Weekly Quiz 9th Dec 22

The world’s population has recently reached …?

• 6 billion

• 8 billion

• 10 billion

What is the latest sanction (punishment) that the United States, Europe and Western allies are using to pressure Russia to stop its war on Ukraine?

• Refusing to let their films be screened in Russia

• banning them from all sporting competitions

• capping the price they pay for Russian oil

Health officials in the UK are very concerned about recent deaths caused by Strep A bacterial infections. In what parts of the body do Strep A infections occur?

• throat and skin

• liver and kidneys

• brain and ears

The Eurovision Song Contest has announced major changes to the voting process at next year's contest. Who will now choose the acts that qualify for the grand final?

• Professional judges from countries that do not compete

• Viewers

• The competitors

A skeleton of the worlds largest dinosaur is set to go on display in London's Natural History Museum early next year. What is the name of the largest dinosaur discovered so far?

• Brontosaurus

• Patagotitan

• Diplodocus

What did British comedian Joe Lycett pretend to do in a protest about David Beckham's £150 million promotional role for Qatar?

• destroy £10,000 in a shredder

• scratch Beckham's luxury car

• set up billboards criticising him at the home ground of Beckham's Miami Major League football team

True or false, Tory MP Matt Hancock won the latest series of "I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!"?

• True

• False

Police in Guatemala arrested a couple from the United States who were transporting more than 150 ancient artefacts in their car. What ancient civilisation was based in the area the includes present-day Guatemala?

• Aztec

• Mayan

• Incan

What is the name of the annual prize that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge awarded at the weekend?

• Earthshot Prize

• Invictus Prize

• Mercury Prize

James Cameron’s Avatar movie is the highest earning movie of all-time. The next in the series will be released this December and a lot of it was filmed...?

• in black and white

• underwater

• in the air