Q1. Recently in the news for all the wrong reasons, this 34-year-old is said to be the 10th most powerful person in the world by Forbes. A multi-billionaire member of the One-Dollar Salary Club, he is also the subject of a popular meme. Who is this person, who has been called a robot and a lizard-person because of his demeanour and behaviour?
Q2. Unlicensed, illegal establishments that sold liquor in the USA during the Prohibition era were known by a certain term. The reason for this nomenclature was that people, when in public, were told to talk softly amongst themselves regarding such establishments, so as to not compromise their location. Another reason was that people inside such establishments were encouraged to be quiet, so as to not attract the attention of the law.
What were these establishments called?
Q3. ‘104 days of summer vacation’ is how a popular TV show for children begins. In reality, summer vacations for students usually last anywhere from 79 to 93 days.
The reason given by the show’s creator for this anomaly was that he anticipated the show to only last for 52 episodes -- the average length of a Disney show. Since each episode had 2 segments, they went with 104 days.
Which TV show are we talking about, which prominently features the only mammal to lay eggs?
Q4.The Diomede Islands (or Gvozdev islands) are two islands located in the Bering Strait near Alaska. Due to a peculiar reason, these islands are nicknamed Tomorrow Island and Yesterday Isle. In 1987, Lynne Cox, an open-water swimmer, actually swam from one island to the other – this act was instrumental in thawing the frosty relations between USA and Russia.
Why are these islands nicknamed so?
Q5. In 2000, Netherlands played against France in a Euro match at the Arena Amsterdam, which ended in a 3-2 victory for the hosts. Of their starting eleven, none of the players had a titular characteristic -- something one would usually expect to find in a Netherlands team. What was unique about their starting eleven, a peculiarity that hasn’t repeated itself since?
Q6. This service was launched by the Government of India in July 2015 to provide a secure electronic space for storing the documents of resident Indian citizens. The storage space of 1GB is linked to the Unique Identification (Aadhaar) number of the user. It can be utilised for storing personal documents like university certificates, PAN cards, and voter ID cards. Its name is a portmanteau of two words that describes the service and its nature of usage. Identify the service.
Answers:
A1. Mark Zuckerberg
A2. Speakeasy
A3. Phineas and Ferb
A4. They lie on either side of the International Date Line
A5. None of the players had the word ‘van’ in their names
A6. DigiLocker (Digital Locker)
