QUIZZICAL - 2025: e-Book of 2025 Quizzes is available HERE
1) Somaliland declared independence from
Somalia in 1991 but remained unrecognised for over three decades. This week,
that changed. Which country became the first to formally recognise Somaliland?
2) Four women with military backgrounds are
contesting the 2026 U.S. midterm elections with the aim of helping Democrats
regain control of the House of Representatives. They are popularly known by a
name borrowed from America’s first female Marines of World War I. What is that
name?
3) Thousands gathered at a shrine in Osaka,
Japan, to take part in the centuries-old ritual of “Owarai Shinji”, performed
to dispel negativity and invite good fortune. What do participants do
continuously for 20 minutes during this ritual?
4) In 1973, Billie Jean King defeated Bobby
Riggs in the iconic “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match. In a modern reprise
staged this week in Dubai, whom did Australian player Nick Kyrgios face across
the net?
5) A devastating fire at a Swiss ski resort on
New Year’s Eve claimed 40 lives and left over a hundred people seriously
injured. The fireworks believed to have triggered the blaze have a historical
association with India. What is that association?
6) “Bardolatry” is sometimes playfully invoked
to describe the cult surrounding the iconic French actress who passed away last
week. In its original sense—when the term was coined by George Bernard
Shaw—whose veneration did it actually denote?
7) To celebrate India’s maritime heritage,
INSV Kaundinya, a sailing ship built using 2000-year- old traditional
techniques, embarked on an expedition from Porbandar. What was its destination?
8) Concerns were raised by Australia, UK and
USA over the quality of what pharmaceutical product exported from India?
9) Which country is currently hosting the
Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Africa's premier football tournament?
10) Which country seized a ship suspected of
damaging undersea telecommunications cable?
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