Who wants to be a Scholar?! Answer the ones you know and research the rest. There is only one correct answer! 1. Arrange these sports in order of number of players on one team from most to least: (a) Cricket (b) Basketball (c) Baseball (d) Hockey
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2. The Melody Queen, Lata Mangeshkar recorded her first song (India TV) at the age of (a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 13
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4. Absolution means (a) Perfectness (c) Confession
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6. The volume of a cuboid with each side is equal to 3’, 4 ‘and 5’ respectively is (a) 60 cu. ft. (b) 23 cu. ft. (c) 17 cu. ft. (d) 12 cu. 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. The effectiveness of N95 & KN95 masks, per research of EPA in 2021 are (a) 45% (b) 60 % (c) 74% (d) 80 to 95%
8+ words = Excellent; 5 to 7 words = Good; 4 or less = keep looking. Words we found are in solutions below.
8. Winner of the Best Picture Oscar for 2022: (a) CODA (b) The Power of the Dog (c) Belfast (d) West Side Story
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9. Laughing Gas, used as a anesthetic, is ? (a) Nitric Oxide (b) Nitrogen (c) Nitrous Oxide (d) Glycerin
Here is a simple quiz. See if you can solve it. No peeking! Match the number in column 1 with letter in column 2
10. The highest mountain in India is (a) Mount K12 (b) Mount Nanda Devi (c) Mount Everest (d) Mount Kangchenjunga
...On body of water, State
USA Lighthouse... 1. Big Sable Point 2. Loggerhead Key 3. Diamond Head 4. Heceta Head 5. Tybee Island Light 6. Lorain Harbor Light 7. Split Rock 8. Currituck Beach 9. Cape Henry 10. West Quoddy Head Light
A. Gulf of Mexico, FL B. Savannah River, GA C. Lake Superior, MN D. Bay of Fundy, ME E. Outer Banks, NC F. Pacific Ocean, HI G. Lake Erie, OH H. Chesapeake Bay, VA I. Pacific Ocean, OR J. Lake Michigan, MI
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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“You always pass failure on the way to success.”
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Word World (Solution): EQUAL, EQUALIZE, EQUALIZER, LEQUEAR, QUALE, QUIRE, QUEER, QUELEA, QUEZAL, QUILA, QUIRE, RELIQUE. Saathee.com
(b) Positiveness (d) Forgiveness
5. What quantity is gravitational force? (a) Scalar (b) Vector (c) a and b (d) None
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3. The Abbreviation ‘CT’ does NOT stand for: (a) Connecticut (b) Chinese Treats (c) Cazic Thule (d) Current Transformer
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