G.K Quiz 7/11/2024

Name this Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption activist who was declared dead at a correctional labour camp in Russia on 16th February 2024, despite the European Court of Human Rights', urging the Russian government to set him free back in 2021.

Billionaire Businessman, Sebastian Pinera, who was killed in a helicopter crash in 2024, served two terms (2010-14 and 2018-22) in office as President of which South American Country?

Sri Lanka recently approved Navy vessels to be deployed for a US led mission to protect merchant vessels in the Red Sea from the Houthi rebels. What is the significant strait famously known as gate of tears, connecting the Red sea and the Gulf of Aden which is also a southern gateway to the Suez Canal that has been particularly targeted by the Militant groups?

In recent times, Artificial Intelligence has received a significant attention. OpenAI, the organization behind ChatGPT, unveiled its latest AI model in February 2024. This generative AI model is capable of producing videos from text prompts. What is the name of this cutting-edge AI model?

Which ancient civilization is credited with creating the first known writing system, cuneiform, around 3400 BC?

Which German Admiral and head of military intelligence, was initially a supporter of Adolf Hitler but turned against him around the start of WW2, and started committing acts of resistance and finally, after his arrest in 1944, was hanged in Flossenburg concentration camp in 1945?

The Chinese provinces of Jilin and Liaoning are the only two that border which other country? This country's traditional name is 'Druk Yul', meaning 'Land of the Thunder Dragon'?

What is the country with the highest linguistic diversity in the world, where approximately 840 different languages are spoken?

Sometimes called Dakshin Ganga or 'Ganges of the South', because of it's significance in religious and spiritual belief, which river in India runs 1464km from it's origin in Maharashtra state to the Bay of Bengal?

Which physicist is known for his uncertainty principle, a fundamental theory in quantum mechanics, which states that the position and momentum of a particle cannot be known simultaneously with perfect accuracy? He later won the nobel prize in 1933 for the creation of quantum mechanics.