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indian express news quiz october 4Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in 'Joker: Folie à Deux'. The film is part of this week's News Quiz.

Welcome to week 83 of 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: Women naval officers on historic 40,000km expedition | The ‘lost tribe of Israel’ in Northeast India | How Rubik’s Cubers hit superhuman speeds

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