QUIZ 2021 twtw-24

 

1)     USA got a new national holiday when President Biden signed a decree this week.  Called Juneteenth, it will be celebrated on 19^th June to commemorate this day in 1865, when the civil war ended and the last slaves were set free. In which city did this historic event take place?

2)      Microsoft announced Satya Nadella as its new Chairman this week. Whom will he replace?

3)  A coalition government headed by Naftali Bennett assumed power in Israel this week, putting to an end Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year rule. Under the power sharing agreement in the coalition, who will take over as Prime Minister in September 2023?

4)   An antibody therapy which has reduced mortality rate among hospitalised Covid19 patients has been granted Emergency Use Authorisation in USA this week. Name the pharmaceutical company that has developed this path breaking treatment.

5)   Name the 18^th C lakeside mansion, that hosted the first Geneva Convention in 1864, where Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin met this week.

6)   16^th June is observed as a holiday in Ireland in celebration of the famous novel Ulysses set in Dublin. What is the day known as, after the protagonist of the novel?

7)   This week’s highlight of Euro2020, currently underway across Europe, was a spectacular goal by Czech Republic in their game against Scotland. Who scored this goal from a distance of 49.7 yards, the longest distance in the history of Euros?

8)    Ziona Chana, believed to be the head of the world’s largest family with 38 wives and 89 children, passed away this week in Mizoram at the age of 76. What is the name of the polygamy practising Christian sect, of which Chana was the leader?

9)      Who defeated Vishwanathan Anand in a fundraising chess game, but later confessed to having received external help?

10)   What is the name of the Chinese spacecraft that took 3 astronauts to the Tiangong space station?

twtw-23 Answers

 

1. Ocugen Inc
2. Hausa
3. Damascus
4. Singapore
5. Li-Ning
6. Southern Ocean
7. El Salvador
8. New Shepherd after Alan Shepherd
9. London
10. Biogen

QUIZ 2021 twtw-23

 

1)    What is the name of the American biopharmaceutical company that is partnering with Bharat Biotech to market Covaxin in USA and Canada? The company was denied Emergency Use Authorisation for the vaccine by US FDA this week.

2)   Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Nigerian terrorist outfit, Boko Haram, is believed to have killed himself in a fight with a rival group. Boko Haram loosely translates into “Western education is forbidden”. While Haram comes from Arabic, what widely spoken language of Central and West Africa does “Boko” come from?

3)    Every year, the Economist Intelligence Unit publishes the Global Liveability Ranking. In the 2021 list released this week, Auckland has displaced Vienna from the pinnacle. What unfortunate city continues to languish right at the bottom?

4)  Another much awaited annual global ranking released this week was by Quacquarelli Symonds on universities. IIT-Bombay continues to retain the highest ranking by an Indian institution though slipping 5 places to 177. Which Asian country has 2 universities among the top 20?

5)  With which Chinese apparel maker did the Indian Olympic Association end the contract for Tokyo Olympics following public backlash on social media?

6)      National Geographic officially announced earth’s fifth ocean this week. What is its name?

7)      Which country this week became the first in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender?

8)   Jeff Bezos has announced his spaceflight along with 5 others next month. After which legendary American astronaut is the spacecraft named?

9)      Euro2020 will kick off in Rome today. Which city will host the final exactly a month from today?

10) US FDA’s approval of a drug for Alzheimer’s has kicked off a raging controversy with 3 advisors resigning in protest. What is the name of the company that has developed this drug, aducanumab?

twtw-22 Answers

 

1. Venus
2. Tata Steel
3. 17 years
4. Wolf Warriors
5. Boom Supersonic
6. CoronaVac
7. Twitter Blue
8. 1870
9. Texas
10. Ranjitsinhji

Quiz 2021 twtw-22

 

1)      NASA announced that it will launch 2 missions – DAVINCI+ and VERITAS – between 2028 and 2030. What celestial object will they examine?

2)      T V Narendran was elected as the next President of the Confederation of Indian Industries. What company does he head?

3)    What is the periodicity of the “Brood-X” phenomenon, currently underway across many states of USA, in which billions of cicadas emerge from their subterranean homes?

4)      Xi Jinping has now called upon communist party officials to present a “lovable” image of China. What term, named after a 2015 film, is often used to describe the aggressively nationalistic style adopted by Chinese diplomats?

5)      Name the aircraft manufacturer with whom United Airlines has tied up to relaunch supersonic air travel in this decade.

6)      What is the name of China’s inactivated-virus vaccine that was approved by WHO this week?

7)      Twitter announced the launch of its subscription service to users in Australia and Canada. What is it called?

8)   While quashing the sedition charges against Vinod Dua, the Supreme Court made a reference to a landmark judgement from 1962. In which year was Section 124A pertaining to sedition inserted in Indian Penal Code?

9)      In which American state did Democrat legislators stage a walkout to prevent the passage of a bill restricting voting rights?

10) Which legendary cricketer’s 125-year old record for the highest score on test debut in England was broken by Devon Conway of New Zealand this week?

twtw-21 Answers

 

1. Dante Alighieri
2. Ryanair
3. Harry Kane
4. Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo
5. MGM
6. Lefty
7. Gulaab
8. Praful Khoda Patel
9. Subodh Jaiswal
10. Havana Syndrome

QUIZ 2021 twtw-21

 

1)    Name the Italian poet whose 700^th anniversary is being commemorated this year by daily reading from his great opus at his tomb in the city of Ravenna.

2)   Belarus shocked the world by forcing a passenger plane to land in its capital Minsk and arrest a dissident journalist. Name the airline that was operating the flight from Athens to Vilnius.

3)      Premier League of 2020-21 has come to an end. Who scored the most goals in this season?

4)  Thousands of people are fleeing their homes in an African city, following the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, one of the world’s most active and dangerous volcanoes. Name the city and the country.

5)    What iconic Hollywood studio has been acquired by Amazon in $8.45 billion deal?

6)  By winning the US PGA Championship, Phil Mickelson became the oldest winner of a major golf tournament. By what popular nickname is he known?

7)      After Tauktae, we had Yaas this week. What will be the name of the next cyclone in Indian Ocean?

8)      Name the administrator of Lakshadweep, whose recent decisions have created a political storm.

9)      Who has been named as the new director of CBI?

10)   What is the name given to the mysterious illness afflicting US diplomats and military personnel around the world?

twtw-20 Answers

 

1. Best National Costume
2. Epic Games
3. Chipko Andolan
4. Blooming of the corpse flower
5. Iron Dome
6. Mattanur
7. Rotterdam
8. Bernard Arnault (Yesterday he became the wealthiest) 
9. Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences
10. Rogerio Ceni

QUIZ 2021 twtw-20

 

1)     Myanmar’s Miss Universe contestant, Thuzar Wint Lwin, used the platform of the pageant to speak out against the military junta. She also won a prize at the contest. What prize?

2)    Name the developer of the popular video game “Fortnite” who has taken Apple to court in a battle over the latter’s App Store.

3)    Noted environmentalist, Sunderlal Bahuguna, who championed a movement against deforestation in the 1970s passed away at the age of 94. What was the popular name for his movement, in which volunteers hugged trees that were earmarked for felling?

4)      Hundreds of people in the city of Alameda in California are queuing up to witness what rare event?

5)      Name the anti-missile system currently used by Israel to intercept rockets fired by Hamas.

6)  Kerala CM shocked the people by denying a second term to the popular health minister K K Shailaja. From which constituency in Kannur district did she win by 60,963 votes, a record for Kerala assembly elections?

7)    Which city is hosting the Eurovision Song Contest during this week?

8)   Name the chairman of Louis Vuitton, who became the world’s second richest person during this week by displacing Elon Musk.

9)      Name the DRDO lab which has developed the anti-Covid drug, 2-DG, in collaboration with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories.

10)  Alisson Baker of Liverpool became only the 6^th goalkeeper to score a goal in Premier League history. Name the Brazilian goalkeeper who holds the record for scoring the highest number of goals at 131.

twtw-19 Answers

 

1. Myanmar
2. Go First
3. Because it consumes “insane energy”
4. Hyderabad
5. V Chandrasekhar
6. Liz Cheney
7. Revenue
8. The Farthest Mosque
9. Chandrababu Naidu
10. Tom Cruise returned the Golden Globes won for these 3 films

QUIZ 2021 twtw-19

 

1)   The cyclonic storm currently brewing in the Arabian Sea is named Tauktae. Which of our neighbouring country provided this name after a kind of lizard?

2)    The airline GoAir plans to rebrand itself. What will be its new name?

3)    Elon Musk, who once championed Bitcoin, has made a volte-face. What reason is he now giving for being critical of Bitcoin?

4)     In which city did the much talked about Russian vaccine SputnikV make its Indian debut this week?

5)     Name the stellar Indian Table Tennis player and coach taken away from our midst by Covid this week?

6)   Which American politician was stripped of her top post in Republican Party for not tiptoeing Donald Trump’s line that his re-election was stolen?

7)    K R Gouri Amma, the iconic communist leader and the architect of land reforms in Kerala passed away this week at the age of 102. What ministry did she head in the first communist government of Kerala in 1957?

8)   An incident in the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem seems to have triggered off violent clashes between Israel and Palestine. It is one of the 2 mosques mentioned in The Quran. What does Al-Aqsa translate into English?

9)  Against which former Chief Minister was a case registered for spreading misinformation about the N440K variant of the coronavirus?

10)   Why is Jerry Maguire, Magnolia and Born on the Fourth of July in news this week?

twtw-18 Answers

 

1. Warren Buffet named him as his successor
2. Giant Squid
3. 27
4. Manchester City (Men) and Barcelona (Women)
5. Long March 5B
6. Indra Sawhney Case
7. Sushil Kumar
8. Roshanara Club
9. Altered the border between Belgium and France
10. Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand

QUIZ 2021 twtw-18

 

1)      For what reason was Greg Abel all over the news this week?

2)    Noto, a town in Japan, spent 25 million Yen from COVID19 relief funds in building a giant statue? What statue is it?

3)    Bill and Melinda Gates announced that they are divorcing. How many years have they been married?

4)  Chelsea created football history by becoming the first club to reach both the men’s and women’s Champions League final in the same season. Who will be their opponents in the final?

5)  What is the name of the out of control Chinese rocket that is likely to hit the earth this weekend?

6)    While striking down the reservation for Maratha community, the Supreme Court refused to revisit the judgement in a 1992 case. How is this landmark case known as?

7)    Name the 2-time Olympic medallist who is being sought by the Delhi police in connection with a murder.

8)      Name the prestigious New Delhi club that is among the suspected epicentres of the IPL bio-bubble breach.

9)      A Belgian farmer shifted a stone lying on his tractor’s path. What did he inadvertently end up doing?

10)   Which country’s Prime Minister announces plan to marry this year in a radio interview?

twtw-17 Answers

1. Michael Collins
2. Cynthia Ann Smith
3. Byjus
4. God of Fire
5. Lag Ba’Omer
6. Thailand (Also Norway earlier)
7. Guatemala City
8. Rajan Mishra
9. Raphael Lemkin
10. Epicurious 

QUIZ 2021 twtw-17

1)      “The loneliest man in history” passed away this week at the age of 90. Name him.

2)      What is the birth name of Frances McDormand, who became the seventh actor with triple Academy awards, by winning the Best Actress Oscar for Nomadland?

3)      Two Indian companies are featured in TIME magazine’s list of 100 most influential companies. One of them is Jio Platforms. Name the other.

4)      China’s Mars rover which is scheduled to land in May has been named Zhurong. The name was chosen from among 10 candidates by a public vote. What god is Zhurong in Chinese mythology?

5)      At least 45 people were killed in a stampede at Mount Meron in Israel. What religious festival were they celebrating?

6)      Which country’s Prime Minister was fined for not wearing a mask in public?

7)      The newlywed couple Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das won individual gold medals in the first stage of the Archery World Cup. Where was this held?

8)      Name the acclaimed classical singer of Banaras Gharana who passed away in Delhi following Covid related complications.

9)      President Joe Biden recognised as genocide the killing of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915 by the Ottoman empire. Name the Polish lawyer who is believed to have been influenced by this massacre to coin the term genocide.

10)   What popular recipe website announced that it will not publish beef related content with a view to promote sustainable food?

twtw-16 Answers

 

1. Indonesia
2. Rekha Menon
3. Cutis Biotech
4. Charles Geschke
5. Andrea Agnelli
6. Chad
7. Gilead Lifesciences
8. Port Revel, France
9. Ingenuity
10. Washington - Douglass Commonwealth

QUIZ 2021 twtw-16

 

1)   KRI-Nangalla, a submarine with 53 sailors on board, went missing this week while on a military exercise. To which country does it belong?

2)    NASSCOM, the apex body of Indian IT industry, will have a woman chairperson for the first time in its 30-year old history. Name her.

3)    What pharmaceutical company claimed trademark rights over Covishield and filed a case against Serum Institute?

4)      Name the developer of PDF and the co-founder of Adobe who passed away this week at the age of 81.

5)    Name the chairman of the Italian football club Juventus, who was the main architect of the breakaway European Super league, which proved to be a nonstarter after arousing popular anger.

6)    Idris Deby, one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, died after being injured in clashes with rebels, just days after being elected President for the 6^th term. Which country did he rule?

7)  Remdesivir was constantly in demand and news this week as covid cases surged in India. Name the American pharmaceutical company that developed this antiviral drug.

8)      Where in Europe is a scale model of Suez Canal to train sailors and mariners?

9)      NASA created history this week with a controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet.  What is this helicopter that flew on Mars known as?

10)   The US House of Representatives passed the bill to make Washington D C as the 51^st state. What is its proposed name?

twtw-15 Answers

1. Sushil Chandra
2. Bitche
3. North Korea
4. Adani Ports
5. Train
6. Reuters
7. Cuba
8. St Vincent
9. Vanuatu
10. Natanz

Quiz 2021 twtw-15

1)      India got a new Chief Election Commissioner this week. Name him.

2)   Facebook deleted the page of a French city because its name did not sound nice to English ears. Later the page was reinstated with an apology. Name the city.

3)      In which country is 15^th April called “The Day of the Sun” and celebrated as a national holiday?

4)      Which Indian company was removed from the S&P Index due to its links with Myanmar’s military junta?

5)   “Hey Soul Sister” became only the 49^th song to be certified as Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 10 million copies. Name the San Francisco band that composed this song.

6)     Alessandra Galloni, an Italian journalist, was named as the first female editor-in-chief of an iconic news organisation in its 170-year history. Name the organisation.

7)      Which country is developing Covid19 vaccines named Soberana, Abdala and Mambisa?

8)      Name the Caribbean island where a series of volcanic eruptions has caused thousands of people to evacuate their homes.

9)      In which Pacific nation is a tribe mourning Prince Philip as their God?

10)   In which city did Iran suffer damage to its uranium enrichment centrifuges?

twtw-14 Answers

 

1. Paraguay
2. Hidma Madvi
3. Rwanda
4. 359 meters
5. Jordan
6. Film Certification Appellate Tribunal
7. Greece and Denmark
8. Muon
9. Aileen Lee
10. CSK

QUIZ 2021 twtw-14

 

1)      China pressurised a country to sever ties with Taiwan if it wanted vaccine. India then stepped in at the behest of Taiwan. Name this South American country.

2)      What is the name of the commander of the Maoist rebels, who is believed to have masterminded the ambush on the security forces in Chhattisgarh?

3)      Each year on April 7, a country begins Kwibuka, a 100-day remembrance period for the hundreds of thousands massacred in a genocide in 1994. Which country?

4)      The construction of Chenab Bridge, the highest railway bridge in the world, was completed this week in J&K. What is its height?

5)      Name the country whose King faced a revolt by his half-brother.

6)      What appellate tribunal did the Indian government abolish during the course of this week?

7)      Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth passed away at the age of 99. When he was born in 1921, he became the prince of which two countries?

8)      The interactions between which subatomic particles is shaking up the world of Physics, leading to speculations about a fifth fundamental force in nature.

9)      As many as four Indian start-ups acquired the coveted Unicorn status during this week. Name the venture capitalist who coined this term in 2013 for start-up companies valued over $ 1 billion.

10)   Moeen Ali, the English cricketer of Pakistani descent was targeted in a racist tweet by Taslima Nasreen, the exiled Bangladeshi writer. For which IPL team will Moeen Ali play this year?

twtw-13 Answers

 

1. Murban
2. Gordon Liddy
3. Mallika Srinivasan
4. Volkswagen
5. The Great Bitter Lake
6. Archegos Capital Management
7. Palma
8. Derek Chauvin, the cop, for the death of George Floyd
9. Krishnendu Paul
10. Vaxzevria

QUIZ 2021 twtw-13

 

1)      UAE launched a new global benchmark for crude oil to compete against Brent and WTI. What is it called?

2)      Name the unrepentant mastermind of the Watergate scandal and former FBI agent who passed away this week.

3)      In a major break from convention, government appointed a private sector executive as the chairperson of the Public Enterprises Selection Board. Name this woman, who is currently the CMD of TAFE, the second largest tractor manufacturer in the country.

4)      Which automobile manufacturer’s rebranding announcement turned out to be an April Fool’s Day joke?

5)      What is the name of the lake off the Suez Canal where the refloated container ship Ever Given is currently anchored for inspection?

6)      What New York based fund that handles investments of wealthy families resorted to a distress sale of its stocks causing mayhem on the Wall Street and huge losses to banks?

7)      Name the port town in North Eastern Mozambique that was seized by militants triggering gruesome violence.

8)      The world is watching with great interest a courtroom trial unfolding in Minneapolis, USA. Who is being tried?

9)      Name the BJP candidate in Assam, in whose car an EVM was discovered, leading to a repoll being ordered.

10)   AstraZeneca has changed the name of its vaccine in Europe. What is its new name?

twtw-12 Answers

 

1. Fukushima
2. Shoei Kisen Kaisha
3. China, Philippines and Vietnam
4. OneWeb
5. Boulder
6. Lahore Jail
7. Eenadu
8. Sagar Sarhadi
9. Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia
10. Zoramthanga

Quiz 2021 twtw-12

 

1)      The Tokyo Olympics torch relay got underway this week. Where in Japan did it begin?

2)      Traffic along Suez Canal, the busiest maritime corridor of the world, was completely thrown out of gear when a gigantic container ship got stuck. Name the Japanese company which owns this ship.

3)      Which 3 countries are contesting the ownership of Whitsun reef, also known as Julian Felipe reef, in South China Sea?

4)      Bharti Airtel is the major stakeholder of the satellite communications company that put 36 satellites into orbit using the Russian Soyuz rocket during this week. Name the company that plans 648 low-earth orbit satellites to deliver high-speed broadband services.

5)      Which city in Colorado witnessed a mass shooting that left 10 people dead in a supermarket?

6)      The Nation observed 23^rd March as Shaheed Diwas in memory of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. Where were the three hanged on March 23, 1931?

7)      For which Telugu newspaper did Justice N V Ramana, the newly nominated Chief Justice of India, briefly work as a journalist?

8)      He was born as Ganga Sagar Talwar in Pakistan and gave us memorable films like Bazaar, Silsila and Kabhi Kabhie. By what pen name do we know this writer-director, who passed away early this week?

9)      Who won the men’s title at All England Open?

10)   Name the Chief Minister of Mizoram, who is getting worried about the refugees from Myanmar.

twtw-11 Answers

 

1. Banaras Hindu University
2. Nanda Khare
3. 3^rd Album of the Year award
4. Gujarat
5. Alpine
6. 1947
7. Philadelphia
8. Audio cassette
9. V S Gaitonde
10. Phinergy

QUIZ 2021 twtw-11

 

1)      News of a proposal to appoint Nita Ambani as visiting professor triggered protests by students. In which famous university did this happen?

2)      Sahitya Akademi Awards were announced at the beginning of this week. Name the Marathi writer who declined to accept it saying “I have got what I had to…”

3)      What distinction did the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift achieve at the Grammy Awards that put her on par with Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon?

4)      Which state assembly evicted a MLA, Vimal Chudasama, for attending the house wearing a t-shirt?

5)      Two time champion Fernando Alonso announced his return to Formula One. For which team is he racing?

6)      Israeli archaeologists announced the discovery of new fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls from a site known as Cave of Horror. In which year, were these ancient biblical texts first discovered by a Bedouin Shepherd?

7)      Which American city has the voluntary initiative of dimming lights in skyscrapers to ensure safe passage for millions of migrating birds?

8)      The Dutch engineer, Lou Ottens, who passed away recently was one of those inventors who have the misfortune of seeing their inventions becoming obsolete during their lifetime. What did he invent in 1962?

9)      Which painter set a new record for an Indian artist when his 1961 painting was sold for 39.98 crores?

10)   With which Israeli company has Indian Oil formed a JV to manufacture batteries?

twtw-10 Answers

 

1. INS Karinj
2. Dolly Parton
3. Arsene Wenger
4. Utah
5. Olivier Dassault
6. Giving Pledge
7. The floating platform on which the reusable Falcon rocket lands
8. Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
9. Ur
10. Ras Tanura

QUIZ 2021 twtw-10

 

1)      What is the name of the new submarine commissioned by Indian Navy during this week?

2)      Which iconic country music star adapted her “Jolene Jolene” song and sang “vaccine, vaccine” as she got vaccinated?

3)      FIFA plans to conduct trials of a new offside rule in football. Name the legendary former manager who has put forward this proposal.

4)      Stainless steel monoliths that have been mysteriously appearing and disappearing across the world sprouted in a Mumbai park this week. Where in the world did they first appear last November?

5)      Name the billionaire scion of the eponymous company, that makes Rafale fighter jets, who was killed in a helicopter crash during the week.

6)      Name the philanthropic campaign on whose website, Dan Jewett, a science teacher announced his marriage to MacKenzie Scott, the divorced wife of Jeff Bezos.

7)      What is the link between SpaceX and “Just Read the Instructions”?

8)      Which film won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival?

9)      Which ancient city in Iraq, believed to be the birthplace of Abraham, did Pope Francis visit during the week?

10)   The crude terminal in which Saudi Arabian port city was targeted by Yemen’s Houthis in a drone attack leading to a spurt in oil price?

twtw-9 Answers

1. Barbara Streisand
2. Merck
3. World University Rankings
4. Keith Gill
5. SN10
6. Director of the Office of Management and Budget
7. Khanasi Neinasi
8. Capco
9. Amazonia-1
10. Freedom House

QUIZ 2021 twtw-09

 

1)      When Chloe Zhao won the best director award for her film Nomadland, she became only the second woman to do so in the history of Golden Globes. Who was the first in 1983?

2)      With which pharmaceutical giant is Johnson and Johnson partnering to manufacture its vaccines?

3)      What is the much sought after annual ritual of the British company Quacquarelli Symonds?

4)      Roaring Kitty is the popular name of the man behind the recent short squeeze of the GamesStop stock. What is the real name of this finance professional, who was stripped of his operating licence this week?

5)      What is the model number of the latest SpaceX Starship prototype rocket that landed successfully but exploded few minutes later?

6)      Neera Tanden withdrew her nomination following lack of support for her in the US Senate because of her past tweets. For what position was she nominated by President Biden?

7)      What is the name of the Manipuri talk show that earned the distinction of being the first to be booked under the new Digital Media Rules? It has been subsequently withdrawn.

8)      Name the British consulting firm that Wipro plans to acquire for $1.45 billion.

9)      What is the name of the satellite that ISRO launched this week for Brazil?

10)   Name the US-based think tank that downgraded India’s freedom rating from “free” to “partly free”

twtw-8 Answers

 

1. Barack Obama
2. Bengaluru
3. Silvassa
4. Tether
5. Shorty
6. Forest Green Rovers
7. Netherlands
8. Dharmender Rana
9. Ghana
10. Dare Mighty Things