weekly quiz WC 27-11

Who beat the favourites India to win the Cricket World cup?

• Sri Lanka
• England
• Australia
• Pakistan

The UK culture secretary has said she may order a probe into the sale of which national British newspaper to an Abu Dhabi-backed fund?

• The Telegraph

• The Guardian
• The Times
• The Sun

Blue whales - the largest animals on Earth - are making their home again in which part of the Indian Ocean where they were wiped out by whaling decades ago?

• Saychelles

• Caribbean

• Hawaii

• English Channel

Which BBC TV show was first broadcast on the 23 November 1963, making it 60 years old last Thursday?

• Doctor Who
• EastEnders
• The Great British Bake Off
• Sherlock

Which car manufacturer has committed to making future electric versions of its two best selling cars in Sunderland helping to preserve 6,000 jobs at the site?

• Toyota
• Ford
• Chevrolet
• Nissan

Novak Djokovic told a group of British fans to "shut up" as they tried to drown out his interview by playing musical instruments after their team were knocked out of the Davis Cup by which country?

• Italy
• Germany
• Serbia

• France

Which K-pop stars were awarded honorary MBEs by King Charles to coincide with the state visit by South Korea's president?

• Blackpink
• EXO
• TWICE
• BTS

Parts of the state of Queensland in Australia have been battling a plague of what, caused by a combination of ideal wet weather conditions for breeding and a bountiful harvest?

• Spiders
• Rats

• Frogs
• Butterflies

At twice the size of Greater London the world's biggest what is on the move after being stuck to the ocean floor for more than 30 years?

• mountain
• volcano
• desert
• iceberg

A car designed and built by students from Durham university came 11th in a 3,000km (1,864-mile) race across the Australian outback for cars driven by what power source?

• gasoline power
• wind power
• Hydrogen power

• solar power