ASHLEIGH’S BIG PUB QUIZ!
1 JOHN Flint has stepped down as chief executive of which bank, as it confirmed plans to cut 4,000 jobs globally? a) HSBC c) TSB c) Northern Rock d) Bank of England 2 RESTORATION work has begun on the 3,300- year- old tomb of which Egyptian pharaoh? a) Rameses b) Nefertiti c) Tutankhamun d) Bigtiti 3 PARALYMPIAN Will Bayley ( right) has been named a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing. In which sport is he ranked the world number one? a) Lacrosse b) 100m c) Table tennis d) Shooting 4 WHY are McDonald’s new cardboard ‘ eco’ straws not so eco? a) They’re made out of panda skin b) They’re made out of rhino horn c) They’re full of global warming gas d) They can’t be recycled
5 WHICH classic satirical show is apparently making a comeback? a) That Was The Week That Was b) Spitting Image c) The Frost Report d) Not The Nine O’Clock News
6 A PORN movie was filmed at which British hospital, according to reports? a) Leighton, Crewe b) St Elsewhere c) St Albans City Hospital d) Holby City
7 BRITISH pilots Steve Brooks and Matt Jones ( above) left to fly round the world in what last week? a) A hot air balloon b) A converted kite c) A restored Spitfire d) A giant sea eagle 8 WHICH supermarket giant is axing 4,500 jobs, blaming the “way we shop” these days? a) Sainsburys b) Tesco c) Lidl d) Kwik Save
9 WHAT is pizza firm Domino’s stocking up on in case of a No Deal Brexit? a) Mopeds b) Dough c) Toppings d) Boxes
10 WAYNE Rooney ( right) is returning to Britain to join which team and a playercoach? a) Manchester United b) Everton c) Northwich Victoria d) Derby County
11 WHAT is the best way to deter seagulls from nicking your chips, according to experts at Exeter Uni? a) Shooting them with a cannon b) Singing country songs c) Staring at them d) Pretending to be an eagle
12 A SPACE probe from which country had infested the Moon with indestructible organisms? a) Israel b) Russia c) China d) Bangladesh
13 FASHION brand Versace are selling a gold- finished what for £ 810? a) Hat b) Pouffe c) Toilet brush d) Bullet- proof vest
14 SHOPLIFTERS dressed as what nicked a load of baby food at an ASDA in east London? a) Clowns b) Teddy bears c) Muslim women d) Nazis
15 Which pop star was last week fined for running a red light in London? a) Louise Redknapp b) Mel B c) Mel C d) Madonna