In December 2025, world number one Sabalenka, a four-time Grand Slam champion took on Nick Kyrgios in an exhibition match at Dubai. This match was marketed under what four word phrase that is well associated with a 1973 clash?
Battle of the Surfaces
Battle of the Sexes
Battle of the Genders
Battle of the Nations
In a historic Christmas Eve mission, ISRO’s heaviest rocket, LVM3-M6, successfully
placed the BlueBird Block-2 satellite into its intended orbit. The BlueBird Block-2 mission is part of a global
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation designed to provide direct-to-mobile connectivity via satellite. Owing to
its exceptional strength and ability to carry heavy payloads, the rocket is popularly known by what name?
Bahubali
Ashoka
Shivaji
Bindusara
Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer is a painting that depicts a young Elisabeth Lederer, the
daughter of Viennese art collectors August and Serena Lederer. In 2025, it was sold at Sotheby’s in New York for
US$236.4 million, making it the second most expensive work of art ever sold at auction. This work was painted by
which Austrian painter?
Gustav Klimt
Edward Munch
Grant Wood
Diego Rivera
Jonathan Mann is a singer-songwriter best known for creating a song and video every day
since January 2009. His songs often allude to news and popular trends from the very day he uploads them to his
YouTube channel. The 2025 pixel art video game Canoodlers, created by him, revolves around players trying to
spot a couple at which band’s concert?
One Direction
Imagine Dragons
Coldplay
Queen
Roots & Shoots is a non-profit organization established to empower young people to
take action on environmental, conservation, and humanitarian issues. Present in over 100 countries, which
renowned chimpanzee expert founded this organization?
Louis Leakey
Jane Goodall
Dian Fossey
Biruté Galdikas
Established in 2025, the FIFA Peace Prize was instituted to recognize individuals whose
actions FIFA describes as exceptional contributions to peace and unity, in alignment with its campaign slogan,
“Football Unites the World.” Who was named the inaugural recipient of this award?
Lionel Messi
Muhammad Yunus
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Donald Trump
When Kasing Lung was growing up, he lacked proficiency in Dutch. To improve his
language skills, a teacher suggested that he read illustrated young adult books, especially those focused on
Nordic folklore and mythology. What creation by him went viral in 2025?
Labubu
Barbie
Hot Wheels
G.I Joe
Following the release of James Gunn’s Superman, there was a significant surge in
interest in dog adoption, inspired by the fictional character Krypto. The behavior and personality of Krypto
were modeled after James Gunn’s own rescue dog. Notably, Gunn named his dog after which 'seasonal' film
director?
Yasujirō Ozu
Akira Kurosawa
David Lynch
Stanley Kubrick
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) is an American nonprofit organization that promotes
conservative political values on high school, college, and university campuses. Often described as one of the
fastest-growing campus-based organizations in the United States, it is also regarded as one of the most
influential conservative youth groups in the country. Founded in 2012, TPUSA was established by Bill Montgomery
along with which individual?
Vivek Ramaswamy
Charlie Kirk
JD Vance
Elon Musk
Nitin Kumar created history when he defeated Dutchman Richard Veenstra in a five-set
thriller. In the process, he became the first Indian to win a match at the 2026 PDC World Championship. Nitin
Kumar is a professional player in which sport?
Snooker
Darts
Arm Wrestling
Judo
Hussam Aseem is a Bahraini rapper who has spent more than two decades carving his own
space in Arab hip-hop. In 2024, he won the Bahraini Artist of the Year award. He also created a track in 2024
that was later discovered by composer Shashwat Sachdev. By what name is he popularly known?
Rich Brian
Eminem
Divine
Flipperachi
Towards the end of 2025, a South American country closed its embassy in Oslo without
providing a reason. This action followed the awarding of an annual prize to a leader from that country. Which
individual’s win is believed to have prompted the embassy incident?
Maria Machado
Javier Milei
Mauricio Macri
Nicolas Maduro
Growing up in Lucknow, this individual’s dream of joining the armed forces was shaped
by India’s role in the Kargil War. He even secretly slipped out of his sister’s wedding to take the NDA exam.
Felicitated with honors like the Lion of Lucknow award upon his return, which person is this?
Sunita Williams
Shubhanshu Shukla
Rakesh Sharma
Angad Pratap
In early 2025, PUMA India changed the spelling of its brand signage at various stores
as a clever marketing stunt to announce a new multi-year partnership with an Indian star. Which two-time Olympic
medalist is this?
Neeraj Chopra
PV Sindhu
Manu Bhaker
Vijay Kumar
This term first appeared on Usenet discussion groups to describe drivers who
intentionally agitate others. According to Oxford University Press, it now refers to online content deliberately
designed to provoke anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative, or offensive. Which term, chosen as the
Oxford Word of the Year 2025, fits this description?
Aura Farming
Bio Hack
Ragebait
Rizz
In February 2025, this 'perfect' musician gave Bengaluru fans an unexpected
treat on Sunday morning with an impromptu performance on Church Street - only to have it shut down by the cops.
Which musician is this?
Drake
Harry Styles
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
As of 2025, the intergovernmental organization BRICS consists of 10 countries as its
official members. When this country joined as the 10th official member, it became the first-ever Southeast Asian
member of BRICS. Which Southeast Asian country is this, historically also known as the Dutch East Indies?
Laos
Indonesia
Malaysia
Brunei
In February 2025, Chinese researchers identified a deepwater fish new to science after
noticing its unique cheek stripes. This species, Branchiostegus sanae, was named after a warrior princess from
an animated film because of its striking facial markings. Which 1997 film, whose production company later went
viral due to AI, inspired this name?
Grave of the Fireflies
Spirited Away
Howl's Moving Castle
Princess Mononoke
107 Days is a political memoir written in collaboration with author Geraldine Brooks.
The book details spanning from Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the election on July 21, 2024, to Election Day on
November 5, with the title referencing the length of her campaign. Whose memoir is this?
Hillary Clinton
Kamala Harris
Michelle Obama
Melania Trump
Backed by the governing body of its sport, the APL is a professional league that
started in 2025 and features teams such as Prithviraaj Yodhas, Kakatiya Knights, Rajputana Royals, and Chola
Chiefs. APL is the first franchise-based league in which sport?
Silambam
Archery
Carrom
Sailing
It Was Just an Accident is a 2025 thriller film written and directed by Jafar Panahi.
The film is a co-production involving Iran, France, and Luxembourg. Apart from being selected as the French
entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 2026 Oscars, it also won the Palme d’Or, the highest prize
awarded at which film festival?
Cannes
Venice
Berlin
Sundance
Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991, but it has failed to gain
recognition from any United Nations member state. In December 2025, which Asian country become the first nation
in the world to formally recognise Somaliland?
Somalia
Iran
Jordan
Israel
The United Nations (UN) has declared 2025 as the International Year of ______ and
Technology to mark 100 years of this branch of science. This field studies how matter and energy behave at
extremely small scales, such as atoms and subatomic particles, where classical laws of physics are insufficient
to explain observed phenomena. What has been blanked out?
Quantum Science
Dark Matter
Big Data
Exotic Matter
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is an annual chess tournament held in January in Wijk
aan Zee. At the 2025 Tata Steel chess tournament, Uzbekistan grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev created controversy
by refusing to shake hands with which Indian chess player?
Koneru Humpy
Harika Dronavalli
Divya Deshmukh
Vaishali
The name of which word meaning lagoon was chosen by Yemen referring to the Lagoon on
Socotra Island, known for unique and distinct coastal ecosystem?
Montha
Ditwah
Senyar
Katrina
In 2025, Baskin Robbins introduced a brand-new flavor called Gum-Gum Fruit Punch,
inspired by the legendary fruit that gave Luffy his stretchable, rubber-like body. This flavor was created to
pay homage to which popular anime series?
Jujutsu Kaisen
Pokemon
Naruto
One Piece
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit was held at the Grand Palais in Paris
from 10 to 11 February 2025. The summit was co-chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron and which individual?
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Donald Trump
Narendra Modi
Keir Starmer
In 2025, the Jammu and Kashmir government launched a mission to preserve the
state's identity by attaching scannable QR codes to select trees. These codes provide essential information,
including each tree’s location, health status, and growth. Deemed the Aadhaar of its kind, this mission was
launched to protect which tree?
Chinar
Willow
Deodar
Mulberry
Owen Cooper is an English actor who gained international recognition for his debut role
Jamie Miller. For his role, the teenager won an Emmy and became the youngest male winner of an Emmy Award. He
played the role of Jamie Miller in which 2025 Netflix series?
Stranger Things
The Pitt
Euphoria
Adolescence
In August 2025, Lacoste – the iconic French brand – temporarily replaced its signature
crocodile logo with a goat emblem in a limited-edition collection to honor a legendary tennis player. Which
24-time Grand Slam winner is this?
Roger Federer
Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal
Andy Murray
The Pantone Color of the Year originated in 1999 as an educational program by the
Pantone Color Institute to spark global conversations about color's connection to culture, reflecting world
events, trends, and shifting societal values. The Color of the Year for 2026 has been announced and has been
described as a color associated with new beginnings and signifying the desire for a fresh start. What color is
this?
Tangerine
Emerald
Cloud Dancer
Living Coral
EsDeeKid is a British rapper from Liverpool whose music is characterised by his thick
Scouse accent. His identity is unknown, and he covers his face with a balaclava. In order to quash speculation
about his identity, he teamed up with which supreme actor for a remix of his single "4 Raws"?
Jacob Elordi
Brad Pitt
Timothée Chalamet
Oscar Isaac
Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV was a food lover and maintained a large kitchen at the Amba
Vilas Palace in a city in South India. His head chef Kakasura Madappa created a sweet by experimenting with gram
flour, ghee and sugar and named it after Wodeyar's kingdom. What sweet that was news in 2025 is this?
Mysore Pak
Jalebi
Gulab Jamun
Rasmalai
This individual withdrew from a tournament following a dress-code issue that later came
to be dubbed JeansGate. He later auctioned the jeans on eBay in early 2025, raising £36,100 for the charity Big
Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA). Which five-time world champion is this?
Fabiano Caruana
Garry Kasparov
Stephen Taylor
Magnus Carlsen
The Kalaguru Artiste Foundation is a charitable organization started to support various
causes and underprivileged artists. It has also been involved in disaster relief efforts, such as donating funds
and materials during floods. This foundation based in Assam was started by which individual?
A.R. Rahman
Shreya Ghoshal
Sunidi Chauhan
Zubeen Garg
Considered to be one of the most visited tourist sites in Australia, the name of the
place is derived from the Dharawal language, spoken by the Aboriginal clans who lived further from Sydney
Harbour southwards to Shoalhaven. Meaning "water breaking over rocks", which place is being described
here?
Bondi
Manly
Whitehaven
Cable
Heart Lamp: Selected Stories is a collection of short stories originally written in
Kannada between 1990 and 2023. This book won the International Booker Prize in 2025. Which activist and lawyer
is the author of this work?
Aravind Adiga
Banu Mushtaq
Manu Pillai
Deepa Bhasthi
A few months ago, Gap launched a denim campaign titled "Better in Denim",
featuring the girl group Katseye, whose members notably come from various ethnic backgrounds and nationalities.
Various media outlets highlighted the timing and themes of Gap's campaign as a response to a certain jean
campaign featuring which actress?
Sydney Sweeney
Jennifer Lawrence
Margot Robbie
Rachel Zegler
In April 2025, this roaring singer flew into space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard
spacecraft as part of the all-female NS-31 mission, launched by Jeff Bezos's space company. This flight was
a short suborbital trip that lasted about 10–11 minutes. Which singer is this?
Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift
Katy Perry
Lana Del Rey
World Pickleball League is a professional pickleball league based in India, organised
under the aegis of the All India Pickleball Association. The first edition of the tournament (2025) was won by
Bengaluru Jawans. Which director is the owner of this team?
Rajkumar
Atlee
Rajamouli
Rakesh Roshan
This individual famously broke the sound barrier during his historic 2012 Red Bull
Stratos jump, becoming the first person to do so without a vehicle. Identify this skydiver who died in a
paragliding accident in Italy.
Alan Eustace
David Blane
Felix Baumgartner
Joe Kittinger
Skyscanner is a British search aggregator and travel agency based in Edinburgh,
Scotland. Which Indian cricketer was announced as the brand ambassador of its company in 2025?
Surya Kumar Yadav
Shubman Gill
Rinku Singh
Harshit Rana
Luce, the official mascot of the Catholic Church's 2025 Jubilee wore a yellow rain
jacket as a nod to the colours seen on which country's flag?
Greece
Italy
Vatican City
Nigeria
In early 2025, food related website TasteAtlas released a list of the 100 best
sandwiches in the world with Shawarma topping the entire list. What was the only Indian dish to be included in
this list?
Pav Bhaji
Chole Bhature
Vada Pav
Golgappa
Martin Donnelly is a former racing driver who suffered a serious crash during practice
at the Jerez circuit in 1990. He served as the inspiration for the character Sonny Hayes in which film?
The Fantastic Four
F1
Superman
Breakaway
Swimming was banned in this famous Parisian river since 1923 due to pollution and
navigation concerns. In 2025, the activity was renewed with three new public swimming sites being opened across
the river for the very first time. Which famous river in France is this?
Seine
Rhine
Garonne
Thames
The European Space Agency launched this telescope in 2013 to map the Milky Way,
charting stars and cosmic wonders in a precise way. Named for the Greek mythological figure who personifies
Earth, this promising cosmic operation completed its stellar mission in 2025. After whom was this telescope
named?
Hades
Gaia
Athena
Minerva
In 2025, which dessert was carried to the International Space Station by Indian
astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla as part of the Axiom Mission?
Dhokla
Gulab Jamun
Gajar ka Halwa
Donut
In 2025, the headquarters of an autonomous organization was inaugurated in Telangana,
for the promotion of which golden ingredient in Indian cuisine, a staple of every kitchen in our country?
Turmeric
Cinnamon
Ginger
Cardamom
The name of which Indonesian food made from fermented soybeans is derived from the Old
Javanese word "tumpi" meaning fermentation? This item saw a huge boom in the UK in 2025.
Satay
Falafel
Nasi Goreng
Tempeh
The mayor of which city in New Mexico played himself in a cameo in Vince Gilligan's
new Apple TV show "Pluribus"? This city also happens to be the same where Gilligan's
"Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul" are set in.
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Las Cruces
Rio Rancho
The Netflix movie "The Thursday Murder Club" is based on the first book in
the bestselling mystery series by British author Richard Osman. The film stars Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley,
Jonathan Pryce among others. Which actor from the 1993 comedy hit film "Mrs. Doubtfire" also features
prominently in this movie?
Pierce Brosnan
Harvey Fierstein
Robert Prosky
Matthew Lawrence
Director of "Knives Out", "The Glass Onion" and "Wake Up Dead
Man", Rian Johnson also created a crime comedy drama series which released its second season in 2025.
Starring Natasha Lyonne as a woman with an innate ability to detect lies, this series was lauded for being a
"howcatchem" or an inverted detective story where the audience sees the crime and the perpetrator at
the beginning, and the story focuses on the detective figuring it out. Name the show.
Poker Face
Russian Doll
The Afterparty
Only Murders in the Building
The India U-19 team made it to the finals of the U-19 Asia Cup in 2025 but lost out to
Pakistan. While Pakistan's Sameer Minhas was the highest scorer of the tournament, scoring 471 runs in 5
matches, which Indian batsman was the second highest scorer of the tournament by scoring 276 runs?
Abhigyan Kundu
Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Aaron Varghese
Deepesh Devendran
This premier AI tech firm became the first $5 trillion company in 2025. A defining
symbol of the AI era, it borrows its name from the Latin word for envy. Name the company.
Nvidia
Apple
Microsoft
Alphabet
Which Iranian filmmaker won the Cannes 2025 Palme d’Or for his film "It Was Just
an Accident". This is the first Iranian film to be nominated for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best
Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards in January 2026. Name
the filmmaker.
Jafar Panahi
Asghar Farhadi
Mohammad Rasoulof
Majid Majidi
One in four U.S. adults lives with a disability, yet only 4% of beauty brands cater to
them. American beauty brand Tilt Beauty founder Aerin Glazer who grew up with psoriatic arthritis created a
product for people with limited dexterity, chronic pain, and other accessibility needs. Name the product which
got listed as one of the best inventions of 2025 by Time Magazine?
Grip Stick lip balm
Flex-Grip mascara wand
EasyTwist lip crayon
Magnetic eye shadow
Grammy-winning rapper Doechii's superhit track "Anxiety" went viral for
creatively remixing/rapping over the iconic instrumental from Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to
Know", featuring Kimbra. But name the Brazilian guitarist and composer Luiz Bonfá's 1967 track that
inspired the intro for both "Anxiety" and "Somebody That I Used to Know".
Seville
Manhã de Carnaval
Samba de Orfeu
Perdido de Amor
This Missouri-born popstar won Best New Artist at the 2025 Grammys. Born as Kayleigh
Michelle Heath, she's popularly known by the name she took on before venturing into her musical career. This
name is a combination of her grandfather's last name and a word from his favourite song. Guess the artist.
Chappell Roan
Gracie Abrams
Sabrina Carpenter
Reneé Rapp
This eminent British politician was named Keir after Labour's first parliamentary
leader. Born to a toolmaker dad and a nurse mother, he was the Director of Public Prosecutions prior to
embarking on a career in politics. Who is this person?
Keir Starmer
Keir Hardie
Tony Blair
Gordon Brown
This Venezuelan politician, activist, prominent leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
laureate trained as an industrial engineer, later did a master's in finance which is a rare combination. She
was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights and for her struggle to
achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy. Name this person.
María Corina Machado
Juan Guaidó
Henrique Capriles
Leopoldo López
Guess the name of the 2025 Formula 1 World Champion who bagged his first F1 win at the
Miami GP 2024. This Bristol born racer shares his name with a popular Star Wars rebel but as his parents
confirm, he wasn't named after him. Name the racer.
Lando Norris
Oscar Piastri
Charles Leclerc
George Russell
TIME crowned him 2025 CEO of the Year, this corporate bigwig was born in Indiana, moved
to India as a teen, then returned to the US for his MBA from Stanford. The tech giant he helms launched 30 AI
tools to help creators under his leadership. Who are we referring to?
Neal Mohan
Sundar Pichai
Satya Nadella
Shantanu Narayen
As a child, he made his onscreen debut with a cameo in "Home Alone" but
pursued off-Broadway projects before turning to shows and films as an adult. He also won an Oscar for the Best
Supporting Actor in 2025. Name the actor.
Kieran Culkin
Macaulay Culkin
Rory Culkin
Joe Pesci
Which album made Beyoncé the first Black woman to top Billboard's Top Country
Albums chart? The same album includes a "Jolene" rework introduced by Dolly Parton herself and the
record won the 2025 GRAMMY for Album of the Year and also took Best Country Album. Name the album?
Cowboy Carter
Renaissance
Lemonade
BEYONCÉ
Which Indian cricketer won the Polly Umrigar Award (Best International Cricketer) for
the third time in 2025? Apart from the BCCI honour, the Indian pacer took 150 Test wickets in just 34 matches to
became the first Indian fast bowler to reach No. 1 in the ICC Test rankings. Name the cricketer.
Mohammed Shami
Ishant Sharma
Jasprit Bumrah
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Which Indian hockey goalkeeper was conferred the Padma Bhushan in 2025 and is
celebrated as a cornerstone of India's modern hockey resurgence? This veteran Indian goalie who debuted in
2010 and won the Arjuna Award in 2015 and the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna in 2021. Who is this sports figure?
Suraj Karkera
P. R. Sreejesh
Krishan Bahadur Pathak
Pawan Kumar
India's parliament approved a bill to raise foreign direct investment in the
insurance sector in December 2025. The increase in the FDI limit could boost investments and improve insurance
penetration in the country. What is the current FDI limit after the bill was passed?
74
77
82
100
Which BJP leader who has been a two-time Lok Sabha MP from Coimbatore, former Governor
of Jharkhand, and later, Governor of Maharashtra, was sworn in on 12 Sept 2025 as India's 15th Vice
President and Rajya Sabha Chairman?
C. P. Radhakrishnan
Ramesh Bais
Jishnu Dev Varma
Santosh Gangwar
Which Indian Air Force Group Captain and test pilot, selected in ISRO's 2019
Gaganyaan astronaut pool, flew as mission pilot on Axiom Mission 4, launched on 25 June 2025, and became the
first ISRO astronaut to visit the International Space Station?
Shubhanshu Shukla
Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair
Ajit Krishnan
Angad Pratap
When the BJP regained power in Delhi in the February 2025 Assembly election, it ended a
long drought in the national capital. For how many years had the party been out of power there?
23 years
25 years
27 years
30 years
A December 2025 report tracked an Indian snack from Bihar that is getting pricier in
the US after tariffs, yet staying strong thanks to booming domestic demand and new export markets. It is made by
popping prickly water lily seeds. What is it?
Lotus seeds
Water chestnuts
Foxnuts
Roasted chickpeas
A 2025 deportation tabled in India's Parliament showed that the highest number of
Indians were deported from a single country in 2025, beating the US by a wide margin. Which country topped the
list?
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
In August 2025, India's first two aquanauts from NIOT pulled off a record deep
ocean dive to 5,002 metres in the Atlantic under an Indo French collaboration. Which French submersible did they
dive in?
Alvin
Nautile
Shinkai 6500
Jiaolong
Which debut Indian filmmaker made history at the 82nd Venice Film Festival in 2025 by
winning Best Director in the Orizzonti section for her film "Songs of Forgotten Trees", becoming the
first Indian to receive an award in this category?
Payal Kapadia
Chaitanya Tamhane
Anuparna Roy
Rima Das
On January 2025, which NASA astronaut set the women's record for cumulative
spacewalking time by pushing her career extravehicular activity total to 62 hours 6 minutes?
Peggy Whitson
Christina Koch
Sunita Williams
Jessica Meir
A 33 year old German engineer, paralysed after a mountain biking accident, became the
first wheelchair user in space on a Blue Origin New Shepard hop from West Texas. Name the paraplegic engineer.
Hayley Arceneaux
John McFall
Michaela Benthaus
Sian Proctor
Which former prime minister went Instagram official with a pop star in December 2025
during a Japan trip? He was also once a schoolteacher and is known for winning a 2012 charity boxing match
against a senator, and having a tattoo he described as "planet Earth inside a Haida raven"?
Leo Varadkar
Sanna Marin
Justin Trudeau
Sebastian Kurz
Which Mumbai-based choreographer who trained under Shiamak Davar and holds a dentistry
degree got divorce from a well known Indian cricketer in 2025? She was also a finalist on the reality dance show
"Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa".
Shakti Mohan
Raghav Juyal
Dhanashree Verma
Dharmesh Yelande
Which Oscar winning actor and popular musician ended their 19-year-old marriage in
September 2025? They met in 2005 at the G'Day USA gala, married in June 2006 and have two daughters.
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban
Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber
Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck
Which astrological phase in 2025 ran Nov 9–29, began in Sagittarius before sliding back
into Scorpio, and gets blamed for tech glitches, travel chaos, and accidents even though it's really an
optical illusion of planetary motion?
Venus Retrograde
Mars Retrograde
Mercury Retrograde
Saturn Return
Which Indian podcaster dropped a 4 hour London sit-down in June 2025 where Vijay Mallya
spoke publicly after years, on the show "Figuring Out", triggering massive backlash and debate online?
Ranveer Allahbadia
Nikhil Kamath
Raj Shamani
Saurabh Dwivedi
A viral post in Nov 2025 tried to confirm a global action icon's death, but it was
yet another recycled hoax and he was reported to be alive and well. Who was the celebrity target?
Jet Li
Donnie Yen
Jackie Chan
Chow Yun-fat
Which global star expanded her producer slate in 2025 by boarding the Oscar-shortlisted
live-action short "Anuja" as an executive producer, and also backed the documentary "Born
Hungry" under her banner?
Margot Robbie
Guneet Monga
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Mindy Kaling
Which was the most listened-to song on Spotify in 2025 with 1.7 billion streams
globally?
Die With A Smile – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
BIRDS OF A FEATHER – Billie Eilish
APT. – ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
Ordinary – Alex Warren
Who took oath as India's 53rd Chief Justice on 24 Nov 2025 at Rashtrapati Bhavan,
succeeding Justice B. R. Gavai, after earlier stints as Punjab and Haryana's Advocate General and Chief
Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court?
Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Justice B. R. Gavai
Justice Surya Kant
Justice U. U. Lalit
What was the Oct 2025 break-in at the Louvre where thieves used a mover's lift,
smashed into the Apollo Gallery, grabbed French crown jewels, and escaped in minutes, forcing the museum to add
new security bars and upgrades?
The Mona Lisa Theft
The Apollo Gallery Raid
The 2025 Louvre heist
The Paris Museum Break
Which Gustav Klimt painting became 2025's priciest auction sale, fetching about
$236.36 million at Sotheby's New York and ranking as the second most expensive artwork ever sold at an
auction?
Portrait of Adele Bloch Bauer I
Dame mit Fächer (Lady with a Fan)
Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer
Judith and the Head of Holofernes
On 24 July 2025, the WHO certified which country as malaria-free, a landmark
public-health milestone?
Maldives
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Timor-Leste
Siddhartha Khosla, the frontman of indie band Goldspot, composed the score for which
hit murder mystery comedy series that dropped its fifth season in 2025?
The Afterparty
Poker Face
Only Murders in the Building
Based on a True Story
Megastars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, arguably Indian cinema's most iconic duo,
are rumoured to share the screen next in Yash Raj Films' next chapter in the spyverse. But interestingly,
the two have the same biographer. Name the author and journalist who has penned "Shah Rukh Khan: Legend,
Icon, Star" in 2024 and "Salman Khan: The Sultan of Bollywood" in 2025?
Meena Iyer
Nasreen Munni Kabir
Mohar Basu
Yasser Usman
According to Google India's Year in Search 2025, what was India's #1 Top
Overall Search and also #1 on Top Sports Events?
India vs England
Asia Cup
Champions Trophy
Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025
Which Indian British billionaire led the Hinduja Group, helped build it into a global
conglomerate, and was part of the family ranked Britain's richest on the Sunday Times Rich List before he
died in London on 4 Nov 2025?
Gopichand Hinduja
Prakash Hinduja
Ashok Hinduja
S. P. Hinduja
Nicknamed "Dishom Guru", which tribal leader co-founded the Jharkhand Mukti
Morcha, became a key face of the Jharkhand statehood movement, served multiple stints as Jharkhand CM, and died
in Delhi on 4 Aug 2025?
Shibu Soren
Hemant Soren
Champai Soren
Arjun Munda
Which Indian-born British industrialist, who built the Caparo Group, studied at MIT,
and entered the House of Lords as a life peer in 1996 with the title Baron Paul of Marylebone, died on 21 Aug
2025?
Lord Swraj Paul
Lord Karan Bilimoria
Lord Rami Ranger
Lord Jitesh Gadhia
Which Black Sabbath frontman, forever linked to the infamous onstage bat-biting moment
and later a reality TV reinvention, died aged 76 on 22 July 2025, just weeks after a farewell show in
Birmingham?
Ozzy Osbourne
Ronnie James Dio
Rob Halford
Alice Cooper
Which political activist co-founded Turning Point USA in 2012, hosted a radio show and
podcast, and was shot dead on 10 Sept 2025 while speaking at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University?
Charlie Kirk
Ben Shapiro
Tucker Carlson
Glenn Beck
In April 2025, Prada agreed to buy a rival fashion house from Capri Holdings for about
€1.25bn and then completed the takeover in Dec 2025, calling it a long-coveted move to build an Italian luxury
heavyweight. Which label was it?
Valentino
Dolce and Gabbana
Versace
Armani
Which Indian hyperlocal delivery pioneer, Google's first direct investment in an
Indian startup (2017), went offline in Jan 2025 amid cash crunch and unpaid dues, and was later admitted into
insolvency proceedings in 2025?
Zepto
Porter
Dunzo
Swiggy Genie
A July 2025 report said scientists detected the biggest ever cosmic smash-up using
gravitational waves. What collided to create it?
Two neutron stars
A neutron star and a black hole
Two massive black holes
Two galaxies
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