Quiz: a week in 12 questions + Caption Competition

“They said it was steep, but…” Send us your captions, please!
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Why did Ozzy the cat hit the headlines last week?
- For getting legally married to a dog
- For swimming the channel
- For costing £20,000 in legal fees
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What is the name of the deadly virus from China?
- Snarz
- 2019-nCoV
- Coriolanus
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Roughly how many Jews were killed by the Nazis?
- Six million
- 60 million
- 600 million
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What smell does one collector want to preserve for future generations?
- Napoleon’s boots
- Books in a cathedral library
- Rare roses
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What did one MP describe as letting “the fox into the hen house” this week?
- Letting North Korea enter the Olympics
- Letting a Russian buy MacDonalds
- Letting Huawei build a phone system
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What is it called when you keep your feelings under right control?
- Empirical
- Stoical
- Lapidary
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What happens at the Sámi market at Jokkmokk?
- Lapland herders sell their reindeer
- Swedish women sell yoghurt
- Danish fishermen sell caviar
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What is the first known pet in history?
- A rat
- A puppy
- A kitten
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What word best describes China’s government?
- A monarchy
- An oligarchy
- An autocracy
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How much wealth do the top 1% have?
- As much as he poorest 2.3 billion
- As much as the poorest 6.9 billion
- As much as the poorest 4.6 billion
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Who does the Mystic Lamb represent?
- Jesus
- God
- Mary
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Who announced they would retire today?
- Donald Trump
- The actress who voices Peppa Pig
- Gwyneth Paltrow
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, 3a, 4b, 5c, 6b, 7a, 8b, 9c, 10b, 11a, 12c