Amazon Daily Quiz Time / Test Your GK Knowledge 05 October 2023
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1) Tokito Oda from Japan emerged as the _______ male player in 55 years to clinch a Grand Slam victory.
The answer is- Youngest
Tokito Oda (小田 凱人, Oda Tokito, born 8 May 2006) is a Japanese professional wheelchair tennis player.
Oda has won two major singles titles. By winning the 2023 French Open, he became the youngest man to win a major tennis tournament of any discipline in the Open Era, at 17 years and 33 days old. The win moved Oda up to world number one in the rankings. A month later he also won the singles title at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
2) After a four-year hiatus, which nation rejoined UNESCO as its 194th member country?
The answer is- USA
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It has 194 member states and 12 associate members.
The United States (US) rejoined the UNESCO on July 10, 2023, becoming its 194th member state, during George W. Bush's presidency.
Formation - 16 November 1945; 77 years ago
Headquarters - France, Paris
Director-General - Audrey Azoulay ( from 2017)
1st Director-General of UNESCO - Julian Huxley (1946–1948)
3) The monarch of which nation, Willem-Alexander, recently issued an apology for his country's involvement in slavery and sought forgiveness?
The answer is- Netherlands
Willem-Alexander (Dutch: [ˈʋɪləm aːlɛkˈsɑndər]; Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand; born 27 April 1967) is King of the Netherlands, having acceded to the throne following his mother's abdication in 2013.
King Willem-Alexander has issued an apology for the country's involvement in the slave trade, asking forgiveness for the “clear failure to act in the face of this crime against humanity.”
4) These creatures pull the sea god's chariot in which mythology?
The answer is- Greek
A Seahorse (also written sea-horse and sea horse) is a small marine fish in the genus Hippocampus. "Hippocampus" comes from the Ancient Greek hippókampos (ἱππόκαμπος), itself from híppos (ἵππος) meaning "horse" and kámpos (κάμπος) meaning "sea monster" or "sea animal".
In Greek Mythology, precisely four seahorses, surrounded by an escort of Tritons and Nereids, pulled Poseidon, God of the Sea across the oceans’s chariot.
5) What is another name of this mosque in Turkey?
The answer is- Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque in Istanbul, also known by its official name, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii), is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I and remains a functioning mosque today. It also attracts a large number of tourists and is one of the most iconic and popular monuments of Ottoman architecture.
