Monday, February 28, 2022

QUIZ - 2022/8

 

1)    Ruth Karauri took the Internet by storm after her textbook landing of Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Heathrow during Storm Eunice. What carrier operated that flight?

2)  More than a century after they were looted by British troops, two iconic artefacts were restored to a traditional palace in Nigeria. What are they famously known as?

3)   Following Russia’s recognition of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine, Germany suspended the certification of Nord Stream – 2 gas pipeline. Under which sea does this pipeline run from Russia to Germany?

4)   An untitled oil painting from 1969 became the highest valued Indian work of art when it fetched Rs 42 Crores at an auction. Who is this artist who broke his own previous record?

5)   One of the earliest casualties of the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been the Champion’s League final, which has been shifted out of Saint Petersburg. Where will it be played now?

6)    NATO nations are mulling over disconnecting Russia from SWIFT which would cripple its ability to trade with the outside world. What does SWIFT stand for?

7)     Of which coast did the President’s Fleet Review take place over the last weekend?

8)   KPAC Lalitha passed away this week at the age of 74 after wowing Malayalam speaking viewers in over 550 films in an acting career that spanned 5 decades. What was her real name?

9)    What is the name of the US-bound cargo ship carrying thousands of luxury electric vehicles that caught fire off the coast of Azores Islands and burnt for several days?

10) Which Oscar-winning Hollywood actor is currently in Ukraine filming a documentary on Russian invasion?

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