Quiz: a week in 12 questions + Caption Competition

“Open wide. It won’t hurt.” Is this a hippo going to the dentist?
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Who invented the printing press?
- William Tyndale
- William Caxton
- Johannes Gutenberg
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In the USA, how many people live alone today?
- One in 40
- One in four
- One in 400
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How old is the Universe?
- 13.8 billions years
- 138 billion years
- 1.38 billion years
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Who said: “There are decades where nothing happens – and there are weeks where decades happen”?
- Trotsky
- Stalin
- Lenin
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What are the names of the two main characters in Normal People?
- Maisie and Cillian
- Marianne and Connell
- Mary and Christopher
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How long was the Gettysburg Address, one of the most famous speeches of all time?
- 272 words
- 2,722 words
- 27 words
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What does the common French phrase “avant-garde” mean?
- Bumper
- Periscope
- Experimental
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Which country first invented inoculation, back in AD1,000?
- China
- France
- Britain
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When was Gareth Southgate’s famous missed penalty humiliation?
- 1989
- 1969
- 1996
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Who wrote: “To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield”?
- Mandela
- Tennyson
- Kennedy
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Roughly, how many children were born on Earth last Thursday?
- 39 million
- 39,000
- 390,000
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How many cards did Captain Tom get for his 100th birthday?
- 140,000
- 14 million
- 140
Caption competition
Last week’s winner

“Barry! What did I say? Keep your mouth shut when eating!” Hele’s school
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1c, 2b, 3a, 4c, 5c, 6a, 7c, 8a, 9c, 10b, 11c, 12a