Week 21 Quiz

By which date has the government pledged to vaccinate all adults in Britain against Covid-19?

• July 31st 2021

• December 31st 2021

• July 31st 2022

China’s President Xi Jinping, has announced a ‘complete victory’ in a campaign to end rural poverty. China defines extreme rural poverty as anyone earning less than …?

• $20.20 a day

• $10.58 a day

• $2.12 a day

Prince Philip has spent a number of days in hospital fighting an infection. How old is the Duke of Edinburgh?

• 95 years old

• 99 years old

• 101 years old

What is the name of the artist responsible for this artwork?

Ghana has become the first country in the world to …?

• To experience a record breaking low temperature on the same week as a record breaking high temperature

• Fully ban petrol cars

• Receive COVID-19 vaccine for free from a global initiative

Which city has been announced as the preferred host for 2032 Summer Olympic Games?

• Brisbane

• Montreal

• Berlin

Why were hundreds of university students evacuated from 12 halls of residence in Exeter last week?

• an unexploded World War Two bomb had been found

• there was a cloud of toxic fumes when a science experiment went wrong

• a large sink hole was discovered on the university grounds

What hit this man's house in Denver, making international headlines last week?

• his neighbour's spa pool

• parts of an aircraft

• it remains unidentified

Which Commonwealth country recently observed the 10th anniversary of a devastating earthquake that took the lives of 185 people in the city of Christchurch?

• Australia

• New Zealand

• South Africa

In which sport do British teams like the London Pulse, Manchester Thunder and Celtic Dragons complete in the Superleague?

• Rugby

• Netball

• Basketball