Quiz 6th Jan

Which team won football's 2022 World Cup?

• Argentina

• Brazil

• France

The world’s population has recently reached …?

• 6b

• 8b

• 10b

What term was named the Oxford Word of the Year for 2022?

• metaverse

• #IStandWith

• goblin mode

Which part of the United Kingdom has been offered a devolution deal handing it more power to manage local issues?

• Cornwall

• Norfolk

• The Isle of Skye

Brittney Griner has been returned to America in a prisoner swap deal between the Inter States and Russia. What is Brittany Griner famous as?

• a social media influencer

• a basketball player

• a movie director

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

True or false, in November the Scottish government won the right to hold another referendum on whether Scotland should become independent and leave the United Kingdom?

• True

• False

Who made history as the first artist to claim the entire top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 music charts?

• Drake

• Beyoncé

• Taylor Swift

Why was a competitive climber from Iran in the news in October?

• She was the first Iranian woman to compete in the sport

• She competed without wearing a headscarf

• She climbed the Eiffel Tower to hang a climate change protest flag

What happened to the Paddington bears that were left by the public in memory of the late Queen?

• They were put on display at Buckingham Palace

• They were composted

• They were donated to charity