BizNews brainteaser – Ian’s Trivialus 13 April 2025

Quizmaster Ian Woodrow returns with another Trivialus for the BizNews tribe. Give it a go and see how well you score. Find the answers to this week's quiz here..Sign up for your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider to keep you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here.Support South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here.If you prefer WhatsApp for updates, sign up to the BizNews channel here..13 April 2025.1. Portuguese West Africa is now known as what?2. Which major golfing tournament took place this week with the winner being declared later today?Bonus for name of the golf club hosting the event.3. What is the official home of the French President?4. What word can go after port and before seaman?5. Which classic 1954 film starring Marlon Brando won 8 Oscars?6. This week, President Trump caused chaos, and then a temporary reprieve with his proposed worldtariffs regime. He has, with the exception of China, agreed to place his reciprocal tariff formula on holdfor what period of time?7. Who wrote the book, The Call of the Wild? Bonus for the country in which it is set.8. Who is the only boxer in history to have been world champion in eight different weight divisions,a) Sugar Ray Leonard b) Floyd Mayweather Jr. c) Manny Pacquiao?9. What caused President Trump to back down on his tariffs scheme, a) He wanted to uphold hismercurial image b) The sudden rise in bond yields c) The drop in the S &amp; P 500 stock market index?10. What book was written by Anna Sewell?11. What is a flageolet?12. Which country was at the centre of the Spanish-American war of 1898?13. Who was the vocalist in Genesis before Phil Collins?14. Which major city in the UK is suffering from an extended strike by dustmen?15. Whose fate was determined by a Diet of Worms a) John Calvin b) Martin Luther c) Henry VIII?16. NaOH is the symbol for which chemical compound?17. True/False – Italy is the only country in Europe with an active volcano.18. From where does coffee originate, a) Mexico b) Brazil c) Ethiopia?19. What is the lowest prime number over 1 000?20. Which George was the last monarch of America, a) George II b) George III c) George IV?.Read also:Answers to Ian’s Trivialus 13 April 2025.Question 10 - © - Gary Head

BizNews brainteaser – Ian’s Trivialus 13 April 2025

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