1.WHICH popular Japanese sport is usually contested at a ‘Basho’?

2.What is ailurophobia the fear of?

3.Who wrote the Bengali romance novel Durgesh Nandini?

4.WHICH strait, named after a Spanish explorer, separates Tierra del Fuego from the South American mainland?

5.With which state would you associate the applique work of Pipli?

6.Which former Indonesian President coined the term “Orde Baru” meaning New Order to characterise his regime when he came to power in 1966?

7.The name of which disease originates from a Greek word literally meaning siphon and was coined by Aretaeus of Cappadocia?

8.In which sport must athletes compete in a triathlon in addition to running and swimming?

9.What beverage is called “Qahwah” in Arabic?

10.Which god destroyed one of the five heads of Brahma?

ANSWERS 1. Sumo wrestling 2. Cats (From the Greek ailuros meaning cat and phobos meaning fear) 3. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee 4. Strait of Magellan 5. Orissa 6. Suharto 7. Diabetes 8. Cycling 9. Coffee 10. Shiva

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