1. Saina Nehwal won the 2016 Australian Open Super Series badminton title in the women's singles category last week. Whom did she beat to win the title?
2. True or False: The biggest shark is the tiger shark.
3. Radar, an object-detection system that uses radio waves to determine the range, angle, or velocity of objects, is an acronym coined by the US Navy. Expand RADAR.
4. Accordion is derived from the German word Akkord meaning musical chord. Who invented it?
5. “The way I see it, if you’re gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?” Which iconic movie is this famous line from?
6. The currency code for the US dollar is USD, Euro is EUR, and British Pound is GBP. What is the currency code for Indian Rupee?
Solutions
1. Sun Yu of China; 2. False. The biggest shark is the whale shark; 3. RAdio Detection And Ranging.; 4. Friedrich Buschmann invented the instrument in 1822. Later, Cyrillus Damian of Austria created another version and patented it; 5. “Back to the Future” (1985); 6. INR.
