Q1. ____ _____ is the only Indian singer to have a figurine in Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum. June 26 has been declared as ____ _____ Day in USA, because of this singer’s popularity there.
Who is this singer, who turned 34 last week?
Q2. In the beginning of the 20th century, the 27th of his kind, converted the stables in his house to a garage and bought four cars. Since then, the occupants of the house have had more sophisticated and secure cars. After each occupant of the house leaves, their cars are destroyed with large calibre rounds of bullets and explosive devices. This is done to demonstrate the security of the car and to protect the secrets of the car, in terms of build, safety and armouring.
Who do these cars belong to?
Q3. In Men’s singles tennis, this seemingly impossible feat has been achieved 10 times now. The most recent was when Emilio Gomez did this against Adam Hornby in 2016 in the Davis Cup, in Ecuador.
In Women’s singles, however, this feat has happened more times because of a variation in rules. The most recent was Caroline Wozniacki, against Francoise Abanda in the 2017 French Open. What feat?
Q4. The ___ _____ contest is annually held at Purdue University. It is held in memory of the cartoonist ___ _____ who liked to use elaborate machinery and tools to perform simple routine tasks. He had such an effect on pop culture that his name was added to the dictionaries, defined as ‘ingeniously or unnecessarily complicated in design or construction.’
Identify the personality.
Q5. In honour of Women’s Day 2016, the government of _____ gave these women nicknames, and called them superwomen. Which country do they belong to?
Alicia Vikander – ‘Fatale’
Babba Canales – ‘UberWoman’
Lisa Jonsson – ‘Misslisibell’
Nikeisha Andersson – ‘Creatrix’
Sarah Sjostrom – ‘Miss Butterfly’
Simone Giertz – ‘Robotica’
Sofie Allert - ‘Algaetor’
Suad Ali – ‘Opinionatrix’
Victoria – ‘Crown Princess’
Zara Larsson – ‘Zinger’
Q6. In an interview, Donald Trump cited the example of ____ ___, the founder of a fallen Indian unicorn,______, as to why the U.S. Department of Immigration should not be too strict with H1B visas. He said that ____ ___, went to Harvard, did very well, and wanted to start a company in the U.S.. He was refused a visa, and so, he came back to India, and started ______.
Although he got the particulars wrong, his case was solid. ____ ___ actually went to Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania. Identify the person and the company that he founded.
Answers
A1. Shreya Ghoshal
A2. POTUSes or Presidents of the United States.
A3. Perfect Sets (6-0), also called a Triple Bagel and Double Bagel in Men’s and Women’s Tennis respectively.
A4. Rube Goldberg
A5. Sweden
A6. Kunal Bahl, Snapdeal
