WEEKLY THEME QUIZ JOURNEY: COVID-19 (PART-6)- 20.12.2020- FULL SET

1. Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-6)
Compiled by- PG Quizhouse (Partha Gupta)
Date: 20th December, 2020
Time: 10 pm onwards
Hello, this is your quiz-friend Partha Gupta. Over the years I have conducted
so many quiz contests and got your illustrious presence and appreciation. In
this grim situation of Lockdown due to Covid- 19, I have started an online quiz
series in my Facebook page titled ‘Theme Quiz Journey’ which has been going
on since 10th May, ‘20 the birthday of ‘Father of Indian Quiz’- Neil O’Brien.
So, today I am going to place a Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-6) (10 qsn.) in my
FB link: https://www.facebook.com/partha.gupta.56. Time- 10 pm. onwards. Plz
give your answer only through WhatsApp-7687842417 or SMS- 9830318721 or
in my Messenger. Answering time- 1 hour.
So friends, gear up to answer the questions as the earliest!

2. Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-6)
How the Mumbai-based travel agency Gem Tours
& Travels came into limelight recently thanks to
its WhatsApp message which went viral?

3. Capitalising on the people’s fear of the
pandemic and availability of such doses in
India, it promised to facilitate tours to the
US to select VVIP clients as soon as
Pfizer's vaccine gets the final approval.
* The cost of Rs 1.75 lakh includes Delhi-New
York-Delhi air ticket return fare, hotel tariff for
three days and four nights and a vaccine shot.

4. Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-6)
It was first used by the NBA players. In
IPL-2020, Mumbai Indians squad used this thing.
What am I talking about?

5. Smart Ring in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
 It picks up any player’s vital data - heart rate, heart rate variation,
respiratory rate and body temperature, among other details.

6. Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-6)
How do you connect these Covid-19 warriors:
Simranjeet Singh, Paritosh Pant and
Dr. Nayak with the 2020 edition?

7.  As a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore’s initiative
#MyCovidHeroes, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and
Yuzvendra Chahal changed their profile names on
respective Twitter handles as a tribute to the “selfless
frontline warriors” who have served various communities
during the COVID-19 crisis.

8. Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-6)
After the 4-month’s rigorous trial,
Finland has taken a unique step to
track the Covid-19 infected
travellers at the Helsinki Airport.
What am I talking about?

10. Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-6)
38-year Italian Mattia Maestri participated in the special 180-
kilometer relay race, in Codogno, Italy, on September 26, 2020.
Why his participation was so special
and came in news headlines?

11. * He was tested positive on February 21, 2020.

12. Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-6)
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13.  Israeli jewelry company Yvel in Motza near Jerusalem is working
on what it says will be the world's most expensive coronavirus
mask, a gold, diamond-encrusted face covering with a price tag of
$1.5 million or about ₹11 crore.
 The 18-karat white gold mask will be decorated with 3,600 white
and black diamonds and fitted with top-rated N99 filters at the
request of the buyer, said designer Isaac Levy.

14. Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-6)
In the FIFA Friendly match between France vs. Ukraine
on 7th October 2020 Olivier Giroud celebrated his 100th
cap with a brace as France ran riot in a 7-1 win. In the
process, he surpassed Michael Platini's goal tally
for France as he scored his 42nd goal for the national
team. Quite interestingly, just hours before the match
Ukraine's national team was in a tough spot. 45-year old
renowned goaltender Oleksandr Shovkovskiy who retired
in 2016 has made around 90 appearances for Ukraine and
working in the managing staff of Ukraine's national team
and Dynamo Kyiv, played in a bizarre situation.
What compelled him to play in that eventful match?

15. He was included in the Ukraine football squad after
three goalkeepers tested positive for COVID-19.
* Ukraine temporarily lost several players due to their
positive tests for coronavirus. It started with Androy
Pyatov and Taras Stepanenko, who appeared positive;
consequently, the entire line-up of Shakhtar Donetsk
went for self-isolation. Some of these are the players of
the national team, too. Later, goalkeepers Yuriy Pankiv
and Andriy Lunin were tested positive as well.

16. Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-6)
The ‘X’ hashtag was conceptualized as the first completely
integrated campaign between the Times of India and Times
Internet. News channels across the Times Network regularly
broadcast the message. All TOI and TIL properties are
teaching Indians how to make, wear, sanitize and dispose of
their masks. It compels citizens to participate and upload
pictures wearing their self-made masks on the campaign
website – so the world can see how Indians are fighting back!
Identify the hashtag.

18. Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-6)
‘X’ tried to play down the importance of sharing data
on how COVID-19 affected its workers. However, it
had done a thorough analysis of data on all 1.37 million
of its employees across the US employed at any time
from March 1 to September 19, 2020. Reports revealed
19,816 front-line employees in the US have tested
positive or been presumed positive for the disease.
Identify ‘X’.

20. Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-6)
During the Covid-19 lockdown these two Italians
Michele D’Alpaos and Paola Agnelli confined in
their homes and barely managed to sit in balconies.
How these two people became so popular
and came in news headlines worldwide?

21.  Their romance began from their respective
balconies and became Covid Sweethearts
when their countrymen forced to sit at home!

22. Thank U for participating in this session.
Congratulation! Today’s podium finishers are--
:Result:
1st: Avinash Agarwal.
2nd: Srijan Mohta.
3rd: Sunny D’Souza.