Weekly Quiz WC 29/5/24

Parliament has, after much argument, passed into law a bill to enable any asylum seeker entering the UK "illegally" after 1 January 2022, from a safe country to be sent to which African country for processing?

• Rwanda
• Egypt
• Nigeria
• South Africa

The US Senate has approved a controversial landmark bill that could see which Social Media App banned in America?

• Snap Chat

• Tik ToK

• Facebook

• Instgram

The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has promised said that spending on what aspect of government will rise to 2.5% of national income by 2030?

• health
• transportation
• defense
• education

Who is returning to work after making good progress with his Cancer treatment?

• King Charles

• Steve Harvey
• Alex Trebek
• Oprah Winfrey

The Labour party has promised to nationalise what transport system if it wins the next election?

• railway system
• subway network
• airline industry
• bus system

Five horses from which army regiment bolted and ran through the centre of London last week doing damage to themselves and a number of vehicles and people?

• Household Cavalry
• Grenadier Guards
• Royal Artillery
• Coldstream Guards

Which party has pulled out of the power-sharing deal with the Scottish Nationalist party after an emergency cabinet meeting because of the watering down of “eco-targets”?

• Green Party
• Liberal Democrats
• Conservative Party
• Labour Party

The Prime Minister of which Country has called Elon Musk an “Arrogant Billionaire”?

• Germany
• China
• Brazil
• Australia

In which country has Toomaj Salehi, a rapper, jailed for supporting anti-government protests that erupted over the death of a woman who died in police custody after allegedly wearing an "improper" hijab, been sentenced to death, according to his lawyer?

• Iraq
• Iran
• Afghanistan
• Saudi Arabia

Which Italian city has introduced, as a trial, a 5-euro tourist fee to visit its historic centre?

• Venice
• Milan
• Florence
• Rome