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Topical Quiz - 01 December, 2023
Welcome to our weekly quiz, designed to brighten up your day and provide a fun activity for parents and children to enjoy together. In a week when the weather has been quite miserable and much of the news is on the heavier side, we thought we would bring some light-hearted entertainment into your lives.
This week's quiz is all about sports and entertainment, with a sprinkle of science and technology questions to keep things diverse and engaging. Whether you're a sports enthusiast, a movie buff, or a budding scientist, there's something in this quiz for everyone.
Gather your family, sit back, and get ready for a delightful journey through questions about sports legends, blockbuster movies, and fascinating scientific discoveries. It's a perfect opportunity to test your knowledge, learn something new, and, most importantly, have a great time together.
1.
The Lionesses' success in reaching the Fifa World Cup final in August and winning Euro 2022 has resulted in a grant for grassroots women's football of how much?
£ 30,000
£ 300,000
£ 3 million
£ 30 million
The grant will enable improvements at more than 30 centres where women's and girls' teams will be given priority bookings on some evenings.
2.
Who was named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2023?
Aitana Bonmati
Alexandra Popp
Mary Earps
Sam Kerr
Mary Earps serves as the goalkeeper for Manchester United and the England national team. Typically, prestigious football awards tend to favour goal scorers over goalkeepers. Therefore, Mary's achievement is all the more commendable, and she deserves our hearty congratulations.
3.
Staying with football – Which team won 6-0 against Lens to secure their place in the Champions League last 16?
Arsenal
Manchester City
Manchester United
Newcastle
After their impressive victory against the French team, Mikel Arteta (the Arsenal manager) was heard saying, "I never even dreamed of something like this."
4.
Which sportsman usually referred to as the greatest player the game has ever seen has been at the top of his profession for 30 years?
Jonny Wilkinson
Lewis Hamilton
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Wayne Rooney
Ronnie O'Sullivan won the 1993 UK Snooker Championship just seven days before his 18th birthday. In this year's championship, he entered the title race as the world number one ranked player.
5.
Which famous cricketer had surgery on his knee this week?
Ben Stokes
David Warner
Mitch Marsh
Virat Kohli
The Indian cricket club, Chennai Super Kings, paid Ben Stokes £1.65 million in December 2022 in expectation of him playing for them during the cricket season. Unfortunately, he has been plagued by injuries, leading to only 15 runs being scored. This translates to a cost of a little over £100,000 per run, making it far from the best investment ever for a sports club.
6.
Which famous entrepreneur vented his fury on large scale advertisers this week?
Elon Musk
James Dyson
Richard Branson
Simon Cowell
Mr. Musk was far from happy about Apple, Comcast, IBM and Walt Disney boycotting X (formally known as Twitter).
7.
Tian Tian and Yang Guang were being sent back to China on Thursday – what had they done wrong?
Accused of spying
Illegal importation of noodles
Overstayed their visitor permits
Nothing
Tian Tian and Yang Guang are giant pandas that are being returned to China after their 12-year stay at Edinburgh Zoo.
8.
Who left the jungle on Monday feeling "Overwhelmingly sad right now"?
Grace Dent
Jamie Lynn Spears
Josie Gibson
Nigel Farage
After her departure, Grace said that "Normal life, forever, will feel beautiful". Is there is a lesson there for all of us?
9.
Scientists in the UK were overjoyed to receive 100 milligrams of what this week?
Gold from Canada
Rock and dust from outer space
Truffles from France
Uranium from Australia
While the sample size may be small, the particles collected from asteroid Bennu are anticipated to offer a wealth of material for researchers, promising a lifetime of dedicated work to unlock their hidden mysteries.
10.
Aniol Serrasolses slid 65 feet down a glacial waterfall in Norway on what?
A canal boat
A kayak
A toboggan
Skis
The Catalonian managed to break the world record for this type of descent and keep his kayak the right way up throughout.
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