BizNews brainteaser – Ian’s Trivialus 22 June 2025

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22 June 2025

1. What is the common name given to Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony?

2. Which notable 5-day horse-racing event, de rigueur for fashionistas, took place this week in the UK?

3. What is the name of the isle where King Arthur is supposedly buried?

4. On Tuesday, in the sixth game of the series, the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers and won the 2025 what?

5. Which London Street is famous for men’s tailoring?

6. Which desert spreads from Botswana into Namibia?

7. In which Canadian state did the meeting of the G7 countries take place this week? Bonus point for naming the seven G7 nations.

8. How many French cities have a population over 200 000, a) 8 b) 11 c) 16?

9. Two key decisions were taken in the UK Parliament this week. On Tuesday, the house voted to end the illegality of abortion with a majority of 242. What was the other vote taken on Friday?

10. Why is the sky blue?

11. In which south-eastern Asian country would you spend a Kyat? Bonus for the country’s previous name.

12. True/False - Mexico has the most venomous animals of all countries in the world.

13. Last Sunday, who broke the world pole vaulting record for the 12 th time in his career in front of his home crowd in Stockholm?

14. What is nostology the study of?

15. Who was America’s youngest president when he assumed office, a) Theodore Roosevelt b) John F Kennedy c) Barak Obama?

16. What is the name of the little dolls, from Chinese toy maker Pop Mart, that have taken the world by storm, and are now a viral purchase?

17. When a rocket launches, it rises gradually and then increases in speed until it reaches its gravity-escape velocity. This gradual increase in speed is due to, a) The fact that the further away from the Earth the rocket becomes, the less effect gravity has on the ship b) Acceleration increases because mass is decreasing c) The rocket thrusters become increasingly powerful the longer they burn?

18. What twelve-letter word, beginning with the letter R, means difficult to control, turbulent, or wildly boisterous?

19. Who won a sentimental Best Actor Oscar in 1969 for his portrayal of Rooster J Cogburn? Bonus for the film.

20. Which famous Russian writer died on Astapova railway station?

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