A week of questions, news, answers and clues
Take a spin in a ghostly car. Take a drink off the shelf. Take back a world record. Take a movie to the world. Take time off. Our quiz has a lot of give and take. Give it a shot
1
Alana Hadid, sister of models Bella and Gigi, has launched a Palestinianowned indie film company. It takes its name from a fruit that is often referenced by Palestine supporters, because it’s red, black, green and white, like the flag. The name?
2
Tom Holland is Romeo. Francesca Amedwudah-rivers is Juliet. But there’s major malicious backlash against this new play. More than 800 actors have shown support as a result. What’s the public’s problem with Juliet?
3
Cadbury introduced this malted mix in India in 1948. Generations of school kids loved its sweet chocolate taste when mixed in milk. Now, the Centre has asked websites to remove it from the health drinks category? Which beloved brand?
4
An Odisha man has set a Guinness World Record for running 12 hours nonstop, clocking 68 km. Surprisingly, he didn’t get anywhere. What was he running on? Hint: It started out as a torture device for prisoners in 1818.
5
India is high on MSD again. At an IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, he had a 20-run knock from four balls, something no Indian player has managed in the tournament’s history. Who helped CSK win?
6
Donna Jean Wilde is 58, a grandma and now a world record holder. She set it at 4 hours 30 minutes and 11 seconds, 10 minutes longer than the previous record, and now the longest of its kind held by a woman. One position. No movement. So tough. What?
7
Konstantin Bojanov’s romance drama, The Shameless, stars Omara Shetty and Anasuya Sengupta. It heads to the Un Certain Regard section of a prestigious film festival this summer. French Riviera. Palme d’or. Heels compulsory on the red carpet. Which fest?
8
For the mall opening: An outfit by American couturier, Monique Lhuillier. For the pre-wedding party: A nine-page dress code. For the bridal shower gang: Pink silk pyjamas. Which to-be-billionaire bahu has been making fashion headlines?
9
Nita Ambani’s new car costs Rs 12 crore. It has custom NMA embroidery on the headrests, a velvet orchid upper body and a rose quartz lower body. The dinner-plate wheels are monogrammed too. Which ghostly Rolls-royce model does it belong to?
10
Chinese firm Pang Dong Lai has a new employee policy: 10 days additional leave for employees who are feeling X. Denial of this leave is a violation. Workers are free to use them the way they like. It’s enough to chase X feelings away. What is X?
1. Watermelon
2. She is Black
3. Bournvita
4. A treadmil
5. MS Dhoni
6. Abdominal plank
7. Cannes
8. Radhika Merchant
9. Phantom
10. Unhappy