TDQD - The Daily Quizzing Dose

Question 1 This is an Indian daily newspaper founded in 1924 by Sunder Singh Lyallpuri, founder-father of the Akali movement and the Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab Province. It contained writings and articles from C. F. Andrews, Nihal Singh, Dr Saifuddin Kichlu, etc. The newspaper is currently owned by Shobhana Bhartia. Which Indian newspaper?

Question 1 Brajesh Mishra was the first person to hold this post. He was appointed to this post in November 1998, under the then Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. J N Dixit, M K Narayanan and Shivshankar Menon also held this post at some time. Which post and who is currently holding this post?

Question 1 The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo is a humorous autobiographical book by American stand-up comedian and actress X. The book addresses subjects such as gun violence in the United States, sexual assault and consent, domestic violence, as well as more personal issues such as X's troubled relationship with her mother and X's father's multiple sclerosis. Also, the book's title is a reference to which other book? And Id X.

Question 1 This term is defined as "the lowest velocity which a body must have in order to escape the gravitational attraction of a particular planet or other object". However, the term became immensly popular in the context of Indian politics after its usage by a certain Indian politician in his speech in October 2013. Which term and who used it in October 2013?

Question 1 Nintendo had to ban X from submitting his Tetris score to Nintendo Power magazine in 1988, as X would top the listings every month. The company wanted fresh names and hence didn't accept X's submission. However, X submitted his next entry as "Evets Kainzow", which was accepted. Id X.

Question 1 "P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke" is a TV serial which will premiere on Star Plus. It is an Indian adaptation of Israeli TV show "Hatufim". However, the Israeli TV show has also inspired an American television series. Which TV series?

Question 1 Syria Civil Defense is a volunteer civil defense organization that operates throughout Syria. It was founded in early 2013 by British security consultant James Le Mesurier, primarily as a response to indiscriminate bombardment of civilian communities in rebel-held areas by the Syrian Arab Air Force. However, they are popularly known by the head gear they wear. How do we popularly know them?

Question 1 What is blanked out in this image?

Question 1 Gudu hara or Ha-do-do is a game played throughout the Chakma region in Bangladesh. In this game, two teams stand on either side of a central line. They take turns sending a player into opposing territory to touch as many people as he or she can during the space of one breath, while at the same time saying "Ha-do-do." If the player runs out of breath or is caught by his or her opponents, he or she is out. This game is similar to which other game?

Question 1 It is a brand of fruit-flavored sweets, currently produced and marketed by the Wrigley Company. They have hard sugar shells which carry the letter S. The inside is mainly sugar, corn syrup and hydrogenated palm kernel oil along with fruit juice, citric acid and natural and artificial flavors. The confectionery has been sold in a variety of flavor collections, such as Tropical and Wild Berry. However, the confectionery was very much in news recently for different reasons after the Donald Trump Jr. used it in his tweet. Which confectionery am I talking about?  Also, the image below, which was the cause of controversy.

Question 1 Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 Australian-American biographical war film directed by Mel Gibson. The film is based on the true story about US Army medic _______ ____, a conscientious objector (individual who has claimed the right to refuse to perform military service on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, disability or religion) who refused to bear arms, yet was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Harry S. Truman for single-handedly saving the lives of over 75 of his comrades while under constant enemy fire during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. FITB and blanks are indicative of the size of the word.

Question 1 German pharmaceutical company Bayer promoted the use of this drug for children suffering from cough, cold and irritation in 1900s. The company named it so because its employees, on whom the drug had been tested, reported feeling heroic after taking it. How do we commonly know the drug?

Question 1 A new mobile game based on the US Presidential election candidate Donald Trump has been launched with the tagline "Make the galaxy great again". It requires players to build a wall on which Trump jumps to reach the galaxy to "make it better". The game features Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders as Trump's obstacles. What is the name of the game?

Question 1 German pharmaceutical firm Bayer invented the drug acetylsalicyclic acid in 1987. The drug was created as a safer alternative to the salicylate drugs, which caused damage to the stomach. How do we popularly know acetylsalicyclic acid?

Question 1 La Liga President Javier Tebas, during the launch of La Liga's New Delhi office said that the matches of the Spain's top-tier football league will start earlier than usual. He further said that the matches will now kick-off at 4.30 pm local time in Spain. Why the sudden change in timings?

Answer to yesterday's post: Robert Mugabe striking the Superman pose. Question 1 Bhavin and Divyank Turakhia started this Internet domain registrar company in 1998. At present, the company is valued at $1.4 billion, thus making the Turakhia brothers billionaires. One of their most successful venture "Media.net" was sold to a Chinese consortium for $900 million in 2016. Which company I am talking about?

Question 1 Whose statue and which pose is it striking?

Question 1 X is an acronym. Similar to Latin phrase "carpe diem" ("seize the day"), it implies that one should enjoy life, even if that entails taking risks, as if there would not be another chance for it. The acronym is widely used in youth culture and music, and was popularized by the 2011 song "The Motto" by rapper Drake. As a part of its September 2016 update, The Oxford English Dictionary has added the acronym to the dictionary. Id X.

Question 1 Logo of which company?

Question 1 "Mostly Sunny Partly Cloudy" is a documentary directed by filmmaker Dilip Mehta which premiered recently at the Toronto International Film Festival. This documentary is based on the life of which famous personality?

Question 1 Very recently, who joined this two individuals and became a part of the coveted club: Murlikant Petkar, Devendra Jhajharia

Question 1 Minimalist poster of which TV series?

Question 1 This is a document translated in Sanskrit by Dr. Jitendra Kumar Tripathi. The photo of the cover page of the document was tweeted by India's Permanent Representative to UN, Mr. Syed Akbaruddin, also praising Dr. Tripathi for his "pioneering effort". Which document are we talking about?

Question 1 "The Life and Crimes of  _______ _______ " is a biography of a famous serial killer, written by Richard Neville and Julia Clark. Which serial killer?

Question 1 These are the personal representatives of a head of state or government at an international summit, particularly the summits like G8, G20 or Nuclear Security Summit. The name is derived from the particular group of people of Nepalese ethnicity. Give me the six lettered word with which we know them popularly.

Question 1 This soft drink by Coca-Cola originated in Germany during World War II, due to difficulties in importing the original Coca-Cola syrup from US. Coca-Cola's German plant manufactured the drink using ingredients available in Germany. Which soft drink? 

Question 1 This is a minimalist poster of which 2014 Bollywood film?

Question 1 This is a term given to an imaginary boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991. The term symbolized efforts by the Soviet Union to block itself and its satellite states from open contact with the West and non-Soviet-controlled areas. The use of the term is as a metaphor for strict separation that goes back at least as far as the early 19th century. It is originally referred to fireproof curtains in theaters. The image below depicts the Warsaw Pact countries on one side of the line which appear shaded red; NATO members on the other side which appear shaded blue; militarily neutral countries shaded gray. The black dot represents Berlin. What I am looking for is the term for the black line.

Question 1 Why this rangoli was made by the employees of RBI?

Question 1 The _________ system, also known as the VJD method, is a method for calculating target scores in interrupted one-day and Twenty20 cricket matches. The method was devised by V _________, a civil engineer from Thrissur, Kerala. The now-defunct Indian Cricket League had begun to use this method instead of the Duckworth-Lewis method used in matches. The VJD method takes into account the statistics from the T20 games played in the past. Recently, Tamil Nadu Premier League is also using this method. FITB. (The blank is the name of the person who devised this method and blanks are indicative of the size of the word)