VTU QUIZ

This was the quiz i came across and participated on feb 19 th this is for u guys to judge the level of quiz i have my own judgment ..dont wanna impose it on others :P
so just lets get into the questions directly ;-)

PRELIMS


1)What was karantaka state called as on august 15,1947 ?

2)Which mixed doubles team beat Andy ram and Nathalie Dechy in the finals of asutralian open 2009 ?

3)Which is the largest state in india with respect to area?

4)Which common mobile feature gets its name from 10th century danish king ?

5)Mark Zuckerberg founded __________ while he was a student at Harvard University?

6)How is Kuppali venkatapa putappa better known as ?

7)To which Sport event do you associate the terms western stroll,eastern cutoff and straddle ?

8)How is the first day of shawwal the 1oth month of Islamic calender celebrated as ?

9)Tanzania country's name comes from a combination of Tanganyika and __________ name the other other part of the mainland that formed tanzania ?

10)Who painted the masterpieces like Starry night ,The Potato Eaters ..the flowering orchards to name a few ?

11)What is the name of the rock band formed in the film "ROCK ON"?

12)The carrot gets its characteristic orange from this chemical _________ ?

13)Diophantus specialized in which branch of mathematics ?

14) If aurum is for gold , kallium for potassium ..then stibium is for ----------?

15) Who is the fastest man on earth (sprint) ?

16)How is hansen's disease better known as ?

17)What was heath ledger's last character in a film and name the movie before his death ?

18)Which South east asian country has Lord Ganesha on its currency notes ?

19)Where is rajiv gandhi international airport situated ?

20) Whose third album was Comme si de rien n'était released worldwide in august 2008?

21) Microsoft office introduced in 1989 for which operating system ?

22)Which american TV shown coined the phrase" You are fired "?

23)Who was titled 'JAGIR' by wadeyar dynasty in the year 1759 ?

24)Which is the first spaceline to offer sub-orbital flights for the paying public ?

25)Who was the first Indian IISC chairman ?

26)On June 1 2006 after Desmond Tutu ,who was awarded the Dalia lama's Truth of Light award for spreading awareness about tibet ?

27)When are these terms used in US army "Broken arrow","Bent spear" .."Empty quiver "..etc used for ?

28)Which damage is measured from Saffer Simpson scale on a range of 1-5 ?

This was the 10 th annual VTU fest quiz prelims ...disclaimer none of the questions are mine all from the fest ...have a grt time answering all this junk :P answers will be out soon and feel free to comment on the type and quality of questions
all the best go cracking
note the cutoff for the quiz was 21 ...and forget using google for this quiz lol google is for quality search only ;-)
check out the answers on the comment section of the blog