Quiz: a week in 12 questions + Caption Competition

“I picked up a couple of punters today.” Send us your captions, please!
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When does the UK plan to phase out petrol and diesel cars entirely?
- 2025
- 2035
- 2045
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What does “utopian” mean?
- The most delicious thing in the world
- Shaped like a u-bend
- Impossibly perfect
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Who described hope as “wishful thinking”?
- Plato
- Camus
- Spinoza
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Who wrote a book called The Audacity of Hope
- Robert Kennedy
- Barack Obama
- Winston Churchill
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When was the very first telephone call?
- 1876
- 1786
- 1867
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What does “prescient” mean?
- To be very afraid
- To feel the presence of a ghost
- To know something in advance
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How many stars are in the Milky War?
- 100 billion
- 100
- 100 million
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What did one Tory Party chairman call “blithering nonsense”?
- The Eurovision Song Contest
- The NHS
- The Open University
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Who said Britain is at its best in a crisis?
- Boris Johnson
- Prince William
- Judi Dench
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How fast can a bison run?
- 14 mph
- 40 mph
- 4 mph
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Which animal navigates using the Milky Way?
- Beetle
- Chimpanzee
- Dolphin
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What can Japanese commuters now put in a backpack?
- A jet pack
- An inflatable scooter
- A pair of folding skis
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1b, 2c, 3a, 4b, 5a, 6c, 7a, 8c, 9b, 10b, 11a, 12b