Post by Lonely on Apr 12, 2023 19:05:19 GMT
Weekly Quiz: Ah! So grasshopper…
Q01/- Renowned Japanese electronic music composer and producer Ryuichi Sakamoto died at the age of 71. For which film score did he win an Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy?
a/- Empire of the Sun
b/- The Last Emperor
c/- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Q02/- A restaurant in Semboku city, Japan, made headlines for selling which of the following in a vending machine?
a/- Bear cuts
b/- Canned snails
c/- Whale meat
QO3/- An hour-long recording of The Beatles - the earliest of its kind - came to light, 60 years after having been recorded where?
a/- A boarding school
b/- A Press conference
c/- The home of Jon Lennon’s mother
Q04/- The UK government is criminalising possession of laughing gas. But when it's not being hawked in little canisters as a party drug, for what is nitrous oxide used?
a/- Inflating birthday balloons
b/- Putting out fires
c/- Whipping cream
Q05/- North Korea raised eyebrows by claiming it was capable of releasing a "super-scale radioactive tsunami", using what?
a/- A submarine
b/- An underground silo
c/- An underwater drone
Q06/- Lindsay Lohan was one of eight celebrities who recently found themselves in trouble with the law for allegedly using their Twitter accounts to promote what?
a/- Cosmetic surgery
b/- Cryptocurrency
c/- The fur trade
Q07/- A big clean-up effort began in Australia this week after millions of fish died in a river – but what is thought to have killed them?
a/- A leak from a chemical factory
b/- Discharge from a local sewage plant
c/- Low oxygen levels in the water
Q08/- A Mercedes-Benz given by Sir Paul McCartney to his daughter Stella for her 21st birthday has been auctioned. But what did the fashion designer leave on the back seat as a nod to her famous dad?
a/- An old pop musical annual
b/- A vinyl copy of the single The back Seat of My Car
c/- A Wings LP
Q09/- Greek intelligence services say they have uncovered a Russian spy in Athens - but what kind of business was she using as a front for her clandestine activities?
a/- A health spa
b/- A tattoo parlour
c/- A wool shop
Q10/- How are a husband and wife team hoping to travel from the Arctic to Antarctica?
a/- Electric car
b/- Light aircraft
c/- Tandem bicycle
Q11/- The cast of which hit TV series recently visited the White House?
a/- Ted Lassoo
b/- Schitt’s Creek
c/- Succession
Q12/- Badgers have been causing trouble in the Netherlands this week, digging burrows - but where?
a/- On football pitches
b/- Through dykes
c/- Under train tracks
Q13/- An asteroid, about the size of an Olympic swimming pool, is headed towards Earth on which day in 2046?
a/- Christmas Day
b/- St. Patrick’s Day
c/- Valentines Day
Q14/- Sweden has chosen its act for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest - and they have won before. Who is it?
a/- Abba
b/- Loreen
c/- Måns Zelmrlöw
Q15/- The Indonesian island of Bali is planning to ban foreign tourists from doing what?
a/- Camping on beaches
b/- Public displays of affection
c/- Using motorbikes
Bonus Question: Singer Avril Lavigne confronted a topless protester onstage at Canada's Juno Awards. What was the campaigner's message?
a/- Extinction rebellion
b/- Save the green belt
c/- Stop oil
Answers:
Q01/- B Q06/- B Q11/- A
Q02/- A Q07/- C Q12/- C
Q03/- A Q08/- A Q13/- C
Q04/- C Q09/- C Q14/- B
Q05/- C Q10/- A Q15/- C
Bonus Question: B
