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Quiz: a week in 12 questions + Caption Competition

Boris Johnson finds a friend. Send us your funniest captions, please!

1. Which country is home to more refugees than any other in the world?
   1. Sudan
   2. Turkey
   3. Germany
2. Who scored twice in England’s 6-1 win over Panama?
   1. John Stones
   2. Jesse Lingard
   3. Raheem Sterling
3. How many barrels of oil does the aviation industry use every day?
   1. 5,000
   2. 5 million
   3. 50 million
4. What is the name of the restaurant that recently ejected a senior member of Trump’s White House team?
   1. The White Horse
   2. The Grey Squirrel
   3. The Red Hen
5. What is the name of Beyoncé’s sister?
   1. Solange
   2. Tina
   3. Rumi
6. Which philosopher wrote Leviathan?
   1. Thomas Hobbes
   2. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
   3. Edmund Burke
7. In which year was abortion legalised in the UK?
   1. 1927
   2. 1947
   3. 1967
8. President Donald Trump is the oldest president ever to be inaugurated. How old was he on that day — 20 January 2017?
   1. 68
   2. 70
   3. 72
9. In which of these World Cups were England NOT knocked out by Germany?
   1. 1990
   2. 2002
   3. 2010
10. Which university’s nursing facility was founded by Florence Nightingale?
    1. Cambridge
    2. Durham
    3. King’s College London
11. How much money was spent on the royal train last year?
    1. £76,100
    2. £141,263
    3. £362,149
12. Which exhibit has seen the number of visitors to the Museum of London increase over the last week?
    1. A newly-discovered Saxon helmet
    2. A “fatberg” from London’s sewers
    3. The Queen’s gold state coach

Caption competition

Last week’s winner

“Star oars” Balcarras School