The Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
From April 28, the biennial international badminton championships for the prestigious Thomas & Uber Cup starts at Chengdu. Here is a quiz on these two events
QUESTION 1
Which country has won the Thomas Cup the most times?
QUESTION 2
Which is the only country to have participated in the final stages of the Thomas cup in all 32 times? It also happens to be the only European/non-Asian country to have won the Thomas Cup?
QUESTION 3
India, the defending
Champion of the Thomas Cup, has hosed the Cup only once. When and where?
QUESTION 4
Which country has won the Uber Cup the most times?
QUESTION 5
Which is the only non-Asian country to have won the Uber Cup so far?
QUESTION 6
How many times has India qualified for the semi-finals in the Uber Cup?
Please send in your answers to dailyquiz@thehindu.co.in
Questions and Answers to the April 26 edition of the daily quiz:
Ans:
The White Rose
2. In 1962, at Rangoon University, the military regime killed more than 100 students for protesting against this issue.
3. The rhyming chant used by the students at the Athens Polytechnic in 1973 against the Greek military junta. Bread-Education-Liberty!
4. In 1998, in this incident, Indonesian soldiers opened fire on student protestors killing four, which led to this Indonesian president’s resignation. Ans: Trisakti shootings; President Suharto
5. In 2015, this movement started in South African universities against the increase in student fees. Ans: #FeesMustFall
6. In 2014, students of Jadavpur University, Kolkata started this movement against sexual violence on campus. Ans: The Hok Kolorob Movement
Visual: This was a rally of this movement.
agitation Early Birds:
Ans: Anti-Hindi
K.N. Viswanathan| Rajmohan. V