Quiz of the week
Howmuchof thisweek’snewscan youremember?
(^58) True or false? Acomputerwasable to
solveaRubik’sCube in lessthan asecond.
9 In whichcountrywasthe Gusevskiye
Zabavy GooseFestival held?
10 Which country won the Netball
World Cup?
a) Australia b) England
c) New Zealand
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11 True or false? AuthorLorraine
Cink’sfavouritesuperherois
Hedgehog Boy.
12 Taika Waititi will direct thefourth
film starring which superhero?
13 How much does the cheapest
Raspberry Picomputercost?
a) £99.99 b) £12.50 c) £4.65
a■■ b■■ c■■
14 True or false? Gazpacho isafrozen
fruit dish.
15 Apostcard sent 26years ago
from HongKong has finally arrived
in whichcountry?
1 Which country launchedamission
to the Moon this week?
a) India
b) China
c) Russia
a■■ b■■ c■■
2 True or false? BaldwinStreet in New
Zealand is the world’s steepest street.
3 What has beenfound in Australia
50 years after itwasmade?
4 What does bibliosmia mean?
a) Wearing anapkin whileeating food
b) Loving the smell of old books
c) Enjoyingreligioustexts
a■■ b■■ c■■
5 True or false? Alvin Zhakatatravelled
through eight differentcountries on
his waytot he AfricaCup of Nations.
6 Which yearhad the hottest June
on record?
7 How manyyears agowasthe Bank of
England set up?
a) 125 c) 225 c) 325
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