Finals for the Lone Kid quiz, a solo quiz for middle school students, held at the Karnataka Quiz Association.

1. Lone Kid 2018 - Finals
A solo quiz for classesV,VI andVII

2. SJC Quizzers
Prof. Arul Mani
Nagarathna Patil
Prithwiraj Mukherjee
AvinashTN

3. • 4 phases – 2 of which are written
• 20 questions - 10 clockwise, 10 anti-clockwise
• Standard KQA pounce + bounce rules
• +10 on a direct/bounce
• +10 if you are correct, -5 if you are wrong on the
pounce
• No negatives otherwise.

4. PHASE I
Clockwise

5. 1. What five-letter word is used by doctors when
the body temperature rises above 100 degrees
Fahrenheit ?

6. Answer…..

7. Fever

8. 2. Satriya is a classical dance form associated
with an Indian state from the North-east region.
Which state?

9. Answer…..

10. Assam

11. 25.3. It separates Southern Europe from Northern
Africa, and its name is derived from the Greek
term for “middle of the earth.”
A type of climate and a type of diet common to
these areas also share the same name.
What is this name?

12. Answer…..

13. Mediterranean

14. 4. Identify the religions from their places of
worship
The Lotus Temple in New
Delhi represents this faith
that originated in Iran in 1863
This temple in Salt Lake
City, USA, represents a
faith started by Joseph
Smith Jr in 1820

15. Answer…..

16. Baha’ I
Mormonism/Church of Latter Day Saints

17. 5. The rackets used in table-tennis are known by
a 3-letter word in Europe and by a 6-letter word
in USA. The European term is also used in other
sports, while the US term is also connected to
boats.
Give both terms.

18. Answer…..

19. Bat
Paddle

20. 6. The Epic of Siri, or Siri Paddana, is an epic
poem in which language spoken on the west
coast of India?

21. Answer…..

22. Tulu

23. 7. Who is this musician?

24. Answer…..

25. APJ Abdul Kalam

26. 8. Which Asian country uses this as their flag?

27. Answer…..

28. Bhutan

29. 9. What sport is being played here?

31. Answer…..

32. Sepak Takraw

33. 10. This group of statues pays tribute to the
opening moments of which classic?

34. Answer…..

35. Alice in Wonderland

36. PHASE II
Written

37. Phase II
• 5 images - wildlife found in Karnataka
• +10 for a correct answer
• No negatives

38. 1. Animal that gets
its name as its tail
resembles that of a
big cat.

39. 2. The state bird of
Karnataka.

40. 3. What is the Indian name of this highly social
canid?

41. 4. The Daroji _____ ____ Sanctuary in Ballari was
created exclusively for the preservation of this
animal.

42. 5. This shy, nocturnal creature goes by the name
kaadu paapa in Kannada. What do we call it in
English?

43. ANSWERSANSWERS….

44. ANSWERS1. Lion-tailed Macaque
2. Indian Roller
3. Dhole (or Indian wild dog)
4. Sloth bear
5. Slender Loris

45. PHASE III
Anti - Clockwise

46. 1. Now an important part of Filipino cuisine, this
condiment came into existence during WW2,
when there was a shortage of ______. It is made
from mashed banana, sugar, vinegar & spices
and is dyed red.
What did it replace?

47. Answer…..

48. Tomato Ketchup

49. 2. It is a luxury vehicle driven by a chauffeur with
a partition between the driver's and the
passenger’s compartments.
The name is derived from the French region
where shepherds were known to wear cloaks
with raised hoods as the roof of the vehicle bore
a resemblance to it.
Another theory is that the it was because the
chauffeurs wore a similar cloak in the open
driver's compartment to protect themselves from
the vagaries of the weather.
What?

50. Answer…..

51. Limousine

52. 3. Caroline Hampton became the chief nurse of
the operating room when Johns Hopkins
Hospital opened in 1889. In the winter of 1889 or
1890, she developed a skin reaction to mercuric
chloride that was used for asepsis. William
Halsted, one of the founding professors at the
hospital, and her soon-to-be her husband, asked
Goodyear to make something for her.
What did they make for her?

53. Answer…..

54. Medical Gloves

55. 4. On Friday, the members of the General
Conference on Weights and Measures in
Versailles, unanimously voted to redefine 1
_______ as “the Planck’s constant divided by
6.626070040 x 10-34 m-25”
What is now no longer based on a physical
object?

56. Answer…..

57. The Kilogram

58. 5. This food item gets its name from the proto-
Germanic “wabila”, meaning honeycomb. The
word is also related to the Old High German
weban, and the Old English wefan, both which
mean “to weave”.
What item of food?

59. Answer…..

60. Waffles

61. 6. Identify the gentleman in the video.

62. Answer…..

63. Edwin Eugene “Buzz” Aldrin

64. 7. Which character from the epics is also known
by the names Dashagriva and Dashakantha?
The two words refer to necks and throats.

65. Answer…..

66. Ravana

67. 8. Identify the player, and tell us which
tournament she has just won.

68. Answer…..

69. Angelique Kerber
Wimbledon

70. 9. Which instrument, invented by Rene Laennec,
has a Latin name meaning “to observe the
chest”?
Original form seen here.

71. Answer…..

72. Stethoscope

73. 8.10. Sir Garfield Sobers was the first to achieve
this cricket batting record in first class cricket in
1968 (Nottinghamshire vs Glagmorgan), and
Herschelle Gibbs was the first to do it in one day
internationals in 2007 (South Africa vs
Netherlands).
Which Indian batsman achieved this first in T20
international cricket? And what record?

74. Answer…..

75. Yuvraj Singh
Hitting 6 sixes in an over

76. PHASE IV
Written

77. Phase IV
• 5 questions - each shows an illustration depicting
a classic childrens’ tale
• +10 for a correct answer
• No negatives

78. 1.

79. 2.

80. 3.

81. 4.

82. 5.

83. ANSWERSANSWERS….

84. ANSWERS1. Clifford the Big Red Dog
2. Green Eggs and Ham
3. Where the Wild Things Are
4. The Lorax
5. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz