Manchester Evening News

QUICK QUIZ

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF TRIVIA AND CURRENT EVENTS

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1. Which Hollywood actor told a High Court judge his drug use started “at a very young age” when he took one of his mother’s “nerve pills”?

2. Chancellor Rishi Sunak visited which London theatre following his announceme­nt of a £1.57 billion support package for the arts?

3. Which English city was due to host the Conservati­ve Party conference which will now be a largely virtual event in October?

4. How did The Duchess of Cornwall say she has been keeping fit during the lockdown?

5. Which rapper has suggested he plans to run to be US president?

6. Prime Minister Boris Johnson showed off his new haircut during a visit to a constructi­on site in which East Yorkshire town?

7. Which Netflix show this week confirmed that there would be a season six after saying earlier this year that it would end after five?

8. Which Gavin & Stacey actor said the show is “kind of like a drug that the nation is completely hooked on”?

9. Which pier has just been named Pier of the Year by the National Piers Society?

10. How much is the Government offering to pay businesses per furloughed employee they bring back to work as part of the Jobs Retention Bonus?

11. What type of vehicle was used in a protest by farmers outside of Parliament ahead of the Agricultur­e Bill’s return to the Lords on Thursday?

12. Which Oscar-winning US actor, who survived coronaviru­s earlier this year, said he has “no respect” for people who refuse to wear face coverings during the pandemic?

13. Which sporting event, which pits Europe against the US, has been postponed until September 2021?

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