BizNews brainteaser – Ian’s Trivialus 6 January 2026

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..6 January 2026.On January 6, who announced his resignation as prime minister and leader of his country’s Liberal Party?On January 7, in which US state did wildfires raze homesteads of the rich and famous in the suburb known as The Palisades?On January 29, over which river in the US did a Black Hawk helicopter collide with a Bombardier aircraft?Pope Francis passed away on April 2. The Conclave selected Cardinal Robert Prevost as his successor. From which country does he hail? For a bonus what is his Papal name?On April 14, a Blue Origin rocket took six women above the Kármán line before they lost weightlessness four minutes later when the capsule had begun its descent. How high is the Kármán line above sea level a) 62 km b) 88km c) 100 km? A bonus for naming the two celebrity women in the group.On April 16, the UK’s Supreme Court made what significant decision regarding gender?On May 8, which 80th celebration was held across Europe?On June 22, the US carried out strikes by B-2 bombers against which facilities in Iran?On August 8, which two Euro/Asian countries signed a peace deal (brokered by you-know-who) ending 37 years of hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh region?Which historical character rode a horse called Black Bess?On August 15, in which city did US president Donald Trump meet Russian president Vladimir Putin for a summit which promised much but delivered nothing.On September 3, in which city did the derailment of a famous funicular railway carriage result in 16 people dead killed and over 21 injured?On September 9, the first-ever attack on NATO territory took place where?On September 11, who did Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court convict and sentence to a 27-year prison term for his involvement in a 2022 coup plot?On October 26, which country became the 11th member state of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a) Papua New Guinea b) Sri Lanka c) Timor-Leste?On October 28, what was the name of the Category 5 hurricane that made landfall in Jamacia?On November 17, Sheikh Hasina, a former prime minister of which country was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death in absentia?Over November 22-23, the first G20 meeting to be held in Africa took place in which city?On November 25, a new report by the United Nations indicated that Tokyo no longer was the world’s most highly populated city having been surpassed by, a) Chongqing b) Jakarta c) Mexico City?On December 21, the 35th edition of African Cup of Nations kicked off in which African country, a) Morocco b) Senegal c) Zambia?.Question 10 - © Gary Head

BizNews brainteaser – Ian’s Trivialus 6 January 2026

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