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Topical Quiz - 08 December, 2023
Test your family’s news knowledge with a topical quiz on December 2023 stories, covering headlines, public figures, and major events from the week.
1 .
England will get a new national park as part of the government's set of "nature pledges." Which one of the following is NOT under consideration?
Chilterns
Cotswolds
Dorset
Peak District
The Peak District is already an existing national park, with 15 parks across England (10), Scotland (2), and Wales (3).
2 .
How many private jets flew from the UK to the Climate Change Conference in Egypt?
3
5
7
9
The Gulfstream G650, the most widely used private jet, consumes about 500 gallons of fuel per hour, totaling around 5,000 gallons for the round trip.
3 .
Usually, celebrities are very secretive about their pay for appearing on "I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here," but Matt Hancock had to declare how much he was paid because he is an MP. How much was he paid?
£3,200
£32,000
£320,000
£3,200,000
Mr. Hancock spent only 18 days in the jungle, yet he earned more during that time than he did in two years as a government minister in the Department of Health and Social Care.
4 .
Nigel Farage is the political figure "in the jungle" this year. How much is he being paid?
£1,500
£15,000
£150,000
£1,500,000
Yes, that's £1.5 million! Ant and Dec, the show's presenters, have stated that they may be reluctant to have politicians on the show next year.
5 .
Why is Elon Musk so incensed with large companies?
They are lacking in enthusiasm for entrepreneurs
They have stopped taking his telephone calls
They won't sponsor his ideas for interplanetary exploration
They are withdrawing advertising from X (formerly Twitter)
Elon Musk even suggested that if the large companies continue to boycott X, they might force the company into bankruptcy.
6 .
A couple in Pembrokeshire were surprised to discover that their garden ornament was what?
An antique garden gnome
An unexploded bomb
An iron-age rotary quern stone
A long-lost sculpture by Michelangelo
The owners of the bomb, Mr. and Mrs. Edwards, had always believed it had no charge and had painted it the same color as their windowsills.
7 .
The Sleep Charity suggests that one of the best ways to achieve better quality sleep is to do what?
Eat a banana
Drink a large cup of coffee
Watch a horror movie
Listen to rock music
Bananas contain high levels of magnesium and potassium, which help relax muscles.
8 .
Three years ago, one in every 25 cars produced was electric. What is the ratio now?
1 in 50
1 in 25
1 in 5
1 in 2
On average, the fuel used by an electric car will cost about half as much as that used by a petrol car, but electric cars currently cost significantly more to buy.
9 .
Why has the price of olive oil skyrocketed in recent weeks?
Drought in Spain
Tree diseases in Italy
Tree pests in Portugal
Insufficient labour to pick the olives in France
Spain produces 45% of the olives used worldwide
10 .
Who has recently been named Time magazine's person of the year?
Elon Musk
Joe Biden
Taylor Swift
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
The other names are all previous winners. Taylor Swift recently joined the list of billionaires, undoubtedly helped by her stockbroker father and marketing manager mother, making her one of the highest-paid entertainers in the world.
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