Ian’s Trivialus – a new weekly Brainteaser for the BizNews tribe
A few weeks ago, while she was working an injured knee, my fantastic physiotherapist Megan Schapiro introduced me to a quiz compiled by brainiac Ian Woodrow. After getting hooked, Ian agreed to let us share his brainteaser with the BizNews tribe. To give you a (low) bar to overcome, every week I'll share my personal score. Ian tells me Question 10 is always provided by a guest so if you'd like me to send him yours, drop me an email. For the rest, it's a mixture between current affairs and general knowledge. This week I scored 15 points, which was boosted by four bonus points and two lucky guesses. Put another way, I got eight of the answers wrong. As they say in the racing game, a reasonable debut with improvement to come. Hopefully. – Alec Hogg
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Ian's Trivialus
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- Which company became the most valuable this week? Bonus for the company knocked into second place.
- Chrissie Hynde has been at the forefront of which band for the past 45 years?
- True/False – the population of India exceeds that of the whole African continent.
- This week, Gabriel Attal (34) became the youngest-ever prime minister of which country? For a bonus, what is common between his appointment and the person who appointed him?
- According to the FBI, which day of the week is most popular for bank robberies?
- What is the tower on top of a Muslim mosque called?
- What caused the share price of Boeing to drop by almost 11% over the last week?
- Alexander Fleming discovered what?
- True/False – Finland was an ally of Germany during much of WWII.
- The inclusion of breaking or breakdancing has raised some eyebrows with its inclusion in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Which of these has never been an official event at the modern Olympic Games, a) tug of war b) rope climbing c) arm wrestling?
- This week, two sporting legends, one (German) in football, the other (Welsh and known by a 3-letter acronym) in Rugby Union, passed away. Name them with a point for each. For a bonus, what do the three letters in the rugby player's name stand for?
- What is the modern name of the African country where, in 1963-1965, the Kwilu and Simba rebellions took place?
- What are the two national sports of Ireland?
- What is the technical name for low blood pressure, a) Hypotension b) Hypertension c) Hypertrophy?
- The Post Office in the UK, and its management, have been at the centre of media attention this past week. What was behind the hullaballoo?
- What is correct blond or blonde?
- Which fictional character rescued condemned French aristocrats during the Revolutionary terror?
- Name the four countries of the world that have only one vowel in their names. For a bonus, name the African country that has all 5 vowels in its name.
- Most widely-spoken language in the northern hemisphere? Bonus for the one in the southern hemisphere.
- In which 007 film did a Rolls Royce have a number plate, AU1?
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