Quizzin’ with Ram’nan

Quizmaster V.V. Ramanan’s first 10 questions are on current affairs and the next 10 are on Indian sport (excluding cricket).

1. In the Forbes’ 35th annual World’s billionaires list, Mukesh Ambani was the richest Indian ($84.5b) at No. 10. Who is the second richest ($50.5 billion) at No. 26?

2. Though he was the consort of the present British monarch, which two royal families’ lineage did Prince Phillip have at birth?

3. Which golfer became the first Asian male to win the coveted Augusta Masters golf title?

4. On April 10, Indian became the fastest country in the world to administer 100 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. In how may days did it reach this landmark figure?

5. Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an ancient city outside Luxor, the ‘largest’ ever found in Egypt and dates to more than 3,000 years ago. What is it called?

6. Which country recently became the first nation to officially withdraw from participating in the Summer Olympics in Japan, citing COVID-19 concerns?

7. What type of sub-atomic particles were researchers at Fermilab near Chicago studying when they suggested a new force of nature could be at work in their findings?

8. Name the giant container ship that crippled Suez Canal recently by running aground?

9. G. Gordon Liddy, a lawyer and former FBI agent, who died recently is famously infamous for which incident that rocked USA in early 1970s?

10. Simple one. Who is the latest recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

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11. Name the Chennai resident who has the distinction of being the first Indian to get the International Master title in chess?

12. Which trophy, the symbol of National supremacy in that sport, is named after a place in Bangladesh?

13. It is well-known that both Milkha Singh and P.T. Usha narrowly missed out on Olympic medals. Which events?

14. Samaresh Jung, who claimed seven medals, won the David Dixon Award (for the best athlete) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Australia. In which sport?

15. Ashok Shandilya, Manoj Kothari, Wilson Jones have all been crowned World champions in which indoor sport?

16. Indian teams won the Asian Games gold medal in this sport since its introduction till 2018 when they were dethroned. Which popular sport is this that is said to have its origins in the Mahabharata?

17. What is the famous surname of Geeta, Babita, Priyanka, Ritu, Vinesh and Sangita, who have brought glory to India in an Olympic sport?

18. If it was K.D. Jadhav for men in 1952, who was it for women in 2000?

19. Name the father-son pair to have won Olympic medals albeit in different disciplines.

20. Which famous Chennai-headquartered institution donated the Rangaswami Cup that is/was given to the National men’s hockey champion.

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