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Vol. XXVIII No. 5, June 16-30, 2018
Quizzin’ with Ramanan
(Quizmaster V.V. Ramanan’s questions are from May 16th to 31st. Questions 11 to 20 relate to Chennai and Tamil Nadu.)
1. What title was bestowed upon Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after their wedding on May 19th?
2. Which central Indian city emerged as the cleanest in the Government’s Swachh Survekshan 2018 carried in over 4200 cities?
3. Which team won its third straight UEFA Champions League title recently?
4. Who won the Orange and Purple Caps in this season’s IPL?
5. A new finding has demonstrated that a particular chemical is the fourth single element to have unique magnetic properties at room temperatures. Which chemical?
6. Gina Haspel has become the first woman head of which important and critical agency in the US?
7. 16-year-old Shivangi Pathak from Haryana recently became the youngest Indian woman to achieve what endurance feat?
8. Zhao Kangmin, a 82-year-old Chinese archaeologist, passed away recently. What is his most famous discovery?
9. What dubious distinction has been achieved by jeweller Birju Kishore Salla as far as domestic air travel is concerned?
10. Name the scheme launched by the Union HRD Ministry for providing education from pre-school till Class 12?
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11. Name the two players in the CSK squad who won their fourth IPL title?
12.. Name the legendary artist responsible for bringing to life Bakkiyam Ramaswami’s famous creations Appusami and Sita Paati.
13. Which two temples in Chennai that share the same tank and ratha were/are called Pattinam Temples?
14. What do the initials S.G. in the name of the famous singer S.G. Kittappa stand for?
15. What famous business icon of Chennai started functioning from 5, Stringer Street, Georgetown?
16. Which famous brand was started by R.G. Chandramohan in 1970?
17. What does the recently released book Who Owns that Song? by A.R. Venkatachalapathy, deal with?
18. Where in Chennai can you see places named Wild Garden, Bloom, Upstairs and The Folly?
19. Mayila Pillai, Sevalai, Santhana Pillai are all types of which indigenous animal?
20. What did Mahendra Kumar start at Thirumullaivoyal in 2015 that has become widespread now in the city?
Answers to Quiz1. Duke and Duchess of Sussex; 2. Indore; 3. Real Madrid; 4. Kane Williamson (Sunrisers Hyderabad) and Andre Tye (Kings XI Punjab); 5.Ruthenium; 6. CIA; 7. Scale Mt. Everest; 8. The Terracotta Warriors; 9.He has become the first person to be put on the ‘National No Fly List’ by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA); 10. Samagra Shiksha which will have three components namely Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan,Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan and Teacher Training.
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11. Harbhajan Singh and Ambati Rayudu; 12. Jeyaraj; 13. Chenna Kesava Perumal and Chenna Malleeswarar temples in Georgetown; 14. Shencottah Ganagadhara; 15. Hoe & Co.; 16. Arun ice-creams; 17. Ownership of Subramania Bharati’s works; 18. Amethyst; 19. The Kanni dog breed; 20. Read and Return Free Library.
