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Question 1 of 5:
Recently, England set a new world record for the highest ODI score against which country?
England broke its own record for the highest-ever score in the history of one-day international cricket by making 498-4 against the Netherlands on Friday. The total surpassed the 481-6 made by England against Australia at Trent Bridge in June 2018.
Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan and Phil Salt all hit centuries in Amstelveen, outside Amsterdam.
Buttler reached three figures in 47 balls for the second-fastest hundred for England. His crowd-pleasing knock of 162 not out contained 14 of the team’s 26 sixes.
The answer is- Netherlands
Question 2 of 5:
Anik Datta's movie 'Aparajito' is based on the making of which iconic Indian film?
Aparajito (Bengali: অপরাজিত Ôporajito; The Unvanquished) is a 1956 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray (1921–1992), and is the second part of The Apu Trilogy. It is adapted from the first half of Bibhutibhushan Bannerjee's novel Aparajito.[1] It starts off where the previous film Pather Panchali (1955) ended, with Apu's family moving to Varanasi, and chronicles Apu's life from childhood to adolescence in college.
The answer is- Pather Panchali
Question 3 of 5:
Which of these space exploration companies is in the eye of a storm after reportedly violating US labour laws in recent layoffs?
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (doing business as SpaceX) is an American spacecraft manufacturer, space launch provider, and a satellite communications corporation headquartered in Hawthorne, California. SpaceX was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk, with the goal of reducing space transportation costs to enable the colonization of Mars.
SpaceX employees who criticised Elon Musk’s behaviour were asked to leave the Tesla-owned company. Now it has been reported that the company has likely violated US labour laws by abruptly firing the employees. The employees who lost their jobs may also approach the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to challenge SpaceX. As a result of which, Tesla could be forced to reinstate the employees with back pay.
The answer is- SpaceX
Question 4 of 5:
What is this iconic sculpture called?
The Thinker (French: Le Penseur) is a bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin, usually placed on a stone pedestal. The work depicts a nude male figure of heroic size sitting on a rock. He is seen leaning over, his right elbow placed on his left thigh, holding the weight of his chin on the back of his right hand. The pose is one of deep thought and contemplation, and the statue is often used as an image to represent philosophy.
The answer is- The Thinker
Question 5 of 5:
What animal lived at this location untill their forceful removal, leading to protests and a movement for their protection?
The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900.
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The current Director of the National Gallery is Gabriele Finaldi.
The answer is- Pigeons
