Answers to Quiz - 2025/21

 

1. Mizoram
2. Kudankulam
3. Semicolon (;)
4. Aranyer Din Ratri
5. Eat them
6. MAK Pataudi
7. Big Bang
8. Kannada
9. Haryana
10. Washington

QUIZ - 2025/21

 

1) Which state became the first to achieve full literacy in India?

2) India's architect of nuclear power Dr M.R Srinivasan passed away at the age of 95. Where is India's largest nuclear power plant located?

3) Usage of what punctuation mark has declined by almost 50% in the last 20 years?

4) What remastered film of Satyajit Ray was showcased at the Cannes Film Festival?

5) In a famous quote of the week, what did Trump ask Walmart to do with the tariffs when they hinted at price rise?

6) Shubman Gill became the 5th youngest Indian test cricket captain. Who was the youngest?

7) Jayant Narlikar, the leading astrophysicist, who passed away this week, is most famous for proposing an alternative to what theory of the Universe's origin?

8) The Booker International Prize was awarded to Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi for Heart Lamp. From what language has this work been translated?

9) A professor of Ashoka University was arrested for his social media post triggering a nationwide debate. Where is Ashoka University?

10) In which city were two Israeli embassy officials shot dead?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2025/20

 

1. Basel
2. Syria
3. Canada
4. Turkey
5. Luxury Plane
6. Argentina
7. Philippines
8. Istanbul
9. Nissan
10. Moody's

QUIZ - 2025/20

 

1) Which city is hosting the final of the Eurovison song contest?

2) Over what country did USA lift years of sanctions leading to wild public rejoicing?

3) Which country appointed a woman of Indian origin as its new foreign minister?

4) In which country did a rebel group announce its decision to lay down arms and disband after 40 years of insurgency?

5) What did the Emir of Qatar gift to Donald Trump?

6) Nazi propaganda material dating back to 1941 were discovered in the basement of which country's Supreme Court?

7) Former President of which country was elected as a Mayor while lodged in prison in The Hague?

8) After more than 3 years, delegates from Russia and Ukraine had face to face talks in which city?

9) What car maker announced its decision to shut down 7 factories and cut 11000 jobs?

10) USA lost its last perfect credit rating of AAA after being downgraded by what investment firm?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2025/19

1. Oman
2. Switzerland
3. Leo XIV
4. Mark Twain
5. Black Dandyism
6. Movies
7. End of WW-II
8. Sumitomo Mitsui
9. Starbase
10. Prison   

QUIZ - 2025/19

 

1) Which country is hosting the nuclear talks between USA and Iran?

2) Which country is hosting the trade talks between USA and China?

3) What name did Robert Francis Prevost assume after being elected as the Pope?

4) The Pulitzer Prize for fiction was awarded to Percival Everett for his work "James" which is a retelling of a classic novel - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Who is the author of this classic?

5) What male fashion style was projected at this year's Met Gala?

6) On what product did Donald Trump impose 100% tariff citing it as a matter of "national security"?

7) China's Xi and Brazil's Lula were among the world leaders in Moscow to attend a massive parade to celebrate what event?

8) What Japanese bank bought 20% shares of YES Bank?

9) The area where Elon Musk's SpaceX company operates in Texas has now officially become a city. What is its name?

10) Alcatraz, an island made famous by many Hollywood movies and a popular tourist destination is set to be transformed as what by Donald Trump?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2025/18

 

1. Liberals
2. Sistine Chapel
3. Volkswagen
4. Liverpool
5. Champak
6. Labour
7. Chinese retaliers
8. Power Outage
9. USA
10. Wildfires

QUIZ - 2025/18

 

1) Which party was voted to power in the Canadian elections held under the looming shadow of Trump?

2) The College of Cardinals has been meeting regularly since the funeral of Pope Francis, including setting the start date of the conclave to elect the new Pope. Where will the conclave take place?

3) What German carmaker sold more sausages than cars last year?

4) Who won the English Premier League equalling the record of the legendary Manchester United?

5) What is the name of the robotic dog in IPL, over which BCCI has been taken to court?

6) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was voted back to power in a landslide victory. What party does he represent?

7) Who or what are Shein and Temu?

8) What event led to widespread disruption of normal life across Spain and Portugal last Monday?

9) In which country did millions of freshly minted coins tumble onto the road after a truck overturned?

10) What caused Israel to declare a national emergency?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2025/17

 

1. Washington
2. 2.8%
3. The Resistance Front
4. Olo
5. PayPal
6. Dick Sudirman
7. Rome
8. Beyonce
9. Half Marathon
10. Bandung

QUIZ - 2025/17

 

1) In which city did Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo sign a peace agreement?

2) What revised growth forecast for 2025 was put out by the International Monetary Fund?

3) Who claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam attack?

4) What is the name of the never seen before colour that scientists claim to have discovered?

5) This week commemorates the 20^th anniversary of the first video to be uploaded on YouTube by its co-founder Jawed Karim. Jawed and his two other co-founders were former employees of what tech company?

6) After what former player is the biennial world badminton championship for mixed teams named?

7) Pope Francis who passed away at the age of 88 was also the Bishop of which diocese?

8) What celebrity pop star’s mother came out with a memoir titled “Matriarch”?

9) In what event did humanoid robots participate in Beijing?

10) This week marked the 70^th anniversary of the Afro-Asian conference that gave birth to the Non-Aligned Movement. In which city was it held?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2025/16

 

1. Prada
2. Algeria
3. Harvard
4. Maldives
5. Six
6. Golf
7. Rajasthan Royals
8. Cough Syrup
9. Article 142 of the constitution
10. El Salvador

QUIZ - 2025/16

 

1) What fashion house did Prada acquire in a $1.4 billion deal?

2) With which African country and France did a diplomatic row escalate leading to tit-for-tat expulsions of 12 diplomats?

3) Which Ivy League school refused to accede to Trump’s demands for change leading to a $2.2 billion federal funding freeze?

4) What country banned people holding Israeli passports from entering in an act of solidarity with Palestine?

5) The week witnessed the first all-women space flight, six decades after Valentina Tereshkova’s solo flight in 1963. How many women were there in Blue Origin’s spacecraft?

6) In which sport did Rory Mcilroy write history with his victory, joining 5 other greats in an exclusive club?

7) Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest debutant in IPL history at the age of 14. For which team did he play?

8) What item was banned by the Indian government for children below 4?

9) What was described as "Nuclear Missile" by VP Jagdeep Dhankar?

10) To which country has the USA wrongfully deported a person provoking the intervention of the Supreme Court?

Answers to Quiz - 2025/15

 

1. Tamil Nadu
2. 125%
3. Singapore
4. Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd
5. Kazakhstan
6. Laurence Olivier
7. Dire Wolf
8. 6%
9. Thailand
10. Elon Musk and Peter Navarro

QUIZ - 2025/15

 

1) Governor of which state was criticised by the Supreme Court for withholding his consent to the bills passed by the legislature?

2) In the bizarre on-going trade war, what % of tariff has China imposed on US goods in retaliation?

3) What city's airport was named the world's best for the 13th time?

4) Who built the new Pamban bridge, India's first vertical lift sea bridge?

5) A 3-member crew to the International Space Station took off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. In which country is it located?

6) After what legendary actor are the UK theatre awards which were given out at London's Royal Albert Hall named?

7) What extinct animal was claimed to have been resurrected through genetic engineering?

8) What is the new Repo Rate after the 25 BPS cut announced by RBI?

9) Which country is celebrating its New Year, the Songkran festival, today the 13th April?

10) Boys will be Boys - that was the quote of the week emanating from White House Press Secretary about a public spat over tariffs. Who are the 2 boys?

Answers to Quiz - 2025/14

 

1. Chile
2. Seven
3. Fram2
4. Hands Off
5. Hungary
6. Embezzlement
7. No human inhabitation
8. Cory Booker
9. Wisconsin
10. W H Smith

QUIZ - 2025/14

 

1) Head of which South American country was on an official visit to India this week?

2) How many member states are there in BIMSTEC?

3) What is the name of the unique space mission in which 4 private astronauts orbited the earth in a novel polar trajectory?

4) What is the name of the protests that have erupted across USA over the policies of Trump and Musk?

5) Which country left the International Criminal Court as it hosted the Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu?

6) Marine Le Pen, the French far-right politician and a front-runner in the 2027 election for President was barred from contesting after being found guilty of what charges?

7) President Trump slapped tariffs on almost all countries of the world. What was unique about the tariff imposed on Heard and McDonald Islands?

8) Who set a record for the longest ever speech in the US Senate?

9) In which US state did voters elect a Democrat-backed liberal judge to the state supreme court despite a high-profile funding and campaign by Elon Musk?

10) What 230-year-old retail store chain dating back to the Victorian era will disappear from the city centres in UK following a sale?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2025/13

 

1. Zimbabwe
2. Venezuela
3. Tiger Woods
4. The Atlantic
5. Eggs
6. Sagain
7. Rana Sanga
8. Mukesh Ambani
9. Habitat
10. Arabic

 

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?