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Comets, vampires and one boy emperor. Millions made, lost and wasted. And a new prizewinner you haven’t tasted. Check out this week’s news quiz

Even superheroes make mistakes. This film, which released in April, cost $75 million. But it’s collected a dismal $39 million domestically and $84 million worldwide on its opening weekend. Which Living Vampire is bleeding Marvel dry?

Cheers! Indri Trini, a liquor made in Haryana, just won a Silver in the International Wine and Spirits Competition. It’s velvety, with scents of oak, vanilla, caramelised pineapple and black tea. It’s not gin or wine. What is it?

Little-known actor Nicola Peltz was in the limelight last week for marrying Brooklyn in a $4 million ceremony. He’s a little-known model himself. It’s his family that got everyone to bend it and take

note. His surname?

An enormous comet is headed towards us at 22,000 miles per hour. It won’t hit us, don’t worry. But in 1998, two films dealt with the idea of an asteroid threatening Earth. One film was Armageddon. Name

the other.

Elon Musk again. He’s trying to buy Twitter. But early in the week, he also suggested that since most Twitter employees work from home, the headquarters could be repurposed. What does he want to convert it into?

The upcoming Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza has space to display 18,000 artifacts. Most of them are from the nearly intact tomb of one boy emperor.

He’s no villain, but legend says his tomb is cursed. What is his name?

Chennai firm Ideas2IT gave a Maruti Suzuki car to each of its 100 longestserving employees. But Kissflow, another Chennai IT firm gave 5 staffers a bigger perk. Three letters. Bigger, shinier, faster, more German. What?

The first Monday of May is an odd date for a party. But it’s made Rihanna show up as the

Pope, turned Zendaya into Joan of Arc, got Beyonce to wear an almost transparent dress.

Which museum hosts this costumed gala?

Mark Zuckerberg is not one for flashy luxury buys. Perhaps Meta users want to “friend” him a little too closely. He did spend $27 million last year on what many would consider an unwarranted extravagance.

What?

A new museum in Delhi is dedicated to 14 Indians who’ve held this elected post since

1947. When it opened, the first to buy a ticket was India’s #14. Name his post, which forms the theme of the museum and its 43 galleries.

Answers on page 7

Name the museum at which Rihanna dressed as a Pope.