Weekly Quiz 13th April 2023

In which European capital did residents vote to ban rental e-scooters from the city's streets?

• Berlin

• Paris

• London

• Rome

In France, the streets are on fire as Parisians protest plans to raise the pension age. But what age is President Macron planning to raise the pension age to?

A row over daylight saving left one country with two time zones (in the same place) this week. Which country was it?

• Estonia

• Croatia

• Lebanon

• Mexico

This week, Muslims around the world are fasting as part of Ramadan. Fasting is one of the pillars of Islam. How many pillars are there in total?

Scientists are analysing Beethoven's DNA to discover how he died. What do they think he died of?

• Gout

• Liver disease

• Heart disease

• Lung disease

In Devon, excess heat from a data centre is being used in a surprising new way. What is the data centre being used to heat?

• A swimming pool

• Roads

• A pizza oven

• Houses

High drama in court! Gwyneth Paltrow and an American man are suing each other — they both claim the other caused a crash on a ski slope in Utah. But which of these questions did Gwyneth Paltrow's lawyer NOT ask her?

• Do you ever ski uphill?

• Are you friends with Taylor Swift?

• What effect did the accident have on you?

• How tall are you?

This week, there were calls for change after yet another school shooting in the USA. Which political party controls the US House of Representatives?

• Democrats

• Republicans

• No party has overall control

Prince Harry is suing the owners of which British newspaper?

• The Sun

• The Telegraph

• The Daily Mail

• The Mirror

Which country has the most tornadoes relative to its size?

• USA

• India

• New Zealand

• Britain