1. Earlier known as "the northumberland hotel", this pub in London was the place where Sir Henry Baskerville meets Sherlock holmes in the adventure "The hound of Baskervilles".
ANS : SHERLOCK HOLMES PUB.
2. Blasted to bits one night in Feb 1898 in the harbor of Havana killing 266 people, this US Battleship was the root cause for the Spanish - American war.
ANS: USS MAINE
3. Who is the creator of the popular MTV series "Beavis and Butthead" ?
ANS: MIKE JUDGE
4. This volcano erupted last in 1944, almost burying the near by Pompei in 79 AD and right now threatens the city of Naples as an eruption is long overdue. Name it.
ANS: MT. VESUVIUS.
5. This scientist now at the University of California, San Diego has been termed "the father of prebiotic chemistry". In his 1952 experiment he approximated the conditions of early earth in the Lab and produced Amino Acids. Name him.
ANS: STANLEY MILLER.
6. Whats CartoGraphy ?
ANS: ART OF MAKING MAPS.
7. Simple one : Who formulated the Periodic Table of elements ?
ANS: DMITRI MENDELEEV.
8. According to Hindu Mythology, Who is the mother of Arjuna's son Babruvahana ?
ANS: ULOOPI.
9. What was AR Rehman's name before he converted to Islam ?
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