Post by Lonely on Jun 8, 2023 7:01:29 GMT
Questions:
Q01/- Russian jets acting suspiciously, close to the Baltic States, have supposedly, been given which nickname by RAF pilots?
a/- Ghost
b/- Vampire
c/- Zombie
Q02/- Luca Brecel won snooker's World Championship, beating England's Mark Selby 18-15 in a history-making match. But which of the following statements is true of the Belgian?
a/- He became the youngest world champion
b/- He was the first player to score a maximum break in the final
c/- He’s the first world champion from mainland Europe
Q03/- Thousands of New Yorkers blocked roads to capture photographs of the Sun setting between skyscrapers. But what is the biannual phenomenon called?
a/- Big Apple Solstice
b/- Empire Eclipse
c/- Manhattanhenge
Q04/- Canadian pop singer-songwriter The Weeknd reverted to his birth name on social-media accounts, having told a magazine he had "said everything I can say" under his pseudonym. But what's his original name?
a/- Abel Tesfaye
b/- Aubrey Graham
c/- Prince Rogers Nelson
Q05/- At the age of 81, who became the oldest cover star of the annual swimsuit edition of US magazine Sports Illustrated?
a/- Actress Jane Fonda
b/- Lifestyle and media mogul Martha Stewart
c/- Model Maye Musk, mother of billionaire Elon
Q06/- A drive to use what as a more environmentally friendly jet fuel was criticised for its predicted effect on the planet?
a/- Animal Fats
b/- Palm oil
c/- Swaweed
Q07/- Activists turned the water of Rome's Trevi Fountain to which colour, as part of a protest against the use of fossil fuels?
a/- Black
b/- Green
c/- Orange
Q08/- The British Museum said it was "exploring the possibility of lending items" to which nation, in light of the ruler of an ethnic grouping pressing for their return after attending the Coronation?
a/- Ethiopia
b/- Ghana
c/- Nigeria
Q09/- Air New Zealand made headlines for what, which it said would improve fuel efficiency?
a/- Announcing plans to replace its entire fleet with Chinese models
b/- Scrapping domestic flights, except between the North and South Islands
c/- Weighing in passengers
Q10/- Instant-messaging service WhatsApp said it would introduce an edit function, allowing users to correct spellings or add extra context to a message. But how long will people have to change the text?
a/- 15 minutes
b/- 30 minutes
c/- 48 hours
Q11/- The title of Britain's Best Loaf went to a green bread, named brioche Japonaise by a Japanese woman who had taken inspiration from her time living in France. But what gives it such a distinctive colour?
a/- Edible mould
b/- Matcha tea
c/- Wasabi Powder
Q12/- Which veteran Italian-American actor was revealed to be expecting another child?
a/- Al Pacino
b/- Joe Pesci
c/- Robert de Niro
Q13/- The UK extended its ban on the sale of ivory to five additional species. But which of the following was not among them?
a/- Hippopotamus
b/- Rhinoceros
c/- Sperm whales
Q14/- Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest, for Sweden, becoming only the second act to claim the trophy for a second time. But who was the first?
a/- Abba, of Sweden
b/- Johnny Logan, of Ireland
c/- Ralph Siegel, of Germany
Q15/- Computer-chip designer Nvidia briefly joined a select group of US companies worth more than $1 trillion, thanks to its role in the development of artificial intelligence (AI). But what was its original focus?
a/- Discovering new medicines
b/- Improving computer-game graphics
c/- Solving complex mathematical problems
Bonus Q/- A technology journalist spoke of her "chilling" unease at being told TikTok employees had secretly tracked her location. But how had they done it?
a/- Accessing the data of a personal account in the name of her cat
b/- Cloning the account of a follower and making contact via direct messaging
c/- Secretly embedding a tracking pixel in one of her videos
Answers:
Q1/- C Q4/- A Q7/- A Q10/- A Q/13- A
Q2/- C Q5/- B Q8/- B Q11/- B Q14/- B
Q3/- C Q6/- A Q9/- C Q12/- A Q15/- B
Bonus Q/- A