Spying televisions, superfast trains and football spats
1. Which Bournemouth player did Zlatan Ibrahimovic elbow last Saturday, earning the Manchester United striker a three-match ban?
a) Tyrone Mings b) Callum Wilson c) Jack Wilshere d) Steve Cook
2. Theresa May has suggested which Yorkshire city can ‘help power a new engineering revolution for the UK’?
a) Sheffield b) Bradford c) Leeds d) York
3. Who was the leading run-scorer in cricket’s County Championship last season?
a) Adam Lyth b) Keaton Jennings c) Haseeb Hameed d) Ian Bell
4. The number of smokers in the UK has fallen to the lowest level since records began. But what percentage of the country’s adults still can’t kick the habit?
a) 9.8 per cent b) 23.7 per cent c) 14.6 per cent d) 17.2 per cent
5. Which former Conservative leader has suggested Theresa May call an early election to win a “decisive” Parliamentary majority, an idea rejected by No 10?
a) Iain Duncan Smith b) John Major c) William Hague d) Michael Howard
6. Which chain has been Britain’s fastest-growing supermarket in the past 12 weeks?
a) Lidl b) Aldi c) Tesco d) Waitrose
7. New proposals for superfast ‘floating trains’ propelled by magnets could help passengers get between Leeds and Manchester in how much time, according to the company who has put the idea forward?
a) 15 minutes b) Nine minutes c) 20 minutes d) Three minutes
8. Which Yorkshire trainer saddled Defintly Red now a leading Grand National contender to win Doncaster’s Grimthorpe Chase?
a) Sue Smith b) Brian Ellison c) Richard Fahey d) Malcolm Jefferson
9. Which company is ‘urgently’ investigating claims the CIA has used its smart TVs as listening devices to spy on users?
a) Samsung b) Apple c) Toshiba d) Sony
10. President Donald Trump has announced a revised travel ban on people from six Muslimmajority countries, but which US state has announced that it plans to challenge the order?
a) California b) Hawaii c) Virginia d) Ohio