QUIZ - 2024/33

 

1) Atishi Marlena became the 17^th woman Chief Minister in India. Who was the first?

2) USA defeated Europe to lift the Solheim Cup, the women’s equivalent of the Ryder Cup. The competition for both these trophies happens once in 2 years between USA and Europe in which sport?

3) Which country was rocked by allegations of fraudulent adoptions of orphans?

4) How many candidates are in the fray in Sri Lanka’s presidential election?

5) Whom did India beat to win the hockey Asia Cup?

6) The 2026 Commonwealth Games has been shifted to which city after Victoria, Australia, backed out due to rising costs?

7) What TV series made history at the Emmys by becoming the first non-English show to claim the honour for the Best Drama?

8) Which city is hosting the QUAD Summit this weekend?

9) After the much awaited 50 bps cut by US Fed, what is the upper limit of the range of the benchmark interest rate?

10) The World Cup of Subbuteo got underway in Turnbridge Well,England, where it was invented? What kind of tabletop game is Subbuteo?

Answers to Quiz - 2024/32

 

1. Fight Club
2. East Timor (Timor-Leste)
3. Spain
4. Italy
5. Polaris Dawn
6. Boeing
7. Brussels
8. Greater Noida
9. Haiti
10. Beyonce

QUIZ - 2024/32

 

1) What movie starring Brad Pitt and directed by David Fincher, released this week 25 years ago, went on to achieve cult status?

2) Nearly half the population of which country turned out to attend Pope Francis’s mass?

3) To which country did Venezuela’s opposition party leader flee after threats to his life following a dubious Presidential election?

4) A 400-page document containing 170 proposals to revitalise the European economy was unveiled by Mario Draghi in Brussels. A former head of the European Central Bank, what country did Mario Draghi serve as Prime Minister?

5) What is the name of the latest SpaceX mission that is pushing the boundaries of space exploration?

6) What company is facing a potential strike by its 30,000-strong workforce over demands for a pay increase?

7) Which city is hosting the final of the Diamond League in athletics this weekend?

8) For the first time in India, a test match was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain. In which city? Only seven Test matches have been abandoned without a ball bowled in cricket's long history of over 2,500 Test matches.

9) People of which country are particularly outraged over Donald Trump’s allegation during the presidential debate that migrants are eating pets?

10) Whose record did Taylor Swift equal for the most MTV Video Music Awards (VMA)?

Answers to Quiz - 2024/31

 

1. Beijing
2. Norway
3. Democratic Republic of Congo
4. Pineapple
5. Norway
6. Venezuela
7. America’s Cup
8. Jenin
9. China
10. Volkswagen

QUIZ - 2024/31

 

1)      Which city hosted a summit attended by 53 African nations?

2)      A Beluga whale allegedly spying for Russia was found dead on the shores of which country?

3)      In which country did more than 100 people die in a stampede following a prison break?

4)      What fruit is being used as a dating code by singles in Spanish supermarket carts?

5)      Which country’s princess married an American practising Shamanism?

6)      Which country’s presidential plane was seized by the USA to enforce sanctions?

7)      Originally known as the Hundred Guineas Cup, it was renamed after the first winning boat. It is the oldest continuous competition in international sport and takes place once in 3-4 years. The 37th edition is currently underway in Barcelona. What is the name of this competition?

8)      What city in the West Bank was raided by Israeli forces, purportedly as an anti-terror operation?

9)      Which country topped the medal list at the Paralympics, both in gold medals and overall?

10)   What leading car manufacturer angered workers by its plans to shut down some of its factories with a view to cut costs?

Answers to Quiz - 2024/30

 

1. Telegram
2. Namibia
3. Istanbul
4. Brazil
5. INS Arighaat
6. Burning Man
7. Oasis
8. Mumbai
9. Durand Cup
10. Mexico

QUIZ - 2024/30

 

1)      CEO of what social media platform was arrested in France?

2)      Which country allowed wild animals including zebras and elephants to be culled to provide meat for its population facing starvation because of an unprecedented drought?

3)      Serving 309 destinations, which airport has been named as the best-connected in the world? Name of the city.

4)      Which country banned access to the social media platform X (formerly twitter)?

5)      What is the name of India’s second nuclear submarine launched during this week?

6)      What cultural festival is held every year in the Nevada desert for 9 days in the last week of August, culminating with the burning of an effigy?

7)      The biggest musical news of the week is the reunion of one of the biggest British bands 15 years after breaking up because of sibling feud. What is the name of the band?

8)      Which city displaced Beijing to take the 3rd spot for the most billionaires after New York and London?

9)      What is the name of the oldest football tournament in India which was started in 1888 in Shimla?

10)   Which country froze diplomatic ties with USA and Canada over their criticism of judicial reforms?

Answers to Quiz - 2024/29

 

1. Amul
2. Chicago
3. Spratly Island
4. Kursk
5. Canada
6. France 
7. Microsoft
8. Goldman Sachs
9. Thomas Bayes
10. Penguins