WA Weekly Quiz - w/c 27-2-23

With which part of the United Kingdom are efforts being made to renegotiate the Brexit protocol?

• Scotland

• Northern Ireland

• Wales

Which country pulled out of a nuclear arms control pact with the United States last week?

• Russia

• China

• India

True or false, a new scheme announced by London's mayor aims to get free school meals to all London primary school pupils?

• True

• False

What happened in Los Angeles for the first time since 1989?

• It was hit by a tornado

• It was issued with a blizzard warning

• It closed all schools because of water shortages

Which children’s author has had parts of their books altered, upsetting some?

• J. K. Rowling

• Roald Dahl

• A. A. Milne

Due to a fall in the number of places willing to host the Winter Olympics, the IOC is considering …?

• Holding the Winter Olympics in the same place every year

• Holding the Winter Olympics every eight years

• Having a fixed list of hosts that will rotate

Some scientists believe they have found a potential solution to the environmentally harmful gas that cows emit when they burp. What is the name of the gas?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Hydrogen

True or false, the United Kingdom has joined more than 30 countries backing a ban on Russian, Belarusian athletes from Olympic competition?

• True

• False

An Aussie schoolboy has become the second youngest in the world to break which running record?

• The two hour marathon

• Then second 100 metres

• The four minute mile

The world's largest coffee chain Starbucks says it is launching a new line of coffee drinks in Italy. What will they be flavoured with?

• Olive oil

• Mushrooms

• Anchovies