Have you been paying attention to this week’s news? Test yourself… by Andrew Baker
THE SUNDAY QUIZ
1
The planned Wintastar Ski Resort will feature a 1.86-mile slope of Winter Olympic training standard, Alpinestyle ski-in ski-out accommodation, as well as an ice hotel. Where will this be? (a) St Moritz (b) Val d’isere (c) Shanghai
2
Attendance at what kind of city-centre venue in the UK rose 17 per cent between 2006 and 2016? (a) Multiplex cinemas (b) Shopping malls (c) Cathedrals
3
As a result of the hot, dry summer, what will be shorter than usual in Britain this winter? (a) Christmas trees (b) Chips (c) Weather forecasts
4
The recently y deceased writer and comedian omedian Denis Norden en once said that when en he died he wished to be cremated, mated, and then used as talcum cum powder by whom? (a) Dolly Parton (b) Sophia Loren (c) Barbara Windsor r
5
The wreck of fa a ship called Lord Sandwich has as been discovered off ff the coast of Rhode Island in the US. Its former identity explains the great excitement among archeologists and historians. What was it? (a) HMS Victory (b) Marie Celeste (c) HMS Endeavour
6
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and six to eight companions plan to become the first humans since 1972 to do what? (a) Climb K2 (b) Fly around the moon (c) Walk to the North Pole
7
Experts have warned that plans to tax Amazon in Scotland could cause “collateral damage” to which niche sector? (a) Garden centres (b) Tea rooms (c) Bagpipe distributors
8
Researchers at the University of Reading suggest that the food chain hain is becoming contaminated minated as mosquitos are e ingesting what? (a) Alcohol (b) Plastic (c) Trans fats
9
Indian n tourists t visiting this country are par particularly keen on what, according to Visitbritain? (a) The wea weather (b) The fre free-flowing roads (c) The te tea
10
What was the Carrington Event of 1859? (a) Defenestration of the ho home secretary by the chan chancellor of the Duchy of Lanc Lancaster (b) Collapse C in the market for wh whalebone corsetry (c (c) Solar flare causing widespread telegraph disruption
c. 10, a; 9, b; 8, a; 7, b; 6, c; 5, a; 4, b; 3, c; 2, c; 1, ANSWERS