QUIZ - 2026/22

 

1) Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) won the UEFA Champions League. Which is the only other team to have won back-to-back titles in the Champions League era?

2) Which media company won the broadcasting rights for the FIFA World Cup in India?

3) Which private equity firm is part of the consortium that owns IPL champions RCB?

4) What did astronomers accidentally discover on seven exoplanets?

5) Which city hosted “Russian Davos”?

6) During her state visit to India, Delcy Rodríguez, the acting President of Venezuela, also paid an unofficial visit to the headquarters of which spiritual Guru?

7) How thick is the layer of “Red Clay” at Roland Garros?

8) Following the recent induction of VS Mohana, how many women judges are there in the Supreme Court?

9) The centenary of which Indian filmmaker is being celebrated in London through screenings of his restored films?

10) Mass protests broke out in which country over plans to develop a luxury resort on an uninhabited island?

QUIZ - 2025/22

 

1) China launched Tianwen-2 mission to bring back dust from what object in space?

2) The first 9000 hp electric locomotive rolled out of the new Indian Railways factory at Dahod in Gujarat. Who is the manufacturer?

3) Norway Chess, one of the world's most prestigious chess tournaments, is currently underway in which city?

4) PSG (Paris Saint-Germain) won the UEFA Champions League last night defeating Inter Milan 5-0. Which club has won the trophy most times?

5) New Delhi is hosting the aviation industry leaders from across the world at the AGM of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Where is the global headquarters of IATA?

6) Which country will become the only one in the world to elect judges by people?

7) Kami Rita Sherpa broke his own record of summiting Mount Everest for the most number of times. How many times has he summited?

8) A popular annual competition sponsored by Scripps celebrated its 100th edition this week. What skill does the competition test?

9) More than 30 countries convened in Hong Kong under the leadership of China to establish a new global forum to carry out what activity?

10) Who delivered the opening address at Canada's new parliament session?

 

QUIZ - 2024/17

 

1) Bette Nash who passed away at the age of 88 had the "Guinness Record" for the longest service in her profession, She served for 64 years, unusually long for her role. What profession was she engaged in?

2) Name the star witness whose testimony led to the historic conviction of Donald Trump in a criminal trial.

3) Boeing's maiden crewed voyage was aborted just minutes before lift-off. What is the name of the spaceship?

4) Which city hosted the Champions League final last night between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid?

5) In which large country are two women contesting against each other in the Presidential elections today ensuring that the country will get its first female President?

6) In which country's parliamentary election did the party associated with its liberation fail to win the majority for the first time in 30 years?

7) An automatic weather station in Delhi recorded a temperature to create a historic high for India. It was later attributed to a sensor fault. What was the exact value of this "record high" in Celsius?

8) Researchers in Sweden have linked tattoo with what specific type of cancer?

9) What cyclone named after the Arabic word for sand ravaged parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal?

10) An expert clamimed to have located the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 using Google Maps in the dense jungles of which country?

 

QUIZ - 2023/20

 

1) On what river in Ukraine was a dam breached, allegedly by Russia, leading to a flood inundating towns and villages?

2) Name the former Vice-President of USA who officially staked his claim for the Republican nomination for next year’s Presidential election

3) Which city hosted the Champions League final, resulting in a historic treble for Manchester City?

4) Name the powerful cyclone brewing in the Arabian Sea that is believed to be halting the advance of the South West Monsoon

5) In which Russian town did an Air India plane make an emergency landing following an engine snag?

6) What animal gave a “virgin birth” (without mating with a male) in Costa Rica?

7) El Nino, the unusual warming of water in the Pacific Ocean, has finally been confirmed. What does El Nino mean in Spanish?

8) What is the name of the Virtual Reality headset launched by Apple?

9) Which country unveiled its hypersonic ballistic missile named Fattah?

10) In which country was a millionaire fined $ 130,000 for speeding?