NLS Weekly VT Quiz wc 21st June

According to the recent government announcement, on what date is the final stage of easing lockdown restrictions now likely to take place?

• 9th July

• 19th July

• 29th July

How much did a bidder pay for a seat on a spaceflight with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos?

• $280,000

• $2.8million

• $28million

Why has the well known home furnishings company Ikea, been in the news?

• They have been found guilty of spying on people

• They have been found guilty of copying furniture designs from other companies

• The Swedish founded company is being bought by a US company

What is the name of the visitor attraction in Cornwall built in the crater of a reclaimed clay pit housing the largest indoor rainforest in the world?

• Eden Project

• Alpha Project

• Genesis Project

Which country has struck the first major post-Brexit trade agreement with the United Kingdom?

• USA

• Canada

• Australia

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy nations have pledged to provide poor nations with more than 1 billion …?

• Dollars in aid

• COVID-19 vaccinations

• Oxygen tanks

One of the world's largest ever diamonds was discovered in Botswana recently. In which part of the world is Botswana?

• Northern Africa

• Western Africa

• Southern Africa

Danish footballer Christian Eriksen has been discharged from hospital following a successful operation nearly a week after suffering cardiac arrest during a European Championship match against which nation?

• Sweden

• Russia

• Finland

In which country has long-serving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu been forced out of his role?

• Israel

• South Africa

• Sweden

True or false, four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, has pulled out of the upcoming Wimbledon tennis tournament

• True

• False