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1) Agni-5 was launched from an island off the coast of Odisha. What was the island’s original name before it was named in honour of APJ Abdul Kalam in 2015?

2) Baguette, the iconic bread of France, is in news these days as its rising price is stoking public discontent. What features of the baguette are prescribed by a law enacted in 1920?

3) In which country has Facebook’s new name Meta has been ridiculed because it sounds like “dead” in the local language?

4) What footballer was immortalised last week at London’s Madame Tussauds wax museum?

5) Quentin de Kock pulled out of South African team at the T20 World Cup when the players were ordered to take the knee before start of the match against West Indies. What American footballer started this form of anti-racism protest in 2016?

6) What African country witnessed a military coup during this week?

7) A private engineering college in Bihar, that was popular for its unique payment model, has been shut down because of loan non-repayment. What was the college accepting as fees in lieu of money?

8) Name the princess who had to give up her royal status because she chose to marry a commoner

9) Amitabh Bachchan became the first Indian celebrity to announce the auction of his collection of NFT tokens. What is the name of the first NFT token created by Kevin McCoy in 2014?

10) T20 cricket world cup is currently underway in UAE. Which 2 countries played the first men’s international T20 match in 2005?

twtw-42 Answers

 

1. Jordan, Mali and Turkey
2. Nuri
3. Kidney
4. One Sun One World One Grid
5. Truth Social
6. Alec Baldwin
7. Berlin
8. Ritu Kumar
9. Adidas
10. Maria Callas

QUIZ 2021 twtw-42

 

1) Which 3 countries were added to the watch list this week by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the Paris-based international organisation that monitors and sets guidelines against money laundering and financing of terrorism?

2) What is the name of South Korea’s homegrown three-stage rocket which failed to deploy a satellite into orbit this week?

3) What organ from a pig was successfully transplanted into a human for the first time by a US medical team at New York University?

4) OSOWOG, an ambitious initiative by India is likely to be adopted at the COP26 summit in Glasgow. What does OSOWOG stand for?

5) What is the name of the new Social Media Network proposed to be launched by Donald Trump?

6) What Hollywood actor fired a prop gun on the set of the movie “Rust” in New Mexico, killing the cinematographer and wounding the director?

7) Glasgow is getting ready to host COP26, the 26^th edition of the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Where did the first COP meeting take place in 1995?

8) Whose fashion label did Reliance acquire this week for an undisclosed amount?

9) Paul Pogba of Manchester United became the first to wear a pair of vegan football boots. What brand has created this boot?

10) Whose statue in Athens was scorned as “Gandhi in Heels”?

twtw-41 Answers

 

1. Indonesia
2. Lego
3. Norway
4. Nedumudi Venu
5. Apostrophe
6. Ireland and Germany
7. Tyson Fury
8. Bolshoi theatre
9. Pillar of Shame
10. Trojan asteroids

QUIZ 2021 twtw-41

 

1) Thomas Cup, the world men’s team championships in Badminton is currently in progress in Denmark. Only 5 teams have won the cup in its 30 editions. Which country has won it the most times?

2) Which iconic toy maker has announced plans to remove gender bias from its products?

3) In which country did a terrorist use bow and arrow to kill 5 people?

4) Kesavan Venugopal, who has acted in more than 500 films, passed away during the course of the week. By what screen name was he popularly known?

5) A real estate agent in Australia is facing a defamation suit because of an incorrectly punctuated Facebook post. What punctuation mark was missing?

6) India has been ranked a lowly 101 in the recent edition of Global Hunger Index, a joint project of 2 international aid agencies - Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide. In which countries are these 2 agencies based?

7) In what has been dubbed as one of the greatest heavyweight boxing bouts of all time, both the boxers suffered multiple knockdowns in Las Vegas last Saturday. Who won the bout eventually in the 11^th round?

8) A performer was killed on stage in an accident during a set change. In which iconic theatre did this unfortunate mishap happen?

9) A 24-year-old sculpture in memory of the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre has been ordered to be removed by the Hong Kong University. What is the sculpture called?

10) NASA will launch today a mission called Lucy to study 8 asteroids that share the orbit of Jupiter around the Sun. What are these asteroids called?

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1. Touch the Sky with Glory (Nabhah Sparsham Deeptam)
2. GlaxoSmithKline, Mosquirix
3. Talace Private Limited
4. Rappler
5. William Shatner
6. Manipur
7. Hesiod
8. Frances Haugen
9. Mahindra Thar
10. Mohun Bagan and East Bengal

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1) October 8^th is celebrated as Air Force day to commemorate its establishment on this day in 1932. Borrowed from the Bhagavad Gita, what is the motto of Indian Air Force?

2) World Health Organisation recommended the use of an anti-malarial vaccine known as RTS,S among children in sub-Saharan Africa. 30 years in development at a cost of $750 million, who is the vaccine manufacturer and what is its brand name?

3) What TATA group company will acquire Air India?

4) What is name of the digital media company for investigative journalism co-founded by Maria Ressa, this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner?

5) Name the actor who played Captain Kirk in the “Star Trek” TV series who is scheduled to fly in Blue Origin’s New Shepard early next week, thus becoming the oldest person to go to space at the age of 90.

6) By using a drone to deliver vaccine to the people living on the floating Karang island in Loktak lake, India became the first country in Southeast Asia to do so. In which state is Loktak lake located? 

7) A fresh tranche of Pandora Papers, the large scale investigation project by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, was released during the week exposing how officials and politicians use shell companies to move funds to offshore havens. In which Greek poet’s didactic poem “The Work and Days” does Pandora’s Box appear first around 700 BC?

8) Name the Facebook whistleblower who told the US Congress that the Social Media giant “promotes global division and ethnic violence”.

9) What make of vehicle in a union minister’s convoy allegedly ran over the protesting farmers at Lakhimpur Kheri, triggering a nationwide outrage?

10) The Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia was won this year by FC Goa. Which 2 iconic teams share the record for winning the Cup most number of times?

twtw-39 Answers

1. Quantum Chemistry
2. Sudirman Cup
3. Portugal
4. Squid Game
5. The Althing
6. Moulin Rouge
7. Ivory-billed woodpecker
8. Laver Cup, Tennis
9. Take the Money and Run
10. Najla Romdhane from Tunisia 

QUIZ 2021 twtw-39

 

1) Angela Merkel, who stepped down this week after being Chancellor of Germany for 16 long years, has a distinguished academic background. In what specific discipline did she earn a doctorate in 1986?

2) The biennial world mixed team championships in badminton is currently underway in Finland. What is the name of the trophy for which the 16 teams are competing?

3) With 85% of its population fully vaccinated, which country is leading the vaccination race currently?

4) A South Korean broadband company is suing Netflix because of massive surge in traffic to watch a series. What is the name of this hugely popular series that has just concluded its first season?

5) With 30 out of the 63 seats being won by women, Iceland narrowly missed out on a historic female-majority parliament. What is the name of Iceland’s parliament, which is the oldest in the world?

6) With 10 wins from 14 nominations, which Broadway Musical won big at this year’s Tony Awards?

7) 23 species were declared extinct by USA. What bird, popularly known as “Lord God Bird”, and last sighted in 1944, features prominently in the list?

8) After crashing to a 9-19 defeat in Ryder Cup to USA in golf, in which tournament did Team Europe salvage some pride by a thumping 14-1 victory?

9) A Danish artist commissioned by the Kunsten Museum to produce artwork using banknotes usurped the sum of $84000 and submitted 2 blank canvases in return. What did he title them?

10) During a week when many countries got new rulers, which country got its first woman Prime Minister?