QUIZ - 2025/08

 

1) For the first time in more than a century, a pharaoh's tomb has been uncovered in Egypt. The tomb of King Thutmose II was found in a joint Egyptian-British archaeological expedition. Thutmose II is best known as the husband of what Queen?

2) Whom did Donald Trump label as a "dictator"?

3) Which city hosted talks between Russia and USA to end the Ukraine war?

4) Which country's tourism slogan - "Everyone Must Go" - evoked criticism and ridicule?

5) In which city did a plane skid along the runway in flames before flipping over and coming to a dramatic halt upside down, losing its tail and an entire wing in the process? All the 80 passengers survived.

6) More than 1000 Chinese nationals working in online scam centres were rescued and brought back from which country?

7) In which country did a politically endorsed cryptocoin "Libra" surge briefly before crashing?

8) Which city is currently hosting its annual carnival, with a special celebration to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Casanova?

9) Donald Trump has restricted White House access to Associated Press (AP) over what issue?

10) Eruption of the volcano Mount Etna is drawing tourists in thousands hampering rescue operations in which country?

 

QUIZ - 2024/14

 

1) The world lost an iconic Nobel laureate in physics, after whom the God Particle is named. Who?

2) A group of 2000 older women from which country won a landmark ruling in the European Court of Human Rights which will set a precedent for future climate-related lawsuits?

3) What Central Asian country was ravaged by unprecedented floods during this week?

4) Which American state brought back an 1864 law that bans almost all abortions?

5) Rwanda observed the 30^th anniversary of a horrific genocide in which an estimated 800,000 people of the Tutsi tribe were killed. What is the capital of Rwanda?

6) People across North America witnessed the rare spectacle of a Total Solar Eclipse during the week. What is the maximum number of solar eclipses (not Total) possible in a calendar year?

7) Which country’s astronaut is likely to become the first non-American to set foot on the Moon during one of NASA’s upcoming missions?

8) Mount Etna was observed to spew rare smoke rings, called “Volcanic Vortex Rings”. In which country is it located?

9) Who stepped down as India’s chef-de-mission for the Paris Olympics citing personal problems?

10) What species of deer introduced into a tiny island in Andamans is causing serious loss of native vegetation?