1. First up, a simple question on music. Which band is believed to have inspired the Beatles to name their band as such? Crickets Grasshoppers Ladybirds The Flies

2. A business related quiz. Which brand when written in Chinese characters sounded like "bite the wax tadpole" in Mandarin? Pepsi Coca Cola Dr.Pepper Fanta

3. Literature now. This famous author, while hitchhiking penniless across Europe, lay drunk on a grassy knoll, looked up at the stars and hit upon the title of his best selling series. Who is he? Answer: (Full name or last name)

4. A little bit of history trivia now. This battle became more famous after a poem written by Lord Tennyson. Some of the officers leading this battle also gave their names to pieces of clothing. Which battle am I referring to? The Battle of Britain The Battle of the Somme The Battle of Balaclava The Battle of the Bulge

5. Another bit of history trivia, closer to our times. We have all heard of the Tet Offensive launched by the North Vietnamese against the Americans and the South Vietnamese. Simple question, what is Tet? The Vietnamese New Year The Vietnamese word for "liberation" A Vietnamese General A North Vietnamese town

6. A little bit of geography. What is the river Ganga called in Bangladesh? Bramhaputra Hema Padma Narmada

7. Science and technology trivia. A new member has been discovered to be part of the solar system beyond Pluto. What is the name of the 'new' planet, only recently discovered? Innuir Sedna Bulled Binja

8. A simple sports question. India's first qualification attempt for the football World Cup, came in 1950 when it became a member of FIFA. However, they were not allowed to participate in even a single match and were disqualified. Why? They did not pay the requisite fee for entry They did not have enough members on the team They did not pass a drugs test They played barefoot or with socks

9. Famous personalities. If you stand outside the Small Causes Court in Mumbai( Bombay) India, you will read a banner which states, "__________ fought his first case here." Who is this gentleman who would, in his later life actually go on to break quite a few laws? Jawaharlal Nehru Mahatma Gandhi Atal Behari Vajpayee Mohammed Ali Jinnah

10. A question on movies. In "Forrest Gump", one of my all-time favourites, whom does Forrest describe, "..a nice young man from England, who got shot for no reason"? Answer: (Full name or last name)

11. Another one on geography. The Yalu river forms a sort of natural border between China and which of its neighbours? India Vietnam North Korea Russia

12. Literature trivia. The Adulterer's Bible got its name because the priest who translated it was defrocked for adultery. True False

13. More on sports. At which Grand Prix did Ayrton Senna meet a tragic end in a fatal collision in 1994? Hockenheim Suzuka Imola Indianapolis

14. More business trivia. A large part of the money Bill Gates used to finance Microsoft came from winnings while playing poker with his friends. True False

15. One more question on music. Which Nobel Prize awardee is also credited with composing the national anthems of two countries, both of which came into existence much after his death? Cornell Tagore Curie Schwinger

16. Science and tech again. Nuclear tests can now be conducted on supercomputers. True False

17. More movies, Bollywood this time. This three-and-a-half hour long movie was recently in the limelight as India's entry to the Oscars and also made it to the last five in 2002. Which film? Gadar Bombay Boys Mother India Lagaan

18. One more famous personality. In an interview with David Letterman, when asked about her recent divorce, this actress said, "I can wear heels now". Who is she? Angelina Jolie Julia Roberts Nicole Kidman Winona Ryder

19. A bit of general trivia. When this famous actor, first tried out for a role, the casting director is said to have written a note saying, "Can't act, slightly bald ... can dance a little". Who was he talking about? Answer: (Slightly bald should give a clue!!)

20. Christianity came to Britain before it came to India. True False