THE SUNDAY QUIZ

Have you been paying attention to this week’s news? Test yourself…

The Academy of Contemporary Music’s rap degree is to be offered at three English universities. It will teach, among other things, the “four weapons of rap”. What are they?

(a) Sarcasm, ridicule, anger and scorn

(b) Lyricism, flow, delivery and originality (c) Energy, power, volume and guns

The Archbishop of Canterbury has declared that moderators of the Church of England’s Facebook content will take strong action against users who… (a) Swear (b) Blaspheme

(c) Use religious jargon in a way that ontologically results in an epistemological confusion

“Yuck! Horrible, stupid waste of time, mumbojumbo lies… Rubbish. Balls.” The late Min Hogg, founding editor of The World of Interiors magazine, on

what?

(a) Feng Shui (b) Minimalism (c) Grand Designs

What was the code name for the enciphering telephones used for top-secret conversations between British and foreign leaders in the early Sixties? (a) Twist

(b) Copperfield (c) Pickwick

A new governmentbacked hi-tech hub has opened on the outskirts of Stevenage in Hertfordshire. What is it called?

(a) The National Genome Accelerator

(b) The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult

(c) The British Blockchain Catalyst

Which well-known figure has apologised after saying that any female successor to their role would have to be attractive? (a) President Trump (b) Daniel Craig (c) The Dalai Lama

Thieves in Paris working through a 20in hole in a cellar wall have escaped with what?

(a) 150 bottles of wine (b) 150 gold bars

(c) 150 couture dresses

Nike has withdrawn themed training shoes from sale after an American football star complained about their “offensive symbolism”. What did they depict? (a) Mickey Mouse

(b) The “Betsy Ross” version of the Stars and Stripes

(c) The Statue of Liberty

The Tarpeian Rock is a cliff in the heart of Rome from which, during ancient times, traitors and slaves were thrown to their deaths. Which fashionable firm is to pay for its restoration?

(a) Gucci

(b) Fendi

(c) Ferrari

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Unbound Merino makes T-shirts that do not need to be washed for 100 days at a time. What are the crucial manufacturing elements?

(a) Seaweed fibre and peppermint oil

(b) Cannabis pulp and lavender essence

(c) Unicorn mane and fairies’ tears

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Ursula von der Leyen has been nominated as the next president of the European Commission. How has she described Brexit?

(a) “A dangerous dream of believers in a lost empire” (b) “A burst bubble of hollow promises”

(c) “The fable of crazy fantasists”

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What do London couples Ronnie and Reggie, Nadja and Zimmer, and Dev and Martin have in common? (a) Met on Love Island

(b) Metropolitan Police officers

(c) Gay penguins