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100

What does "LOL" stand for?

Bonus: What does "IJBOL" stand for?

Answer: "Laugh Out Loud"

Bonus: "I Just Burst Out Laughing"

100

Which instant noodle brand became a household favorite with the slogan "2-Minute Noodles"?

Bonus: What is Maggi's mascot?

Maggi

Bonus: No mascot

100

What is the term for the season when the days are longest and temperatures are usually highest in the Northern Hemisphere?

Summer

100

What is the term for a number that is divisible only by 1 and itself?

Prime Number

100

Who is the "King of Pop"

Micheal Jackson

200

What does "GOAT" mean in Gen Z/ Gen Alpha slang?

Bonus: What athlete is most often called the GOAT in basketball?

Answer: "Greatest Of All Time"

Bonus: Michael Jackson or LeBron James

200

What is the name of the sweet drink made from mangoes that is popular in India and often sold in tetra packs?

Frooti

200

What natural body process helps humans cool down more in summer, especially when it’s hot?

Sweating

200

What is the shallowest ocean on Earth?

Arctic Ocean

200

Which Indian playback singer is famous for iconic songs like Mere Sapno Ki Rani and is one of the most celebrated voices in Bollywood history?

Kishore Kumar

300

What does "cap" mean?


Answer: A lie

300

Which Indian game show is famous for the phrase "Computer Ji, lock kiya jaye?"

Kaun Banega Crorepati

300

What gas in the atmosphere traps heat and contributes to warmer summer temperatures on Earth? 

Carbon Dioxide

300

What is the criteria for a planet to be a planet?

A planet must:


  1. Orbit a star: It must be in orbit around a star (such as our Sun) and not be a satellite (moon) of another object.
  2. Be round: It must have enough mass (and therefore gravity) for its self-gravity to pull it into a nearly spherical shape.
  3. Clear its orbit: It must have enough gravitational dominance to "clear the neighborhood" around its orbital path, sweeping up or pushing away other smaller bodies


300

Which modern pop superstar is known for albums like 1989, Midnights, and Fearless?

Taylor Swift

400

What is the meaning of 67?

Answer: No real meaning

400

Which superhero TV show featured the character Gangadhar, who transformed into a superhero? 

Bonus: What was the character's name after transforming?

Answer: Shaktimaan

Bonus: Shaktimaan

400

What common summer weather phenomenon occurs when warm, moist air rises rapidly and forms storm clouds?

A thunderstorm

400

What is the name of the process by which plants convert nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into usable compounds in soil?

Nitrogen fixation

400

Which artist is often called the “King of Rock and Roll”?

Elvis Presley

500

What does "touch grass" mean

Hop off the screens and go outside

500

Which cricketer was nicknamed the "Master Blaster"?

Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

500

Which line of latitude passes through countries that can experience the Sun directly overhead during summer and is located at approximately 23.5° north?

The Tropic of Cancer

500

What is the name of the boundary around a black hole beyond which nothing can escape, not even light?

Event Horizon

500

Who is the "Nightingale of India"

Hint: Served as the first governer of United Provinces, after India's independence

Sarojini Naidu