QUIZ - 2024/04

 

1) Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists retained the Doomsday Clock setting at 90 seconds to midnight. In which city is this clock physically located?

2) Special coins were minted for the toss at Australian Open. What iconic tennis player was featured on the coin?

3) Netflix signed a $5 billion deal to livestream what sports?

4) Alabama used asphyxiation for the first time in US to execute a convicted killer. What gas was used?

5) In which African country was the world’s first malaria vaccination programme rolled out?

6) South Korea was plunged into a political scandal after a secret video of the President’s wife accepting a gift went viral. What was the item in question?

7) What first-class cricket record did Tanmay Agarwal create in the Ranji Trophy match between Hyderabad and Arunachal Pradesh?

8) On the banks of what river is Ayodhya located?

9) What legendary composer broke his own record to earn the 54^th Oscar nomination among living persons?

10) Many countries stopped aid to what UN agency after some of its staffers were alleged to have been involved in the Hamas attack against Israel?

Answers to Quiz - 2024/03

 

1. Nauru
2. Pep Guardiola
3. Fujitsu
4. Ivory Coast
5. SLIM
6. Saudi Arabia
7. Tamil Nadu
8. Erbil
9. Jimmy Lai
10. Samsung

QUIZ - 2024/03

 

1) Which island nation severed ties with China after Democratic Progressive Party was voted back to power in Taiwan?

2) Who won the FIFA men’s best coach award?

3) More than sub-postmasters in UK were prosecuted for false accounting and theft because of a software glitch between 1999 and 2015. Which company supplied the software?

4) Which country is hosting the Africa Cup of Nations, Africa’s premier football tournament?

5) Japan became the 5^th country to land on the Moon. What is the name of its spacecraft?

6) Which country hosted the 46^th edition of the Dakar Rally, one of the toughest motorsports event?

7) Which state is hosting the Khelo India Youth Games?

8) What is the capital city of the autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq which was attacked by Iran?

9) Name the media tycoon and pro-democracy activist whose high profile trial began in Hong Kong?

10) Which company launched the world’s first AI-powered Smartphone?

Answers to Quiz - 2024/02

 

1. Der Kaiser
2. Sana’a
3. Peregrine
4. Christopher Nolan
5. The Hague
6. 21.8
7. Ecuador
8. Spice Girls
9. France
10. Surat

QUIZ - 2024/02

 

1) Franz Beckenbauer, one of only three players to have won the World Cup as a player and later as a coach, passed away this week at the age of 78. By what nickname was he popularly known? The nickname had little to do with football but with his resemblance to a historical figure.

2) USA and UK carried out air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen’s capital. What is the name of the capital city?

3) The first American mission in 51 years and the first by a private company to land on the Moon failed. With what powerful bird does the hobbled spacecraft share its name?

4) Who won the Golden Globe award for Best Director for the film Oppenheimer?

5) The International Court of Justice (ICJ) commenced hearing South Africa’s genocide case against Israel. In which city is the ICJ located?

6) Atal Sethu, India’s longest bridge and the 12^th longest in the world was inaugurated during the week. What is the total span of the bridge (in km) including the portions over land?

7) In which South American country did masked gunmen hijack a live television broadcast?

8) UK’S Royal Mail issued a set of 15 stamps to commemorate the 30^th anniversary of which iconic band?

9) Which country got its youngest ever prime minister, as well as the first openly gay man to hold the post?

10) Indore was declared the cleanest city in India for the 7^th successive time. But this time it had to share its honour with which other city?

Answers to Quiz - 2024/01

 

1. Camelids
2. Charisma
3. 107
4. Ashtray Queen
5. Shindo
6. Kerman
7. Darts
8. Harvard
9. Stanley
10. Four Stars of Destiny

QUIZ - 2024/01

 

1) 2023 was International Year of Millets. What is 2024 the year of?

2) “Rizz”, Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2023 means an ability to charm and woo a person. Middle syllable of what word has it been derived from?

3) The 2^nd test match between India and South Africa at Cape Town became the shortest match in the history of test cricket. How many overs did it last?

4) Queen Margrethe of Denmark announced her abdication after ruling for 52 years. By what nickname is she known due to her habit of chain smoking?

5) Japan was rattled by a powerful earthquake on New Year’s Day triggering a tsunami warning. What is the name of the unique Japanese seismic scale that measures the degree of shaking in the event of an earthquake?

6) In which Iranian city did more than 100 people die in a blast at a memorial for the former military commander Qaseem Soleimani?

7) In which sport did Luke Littler, a 16-year-old boy, narrowly miss out on becoming a world champion?

8) President of which Ivy League university resigned over charges of plagiarism?

9)Whose limited edition Valentine’s Day cups created stampedes in several stores in the US?

10) What is the name of the memoirs of ex-army chief General Naravne which is being withheld from publishing pending scrutiny by the Indian Army?

Answers to Quiz - 2023/38

 

1. Kenya
2. Dynasty
3. Canada
4. Dominica
5. Hallucinate
6. Chipping Norton
7. Iceland
8. Navayuga Engineering Company
9. Cyprus
10. Sam Altman