Friday Quiz - 09/05/19
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There was a new snooker World Champion crowned at the weekend, with the (mis)fortune to share his surname with a current world leader - what's the name?
- A.
Jinping
- B.
Jong-Un
- C.
May
- D.
Trump
Correct Answer
D. TrumpExplanation
A bit risky putting Teresa May on a list of current world leaders, but the answer is Trump - Judd Trump won his first World Championship beating John Higgins 18-9 in the final, and Donald Trump won his first presidential election in 2016 by getting 3 million votes less than Hilary Clinton.
Kim Jong-un is yet to start his snooker career.Rate this question:
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Prior Bank care home in Sheffield have recently started running a project called Spare Chair Sunday. What does Spare Chair Sunday involve?
- A.
Prior Bank used up all their furniture budget on La-Z-Boys for the staff room, so have launched this initiative to get local people to bring their spare dining chairs in so the residents have somewhere to sit for Sunday lunch.
- B.
Local people who would otherwise be on their own can come along to Prior Bank for Sunday lunch.
- C.
Spare chairs are left at each dinner table on a Sunday and the men in the home move round them during the meal in a form of speed dating.
- D.
Emergency services personnel can pop in to the care home for a bacon sandwich on Sunday mornings.
Correct Answer
B. Local people who would otherwise be on their own can come along to Prior Bank for Sunday lunch.Explanation
I can't comment on the truth or otherwise of the La-Z-Boys or speed dating.
Other care homes run the bacon sandwiches for emergency services, but Prior Bank's project is aimed at welcoming local people for Sunday lunch, as explained by the home manager:
“Sunday lunch is a special meal for a lot of people, a time when they come together with friends and family. We wanted to extend the invitation to our older neighbours so they could enjoy a fresh, warm, home-cooked meal and friendly company with us. We called our offer of lunch Spare Chair Sunday."Rate this question:
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- 3.
The Tour de Yorkshire may be over, but cycling's Road Race World Championships return to the county in 2019. In which Yorkshire town will all the races finish?
- A.
Goole
- B.
Harrogate
- C.
Ilkley
- D.
Lancaster
Correct Answer
B. HarrogateExplanation
Whilst not quite possessing the glamour or ear-catching ring to its name as Goole, Harrogate will be hosting the finishes to all World Championship races in the final week of September. Also, I'm aware Lancaster is not in Yorkshire.Rate this question:
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- 4.
In which European capital city would you find this building?
- A.
Berlin
- B.
London
- C.
Paris
- D.
Rome
Correct Answer
B. LondonExplanation
This is London's City Hall, located on the south bank of the Thames, near Tower Bridge.Rate this question:
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