Weekly Quiz 6th June

What natural event flattened an evacuated village in Switzerland last week?

• A powerful avalanche

• A volcanic eruption

• A glacier collapse and landslide

Who won football's Champions League final last week?

• Bayern Munich

• Inter Milan

• Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)

Which industry in the UK was hit last week by the US decision to double import tariffs to 50%?

• Automotive

• Steelmaking

• Agriculture

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has left his role leading the Trump administration's efforts to downsize the US government. What was the department known as?

• The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)

• The United States Department of Innovation and Reform (USDIR)

• The Federal Reform Bureau (FRB)

A British climber broke his own record last week by reaching the summit of Mount Everest for the ...?

• 5th time

• 10th time

• 19th time

What do the names Pikachu, King and Pudding have in common?

• They are the names of British foxes that have been loaned to a Tokyo zoo

• They are the names of three new electric vehicles unveiled by Toyota

• They are all newly banned baby names in Japan

Authorities in which sport have recently complained that there have never been any knights or dames appointed in their sport?

• Rugby League

• Cricket

• Cycling

Which British person is credited with inventing the World Wide Web in the 1990s?

• Alan Turing

• Stephen Hawking

• Tim Berners-Lee

What action did the Spanish government take last week in response to rising anger over over-tourism and housing shortages?

• Ordered the removal of nearly 66,000 Airbnb listings

• Introduced a cap on the number of foreign tourists per year

• Banned new hotel construction across the country

A British man has just set a record for running across the width of Australia. How long did it take him?

• 7 days

• 21 days

• 35 days