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Quiz: a week in 12 questions + Caption Competition

This dog certainly thinks it’s in charge. Send us your captions, please!

1. When was David Attenborough born?
   1. 1926
   2. 1934
   3. 1950
2. Which Big Tech company blocked news in Australia last week?
   1. Google
   2. Twitter
   3. Facebook
3. How old was John Keats when he died?
   1. 17
   2. 25
   3. 31
4. What date are schools in England due to reopen?
   1. 8 March
   2. 12 April
   3. 21 June
5. Who wrote “Beloved”?
   1. Jack Kerouac
   2. Ernest Hemingway
   3. Toni Morrison
6. How many zeros are there in a nonillion?
   1. 30
   2. 60
   3. 90
7. What was the height of the tallest iceberg ever measured?
   1. 50m
   2. 168m
   3. 201m
8. What has a Chinese woman won in her divorce settlement?
   1. Her ex-husband’s classic car collection
   2. Pay for five years of housework
   3. The flowers from the garden
9. How old was Tiger Woods when he became the youngest ever Masters champion?
   1. 17
   2. 21
   3. 23
10. In what year did the Beatles break up?
    1. 1963
    2. 1968
    3. 1970
11. How many hours of unpaid work do women do each day?
    1. 12.5 billion
    2. 15 billion
    3. 19.2 billion
12. What did vets remove from the stomach of a crocodile in Florida?
    1. A bicycle wheel
    2. A balloon
    3. A single trainer

Caption competition

Last week’s winner

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