Friday Quiz - 17/11/17 - Quiz & Trivia

1. A candle behind barbed wire is the logo of which charity?

Save the children

Amnesty International

Oxfam

Unicef

2. Match the film with the animal it features:

A horse called Bulls Eye

A cat called Orion

A mouse called Timothy

A lobster called Sebastian

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3. Who won the Golden Boot at the football competition Euro '96?

Alan Shearer

Jürgen Klinsmann

Teddy Sheringham

Brian Laudrup

Alan Shearer scored the most goals of any individual in the tournament with 5, whilst Klinsmann and Laudrup scored 3 each and Teddy Sheringham scored 2.

Explanation

Alan Shearer scored the most goals of any individual in the tournament with 5, whilst Klinsmann and Laudrup scored 3 each and Teddy Sheringham scored 2.

4. Anchor's year end is 31 March 2018. What is the deadline for paying any corporation tax that is due?

1 January 2019

31 March 2019

1 April 2019

31 December 2018

Companies with taxable profits up to £1.5million are required to pay their corporation tax 9 months and 1 day after their year end. Due to Anchor's charitable status, and the gift aid payments of its subsidiaries, we wouldn't expect taxable profits to exceed this amount. If they did, corporation tax would be due in 4 instalments.

Explanation

Companies with taxable profits up to £1.5million are required to pay their corporation tax 9 months and 1 day after their year end. Due to Anchor's charitable status, and the gift aid payments of its subsidiaries, we wouldn't expect taxable profits to exceed this amount. If they did, corporation tax would be due in 4 instalments.

5. Who or what is Ban ki Moon?

Buddhist New Year

The former President of South Korea

A type of Vietnamese dessert

The former Secretary General of the United Nations

Ban ki Moon was replaced by Antonio Guterres on 1 January 2017.

Explanation

Ban ki Moon was replaced by Antonio Guterres on 1 January 2017.