Plenty of questions to be answered in this quiz
What went down, who said what and why did some appocalypse-like things happen this week?
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Kami Rita Sherpa has done it 26 times. Ang Rita did it 10 times without supplemental oxygen. Hillary and Norgay were the first to do it. Lhakpa Sherpa broke her own record, when she became the first woman do it 10 times. What? 2
He’s been there, done that, five times before. Now Ranil Wickremesinghe is at it again. This time, in the midst of a severe economic crisis and civil unrest, caused when his predecessor was in office. Who is he? 3
The Allahabad High Court told Rajneesh Singh to leave it to the historians, do a PhD and not make a mockery of the PIL system. Singh is on a misguided mission to “find the truth” behind the 22 locked doors of one of India’s greatest monuments. Which? 4
This country just had its firstever case of Covid-19, followed by six deaths and 350,000 people infected, all in a week. It’s put in place a “maximum emergency” virus control system and its supreme leader has vowed to eliminate the virus. Name?
5
For a moment it seemed as if the end was nigh. In China’s eastern port city Zhoushan, the sky turned a bloody red. Elsewhere, a blood moon shone in hues of orange and red. The world’s still here, thank heavens, but what caused these two phenomena?
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A rare viral disease has broken out in Kerala’s Kollam district. It’s unclear what causes it, but 80 children under five years showed symptoms of large red blisters that resemble a fruit or vegetable, which gives the disease its name. Which? 7
Sanjeev and Sadhana Prasad are suing their son. They say they’ve exhausted their savings on his education and lavish wedding. All they want in return is a ____, or Rs 5 crore. FIB. Hint: For most Indian parents, first comes marriage, then comes…. 8
At 94, BV Doshi is the only Indian to win both the Royal Gold Medal and the Pritzker Prize, often referred to as the Nobel Prize of its field. Corbusier and Kahn were his mentors. Aranya, Atira and Amdavad ni Gufa are his creations. What is he? 9
First Wikipedia calls it “fictional”, to the chagrin of its director. Now Singapore has banned the controversial 2022 film for its potential to cause enmity between communities and its “one-sided portrayal of Muslims”. Name the film. 10
60 years after her death, she’s still
the talk of the town. Kim Kardashian (left) wore her dress to the Met Gala. Her biopic will release later this year. And a 1964 portrait by the American pop artist Andy Warhol just sold for $195 million. Who is she?
01. Scaling Mt Everest
02. PM of Sri Lanka
03. The Taj Mahal
04. North Korea
05. Refraction and lunar eclipse
06. Tomato
07. Grandchild
08. An architect
09. The Kashmir Files
10. Marilyn Monroe