1 The name of which African country’s capital city means elephant’s trunk in its local dialect?

2 Which IPL team’s logo is the Sudarshan Chakra with the team’s name engraved on it?

3 What Italian dish containing noodles, meat and sauce comes from the Latin word meaning cooking pot?

4 Which wish-giving tree arose from the waters at the time of the amrit-manthan?

5 Which metal is produced on a large scale by the Bessemer process?

6 How many arms does a starfish usually have?

7 Which Vijaynagara king wrote the Telugu classic Amuktamalyada?

8 Which religion’s adherents include the Sephardic and the Ashkenazic branches?

9 Prunes are the dried form of which particular fruit?

10 Which Indian city is also referred to as The City of Oranges?

ANSWERS

1. Khartoum, Sudan 2. Mumbai Indians 3. Lasagna 4. Kalpavriksha 5. Steel 6. Five 7. Krishnadevraya 8. Judaism 9. Plum 10. Nagpur

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Which industrialist was the founder and the first President of the Indian Olympic Association, which was established in 1927?

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WINNER OF THE MAY 1 CONTEST QUESTION:

Saikat Banerjee, Salt Lake

ANSWER TO LAST WEEK’S CONTEST QUESTION: L.K. Advani