QUIZ - 2022/51

 

1) What legendary singer-songwriter has been offered a walk-on role in Coronation Street, after confessing that he was a fan of the longest running television soap opera?

2) Two million people are estimated to have converged around the iconic obelisk in Buenos Aires to celebrate Argentina’s triumph in World Cup football. Built in 1936, what does the obelisk commemorate?

3) Jin, the oldest member of the Korean pop band BTS, began his mandatory military service. What are the fans of BTS known as?

4) Which country’s Prime Minister officially apologised for the nation’s historical role in slavery and slave trade?

5) Kylan Mbappe scored a hat-trick in the world cup final against Argentina at Qatar. Who is the only other player to do so in the history of World Cup? (Hint - Not Pele)

6) Supply of what advanced surface-to-air missile system to Ukraine was annonced by USA during Zelensky's surprise visit to Washington?

7) What is the name of the candelabra with seven or nine branches that is traditionally lit during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah?

8) The infamous serial killer of 1970s who was known by the moniker of “bikini killer” is being released from prison in Nepal on medical and age grounds. What is his name?

9) The popularity of what AI tool created by OpenAI has sparked concerns over the future of Google’s search engine prompting the management to issue a “Code Red”?

10) Who is Time magazine’s person of the year for 2022?

Answers to Quiz - 2022/50

 

1. 50%
2. Kosovo
3. The Atlas Lions
4. Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy
5. Qatar
6. South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa
7. Sam Bankman-Fried
8. Peru
9. Harvard University
10. Boeing 747

QUIZ - 2022/50

 

1) A major scientific breakthrough was announced that in a controlled nuclear fusion experiment more energy was generated than input. What was the percentage net energy gain?

2) Which country formally applied to join the European Union, though it is not a member of the United Nations?

3) Morocco became the first African country to reach the semi-finals of football world cup. By what nickname is the team popularly known as?

4) Bernard Arnault became the richest man by displacing Elon Musk from the top. What luxury goods company does he own?

5) Which gulf country was alleged to have bribed some members of the European Parliament, leading to their sacking?

6) Which country’s head of state escaped impeachment proceedings and what is his name?

7) Name the FTX founder and CEO who was arrested in the Bahamas on charges of committing one of the biggest financial frauds in American history?

8) Which South American country has declared a state of emergency days after its first woman president assumed office?

9) What Ivy League school got its first black president?

10) After over 50 years, what iconic passenger aircraft has ceased production?

Answers to Quiz - 2022/49

 

1. $60
2. Viktor Bout
3. Georgia
4. Dominique Lapierre
5. Reichsburger
6. Nick Bollettieri
7. Janet Yellen
8. Biodiversity
9. Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of Netherlands
10. Goblin Mode

QUIZ - 2022/49

 

1) With a view to restrict Russia’s oil income, an EU price cap on Russian oil went into force this week. What is the price cap on Russian oil?

2) What notorious Russian arms dealer, dubbed as “Merchant of Death”, was swapped by USA in exchange for the basketball player Brittney Griner who was in a Russian prison on drug related charges?

3) Which state in USA witnessed a closely contested runoff eventually giving a one-seat majority to the Democrats in the Senate?

4) What French writer and philanthropist who co-authored best sellers like “Is Paris Burning”, “City of Joy” and “Freedom at Midnight” passed away at the age of 91?

5) What is the name of the far-right movement, whose members were arrested in Germany for plotting to overthrow the government?

6) He borrowed $ 1 million from a friend to start a tennis academy that went on to produce at least 10 players who became World No.1. Name this legendary tennis coach who passed away at the age of 91.

7) For the first time, the US Dollar will carry the signature of a female treasury secretary. What is her name?

8) Leaders from 196 countries are meeting in Montreal. What is the agenda of this 2-week conference?

9) Who tweeted “Sorry Joe, football won” after USA lost its world cup match, in a good-natured banter over Americans calling the game soccer?

10) Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year for 2022 was chosen by a public vote. What is this word, which means “unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly or greedy”?

Answers to Quiz - 2022/48

 

1. Baguette
2. Gaslighting
3. mpox
4. Vizhinjam
5. New York and Singapore
6. Blank white paper
7. There is only one voter
8. Canada
9. Vijay Hazare Trophy
10. Central Bank Digital Currency

QUIZ - 2022/48

 

1) What bread with an iconic shape was accorded heritage status by UNESCO?

2) What word, which means the practice of grossly misleading someone, was chosen as the word of the year by Merriam-Webster, America’s oldest dictionary publisher?

3) WHO renamed monkeypox in order to fight stigma and racism associated with it. What is the new name?

4) The Church has entangled itself in a protest against the construction of what port in Kerala?

5) In the annual ranking released during this week, which 2 cities share the top position for being most expensive to live in?

6) Cities across China have been witnessing waves of protests against the country’s Zero-Covid policy. What object are the protesters holding up?

7) What is special about the polling booth set up in Banej village in Gir Somnath district of Gujarat?

8) Which country won the Davis Cup for the first time by defeating Australia?

9) Ruturaj Gaikwad, playing for Maharashtra, hit an incredible seven sixes in an over from Shiva Singh of Uttar Pradesh. What tournament were they playing in?

10) The e-Rupee has been launched as a pilot. What is the official term used by RBI for it?

Answers to Quiz - 2022/47

 

1. La’eeb
2. Equatorial Guinea
3. Isle of Man
4. Kiranbala
5. Lachit Borphukan
6. Arun Goel
7. Netherlands
8. France
9. Indonesia
10. The official match ball used at Qatar World Cup

QUIZ - 2022/47

 

1) What is the name of the Qatar World Cup mascot?

2) Teodoro Obiang, the world’s longest serving President won yet another election to extend his 43 years of rule in which tiny African state?

3) Manx, a language declared extinct, is now being revived. Where is this language spoken?

4) Tabassum, the iconic TV chat show host of yesteryears, passed away at the age of 78. What is her real name?

5) What is the name of the legendary Ahom general whose 400^th birth anniversary was observed this week?

6) Whose hasty appointment as election commissioner has attracted scathing criticism from the Supreme Court?

7) Which country initiated the One Love armband campaign to promote LGBTQ inclusion?

8) Stephanie Frappart was the fourth official in the Mexico – Poland match and became the first woman to officiate in a men’s World Cup football match. Which country is she from?

9) Which country was struck by a 6.7 magnitude earthquake killing more than 300?

10) What is Al Rihla?

Answers to Quiz - 2022/46

 

1. Tashigang
2. Skyroot Aerospace
3. Tuvalu
4. Budweiser
5. Slovenia
6. Starbucks
7. Orion
8. Charles De Gaulle, Paris
9. Ticketmaster
10. Matthew Mott

QUIZ - 2022/46

 

1) The world’s highest polling station at 15256 feet saw 100% turnout in the recent election to Himachal Pradesh assembly. In which village is it located?

2) Vikram – S, India’s first private rocket was successfully launched. What is the name of the start-up that built this rocket?

3) What tiny national plans to build a digital version of itself to preserve its history and culture as rising sea levels threaten its existence?

4) What beer maker’s $75 million sponsorship of Qatar World Cup has been thrown into jeopardy following the last minute decision to ban beer sales at the stadia?

5) What European country got its first woman head of state this week?

6) Which company’s workers went on “Red Day Rebellion” – a day’s strike to protest against workload?

7) NASA finally launched Artemis 1 on its third attempt. What is the name of the spacecraft carried by it? 

8) Mehran Karimi Nasseri, an Iranian refugee, who had lived 18 years in an airport passed away. His story inspired Steven Spielberg to make the film “The Terminal” starring Tom Hanks. What airport did Nasseri make his home? 

9) What company cancelled ticket sales of Taylor Swift’s concert tour of US following extraordinarily high demands?

10) Who connects the women’s and men’s T20 World Champions?

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Answers to Quiz - 2022/45

 

1. 435
2. 103^rd Amendment
3. Syed Mushtaq Ali
4. Qatar’s International Dialling Code
5. Barack Obama
6. AI-assisted composition
7. Sean Penn
8. New Collective Quantified Goal
9. Denmark
10. Dogs gifted by Kim Jong-un of North Korea to former President of South Korea

 

QUIZ - 2022/45

 

1) Biggest news this week is the US midterm elections. How many seats are there in the House of Representatives? It is the same number since 1913!

2) Supreme Court gave a 3-2 verdict that the 10% reservation for economically weaker sections does not violate basic structure of the constitution. What is the number of this amendment enacted in 2019?

3) Mumbai won the domestic T20 championship for the first time. After which legendary cricketer is the trophy for this championship named?

4) One of the 8 stadia for Qatar World Cup is called 974 after the number of shipping containers that have been recycled and reused for its construction. But why did Qatar choose the number 974?

5) Elon Musk has plunged twitter into turmoil after sacking almost half the staff and introducing a charge for verified accounts. Who is the most followed person on twitter with more than 133 million followers?

6) What is special about Robert Laidlow’s composition “Silicon” recently performed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra?

7) Which Hollywood actor loaned his Oscar statuette to Volodymyr Zelenskyy asking it to be returned when the war is won?

8) Climate finance is the dominant theme of the ongoing COP27 and the acronym buzzing around is NCQG. What does it stand for?

9) In which country did a princess give up her royal prvileges to pursue alternative medicine with her fiance?

10) What are Gomi and Songgang?

Answers to Quiz - 2022/44

1. Machchu
2. Israel
3. Denmark
4. Canada
5. Mexico
6. Taylor Swift
7. He is the first voter in independent India in 1951
8. Julie and Julia
9. Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)
10. Gruyere

QUIZ - 2022/44

 

1) More than 140 people lost their lives when the Morbi bridge collapsed in Gujarat. Which river did this bridge span?

2) Which country conducted its 5^th national election in 4 years resulting in the return of an old warhorse?

3) In which country did the Prime Minister resign despite leading her party to a narrow win in the general election?

4) Which country is officially celebrating November as Hindu Heritage Month?

5) Which country celebrated its traditional “Day of the dead” in remembrance of those who have passed away?

6) Which singer became the first to have the rare distinction of occupying the top ten slots on the US Billboard?

7) 106-year-old Shyam Saran Negi voted in the Himachal Pradesh election through postal ballot. What is his singular electoral distinction?

8) Julie Powell, the food writer, who passed away at 49, is most known for her project of spending an entire year of reproducing every recipe from a famous French cookbook? The project went on to inspire a Hollywood film. What is the name of this film featuring Meryl Streep?

9) Ela Bhatt, Gandhian activist, who passed away at 89, is best known for founding a trade union of women working in the unorganised sector in 1972. What is the name of this association, which now has more than 2 million members?

10) What cheese produced in southern Switzerland has been rated as the world’s best cheese for this year?

Answers to Quiz - 2022/43

 

1. Nepal
2. Indonesia
3. British Guyana
4. Politburo Standing Committee
5. Prince Harry
6. Australia
7. Iran
8. Mustard
9. Mauna Loa
10. Thailand

QUIZ - 2022/43

 

1) Where is Kukur Tihar celebrated during which dogs are worshipped?

2) While Arvind Kejriwal appealed to the government to consider having portraits of Lakshmi and Ganesha on currency notes, which other country is already having currency featuring Ganesha?

3) Many persons of Indian origin have become heads of governments in foreign countries, the latest being Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister of UK. The distinction of becoming the first to achieve this honour in 1953 goes to Dr Cheddi Jagan. Which country did he rule, where he is regarded as “Father of the Nation”?

4) The apex ruling body of China has been reconstituted with 4 new loyalists of Xi Jinping. What is the name of this body?

5) Whose forthcoming memoir is titled “Spare”?

6) Qatar, which is hosting the Football World Cup soon, is being criticised for criminalising LGBT people. Which country’s national team has released a video denouncing Qatar’s human rights record?

7) “The world’s dirtiest man” died at the age of 94 shortly after having his first bath in 60 years. In which country did this happen?

8) The first Genetically Modified food crop has been approved for commercial use in India. What is it?

9) Alert has been sounded that the world’s largest active volcano is likely to erupt. What is its name?

10) Dietrich Mateschitz, the co-founder of Red Bull, passed away at the age of 78. Where did this energy drink originate from?

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Answers to Quiz - 2022/42

1. Shehan Karunatilaka
2. Sitrang
3. Sri Lanka
4. 37 lakhs
5. Seven
6. Sanna Irshad Mattoo
7. Switchblade 300
8. Girl Scouts of USA
9. Oral Rehydration Therapy
10. Sitaram Kesri

QUIZ -2022/42

1) Who won this year’s Booker Prize?

2) What is the name of the cyclonic storm currently brewing in the Bay of Bengal?

3) Whom did India defeat at Sylhet to win the Asia Cup for women’s T20 cricket for the 7^th time?

4) Approximately how many candidates appeared for an eligibility exam for government jobs in Uttar Pradesh, choking railway stations and bus stands over the last weekend?

5) How many members make up BTS, the hugely popular boy band from South Korea, who have now agreed to temporarily disband for military service?

6) Who was denied permission by the Indian Government to fly to USA to collect her Pulitzer prize?

7) While Russia is using Shahed drones supplied by Iran, what is the name of the American drones used by Ukraine?

8) MacKenzie Scott, the highly regarded philanthropist donated $84.5 million to an organisation. What is the name of this organisation that has received its largest ever donation from a single donor?

9) Eminent paediatrician Dr Dilip Mahalanibis, who passed away last weekend, pioneered a therapy to treat the outbreak of Cholera among Bangladesh refugees in 1971. What is the name of this therapy which has now become a household item?

10) Mallikarjun Kharge was elected the 98th President of Indian National Congress. Who was the last Congress Presidemt outside of the Nehru-Gandhi family?

Answers to Quiz - 2022/41

 

1. Kerch Strait Bridge
2. Haiti
3. Israel and Lebanon
4. Zoom
5. Alex Jones
6. Burnt Hair
7. Gulf of Trieste, Italy
8. Dustin Johnson
9. WR140 Binary
10. Delhi and Amb-Andaura in Himachal Pradesh

QUIZ -2022/41

 

1) What is the name of the 12-mile long bridge connecting Russia and the Crimean Peninsula that was destroyed in an explosion, which Russia described as an act of terrorism?

2) Which country has sought international help to combat gang violence?

3) Which 2 countries who have been perennially hostile to each other reached a historic maritime border agreement brokered by USA?

4) What is the name of the Indian Army dog that died after sustaining injuries during an anti-terror operation in Kashmir?

5) What is the name of the conspiracy theorist who has been ordered to pay nearly one billion dollars in damages to families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting?

6) What is the name of the perfume launched by Elon Musk?

7) For the first time in the 54-year-old history of Barcolana, the world’s largest sailing race, a woman was crowned the winner. Where does this race take place?

8) Who became richer by $18 million after winning the inaugural season of the controversial LIV Golf funded by Saudi Arabia?

9) One of the most striking images from JWST this week showed a star with 17 concentric rings spreading around it like ripples. What are such stars known as?

10) Vande Bharat Express was inaugurated on a fourth route this week. Between which two stations will this train ply?

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Answers to Quiz - 2022/40

 

1. Maiden Pharmaceuticals
2. Malang
3. Nong Bua Lamphu
4. Aegean Sea
5. Uganda
6. Draupadi ka Danda
7. Lyman
8. Four
9. Tarragona
10. Alaska

QUIZ -2022/40

 

1) A “Made in India” cough and cold syrup is allegedly responsible for the death of 66 kids in Gambia. Name the Haryana based company that manufactured this syrup.

2) In which Indonesian city did a stampede happen in a football stadium killing at least 125 people?

3) Name the province in North East Thailand where 36 children were massacred in a day-care centre by an ex-policeman.

4) Two boats carrying migrants trying to enter Europe capsized killing at least 17 with many reported missing. In which sea did this mishap take place?

5) Which African country has declared a fresh outbreak of the deadly Ebola?

6) Many trainees and their instructors from the Nehru Mountaineering Institute perished after being hit by an avalanche. What peak were they attempting to summit in Uttarakhand?

7) Which city in Donetsk region was recaptured by Ukraine after being “annexed” by Russia?

8) Barry Sharpless who shared this year’s Nobel Prize for Chemistry with 2 others joined the elite club of double Nobel Laureates. How many others have won 2 Nobel Prizes?

9) Which Spanish city organised its famous annual competition of forming human pyramids?

10) Voting is underway in an extremely popular annual online contest to determine which bear at Katmai National Park is the fattest before they head into their winter hibernation. In which state is this park located?

Answers to Quiz - 2022/39

 

1. Old age
2. Double Asteroid Redirection Test
3. Brothers of Italy
4. Kwasi Kwarteng
5. Ian
6. General Anil Chauhan
7. Baltic Sea
8. Unification Church
9. Aparna Balamurali
10. Tudor Crown

QUIZ - 2022/39

 

1) What is mentioned as the cause of death in Queen Elizabeth’s death certificate?

2) NASA successfully carried out the DART mission to veer an asteroid off its trajectory. Expand the acronym DART.

3) Giorgia Meloni was elected Italy’s first woman Prime Minister. What is the name of her political party?

4) Name UK’s new Chancellor whose proposed tax cuts precipitated a historic plunge of the Pound Sterling against the US Dollar.

5) What is the name of the monstrous hurricane that led to a “500-year flood event” in Florida?

6) Who has taken over as India’s new Chief of Defence Staff?

7) In which sea is natural gas leaking from the Nord Stream-2 pipeline, allegedly due to sabotage?

8) The funeral this week of Shinzo Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan, once again brought to the forefront his links with a cult organisation that led to his murder. What is the name of this organisation that has its roots in South Korea?

9) Who received this year’s National Award for best actress in the country?

10) King Charles III has replaced the St Edward Crown used by Queen Elizabeth with what crown in his monogram that was unveiled during the week?

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Answers to Quiz - 2022/38

 

1. Qatar Airways
2. Rex, meaning King
3. Arsenal
4. Winston Churchill
5. Tasmania, Australia
6. Fiona
7. 300,000
8. Mahsa Amini
9. Neptune
10. Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe

QUIZ - 2022/38

1) Which airline was named as the world’s best airline for a record seventh year in a row?

2) King Charles signs documents as “Charles R”. What does the R stand for?

3) Ethan Nwaneri became the youngest to play in English Premier League at the age of 15 years and 181 days. What club does he play for?

4) Before Queen Elizabeth who was the last person to receive a state funeral in UK?

5) Where did 200 whales die after mass standing on a beach?

6) What is the name of the first major hurricane of this season that is bearing down in Canada?

7) Following Russia’s “partial mobilisation”, the first since World War-II, how many people can be called up for military duty?

8) Name the 22-year-old Kurdish woman whose death in police custody has triggered widespread protest in Iran.

9) Which planet’s spectacular new images were revealed by JWST during this week?

10) Who are the 2 rival captains of the Laver Cup currently played in London?

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Answers to Quiz - 2022/37

1. Wimbledon 2003
2. Sweden
3. Jean-Luc Godard
4. Lleyton Hewitt
5. White Lotus
6. Columbia University
7. Samarkand
8. Ethereum
9. Foldscope
10. St. George’s Chapel, Windsor

QUIZ - 2022/37

 

1) Roger Federer has announced his retirement from tennis after playing more than 1500 matches over 24 years. What was the first of his Grand Slam titles?

2) Which country’s first woman Prime Minister resigned after her government lost the election by a razor-thin margin to right wing parties?

3) Name the legendary pioneer of French New Wave cinema who died at the age of 91.

4) Whose record did Carlos Alcaraz break to become the youngest No.1 in men’s tennis at the age of 19?

5) Which TV Series won the most Emmys this year?

6) Which Ivy League university plummeted 16 positions from its No. 2 spot in this year’s rankings following allegations of a scandal?

7) Which city is hosting this year’s annual summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation?

8) What cryptocurrency undertook the “Merge” to switch from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake?

9) What is the name of the low-cost, high-performance paper microscope developed using principles of Origami, which was recognised by the Golden Goose award for its potential to have a huge societal impact?

10) Where is the final resting place for Queen Elizabeth?

Answers to Quiz - 2022/36

 

1. Winston Churchill
2. Kushiyara
3. Volvo
4. iNCOVACC 
5. Hans Niemann
6. Ladakh
7. K K Shailaja
8. Chile
9. King George V
10. Lion

QUIZ - 2022/36

 

1) Liz Truss was the 15^th Prime Minister appointed by Queen Elizabeth during her 70 years’ reign, just a couple of days before she died at the age of 96. Who was the first Prime Minister to serve under her?

2) India and Bangladesh signed a river sharing pact for the first time in 25 years. What is the name of the river involved in this treaty?

3) Cyrus Mistry accident brought the seat belt, especially at the rear, to the forefront. Which auto maker introduced the three-point seat belt in 1959?

4) What is the name of the nasal Covid vaccine for which Bharat Biotech got emergency use approval?

5) Name the American chess player who offered to play naked after being accused of cheating.

6) India is planning to build a “dark sky reserve” without light pollution around the Hanle observatory. Where is it located?

7) Who rejected Ramon Magsaysay award under party orders?

8) In which country did people vote to reject a new draft constitution?

9) Delhi’s ceremonial avenue Rajpath has been renamed. In whose honour did it get its previous name?

10) What animal has been chosen as the mascot for the National Games set to start at the end of this month?

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Answers to Quiz - 2022/35

 

1. Apex and Ceyane
2. Viktor Axelsen
3. Bunol
4. Markham, Canada
5. Glasnost
6. Shan no Varunah ( शं नो वरुणः )
7. Zaporizhzhia
8. Air France
9. Vostok
10. Crash dummies aboard Artemis I

QUIZ - 2022/35

1) What are the names of the two towers demolished at Noida because they were illegally constructed?

2) Who won the men’s singles title at the World Badminton Championship in Tokyo?

3) Which Spanish city celebrated the famous La Tomatina festival in which participants throw tomatoes at each other?

4) In which country did a city name a street after music composer A R Rahman?

5) Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of former Soviet Union, who passed away at the age of 91, will always be associated with two Russian words. One of them is “Perestroika”, meaning reconstruction. What is the other, meaning openness?

6) Indian Navy got a new flag with St George’s Cross being replaced by a new insignia. What is the motto of Indian Navy which is inscribed in the new insignia?

7) The largest nuclear power plant of Europe was partially shut down amidst growing fears of an accident. In which Ukrainian city is it located?

8) Pilots are behaving erratically these days. This week two pilots were suspended for trading blows in the cockpit. Which airlines?

9) What is the name of the military exercise currently underway in Russia, in which both India and China are participating?

10) Who or what are Helga, Zohar and Moonikin Campos?

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Answers to Quiz - 2022/34

1. Ethiopian Airlines
2. Prevention of Money Laundering Act
3. Edinburgh Fringe
4. Hungary
5. Usain Bolt
6. Karim Benzema
7. Dugong
8. Dom Pedro I
9. Amit Chaudhari, Finding the Raga, James Tait Black Prize
10. Central Bankers

QUIZ - 2022/34

 

1) Which airlines suspended two of its pilots for allegedly falling asleep on their flight and failing to land? The incident has highlighted the fatigue resulting from gruelling and haphazard working hours.

2) During the last week of CJI Ramana’s tenure, the Supreme Court went on an overdrive of hearing many important cases pending before it. One of them was about PMLA. What is PMLA?

3) It began in 1947, when eight theatre groups turned uninvited to the Edinburgh International Festival. Today it has grown into the world’s largest celebration of arts and culture. What is this three-week festival currently underway in Edinburgh?

4) Which country celebrates St. Stephen’s Day on 20^th August to commemorate the founding of the state by King Stephen I?

5) Which iconic sportsman wants to trademark his famous celebratory pose as a logo?

6) Who was crowned as men’s player of the year by UEFA?

7) Which is the world’s only herbivorous marine mammal that was declared extinct in China?

8) Name the Portuguese King whose embalmed heart is touring Brazil to commemorate 200 years of independence from Portugal.

9) A book on Indian classical music has won Britain’s oldest literary prize dating back to 1919. Name the writer, the book and the prize.

10) What professionals are the main invitees to the annual Jackson Hole Symposium currently underway in Wyoming, USA?

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Answers to Quiz - 2022/33

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1. Yuan Wang 5
2. Japan
3. Scotland
4. Tanzania
5. Midnight’s Children
6. Australia
7. Finland
8. LeBron James
9. Ten
10. 3 of the 13 candidate regions identified by NASA for landing next Americans on Moon.

QUIZ - 2022/33

1) What is the name of the Chinese spy ship that has docked at the Sri Lankan port of Hambantota raising concerns in India?

2) Which country has launched a campaign to urge its young people to drink more alcohol in order to boost tax revenue?

3) Which country has decided to make women’s sanitary products available free of cost?

4) High-speed Internet is being installed on the slopes of Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain, to help climbers stay in touch with rest of the world. In which country is it located?

5) For which book did Salman Rushdie win the Booker Prize in 1981?

6) Indian Air Force is sending Sukhois to participate in the “Pitch Black” military exercise. Which country hosts this biennial exercise?

7) Which country’s Prime Minister is facing backlash after video leaks of partying with friends?

8) Who signed a 2-year contract extension with LA Lakers for $97 million to become the highest paid player in the history of NBA?

9) As per Putin’s new scheme to increase the population of Russia, how many children does a woman need to have to get “Mother Heroine” title and one million Roubles?

10) What are Amundsen Rim, Malapert Massif and Haworth?

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Answers to Quiz - 2022/32

 

1. Kenya
2. Seoul
3. Sandman
4. Eldhose Paul, Triple Jump
5. Spanish Sausage Chorizo
6. S. Radhakrishnan
7. Somaliland
8. Ukraine
9. 3-point disembarkation
10. Domino’s
11. India
12. Langya Henipavirus

QUIZ - 2022/32

1) Which African country conducted its general elections this week, considered to be the second most expensive in the world at a cost of $25.4 per voter for the registered 19.6 million voters?

2) Which capital city was ravaged by floods following rains reported to be heaviest in more than 100 years?

3) We all know about the superheroes trio - Superman, Spiderman and Batman. What superhero, who first appeared in 1841 in Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, is now at the top of Netflix charts?

4) India won 22 gold medals at the Birmingham Commonwealth games to finish 4^th among the 72 participating nations. Only a solitary gold came from track and field, the blue-riband event of any games. Name the winner and also the specific track and field event.

5) JWST keeps astonishing us week after week. This week’s reveal was Earendel - the most distant star known to us at 28 billion lightyears. A French scientist also shared image of Proxima Centauri, the closest star to us at 4.2 lightyears, purportedly captured by JWST. After the image went viral, the scientist admitted it was a fake. What object was it?

6) We got a new Vice-President this week. Who was India’s first Vice-President in 1952?

7) Which breakaway territory in Africa, yet to gain international recognition, riled China by refusing to cut off its ties with Taiwan?

8) Indian teams won bronze medals in both the open and women’s categories of the 44^th Chess Olympiad that concluded this week. Uzbekistan won the gold in the open category. Who won the gold in the women’s category?

9) What novel feature did Indigo introduce becoming the first airlines in the world to do so?

10) Which American Pizza maker shut shop in Italy citing competition from traditional pizzas?

11) Which country has the highest % of female pilots in the world?

12) What is the name of the new zoonotic virus that is emerging from shrews in China?

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Answers to Quiz - 2022/31

 

1. 5.4%
2. Hellfire
3. British Empire Games
4. Murder Hornet
5. Somalia
6. Jack
7. Blind people crossing
8. Silly Season
9. Dolo, Micro Labs
10. Paris Henge

QUIZ - 2022/31

1) Inflation is the flavour of this season. Central bankers across the world are busy increasing interest rates. Bank of England hiked the rate this week by 50 bps, the biggest hike in 27 years, to 1.75%.  RBI also increased the rate by 50 bps yesterday. What is the new Repo Rate now?

2) One of the masterminds of the 26/11 attack, al-Zawahiri, the al-Qaeda terrorist, was taken out at his home in the heart of Kabul. What precision missile did USA deploy for carrying out this daring attack with minimum collateral damage?

3) The Commonwealth Games that are currently underway in Birmingham traces its history to 1930 when it was first held in Hamilton, Canada. But it got its present name only in 1978 at Edmonton, Canada. What was the games originally known as?

4) Entomologists have decided to give a new common name - Northern Giant Hornet - to the world’s largest wasp. What was its previous common name which evoked much fear?

5) Which country appointed the co-founder of al-Shabab, an extremist group affiliated to al-Qaeda, as its minister for religion?

6) Indian women’s team won a gold medal in the quaint sport of Lawn Bowls at the Birmingham Commonwealth games. The objective of Lawn Bowls is to roll your bowls closer than your opponent’s to a central white target ball. What is this target ball called?

7) This unusual and rare traffic sign in Bangalore confused most motorists. What does it mean?

8) Formula 1 takes a well-deserved 3-week summer break. This is also the period when drivers switch their affiliations and teams announce new drivers for the next season. What popular term, originally used for the midsummer holidays when newspapers carried frivolous and exaggerated stories, is used to describe this break in F1?

9) The manufacturer of an OTC drug, which became a household word during the pandemic, is currently being investigated for tax evasion. What is the name of the drug and the company?

10) Twice a year. in May and August, the Sun aligns along the Champs Elysees and the setting Sun is perfectly framed by the Arc de Triomphe. What is the name given to this beautiful event which is every photographer's dream?

Answers to Quiz - 2022/30

 

    

1. Johar
2. Anju Bobby George
3. James Lovelock
4. Nancy Pelosi
5. Thambi
6. Viktor Bout
7. GLASS – z13
8. Myanmar
9. Chhattisgarh
10. Sprite

QUIZ - 2022/30

 

                                        

1) With what tribal greeting did President Murmu begin her maiden address to the nation?

2) Neeraj Chopra became the second Indian to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships when he picked up a silver in the Javelin. Who was the first to win a medal in 2003 at Paris?

3) The British scientist who proposed the controversial Gaia Hypothesis passed away exactly on his 103^rd birthday. Name him.

4) Which American politician’s proposed visit to Taiwan is infuriating China?

5) What is the name of the mascot for the Chess Olympiad that got underway in Chennai?

6) Name the notorious Russian arms dealer known as the “Merchant of Death” who is being proposed in a prisoner swap with the American basketball player Brittney Griner.

7) The James Webb Space Telescope keeps surprising us. This week it captured images of the oldest galaxy ever seen. What is its name?

8) Which country executed four political prisoners sending shockwaves through the civilised world?

9) Which state became the first in the country to procure cow’s urine at Rs 4 per litre to make organic fertilisers?

10) What beverage is retiring its iconic green plastic bottles after 60 years in favour of clear bottles to promote recycling?

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Answers to Quiz - 2022/29

 

1. 40.3 Celsius
2. Azerbaijan
3. Foreign Secretary
4. Eugene, Oregon
5. Hasta la Vista, Baby
6. Namibia
7. Cooking Oil
8. Japan
9. Golf
10. Cigarettes