TDQD - The Daily Quizzing Dose

Question 1 This meeting was held in Athens on 24th April, 2017 as a part of "_______ _____________ Forum", which was probably a first of its kind initiative, initiated by Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. The countries which were invited for this meeting were Greece, China, Egypt, Bolivia, India, Iraq, Iran, Italy, Mexico and Peru. So why only these countries were invited OR FITB.

Question 1 Which asana is the kid doing (named after an animal) and id the person behind the kid.

Question 1 How can you connect these three films: Yeh Rastey Hai Pyar Ke, a 1963 film starring Sunil Dutt. Achanak, a 1973 film starring Vinod Khanna. Rustom, a 2016 film starring Akshay Kumar

Question 1 Who is this guy, now the head of cyber security company MGT, holding a prototype of his eponymous phone, claimed by him to be "world's first truly private smartphone".

Question 1 These are statues installed in Pu La Deshpande Garden in Pune. What are they about?

Question 1 Connect and explain.

Question 1 Composition of which product, an essential thing in offices.

Question 1 "Zorba the Greek" is a 1964 comedy-drama film starring Anthony Quinn as the title character. The film is based on the 1946 novel of the same name by Nikos Kazantzakis. The film was nominated in seven categories for Oscars and went on to win three Oscars. A now billionaire had named his store after this film but later changed it to the name with which now it is known, as a bar nearby had the same name. Either give me the name of the individual or the name of store.

Question 1 What is the value of this newly released Fijian dollar and who are these people on it?

Question 1 The American female voice belonged to Susan Bennett, British male voice belonged to Jon Briggs and the Australian voice belonged to Karen Jacobsen. These people are voices behind which personal assistant? 

Question 1 The various other possible names for the X, which was first of its kind made in India then were 'Maitri' and 'Jawahar'. However, they later zeroed in on the name of a famous 5th century Indian astronomer and mathematician. What is X and on which mathematician's name did they zeroed on?  

Question 1 What would you call such type of hair, a portmanteau of two popular hair types?

Question 1 "Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi" is an upcoming Hindi biopic based on the book by Mridula Sinha named "Rajpath Se Lokpath Par", starring which famous Indian MP and actress?  Also, this famous actress portrays which famous politician from Madhya Pradesh, a former Rajmata of Gwalior and mother of Vasundhara Raje.

Question 1 This day is celebrated in India on 9 January every year to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community to the development of India. The day commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa in Bombay on 9 January 1915. Which day?

Question 1 The blanked out part in this image is a wordplay on the name of a famous Indian film, directed by Sudhir Mishra and starring Kay Kay Menon, Shiney Ahuja and Chitrangada Singh. The film is set against the backdrop of the Indian Emergency and tells the story of three young people in the 1970s. The title of this film is taken from a poem by Mirza Ghalib. Id the blanked out part here.

Question 1 The following books can be classified under which literary category, a word which has been recently added to Oxford dictionary. The Purchase of the North Pole by Jules Verne Paris in the Twentieth Century by Jules Verne The Wind from Nowhere by J.G. Ballard State of Fear by Michael Crichton Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

Question 1 X is a word that literally means "romance that develops between two individuals in theater, or on films and television series and between reality show contestants or participants for the running period of the show." It is a portmanteau of two words associated with the world of show business. X is amongst 40 new words recently added in Oxford dictionary. Id X.

Question 1 The blanked out part is a five lettered word meaning a spirit board or talking board. FITB with a five lettered word.

Question 1 These are the sets of emojis created by Museumito, a 'father and son team of art history nerds’ in partnership with X Foundation. They pay homage to which Mexican artist and feminist icon?

Question 1 Englefield House is an Elizabethan country house with surrounding estate at Englefield in the English county of Berkshire, owned by the Benyon family. How do we popularly know the house, something from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Question 1 Sylvilagus palustris _______ (also known as Lower Keys marsh rabbit), is an endangered subspecies of marsh rabbit named after X.  This subspecies was first described in a publication in the Journal of Mammalogy in 1984 by James D. Lazell Jr, after his research was funded in part by a generous contribution from X's corporation. This subspecies of rabbit was then named in honor of X in recognition of the financial support given by his corporation. Id X, who definitely has some clearly visible connection with rabbits.

Question 1 This is an annual prize given by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) to "an individual selected for contributions of a technical nature made to the computing community". It is stipulated that the contributions "should be of lasting and major technical importance to the computer field". This award is generally recognized as the highest distinction in computer science and is considered as the "Nobel Prize of computing". Which award? Also, who is the latest recipient of this award?

Question 1 Minimalist poster of which 2010 film?

Question 1 Whose daughter posted this in response to controversial ad by Pepsi starring Kendall Jenner.

Question 1 Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has launched a new campaign to combat racism and discrimination in football named "Be a _____". While launching the campaign, Evra said that "It is against bullying. Be A _____, he is black, he is white, he is Asian and he is chubby - because he is eating a lot - so I just want to bring my positive energy to everyone." FITB with something from the world of animals.

Question 1 Minimalist poster of which 2016 mystery film?

Question 1 The crested black macaque, also known as Sulawesi crested macaque, is a monkey that lives in the Tangkoko reserve, northeast of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi (Celebes), as well as on smaller neighboring islands. When nature photographer David Slater traveled to these islands to take photographs of these monkeys, he did something during the shoot about which he says that "it was my artistry and idea to leave them to play with the camera and it was all in my eyesight. I knew the monkeys were very likely to do this and I predicted it". So what did monkeys do with the camera, which was probably the first of its kind thing done by an animal and eventually led to nicknaming of these monkeys after it.

Question 1 Which famous logo is inspired from this East India Company's Double Mohur?

Question 1 Who offered this 'smart bucket' on Amazon Canada's website on 1st April?

Question 1 Self-taught sculptor Emanuel Santos (who also is a former airport cleaner) has defended his recently unveiled bust by saying that the person (whose bust it was) has praised his efforts and has asked him to make the bust more jovial. He further said that "It's impossible to please the Greeks and the Trojans, and even Jesus couldn't please everyone...it's a matter of taste and not as simple as it seems." Whose bust he has made?