Fortnightly Quiz-296

1 Which two cities were connected by superjumbo A380 on its maiden commercial flight recently?

2 Name the Indian-American who was recently elected the youngest Governor of the Louisiana state in the USA.

3 Which state of the USA was recently severely hit by wildfires, resulting in the evacuation of millions of persons?

4 Which country tops in remittances from migrants?

5 To which country does the steel major Posco belong?

6 Name the queen of the Netherlands.

7 In which city is the country's most modern airport, estimated to be built at Rs 2,478 crore and expected to be operational next year, coming up?

8 Which Indian state — with the attraction of temple town of Tirupati — has bagged the top position for pulling the maximum number of domestic tourists?

9 What is the full form of CIC?

10 Which Asian country recently launched its first moon orbiter in preparation for an unmanned lunar vehicle planned for 2012?

11 Name the earth's natural satellite.

12 Name the winner of this year's Man Booker Prize.

13 Name the world's fastest woman bowler.

14 Which country won the maximum medals at the recently concluded World Military Games?

15 Which country recently won the rugby World Cup final?

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Winners of quiz 295: The first prize by draw of lots goes to Birinder Pal, IX-C, Govt Model Sr Sec School, 35-D, Chandigarh-160036. Second: Shikhar Sharma, 9th-C, St Luke's Sen Sec School, Solan-173212. Third: Teghbir Singh Sandhu, X, Sacred Heart Convent School, Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana-141004.

Answers to quiz 295: Dr Rajendra Kumar Pachauri; Leonid Hurwicz; 87; Peter Gruenberg & Albert Fert; 50; Platinum; 50; El Baradei; Mughalsarai; Mumbai; 2; Javed Miandad; Mark Boucher; Marion Jones Vishwanathan Anand

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 pincode of your place to facilitate the delivery of the prize money.