BizNews brainteaser – Ian’s Trivialus 11 May 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..11 May 2025What is the name for a number that divides exactly into another?This week, who celebrated his 25th anniversary as the leader of his country?Natural vanilla flavouring comes from, a) Roses b) Orchids c) Honeysuckle?Which major French city lies on the channel of the River Loire on the Atlantic coast? Last weekend, who gave a free concert to more 2 million people at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro?Where were the Summer Olympic Games of 1984 held? For a bonus, why did a number of countries (19) boycott the games?Whose Achy Breaky Heart is currently enamoured with Elizabeth Hurley, the English actress and model? Bonus for the name of his estranged daughter who also enjoys fame herself as a pop star.Danny Zuko was the main character in which film?Which Chilean leader was arrested on a visit to London in 1998?A hectare is an area of 100m by 100m. How many hectares are there in a square kilometre?On Thursday, the Conclave in the Vatican voted a new head, Pope Leo XIV. What is his nationality? A bonus for his previous name before assuming the title of Pope? For second bonus, how is his new papal name determined?Fifty years ago (plus one week), the fall of which city prompted one of the largest mass exoduses in modern history when around 800k refugees, mostly by boat, fled to neighbouring countries?Which song did Roy Orbison decide to record himself after it had been rejected by both Elvis and the Everly Brothers, a) Crying b) Oh, Pretty Woman c) Only The Lonely?In a study reported in the Lancet, scientists using AI can reliably predict cancer survival rates by studying photographs of people’s what?What is the only English anagram of Kitchens?Harissa is a hot spicy sauce from where?Which European country has been ordered by the EU’s top court to stop offering citizenship through its “golden passport” programme which grants EU citizenship after one year of residency and a payment of $850k.The River Danube flows through four national capitals: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and, a) Belgrade b) Bucharest) c) Sofia? Bonus for naming the three countries whose capitals are optional answers. True/False – black holes are so dense, with massive gravitation, that nothing, not even light can escape them.Between 1962 and 2021, James Bond was portrayed in twenty-seven films. How many James Bond novels did Ian Fleming write, a) 12 b) 15 c) 19?.Question 10 - © - Lesia Joubert

BizNews brainteaser – Ian’s Trivialus 11 May 2025

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