Friday, 15 March 2019

Quiz: a week in 12 questions + Caption Competition

Here is one glamorous dog… Send us your best captions!

1. How many stateless people are there around the world?
   1. One million
   2. 10 million
   3. 100 million
2. When did Facebook launch?
   1. 1999
   2. 2002
   3. 2004
3. This week, who said ““there will be no third chance” about Brexit?
   1. Theresa May
   2. Nigel Farage
   3. Jean-Claude Juncker
4. What are the brightest objects in the universe?
   1. Quasars
   2. Stars
   3. Black holes
5. By how many votes did Theresa May lose the second meaningful vote on her Brexit deal?
   1. 76
   2. 149
   3. 230
6. When an Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed last week, where was it flying to?
   1. Nairobi, Kenya
   2. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
   3. Dodoma, Tanzania
7. Which company manufactured the plane that crashed?
   1. Airbus
   2. Bombardier
   3. Boeing
8. What is a “three-line whip” in politics?
   1. When MPs are suspended for three days
   2. When MPs are ordered to vote with their party
   3. When a new political party forms
9. Which spacecraft, invented by Elon Musk, successfully returned to Earth last week?
   1. Crew Dragon
   2. Gemini
   3. Deep Impact
10. When did the last woolly mammoths die?
    1. Around one million years ago
    2. Around 11,000 years ago
    3. Around 4,000 years ago
11. What are the presenters of Queer Eye referred to as?
    1. The Fantastic Four
    2. The Fab Five
    3. The Super Six
12. Who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday?
    1. The Queen
    2. Greta Thunberg
    3. Beyoncé