QUIZ - 2025/43

 

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 1) Name the legendary composer whose 200th birth anniversary is being celebrated this week (25th October), and whose most famous composition is inspired by a river.

2) OpenAI has unveiled an AI-powered browser designed to compete with Google. It shares its name with both a mountain and an insect. What is it called?

3) Three major European aerospace companies – Airbus, Leonardo and Thales - have announced a joint collaboration under the codename Project Bromo. What is the objective of this project?

4) A daring jewel heist at the Louvre Museum was used by a German company as part of an advertising campaign to promote which product?

5) Piyush Pandey, India’s legendary adman who passed away this week, was the longtime creative head of which advertising agency?

6) Following the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, what line now demarcates the areas of Gaza under Israeli control?

7) The East Wing of the 233-year-old White House, official residence of the U.S. President, is being demolished for what purpose?

8) Flocks of sheep and goats were paraded through which European city this week to mark an annual pastoral tradition?

9) What pharmaceutical company entered into an agreement with Eli Lilly to expand the distribution of its weight-loss drug across India?

10) King Charles became the first reigning British monarch to pray publicly with a Pope since the Church of England split from Rome in 1534. Which king initiated that split?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2025/42

 

1. Singapore
2. Cape Verde
3. Cameroon
4. Nestle
5. RBL Bank
6. Asbestos
7. Sweden's Central Bank
8. Oscar Wilde
9. $70 billion
10. Annie Hall

QUIZ - 2025/42

 

1) The Henley Passport Index is the ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. Which country has the top ranking in the 2025 index released this week?

2) Which country became the second-smallest nation (by population) in history to qualify for FIFA World Cup (2026)?

3) In which country is the world's oldest president seeking re-election for one more term?

4) What Food & Beverage giant announced that it will cut its workforce by 6% (16000 jobs) in the next 2 years?

5) In which Indian bank is Dubai's state-owned bank Emirates NBD planning to take a 60% controlling stake?

6) A major lawsuit has been brought against Johnson & Johnson in UK accusing the company of selling baby talcum powder contaminated with what?

7) The Nobel Prize for Economics was not part of Alfred Nobel's original will. Who established this prize?

8) What famous writer had his reader's card reissued by The British Library 130 years after his original was revoked following his conviction for "gross indecency"?

9) How much money is required for the reconstruction of Gaza, as per the UN?

10) For what film did the late Diane Keaton win the Academy Award (Oscar) for best actress?

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Answers to Quiz - 2025/41

 

1. Sharm el-Sheikh
2. Finland
3. NBA
4. Venezuela
5. Pressure Cooker
6. California Wildfire
7. Saudi Arabia
8. Japan
9. Most number of planes delivered
10. Sudan

 

QUIZ - 2025/41

 

1) Which city hosted the negotiations between Israel and Hamas that finally led to the cessation of war in Gaza?

2) With which country did USA sign a deal worth more than $ 6 billion to purchase 11 icebreaker ships?

3) What American sporting franchise returned to China after a break of 6 years?

4) Leading opposition party leader from which country was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

5) TT Jagannathan, chairman of the TTK Group of companies passed away at the age of 77. With what household item is the company associated?

6) ChatGPT records were used to solve what crime?

7) After the recent $ 55 billion acquisition of Electronic Arts, which country is now the No.1 in the gaming industry?

8) Which country is poised to get its first woman prime minister?

9) What record did A320 create?

10) Militia leader from which country was convicted for war crimes by International Criminal Court?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2025/40

 

1. V S Gaitonde
2. AI generated actress
3. K B Hedgewar
4. Pfizer
5. Inability to recognise and remember faces
6. Philippines
7. Param (Paramjeet Kaur)
8. Golf
9. Nurse
10. Copper

 

QUIZ - 2025/40

 

1) What painter earned the distinction of the second most expensive Indian artwork sold at an auction that took place in Delhi last month, fetching Rs 67 crores?

2) Who is Tilly Norwood?

3) RSS celebrated its centenary. Who founded the organisation in 1925?

4) What pharmaceutical company entered into an agreement with US administration to enable patients to buy prescription drugs at reduced prices via a new website?

5) Jane Goodall, the eminent primatalogist, who passed away this week suffered from prosopagnosia. What is this disability?

6) Which country was struck by a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake this week?

7) Whose single "That Girl" has become an instant hit on the Internet raking in 30 lakh views in just 6 days?

8) One of the intense sporting rivalry is the biennial competition for the Ryder Cup. In what sport?

9) For the first time in 1400 years, The Church of England has chosen a woman, Sarah Mullally, to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury. What was her profession before she was ordained as a priest in 2002?

10) Shutdown of the Grasberg mine following an accident has impacted what commodity price globally?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2025/39

 

1. Cricket
2. Autism
3. Paris Saint-Germain
4. Nvidia
5. Chicago
6. Algeria
7. Denmark
8. Italy
9. 280 kmph
10. India’s alternative to Microsoft Suite