $1,000 mandatory fine
What is the lowest team total in Test history (26 runs)?
A) New Zealand
B) South Africa
C) India
A) New Zealand against England in 1955.
Which Tamil Nadu Chief Minister was the first to implement 69% reservation in the state?
A) M. Karunanidhi
B) J. Jayalalithaa
C) M.G. Ramachandran
Answer: B) J. Jayalalithaa (via the 76th Constitutional Amendment)
Who was the first Indian actor to serve as the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare?
A) Shatrughan Sinha
B) Vinod Khanna
C) Raj Babbar
Answer: A) Shatrughan Sinha
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map
Which of these drinks is considered exceptionally dangerous because it contains 96% Alcohol by Volume (192 proof)?
A) Bacardi 151
B) Everclear
C) Spirytus Rektyfikowany
C) Spirytus Rektyfikowany
Which player has the record for the most ducks (zeroes) in international cricket (across all formats)?
A. Courtney Walsh
B. Muttiah Muralitharan
C. Chris Martin
D. Glenn McGrath
B. Muralitharan holds the record with 59 ducks across all international formats.
Who was the first Indian to address the United Nations General Assembly in Hindi?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
C) Sushma Swaraj
B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the first Indian to address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in Hindi in 1977. As the Minister of External Affairs at the time, he delivered this historic speech during the 32nd session of the UNGA, advocating for peace, non-alignment, and friendship. C) Rajesh Khanna
Which actor has won the most National Film Awards for Best Actor?
A) Amitabh Bachchan
B) Mammootty
C) Kamal Haasan
A) Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan (4): Agneepath (1990), Black (2005), Paa (2009), Piku (2015).
Kamal Haasan (3): Moondram Pirai (1982), Nayakan (1987), Indian (1996).
Mammootty (3): Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989), Mathilukal (1990), Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (1999).
A man calls his dog from the opposite side of the river. The dog crosses the river without getting wet, and without using a bridge or a boat. How?
The river was frozen
Which of these cocktails did James Bond famously order in Casino Royale, consisting of gin, vodka, and Kina Lillet?
A) The Vesper Martini
B) The Gibson
C) The Negroni
A (The Vesper Martini). Named after the double agent Vesper Lynd
Which ground hosted the first-ever Day/Night Test match using a pink ball?
A. Adelaide Oval
B. The Gabba (Brisbane)
C. Eden Gardens (Kolkata)
A. Adelaide Oval
The first D/N Test was played at Adelaide between Australia and New Zealand in November 2015.
Which Bollywood actor holds the record for winning the Allahabad Lok Sabha seat in 1984 with one of the highest victory margins in history?
A. Vinod Khanna
B. Shatrughan Sinha
C. Rajesh Khanna
D. Amitabh Bachchan
D. Amitabh Bachchan
He entered politics to support his friend Rajiv Gandhi and won the Allahabad seat with a staggering 68% of the votes.
Which film was produced by 500,000 farmers who contributed ₹2 each?
A) Lagaan
B) Manthan
C) Dharti Ke Lal
Answer: B) Manthan
The film produced by 500,000 farmers who each contributed ₹2 is the 1976 Hindi film, Manthan (The Churning). It is considered India's first crowdfunded film.
I come from a mine and I am always surrounded by wood. Everyone uses me. What am I?
Pencil lead
Which spirit is the world's most widely consumed liquor, largely due to its massive popularity in China?
A) Vodka
B) Tequila
C) Baijiu
C (Baijiu). This grain-based spirit outsells vodka and whiskey combined globally.