Jun 11, 2017
Q.2446
The song "You Know My Name" was recorded for a 2006 film. For the first time, an American man was chosen to sing such a song (in fact, he also co-wrote the song). Unusually, the song also didn't match the film's title. Who was this musician, who passed away in May 2017, and what kind of song was it?
Jun 10, 2017
Q.2445
In Apr 2017, the Olympic Council of Asia announced a partnership with Alisports to bring this sport to the Asian Games, first as an exhibition sport in the 2018 edition and later as a full medal sport in 2022. This is in keeping with the rise in viewership for this sport.
Which sport?
eSports. More here.
Jun 9, 2017
Q.2444
In May 2017, the film "Shuai Jiao Baba" became the highest earning non-Hollywood foreign film in China, going past a Japanese film called 'Your Name'. If 'Shuai Jiao' refers to a type of sport, how do we better know this film in India?
Dangal', the film about a family of wrestlers featuring Aamir Khan. Here is more.
Jun 8, 2017
Q.2443
Yamamotoyama Ryƫta is a Japanese sumo wrestler who was forced to retire from the sport after getting mixed up with match-fixing. Since his retirement, he has taken to exhibition matches and the world of entertainment: in 2012, he even appeared in the Indian TV show 'Big Boss'.
In January 2017, he appeared in a music video for what song? The song was originally written as something that would suit Rihanna.
"Shape of You".
Jun 7, 2017
Q.2442
In May 2017, Truman Cafe in Melbourne, Australia, announced the creation of this ultimate hipster food and drink combination via an Instagram post. The store's manager says he put coffee in this fruit's shell as a joke but then started seeing takers for it.
What 8-letter word has resulted, much to the consternation of the sane world?
The Avolatte - coffee served in an Avocado. Some of the breast beating here.
Jun 6, 2017
Q.2441
The Pacific coral atoll of Henderson Island is a World Heritage Site. Being uninhabited, it has become a great location to study evolution and bio-diversity. However, in May 2017, the island hit the headlines for being the most 'contaminated' place of a certain kind. What does it have the highest density of, according to a research study?
Plastic. A current called the South Pacific Gyre rounds up plastic in the South Pacific Ocean and sadly for the island, dumps it on its shores. More here.
Jun 5, 2017
Q.2440
What five word phrase (and its variants) have the companies BCCL and ARG Outliers separately applied for a trademark? They did so in November 2016 and January 2017 respectively, resulting the companies going at each other's throats, legally speaking.
"The Nation Wants To Know" - BCCL owns the TV channel 'Times Now' and ARG owns 'Republic TV' which launched in May 2017. More here.
Jun 4, 2017
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Jun 2, 2017
Q.2437
Complete the title of this book released in March 2017, touted as the first in a trilogy. The blanked name is that of a character of a warrior princess.
Sivagami', a character from the blockbuster 'Baahubali' film series whose 2nd and concluding part released in Apr 2017. The makers also released a graphic novel as part of the film's promotion. More here.
Jun 1, 2017
Q.2436
In May 2017, why did a domain name called "www.iuqerfsodp9ifjaposdfjhgosurijfaewrwergwea.com" save many a system administrator and his client from tears?
It was the 'kill switch' that could stop the ransomware program 'WannaCry'. It was found by a fine piece of detective work by a young researcher. Read more.
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