Quiz October 2021

Where in the UK was a temperature of -23C recorded earlier in the year?

• Alnwick, England

• Devil’s Causeway, Northern Ireland

• Braemar, Scotland

• Aberystwyth, Wales

Why did a virtual court hearing in the USA make our news headlines and cheer us all up?

• A lawyer appeared as a cat

• The trial was interrupted by a ghost

• The judge fell asleep

• The trial was accidentally broadcast live in North Korea

The actor William Shatner was blasted into space earlier this week. Which TV programme did he feature in?

• Dr Who

• The Great Bitish Bake Off

• Dad's Army

• Star Trek

What is the name of the ‘lander’ which has touched down on the surface of Mars in February?

• Titan

• Perseverance

• Tenacity

• Apollo

With regards to Coronavirus, the government advertising campaign asked you to “Act like . . .

• A sensible person

• You’ve got it

• You are ill

• A good citizen

Several people recently survived for 33 days on an uninhabited island in the Bahamas by eating what?

• Rats

• Seaweed

• Coconuts

• Honey

Which company has recently conducted a feasibility study about making flying cars?

• BMW

• Volkswagen

• Jaguar

• Ford

Who is the current Education Secretary?

• Michael Gove

• Nadhim Zahawi

• Boris Johnson

• Matt Hancock

In which country did Facebook recently ban news reporting, after a row about paying for news stories ?

• Mexico

• China

• Germany

• Australia

Which former ‘politician’ formed a new political party called ‘Reform Uk’?

• Tony Blair

• David Cameron

• Nigel Farage

• Jeremy Corbyn