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QUIZ WC 20Th March Answers.Pdf Answers 1 Which television programme has announced that Noel Fielding, Sandi Toksvig and Prue Leith will join as presenters in the new series? a. Top Gear b. Strictly Come Dancing c. The Great British Bake Off c. The Great British Bake Off - Broadcaster Sandi Toksvig, food writer Prue Leith and comedian Noel Fielding will join Paul Hollywood when The Great British Bake Off returns in the autumn. Channel 4 announced the show's new line-up ahead of its first series since leaving the BBC. 2 A decision to strip Durban city of the 2022 Commonwealth Games was made last week. In which country is Durban? a. South Africa b. Egypt c. Spain a. South Africa - The chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation, said the city did not meet the criteria set by his organisation, and the search for a new host city had already begun. 3 True or false, Donald Trump’s revised travel ban has been put on hold by a federal judge? True - Hours before it was to take effect, a federal judge in Hawaii has put the travel ban on hold on the basis that the order discriminates on the basis of nationality. 4 Who is hiding in this moving box? Adele - It has been revealed that Adele is wheeled through the crowd in an equipment box, in order for her to mysteriously appear on stage. In many of the venues, the stages are in the centre of huge arenas, which have no tunnel underneath. 5 Which long-running golf club has finally voted to allow women to join as members? a. Muirfield b. St Andrew’s c. Royal Aberdeen a. Muirfield - Muirfield has voted to admit female members for the first time in its 273-year history, clearing the Scottish golf club to return to the list of 10 courses that can host the British Open. 6 What happened to a document that outlined the Prime Minister's schedule for a trip to Cheshire and contained details about the private location where she would attend dinner that evening? a. it was stolen from her official car b. it was accidentally shared through Google Docs with a member of the public c. it was left on a train c. it was left on a train - The briefing note was found by a member of the public on the floor of a first-class carriage on a train heading from Manchester to Edinburgh in January. It was considered a serious security breach as it also contained information about the hotel where Theresa May had planned to spend several hours working on papers and making phone calls. 7 Over 113 people lost their lives in Ethiopia last week when …? a. an apartment building collapsed b. a flooded river burst its banks c. a rubbish pile collapsed on top of homes c. a rubbish pile collapsed on top of homes - The collapse of a giant mountain of garbage buried makeshift mud-and-stick homes inside a landfill on the outskirts of the Ethiopia ’s capital city Addis Ababa. A lot of the people living at the landfill were waste-pickers who salvaged items to make a living. 8 Which sporting event does this image relate to? a. The Football World Cup b. The Commonwealth Games c. The Olympic Games b. The Commonwealth Games - The Queen’s Baton Relay has officially been launched with a ceremony and concert in front of Buckingham Palace before the torch heads off on a 388-day, 230,000km journey to the Gold Coast carrying a special message from the Queen. 9 Which rugby team ended England’s winning run and prevented them from setting a new record for most consecutive test match wins? a. Wales b. Ireland c. South Africa b. Ireland - Just as they did to the All Blacks in Chicago, Ireland has again stopped a world record streak. Ireland defeated England 13-9 in a bruising Six Nations match to deny the English rare consecutive Grand Slams and a record 19th straight test rugby win on Saturday. 10 Which fast food chain had negative comments about Donald Trump posted on their twitter account when it was hacked last week? a. KFC b. McDonald’s c. Domino ’s Pizza b. McDonald’s - The company said in a tweet that they had been notified by Twitter that their account had been compromised. "We deleted the tweet, secured our account and are now investigating this," the company said. 11 A BBC live interview with Professor Rob Kelly, an expert on South Korea, went viral on the internet after...? a. the President of South Korea rung his mobile phone to complain about what he was saying b. a fly kept landing on his lips and he accidentally swallowed it c. his young children barged into his office and his wife desperately tried to take them back out c. his young children barged into his office and his wife desperately tried to take them back out - His children crashed his live TV interview to the amusement of millions of people. Later in the week, Prof Robert E Kelly got to return to BBC News with his whole family to talk about his unexpected viral fame. Click here to see the 䇺Interrupted Interview 䇻 video 12 What caused this scene in Chicago last week? a. a chemical spill b. a Greenpeace protest c. St Patrick 䇻s Day c. St Patrick ’s Day - The Chicago River has been turned green in honour of St Patrick's Day for more than 50 years. A harmless orange vegetable dye is used to get the desired green hue Click here to see a Time Lapse video of the 䇺Greening of the River 䇻 13 To which eastern European nation are 800 British troops going to be deployed to help NATO deter “Russian aggression”? a. Turkey b. Estonia c. Bulgaria b. Estonia - The UK is taking a leading role in Nato's "enhanced forward presence" operation, aimed at reinforcing the alliance's eastern border next to Russia. 14 Which Hollywood movie star recently delivered their first lecture at the London School of Economics? a. George Clooney b. Tom Cruise c. Angelina Jolie c. Angelina Jolie - The actor and director spoke to students taking the postgraduate course Women, Peace and Security. The university said she talked about her experience and what motivated her work as UN special envoy. She was praised by students after the lecture. 15 What caused the biggest timed bicycle race in the world to be called off last week? a. smoke from fires in the area were causing breathing issues b. gale force winds were knocking riders off their bikes c. a freak hailstorm knocked several riders unconscious and left others bruised b. gale force winds were knocking riders off their bikes - The Cape Town Cycle Tour was rendered impossible by gale-force winds. Gusts of wind picked up bikes and knocked many cyclists and spectators to the ground. 16 Which country has this flag? Nigeria 17 Around 22,000 participants took part in Crufts last week. What is Crufts? a. a fashion show b. a famous marathon c. a dog show c. a dog show - Now in its 126th year, the British competition is host to hundreds of breeds and crossbreeds from around the world who are ranked by their agility, obedience and heelwork to music ability, among other competitions. 18 Which UK city is furthest west? a. Cardiff b. Glasgow c. Liverpool b. Glasgow - At a longitude of 4.250W, Glasgow is further west than Liverpool (2.990W) and Cardiff (3.170W). 19 Which of the following will become new playing pieces in the latest version of Monopoly after a world-wide vote? a. a Tyrannosaurus Rex, a penguin and a rubber ducky a. a helicopter, a rooster and a rabbit c. a horse, a roller skate and a mobile phone a. a Tyrannosaurus Rex, a penguin and a rubber ducky - The boot, wheelbarrow and thimble have all been retired. These original pieces have been a staple of Monopoly boards around the world since the game was launched in 1935. 20 What is the name of the woman on the right? Nicola Sturgeon - She is the First Minister of Scotland and has called for a second referendum about Scotland’s membership of the United Kingdom .
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