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Quiz: a week in 12 questions + Caption Competition

This was an interesting look at Paris Fashion Week… Captions please!

1. Roughly, how many species of animal are critically endangered?
   1. 25
   2. 2,500
   3. 25,000
2. Mohammed bin Salman is ruler of which country?
   1. Iran
   2. Saudi Arabia
   3. Yemen
3. …And which country did Iraq invade in 1990, sparking hostilities with USA?
   1. Kuwait
   2. Oman
   3. Jordan
4. What international body met to discuss the climate crisis this week?
   1. OECD
   2. NATO
   3. UN
5. Who wrote: “There is an infinite amount of hope in the universe [...] but not for us.”
   1. Albert Camus
   2. Friedrich Nietzsche
   3. Franz Kafka
6. Who wrote and starred in Fleabag?
   1. Emilia Clarke
   2. Pheobe Waller-Bridge
   3. Sheridan Smith
7. What character did Andrew Scott play in Fleabag?
   1. The lawyer
   2. The gardener
   3. The priest
8. What is the name of Elon Musk’s computer-biology research company?
   1. Brainlabs
   2. Neuralink
   3. Connectomind
9. Where was Boris Johnson when the Supreme Court ruled his decision to prorogue Parliament illegal?
   1. New York
   2. Hong Kong
   3. Brussels
10. In what year was Julius Caesar assassinated?
    1. 44BC
    2. 343BC
    3. 34AD
11. What percentage of adults consider it “very desirable” or “desirable” not to need sleep?
    1. 24%
    2. 88%
    3. 65%
12. A robotics company has started selling a four-legged robot dog for the price of a car. What is the dog called?
    1. Max
    2. Rover
    3. Spot

Caption competition

Last week’s winner

“We’re going to need a bigger boat.” Bennett Memorial Diocesan School