QUIZ - 2022/25

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1) Droupadi Murmu is most likely to become the next President of India. What is her home state?

2) Which country is currently witnessing crippling railway strikes, its biggest in 30 years, involving tens of thousands of workers?

3) Every year The Economist magazine ranks the world’s cities by their liveability. Which European city has climbed 12 positions this year to dislodge Auckland and become the most-liveable city?

4) It is heart-warming to see wild life flourish in a world teeming with manmade problems. A giant stingray, 4 metres long and weighing 300 kgs, has recently entered the record books as the world’s largest freshwater fish. In which river/country was it captured?

5) There is a naming convention for hurricanes and cyclones. But now it is proposed to be extended to heatwaves which are becoming increasingly common. Which city in Spain is undertaking the world’s first programme to name and categorise heatwaves?

6) Many sports bodies have started to review the policy of allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s category. The decision of which sport’s apex body opened the floodgates?

7) What Telugu movie has beaten “The Batman” and “Top Gun Maverick” to emerge as the number one movie of the year in USA Today’s list?

8) Which country will host the forthcoming G-7 summit?

9) Which country began limiting Russian transit to its exclave of Kaliningrad on the Baltic coast?

10) Name the 2 teams that are contesting the Ranji Trophy final currently underway in Bengaluru

Answers to Quiz - 2022/24

1. Canada and Denmark
2. Canada
3. I2U2
4. Tony
5. Japan
6. LaMDA (Language Models for Dialogue Applications)
7. Wales
8. Kyrgyzstan
9. 6 billion
10. Brendon McCullum

QUIZ - 2022/24

1) For 50 years, the 2 countries fought a friendly war with each other, planting liquor bottles on the barren Hans Island in the Arctic Sea. Finally, this week they resolved the dispute by agreeing to split the 1.3 square km island equally. Name the 2 countries involved.

2) Which country is planning to print health warnings on individual cigarettes in order to deter smokers?

3) India, Israel, UAE and USA are coming together to build a platform for economic cooperation. What is the popular name for this grouping?

4) What awards, named after the American actress Antoinette Perry, are given every year to recognise excellence in Broadway productions?

5) Microsoft retired Internet Explorer after 27 years. Which country would be hit the hardest because more than half of its businesses have websites that are compatible only with this browser?

6) An engineer working with Google sparked off a controversy saying that one of the company’s AI systems may have feelings. Google responded by sending the engineer on leave. By what acronym do we know this breakthrough technology that can engage in free-flowing conversations?

7) The idea of men and horses running against each other took off from a drunken argument in a pub. This year, a man defeated horse for only the third time since the annual race began in 1980. In which country is this quirky competition held every year?

8) The 14^th C Bubonic plague pandemic, known as “Black Death” was responsible for wiping out half of Europe’s population. Archaeologists using ancient DNA data have now traced the origins of this pandemic to which modern day country?

9) For what record breaking value were the IPL media (TV + Streaming) rights for the next 5 years sold? Answer in US Dollars.

10) Johnny Bairstow failed by a whisker to beat a 1902 record and become the fastest Englishman to score a test match century, as he pounded New Zealand to register a spectacular victory for England at Trent Bridge. But who holds the world record for scoring the fastest hundred in a test match in just 54 balls?

Answers to Quiz - 2022/23

 

1. Cabbage
2. Qatar
3. Rectal cancer
4. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
5. Andhra Pradesh
6. Shangri-La Dialogues
7. Australia
8. UK
9. Uttarakhand
10. New Zealand

QUIZ - 2022/23

1) In a classic example of how climate change affects our food, KFC was compelled to replace lettuce in its burgers in Australia because of acute shortage caused by devastating floods. What did they use instead of lettuce?

2) General John Allen, a retired 4-star General and the President of an influential think-tank, The Brookings Institution, is being investigated by the FBI for illegally lobbying on behalf of a foreign country. What is the country involved?

3) The world of healthcare is buzzing with excitement following the publication of a report that 18 patients had been completely cured of cancer after receiving a monoclonal antibody called Dostarlimab. What specific cancer were the patients suffering from?

4) For the 11^th straight year, MIT continues to be at the top of the World University Rankings released during the week. Which institution pipped IITs to become the top ranked university in India?

5) In which Indian state did politicians from the ruling party and the opposition clash online over the poor performance of the state’s Class 10 students?

6) The 19^th edition of Asia’s premier defence and security summit is currently taking place in Singapore after a gap of 2 years. Organised by the British think-tank, International Institute for Strategic Studies, it derives its name after the hotel hosting it. What is the name of the summit?

7) An underwater seagrass meadow covering 180 square kilometres has been identified by scientists as a single organism, making it the world’s largest plant. Off the coast of which country is it located?

8) Which country kicked off a 6-month long 4-day week trial involving 70 companies and 3300 employees?

9) 41-time champions Mumbai broke the 92-year-old world record of New South Wales for the highest margin of victory in first class cricket. Who were their hapless opponents in the Ranji Trophy quarter final match to suffer this record 725-run loss?

10) The climate emergency is making some countries take rather bizarre steps. Which country has decided to tax the burps of cattle to curb the emission of methane?

Answers to Quiz - 2022/22

1. Louis XIV (1643-1715)
2. Fish
3. Croatia
4. Martin Ennals
5. Hyundai
6. Proposed names for McDonald’s new avatar in Russia
7. Big Ears
8. CVC Capital Partners
9. Mitali Express
10. Asteroids

QUIZ - 2022/22

 

1) Queen Elizabeth celebrates her Platinum Jubilee. Only 2 kings have ruled longer than her 70 years. One of them is King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. Who is the other?

2) In order to afford them protection under endangered species, what did a court in California classify bees as?

3) Which country has been given permission to enter the Eurozone in 2023?

4) Three human right activists from Burkina Faso, Vietnam and Bahrain were honoured with awards by a Geneva based foundation this week. After what British human rights activist is this award, widely considered as Nobel Prize for human rights defenders, named?

5) What car maker is recalling 239,000 vehicles because their seatbelts can potentially explode?

6) What are “Fun and Tasty”, “The Same One” and “Open Checkout”?

7) Real Madrid won the Champions League defeating Liverpool. What is the nickname of the trophy awarded to the winner because of its large distinctively shaped handles?

8) Gujarat Titans won the IPL. What British private equity and investment firm owns the franchise?

9) A third train between India and Bangladesh connecting New Jalpaiguri and Dhaka was flagged off. What is its name?

10) Scientists at the privately funded B612 Foundation have developed an algorithm to spot what potentially dangerous objects. 

Answers to Quiz - 2022/21

 

1. Democratic Republic of Congo
2. Konaseema
3. Mohamed Salah and Son Heung-min
4. Uvalde
5. Accredited Social Health Activist
6. Klaus Schwab
7. The Handmaid’s Tale
8. France
9. Ret Samadhi
10. Sue Gray