Daily Quiz | On the Met Gala Met Gala Chair Anna Wintour, Met Gala Co-Chair Colman Domingo, and Met Gala Co-Chair Lewis Hamilton pose during the Met Gala in New York U.S., May 5, 2025. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | Let’s start with an easy one. What was the gala called before? 2 … Read more
Daily Quiz | On Leonardo da Vinci ‘Salvator Mundi’, a work of Leonardo da Vinci which was sold at a Chistie’s auction for a world record $450m in 2017 to a private collector START THE QUIZ 1 / 8 | Under which Florentine master artist did Leonardo do his apprenticeship? 2 / 8 | What … Read more
On March 27, 2014, the WHO certified India as polio-free. Three years of no reported cases of wild poliovirus transmission were required to get the certification | Photo Credit: The Hindu Q: Which scientist is credited with developing the first successful vaccine? A: Edward Jenner Q: Which is the only human disease to have been eradicated … Read more
Daily Quiz: On Soviet Union’s history This Soviet biologist led a movement as part of which he had thousands of biologists jailed or executed, destroying biological research at the time. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | In a bid to overturn what he called the ‘era of stagnation’ of the Soviet Union beginning from … Read more
Daily Quiz | On cartoons A mural, by artist Christian Guemy, dedicated to the staff of the Charlie Hebdo newspaper who were killed by terrorist gunmen in January 2015, adorns a wall near the former offices in Rue Nicolas Ruppert on January 06, 2025, in Paris, France. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | Where … Read more
Daily Quiz | On transcontinental Turkiye Göbekli Tepe in Turkiye, considered the world’s oldest temple complex said to have been built between 9,600 and 8,200 BCE. START THE QUIZ 1 / 7 | Which treaty signed in July, 1923, recognised the boundaries of the modern state of Turkiye? 2 / 7 | Who was the … Read more
File image used for representative purpose only. Q: What was the purpose of this march? A: The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. Q: African Americans were legally freed from slavery under which amendment of the U.S. Constitution? A: Thirteenth Amendment Q: This author was … Read more
Daily Quiz | On Switzerland’s National Day Swiss humanitarian Henri Dunant, the co-founder of the Red Cross, whose work earned him the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901. File START THE QUIZ 1 / 7 | What term is used for the 26 member states of the Swiss Confederation? 2 / 7 | Which famous … Read more
Updated – July 17, 2024 06:16 pm IST Published – July 16, 2024 05:03 pm IST Daily Quiz | On leaders who have survived assassination attempts Four decades ago, a bomb at Brighton Hotel nearly claimed the lives of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and other Ministers. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | … Read more
Daily Quiz | On nuclear power generation 1 / 6 | Many of the world’s first generation of nuclear power plants had twin responsibilities: to generate power for the electrical grid and to produce _________ for the national nuclear weapons programme. Fill in the blank with the identity of a particular isotope. 2 / 6 … Read more