The document is a quiz about events from 2020. It contains 20 multiple choice questions about topics such as the Tokyo Olympics, Zoom, flattening the curve, Joe Biden, COVID-19 tests, Netflix, Zoombombing, Dalgona coffee, hand sanitizers, Ramayan, Novak Djokovic's disqualification, PUBG ban in India, and bio-bubbles for IPL 2020. Each question is followed by possible answers, one of which needs to be identified as the correct response.
2. Rules :
● 20 questions !
● Pounce and Bounce system. (Direct : +5 ; Pounce : +10/-5 )
● If you’re pouncing , say ‘Pouncing’ and send your answer for that question to
Siva Murugan in Whatsapp.
● All questions are based on events in the (in)famous year of 2020 !
3. # Q1. Here we go !!!!
To commemorate King George’s reign and the 75th anniversary of VE (Victory in
Europe) Day , the Royal Mint will release coins this year. The new collection will
mark two other milestones. What are they? (Hint: Pics shown below)
5. ANSWER !
(Left) 100th year of Publication of Agatha Christie’s first novel -
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (which introduced Hercule Poirot)
(Right) ‘2020’ Tokyo Olympics
6. #2
A Pastor is the leader of a Christian congregation who also gives advice and
counsels people from the community/congregation. One such Pastor , named
Darwin rose to limelight in 2020 for his (rather wacky) work ‘X’ that he had done
back in 2014. ID the famous work X, which essentially celebrates the blessings
that Darwin had received from the Lord himself throughout his life.
9. #3
On being asked about how the idea of Y came to X, this is what X had to say: “I
first envisioned Y when I was a freshman in college in China and regularly took a
ten-hour ride to visit my girlfriend (who is now my wife). I detested those rides
and used to imagine other ways I could visit my girlfriend without traveling —
those daydreams eventually became the basis for Y.” Identify X and Y.
( Almost everyone of us might have used Y in 2020 ! )
12. #4
The first instance of the term X can be found in a paper called Interim pre-
pandemic planning guidance: community strategy for pandemic influenza
mitigation in the United States: early, targeted, layered use of non-
pharmaceutical interventions.
Published in 2007 by the CDC, the paper was a preview to a pandemic like
COVID-19, and it suggested simple interventions like social distancing and
keeping kids home from school in order to slow the spread of a disease so that
the healthcare system could keep up.
Which term/strategy is being talked about?
17. ANSWER !
Joseph ( Joey)
Robinette ( Robin + Net )
Biden ( Bi (2) + Den ) !
18. #6
Syncretism is the combining of different beliefs, while blending practices of
various schools of thought. Iglesia Yiana is a type of syncretism which was
founded in 1998. X was founded by three Argentines namely Héctor Campomar,
Alejandro Verón and Hernán Amez.
It was said by Alejandro Verón, one of the founders: “I have a rational religion,
and that’s Catholic church and I have a religion passed on my heart, passion and
that’s Y.”.
Similar to Christianity there are 10 commandments in X too.
Identify Y.
20. ANSWER !
Y - Maradona
Iglesia Maradoniana is a religion, created by fans of the late Argentine football
player Diego Maradona, whom they believe to be the best player of all time.
21. #7
Live streamed on YouTube, X held up Y’s new currency — 77 types of gold coins
of at least eight different denominations, referred to as Z’s.
The various denominations include — one Z, one-fourth Z, half Z, three-fourth Z,
till ten Z.
The statement published on the website also claims that the design of the coins
was inspired by the currency of “the ancient 56 Hindu nations”.
Identify X, Y and Z.
27. #9
Mudassar Nazar was the first ever batsman to achieve this particular feat.
Inexhaustive list includes : Muhammad Azharuddin , Mathew Elliot , Sanath
Jayasuriya, Steve Smith , KL Rahul.. while the latest entrant to this set of
batsmen achieved this particular feat day before yesterday.
ID the batsman, and what is this unique feat ?
29. ANSWER !
Faf Du Plessis
Batsmen who have been dismissed for 199 in Test Cricket !
30. #10
‘ X ’ is capable of detecting even low quantities of the genetic material of the
novel coronavirus, based on very minute differences in their RNA - the genetic
material of a virus. It is almost as quick as the rapid antigen test, often more
accurate and is a simpler alternative to the RT-PCR Diagnosis.
Names after a favourite character from Eastern India, the test, which is priced at
Rs. 500 and can deliver a result in 45 minutes, is able to differentiate between
SARS-CoV-2 from other coronaviruses even if other genetic variations between
them are minute. Based on a cutting edge technology developed by CRSPR,
namely the Uniform Detection Assay , is bound to help India fight Covid-19.
ID X.
33. #11
This syndrome is an incessant condition where one can't settle on a complete
choice when given a wealth of choices. People with this syndrome tend to have a
lot of content stored on their list, but when they start to go through their list, they
lose their motivation.This syndrome is named after which quarantine friend of
ours?
36. #12
The term X, popularized in 2020, refers to the unwanted intrusion into a video
conference call by an individual, causing a disruption. Given the number of
incidents of X, New York's attorney general initiated an inquiry into the software's
data privacy and security policies, causing educational institutions to switch
from this Application to other similar ones amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.
What is the term?
39. #13
Shown below are some of the answers posted by users in GOOGLE HELP for
which question, which raised controversy in 2020?
(bigger image next slide)
43. #14
Ppopgi is a Korean candy made with melted sugar and baking soda. It was a
popular street snack in the 1970s and 1980s, and is still eaten as a retro food.
When a pinch of baking soda is mixed into melted sugar, thermal decomposition
of the baking soda releases carbon dioxide, which makes the liquidized sugar
puff up, and it becomes a light and crunchy candy once cooled and hardened. In
2020, a recipe inspired by this has gone viral on social media, globally and in
India which shares its name with another popular name for this candy. What is
this viral trend?
46. #15
During World War II, Goldie worked as a supervisor in a rubber factory in Akron,
Ohio, which manufactured life rafts and other products. At the end of each shift,
Goldie noticed that workers had a hard time cleaning graphite and carbon black
off their hands and resorted to dipping their digits into harsh chemicals like
kerosene and benzene. The husband and wife decided they could make a better
cleaning product and launched Gojo. Though their major success didn't come
until 1988. However, this was not the first attempt to come up with this product.
In 1966 Lupa Hernandez was the first one to come up with this idea that would
be more effective in cleaning hands in the absence of warm water and soap.
What product came out as a result of this?
49. #16
The person was born as Chandramauli Chopra in 1917. His name was later
changed by his maternal grandmother, by which he is popularly known. In 1932,
he started his film career as a clapper boy in a silent film, Raiders of the Railroad.
He then shifted to Bombay in 1949 after India's partition. In December 2019, his
son Prem launched a book on his life 'An Epic Life: _______________, From Barsaat
to X'. This book is a biography of the person, depicting his life struggles and his
journey from a clerk to one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. Identify the
person and name X.
52. #17
“ The whole situation has left me really sad and empty.. I’m extremely sorry to
have caused her such stress. So unintended. So wrong. I’m not disclosing her
name to respect her privacy. As for X, I need to go back within and work on my
disappointment and turn this all into a lesson for my growth and evolution as a
player and human being ” , is an excerpt of an interview from the current World
No #1 (of a sport) after an incident in one of the World’s biggest competitions.
ID X (which was a consequence of the incident) and the incident itself. - + the
sportstar.
54. ANSWER !
X - Disqualification
Novak Djokovic - accidentally struck one of the line judges with a ball in
frustration - which lead to disqualification.
58. #19
Based on a few images of Sushanth Singh, shown by a Mumbai based
cosmetologist, Preethi shree, a major cinematic decision was taken and it was
the first time this actor was seen in this avatar in South Indian Cinema. What
decision was taken?
61. #20
Founded in 2006, Restrata is a British owned group with offices around the
globe, born of the need to address safety and security solutions from a
consultative perspective.
Restrata was created with the mission to build client resilience and optimize
operations through effective management of safety and security risks.
What is the company’s contribution to IPL 2020?