Weekly Quiz wc 3/3/25

Saturday 24th February was the second anniversary of the start of the invasion of which country by Russia?

• Georgia
• Ukraine
• Belarus
• Kazakhstan

Saturday 10 February marked the start of the Lunar New Year, during which more than a billion Chinese people around the world said farewell to the Year of the Rabbit and welcomed the Year of the what?

• Tiger
• Monkey
• Snake
• Dragon

This year's Super Bowl was watched by an average of 123.4 million people in the US, making it the most watched broadcast since what event in 1969?

• Woodstock Music Festival
• Apollo 11 moon landing
• First Moon Landing
• Vietnam War Protests

What is the name of the Russian dissident and anti-corruption campaigner who has “mysteriously” died in a remote Russian arctic high security prison?

• Sergei Lavrov
• Dmitry Medvedev
• Alexei Navalny
• Vladimir Putin

Under guidance issued to head teachers in England last week what will be banned in schools in an ­attempt to minimise disruption and ­improve behaviour in classrooms?

• Backpacks
• Mobile phones
• Textbooks
• Laptops

Shane Rose, an Australian three-time Olympic horse eventing medallist, was temporarily stood down from competition for wearing what outfit during a show jumping event in which riders were encouraged to wear fancy dress?

• pirate costume
• superhero outfit
• clown suit
• Mankini

Which UK high street chain of “ethical beauty products” went into administration last week and is likely to close up to half of its 198 UK stores?

• Superdrug
• Boots
• Lush
• The Body Shop

The latest (and unsuccessful) test of the UK's nuclear deterrent weapon was launched from the nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard last week, what is the name of the missile that carries the warheads?

• Aegis
• Minotaur
• Poseidon
• Trident

Which 600-foot tower, a well-known landmark in London built in 1965 and at the time the tallest building in London, is due to be turned into a hotel after it was sold for £275m?

• BT Tower
• Shard Tower
• London Eye
• Sky Garden

Which UK city was badly disrupted by the discovery and eventual removal of an unexploded World War 2 bomb last week?

• Plymouth

• Manchester
• Liverpool
• Birmingham