QUIZ - 2022/34

 

1) Which airlines suspended two of its pilots for allegedly falling asleep on their flight and failing to land? The incident has highlighted the fatigue resulting from gruelling and haphazard working hours.

2) During the last week of CJI Ramana’s tenure, the Supreme Court went on an overdrive of hearing many important cases pending before it. One of them was about PMLA. What is PMLA?

3) It began in 1947, when eight theatre groups turned uninvited to the Edinburgh International Festival. Today it has grown into the world’s largest celebration of arts and culture. What is this three-week festival currently underway in Edinburgh?

4) Which country celebrates St. Stephen’s Day on 20^th August to commemorate the founding of the state by King Stephen I?

5) Which iconic sportsman wants to trademark his famous celebratory pose as a logo?

6) Who was crowned as men’s player of the year by UEFA?

7) Which is the world’s only herbivorous marine mammal that was declared extinct in China?

8) Name the Portuguese King whose embalmed heart is touring Brazil to commemorate 200 years of independence from Portugal.

9) A book on Indian classical music has won Britain’s oldest literary prize dating back to 1919. Name the writer, the book and the prize.

10) What professionals are the main invitees to the annual Jackson Hole Symposium currently underway in Wyoming, USA?

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Answers to Quiz - 2022/33

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1. Yuan Wang 5
2. Japan
3. Scotland
4. Tanzania
5. Midnight’s Children
6. Australia
7. Finland
8. LeBron James
9. Ten
10. 3 of the 13 candidate regions identified by NASA for landing next Americans on Moon.

QUIZ - 2022/33

1) What is the name of the Chinese spy ship that has docked at the Sri Lankan port of Hambantota raising concerns in India?

2) Which country has launched a campaign to urge its young people to drink more alcohol in order to boost tax revenue?

3) Which country has decided to make women’s sanitary products available free of cost?

4) High-speed Internet is being installed on the slopes of Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain, to help climbers stay in touch with rest of the world. In which country is it located?

5) For which book did Salman Rushdie win the Booker Prize in 1981?

6) Indian Air Force is sending Sukhois to participate in the “Pitch Black” military exercise. Which country hosts this biennial exercise?

7) Which country’s Prime Minister is facing backlash after video leaks of partying with friends?

8) Who signed a 2-year contract extension with LA Lakers for $97 million to become the highest paid player in the history of NBA?

9) As per Putin’s new scheme to increase the population of Russia, how many children does a woman need to have to get “Mother Heroine” title and one million Roubles?

10) What are Amundsen Rim, Malapert Massif and Haworth?

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Answers to Quiz - 2022/32

 

1. Kenya
2. Seoul
3. Sandman
4. Eldhose Paul, Triple Jump
5. Spanish Sausage Chorizo
6. S. Radhakrishnan
7. Somaliland
8. Ukraine
9. 3-point disembarkation
10. Domino’s
11. India
12. Langya Henipavirus

QUIZ - 2022/32

1) Which African country conducted its general elections this week, considered to be the second most expensive in the world at a cost of $25.4 per voter for the registered 19.6 million voters?

2) Which capital city was ravaged by floods following rains reported to be heaviest in more than 100 years?

3) We all know about the superheroes trio - Superman, Spiderman and Batman. What superhero, who first appeared in 1841 in Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, is now at the top of Netflix charts?

4) India won 22 gold medals at the Birmingham Commonwealth games to finish 4^th among the 72 participating nations. Only a solitary gold came from track and field, the blue-riband event of any games. Name the winner and also the specific track and field event.

5) JWST keeps astonishing us week after week. This week’s reveal was Earendel - the most distant star known to us at 28 billion lightyears. A French scientist also shared image of Proxima Centauri, the closest star to us at 4.2 lightyears, purportedly captured by JWST. After the image went viral, the scientist admitted it was a fake. What object was it?

6) We got a new Vice-President this week. Who was India’s first Vice-President in 1952?

7) Which breakaway territory in Africa, yet to gain international recognition, riled China by refusing to cut off its ties with Taiwan?

8) Indian teams won bronze medals in both the open and women’s categories of the 44^th Chess Olympiad that concluded this week. Uzbekistan won the gold in the open category. Who won the gold in the women’s category?

9) What novel feature did Indigo introduce becoming the first airlines in the world to do so?

10) Which American Pizza maker shut shop in Italy citing competition from traditional pizzas?

11) Which country has the highest % of female pilots in the world?

12) What is the name of the new zoonotic virus that is emerging from shrews in China?

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Answers to Quiz - 2022/31

 

1. 5.4%
2. Hellfire
3. British Empire Games
4. Murder Hornet
5. Somalia
6. Jack
7. Blind people crossing
8. Silly Season
9. Dolo, Micro Labs
10. Paris Henge

QUIZ - 2022/31

1) Inflation is the flavour of this season. Central bankers across the world are busy increasing interest rates. Bank of England hiked the rate this week by 50 bps, the biggest hike in 27 years, to 1.75%.  RBI also increased the rate by 50 bps yesterday. What is the new Repo Rate now?

2) One of the masterminds of the 26/11 attack, al-Zawahiri, the al-Qaeda terrorist, was taken out at his home in the heart of Kabul. What precision missile did USA deploy for carrying out this daring attack with minimum collateral damage?

3) The Commonwealth Games that are currently underway in Birmingham traces its history to 1930 when it was first held in Hamilton, Canada. But it got its present name only in 1978 at Edmonton, Canada. What was the games originally known as?

4) Entomologists have decided to give a new common name - Northern Giant Hornet - to the world’s largest wasp. What was its previous common name which evoked much fear?

5) Which country appointed the co-founder of al-Shabab, an extremist group affiliated to al-Qaeda, as its minister for religion?

6) Indian women’s team won a gold medal in the quaint sport of Lawn Bowls at the Birmingham Commonwealth games. The objective of Lawn Bowls is to roll your bowls closer than your opponent’s to a central white target ball. What is this target ball called?

7) This unusual and rare traffic sign in Bangalore confused most motorists. What does it mean?

8) Formula 1 takes a well-deserved 3-week summer break. This is also the period when drivers switch their affiliations and teams announce new drivers for the next season. What popular term, originally used for the midsummer holidays when newspapers carried frivolous and exaggerated stories, is used to describe this break in F1?

9) The manufacturer of an OTC drug, which became a household word during the pandemic, is currently being investigated for tax evasion. What is the name of the drug and the company?

10) Twice a year. in May and August, the Sun aligns along the Champs Elysees and the setting Sun is perfectly framed by the Arc de Triomphe. What is the name given to this beautiful event which is every photographer's dream?

Answers to Quiz - 2022/30

 

    

1. Johar
2. Anju Bobby George
3. James Lovelock
4. Nancy Pelosi
5. Thambi
6. Viktor Bout
7. GLASS – z13
8. Myanmar
9. Chhattisgarh
10. Sprite

QUIZ - 2022/30

 

                                        

1) With what tribal greeting did President Murmu begin her maiden address to the nation?

2) Neeraj Chopra became the second Indian to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships when he picked up a silver in the Javelin. Who was the first to win a medal in 2003 at Paris?

3) The British scientist who proposed the controversial Gaia Hypothesis passed away exactly on his 103^rd birthday. Name him.

4) Which American politician’s proposed visit to Taiwan is infuriating China?

5) What is the name of the mascot for the Chess Olympiad that got underway in Chennai?

6) Name the notorious Russian arms dealer known as the “Merchant of Death” who is being proposed in a prisoner swap with the American basketball player Brittney Griner.

7) The James Webb Space Telescope keeps surprising us. This week it captured images of the oldest galaxy ever seen. What is its name?

8) Which country executed four political prisoners sending shockwaves through the civilised world?

9) Which state became the first in the country to procure cow’s urine at Rs 4 per litre to make organic fertilisers?

10) What beverage is retiring its iconic green plastic bottles after 60 years in favour of clear bottles to promote recycling?

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Answers to Quiz - 2022/29

 

1. 40.3 Celsius
2. Azerbaijan
3. Foreign Secretary
4. Eugene, Oregon
5. Hasta la Vista, Baby
6. Namibia
7. Cooking Oil
8. Japan
9. Golf
10. Cigarettes

QUIZ - 2022/29

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1) Large swathes of Europe were seared by a heatwave during this week. What record high temperature was posted in UK?

2) With which country did EU sign a new gas deal to secure future supplies?

3) The race to become the Prime Minister of UK has now been reduced to a duel between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss. While Sunak has resigned from his position as the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Truss continues to be in the government. What position does she hold?

4) Where is the World Athletics Championships currently in progress?

5) With what Spanish phrase, associated with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2, did Boris Johnson sign off his final appearance in the House of Commons?

6) India is introducing Cheetahs into a national park in Madhya Pradesh. From which African country are they being brought?

7) The Giesinger Brewery in Munich is letting customers pay for their beer by what unusual item to overcome rampant scarcity?

8) As per this year’s Henley Passport Index, which country’s passport allows visa-free access to most number (193) countries?

9) Cameron Smith won the Claret Jug last Sunday at the 150^th edition of the prestigious tournament that goes by the name of “The Open”. What is the sport involved?

10) More than 10 million packages of what item are being recalled over concerns of increased fire hazard?

Answers to Quiz - 2022/28

 

1. HIMARS
2. Iran
3. Wales
4. To prevent Iran going nuclear
5. Mexico (Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador)
6. K2
7. Penny Mordaunt
8. Molipur
9. Carina
10. Jim Thorpe

QUIZ - 2022/28

 

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1) What US-made rocket system is wreaking havoc on Russian forces in Ukraine?

2) Which country is planning to supply hundreds of drones to Russia?

3) Which country plans to impose a nationwide speed limit of 20 mph in residential areas?

4) What is the intent of the Jerusalem Declaration signed this week by USA and Israel?

5) Which country’s President is popularly known by his initials AMLO?

6) A massive comet made its closest approach to earth during this week. What is its name?

7) After 2 rounds of voting, Rishi Sunak is leading the race to become the Conservative Party leader and thus the successor of Boris Johnson. Who is immediately behind him?

8) In which Gujarat village was a fake cricket league held to defraud Russian bettors?

9) The first images of the James Webb Space Telescope released by NASA during this week shows the universe as it was some 13 billion years ago. What is the name of the nebula in the images?

10) Name the legendary American athlete who has been reinstated as the winner of the Pentathlon and Decathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympic games, 110 years after he was stripped of his title for violating rules of amateurism. 

Answers to Quiz - 2022/27

 

1. Chris Pincher
2. Nara
3. Indonesia
4. Luhansk
5. New Zealand
6. P T Usha
7. UAE
8. Derecho
9. Geneva
10. Guadeloupe

QUIZ - 2022/27

 

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1) Whose controversial appointment as deputy chief whip led to the downfall of Boris Johnson?

2) In which Japanese city was the former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shot dead?

3) Which country hosted the G20 summit this week?

4) What province did Ukraine lose to Russian forces during this week?

5) Which country became the first to announce equal match fees for men and women cricketers across all formats and competitions?

6) What iconic sportsperson was nominated to the Rajya Sabha?

7) Which country is in talks with Taliban to take over the operations of Kabul airport?

8) Parts of USA were hit by a rare kind of storm characterised by a linear motion as opposed to the rotational motion of tornados and cyclones. What name derived from Spanish for “straight” is used to describe such straight-line storms?

9) Ten years after the sighting of Higgs Boson, the Large Hadron Collider was reactivated again this week with higher levels of collision energy. Where is the LHC located?

10) Scientists recently announced the discovery of the largest bacteria, measuring one centimetre and visible to the naked eye. Among the mangroves of which Carribean archipelago was it found?

Answers to Quiz - 2022/26

 

1. Black Sea
2. Madrid
3. South Korea
4. Russia
5. Tortoise
6. Senegal
7. The Coat Hanger
8. Australia
9. Martina Navratilova
10. Juggernaut

QUIZ - 2022/26

 

1) Russian forces withdrew from the strategic Snake Island saying that it is a goodwill gesture to allow Ukraine to export grains. In which sea is the island located?

2) In which city did NATO leaders gather for a summit this week?

3) Which country became the 10^th member of a select club of nations to put a satellite in space using its own home-grown rocket technology?

4) Which country defaulted on its foreign debt for the first time in more than 100 years?

5) Remains of what animal have been unearthed by archaeologists at Pompeii, which was buried after a volcanic eruption in 79AD?

6) India was among the 5 countries invited to the G7 Summit in Germany. Three other countries were Argentina, Indonesia and South Africa. Name the remaining country.

7) What common household article is emerging as a symbol of protest by activists on streets and Social Media following the overturning of Roe V Wade by the US Supreme Court?

8) For the first time, NASA used a commercial facility outside USA to launch rockets for a mission. Which country did they use?

9) Current world number 1 Iga Swiatek extended her winning streak to 37 while winning her second round match at Wimbledon. Who holds the world record for the longest winning streak of 74 matches?

10) Finally, a tough one based on an annual ritual that took place during this week. What word did Rev. Claudius Buchanan, an Anglican chaplain stationed in India, popularise in English language, describing it as a dangerous, violent and bloody cult?

Answers to Quiz - 2022/25

 

1. Odisha
2. UK
3. Vienna
4. Mekong / Cambodia
5. Seville
6. Swimming
7. RRR
8. Germany
9. Lithuania
10. Mumbai and Madhya Pradesh

QUIZ - 2022/25

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1) Droupadi Murmu is most likely to become the next President of India. What is her home state?

2) Which country is currently witnessing crippling railway strikes, its biggest in 30 years, involving tens of thousands of workers?

3) Every year The Economist magazine ranks the world’s cities by their liveability. Which European city has climbed 12 positions this year to dislodge Auckland and become the most-liveable city?

4) It is heart-warming to see wild life flourish in a world teeming with manmade problems. A giant stingray, 4 metres long and weighing 300 kgs, has recently entered the record books as the world’s largest freshwater fish. In which river/country was it captured?

5) There is a naming convention for hurricanes and cyclones. But now it is proposed to be extended to heatwaves which are becoming increasingly common. Which city in Spain is undertaking the world’s first programme to name and categorise heatwaves?

6) Many sports bodies have started to review the policy of allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s category. The decision of which sport’s apex body opened the floodgates?

7) What Telugu movie has beaten “The Batman” and “Top Gun Maverick” to emerge as the number one movie of the year in USA Today’s list?

8) Which country will host the forthcoming G-7 summit?

9) Which country began limiting Russian transit to its exclave of Kaliningrad on the Baltic coast?

10) Name the 2 teams that are contesting the Ranji Trophy final currently underway in Bengaluru

Answers to Quiz - 2022/24

1. Canada and Denmark
2. Canada
3. I2U2
4. Tony
5. Japan
6. LaMDA (Language Models for Dialogue Applications)
7. Wales
8. Kyrgyzstan
9. 6 billion
10. Brendon McCullum