TDQD - The Daily Quizzing Dose

Question 1 On August 31, 1968, X became the first ever batsman in the history of the cricket to hit six sixes in an over. X achieved this feat in English county while captaining Nottinghamshire and X hit them against Y, who was playing from Glamorgan. Id X and Y.

Question 1 Bengaluru-based food company Zzungry has introduced two offbeat dishes in its menu to celebrate the legacy of X. Zzungry said it has introduced limited edition of "Ulundu kozhukattai" and "Kova kozhukattai" that are inspired from the cuisines of two states that hold great relevance in the life of  X. "Ulundu kozhukattai" is a dish which is inspired from the cuisine of Madhya Pradesh where X was born whereas the other dish "Kova kozhukattai" is inspired from the cuisine of Tamil Nadu that connects to the origins of X. Id X.

Question 1 Which is this trophy? The only recipients of this trophy are Lionel Messi, Andreas Iniesta, Frank Ribery and Cristanio Ronaldo.

Question 1 These triplets, Leila, Liina and Lily, represent Estonia and competed in 2016 Olympics in marathon and became the first triplets to compete in marathon. What are they popularly known as? Question 2 X is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. X is a ten-time world champion and four-time Olympic champion, winning gold in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. X was undefeated between 2003 and 2016. X is the first female in any sport to win individual-event gold at four consecutive Olympics. X is possibly the greatest ever female wrestler. Id X.

Question 1 When Almaz Ayana was asked about the allegations of doping after winning her 10,000 m Gold at 2016 at Olympics by breaking the record long held by Wang Junxia, she responded, "My doping is my training and my doping is _____. Nothing otherwise - I am crystal clear.”. FITB. The blank is indicative of the size of the word. Question 2 What is the clothing the woman in the picture wearing called? It is a subject of much controversy in France currently.

Question 1 Which is this 2005 American–Spanish action-comedy adventure film directed by Breck Eisner that is based on the best-selling book of the same name by Clive Cussler. It stars Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn and Penelope Cruz. Shown below is the poster of the movie. Hope so it helps! Question 2 Instituted in 1991-92, the first recipient of this award was Vishwanathan Anand while the second recipient of this award was Geet Sethi. Which award?

Question 1 This competition is an international men's tennis competition scheduled to be held annually, except during Olympic years, two weeks after the US Open. The first edition will be held in Prague on September 22-24, 2017. The competition will pit six top European players against their counterparts from the rest of the world. The competition is named after which tennis legend? Question 2 Who is this American athlete, said to be the only female track and field athlete to win six golds.

Question 1 Which country has reportedly launched its own Netflix-style on-demand video service "Manbang" which will allow viewers to watch documentaries about their leaders and learn languages like English and Russian. Question 2 Connect them to a recently concluded event: Singapore, Bahrain, Fiji, Cote d'Ivorie, Jordan, Puerto Rico, Tajikistan, Vietnam and Kosovo.

Question 1 X's wife Dana won a gold medal in the javelin throw at the 1952 Olympics, only a few moments after X's victory in the 5 km run. However, when X attempted to take some credit for his wife's Olympic victory at her press conference, claiming that it was his victory in the 5,000 m that had "inspired" her. Dana's response was, "Really? Okay, go inspire some other girl and see if she throws a javelin fifty meters!". Id X. Question 2 Eric Moussambani is a swimmer from Equatorial Guinea. What was he nicknamed by the media, after he swam his heat of the 100 m freestyle in 2000 Sydney Olympics in a time which was more than double that of his faster competitors, thus prompting media to give him that nickname.

Question 1 Who is this person and in which attire is he dressed? Question 2 The _______ manuscript is an illustrated codex hand-written in an unknown writing system. The vellum on which it is written has been carbon-dated to the early 15th century, and it may have been composed in Northern Italy during the Italian Renaissance. The manuscript is named after Wilfrid _______, a Polish book dealer who purchased it in 1912. The manuscript has been studied by many professional and amateur cryptographers, but no one has been able to decipher the text and has become a famous enigma to cryptographers. FITB.

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Question 1 Who is this Chinese badminton player? Question 2 These are types of what? Keirin, Omnium, Team pursuit, Individual pursuit, Madison, Tandem

Question 1 This was a picnic basket which was recently unveiled at the Pebble Beach Concours de’Elegance, the prestigious California car show. It is crafted from American walnut wood and leather that matches its color with with car's exterior and is equipped with the finest dining wares including a walnut cutting board, napkins embroidered with the logo of the car maker, and stainless steel cutlery. There are genuine lead crystal wine glasses and dishes with details in black paint and platinum. The picnic basket is a product of which famous car maker? Question 2 Who is this Indo-French professional golfer from Bangalore?

Question 1 Who is this young Indian golfer? Question 2 "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved" was a sports article written by Hunter S. Thompson on the 1970 Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky, first appearing in an issue of Scanlan's Monthly in June of that year. Though not known at the time, the article marked the first appearance of which journalism?

Question 1 These are the members of which Indian band: Asheem Chakravarty, Amit Kilam, Rahul Ram, Tuheen Chakravorty and Nikhil Rao Question 2 This is a Google Doodle celebrating famous Indian writer Munshi Premchand, However, this Doodle is inspired from his which famous work?

Question 1 Along with India, which 3 other countries celebrate their Independence day on 15th August? Question 2 This is a Google Doodle celebrating which Chinese festival, also known as Chinese Valentine's Day.

Question 1 Who is this Indian athlete? Question 2 Which vault, also a part of Dipa Karmakar's routine in women's vault finals at 2016 Olympics.

Question 1 Who is this Syrian swimmer, member of Refugee Olympics Athlete team and competing under the Olympic flag at 2016 Olympics. Question 2 The Down Cafe in Istanbul, Turkey is the first of its kind. It employs people from the ages between 18 to 25 who are diagnosed with a particular disorder and aims to empower them with self confidence and independence. Which disorder?

Question 1 Whose autobiography? He also won a gold 50 m freestyle in 2016 Olympics and became the oldest individual Olympic gold medalist in swimming. Question 2 The Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative was a San Francisco Bay Area business which supplied anabolic steroids to professional athletes. How do we popularly know the scandal, which involved use of banned, performance enhancing substances by professional athletes.

Question 1 Who is this US gymnast? Question 2 Naim Süleymanoğlu is a Turkish World and Olympic Champion in weightlifting. In the 1988 Summer Olympics he set a record by achieving a 190 kg in the clean and jerk. His height is 1.47 m and due to his small stature he is aptly nicknamed as?

Question 1 USA's 2016 Olympic Gymnastics Team (women's) won the gold Women's artistic team all around. The team members of the victorious team were Simone Biles, Gabrielle Doughlas, Alexandra Raisman, Madison Kocian and Laurie Hernandez. They are nicknamed as? Question 2 Who is this famous Japanese gymnast, considered by many to be the greatest gymnast of all time.

Question 1 Who is this Hungarian swimmer, nicknamed as "Iron Lady". She has participated in 4 consecutive Olympics. She holds 5 world records and has won 3 gold medals in 2016 Olympics. Question 2 In which Indian city can you find this?

Question 1 What is a specific connect amongst these weighlifters? Stefan Topurov, Neno Terziyski, Naim Suleymanoglu, Angel Genchev, Halil Mutlu, Yun-Chol Om. The latest one to join this list is Chinese weightlifter Long Qingquan. Question 2 Her name is Virginia Thrasher. She won gold in women's 10 meter air rifle at 2016 Olympics. She won the first gold medal awarded at 2016 Olympics. She represents which country?

Question 1 This mask is popularly known as?

Question 1 Who is this famous Indian gymnast, known for doing the dangerous Produnova vault? Question 2 Minimalist poster of which Indian film?

Question 1 ____ Island is a fictional island in the Gulf of Guinea added to the Natural Earth public domain map dataset, located where the equator crosses the prime meridian, at coordinates 0°N 0°E. Natural Earth describes the entity as a "1 meter square island" with "scale rank 100, indicating it should never be shown in mapping." It is aptly named according to the location of its coordinates. What is it called? (The blank is the same as the size of the word and is also the answer) Question 2 Minimalist poster of which Bollywood movie?

Question 1 Poster of which recently released Netflix original series? Question 2 Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall is a Swedish modern pentathlete who caused the disqualification of the Swedish team at the 1968 Summer Olympics by consuming what?  Liljenwall was the first athlete to be disqualified at the Olympics for drug use, following the introduction of anti-doping regulations by the International Olympic Committee in 1967. Liljenwall reportedly had "two _____" to calm his nerves before the pistol shooting event. What did he consume which led to his disqualification? The blank is the name of the substance which he took and is indicative of the size of the word.

Question 1 Osuna is a town and municipality in the province of Seville, southern Spain. In 2014, the town came into spotlight following the filming of the fifth season of which popular American TV series? Here are some images which may help you. Question 2 Connect the following countries with an ongoing international summit Australia, China, European Union, Iran, Japan, Mauritius, Myanmar, South Korea and United States of America.

Question 1 Who is this swimmer from Nepal, said to be the youngest Olympian at 2016 Olympics. Question 2 English teacher Jerry Baldwin, history teacher Zev Siegl, and writer Gordon Bowker opened the first Starbucks while they were students at the University of San Francisco. The three were inspired to sell high-quality coffee beans and equipment. The company took the name of the chief mate in the book ____ ____: Starbuck, after considering "Cargo House" and "Pequod". FITB. (Blanks are indicative of the length of the answer)

Question 1 Connect; Rani Rampal, Joshana Chinappa, Namrata Purohit, Jyoti Ann Burrett, Smriti Mandana, Subhlakshmi Sharma, Ishita Malaviya, Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar, Tanvie Hans and Shweta Hakke. Also, a popular Bollywood actress is part of this exhaustive list. Question 2 This is an image of a natural gas field in Derweze, Turkmenistan, that collapsed into an underground cavern in 1971, becoming a natural gas crater. It is popularly known as?

Question 1 This game featured in the 1900 and 1904 edition of Summer Olympic Games. However, later the game wasn't a part of any Olympic edition up till 2012 Summer Olympics. However, the game was included for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Which game? Question 2 Which is this famous sports couple, who married this year.