Sunday, October 13, 2024

QUIZ - 2024/35

 

1)      India lost a beloved business tycoon and philanthropist in Ratan Tata. Many eulogies referred to his love for dogs, including strays. What is the name of his dog?


2)      Han Kang became only the 2nd person to win a Nobel Prize from her country when she was conferred the Nobel for literature. What country does she come from?


3)      What is the name of the new controversial biopic on Donald Trump that opened this week?


4)      What is the name of the Category-5 hurricane that made President Joe Biden postpone his foreign travel?


5)      In which country did X (Twitter) resume its services after the social media platform agreed to comply with the court rulings?


6)      Israel was accused of firing at UN peacekeepers stationed at its border with Lebanon. What is the name of the UN-recognised boundary that demarcates Lebanon and Israel?


7)      What object in gold gifted by Prime Minister Modi has allegedly been stolen from the Jeshoreswari temple in Bangladesh provoking India to demand a probe?


8)      On June 8, 1924, 2 men were attempting to scale Mount Everest for the first time. The question of whether they summited the tallest peak endures as one of the greatest mysteries in the world of mountaineering because neither of them made it back. Whose partial remains were found on the slopes of Mount Everest by a National Geographic team, 100 years after he had disappeared?


9)      What was the venue of the extraordinary test match in which Pakistan suffered an ignominious defeat against England losing by an innings even after scoring 556 in the first innings?


10)   What is the name of the spacecraft launched by European Space Agency to investigate the asteroid that was deflected by NASA’s DART mission 2 years ago?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2024/34

 

  1. Chagos Islands
  2. Jeddah
  3. Mexico
  4. Austria
  5. Japan
  6. Hungary
  7. EVs
  8. Boris Johnson
  9. Mumbai
  10. Italy

QUIZ - 2024/34

 

1) What strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean has the UK decided to hand over to Mauritius?


2) In which city did construction of the tallest building resume after a long hiatus of 7 years?


3) In which country did its first woman President assume office?


4) In which country did a far-right party founded by a former Nazi law-maker win the most seats in parliamentary elections?


5) In which country did a WW-II-era bomb explode at an airport leading to the cancellation of 90 flights?


6) Which country did the EU take to court over a law that allegedly violates fundamental rights?


7) European Union voted to impose hefty tariffs of upto 45% on what goods imported from China?


8) Whose interview did the BBC cancel after the interviewer accidentally shared the questions?


9) Who won the Irani Trophy for the 15th time?


10) The mosaics of Monreale Cathedral, a UNESCO heritage site regained their golden lustre thanks to careful restoration work and new lighting. In which country is it located?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2024/33

 

  1. Sucheta Kripalani
  2. Golf
  3. South Korea
  4. 38
  5. China
  6. Glasgow
  7. Shogun
  8. Wilmington
  9. 5%
  10. Football