Post by Lonely on Mar 15, 2023 20:07:42 GMT
Weekly Quiz: Oi! You! Yer nicked…
Q01/- Devon and Cornwall police recently posted a picture of an unusual prisoner in a police car in Plymouth. Who?
a/- A miniature donkey
b/- A pig that had escaped from a farm
c/- A Swan
d/- A Team Picard spy
Q02/- On 9 February 1893, Giuseppe Verdi's final opera was premiered at La Scala, Milan. What was it called?
a/- Falstaff
b/- Orcini and Bostock
c/- Othello
d/- Rigoletto
QO3/- Who set a new record at the Grammys, becoming the artist with most awards?
a/- Adel
b/- Beyoncé
c/- Bonnie Raitt
d/- Kate Bush
Q04/- What do you add to a martini to make it 'dirty'?
a/- Capers
b/- Marmite
c/- Olive juice
d/- Peach juice
Q05/- Almost everyone knows that B stands for Bauhaus. Or sometimes Balaam and the Angel. But what does the B stand for in Bidmas/Bodmas when used in GCSE maths?
a/- Base
b/- Binary
c/- Binominal
d/- Brackets
Q06/- Nikki Haley announced her candidacy for the 2024 US Presidential election, becoming the first Republican challenger to Donald Trump's campaign. Which state was she the governor of?
a/- Arizona
b/- Florida
c/- South Carolina
d/- Texas
Q07/- For complicated reasons the town of Kiruna is being relocated due to subsidence and the commercial development of rare metal deposits. Where?
a/- Finland
b/- Greenland
c/- Norway
d/- Sweden
Q08/- Which actor has officially ruled themselves out of the race to become the next James Bond?
a/- Idris Elba
b/- Lucien Laviscount
c/- Rege-Jean Page
d/- Tom hardy
Q09/- The former director of a zoo killed four of the zoo’s pygmy goats and served them up at a Christmas-season party, authorities have alleged. Where?
a/- El Salvador
b/- Honduras
c/- Mexico
d/- Nicaragua
Q10/- Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced her shock resignation on Wednesday night. When did she first come into office?
a/- 2010
b/- 2012
c/- 2014
d/- 2016
Q11/- What was the name of the first episode of Doctor Who that Christopher Eccleston starred in?
a/- Never For Ever
b/- Rose
c/- The End o the World
d/- The Unquiet Dead
Q12/- Which major automotive company announced it would be slashing thousands of jobs in Europe?
a/- Audi
b/- Ford
c/- Mercedes Benz
d/- Toyota
Q13/- The Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics have unveiled a set of absolutely baffling pictogram designs. When were pictograms first introduced to the Olympics?
a/- Mexico City 1968
b/- Montreal 1976
c/- Munich 1972
d/- Tokyo 1964
Q14/- The International Monetary Fund was founded in 1944, and began operation on 27 December 1945. Where is it headquartered?
a/- At Fidel Castro's old house in Cuba wearing a Che Guevara T-shirt and a hat with a slogan that reads "the masses against the classes."
b/- Geneva
c/- New York
d/- Washington DC
Q15/- The residents of the Swiss canton of Valais are finding what invasive species on their ski slopes due to global heating?
a/- Bears
b/- Cacti
c/- Feral hogs
d/- Truffles
Bonus Question: Name the Star Trek series that “Titus Welliver, aka Harry Bosch” appeared in as a Star Trek ranked crew member?
For extra points, can you: Name the Season(s) - Episode(s) and the Character?
a/- Discovery
b/- Enterprise
c/- Picard
d/- Voyager
Answers:
Q01/- C Q06/- C Q11/- B
Q02/- A Q07/- D Q12/- B
Q03/- B Q08/- A Q13/- D
Q04/- C Q09/- C Q14/- D
Q05/- D Q10/- C Q15/- B
Bonus Question: D - ST Voyager: Seasons 5 and 6. Episodes Equinox Pt.1 and 2 - as Lt. Cmdr. Maxwell Burke
Q01/- Devon and Cornwall police recently posted a picture of an unusual prisoner in a police car in Plymouth. Who?
a/- A miniature donkey
b/- A pig that had escaped from a farm
c/- A Swan
d/- A Team Picard spy
Q02/- On 9 February 1893, Giuseppe Verdi's final opera was premiered at La Scala, Milan. What was it called?
a/- Falstaff
b/- Orcini and Bostock
c/- Othello
d/- Rigoletto
QO3/- Who set a new record at the Grammys, becoming the artist with most awards?
a/- Adel
b/- Beyoncé
c/- Bonnie Raitt
d/- Kate Bush
Q04/- What do you add to a martini to make it 'dirty'?
a/- Capers
b/- Marmite
c/- Olive juice
d/- Peach juice
Q05/- Almost everyone knows that B stands for Bauhaus. Or sometimes Balaam and the Angel. But what does the B stand for in Bidmas/Bodmas when used in GCSE maths?
a/- Base
b/- Binary
c/- Binominal
d/- Brackets
Q06/- Nikki Haley announced her candidacy for the 2024 US Presidential election, becoming the first Republican challenger to Donald Trump's campaign. Which state was she the governor of?
a/- Arizona
b/- Florida
c/- South Carolina
d/- Texas
Q07/- For complicated reasons the town of Kiruna is being relocated due to subsidence and the commercial development of rare metal deposits. Where?
a/- Finland
b/- Greenland
c/- Norway
d/- Sweden
Q08/- Which actor has officially ruled themselves out of the race to become the next James Bond?
a/- Idris Elba
b/- Lucien Laviscount
c/- Rege-Jean Page
d/- Tom hardy
Q09/- The former director of a zoo killed four of the zoo’s pygmy goats and served them up at a Christmas-season party, authorities have alleged. Where?
a/- El Salvador
b/- Honduras
c/- Mexico
d/- Nicaragua
Q10/- Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced her shock resignation on Wednesday night. When did she first come into office?
a/- 2010
b/- 2012
c/- 2014
d/- 2016
Q11/- What was the name of the first episode of Doctor Who that Christopher Eccleston starred in?
a/- Never For Ever
b/- Rose
c/- The End o the World
d/- The Unquiet Dead
Q12/- Which major automotive company announced it would be slashing thousands of jobs in Europe?
a/- Audi
b/- Ford
c/- Mercedes Benz
d/- Toyota
Q13/- The Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics have unveiled a set of absolutely baffling pictogram designs. When were pictograms first introduced to the Olympics?
a/- Mexico City 1968
b/- Montreal 1976
c/- Munich 1972
d/- Tokyo 1964
Q14/- The International Monetary Fund was founded in 1944, and began operation on 27 December 1945. Where is it headquartered?
a/- At Fidel Castro's old house in Cuba wearing a Che Guevara T-shirt and a hat with a slogan that reads "the masses against the classes."
b/- Geneva
c/- New York
d/- Washington DC
Q15/- The residents of the Swiss canton of Valais are finding what invasive species on their ski slopes due to global heating?
a/- Bears
b/- Cacti
c/- Feral hogs
d/- Truffles
Bonus Question: Name the Star Trek series that “Titus Welliver, aka Harry Bosch” appeared in as a Star Trek ranked crew member?
For extra points, can you: Name the Season(s) - Episode(s) and the Character?
a/- Discovery
b/- Enterprise
c/- Picard
d/- Voyager
Answers:
Q01/- C Q06/- C Q11/- B
Q02/- A Q07/- D Q12/- B
Q03/- B Q08/- A Q13/- D
Q04/- C Q09/- C Q14/- D
Q05/- D Q10/- C Q15/- B
Bonus Question: D - ST Voyager: Seasons 5 and 6. Episodes Equinox Pt.1 and 2 - as Lt. Cmdr. Maxwell Burke