What happened, where and to whom last week?
Women had a moment. Dumb dolphins, emojis and budgerigars also made the cut. Find the clues and take the quiz.
It’s been a year since 91-year-old Margaret Keenan, a grandmother of four, wearing a blue festive penguin T-shirt, became the first person to get X. “It was wonderful. I’m so happy I got X,” she says. “I encourage everyone to have it.” What is X?
He fired 900 employees over Zoom but it’s not the only time Vishal Garg did something in bad taste. He threatened to staple his former partner on a wall and burn him alive, and called employees a bunch of “DUMB DOLPHINS”. Name (and maybe shame) his company.
Turns out the world has been predominantly crying tears of joy for the second time in a row. But in the list of most frequently used emojis in 2021, one emoji reported a jump from rank 97 to 14. Put on your puppy dog eyes and name which?
Switzerland has just legalised a glass capsule that allows its occupant to bring oxygen levels critically down, literally in the blink of an eye. Dr Kevorkian would approve. What is the device?
This former most generous country in the world and home to the world’s tallest building, is now the first nation to formalise a 4.5-day workweek for government employees. Yes, Friyays are now half days. Which?
Twitter India has announced its most liked and retweeted tweets of 2021. One announces the birth of a daughter, and the other a donation of $50,000 when India was reeling under Covid-19. Both are from the same field. Who and who?
They’re incredibly rich, famous or both, and they’re all women. Where do Mackenzie Scott, Oprah Winfrey,
Sitharaman, Rihanna and Falguni Nayar all appear
together?
The world bid arrivederci at Lina Wertmüller at 91 on Thursday. Her most famous film, Seven Beauties, could coincidentally refer to an exclusive list of women on which Lina was the first, and which Kathryn and Chloe won. What is the list?
Oh, boy! Susan Arnold is taking over from chief executive Bob Iger in 2022, putting an end to a 98year-old tradition of men at the helm of this entertainment giant, synonymous with a talking mouse. That sure is swell. Which?
After years of drought and bushfires, followed by a bumper wet season, a massive murmuration of budgerigars swarmed through northern Australia, turning the land green and gold. What are they?
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