Hook, headline and sinker
A billionaire was made, a name changed, a set of football fans remained unchanged, and a whale flew. Or did it? Find out in this week’s quiz
Man (above)
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Get this. He was creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. He also wrote and directed
and Nocturnal Animals. He just sold his eponymous fashion brand to Estee Lauder, making him a billionaire. Who? 2
Its old mascot was named Trump (no relation with Donald). It is the second largest jobs portal in India. Naukri.com is its biggest competitor. Now it’s an end-to-end talent management company with a new name. If you’ve 3
Foundit, give its old name.
He’s kept the name but got a new signboard for his home. It’s located at Lands End and looks out into the Arabian Sea. Neither Raj nor Rahul live there. Aryan, Suhana and Abram do. For dilwale
fans, it’s as good as heaven. Whose house? 4
It was founded in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR. David debuted in 1992. Cristiano joined in 2003 and left this year. The Glazer family bought it in 2005. It’s now for sale. Apple might buy it. The Red Devils could become the most valued club in the world.
Which club? 5
Fans did it in Brazil, even after their team lost to Ivory Coast. They did it in Russia, even after they lost out to Belgium. They’re at it again in Qatar, cleaning up the stadium, because “_____ never leave rubbish behind”. Say arigatou and name the nationality. 6
“They have no fear of the police” and they’ve got the munchies after consuming over 500kg of seized cannabis. According to the Mathura Police, there is no place where
stored goods can be saved from these squeaky little stoners. Who dunnit? 7
Is it a bird? Is it a whale? The world’s largest aircraft, used to transport aircraft parts and large cargo, just landed in Mumbai. It’s shaped like a bigheaded, small-snouted, white whale. Which whale is the Airbus A300-600ST named after? 8
In 2019, he lost out to T-series. Now Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg loses out to Mrbeast aka Jimmy Donaldson. The Swede no longer runs the world’s most subscribed individual Youtube channel. He’s still a cutie-pie. What is he better known as? 9
It’s a highly searched word, the answer to Wordle #320, the name of a legendary Greek author as well as a less intelligent but equally legendary cartoon character. Sip that Duff and give the Cambridge 10 Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2022.
Uncle Chen, 50, has a peculiar habit, but he only does while running marathons. He’s been seen doing it throughout the Guangzhou Marathon in 2018, the Xiamen Marathon the 2019 and more recently the Xin’anjiang Marathon. What?