FORTNIGHTLY QUIZ-21

1. How many countries did the Olympic flame travel to before returning to Athens?

2. Which Hollywood actor, who starred in films 'The Godfather', 'A Streetcar Named Desire' and 'On the Waterfront', died recently?

3. Who recently became the first Russian to win the Wimbledon championship?

4. Who has been appointed the new Prime Minister of Pakistan?

5. Which country's Prime Minister was recently conferred with the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding?

6. How much time does it take for light from the sun to reach the earth?

7. Which country won Euro-2004?

8. Who was named the player of Euro-2004?

9. Expand the term UEFA.

10. Who won this year's men's Wimbledon championship?

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Class........................................

School address......................

Winners of quiz 210: The first prize by draw of lots goes to Deepika Choudhary, XII (Science), DAV Centenary Public School, Bigher Road, Fatehabad-125050.

Second: Nilakshi Vaidya, Class VII, Tara Hall Convent School, Upper Kaithu, Shimla-171003.

Third: Karan Kaura, XI ( commerce), DAV Public School, C-block, Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar, Ludhiana-141001.

Answers to quiz 210: Matsyagandha Express; Montek S Ahluwalia; Donald Duck; Bill Clinton; Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya; Bahadur Shah Zafar; Hari Kunzru; Bob Woolmer; Anastasia Myskina; Sir M Visveswarya; Bandar Seri Begawan; Leh; Tokyo; Research and Analysis Wing; June 26.

Cash awards of Rs 400, 300 and 200 are given to the first, second and third prize winners, respectively. These are sent at the school address.

Note: Kindly mention the pin code of your place to facilitate the delivery of the prize money.

— Tarun Sharma