QUIZ # 11

NO. ONE>

What is Ibiagbanidokibubo Asenite Darigo's claim to fame. She is from Nigeria.


NO. TWO>

What is so special about the following pairs of brothers:

Rene and Willy Van Der Kerkhof
Frank and Ronald de Boer


NO. THREE>

'X' built big observatories in Jaipur, Delhi, Ujjain, Benaras and Mathura. Learning through Portugese missionaries of the progress of astronomy in Portugal, he sent his own men , with one of the missionaries, to the court of Portugese King Emmanuel. Emmanuel sent his envoy, Xavier de Silva, with De la Hire's tables to 'X'. On comparing these tables with his own tables, 'X' came to the conclusion tht the Portugese tables were less exact and had several eerrors. He attributed this to the inferior diameters of the instruments used.
Who is 'X'?


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NO. ONE>
She was the winner of the Miss World Crown for the year 2001

NO. TWO>
These are the only pairs of brothers to have played for their nations in two successive Soccer World Cups

NO. THREE>
Sawai Jai Singh, ruler of Rajputana in the 18th century