Prime Minister Narendra Modi has 91.3 million. But Shraddha Kapoor, at 91.4 million, beats him. Priyanka Chopra beats both with 91.8 million. Virat Kohli towers above them all comfortably with 271 million. Not dollars. What are we counting?
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Tweet views
2024 earnings
Investment value
Instagram followers
India now permits single folks, even unmarried, widowed, divorced, or legally separated, to X a child. A single woman can X a child of any gender. A man can only X male children. A welcome move! Not adoption, but close. What’s X?
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Home-school
Foster
Name in FIR
Abandon
Bruce Willis and Demi Moore hit #1 and #2 opening weekend spots in 1990 for Die Hard 2 and Ghost. Another Hollywood power couple did it this month, with Deadpool & Wolverine and It Ends With Us. Name the husband and the wife.
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Beyonce and Jay-Z
Emily Blunt John Krasinski
Zendaya and Tom Holland
Ryan Reynolds-Blake Lively
Salman Khan’s breakout debut, Maine Pyar Kiya, is being released again after 35 years. It features Khan, of course, a kabootar, an antakshari, and the granddaughter of the last ruling king of Sangli. It was her debut too. What is her name?
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Bhagyashree
Urmila
Madhuri
Kajol
Everything is bigger in Texas. Now, the US state will get a 90-foot-tall statue of a Hindu deity. It will be the US’s 3rd tallest statue. It can’t fly. It can’t lead a monkey army. It can’t go on a rescue mission. But it can make jaws drop. Who?
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Vayu
Hanuman
Garuda
Varuna
Get set for the biggest foreign takeover of a Japanese firm. Canadian convenience-store operator Couche-Tard may buy this chain for $31 billion. The brand’s two-number name represents just under half of a week. It also totals 18. What?
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7-Eleven
TGI Fridays
TGI Fridays
Fortnite
Anahita and Shapoor Irani have run a Pune eatery since at least 1992. In 2014, a multinational chain entered India and accused them of copying the name. The court ruled in the Iranis favour last week. A Whopper of a win! Name the brand.
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Indiana
Pune Patties
Burger King
Wendy’s
King Maha Vajiralongkorn appointed Paetongtarn Shinawatra as PM. At 37, she’s the youngest to hold that job. Her dad’s a billionaire. Her country is famous for red curry, green curry, yellow curry and a water festival. Baht which nation?
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Sri Lanka
Thailand
Vietnam
Seychelles
Larry Tesler worked at Xerox, Apple, Amazon and Yahoo! He died last week. In condolence, people worldwide posted the exact same message on their feeds, probably using the Ctrl C + Ctrl V function he developed. Give its more popular name.
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These potato-based chips all come in a hyperbolic paraboloid or saddle shape, stacked in a cardboard tube. A black moustache identifies the brand’s mascot. Its parent company may be sold to chocolate-maker Mars for $36 billion. Just name the chip.
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Pringles
Lays
Peppy
Doritos