Sunday, January 08, 2023

QUIZ - 2023/1

 

1) Croatia adopted Euro as its currency on New Year’s day. What is the name of its former currency?

2) 92-year-old Mary Quant was among those who were included in King Charles’ first New Year’s Honours List. What apparel did she popularise in the 1960s?

3) What is the name of the Saudi Arabian club that signed up Cristiano Ronaldo in a record breaking deal worth more than 200 million Euros?

4) Whose was the lone dissenting voice in the Supreme Court verdict on the demonetisation case?

5) Who has failed to be elected as speaker of the US House of Representatives even after 11 rounds of voting over 3 days?

6) What is the new variant of Coronavirus that is extremely transmissible and is spreading rapidly in USA?

7) The Gregorian calendar of 1582 placed Christmas on 25th December. But Orthodox Christians refused to adopt Pope Gregory’s new calendar and continue to adhere to the earlier Julian calendar. When is orthodox Christmas celebrated?

8) 122-foot tall statue of a sportsman engaged in Sagol Kangjei was unveiled in Imphal. How do we know this game today, which is believed to have originated in Manipur?

9) Supreme Court stayed the eviction of 50,000 people from railway-owned land in which town in North India?

10) In which country did a town by the name of Pantin decide to rename itself to the more feminine sounding Pantine for one year to promote gender equality?

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