Sunday, April 24, 2022

QUIZ - 2022/16

 


1) In 2020 Apple decided not to supply chargers along with iPhone with a view to reducing e-waste. Now, in a ruling that may have far reaching consequences, a court in which country has ordered Apple to pay compensation of $1000 to an iPhone buyer?

2) A security pact between China and which Pacific island nation has set off alarm bells in the US administration?

3) Lewis Hamilton and Serena Williams have committed millions of pounds to a consortium that is bidding to buy which English football club?

4) The Invictus Games, an international sporting event for the wounded and sick servicemen and women, recently concluded in The Hague. Who founded this event in 2014?

5) Name the toymaker who has released a special doll to commemorate the 96th birthday of Queen Elizabeth.

6) What is the name of the sixth and last Scorpene class submarine that was launched in Mumbai this week?

7) Earth Day, observed each year on 22nd April, was first proposed by Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970. What federal institution was created by US Congress in that year as a result?

8) In a key milestone NASA’s Mars Rover, Perseverance, reached a river delta where it will begin its hunt for signs of ancient life. What is the name of the 45-km wide crater on which the river once flowed?

9) The floor of the forest Hallerbos turns blue around mid-April with the blooming of wild bluebells. Where is this forest located?

                            10) Who won this year's Bermuda Bowl for the World Bridge Championships?

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