QUIZ - 2022/21

1) Monkeypox has now spread to more than 20 countries. The virus was first discovered in 1958 in Denmark in colonies of monkeys kept for research. In which country was the first human case of the disease recorded in 1970?

2) Violence has rocked Andhra Pradesh over the proposal to rename a district after Ambedkar. What district?

3) Manchester City won this year’s Premier League title by scoring in the dying minutes of the game. Which 2 players shared the Golden Boot for scoring the most goals (23) this season?

4) What is the name of the town in Texas where 21 people, including 19 children were gunned down in an elementary school?

5) India’s one million women healthcare volunteers, who are referred to as ASHA workers, were honoured with the WHO Director-General’s Global Health Leaders’ Award. Expand the acronym ASHA, a programme which was established in 2005.

6) After a 2-year Covid induced break, World Economic Forum, the annual jamboree of global CEOs returned to Davos, a popular ski resort in Switzerland. Name the German engineer and economist who founded this movement in 1971.

7) Margaret Atwood, the famous Canadian writer, announced an “unburnable” edition of her most famous book as a mark of protest against censorship and book bans. What is the title of this book?

8) The Akal Takht has issued a directive to phase out the Harmonium during kirtan at the Golden Temple and replace it with traditional string instruments. The criticism levelled against the Harmonium is that it was imported by the British. In which country was it patented in 1842?

9) Geetanjali Shree became the first Indian to win the International Booker Prize which is awarded to a work of fiction that has been translated into English. What is the title of her original Hindi novel?

10) What is the name of the senior civil servant whose report on Downing Street parties during lockdown is rocking British politics?