Best of 2022

 How well do you recall the events of 2022?

1) In a first-of-its-kind surgery, a 57-year-old terminally ill man received the heart from a genetically modified animal in Maryland, USA, on 7^th January. Sadly, he died 2 months later. What was the animal?

2) 107 years after it sank, the wreckage of the ship of the Arctic Explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton was located at the bottom of the Weddell Sea on 5^th March. What is the name of the ship?

3) What film with a largely deaf cast won the Best Picture at Oscars 2022?

4) James Webb Space Telescope revealed a series of stunning images from deep space throughout the year. In September, it captured the images of thousands of never seen before young stars. What is the name of the nebula in which these stars were seen?

5) What is the name of the leading fashion magazine that threatened to sue a British pub because it carried the same name as theirs? The pub owners wrote back that they were older than the magazine and take their name from the tiny hamlet in which they are located. Subsequently, the publishers bought peace by sending a framed letter of apology.

6) For 50 years, Canada and Denmark fought a friendly war with each other, planting liquor bottles on a in the Arctic Sea. Finally, on 14^th June, they resolved the dispute by agreeing to split the 1.3 square km island equally. What is the name of this island?

7) Name India’s first voter who passed away at the age of 106, on 5^th November, 3 days after casting his vote for the 34^th time in the elections to Himachal Pradesh assembly.

8) Entomologists have decided to give a new common name - Northern Giant Hornet - to the world’s largest wasp. What was its previous common name which evoked much fear?

9) NASA successfully carried out the DART mission to veer an asteroid off its trajectory. What is the name of the asteroid that collided with the spacecraft on 26^th September?

10) The legendary Pele passed away this year. For what Brazilian club did he play scoring 643 goals in 659 games?