QUIZ 2021 twtw-21

 

1)    Name the Italian poet whose 700^th anniversary is being commemorated this year by daily reading from his great opus at his tomb in the city of Ravenna.

2)   Belarus shocked the world by forcing a passenger plane to land in its capital Minsk and arrest a dissident journalist. Name the airline that was operating the flight from Athens to Vilnius.

3)      Premier League of 2020-21 has come to an end. Who scored the most goals in this season?

4)  Thousands of people are fleeing their homes in an African city, following the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, one of the world’s most active and dangerous volcanoes. Name the city and the country.

5)    What iconic Hollywood studio has been acquired by Amazon in $8.45 billion deal?

6)  By winning the US PGA Championship, Phil Mickelson became the oldest winner of a major golf tournament. By what popular nickname is he known?

7)      After Tauktae, we had Yaas this week. What will be the name of the next cyclone in Indian Ocean?

8)      Name the administrator of Lakshadweep, whose recent decisions have created a political storm.

9)      Who has been named as the new director of CBI?

10)   What is the name given to the mysterious illness afflicting US diplomats and military personnel around the world?

twtw-20 Answers

 

1. Best National Costume
2. Epic Games
3. Chipko Andolan
4. Blooming of the corpse flower
5. Iron Dome
6. Mattanur
7. Rotterdam
8. Bernard Arnault (Yesterday he became the wealthiest) 
9. Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences
10. Rogerio Ceni

QUIZ 2021 twtw-20

 

1)     Myanmar’s Miss Universe contestant, Thuzar Wint Lwin, used the platform of the pageant to speak out against the military junta. She also won a prize at the contest. What prize?

2)    Name the developer of the popular video game “Fortnite” who has taken Apple to court in a battle over the latter’s App Store.

3)    Noted environmentalist, Sunderlal Bahuguna, who championed a movement against deforestation in the 1970s passed away at the age of 94. What was the popular name for his movement, in which volunteers hugged trees that were earmarked for felling?

4)      Hundreds of people in the city of Alameda in California are queuing up to witness what rare event?

5)      Name the anti-missile system currently used by Israel to intercept rockets fired by Hamas.

6)  Kerala CM shocked the people by denying a second term to the popular health minister K K Shailaja. From which constituency in Kannur district did she win by 60,963 votes, a record for Kerala assembly elections?

7)    Which city is hosting the Eurovision Song Contest during this week?

8)   Name the chairman of Louis Vuitton, who became the world’s second richest person during this week by displacing Elon Musk.

9)      Name the DRDO lab which has developed the anti-Covid drug, 2-DG, in collaboration with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories.

10)  Alisson Baker of Liverpool became only the 6^th goalkeeper to score a goal in Premier League history. Name the Brazilian goalkeeper who holds the record for scoring the highest number of goals at 131.

twtw-19 Answers

 

1. Myanmar
2. Go First
3. Because it consumes “insane energy”
4. Hyderabad
5. V Chandrasekhar
6. Liz Cheney
7. Revenue
8. The Farthest Mosque
9. Chandrababu Naidu
10. Tom Cruise returned the Golden Globes won for these 3 films

QUIZ 2021 twtw-19

 

1)   The cyclonic storm currently brewing in the Arabian Sea is named Tauktae. Which of our neighbouring country provided this name after a kind of lizard?

2)    The airline GoAir plans to rebrand itself. What will be its new name?

3)    Elon Musk, who once championed Bitcoin, has made a volte-face. What reason is he now giving for being critical of Bitcoin?

4)     In which city did the much talked about Russian vaccine SputnikV make its Indian debut this week?

5)     Name the stellar Indian Table Tennis player and coach taken away from our midst by Covid this week?

6)   Which American politician was stripped of her top post in Republican Party for not tiptoeing Donald Trump’s line that his re-election was stolen?

7)    K R Gouri Amma, the iconic communist leader and the architect of land reforms in Kerala passed away this week at the age of 102. What ministry did she head in the first communist government of Kerala in 1957?

8)   An incident in the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem seems to have triggered off violent clashes between Israel and Palestine. It is one of the 2 mosques mentioned in The Quran. What does Al-Aqsa translate into English?

9)  Against which former Chief Minister was a case registered for spreading misinformation about the N440K variant of the coronavirus?

10)   Why is Jerry Maguire, Magnolia and Born on the Fourth of July in news this week?

twtw-18 Answers

 

1. Warren Buffet named him as his successor
2. Giant Squid
3. 27
4. Manchester City (Men) and Barcelona (Women)
5. Long March 5B
6. Indra Sawhney Case
7. Sushil Kumar
8. Roshanara Club
9. Altered the border between Belgium and France
10. Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand

QUIZ 2021 twtw-18

 

1)      For what reason was Greg Abel all over the news this week?

2)    Noto, a town in Japan, spent 25 million Yen from COVID19 relief funds in building a giant statue? What statue is it?

3)    Bill and Melinda Gates announced that they are divorcing. How many years have they been married?

4)  Chelsea created football history by becoming the first club to reach both the men’s and women’s Champions League final in the same season. Who will be their opponents in the final?

5)  What is the name of the out of control Chinese rocket that is likely to hit the earth this weekend?

6)    While striking down the reservation for Maratha community, the Supreme Court refused to revisit the judgement in a 1992 case. How is this landmark case known as?

7)    Name the 2-time Olympic medallist who is being sought by the Delhi police in connection with a murder.

8)      Name the prestigious New Delhi club that is among the suspected epicentres of the IPL bio-bubble breach.

9)      A Belgian farmer shifted a stone lying on his tractor’s path. What did he inadvertently end up doing?

10)   Which country’s Prime Minister announces plan to marry this year in a radio interview?

twtw-17 Answers

1. Michael Collins
2. Cynthia Ann Smith
3. Byjus
4. God of Fire
5. Lag Ba’Omer
6. Thailand (Also Norway earlier)
7. Guatemala City
8. Rajan Mishra
9. Raphael Lemkin
10. Epicurious 

QUIZ 2021 twtw-17

1)      “The loneliest man in history” passed away this week at the age of 90. Name him.

2)      What is the birth name of Frances McDormand, who became the seventh actor with triple Academy awards, by winning the Best Actress Oscar for Nomadland?

3)      Two Indian companies are featured in TIME magazine’s list of 100 most influential companies. One of them is Jio Platforms. Name the other.

4)      China’s Mars rover which is scheduled to land in May has been named Zhurong. The name was chosen from among 10 candidates by a public vote. What god is Zhurong in Chinese mythology?

5)      At least 45 people were killed in a stampede at Mount Meron in Israel. What religious festival were they celebrating?

6)      Which country’s Prime Minister was fined for not wearing a mask in public?

7)      The newlywed couple Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das won individual gold medals in the first stage of the Archery World Cup. Where was this held?

8)      Name the acclaimed classical singer of Banaras Gharana who passed away in Delhi following Covid related complications.

9)      President Joe Biden recognised as genocide the killing of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915 by the Ottoman empire. Name the Polish lawyer who is believed to have been influenced by this massacre to coin the term genocide.

10)   What popular recipe website announced that it will not publish beef related content with a view to promote sustainable food?