Monday, April 15, 2024

QUIZ - 2024/14

 

1) The world lost an iconic Nobel laureate in physics, after whom the God Particle is named. Who?

2) A group of 2000 older women from which country won a landmark ruling in the European Court of Human Rights which will set a precedent for future climate-related lawsuits?

3) What Central Asian country was ravaged by unprecedented floods during this week?

4) Which American state brought back an 1864 law that bans almost all abortions?

5) Rwanda observed the 30th anniversary of a horrific genocide in which an estimated 800,000 people of the Tutsi tribe were killed. What is the capital of Rwanda?

6) People across North America witnessed the rare spectacle of a Total Solar Eclipse during the week. What is the maximum number of solar eclipses (not Total) possible in a calendar year?

7) Which country’s astronaut is likely to become the first non-American to set foot on the Moon during one of NASA’s upcoming missions?

8) Mount Etna was observed to spew rare smoke rings, called “Volcanic Vortex Rings”. In which country is it located?

9) Who stepped down as India’s chef-de-mission for the Paris Olympics citing personal problems?

10) What species of deer introduced into a tiny island in Andamans is causing serious loss of native vegetation?

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