BizNews brainteaser – Ian’s Trivialus 8 December 2024
Quizmaster Ian Woodrow returns with another Trivialus for the BizNews tribe to take a crack at. Give it a go and see how well you score. Find the answers to this week's quiz here.
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8 December
- What is the name of the Russian triangular guitar?
- What is the largest church in the world? For a bonus who designed it?
- This week, which European country became the first in the world to guarantee sex workers fundamental employment rights (i.e. paid and sick leave, maternity pay, pension etc.)?
- In boxing what comes between bantam and lightweight?
- What country is closest to Australia, a) Vanuatu b) Papua New Guinea c) New Zealand?
- Which European government collapsed on Wednesday after a no-confidence vote was taken against the Prime Minister. Bonus point for the name of the PM.
- Slip, square and surgeon are all types of what?
- Which world-famous building was officially re-opened this weekend after an extensive refurbishment?
- Who first noticed that the sun has spots?
- What type of animal is a "Booby"?
- What controversial decision did President Biden take on Monday?
- True/False – the word nylon is a portmanteau of the names of the two cities, New York and London.
- Who owned the yacht Lady Ghislane?
- Political upheaval and chaos ensued in South Korea this week. What caused it?
- Sand, soda and what else, are the prime ingredients of glass?
- Which city's airport has the IATA code CCU?
- Which film of the 1970s won the most Oscars, a) Patton (1970) b) Cabaret (1972) c) The Sting (1973)?
- Which elementary particles have six types or flavours? Two bonus points for naming all six types.
- Which alphabet is the parent script of all western alphabets, a) Greek b) Sumerian c) Phoenician?
- There has never been a US President who was, a) An only child b) A freemason c) A Quaker?
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