Who wants to be a Scholar?! Answer the ones you know and research the rest. There is only one correct answer! 1. Arrange these US Presidents chronologically, from past to present. (a) Harry S Truman (b) Woodrow Wilson (c) James K Polk (d) Andrew Jackson
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2. Filmfare award for 2021 best film was given to Bollywood Hindi film ___ . (a) Thappad (b) Dil Bechara (c) Sir (d) The Unsung Warrior
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3. The amount of momentum is dependent on? Check all that apply. (a) Mass (b) Distance (c) Weight (d) Velocity 4. “Queasy” means (a) Not easy (c) Questionable
5. The diameter of the planet Mars is approximately...? (a) 5800 km (b) 6800 km (c) 7800 km (d) 8800 km 6. What is the approximate length of the side of a square whose area is equal to that of a circle of 7 Ft. diameter? (a) 6.2 ft. (b) 5.2 ft. (c) 4.2 ft. (d) 7.2 ft.
Make words using 5 or more letters. The central letter must be used in each word. Plural words are not allowed. Use all letters for the subject word (underlined in solutions below)
7. Country with the highest number of lakes? (a) USA (b) India (F) Russia (d) Canada
8+ words = Excellent; 5 to 7 words = Good; 4 or less = keep looking. Words we found are in solutions below.
8. Australian Open Men’s singles winner of 2022. (a) Medvedev (b) Nadal (c) Sampras (d) Federer
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9. Who was the winner of Miss Universe in 2021? (a) Miss USA (b) Miss South Africa (c) Miss India (d) Miss Paraguay
Here is a simple quiz. See if you can solve it. No peeking! Match the number in column 1 with letter in column 2 Official Language of a country...
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1. Cantonese 2. Greek 3. Dutch 4. German 5. Dzongkha 6. Portuguese 7. Urdu 8. Khmer 9. Sinhala 10. Arabic
A. Bhutan B. Austria C. Brazil D. Cambodia E. Cyprus F. Egypt G. Hong Kong H. Pakistan I. The Netherlands J. Sri Lanka
10. The largest fresh water lake in India is (a) Shiv Sagar (b) Indira Sagar (c) Chilika (d) Vembanad Answers are on bottom left. No Peeking. Scholar: All correct; 1st Class: 9 Correct; 2nd Class: 8 Correct; 3rd Class: 7 Correct; Need to improve: 6 or less
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“Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.”
Brain Train: 1-G, 2-E, 3-I, 4-B, 5-A, 6-C, 7-H, 8-D, 9-J, 10-F Scholar 1. d, c, b, a 2. a 6. a 7. d
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Word World (Solution): ARCHIVIST, ARTHRITIS, HARVEST, HAVARTI, RAVISH, SHIVA, SHIVER, SHIVRATRI, THRIVE, TRAVISH, TRAVISHER, VIHAR Saathee.com
(b) Out of tune (d) Squeamish
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