Friday Quiz - 1/5/2020 - Quiz & Trivia

1. If one side of a square is ten centimetres long, what is the circumference?

5cm

10cm

40cm

80cm

2. Which epic fantasy novel is set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos?

Discworld

Harry Potter

His Dark Materials

Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire)

3. Can you match the famous songwriting partnerships?

Carole King

Benny Anderson

John Lennon

Elton John

Submit

4. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus became the head of which United Nations agency in 2017?

WHO (World Health Organisation)

UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation)

WTO (World Trade Organisation)

UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund)

5. The government have announced that they are temporarily changing the VAT on PPE from 1 May 2020 to 31 July 2020. What is the temporary rate of VAT?

20%

5%

0%

Exempt

In order to lessen the financial impact on firms that are buying lots of PPE at this time, the government have reduced the rate of VAT to 0%. PPE includes, for these purposes:
disposable gloves
disposable plastic aprons
disposable fluid-resistant coveralls or gowns
surgical masks – including fluid-resistant type IIR surgical masks
filtering face piece respirators
eye and face protection – including single or reusable full face visors or goggles

Explanation

In order to lessen the financial impact on firms that are buying lots of PPE at this time, the government have reduced the rate of VAT to 0%. PPE includes, for these purposes:
disposable gloves
disposable plastic aprons
disposable fluid-resistant coveralls or gowns
surgical masks – including fluid-resistant type IIR surgical masks
filtering face piece respirators
eye and face protection – including single or reusable full face visors or goggles