Weekly Quiz 24th June

Approximately how many Uighurs live in Xinjiang?

• 5 million

• 12 million

• 40 million

GB News is the first new British news network for how many years?

• 98

• 50

• 24

When did crash helmets become compulsory for motorcyclists in the UK?

• 1973

• 1985

• 1999

During which decade was the BBC founded?

• 1920s

• 1930s

• 1940s

Who is the president of Turkey?

• Tayyip Recep Erdoğan

• Viktor Orban

• Angela Merkel

What are the degree coordinates of the Tropic of Capricorn?

• 23 degrees south

• 90 degrees north

• 23 degrees north

When did the genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda take place?

• 1982

• 1994

• 2001

Which biblical character was swallowed by a whale?

• Isaac

• Abraham

• Jonah

Who is the main character in James Joyce’s Ulysses?

• Leopold Bloom

• Father Flynn

• Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker

How many poems did Ivor Gurney write while in a mental hospital?

• 1

• 319

• 650