QUIZ - 2026/19

 

1) What automaker reported annual loss for the first time in 70 years?

2) Which Indian filmmaker served as President of the jury for the prestigious Cannes Critics’ Week?

3) Where was a rare 11000-carat ruby, weighing 2.2 kgs, unearthed?

4) How much has the Iran war cost the US according to the Pentagon?

5) What did Xi Jinping promise to gift Donald Trump during their summit this week in Beijing?

6) How much was the winning bid at a charity auction for a private lunch with Warren Buffet?

7) Which city is hosting this year’s Eurovision Song Contest?

8) David Attenborough, the world-renowned natural historian, who celebrated his centenary last week, brought about a significant change in which sport?

9) In which country did the Senate witness chaotic violent scenes including gunshots?

10) What is JH2?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2026/18

 

1. Shakira
2. 34
3. CNN
4. A single unpunctuated sentence
5. Rat
6. South Korea
7. Earth Observation Satellite
8. Kerala
9. Hawaii
10. Chile

QUIZ - 2026/18

 

1) Who performed a free concert at Copacabana Beach this week that drew an audience of 2 million fans?

2) The Union Cabinet approved a proposal to increase the number of Supreme Court judges to 38, including the Chief Justice. What is the current sanctioned strength of the Court?

3) Which 24-hour news channel was founded by media baron Ted Turner, who passed away this week?

4) Daniel Kraus won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his World War I novel Angel Down. What unusual narrative structure does the novel use?

5) A cruise ship was affected by an outbreak of the deadly hantavirus. Which creature is responsible for spreading this virus?

6) Which country won the Uber Cup, the world women’s team badminton championship?

7) What is Mission Drishti?

8) A company based in which Indian state created the iconic carpet for the Met Gala, fashion’s biggest fashion event?

9) Where is Mount Kilauea, the volcano that erupted this week, located?

10) According to the United Nations Environment Programme, a landfill in which country has been declared the world’s largest emitter of methane?

Answers to Quiz - 2026/17

 

1. Adidas
2. Bell
3. Baghdad
4. Hotel
5. Mali
6. Transition from Fossil Fuels
7. Human Genome Sequencing
8. Baby Donkey
9. Widest Underground Tunnel
10. Disaster Alert

QUIZ - 2026/17

 

1) Sabastian Sawe became the first man to breach the 2-hour mark in the Marathon. One of the important contributing factor was the specially engineered shoe from which leading manufacturer?

2) What object from WW-II submarine, HMS Trump, did King Charles gift to President Trump during his state visit to the USA?

3) UAE announced that its departure from the oil cartel OPEC. Where was it founded in 1967?

4) Jermey Comey, the former FBI Director, was charged with threatening President Trump’s life after he posted a picture of sea shells arranged to form the number 8647. The number 86, American slang for “getting rid of” originated from which business?

5) In which African country did Islamic militants carry out a series of coordinated attacks?

6) Representatives from over 50 countries met in Colombia for a conference on what issue?

7) American scientist and entrepreneur John Craig Venter, who passed away this week, was a pioneer in which field?

8) Iconic photographer Raghu Rai, who passed away this week, captured which animal in his first published photograph—an image that defined his career?

9) The newly reconfigured Mumbai–Pune Expressway has set a Guinness World Record for what?

10) What will be managed by the SACHET Platform which was rolled out across India?

Answers to Quiz - 2026/16

 

1. Stringent laws against acts of religious sacrilege
2. Lightning
3. Taiwan
4. Bulgaria
5. Lufthansa
6. Anthropic
7. Denmark
8. Capture of Nicolas Maduro
9. Temple
10. Cyprus

QUIZ - 2026/16

 

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1) The ex-serviceman protesting for 560 days atop a 120 m BSNL tower was brought down safely. What was his demand?

2) What is the name of the humanoid robot that won the Beijing Half-Marathon in a time that beat the human world record?

3) Which country’s President was denied overflight permission forcing him to cancel his foreign trip?

4) In which country was a pro-Russia party voted to power?

5) Which airline announced that it will cut 20,000 flights this summer?

6) Who created the AI model, Mythos, that is raising alarms across the financial world?

7) In which country is the Indian men's badminton team currently competing for the Thomas Cup?

8) A US army sergeant was charged with insider trading and misuse of classified information. What did he bet on?

9) What is the name of the tracking device worn by PV Sindhu in her recent Uber Cup matches?

10) Where did the EU leaders meet to approve a €90 billion ($105 billion) loan package for Ukraine?