New tourism chief, Sheeran’s record and Root’s return
1. James Mason was announced as the new chief executive of tourist agency Welcome to Yorkshire at the start of the week. Which Yorkshire football club was he previously the chief operating officer of? a) Sheffield Wednesday b) Leeds United c) Bradford City d) Huddersfield Town
2. Jeremy Corbyn was on the campaign trail in Yorkshire at the weekend. Where did he stop off for fish and chips? a) Filey b) Whitby c) Scarborough d) Staithes
3. Amazon Prime broadcast its first set of Premier League matches this week in a challenge to Sky and BT. Who scored the first goal to be streamed online by the provider? a) Gabriel Jesus b) Kevin De Bruyne c) Jeffrey Schlupp d) Harry Kane
4. Ed Sheeran’s Shape of You has been named by Spotify as the most listened-to track of the decade on the streaming service. How many times has it been played? a) 1.2billion times b) 2.4billion times c) 570million times d) 3.1billion times
5. How many runs did Joe Root score in his second innings against New Zealand in a return to form for the England cricket captain? a) 187 b) 226 c) 249 d) 237
6. World leaders travelled to the UK this week for a crunch NATO conference. Which county hosted the talks? a) Hertfordshire b) Surrey c) Sussex d) Kent
7. The size of the average family has remained at what point, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics? a) 1.89 children b) 1.74 children c) 2.01 children d) 1.63 children
8. How many places in Yorkshire feature in a new top ten list of the happiest places to live in Britain? a) Three b) None c) One d) Two
9. How many artists shared the Turner Prize this year before using the awards ceremony to jointly criticise what they termed “an era of the Conservatives’ hostile environment”? a) Three b) Five c) Four d) Six
10. What comedian had a bread roll thrown at him and was booed off stage after making a series of anti-Brexit jokes at the Lord’s Taverners’ annual charity cricket lunch? a) Ricky Gervais b) Nish Kumar c) Joe Lycett d) Adam Hills