Sunday, August 30, 2026

QUIZ - 2026/34

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1) Which of the five Great Lakes did President Trump rename “Lake America”?

2) Where is SpaceX planning to build a new launch site at a cost of $100 billion?

3) August 29 is celebrated as National Sports Day in honour of which legendary sportsperson?

4) Which European city is being blackmailed following a cyberattack?

5) Which Dolly Parton song was celebrated by lighting up the Empire State Building in New York?

6) What part is being replaced in China’s largest-ever car recall?

7) What does Operation Blue Skies, launched this week, aim to reduce?

8) King Harald V of Norway, who passed away this week aged 89, represented his country in which sport at the Olympics?

9) What is the name of the operation launched by the USA to isolate Iran from the global financial system?

10) The catastrophic flooding in Nepal is believed to have been caused by the collapse of a glacier. What impact did it register on the seismic scale?

Saturday, August 29, 2026

Answers to Quiz - 2026/33

 

  1. IIT-Kharagpur
  2. $40 trillion
  3. Belgium and Netherlands
  4. Peacko
  5. Convict
  6. Skin Cancer (Melanoma)
  7. Real Estate
  8. Sonia Gandhi
  9. 16
  10. France


Sunday, August 23, 2026

QUIZ - 2026/33

 

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1) Which is the oldest Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) that celebrated its 75th Foundation Day during this week?

2) National debt of USA reached what value after doubling in less than a decade?

3) Which two countries are co-hosting the Hockey World Cup currently?

4) What is the name of the mascot of the Badminton World Championships currently underway in New Delhi?

5) The “Birdman of Osborn” passed away this week at the age of 101. Who was he?

6) A new mRNA vaccine has shown promising results in clinical trials against the recurrence of which type of cancer?

7) The founder of China’s Evergrande Group was sentenced to life imprisonment and all his personal wealth was confiscated after pleading guilty to fraud and misuse of funds. What was the business of the Evergrande Group?

8) Whose memoir expected to be released in November is titled “Belonging – A Journey of Love”

9) How many feathers are there in a shuttlecock?

10) August 19 is celebrated as World Photography Day. In which country was photography invented?

 


Saturday, August 22, 2026

Answers to Quiz - 2026/32

 

  1. Liverpool
  2. Sea of Azov and Black Sea
  3. Jellyfish Swarm
  4. Japan
  5. Catering Truck
  6. Paris
  7. Rs 100
  8. Lebanon
  9. Theoretical Physics
  10. Perseus

Sunday, August 16, 2026

QUIZ - 2026/32

 

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1) In which English football club did Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, acquire a significant minority stake?

2) What two seas are connected by the Kerch Strait?

3) What triggered an emergency shutdown at France’s largest nuclear power plant?

4) Putin’s visit to Kuril Islands triggered a protest from which country?

5) What vehicle was used to hide President Trump as he secretly swapped planes while returning after the NATO summit in Turkey?

6) Which city is currently hosting the Esports World Cup?

7) For what sum of money did Tata Steel transfer Jamshedpur FC to Churchill Brothers in the Indian Super League?

8) Which Arab country became the first to abolish capital punishment?

9) The Dirac Medal is awarded every year to recognise work in which field?

10) The annual meteor shower which peaks around August 12-13 is named after which constellation?

 

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Answers to Quiz - 2026/31

  1. Nauru
  2. Mecca
  3. Ethiopian Airlines
  4. Wildberries
  5. Ariana Grande
  6. 2000 km
  7. Estonia
  8. 4000 kg
  9. Project Phoenix
  10. Launch of Swadeshi Movement in 1905 

Sunday, August 09, 2026

QUIZ - 2026/31

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1) Which country in Oceania changed its name this week?

2) In which city did Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye sign a trilateral defence pact?

3) Air India’s newly chosen CEO has spent more than 3 decades with which airlines?

4) What Russian retailer’s warehouses are being systematically targeted by Ukraine for drone attacks?

5) What pop star announced an extended break from public appearances starting next month?

6) Sophie Woods, a 42-yo ultra-runner from New Zealand, broke the record for completing Via Alpina, one of the world’s toughest endurance challenges, in only 29 days. How long is the trail that runs through 8 countries?

7) Which European country celebrates a one-day annual festival in August to preserve the distinct Seto language and culture?

8) What was the weight of the upper stage of the SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket that crashed into the Moon?

9) What is the name of the project that was launched with the objective of bringing 100 most threatened species back from the brink?

10) What historic event is commemorated by the National Handloom Day celebrated annually on 7th August?