This document summarizes a quiz on COVID-19 hosted by Partha Gupta on Facebook. It provides 10 multiple choice questions related to prominent mobile apps launched during the pandemic, public figures' responses to COVID-19, notable athletes, military tributes to frontline workers, trending Google searches in India, world leaders' approaches to the virus, vaccine manufacturers, philanthropists honored for their work, and overused words. The document concludes by announcing the top three finishers of the quiz.

1. Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-7)
Compiled by- PG Quizhouse (Partha Gupta)
Date: 17th January, 2021
Time: 10 pm onwards
Hello, this is your quiz-friend Partha Gupta. Over the years I have conducted
so many quiz contests and got your illustrious presence and appreciation. In
this grim situation of Lockdown due to Covid- 19, I have started an online quiz
series in my Facebook page titled ‘Theme Quiz Journey’ which has been going
on since 10th May, ‘20 the birthday of ‘Father of Indian Quiz’- Neil O’Brien.
So, today I am going to place a Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-7) (10 qsn.) in my
FB link: https://www.facebook.com/partha.gupta.56. Time- 10 pm. onwards. Plz
give your answer only through WhatsApp-7687842417 or SMS- 9830318721 or
in my Messenger. Answering time- 1 hour.
So friends, gear up to answer the questions as the earliest!

2. Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-6)
‘X’ crossed five million downloads within three days of its
launch, making it one of the most popular of its kind in India. It
became the world's fastest-growing mobile app,
beating Pokémon Go, with more than 50 million installs 13 days
after launching in India on 2 April 2020. It reached 100 million
installs by 13 May 2020, that is in 40 days since its launch.
Identify ‘X’.

4. Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-6)
‘X’ has received criticism over his views on and actions related
to the COVID-19 pandemic. He has been accused of
spreading misinformation about the virus by Angela Rasmussen,
a virologist and associate research scientist at the Center of
Infection and Immunity at the Columbia University School of
Public Health. In early 2020, he likened some aspects of COVID-
19 to the common cold and stated that "the coronavirus panic is
dumb". He later sent out numerous tweets opposing mandatory
lockdowns such as "FREE AMERICA NOW."
Identify ‘X’.

6. Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-6)
‘X’ won the Wimbledon juniors tournament at the tender age of 15. She was the first
Australian to win the women’s singles at Roland Garros since her compatriot Margaret
Court in 1973. She is the second Australian WTA singles No. 1 after Evonne Goolagong
Cawley. After the 2014 US Open, suffering from a severe bout of homesick having spent
so much time away from her loved ones, she decided to put her tennis career on hold.
This hiatus was the making of her, and enabled her to discover the joys of cricket! She
ended up playing cricket and was featured in the inaugural Women’s Big Bash League
for the Brisbane Heat. In September 2020, she won the Brookwater Golf Club
championship. Interestingly, she remained no. 1 in WTA rankings despite having skipped
two grand Slams (US Open and French Open in 2020) due to coronavirus pandemic.
Identify ‘X’.

8. Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-6)
How the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian
Navy joined hands on May 3 to express their
gratitude to corona warriors, including healthcare
workers, police and forces who are at the forefront
of the battle against the coronavirus pandemic?

9. India’s Armed forces thanked
coronavirus COVID-19 warriors
with fly pasts, flower showers.
* It was done in different parts of the
country including Delhi, Mumbai,
Srinagar, Hyderabad, Itanagar.

10. Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-6)
Which event of 2020, overshadowed coronavirus in
top 10 list of most trending search on Google India?

12. Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-6)
Which head of the state has tested positive for COVID-19 for
the third time since getting diagnosed with the infection?

13. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro

14. Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-6)
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Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, Boris Johnson of the
UK, Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico,
Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, Donald
Trump of the USA, Recep Tayyip Erdogan of
Turkey, Vladimir Putin of Russia and
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow of Turkmenistan?
Who is the missing one of this series
and in what respect that included:

15.  * For using the Covid-19 viral pandemic
to teach the world that politicians can
have a more immediate effect on life and
death than scientists and doctors can.

16. Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-6)
Adar Poonawalla’s father Cyrus Poonawalla founded a company which is the
world's largest manufacturer of its kind. He joined the company in 2001 after
graduating from university. Then exporting its products to 35 countries.
Poonawalla concentrated on the company's international market, new products
license and getting pre-qualified by the World Health Organization for supply
to United Nations Agencies including UNICEF and PAHO. As of 2015, he has
helped the company export its products to over 140 countries; 85% of its
revenues are from overseas. In 2016, he was listed by GQ Magazine and
awarded Philanthropist of the year. In 2020, Adar was included in
a Fortune magazine's '40 Under 40' listing in the healthcare category.
Can you name the company?

18. Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-6)
The residents of the Dubba Tanda village along with
Siddipet district authorities in Telangana constructed a
temple in honour of a 47-year-old person who came into
prominence in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Can you name the person?

19.  * An idol of Sonu Sood was installed and
 inaugurated on December 20, 2020.

20. Covid-19 Special Quiz (Part-6)
Wordsmiths at Lake Superior State University in
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula say they want to kick
any trace of ‘X’ and ‘Y’ from the English language.
Out of more than 1,450 nominations sent to the
school, about 250 words and terms suggested for
banishment due to overuse, misuse or uselessness.
Identify the words ‘X’ and ‘Y’.

21. ‘X’
‘Y’

22. Thank U for participating in this session.
Congratulation! Today’s podium finishers are--
:Result:
1st: Anant Choubey.
2nd: Suraj Chand.
3rd: Uttam Singh Rawat.