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In the news
1) British actress Dame Helen Mirren got two Golden Globes Awards earlier this week, one each for the Best Actress in movie (drama) and TV mini-series. She played Elizabeth II in the movie The Queen, do you know the name of the TV mini-series?
2) The engagement of dazzling Aishwarya Rai and heartthrob Abhishek Bachchan might not have been a surprise to many fans, after all that we have been reading about them all these month. Abhishek is said to have proposed to her after the premiere of their new film in New York. Name the movie.
3) Still on Bollywood, which Indian actress is currently taking part in Britain’s Celebrity Big Brother reality television show?
4) Which pop star was forced to cancel two upcoming concerts in Britain earlier this week due to flu?
5) South Africa won the first Test match at Centurion with ease last Monday. Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis guided the hosts to victory with an unbroken partnership that was of how many runs?
6) Which South African player has been banned for two Test matches for making racist comments picked up by the stump microphone and broadcast on television during the fourth day’s match at Centurion?
7) As David Beckham’s contract with Real Madrid expires by June this year, the 31-year-old Englishman agreed to a five-year contract with which soccer club in the US?
8) Name Ecuador’s new president who was sworn in on January 15,
9) Ten South Asian nations signed a key energy deal to promote energy security and find alternatives to conventional fuels after a week-long round of talks on January 15. Where was this summit taking place?
10) Senator Barack Obama, a Democrat is getting ready to enter the race for the White House in the next US elections. The first African-American to run for the presidency, which state was he elected from?
Answers:
1) Elizabeth I
2) Guru
3) Shilpa Shetty
4) Australian pop star Kylie Minogue
5) 119
6) Herschelle Gibbs
7) Los Angeles Galaxy
8) Rafael Correa
9) In the Philippine resort of Cebu
10) Illinois
Ambreen Arshad
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