Express News Quiz: Booker win, Aishwarya Rai at Cannes & Biden

How well do you know this week’s headlines? Take our news quiz to find out

Written by Aishwarya Khosla
New Delhi | Updated: May 23, 2025 08:36 PM IST

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Banu Mushtaq’s win marks a milestone that completes the journey UR Ananthamurthy began with his 2013 nomination, establishing Kannada literature on the world stage.

Welcome to The Indian Express’ weekly news quiz. You know the drill — there are 10 quiz questions below, woven around major events from India and the world. Your job is to sniff out the answers while being mindful of the timer. Any score above 80 will be commendable, earning you a shoutout on @iepuzzles, our hub for brainteasers on Instagram. Good luck, and see you on the other side!

Before you try our other games, a look at the rich stories that couldn’t make it into the quiz this week: Vanishing voices of the mountains: The struggle to preserve Pahari languages | From Manusmriti to British Empire: what history tells us about the practice of manual scavenging in India | Agatha Christie is back—but would she approve of this AI seance?

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Aishwarya Khosla

Aishwarya Khosla is a journalist currently serving as Deputy Copy Editor at The Indian Express. Her writings examine the interplay of culture, identity, and politics. She began her career at the Hindustan Times, where she covered books, theatre, culture, and the Punjabi diaspora. Her editorial expertise spans the Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Punjab and Online desks. She was the recipient of the The Nehru Fellowship in Politics and Elections, where she studied political campaigns, policy research, political strategy and communications for a year. She pens The Indian Express newsletter, Meanwhile, Back Home. Write to her at aishwaryakhosla.ak@gmail.com or aishwarya.khosla@indianexpress.com. You can follow her on Instagram: @ink_and_ideology, and X: @KhoslaAishwarya. ... Read More

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