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Quiz of The Week: 3 - 9 August
By The Week Staff,
2024-08-09
The Paris Olympics will draw to a close this weekend, ending what has proved a much-needed display of international harmony – and a welcome distraction – in an unsettled period on the world stage, including fresh sabre-rattling in the Middle East.
And now, find out how closely you’ve been paying attention to the latest news and other global events by putting your knowledge to the test with our Quiz of The Week.
1. The prime minister of which country fled by helicopter as protesters surrounded their official residence?
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Nepal
2. US shot putter Raven Saunders is gaining attention for wearing what item while competing at the Paris Olympics?
A fedora
A full face mask
A cape
A MAGA hat
3. Three planned Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna had to be called off due to what?
Flooding
Technical issues
Laryngitis
Terror threat
4. US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr revealed that he hid what in New York's Central Park?
A box of cash
A bear cub
A human hand
A treasure map
5. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed Ukraine had deployed what military hardware for the first time?
M1A2 Abrams tanks
Switchblade kamikaze drones
F-16 fighter jets
Stinger anti-aircraft missiles
6. Which military base housing US and allied personnel was hit by a rocket attack in Iraq?
Al-Asad
Al-Harir
Camp Taji
Camp Victory
7. Italian gymnast Alice D'Amato secured a surprise gold in which event at the Paris Olympics?
Beam
Vault
Uneven bars
Floor
8. Arizona's attorney general secured a guilty plea from how many Republicans, who falsely attested that Donald Trump won the state in 2020?
One
Three
Five
Eight
9. Who became Wales's new first minister following the resignation of Vaughan Gething?
Elin Jones
Andrew R.T. Davies
Rhun ap Iorwerth
Eluned Morgan
10. A US federal court ruled that which tech giant had engaged in anti-competitive business practices to maintain its dominance?
Microsoft
Google
Meta
Apple
1. Bangladesh
The autocratic government of Sheikh Hasina, who has ruled the country since 2009, came to an abrupt end on Monday as she was whisked out of the capital, Dhaka, by helicopter following weeks of protests. She is now reportedly in Delhi and plans to seek political asylum abroad.
2. A full face mask
Saunders competed in the women's shot put qualification at the Paris Olympics, donning a full face mask and sunglasses. They dyed their hair green and purple to embody their "Hulk" alter ego, a persona Saunders uses to manage the intense pressure of a world-class competition.
In a video on social media, Kennedy told comedian Roseanne Barr that after a car in front of him hit a bear cub in the Hudson Valley, he put the dead cub under an old bicycle because he "thought it would be amusing for whoever found it or something".
5. F-16 fighter jets
Securing US approval for the delivery of the cutting-edge jets and training pilots to fly them has been a lengthy process, but Zelenskyy confirmed on Sunday that Ukraine's new F-16s have embarked on their first sorties in the battle to repel Russian invaders.
6. Al-Asad
Two rockets landed inside the al-Asad air base , injuring at least five American troops and contractors, with one seriously wounded. It's unclear if the attack was a response to the assassinations of top Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, but the US is currently discussing drawing down its 2,500 troops stationed in Iraq.
7. Beam
D'Amato pulled off a near flawless routine and – crucially – stayed upright in a final that saw four gymnasts, including Team USA's Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee, lose their footing.
8. One
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes secured a guilty plea from one of 11 Republicans involved in a scheme to overturn President Joe Biden's electoral victory. However, the Arizona case "is not expected to go to trial until next year".
9. Eluned Morgan
Baroness Morgan , formerly the Welsh devolved government's health minister, will be the first woman to serve as first minister in the post's 25-year history after she was approved by the Senedd.
10. Google
Judge Amit Mehta ruled on Monday that Google had violated antitrust laws, primarily by spending billions of dollars to ensure its search engine was the default option on smartphones and other devices, unfairly squeezing out would-be competitors.
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