THE SUNDAY QUIZ
Have you been paying attention to this week’s news? Test yourself…
1 Former Formula One racing driver Jenson Button was disqualified from an Ironman triathlon event in California. Why? (a) Too many sponsors’ logos on his shirt (b) Overtaking dangerously on the running course (c) Riding too fast on his bike 2 Kaiane Lopez is the new Mayor of Gibraltar. What prestigious post has Mrs Lopez previously held? (a) Ambassador to the United Nations (b) Miss World (c) Envoy to the Court of the King of Spain 3 What is “Le Privilège du Blanc”? (a) The right of certain royal ladies to wear white when meeting the Pope (b) A new £600-a-bottle white wine launched by Gérard Depardieu (c) Apartheidstyle social codes in the former French colonies 4 Bob Hawke, Australian prime minister from 1983 to 1991, was honoured by his home nation last week. How? (a) A bridge was named after him in Sydney (b) A cricket ground was named after him in Sydney (c) A beer was named after him in Sydney 5 What united Victoria Beckham, Jessica Chastain and Lisa Kudrow in Los Angeles? (a) They were all pelted with fruit by James Corden (b) They all launched healthy eating channels on YouTube (c) They all wore the same dress to a film premiere 6 Oxford’s hopes were pinned on Hamish, while Cambridge fans cheered on Hazel. In which sporting contest between Britain’s oldest universities? (a) The university Rat Race (b) The university Goat Race (c) The university Bat Race 7 In which combination sport did Ukip MEP Jonathan Arnott take on Lib Dem activist and Remainer Toby White in Bethnal Green? (a) KickScrabble (b) PokerPingPong (c) ChessBoxing 8 Bill English, prime minister of New Zealand, faced calls for impeachment last week. Why? (a) He said he prefers rugby league to rugby union (b) He employed tinned spaghetti as a pizza topping (c) He called the kiwi “weird-looking and patently unintelligent” 9 The Capanna Margherita refuge, 15,000ft up in the Alps, is now licensed as what? (a) A wedding venue (b) A pizzeria (c) A tattoo parlour 10 Visitors to the Japanese city of Kawasaki last week were in for a surprise. Why? (a) The annual Festival of the Marble Breasts (b) The annual Festival of the Copper Bottom (c) The annual Festival of the Steel Phallus c 10, a;9, b; 8, c; 7, b; 6, a; 5, c;4, a; 3, b; 2, c; 1, Answers: