QUIZ - 2025/13

 

1) Kirsty Coventry, who was elected as the first woman president of International Olympics Committee, is the sports minister of which country?

2) President Trump announced a 25% tariff on all countries that import oil from which country?

3) Who declared a relationship with Vanessa Trump, the former daughter-in-law of Donald Trump?

4) Journalist affiliated to what publication was added by the US National Security advisor to a group chat on Signal stoking a huge controversy about the security breach?

5) Washed or Unwashed - the debate that raged across the world this week - is about what object?

6) What fault was responsible for the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that rocked Myanmar and Thailand?

7) Debate over what Rajput king led to a ruckus in the Parliament?

8) Who became the first business tycoon to own a Boeing 737 Max jet?

9) What is the name of the studio in Mumbai that was vandalised after a stand-up comedy act?

10) Ghibli, the image generator that has taken the Internet by storm, originates from which language?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2025/12

 

1. Finland
2. London
3. New Zealand
4. Boxing
5. Medusa
6. Japan
7. Odisha
8. Lima
9. 8 days
10. Google

QUIZ - 2025/12

 

1) Which country has been adjudged the happiest country in the world?

2) In which city did the airport shut down operations for 18 hours because of a power outage?

3) With which country did India sign a defence pact?

4) What sport was reinstated in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after having been dropped earlier?

5) Cybersecurity warning about ransomware named after what mythical creature was issued?

6) The opening games of this year’s US Baseball season happened in which foreign country?

7) The discovery of significant gold deposits was announced in which state assembly?

8) Emergency was declared in what capital city due to violence resulting in the killing of a popular singer?

9) Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams returned safely after spending 9 months in the International Space Station. What was the planned duration of their mission?

10) What tech company agreed to pay $28 million to settle a lawsuit alleging pay discrimination?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2025/11

 

1. Philippines
2. Vanuatu
3. Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad
4. Sun
5. Rachin Ravindra
6. Switzerland (IQAir)
7. Aluminium
8. Green
9. Spain
10. Canada

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?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2025/10

1. Lesotho
2. Mouse
3. Denmark
4. South Korea
5. Obese
6. HPCL
7. Architecture
8. Benjamin Franklin
9. Anora
10. Blue Ghost

 

QUIZ - 2025/10

 

1) In his address to the Congress, Donald Trump referred to what country as "nobody has ever heard of"?

2) As a first step towards resurrecting the extinct Woolly Mammoth, what animal did a US biotech company create by gene editing?

3) Which country's postal service will stop delivering letters by end of this year?

4) In which country did air force jets drop bombs over civilian areas by mistake during an exercise?

5) According to Lancet, a third of Indians will be ______ by 2050

6) In a first, a private sector consultant has been appointed as CMD of what public sector company?

7) China's Liu Jiakun won the Pritzker Prize, considered as the equivalent of Nobel Prize in what field?

8) A Republican lawmaker introduced a bill to feature Donald Trump on $100 currency note in place of who?

9) Sean Baker created a record at this year's Oscars by becoming the first person to win 4 awards for one film. What is the film?

10) It was an exciting week for space technology as 2 privately built spacecrafts landed on the Moon within days of each other. What is the name of the first?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2025/09

 

1. Chile
2. Katy Perry
3. $5 million
4. South Korea
5. Chainsaw
6. Telangana
7. Vidarbha and Kerala
8. Sambhaji
9. Austria
10. USA

 

QUIZ - 2025/09

 

1) What South American country was plunged into darkness for several hours forcing the government to declare a state of emergency?

2) What pop star was named to be part of an all-women crew in the upcoming space flight of Blue Origin?

3) What is the cost of "Gold Card" visa mooted by Donald Trump for wealthy people seeking permanent residency in USA and a path to citizenship?

4) Which country reported an increase in birthrate for the first time in 9 years?

5) What did the Argentine President gift Elon Musk in appreciation of his efforts to reduce the bureaucracy?

6) In which state did an irrigation tunnel collapse trapping 8 workers and led to a massive rescue effort?

7) What two teams are currently contesting the Ranji Trophy final?

8) Chhaava, the movie has taken Box Office by storm, is based on the life of what historical figure?

9) In which country did 3 centrist parties agree to form a coalition government after 5 month-long negotiations?

10) A measles-related death of a child occurred in which country for the first time in 10 years?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2025/08

 

1. Hatshepsut
2. Vladimir Zelensky
3. Riyadh
4. New Zealand
5. Toronto
6. Myanmar
7. Argentina
8. Venice
9. Refusing to use the term “Gulf of America”
10. Italy

 

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?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2025/07

 

1. Ethiopia and Tanzania
2. France
3. Lake Nasser
4. Syria
5. Frontier
6. Ramses II
7. Osiris
8. Akhenaten
9. Eagle
10. Air

 

QUIZ - 2025/07

 

1) The River Nile, the lifeline of Egypt originates in 2 other countries. What are they?

2) The Rosetta Stone, which made it possible to decipher Hieroglyphics, was discovered by an officer from which country’s army?

3) In the largest heritage rescue effort, UNESCO shifted the Abu Simbel temples in 1986 to save them from being submerged in the lake that was formed due to the construction of the Aswan Dam on the Nile. What is the name of the lake?

4) In 1958 Egypt formed a federation called United Arab Republic with which other country?

5) Egypt is known as Misr in Arabic. What does it roughly translate as?

6) Which Egyptian pharaoh is credited with the first known peace treaty in history - the Kadesh Peace Treaty?

7) Which Egyptian god was considered the ruler of the underworld and judge of the dead?

8) Which pharaoh attempted to replace Egypt’s traditional gods with the worship of a single deity, Aten?

9) What creature is the national emblem of Egypt and appears on its national flag?

10) Karnak, one of the largest religious complexes in the world, is dedicated to the god Amun. What is Amun the god of?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2025/06

 

1. Niki Prasad
2. El Salvador
3. Portugal
4. Pager
5. Greece
6. Carbon Monoxide
7. Sweden
8. CIA
9. Country Music
10. Badminton

 

QUIZ - 2025/06

 

1) Who captained India’s U-19 team that won the women’s T20 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur?

2) Which country’s President offered to accommodate deported criminals from USA in its mega-prison for a fee?

3) Aga Khan 1V, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims passed away this week. In which country is the seat of Ismaili Imamat located?

4) Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, became the first foreign leader to meet President Donald Trump at the White House in his second term. What object in gold did he gift to the American President?

5) The popular tourist island of Santorini has been rocked by a series of tremors every day leading to the flight of more than 10,000 people. To which country does the island belong?

6) Inhalation of what substance was banned by the governing body of cycling sport?

7) Which country witnessed a mass shooting at an adult education centre killing more than 10 people?

8) What organization in the US has offered buyouts (similar to voluntary retirement) for its entire workforce?

9) The much nominated Beyonce finally won Album of the Year Grammy and in the process became the first black woman to win in what musical genre?

10) Which sport wants to experiment with a new scoring system to make it more attractive to young people?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2025/05

 

1. 89 seconds
2. Poland
3. Mauli
4. Sir Garfield Sobers
5. Snake
6. Duck
7. 14
8. Colombia
9. Serbia
10. Rwanda

QUIZ - 2025/05

 

1) Doomsday Clock was moved this week. How many seconds to midnight is it set now?

2) 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and extermination camp at Auschwitz was commemorated this week. In which country is Auschwitz?

3) The mascot of the National Games underway at Uttarakhand represents the state bird – the Himalayan Monal. What is the name of the mascot?

4) Jasprit Bumrah was named as the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2024. After what legendary cricketer is the trophy awarded to him named?

5) After what animal is the Chinese New Year named?

6) Remains of what bird species were found in the engines of the Boeing jet that crashed in South Korea killing 179 people?

7) How many akharas are participating in this year’s Kumbh Mela?

8) Which country turned back two US military planes carrying deportees?

9) Prime Minister of which country resigned after street protests following the collapse of the roof of a railway station killing 15 people last November?

10) Which country is allegedly backing the rebels who have seized control of Goma, the biggest city in the mineral-rich region of the Democratic Republic of Congo?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2025/04

 

1. William McKinley
2. The Sun
3. Maharashtra
4. Emilie Perez
5. Mutual Fund Investments
6. Thailand
7. Nervous System
8. 5300
9. World Bank
10. Chinar

QUIZ - 2025/04

 

1) After what former American President does President Donald Trump want to rename the highest mountain peak in North America?

2) What newspaper apologised and agreed to pay substantial damages to Prince Harry for intrusion of privacy?

3) Which state announced plan to launch India’s first AI University?

4) What film received most nominations for this year’s Oscars?

5) What item is under consideration for “sachetisation”?

6) Which country legalised same-sex marriage this week?

7) What organ or system is affected by the Guillain-Barre virus that is spreading near Pune?

8) How many years ago did the Iron Age begin in Tamil Nadu, according to the state’s Chief Minister quoting a new archaeological study?

9) Who had appointed the Neutral Expert to adjudicate the differences between India and Pakistan on Indus waters?

10) What trees are getting QR codes as part of a state-wide conservation effort?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2025/03

 

1. Russia and Iran
2. UK
3. Sweden
4. General Motors
5. London
6. John Glenn
7. Brazil
8. Football
9. 50,000
10. RedNote