1. Covid-19 Special Quiz
Compiled by- PG Quizhouse (Partha Gupta)
Date: 21st June, 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, I am going to place a Covid-19 Special Quiz (12 qsn.) in my FB page.
Anyone can participate in this session which will commence at 10 pm.
So friends, gear up to answer the questions as the earliest!
3. * The name ‘Coronavirus’ is derived from the Latin word ‘Corona’ meaning "wreath“ or
"crown" or itself a borrowing from Greek word "garland, wreath".
* The name ‘Coronavirus’ was coined by June Almeida and David Tyrrell who first observed
and studied it.
* Mostafa Keshvari made world’s first feature film on Covid-19 titled- ‘Corona: Fear is a Virus’.
* The novel ‘The Eyes of Darkness’ mentions a bioweapon that in earlier editions is called
"Gorki-400" and in later editions was called "Wuhan-400". Due to the end of the Cold
War, the origin of the bioweapon was changed to the Chinese city of Wuhan where
Coronavirus was first detected.
* The first N95 respirator was developed by American company 3M.
* The word was first used in print in 1968 in the journal Nature.
4. 1. On March 13, 2020 in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, this
campaign was launched by the Director of WHO, Tedros
Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone
was one of the three celebrities nominated by WHO along with
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Priyanka Chopra. She then
nominated Roger Federer, Cristiano Ronaldo, Virat Kohli.
2. Name the campaign.
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5. * This campaign urged everyone to
wash their hands regularly for 40
seconds to keep themselves safe and
prevent the transmission of disease.
6. 1. This Italian athlete was twice the finalist in the 800 mt.
race in Olympic (Los Angeles-fifth and Seoul-seventh).
He won the gold medal in same event at the European
Indoor Championships in 1984. He is the first
Olympic finalist in the world to die from coronavirus.
Identify this athlete.
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8. 1. To raise relief funds for COVID-19, ‘X’ would be
auctioning off her 25-year-old nude portrait,
photographed by Mark Seliger in November 1995. The
picture was taken in 1995 when she starred in FRIENDS
and rose to fame playing Rachel Green in the sitcom.
1.
2. Identify ‘X’.
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10. 1. This Spanish footballer turned real estate tycoon was the father-in-law of
former Real Madrid and Spanish defender Míchel Salgado. He became the
president of Real Madrid between 1995 and 2000 and owner of Málaga CF ‘’.
He tried to turn the club around by bringing in star players like Davor
Šuker and Predrag Mijatović with his own money. This led to a long-
awaited European Cup victory, which Real Madrid had not won since 1966, as
the club won both the 1998 and 2000 finals. He died on 21 March 2020 at the
age of 76, after testing positive for COVID-19.
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Identify him.
11.
12. 1. Identify this lady whose husband is a world-
famous person and she donated Rs. 2 crores each
to PM-care Fund and Telangana CMs relief fund.
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13. * She is the wife of Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella.
Anupama V Nadella
14. 1. On March 16, 2020 an Air Tahiti Nui Boeing 787-9
Dreamliner completed passenger flight from Tahiti to Paris.
Why this flight came in news?
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15. This flight covered 15,715 km. and took 15 hours & 45
minutes, the world’s longest flight as it had to skip
regular stopover in US due to Covid-19 restrictions.
16. 1. This highly qualified actor completed his B.E. in Engineering from
Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur. He debuted in
1999 in Tamil films like ‘Kallazhagar’ and ‘Nenjinile’ where he plays a
supporting role alongside south superstar Vijay himself. In his first
Bollywood break ‘Shaheed-E-Azam’ he plays the character of Bhagat
Singh in 2002. Then he did a number of Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil
and Kannada films. He dubbed his first Hollywood Movie tilted “The
Legend of Hercules” in 2014. In July 2016, he established his own
production house Shakti Sagar Productions, which is after his father. In
2017, he took his steps in Hollywood and debuted his Hollywood movie
titled “Kung Fu Yoga” alongside Jackie Chan.
1. Identify this actor.
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17. * He came forward to help the needy migrant
workers during the lockdown period of Covid-19.
18. On his birthday on 25th May, 2020 Romania’s
1. Prime Minister Ludovic Orban paid $600 as fine.
1. What was the reason of giving his fine?
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19. He and others were seen smoking with
food and bottles of alcohol on a table in
a government building where several
Cabinet ministers and other participants
did not follow social distancing rules.
Broke the social distancing rules.
20. 1. ‘X’ is an upcoming Telugu thriller drama
film which was written by Ram Gopal Varma and
directed by Agasthya Manju. The film was shot
during the lockdown period. The official trailer of
the film was released on 26 May, 2020.
1. Identify ‘X’.
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21.
22. 1. The non-profit organization Clara Lionel Foundation
started in 2012 from USA. It was named in honour of a
celebrity’s grandparents which funds education and
emergency response programmes around the world. The
foundation donated the money to Direct Relief, Feeding
America, Partners in Health, the World Health
Organization's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund and
the International Rescue Committee among others.
2. Who is the mastermind of this organization?
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