QUIZ - 2025/49

 

1) Two Indian researchers spotted a spiral galaxy located 12 billion light years away. What name has been assigned to this galaxy?

2) Who donated $6.25 billion to the children of low-income families in USA?

3) A statue was unveiled in London's Leicester Square to commemorate what Bollywood film?

4) Citizens of which country voted against a proposed 50% tax on inheritance?

5) Which country is conducting Operation Midas?

6) Who is acquiring the iconic Warner Brothers for $72 billion?

7) While preparing to carry out military strikes against drug cartels in Venezuela, President Trump pardoned which country's ex-President convicted of drug trafficking?

8) Rage bait' has been named Oxford word of the year 2025. What is the main objective of rage baiting?

9) What are Faberge Eggs?

10) Indian Navy Day on 4th December commemorates a famous strategic operation in the 1971 war against Pakistan. What is the name of this operation?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2025/48

 

1. Brazil
2. Alzheimer’s Disease
3. M S Krishnan
4. Doha
5. Armenia
6. Guinea-Bissau
7. Assam
8. Nepal
9. Italy
10. Philadelphia Police

QUIZ - 2025/48

 

1) Pernambuco wood, the gold standard for crafting the bows of string instruments like violin and cello, is sought to be banned at the Conference on International Trade in Endangered Species currently underway in Uzbekistan, because it an endangered species. Which country is the only native habitat of this tree?

2) Shares of Novo Nordisk fell sharply after the active ingredient in its drugs - Ozempic and Wegovy - failed in trials against what disease?

3) A crater on Mars has been named after what Indian scientist?

4) Which city opened a museum dedicated to the life and works of M F Husain?

5) Which country has paused a $1.2 billion deal to purchase Tejas after the crash at the Dubai air show?

6) What African country experienced military coup of a dubious kind during this week?

7) Which state celebrated the anniversary of the famous victory in the Battle of Saraighat on 24th November?

8) Which country issued new currency notes depicting a map that includes territories claimed by India?

9) Which country became the latest to declare femicide - the murder of a woman, motivated by gender - as a distinct crime punishable with life sentence?

10) Where did the term "Black Friday" to describe the shopping rush on the day after Thanksgiving originate?

Answers to Quiz - 2025/47

 

1. Blaise Pascal
2. Johannesburg
3. Spain
4. Netherlands
5. Dolly Parton
6. Gustav Klimt
7. Taiwan
8. Indonesia
9. Relationship with celebrity or fictional person
10. Japan  

QUIZ - 2025/47

 

1) Christie’s stopped the auction of a calculating machine developed by which 17th C mathematician?

2) Where is the G20 summit taking place?

3) This week marks the 50th death anniversary of General Francisco Franco, who was the autocratic ruler of which country for 36 years?

4) The tiny Caribbean island of Curacao has become the smallest nation to ever qualify for the World Cup Football. In which country were a majority of the players born?

5) Tom Cruise was awarded the Honorary Oscar along with 3 others, among them a musician for humanitarian work. Who?

6) A painting which was looted by the Nazis and nearly destroyed in a fire during the Second World War became the 2nd most expensive painting to be ever sold at an auction. Who painted it?

7) Which country distributed a security handbook to all the households?

8) In which country did the volcano Mount Semeru erupt suddenly trapping 170 climbers?

9) What is the meaning of parasocial, the Cambridge dictionary’s word of the year?

10) China advised its citizens against travelling to which country?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2025/46

 

1. To help students in their listening comprehension test - Suneung
2. Teheran
3. Goa
4. Botswana
5. Pacific Ocean
6. SoftBank
7. Veterans Day
8. Japan
9. Donald Trump
10. Greek letter Omega

QUIZ - 2025/46

 

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1) Why did South Korea stop flights from taking off and landing for 30 minutes on 13th November?

2) Which capital city is staring at an unprecedented water crisis, that might even require evacuation?

3) Where is the FIDE Chess World Cup taking place?

4) Which country is providing the latest lot of Cheetahs to India?

5) Where is the Malabar exercise taking place this week?

6) Who sold their entire stake in Nvidia worth $5.8 billion stoking fears of an AI-bubble?

7) The end of World War I on November 11, 1918 is commemorated by different names across the world. How is it observed in USA?

8) Apple launched the iPhone Pocket, a knitted sling in vivid colours to carry the phone. Priced at $150 and $230, fashion house from which country designed this product?

9) The Director-General and the News CEO of BBC resigned over misleading edits of whose video footage?

10) The US Government stopped minting one Cent coins, known as Pennies. What special symbol was stamped on the last five Pennies that will not go in circulation?