Weekly Quiz 1st June

Penelope Cruz was unveiled as the new face of which airline?

• Etihad

• Qantas

• Emirates

• United Airlines

Why did police go running to the aid of a goat in Oklahoma?

• It's owner said it was possesed

• It had fallen down a well

• They thought it was a person

• It was on a six-lane highway

This week, Florida governor Ron DeSantis announced his bid for the US presidency. Which party does he belong to?

A Maths teacher in India has built his own unusual car. How is the car powered?

• Food waste

• Excess energy from a data centre

• Wind power

• Solar power

Everyone's heard of The Great Gatsby. But what is Gatsby's first name?

• Jonah

• Jay

• James

• Jack

How many months in a row does GDP (Gross Domestic Product) have to fall for before a country is officially in a recession?

• 3 months

• 6 months

• 9 months

• 12 months

Microplastics are a growing problem, say experts. What is 60% of all the plastic produced each year used for?

• Construction

• Electronic goods

• Cars

• Food packaging

Lockdown aged teenagers' brains, according to a study. But which of these things will you not find in the brain?

• Cortex

• Aeorta

• Amygdala

• Hippocampus

According to one study, what percentage of people make choices by ranking all of the options available to them?

Health experts are speaking out against the food industry. But what does UPF stand for?

• Ultra-purified foods

• Under-performing foods

• Uber-prepared foods

• Ultra-processed foods