<section><h2>Grade 6: Global Jigyasa Weekly Quizzes: 18th October '24</h2><p><p><span style="font-size:18px;">Happy Quizzing! ❓🌍</span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;">Students of Grade 6, we hope you enjoy attempting this GK quiz with 10 questions. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;">Each question❓has 4 options 🔠 of which 1 is correct✅ ! These questions are related to the happenings of the world🌍 in the past week. Keeping abreast with current affairs is very important - we must all have Global Jigyasa! </span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;"> </span></p><p><br /><span style="font-size:18px;">Stay updated! 🧠 Stay enlightened! ✨</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;"><strong></strong><strong></strong></p></p></section><section><h2><span style="font-size:18px;">Acid rain, or acid deposition, is a broad term that encompasses any form of precipitation with acidic components, such as _________________________ that falls to the ground from the atmosphere in wet or dry forms. This can include rain, snow, fog, hail, or even dust that is acidic. Name the acids.</span><span style="font-size:18px;"> </span></h2><p><span style="font-size:12px;">Hint: 'acids' (plural) </span><span style="font-size:12px;"></span></p></section><section><h3><p><span style="font-size:18px;">Bucharest's "House of the People" is considered the largest parliament building in the world. Where is it located?</span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>Use these Clues to guess the country:</strong> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;">This country is known for the Carpathian Mountains and Transylvania, which is famous for its association with Dracula. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;">Its capital city is Bucharest, often referred to as the "Paris of the East." </span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;">It is located in Eastern Europe and shares borders with countries like Hungary, Ukraine, and Bulgaria.</span></p></h3><p><span style="font-size:12px;">Hint: rhyming word of the answer - Albânia</span></p></section><section><h3><span style="font-size:18px;"></span><p><span style="font-size:18px;">Here are four clues to help guess the invention Thomas Edison is most famous for on January 27, 1880:</span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:18px;">- This invention significantly changed how people illuminated their homes and workplaces, moving away from gas lamps and candles.</span><br /><span style="font-size:18px;">- Edison's version of this invention was commercially viable, leading to the establishment of electric power plants.</span><br /><span style="font-size:18px;">- The invention uses a thin filament that glows when an electric current passes through it, producing light.</span><br /><span style="font-size:18px;">- Although many inventors worked on similar devices, Edison is credited with creating the first practical and long-lasting version of this device.</span></p></h3></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:18px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;">Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a massive sculpture carved into Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills region of South Dakota. Completed in 1941 under the direction of Gutzon Borglum and his son Lincoln, the sculpture's roughly 60-ft.-high granite faces depict 4 U.S. presidents. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;">From the given options, which one of the US President faces are not depicted into Mount Rushmore?</span> </p><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:18px;"> </span></p></h3><p><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></p></p></section><section><h3><p><span style="font-size:18px;">The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci between 1503 and 1506. It was originally part of the royal collection, but became the property of the French people during the Revolution. Right now the original Mona Lisa is on permanent display in the Louvre Museum in ___________________________, France . </span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;">Which city would you visit to go see the painting in person? </span></p></h3><p><span style="font-size:12px;">Hint: This city is known as the one of largest fashion capitals of the world. </span></p></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:18px;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;">Rohan wants to advertise his food company. His father mentioned that Meta ads are a form of online advertising businesses can use to promote their products and services on specific social media platforms. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:18px;">Which of the following platforms support Meta ads?</span></p><p dir="ltr"></p></h3><p><span style="font-size:12px;"></span></p></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:18px;">Did you know that the longest book ever is written by <g-bubble jscontroller="QVaUhf" data-ci="" data-du="200" data-tp="5" jsaction="R9S7w:VqIRre;" jsshadow="">Marcel Proust</g-bubble>, spanning around 4,215 pages in seven volumes!!!</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:18px;">It explores themes of memory, time, and society through the narrator's recollections of his life in late 19th and early 20th century France.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:18px;">Name this book. </span></p></h3><p><span style="font-size:12px;">Hint: synonyms of second word in the book title is 'hunt' </span></p></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:18px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;">As the saying goes ' Rome was not build in a day', so is the case with Wyndham Hotels. As of 2023, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is the largest hotel chain in the world by the number of properties, with over 9,000 units worldwide. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;">Hence it is not surprising that the first Wyndham hotel brand was created in __________________________ in 1981 by Trammell Crow, the president of Trammell Crow Company.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;">Name the location. </span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:18px;"> </span></p></h3><p><span style="font-size:12px;">Hint: the location is famous for its legendary cowboy culture</span></p></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:18px;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;">This is a digital health ID that provides a unique 14-digit identification number for citizens of India. This health ID is generated using your Aadhaar card or driver's license and allows you to access and share your health records digitally with healthcare providers. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;">Name the ID. </span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:18px;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;"></span></p></h3><p><span style="font-size:12px;">Hint: acronym : ABHA</span><br /></p></section><section><h3><span style="font-size:18px;">Which ancient Indian language, recently added to Google Translate in 2022, is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India?</span><span style="font-size:18px;"> </span></h3><p></p></section><section><h2><h2><strong> </strong></h2><h2>Thank you so much for attempting the quiz.<a href="https://rzp.io/l/qd-aigjq"></a></h2></h2><p><strong></strong>Stay updated😎! Stay enlightened😇!</p></section><section><h3><h2> </h2></h3></section>