QUIZ - 2025/11

 

1) Rodrigo Duterte, the former President of which country was arrested by the International Criminal Court to face charges of crimes against humanity?

2) Which country cancelled the citizenship of Lalit Modi, the former chief of IPL?

3) Which Indian institution has secured the highest (20^th) position in this year’s subject-wise rankings of QS?

4) NASA launched the PUNCH mission to study what object in space?

5) Who was adjudged Player of the Tournament in the ICC Champions Trophy?

6) Delhi was named the world’s most polluted capital city by a report of an air technology company based in which country?

7) A hefty 25% tariff was imposed on the import of steel and what other metal by USA on all countries?

8) Ireland and Irish people across the world will celebrate St Patrick’s Day on March 17. With what colour is the festivity associated?

9) In what could potentially rewrite human history in Europe, fossilised facial bones 1.1 to 1.4 million years old were unearthed in which country?

10) In the wake of the turmoil unleashed by Trump, which country hosted the meeting of the G7 Foreign Ministers?

 

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 2^nd 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?

 

QUIZ - 2024/24

 

1) Whom did Argentina beat to win the Copa America football tournament?

2) In which Indian state did the opposition party form a shadow cabinet, a traditional practice followed in the UK?

3) On the banks of what river in Pandharpur did lakhs of devotees assemble to celebrate Ashadi Ekadashi?

4) What software platform was erroneously updated by the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike causing millions of Windows computers to crash?

5) Towards which celestial body did NASA beam Missy Elliott’s hip-hop classic “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)”?

6) J D Vance, picked as running mate by Donald Trump, is a senator from which state?

7) Which city’s Mayor swam in a river to demonstrate its cleanliness?

8) 50 years ago this week, which country was invaded resulting it’s division into two along ethnic lines?

9) What sports goods company dropped a half-Palestinian model from its campaign following criticism by Israel?

10) What weapon was used to fire shots in the assassination attempt of Donald Trump?

 

QUIZ - 2023/33

 

1) What is the name given to the mission to bring back Indians from Israel?

2) Where did a lady minister resign from the government alleging caste and gender discrimination?

3) What iconic 250-year old shoe company made its IPO in USA trying to cash on its visibility in a scene from the movie Barbie?

4) What is the title of Salman Rushdie’s forthcoming book?

5) As Prince William revealed his most-used emoji, netizens accused him of having a dirty mind. What is this emoji?

6) NASA launched a mission named after a metal-rich asteroid located in the belt between Mars and Jupiter. What is the name of the mission?

7) Assembly elections for which state was rescheduled to accommodate “large scale” weddings?

8) What Italian fashion house will design the spacesuits for NASA’s new missions?

9) Cricket is set to stage a comeback at the 2028 Olympics. Which city is hosting it?

10) Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum set a world record of 2:00:35 for men’s Marathon in which city?

QUIZ - 2022/39

 

1) What is mentioned as the cause of death in Queen Elizabeth’s death certificate?

2) NASA successfully carried out the DART mission to veer an asteroid off its trajectory. Expand the acronym DART.

3) Giorgia Meloni was elected Italy’s first woman Prime Minister. What is the name of her political party?

4) Name UK’s new Chancellor whose proposed tax cuts precipitated a historic plunge of the Pound Sterling against the US Dollar.

5) What is the name of the monstrous hurricane that led to a “500-year flood event” in Florida?

6) Who has taken over as India’s new Chief of Defence Staff?

7) In which sea is natural gas leaking from the Nord Stream-2 pipeline, allegedly due to sabotage?

8) The funeral this week of Shinzo Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan, once again brought to the forefront his links with a cult organisation that led to his murder. What is the name of this organisation that has its roots in South Korea?

9) Who received this year’s National Award for best actress in the country?

10) King Charles III has replaced the St Edward Crown used by Queen Elizabeth with what crown in his monogram that was unveiled during the week?

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QUIZ 2021 twtw-50

 

1)      Name the South Pacific island that voted against independence from France.

2)      Name the Category 5 typhoon that battered Philippines this week.

3)      An exhausted baggage handler fell asleep inside the cargo hold of a plane at Mumbai airport. In which city did he wake up?

4)      Name the fashion house that has appointed India-born Leena Nair as their CEO.

5)      Harnaaz Sandhu was crowned Miss Universe in Eilat, Israel. But the other pageant Miss World was postponed as many contestants tested positive for Covid. Where was it scheduled to take place?

6)      Which country is proposing a legislation to ban household pets?

7)      In a most thrilling finale, Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing pipped Lewis Hamilton to win this year’s Formula One title. Whose engine does Red Bull Racing use?

8)      NASA has announced the passage of a spacecraft through the outer atmosphere of the Sun. What is the name of the spacecraft that accomplished this historic feat?

9)      Which nation has invited the wrath of China by allowing Taiwan to open a representative office in its capital?

10)   16^th December marked 50 years of the largest military surrender after WW-II, when 93000 soldiers of Pakistan Army laid down arms. Where in Dhaka did the surrender ceremony take place?