Quiz: a week in 12 questions + Caption Competition

Pope caught clowning around. Send us your funniest captions, please!
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Which author described spring as “sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine”?
- Salman Rushdie
- William Wordsworth
- Frances Hodgson Burnett
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How many Russian diplomats did Theresa May expel following the Salisbury nerve agent attack?
- 13
- 23
- 33
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“Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.” Which famous historical figure said this?
- Winston Churchill
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- Genghis Khan
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What is the name of the latest British civilian killed in Syria, after they volunteered to fight with Kurdish forces?
- Anna Campbell
- Amy Macdonald
- Sarah Connor
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Which company was accused of illegally harvesting millions Facebook users’ data, and using it to influence the American presidential election?
- Cambridge Analytica
- Oxford data
- London lab-tech
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Coca-Cola’s first ever alcoholic drink will be sold in which country?
- America
- France
- Japan
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An Uber self-driving car was involved in a fatal collision with a pedestrian this week, but where did the incident happen?
- New York
- California
- Arizona
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Which politician wrote the book
Time to Get Tough?
- Jeremy Corbyn
- Donald Trump
- Emmanuel Macron
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Approximately how much plastic rubbish is dumped into the world’s oceans every year?
- 2.4 million tonnes
- 12.7 million tonnes
- 120 million tonnes
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Who is the only person in the world who does not need a passport to travel?
- Queen Elizabeth II
- The Pope
- The president of the United States
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How many first inning runs did England score in this week’s test match against New Zealand?
- 508
- 258
- 58
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The daughter of American Vice President Mike Pence has released a children’s book about their family pet rabbit. What is the name of the title character?
- Richie rab rab
- Marlon Bundo
- Bobby bunny
Caption competition
Last week’s winner

“I bring the Three Wise Men all this way and all I get for my Christmas dinner is this!” Stowmarket High School
Click here to see the answers ...
1c, 2b, 3b, 4a, 5a, 6c, 7c, 8b, 9b, 10a, 11c, 12b