Amazon Daily Quiz Time / Test Your GK Knowledge 16 October 2023
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1) Recently Europe beat the USA in the Ryder Cup, played in which sport?
The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is contested every two years with the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe. The Ryder Cup is named after the English businessman Samuel Ryder who donated the trophy.
Team Europe beat Team USA in the 2023 Ryder Cup with a final score of 16.5-11.5. The competition took place on the third and final day of the biennial Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome.
The win was Europe's 12th Ryder Cup victory since 1979. It also extended Team USA's three-decade drought in Europe.
2) Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L'Huillier are the 2023 Nobel laureates in which field?
The Nobel Prize in Physics (Swedish: Nobelpriset i fysik) is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of physics. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel (who died in 1896), awarded for outstanding contributions in physics. As dictated by Nobel's will, the award is administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on 10 December, the anniversary of Nobel's death.
Anne L'Huillier,Sweden;Ferenc Krausz,Germany;Pierre Agostini,France are Nobel laureates in Physics"for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter"
3) The Snow Leopard is the state animal of which Indian state?
The snow leopard (Panthera uncia), commonly known as the ounce, is a species of large cat in the genus Panthera of the family Felidae. The species is native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. A crowned snow leopard features in the arms of Shushensky District in Russia. It is the state animal of Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh in India.
4) At a temple at which tourist location, has this photograph been taken?
The Shore Temple is a complex of temples and shrines that overlooks the shore of the Bay of Bengal. It is located in Mahabalipuram, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India.It is a structural temple, built with blocks of granite, dating from the 8th century AD. At the time of its creation, the site was a busy port during the reign of Narasimhavarman II of the Indian Pallava dynasty.
5) Which of these companies is known for manufacturing these?
Victorinox (/vɪkˈtɒriˌnɒks/) is a knife manufacturer and watchmaker based in the town of Ibach, in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. It is well known for its Swiss Army knives. The Swiss Army knives made by Victorinox are made of a proprietary blend hardened steel from Germany and France. It is the biggest manufacturer of pocket knives in the world; in addition, the company licenses its logo for watches, apparel, and travel gear. The company was founded in 1884 as Messerfabrik Carl Elsener, the workshop of Karl Elsener in Ibach.
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