QUIZ 2021 twtw-44

 

1) COP26, the UN Climate Summit at Glasgow is hogging all the headlines this week. Name the British politician who is serving as the President of this summit.

2) Name this iconic singer, songwriter and composer who launched an exclusive eyewear collection during this week.

3) Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga became only the third bowler to achieve a hat-trick in T20 World Cup history. Who was the first bowler to achieve this feat in the first T20 World Cup in 2007?

4) Which country launched a commemorative coin in honour of Mahatma Gandhi on Diwali day?

5) What is the name of the novel for which the South African writer, Damon Galgut, was pronounced this year’s winner of the prestigious Booker Prize, awarded for a fictional work in English?

6) Covaxin, India’s homegrown Covid19 vaccine, received approval from WHO. Who is the Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Biotech, the Hyderabad-based company that has developed and manufactured this vaccine?

7) In which country did a bat win “Bird of the Year” poll?

8) G20 summit was held in Rome over the last weekend. Which country and city will host next year’s summit?

9) What 3-letter word has been chosen as the “Word of the Year” by Oxford English Dictionary?

10) Ado Campeol, an Italian restaurateur, passed away at the age of 93. What celebrated dessert, loosely translated as “pick me up”, was invented at his restaurant Le Beccherie, by his wife?