Post by Lonely on Jul 13, 2023 6:52:13 GMT
Getting the finger…
Questions:
Q 1/- Which two players received finger-related injuries while playing in the Women’s Ashes Test against England?
a/- Alyssa Healy and Annabel Sutherland
b/- Ashleigh Gardner and Alyssa Healy
c/- Ellyse Perry and Georgia Wareham
d/- Jess Jonassen and Grace Harris
Q 2/- A 3,000 year old sword which is so well-preserved that it “almost still shines” has been unearthed where?
a/- Bavaria, Germany
b/- Carinthia, Austria
c/- Istria, Croatia
d/- Loire, France
Q 3/- A "distant ancestor" of what type of Italian food has been found painted on the wall of a house in the ruins of Pompeii?
a/- Cannoli
b/- Pasta
c/- Pizza
d/- Tiramisu
Q 4/- Located around 520 light years away, the planet Halla is the first planet discovered to have survived what?
a/- A sudden and drastic change to its climate
b/- Being sucked into a black hole
c/- Being swallowed by its ageing star
d/- Falling out of its orbit
Q 5/- Sweden will be in the Fifa Women's World Cup this year. But whose concert in Stockholm was blamed for a rise in inflation there?
a/- Beyoncé
b/- Kate Bush
c/- Pink
d/- Taylor Swift
Q 6/- James Corden finished his stint on The Late Late Show, raising fears he may return to the UK. Who was the guest for his final Carpool Karaoke?
a/- Adele
b/- Ariane Grande
c/- Gwen Stefani
d/- Katy Perry
Q 7/- Which pop star is stepping down as CEO of her lingerie brand, Savage X Fenty?
a/- Kate Bush
b/- Lizzo
c/- Miley Cyrus
d/- Rihanna
Q 8/- Which Australian actress made a surprise appearance on stage at the 2023 Glastonbury Festival?
a/- Cate Blanchett
b/- Margot Robbie
c/- Nicole Kidman
d/- Rose Byrne
Q 9/- Experts say that there are early signs of a revival for the capercaillie in Scotland. But what is it?
a/- An alcoholic drink that pairs whisky with heather extracts
b/- A form of traditional dress that originated in Orkney
c/- A large type of grouse that lives wild in the Highlands
d/- A small stringed musical instrument with Gaelic heritage
Q10/- What is the name of the "law" which maintains: "If you write anything criticising editing or proofreading, there will be a fault of some kind in what you have written."
a/- Betteridge’s law
b/- Godwin’s law
c/- Muphry’s law
d/- Poe’s Law
Q11/- 27 April 1986 is the anniversary of the evacuation of the city nearest to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, where an accident had occurred the previous day. What is the name of the now abandoned city?
a/- Argolis
b/- Dragostin
c/- Pripyat
d/- Viktoryyna
Q12/- Which famous guitarist is Toya Wilcox married to, who appears in the couples' viral Sunday Lunch videos?
a/- Craig Scanlon
b/- Phil Manzanera
c/- Robert Fripp
d/- Steve Howe
Q13/- A 13 year-old Gold Coast teenager, Arisa Trew became the first female contestant to complete which skateboarding trick in a competition?
a/- Dragon Flip
b/- McTwist
c/- Triple Kickflip
d/- 720
Q14/- Which Japanese annual festival has been held in person for the first time since the Covid pandemic?
a/- The ‘crying baby sumo festival’
b/- The ‘Jigokudani monkey park tennis festival’
c/- The ‘Sapporo international mud wrestling festival’
d/- The ‘sushi downhill rolling festival’
Q15/- A restaurant called Central has just been declared the best in the world. It is located in the capital of which South American country?
a/- Chile
b/- Ecuador
c/- Peru
d/- Uruguay
Bonus Q/- Staying with S. America… How many countries does Brazil share a land border with?
a/- 8
b/- 10
c/- 12
d/- 14
Answers:
Q 1/- B Q 4/- C Q 7/- D Q10/- C Q13/- D
Q 2/- A Q 5/- A Q 8/- A Q11/- C Q14/- A
Q 3/- C Q 6/- A Q 9/- C Q12/-C Q15/- C
Bonus Q/- B
Questions:
Q 1/- Which two players received finger-related injuries while playing in the Women’s Ashes Test against England?
a/- Alyssa Healy and Annabel Sutherland
b/- Ashleigh Gardner and Alyssa Healy
c/- Ellyse Perry and Georgia Wareham
d/- Jess Jonassen and Grace Harris
Q 2/- A 3,000 year old sword which is so well-preserved that it “almost still shines” has been unearthed where?
a/- Bavaria, Germany
b/- Carinthia, Austria
c/- Istria, Croatia
d/- Loire, France
Q 3/- A "distant ancestor" of what type of Italian food has been found painted on the wall of a house in the ruins of Pompeii?
a/- Cannoli
b/- Pasta
c/- Pizza
d/- Tiramisu
Q 4/- Located around 520 light years away, the planet Halla is the first planet discovered to have survived what?
a/- A sudden and drastic change to its climate
b/- Being sucked into a black hole
c/- Being swallowed by its ageing star
d/- Falling out of its orbit
Q 5/- Sweden will be in the Fifa Women's World Cup this year. But whose concert in Stockholm was blamed for a rise in inflation there?
a/- Beyoncé
b/- Kate Bush
c/- Pink
d/- Taylor Swift
Q 6/- James Corden finished his stint on The Late Late Show, raising fears he may return to the UK. Who was the guest for his final Carpool Karaoke?
a/- Adele
b/- Ariane Grande
c/- Gwen Stefani
d/- Katy Perry
Q 7/- Which pop star is stepping down as CEO of her lingerie brand, Savage X Fenty?
a/- Kate Bush
b/- Lizzo
c/- Miley Cyrus
d/- Rihanna
Q 8/- Which Australian actress made a surprise appearance on stage at the 2023 Glastonbury Festival?
a/- Cate Blanchett
b/- Margot Robbie
c/- Nicole Kidman
d/- Rose Byrne
Q 9/- Experts say that there are early signs of a revival for the capercaillie in Scotland. But what is it?
a/- An alcoholic drink that pairs whisky with heather extracts
b/- A form of traditional dress that originated in Orkney
c/- A large type of grouse that lives wild in the Highlands
d/- A small stringed musical instrument with Gaelic heritage
Q10/- What is the name of the "law" which maintains: "If you write anything criticising editing or proofreading, there will be a fault of some kind in what you have written."
a/- Betteridge’s law
b/- Godwin’s law
c/- Muphry’s law
d/- Poe’s Law
Q11/- 27 April 1986 is the anniversary of the evacuation of the city nearest to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, where an accident had occurred the previous day. What is the name of the now abandoned city?
a/- Argolis
b/- Dragostin
c/- Pripyat
d/- Viktoryyna
Q12/- Which famous guitarist is Toya Wilcox married to, who appears in the couples' viral Sunday Lunch videos?
a/- Craig Scanlon
b/- Phil Manzanera
c/- Robert Fripp
d/- Steve Howe
Q13/- A 13 year-old Gold Coast teenager, Arisa Trew became the first female contestant to complete which skateboarding trick in a competition?
a/- Dragon Flip
b/- McTwist
c/- Triple Kickflip
d/- 720
Q14/- Which Japanese annual festival has been held in person for the first time since the Covid pandemic?
a/- The ‘crying baby sumo festival’
b/- The ‘Jigokudani monkey park tennis festival’
c/- The ‘Sapporo international mud wrestling festival’
d/- The ‘sushi downhill rolling festival’
Q15/- A restaurant called Central has just been declared the best in the world. It is located in the capital of which South American country?
a/- Chile
b/- Ecuador
c/- Peru
d/- Uruguay
Bonus Q/- Staying with S. America… How many countries does Brazil share a land border with?
a/- 8
b/- 10
c/- 12
d/- 14
Answers:
Q 1/- B Q 4/- C Q 7/- D Q10/- C Q13/- D
Q 2/- A Q 5/- A Q 8/- A Q11/- C Q14/- A
Q 3/- C Q 6/- A Q 9/- C Q12/-C Q15/- C
Bonus Q/- B