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Scratch Your Brain
A Time Based Quiz Contest With 2 members from each group.
The contest will have 5 rounds with 10 questions for 10 marks in each round and the winner
be declared on the maximum points scored by the team at the end of 5th round.
Round 1 : Current Affairs (India).
Round 2: Current Affairs (World).
Round 3: Spell Check - Words will be given to the team and they will have to spell it
correctly.
Round 4: Convert n Revert – Unit conversion e.g. currency, gold, etc.
or
Round 5: Capitalise – Capitals of various countries will be given to the contestants and they
will have to answer the countries to which the capital belongs.
Unscrabble
A Time Based Word Game wherein the members have to re-arrange the alphabets of a 8-10
letter word to form a correct meaningful word.
The word will be given to the whole team and they will have a certain time limit to
unscrabble it, a right answer will give them points and a wrong answer will have negative
marking. The word would be passed on to the next team in case of time out and the team
with the correct answer scores points.
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ROUND 1 CURRENT AFFAIRS (INDIA)
1. India Current Affairs Quiz, is comprised of the questions related to some of the most
important developments over the past months. The India Current Affairs Quiz will prove tobe particularly helpful for the aspirants of various competitive exams.
1. Yesteryear Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna passed away in Mumbai on 18 July 2012.
Which facts about the concerned person is/are not true?
1. He was born on 29 December 1942, in Amritsar, Punjab
2. He made his debut in Bollywood in 1966 with the film Aakhri Khat
3. He was conferred the Padma Vibhushan by the government of India
4. He was elected to Lok Sabha in 1992
a. Only 1
b. 3&4
c. 1&2
d. Only 3
Answer: (d)
2. Identify the person with the help of the following clues.
1. He is the Rajya Sabha MP from West Bengal
2. He is a TV quiz host by profession
3. He became the first Anglo Indian to vote in Presidential Elections in India
4. He is a Trinamool Congress leader
a. Derek o’ Brian
b. Andy Chraine
c. John Adams
d. Subramanian Swamy
Answer: (a)
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3. Name the person who was appointed the new chairman of the High Level Committee on
Financing Infrastructure on 16 July 2012.
a. Deepak Parekh
b. Adi Godrej
c. KP Singh
d. None of the above
Answer: (a)
4. The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on 16 July 2012 decided to appoint
Arun Mishra as the Chief of Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Whom he replaced to
the top post?
a) EK Bharatbhushan
b) Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi
c) Rahul Khullar
d) None of the above
Answer: (a)
5. The Union Human Resource Development Ministry on 13 July 2012 agreed to set up two
central universities in Bihar. The two universities will be opened in which of the two
following towns of the state?
a) Bhagalpur, Patna
b) Patna, Munger
c) Motihari, Gaya
d) Patana, Siwan
Answer: (c)
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1. Champion wrestler and cine actor Dara Singh passed away on 12 July 2012. Which facts about the concerned
person is/are not true?
1. He was born on 19 November 1928 in Dharmoochak village of Amritsar in Punjab
2. He made his debut in Bollywood in 1967 with the film Saat Samundar Paar
3. He was conferred the Sher-e-Hind title by the government of India
4. He was also elected to Lok Sabha
a. Only 1
b. 3&4
c. 1&2
d. Only 2
Answer: (b)
2. Identify the person with the help of the following clues.
1. He won a by-election that was held for the Sitarganj assembly seat in Uttarakhand on 8 July 2012
2. He had taken oath as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on 13 March 2012
3. He is the son of Hemwanti Nandan Bahuguna, the former Chief Minster of Uttar Pradesh
4. He is the first former high court judge to become a chief minister
a. Rajeev Bahuguna
b. Vijay Bahuguna
c. Harish Bahuguna
d. Harish Rawat
Answer: (b)
3. Name the person who took over as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka.
a. DV Sadananda Gowda
b. BS Yeddyurappa
c. Jagdeesh Shettar
d. None of the above Answer: (c)
4. The Civil Aviation Ministry of India sacked EK Bharat Bhushan, the head of the Directorate General of Civil
Aviation, on 10 July 2012. Who was appointed as the temporary head of DGCA?
a) Prashant Sukul
b) Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi
c) Ramesh Khurana
d) Ambrish Tripathi
Answer: (a)
5. Which one of the following states decided to ban Gutka and Pan Masala on 11 July 2012
a) Rajasthanb) Haryana
c) Uttarakhand
d) Maharashtra
Answer: (d)
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1. India’s central bank the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its April-June quarter monetary policy review left the
key policy rates unchanged. Which of the following facts are not true with regards to this?
1. The repo rate remained unchanged at 8 percent while the reverse repo rate remained stable at 7 percent
2. Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) - the amount of total deposits that banks are required to keep with the central bank - also remained unchanged at 5.25
3. The statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) - the percentage of total deposits that banks need to invest in the
government bonds was changed to 23 percent from the erstwhile 24 percent
4. RBI also cut its economic growth outlook for the fiscal year 2012-13 to 6.5 percent, from the earlier projection
of 7.3 percent
a. 1 & 3
b. Only 2
c. 3 & 4
d. Only 4
Answer: (b)
2. As per the a report by Ernst & Young and Event & Entertainment Management Association (EEMA), which
interviewed CEOs of 32 Indian events and activation companies, the organised events and activation market in
India is expected to grow by what percent over the next two years, powered by weddings, sports and higher
spends on below-the-line promotional events?
a. 50%
b. 55%
c. 53.33%
d. 46%
Answer: (a)
3. According to the quarterly report on ‘Public debt management’ prepared by the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) under the Ministry of Finance, India’s public debt rose by what per cent to 3752576 crore rupees
during the first quarter (April-June) of fiscal year 2012?
a. 4%
b. 4.9%
c. 5.6%
d. 7.1%
Answer: (b)
4. Exports from Special Economic Zones (SEZs) grew by what per cent to Rs 118321.56 crore during the first
quarter (April-June) of the fiscal 2012-13?
a. 51%b. 57.5%
c. 64%
d. 73%
Answer: (c)
5. The Union government on 30 July 2012 introduced national certification standards for organic textiles to boost
the demand for organic textiles in major markets, including Europe and Japan. With respect to the above
statement which of the following is not true?
1. The Indian Standards for Organic Textiles (ISOT) launched by Commerce, Industry and Textiles Minister
Anand Sharma is to be included under the National Programme for Organic Productions (NPOP)
2. The NPOP includes norms for organic production and processing of agriculture crops along with certificationstandards
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3. In 2011 India exported certified organic products to various countries in Europe, Asia and the US worth Rs
2000 crore
4. India with the introduction of the national certification standards thus took over the long-standing position of
the Global Organic Textiles standards (GOTS), which are private standards prevailing in the organic textiles
industry
a. 1 & 4b. 2 & 3
c. Only 4
d. Only 3
Answer: (d)
1. Pranab Mukherjee on 26 June 2012 resigned as the Union Finance Minister. A veteran Congress party leader,
Mukherjee was appointed the Union Finance Minister on 24 January 2009, during the UPA I government and was
reallocated the same portfolio following the victory of UPA in the 2009 general elections. Figure out which of the
following developments did not take place during his tenure as the Union Finance Minister?
1. Union Finance Ministry announced a 0.3 per cent excise duty on unbranded jewellery
2. UPA government approved up to 51% foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail
3. Union Finance Ministry announced the general anti-avoidance rules (GAAR)
4. Indian Rupee witnessed its historic low against the US dollar
a. Only 3
b. 2 & 3
c. 3 & 4
d. All the above given facts are right
Answer: (d)
2. The Pakistan government on 28 June 2012, released Indian prisoner Surjeet Singh after he served life
imprisonment in Pakistani Prison. Who is the other Indian citizen who has been languishing in Pakistani prisonand was denied liberty by the Pakistani authorities on 26 June 2012?
a. Sarabjeet Singh
b. Swarnjeet Singh
c. Sarvajeet Singh
d. Amarjeet Singh
Answer: (a)
3. Union Minister Virbhadra Singh resigned on 26 July 2012 in the wake of a Himachal Pradesh court framing
corruption charges against him. Which one of the following facts about Virbhadra Singh is not true?
1. He was the Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
2. He first became the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh in April 1983
3. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Mandi constituency4. Before joining Congress he was the member of BJP
a. Only 4
b. Only 2
c. Only 1
d. Only 3
Answer: (a)
4. Name the person who was appointed the new Commissioner of Delhi Police by the Union Home Ministry on 28
June 2012 ?
a. BK Gupta
b. Neeraj Kumar
c. Surendra Singh
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d. CP Vergese
Answer: (b)
5. Identify the person, with whom the following statements are attached.
1. He was born on 1 September 1947, Meghalaya, India2. He is a former Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chief Minister of Meghalaya
3. He is contesting the Presidential Elections 2012 as NDA candidate
4. He joined BARC Training School in 1974
a. Pawan Chamling
b. V Kishore Chandradeo
c. PA Sangma
d. D Raja
Answer: (c)
1. Dipankar Mukherjee, National Secretary of Centre of Indian Trade Union (CITU), passed away on 18 June2012 in New Delhi at the age of 69. Figure out which of the following facts related to Dipankar Mukherjee is not
true?
1. He was born in June 1943 at Calcutta in West Bengal
2. He joined CITU as its full time member in 1991
3. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, in April 1994 from West Bengal
as a CPI(M) member
4. He was also the longest serving chairman of CITU
a. Only 3
b. 2 & 3
c. 3 & 4
d. Only 4
Answer: (d)
2. The Hyderabad bench of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) set aside the appointment of V. Dinesh Reddy
as Director General of Police of Andhra Pradesh. What was the ground of Reddy’s removal as the state DGP?
a. Seniority
b. Corruption
c. misconduct
d. none of the above
Answer: (a)
3. Which one of the following ministeries decided to defer its plan to digitalise cable TV services in metros by
four months as they were found not to be ready for it?
a. Union Finance Ministryb. Union Home Ministry
c. Union Science Ministry
d. Union Information & Technology Ministry
Answer: (d)
4. Name the person who was served the Enforcement Directorate notice to question him on charges of money
laundering ?
a. Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy
b. A Raja
c. Suresh Kalmadi
d. Virbhadra Singh
Answer: (a)
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5. Identify the person, with whom the following statements are attached.
1. He was appointed as the Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) on 19 June 2012
2. He earlier served as the Chief Executive of Nuclear Recycle Board of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
3. Basu was the Project Director of the Plutonium Recycling Project at Kalpakkam, which built India's first
indigenous Pressurised Water Reactor
4. He joined BARC in 1974
a. Ratan Kumar Sinha
b. Shekher Basu
c. KS Sreekrishnan
d. Ramesh Kulkarni
Answer: (b)
1. Which one of the following High Courts on 28 May 2012 scrapped the Union Government's 4.5 per-cent quota
for minorities, carved out of the 27 per cent reservation for the other backward classes (OBCs)?
a. Andhra Pradesh High Court
b. Allahabad High Courtc. Karnataka High Court
d. Patna High Court
Answer: a
2. The DRDO test-fired indigenously built ‘Akash' missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur on 28 May
2012. What kind of missile Akash is?
a. Surface-to-air missile
b. Air-to-surface missile
c. Surface-to-surface missile
d. Water-to-surface missile
Answer: a
3. The Union Cabinet on 31 May 2012 approved the National Telecom Policy (NTP) 2012. Which of the following
facts are not related to the National Telecom Policy?
1. The policy also allows national number portability but with no visible timelines
2. NTP 2012 expects to take India's presently 39% rural teledensity to 70% in the next 5 years
3. The new policy will make roaming free of any charge
4. Spectrum pricing falls under the purview of new telecom policy
a. Only 1
b. 1 &4
c. 2&3
d. Only 4 Answer: (d)
4. Army Chief General V.K. Singh, who led over the one-million-strong Indian Army for the past 26 months,
retired on 20 May 2012. Figure out which one of the following fact is not correct about General V.K. Singh?
1. He became the Chief of Staff of the Army on 31 March 2010
2. He was commissioned into the Rajput regiment on 14 June 1970
3. He was the first Army Chief who moved to The Supreme Court of India against the Union Government
4. He raised the issue of shortages and deficiencies in the Army
a. 1
b. 2c. 3
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d. All the facts are correct
Answer: d
5. Brahmeshwar Singh alias ‘Mukhiyaji,' the head of a dreaded private militia of upper caste landowners in Bihar,
was shot dead on 1 June 2012. Name the group he was head of?a. MCC
b. Ranvir Sena
c. People’s War Group
d. CPI( Maoist)
Answer: b
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ROUND 2 : WORLD CURRENT AFFAIR
Current affairs world gives you a brief on the know-hows around the world, it will help you stay updated on all
the world news genre .
1. Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav on 29 May 2012 removed …………………………from his post,
(a) Khil Raj Regmi
(b) Parmanand Jha
(c) Baburam Bhattarai
(d) Purna Kumari Subedi
Answer: (c)
2. In what location did a powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit, killing at least 16 people and injuring 350 on 30
May 2012
(a) Northeastern Italy(b) Pakistan
(c) Bali
(d) Sikkim
Answer: (a)
3. A Boeing MD83 aircraft crashed on 3 June 2012. All 153 people on board were killed in the worst air disaster
of the country in nearly past two decades. Identify the place.
(a) Lagos, the largest Nigerian city Antonis Samara
(b) Naha Airport, Japan
(c) Verona, Italy,
(d) Cricklewood Aerodrome, North London Answer: (a)
4. The United Nations Human Rights Council on 1 June 2012 approved an investigation into the mass killing of
civilians at ……….. and condemned Syria for the massacre. (identify the place out of the names)
a. Gilani
b. Houla
c. Haqqani
d. Chidambaram
Answer: (c)
5. Which two countries on 31 May 2012 inked a Tax Information Exchange Agreement to promote economiccooperation and joint investment between the two countries.
(a) India and Bahrain
(b) India and Singapore
(c) India and China
(d) India and South Korea
Answer: (a)
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1. Identify the false fact about The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) 2012
(a) The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) 2012 concluded in Beijing on 7 June 2012
(b) The member states of the SCO adopted 100 agreements on the concluding day of the summit.
(c) Leaders and officials from the four SCO observer countries of Mongolia, Iran, Pakistan and India were also
present at the summit.
(d) Chinese President Hu Jintao offered a 10 billion U.S. dollars loan to the SCO which will be used be used to
promote the development of SCO members
Answer: (b)
2. A US drone strike in northwest Pakistan killed al-Qaida's second-in-command -------------?
(a) Ayman al-Zawahiri
(b) Abu Yahya al-Libi
(c) Hasan Qayid
(d) Osama Bin Laden
Answer: (b)
3. A Boeing MD83 aircraft crashed on 3 June 2012. All 153 people on board were killed in the worst air disaster
of the country in nearly past two decades. Identify the place.
(a) Lagos, the largest Nigerian city Antonis Samara
(b) Naha Airport, Japan
(c) Verona, Italy,
(d) Cricklewood Aerodrome, North London
Answer: (a)
4. A country’s pro-democracy leader -------------carried out her first trip outside the country since 1988.
a. Yusuf Raja Gilani
b. Aung Saan Suu Kyi
c. Husain Haqqanid. P. Chidambaram
Answer: (c)
5. Which missile did Pakistan successfully test-fire on 5 June 2012?
(a) Hatf-VII (Babur) cruise missile
(b) Agni – VI (air drone)
(c) Alacrán missile
(d) Velvet Glove
Answer: (a)
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1. Which the following two countries have had talks in Siachen that were held at the Ministry of Defence,
Rawalpindi on 11 – 12 June 2012.
(a) India and Pakistan
(b) Afghanistan and India
(c) India and United States of America
(d) India and Israel
Answer: (a)
2. _______________ US defence secretary arrived India on a two-day visit in June, 2012 ?
(a) Barak Obama
(b) Antonis Samara
(c) Mohommed Moorsi
(d) Leon Panetta
Answer: (d) Leon Panetta
3. Who was held responsible by the Pakistan judicial commission for not being fair to his country while serving as
an envoy to the United States of America and also Held him responsible for memo seeking help to stave off a
feared coup in that country.
a. Yusuf Raja Gilani
b. Antonis Samara
c. Husain Haqqani
d. P. Chidambaram
Answer: (c)
4. Identify the false date of the World Anti-child Labour Day which is observed across the globe to highlight the
need to protect the rights of the child.
(a) 6 January
(b) 15 August(c) 25 November
(d) 12 June
Answer. (d)
5. Which of the following two countries have decided to make serious efforts for amicable solution to Siachen
issue.
(a) India and Pakistan
(b) India and Russia
(c) India and South Korea
(d) India and Afghanistan
Answer: (a)
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1. American Actor ……………… passed away on 8 July 2012. He was 95 years old. He took his last breath at
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He won the Oscar Award for his role in the film named Marty in the year 1955
(a) George Clooney
(b) Ernest Borgnine
(c) Jim Carrey
(d) Bee Gees
Answer: (b) Ernest Borgnine
2. Which two countries signed three key bilateral agreements and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on
11 July 2012, New Delhi.
(a) India and Afghanistan
(b) India and Peru
(c) India and Singapore
(d) India and Mozambique
Answer: (c) India and Singapore
3. World Population Day is celebrated on which day? It aims to make aware people about the increasing
population in the country.
a. 27 March
b. 11 July
c. 10 February
d. 25 December
Answer: (b)
4. Which of the following statement/statements is/are not true in relation to Derek Mitchell on 11 July 2012,who
assumed the charge as the first US Ambassador to Myanmar
(a) Derek Mitchell on 11 July 2012 assumed the charge as the first US Ambassador to Myanmar in the past 22
year(b) Prior to his current assignment, Mitchell served as President Bush’s special envoy to Myanmar.
(c) The decision marked a strong indication of US’ support to the political reforms being unfolded in Myanmar.
(d) Prompted by the series of political reforms in the country, the US Government in January 2012 had
announced to restore diplomatic relation with Myanmar.
Answer: (c)
5. Where was the international donors meeting that pledged $16 billion contribution for development aid to
Afghanistan until 2015, held on 8 July 2012?
a) United States
b) India
c) Tokyo
d) Maldives Answer: (c) Tokyo
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1. which one of the following division was introduced in London Olympics 2012?
a. SAC ad hoc
b. CAS ad hoc
c. PAC ad hoc
d. CBS ad hoc
Answer. (b)
2. Consider the statement:
__________ titled book was released on Indian hockey Olympians.
Which one of the following is correct?
a. Report of Indian Hockey Olympians
b. Synopsis of Indian Olympians
c. Profiles of Indian Hockey Olympians
d. Hockey Olympians Biography
Answer. (c)
3. Which one of the following beat Andy Murray to claim Wimbledon Open Championship Gentlemen’s Singles
Final 2012?
a. Pete Sampras
b. Mikhail Youzhny
c. Djokovic
d. Roger Federer
Answer. (d)
4. Which one of the following beat Agnieszka Radwanskato claim Wimbledon Women’s Singles Final 2012?
a. Petra Kvitová
b. Serena Williams
c. Venus Williamsd. Victoria Azarenka
Answer. (b)
5. Which one of the following has a world record of 555 dismissals?
a. Jeff Dujon
b. Rodney William Marsh
c. Mark Boucher
d. Adam Gilchrist
Answer. (c)
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1. Which two of the following shared Under-19 Asia Cup 2012?
a. India & Pakistan
b. India & Nepal
c. Malaysia & Pakistan
d. Pakistan & Nepal
Answer. (a)
2. Where Under-19 Asia Cup 2012 was played?
a. Malaysia
b. Kuala Lampur
c. Lahore
d. Kathmandu
Answer. (b)
3. Consider the Statement:
Three _____ athletes were suspended from London Olympics 2012.
a. Indian
b. American
c. Russian
d. England
Answer. (c)
4. Which one of the following discarded Arsenal Contract Offer in 2012?
a. Van Persie
b. Mickelson
c. Kerwin
d. Samir Nasri
Answer. (a)
5. Which one of the following won Euro Cup Football Championship 2012?
a. Denmark
b. Germany
c. Italy
d. Spain
Answer. (d)
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1. The Australian Climate Commission warned that the world’s sea levels could increase by _ the end of the 21st
Century.
a) 1.5 Metre.
b) 2 Metres.
c) 3 Metres.
d) 1 Metres.
Answer: (d) 1 Metre
2. Isle of Wight rock yielded three fossil footprints of Dinosaurs. In which one of the following countries Isle of
Wight is located?
a) USA
b) UK
c) India
d) Germany
Answer: (b) UK
3. In the studies conducted by American, Belgian, British and Dutch researchers it was found that tumors contain
their own pool of stem cells that can multiply and keep fueling the cancer, seeding regrowth. Which one of the
following techniques researchers used to trace the ancestry of cells within mouse tumors?
a) labeling technique
b) Striking technique
c) Bubble technique
d) None of the above
Answer: (a) labeling technique
4. US researchers are using a new tool called___ for detecting illegal nuclear explosions.
a) The Earth’s Global Positioning System (GPS)
b) Water alarm devicec) Seismometer
d) Geiger counter
Answer: (a) The Earth’s Global Positioning System (GPS)
5. A Rare bird Jerdan’s Baza was found for the first time in Dantepally tank area in Pocharam reserve forest of
on 16 June 2012. Consider the given facts regarding Jerdan’s Baza.
i) Jerdan’s Baza mainly eats frogs, lizards and large insects.
ii) The bird id recognized by broad round wings, a long squarish tail, jaunty crest and forest dwelling habits.
Choose the right option:
a) Only i is correct.
b) Only ii is correct.
c) Both i and ii are correct.d) Neither i nor ii is correct.
Answer: (c) Both i and ii are correct.
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Round 3 : SPELL CHECK
There are different reasons behind the confusion in each of these words, and almost all these
reasons stem from the manner in which the word is actually pronounced. Here you will find thecorrect spellings for the most commonly confused words in the English language.
Acceptable Argument Amateur Accidentally Atheist
Baccalaureate Bureaucratic Behavioral Bivouacking Bourgeoisie
Cemetery Conscience Conscious Committed Conscientious
Dumbbell Drunkenness Daiquiri Desiccation Dachshund
Embarrassment Exhilarate Existence Etymology Eavesdrop
Fiery Facetious Fuchsia Finesse Fluorescent
Gauge Guillotine Guerrilla Grandiose Grotesque
Hierarchy Harass Humorous Hemorrhage Heuristic
Inoculate Indispensable Idiosyncrasy Illustrate Illegitimate
Judgment Jewelry Jealousy Jaguar Journal
Kernel Kaleidoscope Knowledgeable Kayak Kiosk
Liaison Lightning Labyrinth Legionnaire Luscious
Maneuver Misspell Mischievous Minuscule Mayonnaise
Noticeable Nauseous Naivete Niche Notorious
Occurrence Oblique Oscillate Obnoxious Omniscience
Pronunciation Privilege Personnel Perseverance Playwright
Questionnaire Quotient Quizzes Queue Quiescent
Referred Restaurant Rendezvous Reconnaissance Repertoire
Schedule Sergeant Sacrilegious Scaffolding Sepulchral
Threshold Twelfth Teutonic Trigonometric Turquoise
Unanimous Unduly Ubiquitous Umbilicus Uxorial
Vacuum Vaudeville Vehemently Vignette Veterinarian
Wondrous Withdrawal Wherewithal Whet Writhe
Yacht Yeoman Yarmulke Yolk Yataghan
Zucchini Zephyr Zealot Zoological Zigadene
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Round 4: Capitalise Your Country
The countries of the world and capitals of every country follow:
Afghanistan - Kabul
Albania - TiranaAlgeria - Algiers
Andorra - Andorra la Vella
Angola - Luanda
Antigua and Barbuda - Saint John's
Argentina - Buenos Aires
Armenia - Yerevan
Australia - Canberra
Austria - Vienna
Azerbaijan - Baku
The Bahamas - Nassau
Bahrain - Manama
Bangladesh - Dhaka
Barbados - Bridgetown
Belarus - Minsk
Belgium - Brussels
Belize - Belmopan
Benin - Porto-Novo
Bhutan - Thimphu
Bolivia - La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial)
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sarajevo
Botswana - Gaborone
Brazil - Brasilia
Brunei - Bandar Seri Begawan
Bulgaria - Sofia
Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou
Burundi - Bujumbura
Cambodia - Phnom Penh
Cameroon - Yaounde
Canada - OttawaCape Verde - Praia
Central African Republic - Bangui
Chad - N'Djamena
Chile - Santiago
China - Beijing
Colombia - Bogota
Comoros - Moroni
Congo, Republic of the - Brazzaville
Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Kinshasa
Costa Rica - San Jose
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Cote d'Ivoire - Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto)
Croatia - Zagreb
Cuba - Havana
Cyprus - Nicosia
Czech Republic - Prague
Denmark - Copenhagen
Djibouti - Djibouti
Dominica - Roseau
Dominican Republic - Santo Domingo
East Timor (Timor-Leste) - Dili
Ecuador - Quito
Egypt - Cairo
El Salvador - San Salvador
Equatorial Guinea - Malabo
Eritrea - AsmaraEstonia - Tallinn
Ethiopia - Addis Ababa
Fiji - Suva
Finland - Helsinki
France - Paris
Gabon - Libreville
The Gambia - Banjul
Georgia - Tbilisi
Germany - Berlin
Ghana - Accra
Greece - Athens
Grenada - Saint George's
Guatemala - Guatemala City
Guinea - Conakry
Guinea-Bissau - Bissau
Guyana - Georgetown
Haiti - Port-au-Prince
Honduras - Tegucigalpa
Hungary - Budapest
Iceland - Reykjavik
India - New Delhi
Indonesia - Jakarta
Iran - Tehran
Iraq - Baghdad
Ireland - Dublin
Israel - Jerusalem*
Italy - Rome
Jamaica - Kingston
Japan - TokyoJordan - Amman
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Kazakhstan - Astana
Kenya - Nairobi
Kiribati - Tarawa Atoll
Korea, North - Pyongyang
Korea, South - Seoul
Kosovo - Pristina
Kuwait - Kuwait City
Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek
Laos - Vientiane
Latvia - Riga
Lebanon - Beirut
Lesotho - Maseru
Liberia - Monrovia
Libya - Tripoli
Liechtenstein - VaduzLithuania - Vilnius
Luxembourg - Luxembourg
Macedonia - Skopje
Madagascar - Antananarivo
Malawi - Lilongwe
Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
Maldives - Male
Mali - Bamako
Malta - Valletta
Marshall Islands - Majuro
Mauritania - Nouakchott
Mauritius - Port Louis
Mexico - Mexico City
Micronesia, Federated States of - Palikir
Moldova - Chisinau
Monaco - Monaco
Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar
Montenegro - Podgorica
Morocco - Rabat
Mozambique - Maputo
Myanmar (Burma) - Rangoon (Yangon); Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw (administrative)
Namibia - Windhoek
Nauru - no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
Nepal - Kathmandu
Netherlands - Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government)
New Zealand - Wellington
Nicaragua - Managua
Niger - Niamey
Nigeria - AbujaNorway - Oslo
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Oman - Muscat
Pakistan - Islamabad
Palau - Melekeok
Panama - Panama City
Papua New Guinea - Port Moresby
Paraguay - Asuncion
Peru - Lima
Philippines - Manila
Poland - Warsaw
Portugal - Lisbon
Qatar - Doha
Romania - Bucharest
Russia - Moscow
Rwanda - Kigali
Saint Kitts and Nevis - BasseterreSaint Lucia - Castries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Kingstown
Samoa - Apia
San Marino - San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe - Sao Tome
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Senegal - Dakar
Serbia - Belgrade
Seychelles - Victoria
Sierra Leone - Freetown
Singapore - Singapore
Slovakia - Bratislava
Slovenia - Ljubljana
Solomon Islands - Honiara
Somalia - Mogadishu
South Africa - Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary)
South Sudan - Juba (Relocating to Ramciel)
Spain - Madrid
Sri Lanka - Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)
Sudan - Khartoum
Suriname - Paramaribo
Swaziland - Mbabane
Sweden - Stockholm
Switzerland - Bern
Syria - Damascus
Taiwan - Taipei
Tajikistan - Dushanbe
Tanzania - Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative)
Thailand - BangkokTogo - Lome
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Tonga - Nuku'alofa
Trinidad and Tobago - Port-of-Spain
Tunisia - Tunis
Turkey - Ankara
Turkmenistan - Ashgabat
Tuvalu - Vaiaku village, Funafuti province
Uganda - Kampala
Ukraine - Kyiv
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom - London
United States of America - Washington D.C.
Uruguay - Montevideo
Uzbekistan - Tashkent
Vanuatu - Port-Vila
Vatican City (Holy See) - Vatican CityVenezuela - Caracas
Vietnam - Hanoi
Yemen - Sanaa
Zambia - Lusaka
Zimbabwe - Harare