THE DAILY QUIZ From the start of the U.S.’s war on Iraq to the release of Bob Dylan’s debut album, March 19 is an important day in world history. A quiz on all things that happened on this date
QUESTION 1
President Woodrow Wilson signed an Act on this day in 1918 defining five time zones and their limits in the U.S. Name the Act and what is it related to?
XQUESTION 2
Argentina mobilised troops against the British on this day in 1982 to stake claim to a set of islands in the South Atlantic Sea. The incident would spawn an eponymous war too. What is it called?
XQUESTION 3
Name the African country that was suspended from the Commonwealth grouping on this day in 2002 over its government’s human rights abuses, election rigging and undermining of the economy.
QUESTION 4
Known by the moniker ‘Prophet of the Space Age’, this British science fiction writer, who also cowrote movies such as
died on this day in
2008. Name him. QUESTION 5
The leader of this former Soviet Republic announced his resignation on this day in 2019 after ruling over the country from various posts since its Independence in 1991. Name the leader and the country.
XQUESTION 6
Founded in 1856, this European investment bank was among the least affected during the global financial crisis of 2008. However, on this day last year, the country’s government had to broker a deal for another firm to buy it to prevent its collapse. Name the bank.
Questions and Answers to the previous day’s daily quiz: 1. This month of the Islamic calendar is Ramzan.
Ans: Ninth Month. It follows ‘Sha’ban’
2. The Holy Koran says that eating and drinking are permissible in Ramzan during this time.
Ans: When the ‘white thread of light becomes distinguishable from the dark thread of night at dawn’
3. Traditionally, the fast is broken by eating this fruit. Ans: Date
4. The name of the festival that marks the end of Ramzan. Ans: Eid al-Fitr
5. The meaning of ‘Ramadan Kareem’.
‘Generous Ramadan’
6. In Ramadan, the reward for every good deed done is multiplied by this number. Ans: 70
7. Name the battle that took place in Ramadan 2 AH (March 624 CE). Ans: Battle of Badr Visual: The name of the mosque. Ans: Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) in Istanbul Early Birds: